Crown 1893 LVI thinner rim with longer obverse rim teeth, resembling denticles, 5 streamer strands from helmet, longer top and bottom strand, as ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 503A, dies Obverse 1a, Reverse C, VF lightly brushed with some scuffs and edge nicks, a scarcer reverse type not listed in the original 1982 Davies book
Shillings (3) 1893 Small Obverse Lettering, Reverse: Small Rose with line, Davies dies 1C, unlisted by the original 1982 Davies book, VF/EF, the reverse lustrous, a very rare die pairing, 1893 Large Obverse Lettering ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011 dies 2A, GEF toned with some underlying lustre, 1895 Large Rose ESC 1364A, Bull 3160, Davies 1018 dies 2D, About EF/EF
Shillings (3) 1893 Small Obverse Lettering, ESC 1361A">ESC 1361A, Bull 3154, Davies 1010 dies 1A, EF/GEF with touches of golden tone, 1893 Large Obverse lettering, ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011 dies 2A, NEF/EF with some minor hairlines, 1894 Reverse: Small Rose with line, Davies dies 2C, unlisted in the original 1982 Davies book, VG Very Rare
Shillings (3) 1888 8 over 7 ESC 13536, Bull 3140, Davies 983 VF, once cleaned, with a spot on the second I of VICTORIA, 1889 Small Jubilee Head, U of QUI further from shield, ESC 1354, Bull 3141, Davies 985 dies 1D, VG the rarer of the two Small Jubilee Head die pairings for this date, 1889 Large Jubilee Head, Q of QUI has looped tail (as reverse die of 1888), as ESC 1355, Bull 3142, Davies 986A dies 2C, a rare die pairing not listed in the 1982 Davies book, VF cleaned
Shillings (3) 1894 Large Obverse Letters, Small Rose with line, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015A, dies 2C, unlisted in the 1982 Davies book VG, Rare, 1896 Small Rose, ESC 1365A">ESC 1365A, Bull 3159, Davies 1019 dies 2C, GVF the obverse with some contact marks and some light hairlines in the fields, 1896 Large Rose, ESC 1365, Bull 3161, Davies 1020, VF cleaned, the reverse with some corrosion
Double Florins (3) 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697, Davies 540A Obverse: Cross on Crown points to a space, GVF lightly cleaned, now retoned, this obverse normally paired with the Roman 1 reverse, a scarce die pairing, 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701Davies 544 dies 2C About EF with some hairlines and thin scratches, 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701, Davies 544a dies 2B, small sceptre cross (Cross does not form a square), a rare die pairing used only in the early part of the mintage of 1889, GVF with some contact marks, this die pairing unlisted in the original 1982 Davies
Florins (3) 1887 Jubilee Head, Capital J in J.E.B. ESC 868, Bull 2953, Davies 810, dies 1A, UNC or near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, 1894 ESC 878, Bull 2964, Davies 833, dies 1B, Good Fine/VF, 1896 ESC 880, Bull 2966, Davies 840 dies 1A, VG/Fine, very few examples believed to exist, the rarest of the die pairings for this date with very few examples known, listed as 'to be confirmed' in the original 1982 Peter Davies book, our archive database stretching back to 2003 records only three examples better than Fine, the Peter Davies collection coin being VF
Florins (4) 1889 ESC 871, Bull 2957, Davies 814A dies 3A Near Fine/Fine, a very rare die pairing, 1889 ESC 8971, Bull 2957, Davies 815 dies 3C Bright VF with contact marks, 1890 ESC 872, Bull 2958, Davies 816 dies 3C, Good Fine a very rare die pairing, 1896 ESC 880, Bull 2966, Davies 840 dies 1A, VG/Near Fine, this type listed as 'unconfirmed' by Davies in 1982, an interesting group for the variety enthusiast
Crowns, Double Florins and Halfcrowns (8) comprising Crowns (4) 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310, Davies 131 dies 1A, VG or better, 1888 Wide date, T of VICT to R of REG is 34mm, type as ESC 298, Bull 2588, Davies 481 dies 1A, VG/Near Fine, toned, Rare, 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 484 dies 1C GF/NVF, 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 501, dies 1A Near Fine/Fine, cleaned, Double Florins (3) 1887 Arabic 1 in date ESC 395, Bull 2697, Davies 540a dies 1B GVF/NEF toned, this obverse die usually found paired with the Roman 1 reverse, believed to occur on only around 5% of the mintage, Rare, 1887 Arabic 1 in date ESC 395, Bull 2697, Davies 541 dies 2B EF with an artificial grey tone with some scratches and hairlines, 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701, Davies 544a dies 2B, a very scarce die pairing usually only found on the 1888 coins, Good Fine, Halfcrown 1889 ESC 722, Bull 2774, Davies 544a dies 2C VG a recently discovered rare die pairing not listed in the 1982 Davies book
Crown 1893 LVII ESC 305, Bull 2595, Davies 502 dies 1A, Obverse: T of VICTORIA points to a rim tooth, Reverse: Single line beneath streamer, listed as unrecorded in the 1982 Davies book, an example later appeared in the Peter Davies Collection sale (London Coins auction A124 March 1 2009 stating that the type had 'recently been discovered'), Near EF with some contact marks and edge nicks
Crown 1893 LVII ESC 305, Bull 2595, Davies 502 dies 1A, Obverse: T of VICTORIA points to a rim tooth, Reverse: Single line beneath streamer, listed as unrecorded in the 1982 Davies book, an example later appeared in the Peter Davies Collection sale (London Coins auction A124 March 1 2009 stating that the type had 'recently been discovered') A/UNC and lustrous, a very attractive piece and very rare thus
Books - a large, and comprehensive retired Ex-Coin Dealer's Library covering many aspects and areas of numismatics, includes many key reference works such as 'The Gold Sovereign' (2) 1999 Edition and Golden Jubilee Edition by Michael Marsh. 'The Gold Half Sovereign' by Michael Marsh, 1982 edition. Spink Standard Catalogue - Pre-Decimal Issues 2017. 'English Silver Coinage Since 1649' 1992 Edition by P.A.Rayner. 'British Silver Coins Since 1816' by Peter J. Davies 1982 Edition. Gold Coins of the World 5th Edition by Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg. KrauseWorld Coins 17th Century 1601-1700 3rd Edition (2 copies). Krause World Coins 1801-1900 2nd Edition. Krause World Coins 1701-1800 3rd Edition. Krause World Coins 1901-2000 39th Edition. The Banknote Yearbook 8th Edition 2013 by Token Publishing. 'World Paper Money General Issues 1368-1960 Volume 2 by Pick. 'World Paper Money Modern Issues 1961-date' 9th Edition. 'Paper Money of the United States' 6th Edition by Robert Friedberg. 'The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain' by Michael J. Freeman 1985 Edition. (2 copies) 'English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558-1958' by C. Wilson Peck 1964 Edition. 'English Hammered Coinage' by J.J.North (3) Volume 1 (1) and Volume 2 (2). 'The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century ' by Dalton & Hamer 1990 Edition. 'Price Guide to 18th Century Tokens' by Siegfried E. Schwer. 'The British Bronze Penny' by Michael Gouby. 'Greek Imperial Coins and Their Values' by David R. Sear 1997 Edition. 'Greek Coins and Their Values - Volume 2 Asia and Africa' by David R. Sear. 'Byzantine Coins and Thier Values' by David R. Sear 2002 Edition. 'Roman Coins and Their Values' by David R. Sear 1970 Edition. 'Roman Coins and Their Values 'Volumes 1 (2001 Edition) , 2 (2002 Edition) and 3 (2005 Edition). 'English Paper Money' (2 copies) 6th and 7th Editions 2002 and 2006 by Vincent Duggleby. 'Tradesmen's Tickets and Private Tokens' by R.C.Bell 1966 Edition. Coincraft Standard Catalogues (5) 1995 (2), 1997 1999 and 2000 Editions. 'Scottish Banknotes 1695-2000' by Richard Dennett. 'English Proof and PatternCrown-Size Pieces 1658-1960, by Howard W.A Linecar and Alex G. Stone. 'Canadian Coins' by W.K Cross 59th Edition 2005. 'European Crowns and Thalers since 1800' by John S. Davenport. 'The Silver Token Coinage 1811-1812' by R.Dalton 1968 Edition. US Red Books (3) by R.S.Yeoman 1985, 2000 and 2004 Editions. 'Roman Silver Coins' by H.A.Seaby 1967. 'Greek Coins and Their Values' 1966 Edition by H.A.Seaby 1966 Edition (2 copies). Krause 'Standard Catalogue of World Gold Coins' 5th Edition. Coincraft Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man 1999 Edition. 'British Commemorative Medals' by Christopher Eimer 2010 Edition. Other titles include works covering Ancient Coins, Trade Tokens, Greek Coins, World Coins, Mexican Coins, Finnish Coins, Italian Copper Coins, Medals, Coin Hoards, War Medals, and other related titles covering Antiques Silver, Postcards, Pocket Watches, Gold and Silver Hallmarks, Military and Air Force Badges, Medals and Decorations, Gemstones and Postcards. All in good second-hand condition, the Standard references alone would cost new hundreds of Pounds (total weight over 150 Kilos)
Halfcrowns to Threepences George V and George VI issues in silver (46) Halfcrowns (6) 1920 Davies 1675, 1920 Davies 1672 (2), 1921, 1927 First Reverse, 1928 Davies 1701, Florin (1) 1937, Shillings (16) 1920 Davies 1803 Dies 3B (2), 1920 Davies 1804 Dies 4B Dull Finish (2), 1920 Davies 1804A Dies 4B with bright finish (unlisted in the 1982 Davies book), 1921 Davies 1805 Dies 3D (2) both Rare, 1921 Davies 1807 Dies 4E (Rare), 1921 Davies 1808 Dies 5D (3), 1921 Dies 5E, 1926 Modified Effigy, 1945, 1946E wide reverse rim (2), Sixpences (22) 1921, 1922 Dull Finish, 1926 Modified Effigy, 1936, 1942 (2), 1946 (16) 'Satinized Finish', Threepence (1) 1925, in mixed grades to UNC, all with Davies attributions, includes some scarce and rare types
Halfcrowns to Threepences George V and George VI issues in silver (46) Halfcrowns (6) 1920 Davies 1675, 1920 Davies 1672 (2), 1921, 1927 First Reverse, 1928 Davies 1701, Florin (1) 1937, Shillings (16) 1920 Davies 1803 Dies 3B (2), 1920 Davies 1804 Dies 4B Dull Finish (2), 1920 Davies 1804A Dies 4B with bright finish (unlisted in the 1982 Davies book), 1921 Davies 1805 Dies 3D (2) both Rare, 1921 Davies 1807 Dies 4E (Rare), 1921 Davies 1808 Dies 5D (3), 1921 Dies 5E, 1926 Modified Effigy, 1945, 1946E wide reverse rim (2), Sixpences (22) 1921, 1922 Dull Finish, 1926 Modified Effigy, 1936, 1942 (2), 1946 (16) 'Satinized Finish', Threepence (1) 1925, in mixed grades to UNC, all with Davies attributions, includes some scarce and rare types
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