Crown 1847 Young HeadESC 286, Bull 2567, UNC or very near so with light cabinet friction, grey tone enhanced by underlying touches of gold, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the 1847 Young Head Crown considerably rarer in high grade than the 1844 and 1845 issues
Crown 1847 Gothic, UNDECIMO edge, ESC 288, Bull 2571 in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the Gothic type continues to be extremely popular and sought after in all grades
Shillings to Penny (13) Shilling Charles I worn, clipped to the inner circle, Sixpences (6) Elizabeth I (6) 1569 mintmark Coronet Fair/VG, 1572 mintmark Ermine, Poor, 1573 mintmark Ermine, Fair, 1573 mintmark not visible, Poor, holed, 1588 mintmark Crescent, Fair with a loss of flan from 10 to 12 o'clock, 1591 Fair, clipped to the inner circle, Halfgroats (5) Henry VIICanterbury MintS.2210 mintmark Tun/Lis VG/Near Fine, holed, CommonwealthS.3221 VG creased, James I (2) both S.2659 mintmark Rose, the first Fair and bent, the second VG, Charles I Group A, without inner circles, S.2823 mintmark Heart, VG creased with an edge split, Penny Charles I S.2847 Reverse: Rounder shield with scroll garniture, Mintmark: None, Fair
Crown 1847 Gothic, UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571, the obverse cleaned, with fine hairlines in the fields in places, very shallow depression are present in these areas, the fields now with a 'soft lustre' or 'satiny' appearance, the bust duller. EF and despite the aforementioned cleaning, not without eye appeal
Groat 1847 7 over 8, S.3913 (ESC and Bull list as 7 over 6), the underlying digit undoubtedly an 8, one of the key coins in the series, and always highly sought after. VG/Near Fine, rated R4 by ESC and Bull (11-20 examples believed to exist)
Crown 1847 Gothic, UNDECIMO edge ESC 288, Bull 2571, VF/GVF with some edge nicks, the obverse cleaned the reverse with some scratches after the date at 3 o'clock
Crown 1847 Gothic, Undecimo edge ESC 288, Bull 2571, NEF cleaned, the obverse with some scratches, a series of hairlines and a shallow depression in these areas suggests attempted removal of the scratches
Crown 1847 GothicPlain edge with N over inverted N in UNITA, ESC 291, Bull 2577 EF with some edge nicks, the obverse with some hairlines and a scratch on Queen's hair, the reverse with a pleasing and attractive blue/green tone
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO edge, ESC 288, Bull 2571, GVF with some edge nicks, the obverse with some contact marks and thin scratches to the field, retaining much eye appeal and a pleasing and collectable example of this iconic design
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO edge, ESC 288, Bull 2571, VF the reverse slightly better, a pleasing middle grade and collectable example of this iconic type
Florin 1862 ESC 820, Bull 2847 Fine/Good Fine with two deep scratches in the obverse field, and an old scrape on the reverse, nevertheless an extremely rare date, we note an example in London Coins Auction A180 (March 2023) described as ' Good Fine/NVF, the obverse with some pitting around the legend' realised £1050 hammer price
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 About EF the reverse displaying a pleasing blue/green tone in the legends, the obverse with some contact marks and hairlines
Florin 1862 ESC 820, Bull 2847 Good Fine/NVF the obverse with some pitting around the legend, Very rare, one of the key dates in the entire Gothic series
Groat 1847 7 over 8, S.3913 (ESC and Bull list as 7 over 6), EF, the underlying digit bold, one of the key coins in the series, rated R4 by ESC and Bull (11-20 examples believed to exist) and always highly sought after. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that the previous finest specimen offered by us was graded AVF/VF, so this by some distance the finest example we have offered
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO edge, ESC 288, Bull 2571, UNC with very light cabinet friction to the highest points only, the obverse with minor hairlines and some tiny rim nicks, the fields prooflike and reflective, the bust displaying considerable mint frosting, the reverse with a sharp and full strike, exhibiting flashes of gold, blue/green and magenta, a superb example with outstanding eye appeal
Crown 1847 Gothic, UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571, the obverse cleaned, with fine hairlines in the fields in places, very shallow depression are present in these areas, the fields now with a 'soft lustre' or 'satiny' appearance, the bust duller. EF and despite the aforementioned cleaning, not without eye appeal
Crown 1847 Gothic, UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571, NEF the reverse with a small rim flaw at the top, the obverse with some hairline scratches, the reverse with a pleasing subtle and colourful tone and overall with pleasing eye appeal
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO edge ESC 288, Bull 2571 NVF the obverse with brooch mount marks at 3 and 9 o'clock, the obverse field with a series of hairline scratches
Maundy Set 1847 ESC 2457, Bull 3490, the Fourpence with 8 over lower 8, the Threepence with double struck 8, the Twopence with double struck 8, the Penny with partial horizontal bar to the 4. A tiny spot above the head of the Fourpence, lustrous UNC, matching and choice, this set one of the key date rarities of the entire Maundy series, and would enhance any advanced Victorian or Maundy Collection
Crowns (3) 1844 Star Stops on edge ESC 280, Bull 2561 Fine, 1844 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282, Bull 2562 with some hairlines, rubbed on the portrait and causing a depression on the neck, 1847 Young HeadESC 286 Bright NVF the obverse portrait harshly cleaned and heavily hairlined
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 EF the obverse with some hairlines and contact marks under magnification, but with and attractive and colourful tone showing shades of blue, green gold and magenta, an eye-catching piece
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 GVF with a gentle edge bruise by GRATIA, cleaned and retoning with scratches beneath the toning, still with some eye appeal
Crowns 1847 Young Head (3) ESC 286, Bull 2567 all ex-Jewellery, the first ex-swivel mount Good Fine, the second with two mount marks on the edge with the mount carefully removed Good Fine, the third Near Fine/Fine ex-brooch mount, the mount having been carefully removed from the reverse, all are collectable and have better surfaces than usually found on ex-jewellery pieces
Maundy Set 1847 ESC 2457, Bull 3490 the Foupence with 8 over lower 8, the Twopence with double struck 8, The Penny with the 4 missing it's horizontal bar, a beautifully matching set with blue/green and golden tone with flashes of underlying red, all four coins UNC with choice tone, the Penny with the lightest of cabinet friction, this set would grace any advanced Maundy collection
Crown 1847 Gothic, Plain Edge Proof with N over inverted N in UNITA ESC 291, Bull 291b, this overstrike recorded only on the pure silver .999 issue, 27.87 grammes, EF once cleaned and with some contact marks, a very rare type and seldom offered in any grade
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 NVF/VF the obverse once cleaned with some scratches, now retoned, in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Threepence 1847 with double struck 8 in the date, we assume a business strike. Bull 3374, unlisted by ESC or Davies as a currency coin, so possibly a Maundy issue. ESC (1992) states that there are possibly Colonial issues for this date (Footnote: Page 184) UNC and choice, with toning in an LCGS holder and graded 85
Halfcrowns (2) 1690 SECVNDO, No frosting, no pearls, Second L in GVLIELMVS double struck, ESC 513, Bull 847 VG, the obverse with some tooling on the portraits, Rare, 1689 Second Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 510, Bull 839 Near Fine with a flan flaw on the reverse
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge ProofESC 291, 27.97 grammes, UNC with minor cabinet friction, and with an attractive and colourful tone, with much eye appeal, the plain edge with some small scratches not visible from either obverse or reverse
Portugal (16) 500 Reis (2) 1858 Fine, 1891 NEF, 200 Reis 1863 GF, 100 Reis 1877 Fine, 40 Reis 1834, 20 Reis (5) 1830 VG, 1843, 1847, 1883 VF, 1892 GVF, 10 Reis (3) 1778, 1843, 1852 Around Fine, as part of a group of World (78) mostly 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades, along with 10 Escudos (2) 1928 Battle of Ourique GVF toned, 1954 VF, 50 Centavos 1926 GVF with an additional group of World (79) these mostly 19th and 20th Century issues in mixed grades, some later coins EF to UNC
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288 UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction and a few very light hairlines on the obverse, some tiny rim nicks visible under magnification barely detract, attractive with grey and gold tone and a most pleasing example of the Gothic type, comes with old collector's ticket statin g 'From Spinks St. James's Jan 1969 £115'
Threepence 1847 with double struck 8 in the date, we assume a business strike. This date unlisted in ESC or Davies for the currency series so possibly a Maundy issue, although it states in ESC that it is possible that Threepences were struck for colonial use for this date, EF the obverse with some contact marks
Maundy Set 1847 ESC 2457 the Fourpence with 8 over lower 8, the Penny with no horizontal bar to the 4, with some uneven tone on the obverse, EF to UNC, comes in a black dated case, Very Rare
Maundy Set 1847 ESC 2547Fourpence and Twopence NEF to EF, the Threepence Fine, all with matching tone, the Penny EF with some edge nicks, unusual in having part of the horizontal bar of the 4 completely missing
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