Halfpenny 1723 Peck 803 EF with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, currency copper coinage of George I is extremely hard to locate in top grade. This example unusually well struck on both sides and worthy of a place in the highest quality collection, the finest we have handled of this date, and the finest of just two examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Ex-London Coins Auction A120 March 2008 Lot 1159 hammer price £900, Ex-Cheshire Collection NGC MS64 BN, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 (No. BN 197), Ex-Seaby 2/6/1982
Pennies (6) 1853 Plain Trident About Fine, 1854 Ornamental Trident, No colons on the reverse, Fine, 1855 Ornamental Trident with a raised dot between the colon dots after FID, giving the impression of a colon with three dots GVF, 1855 Ornamental Trident About VF, 1855 Plain Trident Good Fine, 1858 8 over 2 (previously thought to be 8 over 3, with die cracks showing joining the four digits of the date along the base), Halfpenny 1723 struck on a thin flan of 6.73 grammes (103.86 grains) as Peck 803 (average weight for the standard coins of this series is 150 grains, range 144 to 160 grains) VG to Near Fine with surface corrosion, we note Peck 804 described as 'very thin flan' weighs 72.1 grains, so this coin somewhat between the two types
Sixpences (31) 1696 First Bust, 1697 Third Bust, 1723 SSC, 1739 Roses, 1746 LIMA, 1758 (plugged), 1817, 1825, 1826 Shield in Garter type (Fine), 1826, 1881, 1835, 1881, 1884, 1887 Young Head, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type, 1892, 1897, 1903, 1909, 1914, 1924 (3), 1927 First Reverse, 1934, 1937, 1945 (2), 1948, 1951 in mixed grades to EF, Halfpennies (5) 1701 inverted A's for V's on obverse, Inverted V's for A's on reverse, Large 0 in date Peck 705 Obverse Fine, Reverse near so with some verdigris, 1717 No stops obverse Peck 769 Fine/Near Fine, 1718 No Stops on obverse Peck 775 Fine struck on a pitted flan, 1723 Peck 803 Good Fine/Fine the obverse with some thin scratches, 1875H GEF, as part of a group of Crowns to Farthings (123, mostly minors, 4 holed) George II to Elizabeth II, includes some scarcer dates, in mixed grades, some later dates lustrous
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