Half Sovereign 1835 Marsh 411, S.3831 GVF/VF with a thin scratch in the reverse field, William IV Half Sovereigns of all dates becoming increasingly hard to fine in higher grades
Half Sovereign 1837 Marsh 413, S.3831 GVF/VF lightly cleaned with a gentle edge bruise, the obverse with a heavier contact mark in the field, William IV Half Sovereigns difficult to find in all grades above Fine
Maundy SetWilliam IV a mixed date set comprising Fourpence 1834 Robinson 370 GEF with traces of golden tone, Threepence 1834 Robinson 369 EF with traces of golden tone, Twopence 1832 Robinson 360 GVF with grey tone, and Penny 1834 Robinson 367 EF golden toned, the Fourpence, Threepence and Penny nicely matched
Sovereign 1832 Second Bust. Marsh 17, S.3829B A/UNC lustrous and eye-catching, with some rim nicks and some scratches to the right of the shield on the reverse, William IV Sovereigns seldom seen in high grade
Half Sovereign 1834 Small size (17.9mm diameter) Marsh 410, S.3830 AU/EF and lustrous, a most attractive example of this unusual type. All William IV Half Sovereigns rare and desirable in high grades. The Small size Half Sovereign proved unpopular, this year being the only currency issue. Royal Mint ledgers record that many were recalled and melted. An important type coin for the Half Sovereign collector
Crown 1831 Plain Edge Proof with W.W. incuse on truncation ESC 271, Bull 2462 nFDC deeply toned with flashes of gold, blue/green and magenta, a tiny, hardly noticeable edge nick on the reverse by ANNO mentioned for completeness, all William IV Crowns very rare and highly prized, one of the classic designs of the entire English milled series
Sovereign 1832 Second Bust, Nose points to second I of BRITANNIAR, Marsh 17, S.3829B, Bright GVF/NEF, the obverse with some hairlines, part of a small group of William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Half Sovereign 1836 Marsh 412 GVF/VF or better Very Rare and rated R2 by Marsh, a key date in the series, all William IV Half Sovereigns difficult to obtain and all examples above Fine are particularly elusive, our archive database stretching back to 2003 reveals that we have only previously offered 4 examples
Half Sovereign 1834 Small size 17.9mm diameter Marsh 410, S.3830 GEF and choice, the fields excellent, Very Rare in high grade, a highly desirable example of this one-year type, sure to appeal to type collectors and William IV enthusiasts alike
Half Sovereign 1835 Marsh 411 EF and scarce, minor contact marks on the obverse, overall a very attractive example, all William IV Half Sovereign very hard to find in grades above Fine, with high grade example particularly elusive
Sovereign 1835 Marsh 19, S.3829B NEF and a very pleasing example, all William IV Sovereigns hard to find in high grades, this date with the second lowest mintage of the entire William IV Sovereign series
Half Sovereign 1835 Marsh 411, S.3831 GEF or better, the reverse in particular with excellent surfaces and virtually free from any contact marks when viewed under magnification, William IV Half Sovereigns extremely desirable and seldom seen in this high grade, compares favourably with the better Marsh plate coins of this series, an outstanding piece
Sovereign 1835 Marsh 19 GVF, the obverse with some rubbing on the portrait and in the fields causing a depression to the design, the reverse with signs of die rust in the fields, scarce nevertheless this date with the second lowest mintage of William IV Sovereigns
Half Sovereign 1835 Marsh 411, S.3831 GVF/VF with some contact marks all William IV Half Sovereigns scarce or rare, and rarely encountered in graded above Fine
Sovereign 1833 Marsh 18 EF/GEF a very pleasing high grade example of the William IV type, EF examples always sought after, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 2/3/2014 Lot 2081 realised £2200 hammer price
Half Sovereign 1837 Marsh 413 About VF/Good Fine and problem-free, all William IV Half Sovereigns scarce or rare, normally showing up in grades less than Fine
Half Sovereign 1834 Small flan diameter of 17.9mm, Marsh 410 EF and lustrous, the obverse with some contact marks and hairlines, the very rare small size type was only produced in 1834 and is an important type coin for the discerning gold collector. All William IV Half Sovereigns are rare in high grade, see also the high grade 1835 coins in this sale
Sovereign 1837 as Marsh 21 with NO and 37 both double struck on the reverse, Near Fine/About Fine, a collectable example of the popular William IV type
Sovereign 1831 First Bust W.W. with stops on truncation Marsh 16 in an NGC holder and graded AU58, the portrait particularly well struck with full hair detail. Rated R2 by Marsh, the 1831 Sovereigns always a popular coin when offered, one of a group of high grade William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sixpence 1831 ESC 1670, Bull 2499 lustrous with choice golden tone in the legends, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, one of a group of high quality William IV Sixpences in this sale
Farthing 1834 Raised Line on Saltire, Reverse B, Peck 1471 Almost fully lustrous, a choice and stunning piece, all William IV copper very difficult to find with original mint lustre, with even high grade examples usually with toning. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, making this the joint finest known example recorded by the LCGS Population Report. We also note that PCGS have only graded 3 examples designated RD.
Threehalfpence 1835 5 over 4 ESC 2251A, Bull 2542 a choice piece with gold toning and touches of magenta and blue, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, extremely high grade examples in the Threehalfpence series are almost impossible to find. The finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. At the time of writing the LCGS Population Report showed 162 examples of all dates submitted for grading, and only 5 examples had graded LCGS 88, of which only 2 were William IV issues, this being one of them
Crown 1831 WW incuse on truncation Plain edge Proof, ESC 271, Bull 2462, die axis inverted, 27.34 grammes, nFDC with rich original gold and blue/green tone, a very rare and desirable type forming part of the Proof set of the year. All William IV Crowns are highly prized and this type is missing from many advanced Crown collections
Half Sovereign 1837 Marsh 413 EF/VF a little weakly struck on parts of the shield. The portrait lightly rubbed on the jawline. All William IV Half Sovereigns hard to find in grades above Fine
Sovereign 1831 First Bust W.W. with stops on truncation Marsh 16 NEF and Rare, rated R2 by Marsh, we have noted that the 1831 Sovereigns are always popular when we offer them, one more from a group of high grade George IV and William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sovereign 1832 Marsh 17 Second Bust, Nose points to second I of BRITANNIAR, EF the obverse with some minor contact marks, another of the high grade George IV and William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sovereign 1833 as Marsh 18 with all four figures of the date double struck, EF or very near so the obverse with some small hairline scratches visible under strong magnification, another of the group of high grade George IV and William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sovereign 1837 Marsh 21 NEF/About EF with some light contact marks, all William IV Sovereigns sought after in high grades, from a group high grade George IV and William IV Sovereigns offered in this sale
Sovereign 1830 William IV Gold Pattern by W.Wyon after Chantrey's Model. Coarse hair and with flat-topped ear, Coarse Beading, the nose points to the last I in BRITANNIAR. W.W. incuse on the truncation. Reverse by J.B.Merlen. Die Axis inverted. S.3829B, Wilson & Rasmussen 260 and rated R5, in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Cameo, some hairlines in the fields but retaining much original mint lustre, a key rarity and an interesting Pattern for the William IV collector, with no William IV currency coins minted for this date. We note the Bentley example realised £19,200 hammer price as far back as 2013. Now lists in the Spink catalogue at £21,500
Sovereign 1835 Marsh 19 GVF/NEF the obverse with some hairlines and some signs of light smoothing below the King's jawline, viewing recommended, nevertheless, a rare date in the William IV series
Half Sovereign 1834 Small size 17.9mm diameter, Marsh 410 NEF/GVF with some hairlines and a thin scratch on the obverse, all William IV Half Sovereigns are hard to find in grades above Fine, Marsh rates the 1834 coin at R2
Crown 1834 ESC 275 the John Jay Pittman example (David Akers sale Numismatic Inc 6-8 August 1999 Lot 3864) choice FDC pleasing old grey tone with orange and gold hues in places, free of contact marks and hairlines a choice coin. Rated R5 by ESC 5 - 10 examples known, and in today's buoyant and international market a difficult piece to estimate. Heritage of Dallas sold a high grade example in 2011 which realised $69,000 (£44,000 at 2011 exchange rates, £56,000 at todays) but key date rarities in choice grades have surged forward since then. For example the sister coin to this the 1831 crown with a mintage 10 to 15 times greater than the 1834 would have realised £8000 - £10000 in 2011 or put another way the 1834 could expect to realise 4 - 5 times more than the 1831 in a like for like grade, but an 1831 Crown in MS65 just realised £61,000 hammer price in St James Coinex sale September 2016. As this piece is choice and has been graded 88 by LCGS one could predict an MS65 could be given if submitted to the US graders and could argue that a £200,000 - £300,000 price ticket would not be absurd. However we have estimated it more conservatively and will await the results of the bidding. All William IV crowns are rare and sought after by collectors ESC lists three varieties of the 1831 in silver these were made for inclusion in the 1831 Proof Sets which had a mintage of just 225, a gold example is known dated 1831, a trial strike in lead dated 1832 and rated R7 (one or two in existence) and the 1834. This is the first 1834 example we have offered and the only example graded by LCGS whilst we have previously offered 11 examples of the 1831 crown and LCGS have graded three 1831s. Our research has found no other 1834 crowns sold since 2011 and this Pittman example to our knowledge has not been offered at auction since 1999 so if you are interested in choice rarities of the sort offered globally once or twice a decade this is the lot for you.
Penny 1834 Peck 1459 , some die rust marks visible in the obverse field, otherwise UNC and with around 85%, almost unheard of to see William IV Pennies with so some much lustre
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