Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 261 dies 2+B (R12) UNC with approximately 50% lustre and scarce in this grade. (We note there was no example of this type in the Nicholson Collection), Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1043 hammer price £150
Shilling 1850 ESC 1297 50 over 49 or 46 (R4). The 5 clearly struck over a 4 though the underlying figure below the 0 is unclear approaching EF perhaps once cleaned and retoned nevertheless extremely rare and especially so in this high grade Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1284
Penny 1843 Peck 1486 REG: with an edge nick by the F of FID otherwise About UNC with a pleasant tone and rare thus, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1130
Penny 1926 Modified Effigy Freeman 195 dies 4+B EF possibly once lightly cleaned now fully retoned with a few very thin hairlines on the obverse. Very rare in the high grades, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1202 hammer price £1000
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 314 dies 8+J (R16) Lustrous UNC with a slight weakness of strike on the Queen's hair, very rare in this grade, Ex-Freeman Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 124 (part), Ex-J.H.Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109 4/7/1995 Lot 585 (part), Ex-K.Ashman 5/12/1997 via Colin Cooke, Ex-Nicholson Collection purchased by C.Cooke 2003, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1073
Threepence 1852 ESC 2059B rated R4 by ESC Davies does not list a currency coin of this date, UNC with cabinet friction and some light hairlines on the reverse, superior to the example in the Andrew Wayne collection which realised £480
Groat 1851 ESC 1947 Lustrous UNC and extremely rare in this high grade, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 849 hammer price £600
Groat 1852 ESC 1948 Bright NEF/EF with some light scratches on the portrait, very rare, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 850 hammer price £480
Threepence 1846 ESC 2056 UNC lightly toned with only minor cabinet friction, Extremely Rare, in our experience much rarer than any of the catalogues suggest, we note the example in the Andrew Wayne collection June 2006 in A/UNC realised £650 hammer price
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 312 dies 7+J (R13) UNC/BU reverse with full lustre, obverse a little streaky. Extremely rare in this grade. Ex-Freeman Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 124 (part), Ex-J.H.Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109 4/7/1995 Lot 585 (part), Ex-K.Ashman 5/12/1997 via Colin Cooke, Ex-Nicholson Collection purchased by C.Cooke 2003, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1071
Penny 1856 Peck 1512 Ornamental Trident NEF with surface marks and some darker toning areas, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins A113 June 2006 Lot 1150
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 261 dies 2+B (R12) UNC with approximately 50% lustre and scarce in this grade. (We note there was no example of this type in the Nicholson Collection), Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1043 hammer price £150
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 267 dies 4+C (R14) UNC with practically full lustre, very rare in this condition, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1046 hammer price £200
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 266 dies 4+B UNC with approximately 85% lustre and rare as such, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1045 hammer price £160
Penny 1874 Freeman 70 dies 7+G UNC with subdued lustre with some light contact marks visible under magnification, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1176 hammer price £300
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 275 dies 5+G (R16) approaching UNC with a pleasing tone one or two small surface marks hardly detract. We note there was no example of this type in the Nicholson collection. Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 lot 1052
Threepence 1844 ESC 2054 with normal 44 in date EF/GEF nicely toned with a couple of nicks on the Queen's neck, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1395 hammer price £75
Halfpenny 1861 Freeman 270 dies 4+E (R14) LCW on rock A/UNC with a slight weakness of strike in the centre of the shield, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1049 hammer price £110
Penny 1851 Peck 1499 DEF Close Colon all four date figures have been recut GEF/EF with lustre, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction 4/6/06 Lot 1141
Threepence 1849 ESC 2057 with 49 over lower 49 in the date EF/GEF with a few light surface marks. Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction 5th June 2006 Lot 1463 hammer price £160
Farthing 1698 Type 2 Date in Legend Peck 679 VF or better probably about as struck for this rare issue, the surfaces pitted across the reverse and to a lesser extent on the obverse showing little real wear. Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins June 200
Sixpence 1871 No Die Number ESC 1724 Rare AU/UNC with light cabinet friction and with a pleasing old tone, we note the Andrew Wayne example was only NEF and fetched 75 hammer price London coins June 2006
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