Proof Sets 1970 (3), 1971/72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/80/81/82, 2000 standard issue (3). Mint Sets 1983 Heinz (2). Cupro issues in Royal Mint presentation packs £5 1990 (2), 1998 (3), 1999, 2000, £2 1986, £1 1983 (2), 1986, 1987. One Pounds 1893 Ty-Phoo packs (4). Mint Set 1953 cased Unc. Cupro-Crowns (18). 50p EEC (2) cased. First Decimal Sets (3) blue wallets. Unofficial sets in perspex 1966 and 1967. Investiture Medals 1969 in bronze (2). Diana 1997 cupro-crown cover. Republic of Ireland Year Set 1968. Along with London Mint Office 70th Anniversary Crowns (2) base metal. Generally BU-Unc-FDC some toning as usual
A collection in album pages mostly base metal 20th century issues with a few pages of 1967 Pennies and Brass 3ds in lustrous Unc but including a 1937 Crown, USA Peace SilverDollar and a few pre 1920 silver issues, Sixpences 1758 and 1787 F-VF, cupro crowns (25p) (20) including 1953 (2) these generally Unc, 1953 Plastic Sets (2) one heavily toned, First Decimal Coin Sets in the blue wallet (10) Whitman Folder of Sixpences 1937-67 complete except for 1952 from circulation, two part sets QE II in perspex holders, an album page of QE II cupro issues including 6 x 50p, a small album or world issues including some Irish Halfcrowns with one in silver, and a run of envelopes of world coins A-Z by country mostly 20th century issues from circulation a few in silver, along with paper money (7) including a Peppiatt and O'Brien One Pound and a O'Brien 10 Shillings F-VF
Fifty Pence 2019 50 Years of the 50p coin Gold Proof Piedfort, Reverse: Britannia design by Christopher Ironside, similar to the 1969 coin, now with spirograph-type Privy Mark to the right of the 50 and with letters A to G now appearing on each point of the coin. FDC or very near so with a hint of toning below the bust, in the Royal Mint box of issue, the Gold Piedfort currently unlisted by the Standard Catalogue. (type as S.H53A). Comes with certificate and booklet describing the origins and trials of the first 50p coin, the background to Decimalisation and the coin's designer. Certificate number 064 of only 144 issued, with a tiny mintage of just 69 pieces in this format. 2019 saw the first issue of Gold Piedfort 50p coins starting with the 're-issued date' coins in the Culture series then following on with this coin of the popular Britannia design. Sure to be a sought after coin, the first we have offered of this type
Pre-Decimal and Decimal Issues a large group (over 79 Kilos, will be over 11750 coins) includes Halfcrowns to Farthings George VI and Elizabeth II issues, and Decimal issues 50p to Half New Penny, some in cloth bags, some in rolls or red tubes, total combined face value £411.14 the vast majority in UNC to BU
Fifty Pence 2019 50 Years of the 50p coin S.H53AGoldProof, Reverse: Britannia design by Christopher Ironside, similar to the 1969 coin, now with spirograph-type Privy Mark to the right of the 50 and with letters A to G now appearing on each point of the coin. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue, with certificate and booklet describing the origins and trials of the first 50p coin, the background to Decimalisation and the coin's designer. Certificate number 006 of 310 issued, with only 300 in this format
Pre-Decimal and Decimal Issues a large group (over 41 Kilos, will be over 7400 coins) includes Halfcrowns to Farthings, and Decimal 50p to Half New Penny, some in rolls and red tubes, also a few World coins, base metal issues total face value £434.91 the vast majority Lustrous UNC to BU includes £0.45 face of .500 silver, this in circulated grades
Mint Set 2006, Five Pounds Unc in Royal Mint packs 2006,2012 and 2013. Two Pound Silver Britannias (4) 2012 (2) and 2013 (2) BU one set in Tower Hill Date Stamp slabs in Westminster's presentation box. Date Stamp Mary Gilliick Portrait Set with the ten pre-decimal QE II coinage Farthing to Crown in Unc. Pre 1947 sixpences from circulation (48). First World WarCentenary Coin and Medal Collection with 3 miniature medals and George V 3d - 2/6 from circulation. Brexit Coin Set with 2016 £2 Silver Britannia and 1973 EEC 50p in a Date Stamp box. 2004 £2 Britannia 2014 Mule 2 coin set by Westminster with both 2014 Britannia Mule and Standard types. 4 Coin Portrait Coin Set in cupro two being £5 crowns. 50p 1992-1993 and 2014 Glasgow Games cupro-Unc both in Date Stamp boxes Cupro £5 Crowns Unc in Westminster wallets (6). 2017 UK Jane Austen Coin and Banknote Pack with £2 coin and Ten Pounds serial CA30 010857.
Proof Sets (6) Flat Packs (3) 1973, 1974, 1977. Royal Shield of Arms set 2008 (S.PS96), Standard set 2010 (13 coins), Standard Set 2012 (10 coins in bookform case), nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint cases of issue. Royal Mint Year Sets (9) 1983 Beefeaters, 2006 (10 coin) includes Two Pounds (2) Brunel - The Man and Brunel - His Achievements and Fifty Pences (2) Victoria Cross 150th Anniversary - the Award and the Heroic Acts, 2009 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2010 (12 coins) includes the Two Pounds Florence Nightingale, One Pound London and Belfast issues, and Fifty Pence 100 Years of Girlguiding, 2010 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2011 (12 coins) includes Two Pounds (2) King James Bible and Mary Rose issues, One Pound (2) Edinburgh and Cardiff issues and Fifty Pence World Wildlife Fund, 2011 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2012 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2013 (Annual Coin set (15 coins) comprising Five Pound Crown 2013 Coronation 60th Anniversary, Two Pounds (3) 2013 350th Anniversary of the Guinea, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground Sign, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground train, One Pound 2013 (2) England Floral Emblems and Wales Floral Emblems, Fifty Pence 2013 Christopher Ironside 100th Anniversary of his Birth, along with the 2013 Two Pounds to One Penny set, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue. Five Pound Crowns (2) 2009 A Celebration of Britain - Big Ben UNC with green 2012 logo on the reverse, 2010 A Celebration of Britain - The Churchill coin UNC with blue 2012 logo on the reverse, Two Pounds 2011 500th Anniversary of the Mary Rose, plus two empty One Pound wallets (for 1983 and 1988 coins), Numismatic First Day Covers (8) Five Pound Crown 1999 Diana Memorial Silver Proof FDC with 5x26 Pence stamps UNC, Five Pound Crown 1999 Millennium Silver Proof and set of 5x stamps, 16p, 20p, 20 1/2p, 28p and 31p UNC, Five Pound Crown 2002 Golden Jubilee and set of 5x stamps 1st, 2nd, E, 45p and 65p UNC, Five Pound Crown 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary and set of 10x First Class stamps all with a different Coronation-themed picture, One Pound 2002 and set of 5 first class stamps, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding and set of 4x stamps 1st, 56p, 81p, and 90p, 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guernsey comprising Crown 1965 UNC and set of 5 stamps 16p, 24p, 35p, 41p and 60p UNC, 30th Anniversary of Decimalisation 1971-2001 a 7-coin set Halfcrown 1966, Florin 1967, Shilling 1963, Sixpence 1966, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967 and Halfpenny 1967 VF to UNC with 3x stamps, 10p, 20p and 50p, all on the envelopes of issue. Medallic First Day Covers (2) undated (2001) 100 Years of Royal Navy Submarines UNC with set of 4 stamps 1st, 2nd, 45p and 65p, and 150th Anniversary of the National Portrait Gallery 2006 with set of 10 different First Class stamps UNC on the envelopes of issue
GB pre decimalcollection in an album including silver issues these from circulation, USA silver dollars (2), world late 20th century issues from circulation along with Proof Sets 1970/71/72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/80/81 Silver Proof Crowns 25p 1977/80/81 50p 1973 and more these cased as issued aFDC - FDC some with toning
Proof Sets 1971, 1980, and 2002. Mint Sets 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2008 and 2008 Emblems these BU - FDC (some minor toning) in the Royal Mints packaging as issued. Cupro Crowns £5 (8) and 50p 2014 in Royal Mint packs. £5 2009 Big Ben cupro crown Proof on the Royal Mint's card, a quantity of cupro-crowns including 1953 some in a collectors box, From Old Pennies to Decimal Pence Set, 1953-2003 UK CoronationAnniversary Collection, World base metal mint sets and crowns in packs (5) Crimean War Crown and miniature medal set, these generally Unc - BU as issued, Egypt collectors coins unofficial set from circulation and a One Euro 12 coin mint set
Fifty Pences The London 2012 50p Sports Collection a 29-coin set dated 2011 each coin depicting a different Olympic Sport, with Five Pounds 2011 LONDON 2012 reverse cupro-nickel issues in the Royal Mint presentation card folder, along with a quantity of GB and world cupro crowns and a album of GB decimals 1p - £2 (lot)
Decimal issues in high grades and in CGS slabs (circa 180) 1/2 - £2 with plenty of 50ps includes proof issues and the odd silver issue, generally in grades 90 and above some in date runs so a wide variety of different dates with no obvious duplication
Britain's First Decimal Coins 5 coin set 1/2p - 10p in the blue wallets of issue (142), Crowns 1951 Proof (12) 11 boxed, 50p EEC (238) cased proofs 76 uncased 162 generally Unc - FDC some toned
Decimals (356), a large collection in CGS holders (slabs) 1/2p - £5 (no 50p but with a few silver fractional Britannias) plenty in proof both silver and non silver (356 slabs in 21 boxes), all different and all in high grade most if not all CGS UNC 80 and better a proportion with grades over 90
Proof Sets (2) 1971 nFDC, Red Leather Deluxe 1999 nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 2005 Nelson and TrafalgarSilver Proof Piedforts, Five Pound Crowns (3) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Silver Proof, 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Silver Proof, 2008 Queen Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of the Accession Silver Proof Piedfort, Two Pounds Britannia 2009 Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Royal Mint Year Set 1987 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Five Pound Crowns (4) 2000 Queen MotherCentenary, 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era, 2002 Golden Jubilee, 2009 500th Anniversary of the Accession of Henry VIII, Five Pound Crowns 2005 a 2-coin set, GB/Gibraltar a 2-coin set 2005 Five Pound Crowns GB Five Pounds 2005 Trafalgar UNC, and Gibraltar Five Pounds 2005 Trafalgar Proof FDC in a Westminster box with certificate, Two Pounds 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 2006 Brunel, The Man and His Achievements UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Farewell to the £sd Coinage Crown to Farthing (10 coins) (2 sets) UNC in slide cases, Last £sd sets (3) UNC 2 sets still sealed, Crowns () 1951 (8) UNC with seven boxed, 1953, 1965 (2), 1977, 1981 (3) UNC in slide cases, Britain's Changing Coinage - The Penny a 5-coin set George to Elizabeth II Decimal in mixed grades to UNC, The Penny Farting a 2-coin set Penny 1967 and Farthing 1952 UNC, The Farthing a 5-coin type set Victoria Veiled Head to Elizabeth II in mixed grades, Numismatic Covers (2) Five Pound Crown 2001 Cupro-Nickel UNC with stamps on the envelope of issue, Two Pounds 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England UNC with stamps on the envelope of issue, Coin and Banknote Set Jersey 1995 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Jersey Two Pounds 1995 Cupro-Nickel and One Pound Banknote UNC in the wallet of issue, Toy Money One Penny 1902 by Lauer UNC, Fantasy issue Maundy Set Edward VIII 1936 Lustrous UNC, Fantasy issue Silver Threepence 1945 as the currency design, the obverse and reverse by P.Metcalfe Lustrous UNC, Five Pound Crowns (4) 1999 Millennium, 2009 Henry VIII 500th Anniversary of His Accession, 2010 350th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy Cupro-Nickel Proofs FDC, Isle of Man Crowns 2000 (2) The Life and Times of the Queen Mother Victory Visit to the Isle of Man and Coronation of King George VI Silver Proofs FDC in capsules, Gibraltar Halfcrown 1993 Warships of World War II - HMS Hood, in Silver Prooflike UNC, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 2001 100th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Victoria Proof nFDC in capsule, Fantasy Medal The Voyage of the Titanic Crown-sized the ship gold plated Prooflike UNC in capsule, Royal Mail Books of Stamps (6) Royal Navy Uniforms (1p x2, First Class x2, 17p x4, 90p x5), British Design Classics (First Class x14, 16p x4, 50p x4), Penny Black Stamp (First Class x5, 17p x4, 20p x8, 22p x2, 56p x1, 62p x2, 81p x1, 90p x1), Battle of Trafalgar 1805-2005 (First Class x9, 42p x2, 50p x2, 68p x4), Victoria Cross 1856-2006 (20p x4, First Class x6, 50p x 4, 64p x2, 72p x2), and Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-2006 (First Class x5, 35p x2, 40p x3, 42p x1, 47p x2, 60p x1, 68p x3) in the books as issued
Silver Proof Crown and £10 QC50 000602 Banknote Set. Prof Set 2000. Silver Proofs Crown sized £51996, 25p 1977 (2), Two Pounds 2002 Manchester Games 4 coin set and 1989 2 coin set, 1995 Dove, 1996 Soccer, 1997, 1998, 1999 Rugby. One Pounds 1983, 1984, 1985 (2), 1986 (2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998. Fifty Pence 1997 2 coin set, 2000 Libraries. 20 Pence 1982 Piedfort. 10 Pence 1992 2 coin set. 5 pence 1990 Piedfort. these all cased most with certificates generally FDC some with toning, along with 50p EEC cased proofs (5) 1966-7 unofficial mint set, Britain's First Decimal blue wallet sets (9) and a £2 1986 VF a silver stamp replica 1977. George V Farthing sets (2). Cased 1953 2/6 in a Coronation Presentation Tin City of Manchester and two money boxes
Proof Sets 1970/72/73/74/75/76/77/78/79/80/81/82/83/85/86/87 (2), Silver Proof Two Pounds 1986, Crowns 1972 (2), 1977 (3), 1980 (2), 1981, Guernsey 1978 along with 50p EEC 1973 (2), Crown 1953, £5 1991 these base metal Unc Britain's First Decimal Coins blue wallet sets (3), generally Unc - FDC and cased as issued some toning as usual
Britannia 4 coin silver proof set 1998, Family Silver Collection 1998 6 coin set 50p NHS and EEC, £1, £2, £5 Charles 50th, £2 Britannia silver proofs, Proof Sers 1970 and 71, LSD sets (2), 1953 Plastic Sets (2), and First Decimal Coins set, generally Unc - FDC some with light toning
Proof Sets 1970 (2) 1971 (2), Silver Proof Crowns (25p) 1972 (2), 1977 (2), 1980, these aFDC - FDC (some toning) cased as issued, £5 Crown 2006 BU in RM pack,. Plastic Set 1953, Crowns 1951 in cardboard case Unc (3), 50p EEC cased Unc (3), Britain's First Decimal Coin Sets (6) , IOM 1971 Mint Set, NZ 1968 Mint Set these Unc plus 2 other base metal unofficial sets
Proof Sets 1970,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88 these cased as issued some with toning, 1981 Crowns (25p) Silver Proof cased, £2 1986 Games Silver Proof cased (2). Twenty Pence 1982 Piedfort cased silver proof, One Pound 1983 Silver Proof cased these aFDC - FDC some light toning and with certificates, along with 50p EEC (3) and Britain's First Decimal Coins blue wallets (3)
A mixed group including over £23 face value of pre 1947, some pre 20 issues a box of bronzepennies including Victorian types, 6d 1952, and a decimal 50pmisstrike slipped collar so stepped effect on the rim this GVF, along with other items (lot)
Proof Sets (4) 1970, 1972, 1985 Red Leather, 1988 Blue nFDC-FDC, Royal Mint Year Sets (2) 1984, 1987, One Pound 1983, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1969/71 UNC in the cases of issue, GB first and last set 1967 set Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny, along with Decimal 50p, 10p, 5p, 2p, and 1p dated 1980 UNC in a red case, Sixpence 1951 in a 'Festival of Britain' Set with two stamps, Australia Year Set 1986 UNC in wallet of issue, along with a small group of World issues (7) 19th and 20th Century and Medalllic issues (7) 19th and 20th Century in mixed circulated grades, World Banknotes (99) a wide variety in mixed circulated grades
Great Britain (194) a decimalcollection 1968-2007 1/2p to 25p (126) , 50p (32) £1 (10) , £2 (15) & £5 (11) all different dates or types , includes some commemoratives and proofs with most Unc
Mint State generally from the time of decimalisation mostly pre decimal 1967, some earlier Farthings - Crowns, a few post decimal up to 50p generally in lustrous Unc (lot)
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