Five Guineas 1680 80 over 79 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3332 Fine with some scratches in the obverse field and below the date on the reverse, an evenly struck example and one of the key date/type combinations in the Charles II series. Rare and desirable in all grades, our research into quantities of this date and type historically offered indicates this is many times rarer than the standard 80 over 79 coin. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms we have not previously offered this date with the Elephant and Castle provenance mark, on the Samuel King Five Guineas population analysis only 2 are showing
Five Guineas 1682 Elephant and CastleS.3332 Fine, an ex-jewellery piece, the edge largely smoothed, our archive database dating back to 2003 shows that this is the first 1682 Elephant and Castle example we have offered
Guinea 1691 Elephant and CastleS.3427, 7 Harp strings, NVF/VF with touches of red toning, and some haymarking and adjustment lines, William and Mary Guineas very seldom found in grades above Fine, many having the characteristic weak strike on the reverse. This example a superior piece with a full strike with only very minor weakness just above the Irish shield. A desirable example, Guineas of this reign always keenly sought after
Halfpennies18th Century (26) North Wales 1793 Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON OR ANGLESEY DH6a, Good Fine/Near Fine, scarce, Anglesey 1788 25 Acorns Good Fine, Warwickshire (4) Coventry 1793 Godiva/Elephant and Castle DH244 Fine, Coventry Godiva/Ancient Cross date worn. otherwise Fine, Wilkinson 1793 DH397 Edge: PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SLEAFORD Fine, 1791 Wilkinson Near Fine, the reverse worn in places, so exact attribution not possible, Cheshire - Macclesfield (5) 1789 Obverse: Beehive and cypher DH10 Fine, 1789 Obverse : Beehive and cypher DH12 Good Fine, 1790 DH22 Fine/Good Fine, 1791 DH30 Fine, 1791 DH41 About Fine, Lancashire (5) Lancaster 1792 DH21 Near Fine, 1794 DH41 Fine, Rochdale DH144 Fine, Liverpool (2) 1791 DH66, Good Fine, some corrosion, 1791 DH71 Near Fine, SomersetBathundated REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN ILCHESTER GOAL (GOAL a mis-spelling of GAOL) DH35 Good Fine, Middlesex (2) George Prince of Wales, Edge: BRIGHTON CAMP HALFPENNY MDCCXCIV DH952 Good Fine, Lackington's 1795 Edge: PAYABLE AT THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES DH357 NVF, Hampshire (2) Gosport 1794 DH41 VG, Emsworth 1794 Earl Howe/Britannia DH13 Fine, SussexChichester John Howard 1794 Fair, Lothian Edinburgh 1790 DH24 Fine with poor surfaces, Ireland - Wicklow Cronebane Fair, Pennies 19th Century (3) Birmingham and Neath - CrownCopper Co. 1811 Fine, Canada Lower Canada Penny 1837 Fine, the third very worn, Halfpenny 1812 British Naval Halfpenny Nelson/Ship, Fine, Farthing 18th Century North Wales 1793 DH18 Fine, Unofficial Farthing Token Isaac Earlysman - J.Sparrow, Ironmongers London, undated issue (1825) About Fine, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe-Fenelon Death medal 1715 28mm diameter in copper EF, Spain 8 Maravedis 1848 Fine, and Byzantine bronze 29mm diameter with worn design, Fair, all housed in a Lindner Tray
Half Guinea 1696 Elephant and CastleS.3467 Good Fine with some weakness on the lower part of the French shield and correspondingly on the higher parts of the King's hair, other than this the coin is a bold and collectable example of this short-lived, two year type
Halfpennies18th Century (9) Kent (2) Benenden 1794 Obv: Wheatsheaf/Rev. Shield of Arms, Edge: Thomas Reeves DH4 VF or better. Brookland 1794 Obv: A Kentish horse within a beaded oval/Rev: IK cypher and fleece, Edge: Thomas King, VF with some thin scratches on the reverse. Hertfordshire - Stortford 1795 Obv: Shield of Arms, Crest and motto, Rev: View of a river with barges, Edge: Bishops Stortford (without '&Co.') DH4 VF/GVF. Sussex - Chichester 1794 Obv: Queen Elizabeth I facing/Rev: View of Chichester Cross, Edge PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER, DH15 NEF. Lancashire - Lancaster 1794 Obv: Daniel Eccleston/Rev: A ship, Edge: PAYABLE.IN.LANCASTER.LIVERPOOL.&.MANCHESTER DH57 About EF. Warwickshire - Coventry 1793 Obv: Lady Godiva on horseback/Rev: Elephant and castle, no stop at end of legend, tail with wider section in the middle, Edge: PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM LONDON OR BRISTOL, DH238 EF with a few spots. Norfolk - Norwich 1793 Obv: A mounted dragoon/Rev: Norwich Barracks, Edge: IOHN ROOKS NORWICH, DH46 NVF with some spots. Middlesex (2) Chelsea 1795 Obv: A Sailor with a wooden leg presents a petition to Britannia/ Rev: A figure of Hope leans on an anchor, Edge: Milled, DH277,EF with a few small spots. London and Middlesex 1792 Obv: Bust of Shakespeare left/Rev: Female seated holding cornucopia, part of a ship in the distance, Edge: Coarse upright milling, DH928 NVF with a thin scratch on the obverse
Halfpennies18th Century (13) Norfolk - Norwich 1792 Arms of the City/Man working in a loom DH42 VF. Northamptonshire - Northampton 1794 George Jobson/Castle and Lion DH1 NVF, the reverse with a spot after the legend. Warwickshire (2) Coventry 1793 Lady Godiva/Elephant and Castle DH243a VF with some scratches on the obverse. Coventry 1793 Lady Godiva/An ancient cross DH246 VF with dome discoloration on the reverse. Middlesex (4) General Convenience 1797 Helmeted Bust/Britannia seated left, Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON, the remainder engrailed DH1018 NVF with a small flan crack, Lackington's 1795 Profile bust/Small figure of Fame, Edge: milled to left DH357a GVF with a small spot on either side. National Series - 1795 Princess of Wales with ear-rind and four pearls in her hair, Edge: milled DH979 VF. Isaac Newton, Newton, with dot below Sr./Cauceus DH1033 Edge: Engrailed NVF/GF. Hampshire Emsworth 1795 RULE BRITANNIA Britannia 1795/Bust of Earl Howe, left DH24 Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON the remainder engrailed VF. Lancashire (2) - Lancaster 1792 John of Gaunt/Shield, Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER DH29 Near VF, Manchester 1793 A porter carrying a pack/Shield of Arms Edge: Engrailed DH135e Near VF. Staffordshire - Leek 1793 DH13 Caduceus supported by a large bale of goods/two hands united, with an olive branch Edge: PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE DH13, NVF. North Wales 1793 Druid with 31 Acorns, 14 to the left and 17 to the right/A harp between sprigs of oak DH8 NVF
Five Guineas 1691 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3423 Fine for wear, Ex-Jewellery, the edge with some smoothing in places, comes in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Five Guineas 1684 Elephant and Castle below bust, TRICESIMO SEXTO edge, S.3332 VG or better with all major details and the legend clear, an even and collectable example, even in this grade an imposing and impressive coin
Five Guineas 1687 First Bust S3397 Prooflike and Brilliant About Unc rare thus graded and slabbed by PCGS at MS61, and a coin with fantastic eye appeal, very hard to find James II gold in this grade, indeed we note that an example of a 1688 Elephant and Castle piece, marginally inferior in obverse detail, graded PCGS MS61 WINGS sold recently in a US auction for $108,688 (at the time of writing converted to £84,452), we also note another 1687 Five Guineas of the same type as this lot in NGC MS61 currently being offered for sale at $117,500 on-line
Five Guineas 1693 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre Elephant and Castle below the bust S3423. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, GEF rare thus, not far off in grade to our lot 857 in LCA 155 Dec 2016 which realised £71,500 hammer. But this piece, the Elephant and Castle variety, is usually more sought after. The famous Samuel King Five Guineas sale by Spink included their well researched analysis of Five Guineas offered for sale in a 40 year period and the 1693 E & C offered here had a frequency of 19 compared to 91 of the S3422 type (1693 without E & C below). Last year a William and Mary 5 Guineas of this same type S3423 Elephant and Castle below in MS63 realised $258,000 in the USA. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce, the piece offered here has a very competitive starting price and would truly be a bargain in todays market at the low estimate or in our opinion at several bids above.
Guinea 1685 Elephant and CastleS.3401 UNC retaining much original mint lustre and with a peripheral light tone. Very attractive and fully struck, vastly superior in grade and strike than the Jacob.Y.Terner example (Ex-Bridgewater House collection), which graded NGC MS63, described as 'mint fresh and beautiful', and realised $18,400 at Ira and Larry Goldbergs Auction in 2003 (Lot 20), similar in quality to the illustration on page 9 of the Bentley Collection catalogue detailing the history of the Gold Sovereign and it predecessors. A truly stunning example of this rare two-year type, and seldom offered in any grade, perhaps one of the finest examples extant. The elephant and castle was the emblem of the Royal African company, founded in 1660 as the Company of Royal Adventurers Trading in Africa. This organisation held a monopoly on trade along the West African coast. In 1667 the original company collapsed but later merged with the Gambian Merchants Company to become in 1672 the Royal African Company. Trading was chiefly in gold and silver, and sadly for several decades, human slaves
Halfpennies18th CenturyWarwickshire (5) Birmingham Mining and Copper Company 1794 Female seated/Stork and cornucopia DH74a, Lutwyche's undated Conjoined Busts/Moneta seated, Plain edge DH220, Coventry 1792 Godiva/Elephant, Castle under Y, DH232, Coventry 1793 Godiva/Elephant, Cronebane/Dublin edge DH238c, scarce, Wilkinson's 1791 Bust/Vulcan seated, stop after MASTER to centre of R DH441 (Counterfeit) with collectors number inked into the obverse field, VF to EF the last with traces of lustre
Guineas (2) 1688 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3403 the first 8 struck over a lower 8 Good Fine with some edge nicks and contact marks, 1714 AnneS.3574 About Fine/VG
Half Guinea 1691 S.3430 NF/VG the reverse with a weak area at the top of the shield as often, rare, the first of this date and type we have offered, we note that since 2003, we have offered 6 of the 1691 Elephant and Castle variety, but none of this type, so it would appear that this is rarer than the catalogue value would suggest
India and China Plantation Tea Company One Pound check 'TO BE PRESENTED AT DUBLIN OR KINGSTOWN' (St.Vincent) Elephant and castle reverse in White metal NVF
Guinea 1689 Elephant and Castle below busts S.3427 NEF with a slight weakness in the centre which barely detracts. Overall a most attractive piece with much eye appeal and seldom seen in this grade
Guinea 1684 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3345 Fine with some small digs on the obverse by DEI GRATIA, our archive indicates this is the first we have offered of this date, indeed we have only handled 4 Elephant and Castle examples of all Charles II dates, so probably scarcer than catalogue values would suggest
Guinea 1689 Elephant and Castle below bust S3427 near EF rare thus, without problems or detractions and much eye appeal, extremely hard to find William and Mary Guineas as pleasing as this
Guinea 1686 Elephant and CastleS.3403 GF with some haymarking on the obverse, our archive results indicate that since 2003 we have handled 15 James II Guineas only one of which was the Elephant and Castle type, this is the first of this date and type we have handled, probably a lot scarcer than catalogue values would imply
Halfcrown 1701 elephant and castle below bust edge DECIMO TERTIO ESC 566; S 3495, VG but seldom offered in any grade, excessively rare and probably impossible to find in grades above Fine
Gold (7) Two Guineas 1739 Fair, Ex-Mount, Guineas (2) 1777, 1785 both VG ex-jewellery, Half Guineas (2) 1696 Elephant and Castle NF damaged , 1810 NVF/VF with two scratches on the obverse, Third Guinea 1808 VF ex-mount, Quarter Guinea 1718 GVF with a small hole at the top of the obverse
Halfcrown 1681 stated by the vendor to be the very rare Elephant and Castle type, grading Poor with damaged surfaces so positive identification inconclusive
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