Crown 1935 Raised Edge Proof with edge lettering in the wrong order. Edge reads DECUS ANNO REGNI ET TUTAMEN XXV, ESC 380, Bull 3657 nFDC attractively toned, with one small nick on St. George, the portrait and St. George retaining original frosting. Comes in the red box of issue, and the finest we have offered of this key rarity. A superb example of this stunning error edge Crown, rated R5 by ESC (5-10 examples believed to exist) and thus rarer than the 1935 Gold Proof Crown of which 25 were issued, which when offered fetches in the region of £60,000 to £80,000. This coin missing from many advanced Crown collections, and would make a welcome addition to any high quality Collection of Silver Crowns
Sixpence 1821 BBITANNIAR error, Bull 2424ESC 1656 UNC with very minor cabinet friction to the highest points only, attractively toned with some edge nicks. A very high grade example of this key rarity, usually only encountered in low grades, must surely be one of the finest remaining examples. At the time of writing, NGC and PCGS combined had only graded 4 examples, the finest being MS63, the others in AU55, AU50 and Fine
Shilling 1817 GEOE Error (E over R) with doubled R in BRITT, RF.X for REX and unbarred H in HONI, as ESC 1232A, Bull 2148, EF, an interesting multi-error coin and worthy of further study for the variety specialist. The E over R variety rated R3 by ESC and Bull.
Shilling 1817 RRITT error, LCGS Variety 6, Choice UNC the obverse with pleasing tone, the reverse with a deep and attractive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border F:D error (no colon dots after D) Gouby BP1860T (G+d), Freeman dies 4+D, VG in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, Gouby records only 4 examples known, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, GVLIEIMVS error, ESC 1566C, Bull 1237, UNC with touches of golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Mint Error - Mis-Strike India Rupee 1942 Bombay Mint Error - Die Adjustment Strike, Broadstruck, around 2mm off-centre, with much of the obverse legend not struck, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, About VF, in an NGC holder and graded MINT ERROR
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes Decimal Coinage (5) Twenty Pence 2005 an off-metal strike weighing 3.31 grammes EF, Ten Pences (2) 1997 and 2014 both struck off-centre, the first with a raised lip from 6 o'clock to 11 o'clock, Plain edge NEF, 2014 EF the edge with only around 25% width milled, the remainder plain, EF, Five Pence 2000 struck on a thin flan of 1.61 grammes Fine and weakly struck, One Penny 1999 has missed the copper plating process, 3.34 grammes EF
Mint Error - Mis-Strike HalfpennyElizabeth II obverse brockage struck off-centre with around 3mm of blank flan from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock on either side, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, a highly unusual piece
Ten Pounds Somerset CX03 690953 ERROR with a blank white strip about a millimetre in width running down both sides of the note at an angle to the security strip VF
Ten Pounds Somerset BR45 prefix B348 Unc and with a fish tail error bottom right corner but now with the body of the fish tail torn off but clear evidence of additional paper protruding at an angle remain, Five Pounds O'Brien Lion and Key (6) one being B277 prefix D04 the others B280 these F-VF, Ten Shillings (6) O'Brien 1955 B271 about Fine and 1961 B286 1st series A48 prefix AU, Hollom 1963 B294 W39 prefix VF and B296replacement M33 641202, Fforde 1967 B310 (2) one VF the other Unc
Shilling 1839 Second Young Head, no WW on truncation, as ESC 1283, Bull 2979, Davies 853 dies 2A, the obverse legend with a series of errors, namely:- T of VICTORIA with broken upright, A of VICTORIA with extremely weak lower left serifs, second N of BRITANNIAR has no top left serif, second A of BRITANNIAR is unbarred and has no left serifs, no lower colon dot after BRITANNIAR, and no lower colon dot after REG. EF with some hairlines, an extremely unusual piece and worthy of further study
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Penny 1906 Freeman 162 dies 1+C, the reverse double struck, the second striking rotated by around 20 degrees clockwise, showing most of a second date and parts of a second Britannia, Good, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 5
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Penny Victoria Bun Head, struck on an Halfpenny-sized flan with the date and most of the legend off-flan, Fine, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 30
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes Pennies (2) 1936 struck on a thin and slightly under-sized flan 30mm diameter and 6.90 grammes, as a result the rim is very thin, the edge shows no signs of tampering or filing, GVF with signs of being struck on an imperfect or previously used flan with slight traces of an under type, 1967 Lustrous UNC, the obverse with a large 'struck through' error, from the shoulder to the wreath
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Two Pence undated, Rank-Broadley portrait, (date off-flan) struck on an incorrect small size 21mm diameter flan, weighing 3.62 grammes, UNC with practically full lustre, interesting and unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) DecimalFifty Pence 1969 obverse and reverse slightly misaligned causing a 'lip' giving the appearance of a wider rim when viewed from the obverse,. 13.49 grammes, GEF the obverse with a small touch of surface residue, Decimal Two Pence undated (date off flan) struck on an undersized 22mm diameter flan, weighing 3.60 grammes, part of the legend and date off flan, UNC with almost full lustre
Shilling 1879 No Die Number, Davies 911, dies 6B, unrecorded at the time that the Davies book was published, GVF/VF with a flan rolling error under the Queen's chin on the obverse, Ex-Peter Davies, London Coins Auction A126 5/9/2009 Lot 418 hammer price £46
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Penny 1847 DEF Far Colon, struck off-centre with around 2mm blank flan between 9 and 3 o'clock on the obverse and correspondingly so on the reverse, Fine, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 30
Error, One PoundPage 1970 B322 offset printing error so little or no distance from the bottom of the design to the border, the serial number EX38 778579 is virtually at the border along with another B322 printed normally for comparison the serial number of this note HU22 633107 is about 4 mm higher, both VF and a somewhat discoloured
Britannia Gold Proof Set 2014 the 6-coin set comprising £100 2014 Gold One Ounce, £50 2014 Gold Half Ounce, £25 2014 Gold Quarter Ounce, £10 2014 Gold One Tenth Ounce, One Pound 2014 Gold One Twentieth Ounce, and Fifty Pence 2014 Gold One Fortieth Ounce S.PBG42 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet, no certificate, come with Royal Mint letter explaining a printing error on the certificate, only 225 sets issued
Britannia Gold £100 One Ounce a Mint Error - Mistrike, undated a uniface piece with the reverse design not struck and with a faint impression of the reversed Queen's head, obverse with radial background, as S.BQ23 (2018 and 2019 issues) Lustrous UNC and of correct weight. A highly unusual piece, gold mis-strikes form a tiny percentage of all mis-struck coins, this being the first we have seen on a Gold Britannia issue
Royal Mint Year Set 1983 Martini Set (8 coins) One Pound to Half New Penny, includes the error Two Pence with 'NEW PENCE' reverse legend S.C2A, Lustrous UNC the Two Pence with practically full lustre, the reverse choice, one of the rarest Decimal coins, in the Royal Mint wallet as issued
Mint Error - Mis Strike DecimalOne Pound 2016 12-sided Bimetallic the obverse with the legend as normal, but with the centre blank, missing the portrait of the Queen, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalOne Pound 2017 the obverse central section extends to the outer rim between 4 and 5 o'clock in an oval shape, overlapping the 'ONE POUND' security feature, the coin is also struck off-centre, the reverse having a raised lip between 6 and 8 o'clock, the central section is smaller in this area, not covering all the details of the crown. When viewed from the edge, there is also a raised lip, the obverse measuring 23mm diameter and the reverse 24mm diameter. A highly unusual multi-error coin, EF
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Ireland Halfpenny 1769 both sides double struck The obverse with a partial second legend on the King's head around 7mm from the standard legend, the Reverse displaying two dates the second date appearing on the lower part of the harp, also with a partial second legend mis-placed around 7mm to the left Good Fine and unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) DecimalTen Pence 2011 with weak legends on both sides and weak milling, 6.40 grammes, GVF, and Decimal Two Pence undated (date off flan) struck on an undersized 21mm diameter flan, 3.58 grammes, with part of the date and all of the date off the flan, Lustrous UNC
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalTen Pence 1970 struck on a 25mm diameter flan, 5.51 grammes, (Five Pence flan), struck slightly off-centre with only a trace of edge milling in places, A/UNC and lustrous
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Australia Penny 1943 (m) KM#36 struck about 1mm off-centre giving a raised lip on the coin between 2 and 8 o'clock on the obverse and in the corresponding position on the reverse
Mint Error - Mis-Strikes (2) USA One Cent Lincoln a spectacular off-centre striking with 10mm blank flan, date off-flan, most of Lincoln's head and the date area missing A/UNC with traces of lustre, Europe One Ecu 1995 Reverse: The Mayflower, struck off-centre with around 1mm blank flan this causing a raised 'lip' from 12 o'clock to 7 o'clock on the obverse, Lustrous UNC
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Palestine 20 Mils 1927 as KM#5 with mis-cut central hole with an extra 'notch' cut at 4 o'clock, so when viewed from the obverse the hole is Q-shaped, Fine and unusual
Halfcrown 1831 Plain Edge Proof with WW in script ESC 658, Bull 2473 (Bull quotes old ESC 657 for this coin in error), UNC with some hairlines, retaining much original brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Florins (46) Victorian issues a good date run with very few gaps, comprising 1849 NVG, 1852 Near Fine, 1853 VG, 1855 VG with some scratches, 1857 VG, 1858 VG, 1859 VG, 1860 Poor, 1864 Die Number 55 VG, 1865 No stop after date Die Number 36 VG, 1866 Die Number 18, VG, 1867 Die Number 5, About Fine/Bold Fine, scarce, 1868 Top Cross does not overlap border beads, Davies 747 dies 3A, Die Number 1, VG/Fine, 1869 Top Cross does not overlap border beads, Davies 749 dies 3A, Die Number 3 VG, 1870 Top Cross overlaps border beads, Davies 752, dies 3B, Die number 11 VG, 1871 Top Cross does not overlap border beads, Davies 753, dies 3A, Die Number 35 VG, 1872 Top Cross overlaps border beads, Davies 756 dies 3B Die Number 97 NVG, 1873 Die Number 119 Near Fine/About Fine, 1874 Die Number26 VG, 1875 Die Number 74 VG, 1876 Die Number 27 VG Rare, 1877 Die Number 5 VG, 1878 Die Number 55 Fair, 1879 48 arcs VG, 1880 VG, 1881 xxri error legend, VG, 1883 NVG/VG, 1884 VG, 1885 VG/Near Fine, 1886 VG/Near Fine, 1887 Gothic VG, 1887 Jubilee Head NVF/About VF, 1888 VG, 1889 Davies 814, dies 3B Rare About Fine, 1890 VG scarce, 1891 VG/Near Fine, 1892 VG/Fine, Rare, 1893 Fine/NVF toned, 1894 Davies 833 dies 1B VG scarce, 1895 VG, 1896 VG, 1897 Fine, 1898 VG, 1899 VG, 1900 VG, 1901 VG/Near Fine
Mint Error - Mis-Strike One Penny Token Sheffield 1812 a double reverse with one side incuse, similar to a brockage but the die axis does not align, as Withers 1045-47, VG/Fine and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFarthing 1849 a spectacular off-centre striking with 3mm blank flan with a large 2mm high 'lip' between 12 and 5 o'clock on the obverse. Obverse with just IA DEI GRATIA legend and part of the 49 part of the date on the flan, Fine/About Fine and boldly struck for the grade, an interesting and unusual piece
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeTwenty Pence Blank flan 4.89 grammes, EF, this similar to the 25 Pence Blank (c.1981) of similar weight and composition from the Tansley Collection sold in September 2005
ERROREgypt - Central Bank of Egypt Twenty Pounds 2017 issue dated 2017/10/30 Pick 74 with the Muhammed Ali mosque design also printed on the reverse, over the reverse design, an unusual and eye-catching error VF with an inked annotation at the left on the obverse
ERROREgypt - United Arab Republic paper print banknotes with no design, watermarks only, (2) the first an uncut sheet of 2x Five Piastres, the second an uncut sheet of 4x Ten Piastres, size approximates to 1998-1999 issues, NEF and unusual
ERROREgypt Paper print banknotes (5) for 2007-2009 issues Twenty Pounds, Ten Pounds, Five Pounds, One Pound and 25 Piastres, the Twenty Pounds, Ten Pounds and Five Pounds with security threads and watermark, no colour or design VF to EF with light pencil annotations, unusual
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFifty Penceundated Britannia reverse struck off-centre on an undersized 21mm diameter thin flan weighing 3.28 grammes, on the obverse only ELIZABETH II of the legend is on the flan, on the reverse only ENCE at the end of the legend is on the flan, EF and lustrous, highly unusual
Halfpenny 1700 an unusual error , Reverse legend reads BRTTΛNNIΛ, so T for I in BRIT and unbarred A's, two errors on the same coin, unlisted by Peck, Bold VG on a slightly porous flan, we note this variety not present in the Nicholson collection which included a vast array of William III varieties
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeTwenty Pence 1993 struck on an undersized 19mm flan, weighing 3.27 grammes, the lower part of the legend below the Queen's head in almost totally missing as is the raised rim. On the reverse the figure 20 is half off-flan as is the lower raised rim. EF and unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (6) Shilling 1954E Fine with lamination flaw on the obverse, Sixpence 1964 struck around 1mm off-centre causing a raised lip between 2 o'clock and 7 o'clock on the reverse, only a small part of the edge milling is visible, Fine, BrassThreepence 1966 with a straight planchet clip causing a ragged edge at 2 o'clock on the reverse, NEF, Pennies (2) 1937 struck off-centre with around 1.5mm blank flan causing a raised lip between 3 and 7 o'clock on the reverse Fine with some scratches, 1967 with a small planchet clip, EF and lustrous, Cliché medals (2) the first undated by Phillips Aldershot of London, uniface and 32mm diameter Obverse: Angel holding two laurel wreaths facing, with sun and seascape behind, the second 32mm diameter undated and uniface depicting a standing woman above a kneeling man crowning him with a laurel wreath, loosely based on the style of 'Art is Obtained Through Labour' by Nicolas Reyers (c.1780) both EF with light gold tone
USAFive Cents 1937 a Mint Error - Mis-Strike clogged die, the reverse legend FIVE CENTS having the E of FIVE and the C of CENTS barely visible under magnification, Good Fine, an unusual error and rare thus
ERROREgypt - Central Bank of Egypt Ten Pounds 2019 issue dated 2019/9/10 Pick 73i error with no serial number to the right, EF a very unusual and desirable error note
Farthings (2) 1691 Tin, No Stop after GVLIELMVS, the edge illegible, this variety recorded on examples of Peck 581, Near Fine for wear, with some scratches and surface blistering, 1694 GVLIELMS error, BRITANNIA with unbarred A's, Peck 621 NVG Very Rare
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeSixpence 1948 struck off-centre with 2mm blank flan between 12 and 6 o'clock thus causing a slight raised 'lip' Fine, Penny 1872 Fine with an unofficial 'counterstamp' causing by the coin being placed on a George III type Gaming token, Fine, unusual, as part of a group of minor Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (12) planchet clips, blank flan, some possibly done after minting
Sovereign 1860 Inverted A for V in VICTORIA, 1 over inverted 1 in the date, giving the appearance of a Roman 1, the 8 also double or triple struck with traces of the underlying digits in the centre indent of the both sides of the 8 and with an incomplete lower loop below the over punched 8, unlisted by Marsh, S.3852D for type, the date of similar appearance to the example sold in the Bentley sale (Lot 83) VF/NEF with a heavier contact marks on the tip of the truncation, overall slightly superior to the Bentley example. Two Significant errors on the same coin is a highly unusual occurrence and coupled with the repunching on the 8 even more unusual
Sovereign 1861 First 1 in date is a Roman 1, No lower serif to the D of DEI and no lower left serif to E in DEI, R of VICTORIA has a doubled tail, Marsh 44A, S.3852D, a bold and clear error with the Roman 1 in higher relief to the 861 in the date. About VF/GVF
Halfpennies18th Century (11) Anglesey 1791 Paris Miners 24 Acorns DH438b GVF/VF, Gloucestershire - Brimscombe Port 1795, Obv: Ship with plain sails, Reverse: Entrance to a tunnel, Edge: PAYABLE IN BRIMSCOMBE PORT, DH59 GVF, Middlesex - Lackington's undated, Lyceum Theatre, Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON BATH OR MANCHESTER, DH362a GVF with traces of lustre, Middlesex Political and Social series - Fox 1794 Obverse: Earl Howe Reverse Foot and map of France, Edge: CURRENT EVERY WHERE DH1016 Good Fine/Fine, Norfolk - Norwich undated Obverse: a brandy bottle, Reverse: Figure of Hope standing, Arm points to T of PROSPERITY, Plain edge, DH23b About VF, Warwickshire 1790 Obverse: Shakespeare, Reverse: Female seating holding mining tools, Edge: PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR LONDON DH 327a About Fine, Warwickshire -1793 Wilkison error spelling, Obverse: Bust of Wilkinson, Reverse: Vulcan seated, Edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL the N's reversed DH460a Fine, Norfolk - Norwich undated Obverse: Cornucopia, Peace and Plenty, Reverse: Figure of Hope standing, Plain edge, DH26e VG, Ireland - Wicklow, Cronebane 1789 DH3 Near Fine, Scotland - Lothian - Edinburgh, Hutchison's 1791 LACESSET error contemporary counterfeit DH38 NVF Rare, Scotland - Lanarkshire - Glasgow 1791 Obverse: Arms of Glasgow, Reverse: A river God reclining, Edge: PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL OR LANCASTER DH3c VF, Farthing 18th Century North Wales 1793 Obverse: Bust right, Reverse: Prince of Wales crest Large Flan, Plain edge DH15a Near Fine/Fine, Penny 19th CenturyBirminghamCopper Company 1812 Poor, Halfpennies 19th Century (7) Somerset - BristolBrass and Copper Company (5) 1811 Ship sailing to left with boat at stern Davis 117 NVF, 1811 Ship sailing right/P of PENNY to centre of E of PAYABLE Davis 113 (2) both Fine, Ship sailing right/ P of PENNY aligns to the end of the L of PAYABLE Davis 111 (2) VF and GVF, Halfpennies Essex (2) 1813 18 Acorns/Lion's Tail to the beginning of the first N Davis 41 About Fine, 1813 18 Acorns, Lion's Head touches the H Davis 39 VG, Canada (2) Lower Canada Halfpenny 1813 Britannia/Eagle VG, New Brunswick Penny 1843 KM#2 VG/Near Fine, Sentimental Token undated by Kirk, Obv: George II Rev: GEORGE THE SECOND in three lines Fine, Advertising Token London, Billingsgate, Hewett& Co Ltd. Iron Box 1870 VF, Penny North Shields - Bell Brothers Penny undated VF, along with a small group of GB and World coins (6) GB Halfpenny 1748 Near Fine/About Fine, British West Indies One Eighth Dollar 1822 KM#2 VG, Belgium Two Centimes 1845 KM#4.2 VG, Spain Five Centimos 1870 KM#662 Fair, German States - Kingdom of Prussia 3 Groscher 1802A KM#376.2 VG, Roman Bronze Ae27 Poor/Fair
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (3) Sixpence 1821 struck with mis-placed collar the reverse 20.5mm diameter, the obverse 20mm diameter resulting in a raised 'lip' when viewed from the edge NEF/GVF and very unusual. Florin 1966 struck on a thin planchet, 9.16 grammes EF. Engraved Penny 1900 Obverse NVF, the reverse engraved with RELEIFS OF KIMBERLEY FEB 16' 123 DAYS/ LADYSMITH FEB 28' 118 DAYS/ MAFEKING MAY 17' 218 DAYS / PRETORIA TAKEN JUNE 5 an interesting item of South African interest, along with Shilling 1872 ESC 1324, Bull 3042, Die Number 25 About EF with some small rim nicks
GB and World Hammered to 20th Century, an accumulation includes GB unofficial sets (23) 1953 UNC, 1967 (7) EF to UNC, Last £sd sets (12), Royal Silver Wedding Sets comprising 1970-1973 mixed dates (2, one missing the 50p), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Silver Wedding collection a mixed date set 1972-1983 One Pound to Half New Penny UNC cased as issued, The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Collection comprising GB (8) a mix of pre-decimal and decimal types along with stamps (4) 4d to 1/2d , a Hong Kong One Cent wartime Banknote, and Commonwealth coins (4) one example each from Australia, Canada, Isle of Man and the Falkland Islands, EF to UNC in the wallets of issue (2 sets), GB £sd and Decimal Sets (15) some incomplete, in mixed grades, World War II collection coin, banknote and stamp set comprising GB coins (5) Crown 1965, BrassThreepence 1943, Penny 1937, Halfpenny 1945, Farthing 1943, USA One Cent (2) 1943 Steel and 1944, and Italy Lira 1940R , Banknote (1) Burma under Japanese Occupation Ten Rupees 1942-1945 issue, and stamps (5) GB 2 1/2d blue, USA 5 Cents (2) Luxembourg and Netherlands flag issues, GB Liberation of the Channel Islands issues (2) 2 1/2d and 1d issues, in mixed grades, in the wallet of issue, USA World War II Coinage a 6-coin set comprising 5 Cents (3) 1943D, 1943P and 1944S, One Cent (2) 1943 Steel and 1944 in mixed grades VG to Fine along with a Belgium Two Francs 1944 Steel EF. Russia Silver Kopeks 16th and 17th Century issues (14) VG to Fine. GB £sd Halfcrowns (38, all but one 1967), Florins (12), and Halfpennies (101) these Elizabeth II issues, many EF to UNC, GB Provincial Mint Pennies (12) 1912H (9), 1919H (3), VG to Fine, World base metal issues 19th and 20th Century (493) in mixed lower grades, a few holed, Spain 2 Maravedis 16th Century issues (14) Fair to VG, Jettons (7), Weights (2), these in low grade, modern tokens and medalets (118), USA Five Cents (9) 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936 VG to Near Fine, USA One Cent (22) 1895 (2), 1905, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1917, 1918D, 1941, 1943 (2), 1945S, 1946 (2), 1947S, 1949D, 1950D, 1951S, 1952D, 1954S, 1955D, 1987D, World 20th Century issues includes Canada Five Cents 1922-1968 (63) in mixed grades, Canada One Cent (21) all but one Elizabeth II issues, a few with minor errors, in mixed grades, Gaming Counters (32) George III and Victoria types, VG to VF, Shell Medallic issues 'Man in Flight' and Historic Cars' both complete on the cards of issue, also includes some paranumismatic items
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes, United Kingdom INA FantasyPattern Euro errors (11) 2 Euros (2) 2002 apparently struck in brass with the outer ring plated, 2003 struck in copper and weighing 13.24 grammes, 50 Cents 2003 with different reverse design: large 50 to right, with globe and dove to left PROVA PROBE believed unique, 9.6 grammes, 10 Cents (2) 2003 struck in copper, 6.27 grammes (normal issue 4.8 grammes) with a sample goldine issue for comparison, 2 Cents (3) 2003 (2) both struck in nickel each 5.47 grammes, UNC and lustrous, and an undated issue (2002) reverse brockage, 2 Cents 2002 the obverse with a tall raised lip over 1mm high, 1 Cent an obverse and reverse uniface pair (2002) each struck in silver, an unusual group, A/UNC to UNC
Sixpence 1688 Late shields over early shields, stated by Bull to be B over R in BR, appears RR so more like R over B, ESC 1528, Bull 780, NEF with attractive old grey tone, some very minor adjustment lines are apparent , a superb example, all James II Sixpences rare in this high grade, the error legend rated at R2 by ESC and Bull must surely be much rarer in this high grade
Middle East (12) Palestine 20 Mils 1933 NVF, 2 Mils 1927 A/UNC with traces of lustre, Turkey 5 Kurush AH1223 Year 25 VF, Egypt 1/20th Qirsh AH1293 Year 35 H EF scarce, Iran (2) Dinar, SH1310 (1931) Near Fine ore slightly better, scarce, 50 Dinars AH1358 (1979) EF or better and lustrous with some spots, Scarce, Iraq (5) 20 Fils 1933 error AH1252 KM#99 VG/NF Rare, 500 Fils (4) 1982 Palm Trees reverse KM#165a Falsan (3) VF, GVF and NEF, 1982 Lion of Babylon reverse KM#168a Fals NEF, LebanonPiastre 1936 UNC with subdued lustre
Halfcrown 1690 GRETIA error legend, with V over S in GVLIELMVS, SECVNDO edge, ESC 514, Bull 848, Fine with touches of golden tone in the legend, rated R3 by ESC and Bull
Halfcrown 1686 TERTIO edge with V over S in IACOBVS ESC 496A, Bull 752 About Fine, toned with an edge bruise at 3 o'clock. Very Rare and rated R3 by ESC and Bull, also see the SECVNDO edge coin with this overstrike error listed in this sale
JerseyERROR 1 PoundPick 8c (similar to BY JE11) ND 1963 missing signature of F. N. Padgham with the tile Treasurer of the States and serial number B 098704, a presentable VF or slightly better
Sixpences (2) 1878 DRITANNIAR error, ESC 1735, Bull 3236, Die Number 6, the 6 struck over a lower 6, Fair, Rare, 1878 ESC 1733, Bull 3233, Die Number 6, the 6 struck over a lower 6, VG Rare, this die number usually paired with the DRITANNIAR coin
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFarthing 1775 George III Contemporary Counterfeit a spectacular off-centre strike with 8mm blank flan on either side, the striking that remains is bold and collectable
Misstrikes - Errors (3) each with some of the flan missing in an eclipse shape Ten Pence 1971, Brass 3d 1967, Five Pence 1988 GEF- Lustrous Unc along with The Queen's 80th Birthday Minting Error Coin Set by London Mint Office contains two crown sized Five Pounds one in sterlingsilver the error being an inverted die alignment BU and cased with certificates (3 sets 6 coins)
One PoundBradbury FORGED in red stamped twice GVF, Ten Pounds Somerset AZ42 960280 AU, One Pounds Page (13) VF-Unc one a printing error with a dark green 3 mm colour bar at left edge, British Military Authority (3) 10/ 03R 481345 EF, 1/- Fine and Tripolitania 10 Lire Fine, BAF Sets £5-5p 7 notes sets in Unc (2 sets) and France 5 Francs 1944 Fine
GermanyReichsbanknote 50 Mark "The Egg Note" ("Eierschein" as known by German collectors) Pick 65 dated 30th November 1918 series H1580 054669 variety with "?" at left of serial number, about UNC - UNC and interestingly printed with design shifted to far right possible error in printing. Olive-brown on grey underprint and given the name of the Egg note due to its large egg-shaped white area at centre and very collectible
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Two Pence 1999 Struck around 5% off centre with around 1.5mm of blank flan from 7 to 11 o'clock, the obverse with a raised 'lip' in this area, UNC or near so with around 80% mint lustre
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) British West Africa Penny 1943 the central hole double punched and resembling a figure 8 in shape, lustrous UNC with a light golden tone, India 50 Paise 1990 struck off-centre with a round 2.5mm blank flan, the coin also has 3 planchet clips UNC and highly unusual to find multiple mis-strike errors on the same coin, along with Gaming Counters with Chinese Characters (6) most in China or porcelain, with different coloured inks, one octagonal, also Penny Token 19th Century Gloucester - Cheltenham 1812 John Bishop & Co. Good Fine, cleaned
Sixpence 1878 ESC 1733, Bull 3233, Die Number 6, the 6 struck over a lower 6, this die number when encountered on this date is usually paired with the DRITANNIAR error obverse, Fine, Rare
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the Obverse a currency strike, the Reverse frosted and resembling a Proof striking, uncased in capsule with certificate number 00107
GB & World a very pleasing and wide collection in an album (60) in various grades Good/VG to UNC. Ranging from early Treasury & Bank of England issues to modern and including a group of ERROR notes. Comprising a Fisher Second issue Treasury 1 Pound T31 issued 1923 prefix L1/37. A Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1 Pounds (5) including the Emergency World War II B249 Blue/Pink issues (2) along with the regular Green Post-war B260 Threaded issues (3) prefixes U55A, W95A and X33A. An O'Brien Lion & Key 5 Pounds B277 Shaded Symbol 1957 prefix D33. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 1963 prefix C26. Fforde issues (4) including the Lion & Key 10 Pounds B316 prefix A58 and a selection of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait (3) including B309 first series prefix 81R and B310 prefixes B38N and last series D12N. A group of Page (10) including the 2 designs 1 Pounds QE2 portrait B320 1970 issues (5) a consecutive set Y45D 648139 - Y45D 648143 along with a consecutive set of the QE2 pictorial (5) series L34 259440 - L34 259444. Somerset (4) including a selection of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) close numbers prefix CY82 along with a 5 Pounds the Duke of WellingtonB343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JY66. Gill (2) including a 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B358 issue 1991 with a FIRST RUN and fairly low serial number A01 006715 along with a 5 Pounds. A Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B374 issue 1993 with a LOW FIRST RUN serial number X01 001439 given the first 1000 were not issued making this note number 439. A group of the new Polymer issues (6) including 5 Pounds Churchill B414 (4) with various prefixes and a consecutive pair of the 10 Pounds Jane Austen (2) prefix CD49. The group of ERROR notes include a Page 5 Pounds the Duke of Wellington B334 L Reverse issue 1973 with a partial offset mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. A Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 issue 1970 with a different serial numbers - BT06 788815 at top left and BT06 788825 at lower right. A Somerset 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse 1984 series AU46 984809 with a paper crease during printing in an acute angle across the Queen's picture, this note with 2 sets of small pinholes in the body of the note. And a 20 Pounds Kentfield B371 issue 1991 series T06 676486 with the obverse design with a Misaligned Printing causing signature and Bank's title to appear in incorrect position with a part of the bottom note's bank title to appear at bottom margin, also a part of the Queen's face misprinted with the arrow design at left. The world notes include issues from Brazil, China, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Germany and France along with a few British Armed Forces, World War 2 period Allied military notes and a set of Fantasy 'Hell Bank Notes' with matching serials E64865 and illustrations of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. An interesting and desirable selection certain to attract the attention of collectors and dealers alike
Florin 1881 xxri errorESC 858A, curiously omitted by Bull UNC lightly toned with underlying mint lustre, the obverse with a small spot on the bust, overall a very attractive piece, comes with old collector's ticket from 1972
The Queen's Diamond Jubilee 2012 Crown-sized Silver Proofs (25) from a host of Commonwealth countries, comprising GB Five Pounds (2), Australia One Dollar with coloured reverse, Cook Islands One Dollar, Niue Two Dollars (2), Alderney Five Pounds (3), Trinidad and Tobago Five Dollars (2), East Caribbean States Five Dollars, New Zealand One Dollar with coloured reverse, Bermuda Five Dollars (2), St. Helena Five Pounds (2), Cayman Islands Five Dollars, Tuvalu One Dollar, Canada 20 Dollars, Pitcairn Islands Two Dollars (2) one the 2013 Two Dollars Royal Variety Performance with 'variety' mis-spelling error legend, East Caribbean States Five Dollars, Falkland Islands Five Pounds, Cayman Islands Five Dollars, the coins dated 2012 - 2013, nFDC to FDC some minted in .999 silver, in the Royal Mint packs of issue with certificates, along with Fifty Pence 2011 Olympics - Canoeing UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue
MaundyPenny 1689 GVIELMVS error legend on the obverse, LT for ET error on the reverse ESC 2299, no Bull equivalent, VF toned the date off-flan as with many Maundy Pennies of this date, with some adjustment lines, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 40, a very rare piece, these are always keenly sought after on the rare occasions they are offered, Ex-Harrington Manville collection
Ten Pounds 2012 Queen Elizabeth IIDiamond Jubilee 5oz. Silver Proof S.M1 FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate. Obverse: Effigy of the Queen, enrobed, and wearing tiara, by Ian Rank-Broadley, Reverse the Queen enthroned DILECTIA REGNO MCMLII - MMXII. Cataloguer's Note: The obverse design only is shown in the Spink catalogue, that illustration is incorrect. The portrait of the Queen on this coin is only used on coins of 2012 and is the same portrait that features on the Five Pound Crown. (see S.L24 obverse, the Five Pound obverse is shown for S.M1 in error)
Ten Pounds 2012 Queen Elizabeth IIDiamond Jubilee 5oz. Silver Proof S.M1 nFDC with a hint of toning, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate. Obverse: Effigy of the Queen, enrobed, and wearing tiara, by Ian Rank-Broadley, Reverse the Queen enthroned DILECTIA REGNO MCMLII - MMXII. Cataloguer's Note: The obverse design only is shown in the Spink catalogue, that illustration is incorrect. The portrait of the Queen on this coin is only used on coins of 2012 and is the same portrait that features on the Five Pound Crown. (see S.L24 obverse, the Five Pound obverse is shown for S.M1 in error)
Australia Kookaburra 1993 2oz. Silver Uniface - Reverse design as KM#227, weighing 53.60 grammes, the obverse with a series of circular lines similar to a coin blank, presumably struck in error UNC in the black box of issue and highly unusual
Europe Fantasy Coins (36) Poland Fantasy 5 Euro Obverse Jan Pawel II, Reverse MODEL, in copper (8) UNC with varying degrees of lustre, Vatican Fantasy 5 Euros 2005 Pope Benedict XVI (4) Silver (2), the Pope having no teeth in error, come with ticket stating only 36 pieces minted, Goldine (2) the Pope having no teeth in error UNC with good subdued lustre, Germany INA Fantasy One Mark 2005 (6) each with 'BUNDERSREPUBLIK' error spelling, design as X#Pn106, Lustrous UNC, with an additional normal spelling example for comparison, Germany 10 Marks INA Fantasy issues 2005 (3), in Cupro-Nickel (2) and brass (1) UNC, along with a Lead Trial1 Markundated with 'BUNDERSREPUBLIK' error spelling about as struck with some surface deposits, Slovenia INA Fantasy 5 Euros (2) 2004 Janez Vajkard Valvasor 1641-1693 Bimetallic Trial, 26 grammes, UNC, believed unique, 2004 Gold plated Trial, 22.67 grammes, Lustrous UNC, Slovakia (3) Fantasy 5 Euro 2004 Reverse: Farmworker, in brass Toned UNC, 5 Euro 2004 Reverse: Horseman (2) Trials in copper, 33 grammes, both lustrous UNC, Denmark INA Fantasy 5 Euros 2002 (3) BrassPiedforts (2), weights 27 grammes and 27.4 grammes, and a standard issue weight 21.32 grammes, UNC with varying degrees of lustre, Denmark INA Fantasy 2 Euro 2002 Pattern with Large DANMARK Lustrous UNC, Sweden INA Fantasy 5 Euros 2003 (4), one Gold plated, one Goldine, and one in copper, the last with MODEL reverse, UNC with varying degrees of lustre
Two Pounds 2014 Year of the Horse a 2-coin set S.5100A and 2014 Year of the Horse Error mule with the toothed border obverse used for the £2 Britannia S.5100B both Lustrous UNC in the Coin Portfolio Management box with certificate
United Kingdom 5 Euros 2002 INA Fantasy SilverPatterns (9) three examples struck on thin silver flans, weights 21.62 grammes, 22.21 grammes and 22.20 grammes respectively, and six examples struck on thick silver flans of ranging from 34.3 to 34.8 grammes respectively, four with minor edge errors UNC with lustre
Sovereign 1861 C over rotated C in VICTORIA, also with R over lower R in VICTORIA S.3852D VF/About EF retaining some mint lustre, a scarce error type, listed at £1650 in VF in the Standard Catalogue
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the reverse highly frosted and resembling a Proof strike, paired with a currency obverse, a known variety, although unlisted as such by the Spink catalogue, the 'Proof' reverse with the odd tiny nick and tiny flecks of tone, the obverse choice, retaining full lustre and brilliance, BU/nFDC an exceptionally nice example
Sixpence 1696 First Bust, Early Harp, Scottish Arms at date, with the central Lion of Nassau rotated 90 degrees anti-clockwise, ESC 1534B, Bull 1214, S.3520 Fine/Good Fine, an unusual error extremely rare and rated R4 by ESC and Bull (estimated 11-20 examples thought to exist), Ex-Spink Numismatic Circular 2005 £400
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (6) Grenada 4 Dollars 1970 FAO KM#15 struck slightly off-centre with a small raised lip from 11 o'clock to 4 o'clock. The milling only shows on the raised lip, with the remainder of the edge plain A/UNC and unusual, Nigeria Halfpennies 1959 (2) KM#1 both struck without collars, off-centre with the central holes misaligned, struck on 22mm and 23mm flans respectively both lustrous UNC, Jersey 1/12 Shilling (3) 1960 Restoration Tercentenary struck without a collar on a 32.5mm diameter flan UNC with some lustre, 1966 (2) both struck slightly off-centre and on 33mm flans, EF cleaned and UNC with partial lustre
Crowns (4) 1844 Cinquefoil stops on edge, 1889, 1892, 1900 LXIV, VG to Fine, 1951 (2) EF to UNC, one boxed, Shillings (16) 1887 Jubilee Head EF, 1959 S (4), 1961 S (11), Fine to VF, Groats (2) 1836 VG, 1888 VG/NF, Threehalfpence 1843 VF, Farthings (11) 1899, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948 in mixed grades, the 1942 in Lustrous UNC, Pre-1920 Silver £1.17 1/2 face, Pre-1947 Silver £2.30 face, Mint Error Mis-Strikes (11) Fifty Pence 1969, Ten Pences (2) 1969, 1980, Two Pences 1971 (5), Shilling 1960S, Sixpence 1967, all with planchet clips VF to A/UNC, Decimal Half Penny 1971 with flattened edge between 4 and 6 o'clock VF possibly has happened after striking, Five Pound Crowns (4) 1993, 1996, 2001 A/UNC, 2004 Entente Cordiale UNC, Two Pounds (2) 1997, 1998 EF to GEF, One Pound (8) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, VF to GEF, Fifty Pences 1982 (2) NEF and GEF, Twenty Pence 1982 UNC, Five Pences (19) 1968 (1), 1969 (18) EF to UNC, Half New Penny 1980 VF, INA Retro PatternTwopences 1798 (3) in darkened bronze, copper and goldine UNC, only 600 minted of each metal, Pre-DecimalHalfcrowns (10), Florins (7), Sixpences (8), BrassThreepences (16) includes 1948 (7), 1950 (1) in mixed circulated grades, Pennies (147) mostly 1967 includes 1912H, 1919H (2) and 1926 First Head (2), Halfpennies (131) mostly 1967, in mixed grades, some later coins UNC, and a group of mixed World (27) mostly European 20th Century base metal in mixed grades, and a Croatia Banknote 100000 Dinar Ruder Boskovic UNC
Tokens, Medals, Paranumismatic items a large and varied group (over 12 Kilos) includes a few GB 18th and 19th Century, World, machine tokens, Co-op tokens, fantasy and replica items, in mixed grades, along with a small group of Mint Error - Mis-strikes mostly GB issues (13) includes planchet clips, cut or flattened edges, a blank flan and others, these in mixed grades to EF
One Pounds Fforde QE2 portrait & seated Britannia 'slip & stick' ERROR pair B305 (BY Error Ref. E3h) issue 1967 (2) matching different ERROR serial numbers - the upper left serial number T74L 011076 and lower right T74L 011077. A seldom seen ERROR pair of notes both in GVF-EF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalTen Pence 1973 struck off centre with 3mm blank flan from 8 to 2 o'clock the excess with a straight edge between 10 and 12 o'clock, no edge milling present, Lustrous A/UNC and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeShilling 1839 No WW a double striking with part of another similar coin with clear obverse, overstruck from 12 to 3 o'clock, the edge milling intact other than on the overstruck part of the coin, VF and bold, holed at the top
Seychelles (6) mixed grades VG to Fine comprising QE2 Annigoni's portrait 1968 issues (4) including 5 RupeesPick 14 along with the popular amongst collectors "SCUM" 10 RupeesPick 15a (3) as the design in the underprint to lower left below turtle forms to spell SCUM. Along with President Mancham portrait 1977 issues (2) 50 RupeesPick 21 and 100 RupeesPick 22, and these the highest denominations for the series. Interesting notes and one can almost picture an engraver “gone rogue” as some have put it and interestingly these errors went either unnoticed or unreported for seven years
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimalTen Pence struck way off-centre (date off-flan) with around 17mm blank flan only 3 legs of the lion are visible with no body, the remainder off the flan, the obverse has no part of the Queen's head visible above the neck VF and highly unusual to see any coin struck this far off-centre
One PoundPage QE2 portrait & seated Britannia ERROR note B322 (BY Error Ref. E3f(iii)) issue 1970 with different serial numbers - at upper left BN31 156636 and at lower right BN31 156635, about UNC - UNC
One PoundPage QE2 portrait & seated Britannia ERROR note B320 (BY Error Ref. E3f(iii)) issue 1970 with different serial numbers - at upper left U85B 886948 and at lower right U85B 886949, about UNC - UNC
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Two Pence 2006 struck off centre on a 21mm diameter flan, most of the legend missing between 10 o'clock and 5 o'clock on the obverse and correspondingly from 7 o'clock to 12 o'clock on the reverse, Lustrous UNC, the obverse with a few small spots
Ten Shillings O'Brien Offset (misalignment) ERRORB271 (BY E2d(iii)) Red-brown Britannia medallion issue 1955 serial number Y44Y 005834, VF. Parts of the Britannia medallion and the denomination value with ghost impressions at centre left.
British Armed Forces 1 PoundERROR mis-cut fishtail with extra paper to right Pick M36 4th Series ND 1962 serial number K/2 139826, about UNC - UNC with only 1 crease just at beginning of the mis cut area at right. An interesting and very rare error to make its way into private hands
One Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac NewtonERROR notes with a mostly solid green 10mm wide streak of extra colour at centre right on obverse B341 W Reverse (web-press) issues 1981 (2) and a consecutively numbered pair serial numbers AR13 493693 & AR13 493694. Both about UNC and very interesting
Indian States - Mysore Quarter Anna Mint Error - Mis-Strike 1943-1945 Good Fine struck off-centre with around 4mm of blank flan between 3 and 9 o'clock as part of a group of India and Indian States (23) includes Temple Tokens (2), 19th Century dump issues and 20th CenturyBronze issues many 20th Century in lustrous grades
Mint Errors - Mis-strikes (2) Livonia Solidus 17th Century struck off-centre with the date off the flan, one side showing two part-coins on the same flan EF, German States - Wurttemberg medal? 1605 Obverse brockage WIRTEMBE FRI.D.G.DVX Crowned figure standing, in Coronation robes Fine, ex-mount
Germany - Weimar Republic3 Reichsmarks 1924A KM#43 the coin slightly off-centre in striking, thus causing the edge to be misaligned and showing a raised lip between 3 and 12 o'clock, UNC and lustrous with underlying pastel tone, scarce in high grade and unusual with this type of striking error
Enamelled Coins (62) Crowns (36) 1965, 1972 (3), 1977 (32), Halfcrowns (2) 1951, 1966, DecimalTen Pence 1976, Shillings (2) 1964E, 1965S, SilverThreepences (12) 1937, 1938 (3), 1939 (2), 1940 (5), 1941, Farthing 1932, Gibraltar Crown 1968, Guernsey Ten Pence 1970, Cyprus 10 Mils 1955, East Africa Shilling 1952, Hong Kong Two Dollars 1975, Australia Sixpence 1963, New Zealand (2) 50 Cents 1967, Sixpence 1963, all are enamelled on both sides, an interesting selection many with very good workmanship, in mixed grades, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Decimal Five Pence 2002 the reverse very weakly struck with signs of lamination under magnification VF/NF, and a Halfpenny Token 1972 F.J.Jeffery Melksham, Wiltshire, 'England's Leading Provincial Coin Dealer' EF
Sixpence 1697N First Bust GVLIEMVS error, ESC 1561A, Bull 1293 Good Fine on a porous flan, Excessively Rare, rated R5 by Bull (5-10 examples believed to exist) only the third example, and thus far the finest we have offered in 15 years
Mint error - Mis-StrikeHalfpenny 18th Century Middlesex Prince of Wales DH955/956 edge Payable at Lancaster, London or Bristol a spectacular mis-strike with two heads struck on the obverse the second around 90 degrees rotated NVF/VF
The Museum Collection a 12-coin set of modern replicas of iconic coins, all struck in .925 silver some with gold plating, issues included are as follows:- Charles II Five Guineas, Henry VIII Sovereign, Henry VIII Crown of the Double Rose, Elizabeth I Half Pound, James I Half Sovereign, Queen Mary Ryal, Charles II Unite, Charles I Oxford Crown, George III Countermarked USA Dollar, Edward I Groat, George I Halfpenny 1719 and Charles II Halfpenny with error legend 1672, Prooflike UNC in the Westminster box of issue with certificates
Mint Error - Misstrikes a small collection (9) 1950s to 1990s includes Australia Halfpenny 1953 20% off centre with up to 6mm blank flan protruding at an angle, Malaysia Ringitt 1991 the error almost identical, others being off centre, central hole out of position or wrong flans, mixed generally higher grades
India (52) in various mostly high grades good Fine-VF to about UNC - UNC and some with the usual pinholes. Including Scarcer King George VI issues as 10 RupeesPick 19a ND (1937 & 1943) signed Taylor serial number A/85 207152 with King's portrait in profile and 10 Rupees Pick 24 ND (1943) signed Deshmukh serial number B/32 386402 with King's portrait facing. Along with a group of early to modern Gandhi and Asoka Column issues denominations of which include 1 Rupee, 2 Rupees (2), 5 Rupees (3), 10 Rupees (14), 20 Rupees (6), 50 Rupees (7) and 100 Rupees (13) includes some consecutively numbered notes. Together with a group of ERROR notes (3) and an interesting serial number regular issue in mixed grades VF to about UNC - 10 Rupees Pick 95q Plate Letter "L", dated 2009, Misalignment (Design off-centre) to left by 15mm, 50 Rupees Pick 104e Plate Letter "L" signed Subbarao, dated 2013, "fishtail" triangular piece to lower right, 500 RupeesPick 114 Plate Letter "F", dated 2017, small edge nick on top centre and a quadrilateral "fishtail" piece to lower left, along with 100 Rupees Pick 105o New Rupee Symbol Plate Letter "E", signed Raghuram G. Rajan, dated 2014, series 2LH 600000
Twenty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Michael Faraday ERROR B371 issue 1991 serial number E20 039367 Insufficient Inking Error along top to bottom at right on Queens picture causing area to be faded and not sharp. About EF - EF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeFarthing Victoria Young Head struck 15-20% off centre the obverse with WW Raised on truncation, Obverse 1 with Reverse type B (1838-1849) NEF/GVF with around 4mm blank flan, an unusual and attractive example
South & Central America (20) an eye-pleasing collection of notes in very high grades most in About UNC - UNC with no duplication and various issuers, denominations and designs. Comprising Belize 1 DollarPick 46b dated 1st January 1986 series A/9 976202, QE2 portrait issue. A very beautiful near complete denomination set of EcuadorCentral Bank 1980's issues (3) made of 5 Sucre's Pick 108b dated 20th April 1983 series HX number 20305343. 20 Sucre's Pick 121Aa dated 29th April 1986 series LO number 10317699, without printers imprint & "Sociedad Anonima" below bank title. And 50 Sucres Pick 122a dated 5th September 1984 series TX number 14832640, also without printers imprint & "Sociedad Anonima". Paraguay Banco Central Franklin Mint SPECIMEN Collectors Set Pick CS1 of 5 notes - 100, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10000 Guaranies. All with Maltese cross prefix, serial numbers 006485, overprinted SPECIMEN in red and come with the original envelope , informative card and Certificate of Authenticity signed William F. Kriegg. Suriname (2) 5 GuldenPick 120b dated 1st September 1963 series CP088117 and 1000 Gulden Pick 141adated 1st July 1993 series AA239209. Uruguay 10000 Pesos ND 1967 series B number 3080251 signature titles Co-Gerente General, Secretario General & Presidente and signatures Walter Garrido, J. C. Pacchiotti & J. Echeverría Leunda. Venezuela (8) comprising a beautiful wildlife denomination set of upright modern 2012-15 issues (6) comprising 2 Bolivars Pick 88e series L49242336, 5 Bolivares Pick 89f series U23341336, 10 Bolivares Pick 90e series X71950336, 20 Bolivares Pick 91f series W06310336, 50 BolivaresPick 92k series AT61736396 and 100 Bolivares Pick 93j series CE76634396. These notes becoming scarcer by the day, especially in these high grades, as the Venezuela's economic collapse caused their value to plummet and it has been noted that the lower denominations were no longer being seen in circulation due to the hyperinflation. Also accompanied by 500 Bolivares Pick 67b dated 3rd February 1987 series C15067901 and 1000 Bolivares Pick 73a dated 8th August 1991 series A04519522 variety with ERROR dot in i of word 'Bolivares' instead of an accent both on obverse and reverse.
Halfpenny 1699 Date in Legend with GVLIELMV . error, unlisted by Peck, similar to the example in the Nicholson Collection (item 115) and appears struck from the same dies, VG or better on a porous flan, the error very clear, with stop following GVLIELMV also clear
Mint Error - Mis-strike Australia One Cent 1976 with an Australian 5 Cents having been misplaced on top in striking, the obverse showing a large incuse 5, GVF and unusual as part of a group of Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes GB and World (12) planchet clips, double strikings, in mixed grades to EF
Mint Error - Mis-strike Farthing George II 1733 a spectacular double striking, the obverse with the King's head double struck, the reverse with two dates, the two strikings around 3-4mm apart on both sides, VG and unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (10) Crowns (7) 1960, 1965, 1972 (2), 1980 a mix of metal flaws, weak striking, planchet clip and laminated flans, One Pound a very weak strike with little design remaining, on a thin flan and weighing 5.64 grammes, the edge milling weak but DECUS ET TUTAMEN bold, unusual, DecimalTen Pence 1973 with a planchet clip NEF, Iran 2000 Dinars (2 Kran) AH1310 Near Fine struck around 10% off-centre with around 4mm blank flan
Five Pounds Kentfield QE2 pictorial and George Stephenson printing ERRORB364 issue 1993 serial number AE74 697041, VF or slightly better Tears. The note with a torn area on the queen's face due to a possible paper jam during the obverse overprint process causing parts of the design of H.M. the queen's face to be missing and mis-printed. Signs of paper jam can also be observed by a small tear at upper margin near security thread, black roller marks at the torn area on reverse and generally the overall folding of the note. These kind of errors rarely make their way into private hands and circulation
Royal Mint Year Set 1983 Martini Set (8 coins) One Pound to Half New Penny, includes the error Two Pence with 'NEW PENCE' legend Lustrous UNC the Two Pence with light toning on the obverse, in the Royal Mint wallet of issue with Martini compliments slip
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error legend a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: Extremely rare and believed to be one of only a small number of known examples, VG with some surface marks but the variety very clear. We note an example described as Fair realised £1400 hammer price in our Auction A156 (5/3/2017 Lot 2509). This example is visually a superior coin with all legends clear. Probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Penny 1862 VIGTORIA error legend a recently discovered type, previously unlisted by Freeman, Gouby, Satin or Spink, we note also the error G is of a slightly different font to the G of D:G: Extremely rare and believed to be one of only a small number of known examples, Fair with some pitting but the variety very clear. We note an example described as Fair realised £1400 hammer price in our Auction A156 (5/3/2017 Lot 2509). Probably rarer than the 1877 Narrow date coin, of which an LCGS Fine 20 example realised £7020 in our June 2010 auction
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the reverse highly frosted and resembling a Proof strike, paired with a currency obverse, UNC/Prooflike UNC and fully lustrous
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