Halfpenny 1862 B over R in BRITT, also double struck 6 in the date. Excessively Rare, the variety recorded by Gouby for the Penny (BP1862H) but we believe this to be the first recorded Halfpenny with the same overstrike. UNC or near so with around 40% lustre
Crown 1965 Satin Finish Specimen striking ESC 393O, Bull 4341, Davies 2301M. Excessively rare rated R5 by Bull and R6 by the 1992 ESC. This example in an NGC holder and graded SP67. The NGC Top Population coin, and the finest known example across three major grading companies. At the time of writing, our research has uncovered 11 examples graded by third party grading companies, some entries which may be duplicated. LCGS has graded 4 examples, in grades 82, 88 (2) and 90. PCGS has graded 3 examples, all SP65, and NGC has graded 4 examples SP62, SP64 (2) and this superb SP67 example. The fields display an even shimmering satin lustre, and displaying the die polish lines associated with this type under strong magnification, a key indicator of this excessively rare type. A wonderful example and would be a centrepiece coin in any advanced Crown collection. We note an example of this type sold in London Coins Auction A166 1/9/2019 described as 'nFDC with underlying brilliance' sold for £5500 hammer price
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
The Queen's Coronation 60th AnniversaryPortrait Collection 1953 - 2013 comprising four Five Pounds Gold each dated 2013 and with the four different obverse portraits that have been used during the period 1953 - 2013 namely Gillick, Machin, Maklouf and Rank-Broadley comes in the Royal Mint case of issue with certificates, the first portrait only previously on the excessively rare pattern gold coins of 1953
Rhodesia and NyasalandShilling 1955 VIP Proof/Proof of record, KM#5 the excessively rare cupro-nickel issue with a mintage of only 10 pieces, in an NGC holder and graded PF66 Ultra Cameo, we note NGC does not list Rhodesia and Nyasaland coins on their Census, however the PCGS Population Report only shows coins graded up to and including PF65, this therefore potentially the finest known example
Farthings (3) 1697 GVLIELMS errorPeck 660 Fair, Excessively rare with few example known, 1699 Date in legend Peck 681 About Fine bold and even, 1700 R over B in BRITANNIA, the A's unbarred in BRITANNIA Fair/VG
Crown 1965 Satin Finish Specimen striking, with underlying brilliance ESC 393O, Bull 4341 nFDC comes with old sales and attribution ticket, Excessively rare rated R5 by Bull and R6 by the 1992 ESC.
Crown 1935 Incuse Edge ProofESC 377A (R6 - rated 2-5 examples believed to exist, making this rarer in number than the Gold Proof issue of this date) The edge legend much less sharply defined than on the currency and specimen strikings of this year. The edge itself is shaper, with the design and fields displaying a superior strength of detail and strike. nFDC with some hairlines and a pleasant underlying tone. Excessively rare and comparable in quality to the Van Roekel example sold in 2001. We note a similar example in London Coins Auction A128 as far back as 7/3/2010 realised £2200 hammer price (Lot 1186)
MaundyThreepence 1765 ESC 2035, the 5 in the date with traces of an overstrike, extremely rare and rated R5 by ESC, NEF/GVF and nicely struck, with minor haymarks and a small scratch on the obverse. Overall a most pleasing coin and excessively rare We note this coin struck from the same dies as a similar piece in our auction A151 (Lot 2746, graded Good Fine/Fine) which realised £1400 hammer price, this considerably superior and quite possibly one of the finest examples extant, Ex-London Coins Auction A158 9/9/2017 Lot 2342 realised £1600 hammer price
Fifty Pence, The London 2012 50p Gold Proof Piedfort Olympic Gold Medal Winners Set, a spectacular 11 coin set featuring the 11 sports that Team GB won their 29 medals in. Proof FDC with certificate number 2 (NO. 02 embossed in gold on the wooden lid) housed in a quality cabinet style wooden presentation box with a separate draw for the certificate and CD (unopened), and a CHIEF ENGRAVER MASTER PROOFS presentation card which shows the engraver's master proofs embossed in gold, the whole with outer card box. This is a rare set and must be The Holy Grail certainly of 50p sets and perhaps of the entire Royal Mint modern series since 1979. Some ambiguity has surrounded the mintages of these coins as the first time they appeared in The Coins of England reference book by Spink it was stated that just two of each coin had been struck one for the designer the other for the gold medallist. Here at London Coins we have offered four individual coins since 2012 all different sports (athletics, cycling, triathalon and tennis). The certificate on this set states 2/29, however the vendor has provided us with actual sales figures (rather than mintage limits) that he has obtained from The Royal Mint which indicate that just 15 of these 11 coin sets exist and states the additional coins issued separately so giving the following total mintages for each sport as Athletics 26, Boxing 18, Rowing 26, Cycling 26, Equestrian 22, Sailing 17, Shooting 17, Tennis 25, Taekwondo 15, Traithalon 22, Canoeing 17 (therefore no Taekwondo coins exist other than in these 15 sets). These are excessively low figures and anyone with an eye to wealth creation should reflect on the current values of Royal Mint proof sets that include gold from yesteryear, sets with mintages of 150 (10 times more than these 50p sets) can realise six figure sums. As far as we could tell this is the first example of this set offered so preparing an estimate can not be done on past results, what we can say is that the 4 individual coins we have sold totalled £20,800 or over £5,000 per coin.
Sixpence 1697N First Bust GVLIEMVS error, ESC 1561A, Bull 1293 Fine/About Fine with some old scratches, Excessively Rare, rated R5 by Bull (5-10 examples believed to exist) only the second example, and the finest we have offered in 15 years
Sovereign 1879S Shield Reverse C over O in VICTORIA NEF/EF a very attractive example, McDonald 126d (18th Edition) states only 2 examples known, Excessively Rare
Half Guinea 1813 Proof with obliquely grained edge, unlisted by Spink, (type as S.3737), Wilson and Rasmussen 135, a small flan flaw is present above the crown, this is present on all examples seen, in an NGC holder and graded PF63, Excessively Rare as a Proof striking, our archive database shows that this is the first example we have offered since 2003, we note an MS64 example realised over $14,000 in a US auction in 2014
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A to right of lighthouse Fine, excessively rare , unlisted by Freeman with the mintmark in this position, very few pieces thought to exist, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 20, Ex-London Coins Auction A150 6/9/2015 Lot 2482 realised £761 inclusive of buyers premium
Double Florin 1911 Pattern by Huth, struck in Iron on a thick flan of 26.82 grammes, edge reads SHIP NAILS CALSHOT CASTLE MAY 1896, Type 1A with Roman 1 numerals in the date and BRITANNIARVM REX legend, ESC 402, Bull 3680, EF or better with some die rust and surface rust spots, nevertheless an excessively rare piece, we note we have only offered one example previously, this being the first since June 2006
Sixpence 1820 George IVPatternESC 1653 as the adopted design for 1821 nFDC with a deep tone, and a small and minor edge bruise by the 2 of the date, excessively rare rated R6 by ESC (3 or 4 examples known), we note we have handled only one previous example. This realised £7020 inclusive of buyer's premium in Auction A149 in June 2015
Rhodesian and NyasalandShilling 1955 VIP Proof/Proof of record, struck in Cupro-Nickel, KM#5, in an NGC holder and graded PF66 Ultra Cameo, excessively rare, one of only 10 examples minted
MaundyThreepence 1765 ESC 2035, the 5 in the date with traces of an overstrike, extremely rare and rated R5 by ESC, NEF/GVF and nicely struck, with minor haymarks and a small scratch on the obverse. Overall a most pleasing coin and excessively rare We note this coin struck from the same dies as a similar piece in our auction A151 (Lot 2746, graded Good Fine/Fine) which realised £1638 inclusive of buyer's premium, this considerably superior and quite possibly one of the finest examples extant
MaundyFourpence 1765 ESC 1909 Excessively Rare, Near Fine/Fine, rated R5 by ESC, the first example we have offered, we note Spink lists this in Fine at £200, by comparison, auction archive results show the 1765 Threepence, of similar R5 rarity, in Good Fine/Fine (listed by Spink at £250 Fine) achieved £1400 hammer price in our December 2015 sale
Shilling 1697 GVLELMVS errorESC 1093 VG/approaching Fine, a very clear and even example with no problems, an excessively rare variety, rated R5 by ESC, our archive database shows that this the first we have offered in 14 years
Farthings Charles IRichmond (8) 5 Harp strings, type 1c privy mark Harp, Peck 172, VF, Peck recorded only one example, this now thought to be better than the example in the Cooke collection, Type 1c Peck 174 privy mark Harp, Good Fine, Type 1c Peck 178, privy mark Lion passant, Type 1c, Peck 185 privy mark Mascle, GF/NVF Excessively rare, Ex-M.A.Brigg 1943, Ex-Dr.Johnstone 1973, Ex-C.Cooke, Type 1c Peck 187 privy mark Nautilus, Fine on a pitted flan, Very Rare, Type 1d, Peck 196 privy mark Lion Rampant Good Fine, Very Rare, Type 1f Peck 202 privy mark Double Rose Type 4b Peck 277 About VF on a slightly ragged flan, Good Fine Very Rare
Sixpence 1697N First Bust GVLIEMVS errorESC 1561A only Fair/Poor but the error very clear, ESC rates at R5, excessively rare, our archive database going back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered
Halfcrown 1698 UNDECIMO edge ESC 555 Near Fine/Fine, weak on the French shield, Excessively Rare, rated R5 by ESC (6-10 Examples believed to exist) Ex-Bateman, Bonhams 4/6/1998, Our archive database going back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered
Sixpence 1837 Milled Edge ProofESC 1681 nFDC with attractive old toning, the reverse choice, Excessively rare, rated R6 by ESC, slabbed and graded CGS 82, purchased Spink 29/9/09 described by them as "toned, as struck, exceedingly rare" ex Baldwins A52 September 2007 lot 652. Described by Steve Hill in the catalogue as "Toned, as struck and of the highest rarity, this is the first example that the cataloguer has seen"
Penny 1875H Bronze ProofFreeman 86 dies 8+J, Excessively Rare, rated R19 by Freeman, nFDC with a couple of tiny spots in the obverse field, Ex-James Workman collection Part 1 (lot 49) September 2010, £1500
Penny 1895 P of PENNY 2mm from trident Freeman 140 dies 1+A Bronze Proof, UNC the reverse with some light handling marks, Excessively rare rated R19 by Freeman, Ex-DNW 20/6/2007 hammer price £1500
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of the date points to a rim tooth, VG or better with all major details clear, much rarer than the R9 quoted by Freeman, excessively rare with only a few examples known, Ex-London Coins Auction 3/3/2013 hammer price £1600
ScotlandMary Three Pound piece 1555 S.5397 Fine the obverse cleaned perhaps ex-jewellery and now slightly underweight at 7.54 grammes but no evidence of problems to the fields or legends an excessively rare issue and seldom seen in any grade, an example recently realised £17,000 in Baldwins sale 25/9/2015 Lot 3444 which weighed 7.51 grammes
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter A to right of lighthouse about fine, excessively rare , unlisted by Freeman in this position, very few pieces thought to exist, the first we have offered
Sixpence 1820 George IVPatternESC 1653 as the adopted design for 1821 nFDC with a deep tone and much underlying colour, a few minor hairlines barely detract, excessively rare rated R6 by ESC (3 or 4 examples known)
Threehalfpence 1838 Proof with die axis inverted, UNC and lustrous with a few small rim nicks, excessively rare, unlisted by ESC or Davies, this believed to be the first recorded example with inverted die axis (as the currency pieces). We note that Spink listed a Proof in November 2001, the Proof now listed by Spink and priced at £800 FDC
Lebanon Banque De Syrie Et Du Liban 10 Livres 1939 First Issue P17 excessively rare type with no price given in Pick, US auctioneers Stacks+Bowers&category=2&searchtype=1">Stacks Bowers Galleries sold a similar note in their March 2011 Baltimore Auction lot 11328 for US $16,520 their note was graded F 15 and they state only 5 pieces of this type are thought to exist, this note we offer looks better a nice Fine one tiny tear right edge does not detract
Mint ErrorMis-StrikeGoldFive Pounds 1887 the reverse being of greater diameter than the obverse so a raised ridge apparent when viewing the edge Prooflike Unc with some light hairlines and excessively rare to fine gold of this size mis-struck
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E 1 of date points to a rim tooth, a strong VG and problem-free, rated only R9 by Freeman, known to be excessively rare with only a few examples known, only the third of this variety we have handled, the previous examples in similar grades have realised £1400 and £1600 in our September 2013 and March 2013 auctions respectively
Guinea 1789 Pattern in copper by Lewis Pingo, as the currency piece but a Plain edge Proof struck on a thick flan of 7.45 grammes, Toned UNC and excessively rare
Guinea 1781 Pattern or Trial in copper with double reverse, after the original currency design by J.Tanner, Plain edge, reverse inverted, struck on a thick flan weighing 6.95 grammes, similar to Wilson and Rasmussen 96 but struck in copper, we note these two patterns also exhibit the recut last 1 in the date as the gold piece, UNC and excessively rare
Guinea 1781 Pattern or Trial in copper with double reverse, after the original currency design by J.Tanner, Plain edge, reverse inverted, struck on a thin flan weighing 4.01 grammes, similar to Wilson and Rasmussen 96 but struck in copper, we note these two patterns also exhibit the recut last 1 in the date as the gold piece, UNC and excessively rare
One Hundred Pounds Peppiatt March 12 1935 Leeds Branch B245 pleasing Good VF, small inked number and a bank stamped number on the front excessively rare with only five others of these Leeds £100 logged by catalogue compilers and market observers ( these being 92/Y 03017, 99/Y 21643, Y/09 01972, Y/09 05551, Y/09 05552) and this one being at the higher end of the grade spectrum
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E 1 of date points to a rim tooth, a strong VG and problem-free, rated only R9 by Freeman, known to be excessively rare with only a few examples known, only the second of this variety we have handled, the previous example described as Near Fine and problem-free realised £1600 in our March 2013 auction
Die for Farthing17th CenturyGloucester Williamson 81 Town Arms within a beaded inner circle. THE ARMES OF GLOVCESTEr weighs 299 grammes, the tokens issued in 1669, as far as we have been able to establish, no 17th Century token dies have been offered for sale or auction. A highly important and significant item of considerable local interest, excessively rare.
Die for Farthing17th CenturyGloucester Williamson 83 Nags Head facing three-quarters left. AT THE NEGSHEAD, as far as we have been able to establish, no 17th Century token dies have been offered for sale or auction. A highly important and significant item of considerable local interest, excessively rare.
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E 1 of date points to a rim tooth, Near Fine and problem-free, rated only R9 by Freeman, known to be excessively rare with only a few examples known, the first of this variety we have handled
ERROR £10 Page. B326. Error. Very rare. Virtually the whole of the back is offset on the front. It is excessively rare to see errors like this on a Ten Pound banknote, this being the most striking we have seen and perhaps the most spectacular error of any type we have seen UNC.
Farthing 1693 Corbet Issue in copper Peck 593 Obverse Busts to right the King cuirassed, laureated with long hair, the Queen draped, similar in style to the tin farthings of 1689-1692, differing slightly in the arrangement of the hair over the shoulder, Reverse a figure of Britannia from a punch as used for the farthings of Charles II, date 1693 in exergue. Toothed Border. 24mm diameter, graded Fine 25 by CGS, Excessively Rare with only 5 specimens known, 3 of the other 4 being in museums, the only other example available to commerce was sold at Baldwins 25/9/2006 Lot 508 VF £5750 hammer price, and again sold by Colin Cooke in the Oxford Collection 14/4/2008 (lot 307) for £9500 hammer price, Ex-Michael Freeman
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
Fifty Pounds Kentfield E01 000001 this being the first Kentfield £50 printed excessively rare thus, and offers an almost unique opportunity to acquire a first issued note. UNC.
Ten Pounds Kentfield. B369. First series. DD01 000001. This is the first Ten Pounds printed of this series. Excessively rare thus. This offers the buyer a rare opportunity to acquire a Bank of England first issue of a series note. UNC.
ERRORTen Pounds Page. B326. Error. Very rare. Virtually the whole of the back is offset on the front. It is excessively rare to see errors like this on a Ten Pounds banknote, this being the most striking we have seen and perhaps the mot spectacular error of any type we have seen UNC.
One PoundBradburytrial notes a set of eight. Five printed on thick paper and three on thin, six with crowns and two without. All vary in colour, one has numbers, the rest are without. An excessively rare and pleasurable set. All believed unique. All EF to UNC.
One Pound, an excessively rare link pair of T6 number LL/34 000299 and T7 LL/34 0300. The T7 in this lot is believed to be the only T7 note in existence certainly no other has ever been reported and this actual note is pictured (serial number) in Duggleby, the acquisition of this lot probably allowing the only opportunity to complete the One Pound T1 - T7 series, virtually UNC as issued. This lot also guaranteed to include the last ever printed T6, and is also likely to be the last two Bradbury First Issue notes produced, a truly superb pair
Two Shillings and Sixpence Bradbury. T22. Excessively rare. A very small trace of glue on reverse. Otherwise UNC. A/1 No. 00000. There are only five zero's on this note. This is only the second five digit serial number we have seen. Normally there are six zero's.
Ten ShillingBradbury. T19. B/33 No. 296743. It features a rounded dot below the number rather than the usual dash or square dot, thus excessively rare. EF.
ERROROne Pounds Fforde. B305. (5) Errors. All five notes have the serial number T38E 674638 on the top left and T38E 674639 on the bottom right. Notice the difference between the top and bottom serial numbers. Also, all five notes have the same two different serial numbers. Excessively rare. UNC.
ERROROne Pounds Page. B305. (3) Errors. All three notes have the serial number U05B 941250 on the top left and U05B 941251 on the bottom right. Notice the difference between the top and bottom serial numbers. Also, all three notes have the same two different serial numbers. Excessively rare. UNC.
Shilling 1854 ESC 1302 Lustrous UNC or near so, sharply struck with a subtle golden tone and proof-like fields. This piece far superior to the Roland Harris collection specimen (London Coin Auctions 124, March 2009, lot 867, ex Andrew Wayne) and the finest seen by this cataloguer. Excessively Rare in this high grade
Crown 1935 Incuse edge Proof in .500 Silver. ESC 377A (R6). The edge legend on this type is much less sharply defined than on the specimen Crown of this year. The edge itself is sharper and gives the impression of being somewhat broader than the 1935 Specimen Crown. The fields are distinguished by a more mirror-like finish and display a superior strength of detail and strike. nFDC with a pleasant mottled green and gold tone. Excessively Rare and possibly the finest known example. Note: This specimen is superior to the E D J. Van Roekel Collection (lot 259) example sold by Spink (15.12. 2001) and considerably better than a specimen sold by Morton and Eden (sale 2.12.2009 lot 263) described as ‘somewhat impaired by past polishing, with minor edge bruises and surface marks, about extremely fine.? This last piece achieved an auction price of £1600 plus buyers premium.
Ten Pounds CatternsBristol Jan 27th 1932 practically Mint State and excessively rare more so in this high grade serial number 139/V 22663 Duggleby B229
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