Great Britain Silver type set in a Whitman album comprising Crowns (5) 1935, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, Halfcrowns (6) 1926 First Head, 1937, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1962, Florins (5) 1945, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1966, Shillings (12) 1926 Modified Effigy, 1933, 1945E, 1945S, 1948E, 1948S, 1950E, 1950S, 1953E, 1953S, 1963E, 1963S, in mixed grades to GEF, Great Britain Minor type set in a Whitman Album comprising Sixpences (8) 1907, 1916, 1928, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1962, Silver Threepences (4) 1907, 1916, 1933, 1937, Brass Threepences (4) 1937, 1952, 1953, 1966, Pennies (6) 1905, 1918, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1953, Halfpennies (7) 1902 High Tide, 1925 First type, 1930, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1958, Farthings (7) 1909, 1919, 1928, 1939, 1952, 1953, 1954 in mixed grades with many EF to UNC and lustrous, Currency Set 1937 Crown to Farthing (No Maundy) GEF to UNC in a 1937 Proof Set box, Specimen set 1942 (9 coins Halfcrown to Farthing) GVF to UNC and lustrous in a maroon case, Brass Threepences 1937 (26), Pennies 1936 (16), EF to UNC and lustrous, Provincial Mint Pennies 1912H (20), 1919H (5), in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies 1957 Calm Sea (8) VG to GF, Shillings 1953E (2) both die types, GF, Roman Bronzes (2) Fine, Germany (25) the vast majority Hyperinflation coins in aluminium from the early 1920s EF to UNC
Proof Set 1937 Part Set 14 coin set Farthing - Crown with Maundy (No bronze Penny) nFDC silver mostly brilliant the Maundy with some toning, bronze and brass with subdued lustre, the case in good condition
Farthings in CGS holders (6) 1839 High Small 9 VF CGS 50, 1839 FID:DEF: A/UNC CGS 75, 1840 GF CGS 35, 1843 UNC nicely toned, CGS 78, 1850 5 over 4 Fine, CGS 25, 1858 Large Date EF CGS 65, along with Half Farthings in CGS holders (2) 1843 Toned UNC CGS 78, 1844 A/UNC with traces of lustre
Farthing 1826 Laureate Head Peck 1416 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the second finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded on the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1673 No Stops on Obverse Peck 525, better than Fine, bold and clear, superior to the Cooke collection example, where his catalogue states 'very few known examples.' Interestingly, struck from a different reverse die with a wider date spacing, this possibly close to, if not the finest known example of the type
Farthing 1853 3 over 2, WW Raised, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthings in CGS holders (7) 1746 VF CGS 40, 1749 GVF CGS 50, 1821 G over O in GRATIA Fine CGS 20, 1825 Obverse 1 8 over 8 and 5 over 5 A/UNC CGS 75, 1829 Fine CGS 20, 1831 EF toned CGS 65, 1837 GVF CGS 50
GB and World Hammered to 20th Century a varied group (237) includes token and medallic types, also Hammered cut halfpennies and farthings, in mixed grades
Farthings (2) 1695 Double exergue line, as Peck 653 NVF, 1695 Single exergue line, as Peck 653 Good Fine with some surface porosity, this series all scarce in grades above Fine
South Africa Proof Sets (4) 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, UNC to FDC in the blue cases of issue, Mint set 1952 (9 coins Crown to Farthing) About UNC with some spots, uncased
Proof Set 1937 Part Set 13 coin set (No Farthing or Maundy Fourpence) UNC to nFDC lightly toning, bronze and brass with good subdued lustre, the case in fair condition with some damage to the lid
Farthings 1860 to 1956 (96) a complete date run (not all types represented) in mixed grades to EF, along with an additional group of Farthings (64) 1919 to 1926 these EF-A/UNC most with traces of lustre
Farthings in CGS holders (7) 1862 Small 8 EF with traces of lustre CGS 60, 1872 A/UNC with glossy fields and traces of lustre, CGS 75, 1874H VF CGS 40, 1879 Large 9 UNC with traces of lustre CGS 78, 1893 Close Date GEF CGS 70, 1902 Bright Finish GEF CGS 70, 1903 Mint toned CGS 78
Farthings Charles II (10) an interesting study group 1672 (2), 1672 Loose drapery, 1673, 1674 (4), 1674 L of CAROLO over lower L, 1674 R of CAROLO over O, with old collector's tickets, VG to Good Fine
Farthings George I (15) an interesting study group 1719 Large Lettering, Small 9 (8), 1719 Small Letters, 1719 No stop on Reverse, 1721 Stop after date, 1721 1 over 0, 1722 Small Letters, 1722 Large Letters, 1723 R over sideways R in REX, in mixed grades VG to Good Fine
Proof Sets (2) 1950 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing UNC to nFDC, the silver with some light toning, the bronze and brass lustrous, the Farthing with some verdigris on the reverse, in the original red box of issue this in fair condition, 1951 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing UNC to nFDC, the bronze and brass lustrous, in the green box of issue
Farthing 1771 Reverse C, First 7 over 1 in date, Olive branch points to the right limb of the A in BRITANNIA, Peck 909, NEF with some surface deposit from vinyl storage, this possibly removable
Farthings 1694 (9) an interesting study group includes overstruck letters, unbarred letters, stop varieties and exergue line varieties, many with old collectors tickets, VG to Near Fine
Farthing 1698 Date in Exergue, B over G in BRITANNIA Peck 664 VG Extremely Rare, Ex-B.McRoberts collection, comes with a certificate of authenticity from Farthing Specialist, we note the Cooke collection example was only Fine and was listed at £380-420
Farthing 1731 as Peck 858, second 1 over lower 1 in date EF nicely toned with a couple of small spots, the obverse weakly struck on the centre of the wreath as often
Halfcrowns to Silver 3d includes pre-1920 and pre-1947 issues (62) comprising Halfcrowns (6), Florins (21), Shillings (37), Sixpences (11), Silver 3d (1), Brass 3d (3) plus Bronze Pennies (94), Halfpennies (32), and Farthings (20) Victoria to Elizabeth II in mixed grades, plus an additional group of GB DecimalOne Pound (6) 1994, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Gaming Tokens (2) 1797 Spade type EF, plus World bronze issues (11) in mixed grades some EF
Proof set 1951 UNC to nFDC, along with unofficial sets Sixpences 1937-1952 BrassThreepences 1937-1952, Year Set 1944 Halfcrown to Farthing, and Year Set 1943 these sets in mixed grades some EF
GB and Europe a mixed group (9) GB Penny Edward I, Fine, Halfgroat Edward VI Fine for wear with a large edge chip, Farthings (3) Charles I Rose, Charles I Maltravers James I Lennox all around Fine, Italian States Tassarolo Luigino 1666 Good Fine, the lettering doubled in places, FranceDenier Tournois undated (1245-1278) Fine, Hungary 1 Dinar (2) 1536KB Good Fine, 1575KB Good Fine
Ireland (13) Pennies (2) 1805, 1946, Halfpennies (7) Charles II date unclear, 1683, 1692, 1752, 1766, 1822, Farthing 1939, GB Sixpence 1816 worn , plus another Sixpence-sized coin smoothed and holed along with Halfpennies (4) 1686 VG, 1722 Near Fine, 1723 VG (2)
Halfpennies18th CenturySomerset (7) Bath - John Howard (4) DH35, DH36A, DH36C, DH36D, India House/Camel 1794 DH50, India House/Camel 1794 DH50K, 1795 Bath Heath DH40 VF to EF, Farthing Bath M.Lambe and Son Grocers DH111 NEF
Farthings (9) 1953 (6) Freeman 660, Freeman 661, Freeman 662, Freeman 663 (2), Freeman 664Proof, 1951 Proof, 1950 Proof, 1925, these EF to Lustrous UNC, Third Farthing 1878 Good Fine, Farthings 1775 Contemporary Counterfeits (3) Poor, date illegible 1775 F and 1775 VF, Halfpennies Contemporary Counterfeit 1775 Fair, Evasion England's Glory, Fine, MedalEdward VIII Coronation EF, and Coin Weight George III 5 Dwt, 8 Gr. countermarked, NVF, Collector's Token 1977 in brass EF, Isle of Man halfpenny FAO 1977 EF and an unattributed Roman piece in low grade
Farthings (2) 1719 Large Letters on obverse, Small 9 Peck 807 Near VF, 1719 Small Letters on obverse Peck 812 NVF with some light surface deposit from vinyl storage this possibly removable
Farthing 1773 Obverse 1 Peck 91 class="rel_search_link" href="?page=Pastresults&searchterm=!1+Double&category=9&searchtype=1" rel="tag">1 double struck V in GEORGIVS GEF with a small flaw on the portrait
Farthing 1674 C over reverse C in CAROLVS and thus appearing OAROLVS, as Cooke collection no.725, unlisted by Peck, and extremely rare, VG with all the legend clear
Farthing 1771 Reverse B Peck 909 Olive branch points to left limb of N, VF/NVF with some surface residue in the King's hair, the obverse with a slightly uneven tone, Rare
Proof Set 1953 Crown to Farthing (10 Coins) nFDC the bronze and brass bright, the Crown and Penny with some small rim nicks, in the maroon box of issue this in good condition
Farthing 1890 Freeman 562 dies 7+F, UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64 RD (NGC ticket not available)
Farthings (4) 1719 Small Letters Obverse, R of GEORGIVS over higher R GF, 1719 Last A of BRITANNIA over I, Near Fine, 1735 3 over 5 (2) VG and NVF all Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthing 1722 Small Letters on Obverse, 2 over 1 unrecorded by Peck, fro a different reverse die to the Cooke collection example, Good Fine or better, Rare, comes with old collector's ticket
Proof Set 1951 (10 Coins) Crown to Farthing nFDC in the green box of issue, the Florin with a spot on the bust, the bronze and brass lustrous, the case in fairly good condition
Farthing 1699 Date in legend I of TERTIVS over V, unrecorded by Peck, Fine with a long die flaw resembling a second exergue line struck over the position of Britannia's head, the variety Very Rare, the striking unusual, comes with old collector's ticket
Farthings (2) 1675 Peck 528 NVF with some surface deposit from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, 1675 as Peck 528 R ov CAROLO struck over a much higher R NF/VG
Farthing 1700 E or TERTIVS appears as an F (TFRTIVS), V of TERTIVS an inverted A, unbarred A's in BRITANNIA, Variant on Peck 669, VG on a porous flan, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Farthings (2) 1773 Obverse 2, both 7's in the date overstruck, possibly over 3's, VF with some surface deposit from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, 1773 Obverse 2, 3 of date overstruck, the underlying digit unclear Good Fine
Farthings (6) an interesting study group, 1773 Reverse die as 1771 with the olive branch pointing to the upright of the N (2), 1773R over R in REX, 1773 Obverse 1 No stop on Reverse, 1773 Double struck 3 in date, 1773 First 7 over low 7, 1773 overstruck date figures, the underlying digits unclear, last NEF with scratches on the portrait, others VG to Fine
Farthing 1694 GVLIELMS error, with unbarred A's in BRITANNIA, and with a single exergue line, Peck 621, VG, Peck only recorded 2 examples, we note the Cooke collection example graded NVF
Farthing 1719 Large Letters on Obverse, struck on a 24mm flan, slightly off-centre with the reverse border doubled or tripled in places, weight 4.7 grammes (72.53 grains), the diameter consistent with the Peck 808 type, the weight lower than the 85.7 grains quoted by Peck for the examined 24mm diameter specimen, Fine and most unusual
Farthings 17th CenturyEssex (4) Braintree, William Martin W.37, Colchester, Tho.Lambe W.127, Colchester, Ionas Whale W.161, Great Chesterford, Benjamin Orwell W.184 VG to Fine
Farthing 1672 No Stops on Obverse Peck 520, Fine/About Fine with surface porosity, Very Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first such example we have offered
Farthing 1773 Obverse 2 No Stop after REX, extra stop after the second N of BRITANNIA GVF with some light surface deposit from vinyl storage, this possibly removable.
Proof Set 1953 VIP Set (10 coins) Crown to Farthing all slabbed comprising Crown (ESC 393H, Davies 2280V, dies 1A) CGS 90, Halfcrown (Davies 2310P, dies 1A) CGS 88, Florin (Davies 2360P, dies 1A) CGS 90, Shilling (English, Davies 2401P, dies 2A) CGS 90 , Shilling (Scottish, Davies 2441P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Sixpence (Davies 2481P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Threepence (Obverse 2 Proof) CGS 88, Penny (Freeman 244, dies 1+A) CGS 90, Halfpenny (Freeman -- dies 1+A) CGS 85, Farthing (Freeman -- dies 2+B) CGS 85 nFDC to FDC and lustrous with a hint of toning, retaining much original mint brilliance, the die pairings on the Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny different to the standard Proof issues, Extremely Rare, in maroon case, we note the last such set realised £10000 when auctioned by us in March 2014
Five Pound Crowns Silver Proof Piedforts (9) 2000 Queen MotherCentenary, 2004 Entente Cordiale 100th Anniversary, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday (with gold highlighting), 2008 Prince of Wales 60th Birthday, 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, 2011 Prince Philip 90th Birthday, 2012 Diamond Jubilee, 2014 300th Anniversary of the death of Queen Anne, 2015 50th Anniversary of the death of Sir WinstonChurchill, Five Pound Crowns Silver Proofs (5) 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday, 2003 Coronation Anniversary, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday, 2007 Diamond Wedding, Two Pounds (3) 1998 Silver Proof Piedfort, 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of the First World War Silver Proof Piedfort, 2015 100th Anniversary of the First World War - Royal Navy Silver Proof Piedfort, Two Pounds (4) 1996 European Football Silver Proof, 1997 Silver Proof, 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive Silver Proof, 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II Silver Proof, One Pound Silver Proof Piedforts (2) 2014 Floral Scotland, 2014 Floral Northern Ireland, One Pound Silver Proofs (2) 1996, 1997, Fifty Pence (2) 2013 Ironside Silver Proof Piedfort, 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games Silver Proof Piedfort, FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Twenty Pounds 2015 Churchill BU on the card of issue, Five Pound Crown 2013 Christening of Prince George UNC in the wallet of issue, The Diamond Wedding Coin Collection 1947-2007 comprising Five Pound Crown 2007 Cupro-Nickel UNC and currency set 1947 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins) in mixed circulated grades, Penny Queen Victoria Veiled Head 1896 VG in the Royal Mint pack of issue, Alderney Five Pound Crown 2014 70th Anniversary of D-Day Silver Proof, plus numismatic First day covers (5) UNC as issued
Farthing 1714 ANNA REGINA legend dies 3+E struck on a small flan of 21.5 mm, Peck 745, UNC with a touch of residual mint lustre, toned with a couple of small spots and the lightest of cabinet friction to the very highest points only, an attractive and sharp example of this type
Farthing 1665 Copper Pattern Bust with short hair Obverse 1a, Reverse A, Peck 412, UNC with traces of lustre, an attractive piece, seldom seen this nice, superior to the example in the Cooke collection, easily the finest of the 3 examples we have handled since 2003
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