Farthings (10) 1881, 1886, 1890, 1891, 1895 Veiled Head, 1896, 1897 Dark finish, 1897 Bright finish, 1910, 1923, Half Farthing 1844 A/UNC to UNC the Bun heads with considerable mint lustre, a pleasing group
Half Farthing 1843 Peck 1593 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
World a varied group (18) ranging from European hammered minors, Italy1 Lira 1916R NEF, mis-strikes (2) George III Counterfeit Halfpenny 1774 and George VI Shilling 1943, Ireland (7) Sixpences 1940, 1958, Threepences (2) 1934, 1956, Penny 1952, Halfpenny 1953, farthing 1953 many in lustrous grades, as well as Tokens, medals etc. in mixed grades
Penny 19th CenturyCornwall 1811 FOR THE ACCOMODATION OF THE COUNTY /Fish a copy with 1947 in the field EF, HalfpennyIsle of Wight 1792 Robert Bird Wilkins VF, Tokens 17th Century (6) Lincoln 1666 William Kelsey NVF, Hitchin 1663 Joseph Baker Fine, Buckingham 1668 John Rennals About Fine, 1664 Henry Warner Fine, 1667 Sheffield name not visible VG, Rose Farthing VG holed
Farthing 1881H CGS Variety 10 Cooke type F Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, EX-NGC MS64 RD, the joint finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1888 Freeman 560 dies 7+F Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the second finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthings a small group includes some varieties (7) 1694 Double Exergue Line, 1843 3 over 2 Near Fine, 1850 5 over 7 Good Fine once cleaned, 1852 GVF, 1855 WW Incuse VF, 1858 Small Date, Fine, rare, 1879 Large 9 Fine
Proof Set 1953 (10 Coins) nFDC some with toning, Year Sets (2) 1959, 1965 boxed, Last £sd set Crown to Farthing boxed, Plastic Set 1953 a part set missing the Farthing, Sixpence and Florin UNC, Queen Elizabeth II Crown Collection 1953-1972 (4 coins) in mixed grades cased in the Royal Mint wallet, Isle of Man 90th Anniversary of the TT Races a 4-coin set Crowns 1997 UNC cased, Isle of Man Decimal Coins a 9-coin set 1971 and 1976 UNC
Farthings (9) 1840 Wide Date DEF. , 1840 missing serif to B of BRIT, 1841, 1842, 1845 missing serif to B of BRIT, 1851 no serifs to B of BRIT, 1853 WW Raised, 1854detached shamrock, 1858 last 8 overstruck with a spike coming from the top right, Fine to GVF, an interesting study group, many of these recently recorded types are now recorded on the CGS Population Report
Halfpennies George III contemporary counterfeits (20), Farthings George III Contemporary counterfeits (4), George III Halfpenny evasion (1) in mixed lower grades
Farthings (12) 1876H Large 6, 1879 Ordinary 9, 1.5 stops after F:D:, 1879 Ordinary 9, wider date, 1.5 stops after F:D:, 1882H Broken F in F:D: 1881 3 Berries dies 7+C, 1891, 1931, 1937, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, first VF others NEF to Lustrous UNC, plus an additional bag of other mixed copper (65), these mostly Halfpennies, in mixed grades
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 die clash, with the edges of the bust showing through on the reverse, also the V of VICTORIA shows in the right of the exergue (misaligned with the obverse), Fine holed and unusual, Farthings (3) 1821 NF on an irregularly shaped flan, 1822 with several letters of the obverse legend mis-struck and with pieces missing, Fine, 1891 Poor
A collection in an album George III (23) Crowns (2) 1819LIX, 1820LX, Three ShillingBank Tokens (2) 1811, 1815, Halfcrowns (2) 1817 Bull Head, 1817 Small Head, One Shilling and Sixpence Bank Token (2) 1811, 1812, Shillings 1787 (2) Hearts and No Hearts, Sixpences (2) 1787 No Hearts, 1817, MaundyThreepence 1762, Maundy Penny 1795, Twopence 1797, Pennies (2) 1797, 1807, Halfpennies (3) 1774, 1799, 1806, Farthings (3) 1774, 1799, 1806, in mixed grades to EF
Farthing 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border MuleFreeman 498 dies 2+A VF/NEF with some surface marks on the obverse and an edge bruise at 1 o'clock on the obverse, Very Rare in grades above Fine
Farthing 1734 No Stops on Obverse Peck 862 UNC Toned with some signs of die rust, a very rare variety and extremely rare in high grade, we note a Fine/Good Fine example sold for £140 in our Auction A144 March 2014, one of only two examples sold since 2003, the other example also being described Fine/Good Fine, currently lists at £385 EF in the 2014 Spink Catalogue
George VI an almost complete collection in an album Crowns to Farthings missing only 5 coins (Halfcrowns 1938 and 1939, Florin 1938, Pennies 1950 and 1951) the remainder almost all in lustrous grades EF and better, the SilverThreepences 1943 and 1944 around Fine, along with an additional group (57) Halfcrowns (5), Florins (3), Shillings (3), Sixpences (3), Brass Threepences (5), Pennies (20), Halfpennies (9), Farthings (9) 1936 to 1970 in lustrous grades
Isle of Man (20) Pennies 1839 (2), Halfpennies 1839 (5), Farthings 1839 (3) these in mixed grades to EF, and Pennies 1758 S.7411 (2) NVF and Fine pitted, Halfpenny 1758 S.7412 GVF and Pennies 1786 (2), Halfpennies (5) 1798 (3), 1813 (2) these Near Fine to NVF
Farthing 1676 Pattern in Silver, Portrait with long hair, Peck *492 GVF, struck on a heavy flan of 8.58 grammes, considerably heavier than the Cooke examples of Peck *491 and *492 which weighed 6.89 grammes and 6.09 grammes respectively, an unusual piece
Proof Sets (13) 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 FDC in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (31) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Emblems of Britain, 2008 with 2x £2 coins, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Last £sd sets Crown to Farthing (2) UNC these unofficial in slide cases, First Decimal Set (6 coins) UNC an unofficial set in a slide case, Five Pound Crown 2002 Queen Mother Memorial UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue
Crowns (5) 1819LIX, 1821 VG Ex-Mount (2), 1889, 1892, as part of a group of Pre 1920 Silver (£5.82 1/2 face, including the Crowns), Pre 1947 Silver £2.72 1/2 face in mixed circulated grades, plus Copper and Bronze 18th to 20th Century (30) mostly Halfpennies and Farthings includes a few World and token issues, in mixed lower grades
George VI 1937-1949 housed in year set card mounts in album pages Crown 1937 then Halfcrown to Farthing 1937 to 1949 missing only 3 coins (Sixpence 1947, Threepences 1946 and 1949) Lustrous UNC, the 1944, 1945 and 1946 Pennies UNC mint toned
Proof Sets (2) 1953 (10 coins) nFDC some with toning, 1950 (9 coins) nFDC a couple of coins with light ribbon toning, Specimen Set 1937 Crown to Farthing along with Maundy Set (15 coins) GEF to UNC, in the maroon case
IrelandProof Set 1928 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing nFDC the bronze bright and lustrous, in the original green case of issue, this in reasonable condition
Proof Set 1937 15 coin set Farthing - Crown with Maundy nFDC bronze and brass toned, case in good condition, along with empty case for 1950 Proof Set this in very good condition
Year Sets Elizabeth II (15) 1953 Crown to Farthing (10 coins, includes the rare 1+B Farthing), 1954 (8 coins), 1955 (8 coins), 1956 (8 coins), 1957 (7 coins), 1958 (7 coins), 1959 (7 coins), 1960 (8 coins), 1961(7 coins), 1962 (7 coins, missing the Penny), 1963 (8 coins), 1964 (8 coins), 1965 (9 coins), 1966 (8 coins), 1967 (7 coins) Lustrous UNC, plus additional part sets 1953 (Halfcrown and Florin), 1957 (Sixpence), 1959 (Sixpence), 1963 (Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny), 1964 (Sixpence, Threepence, Penny and Halfpenny), 1965 (Crown, Florin, Sixpence, Threepence, penny and Halfpenny, 1966 (Florin and Penny), 1967 (Florin, Sixpence, Threepence, Penny and Halfpenny) these EF to UNC most with lustre, house in year set card mounts, plus an additional group of year set card mounts and mount-sized album pages
World Trial pieces (14) Jamaica (3) Penny 1905, Halfpenny 1905 and Farthing 1904 all officially? centrally holed UNC, Uganda (7) Five Shillings 1972 (2), Blank Flans Five Shilling size (2), Uganda Two Shillings 1966 (2) UNC, plus accompanying blank flans (2) each with mint logo centrally on either side UNC, Canada Test Tokens (3) 25 Cents 1983 Charlton TT-25.9 in cupro-nickel with I in each field, milled edge (weight 5.05 grammes) UNC, 5 Cents 1983 English/French legends, Charlton TT-5.4 in Nickel-bonded Steel with NBS and 6.2 incuse in the fields (weight 4.05 grammes), plain edge, UNC, plus One CentCopper-Zinc undated, round, without beads (1979) French/English legends, as Charlton TT-1.4A (similar weight to the copper issue, 2.47 grammes) UNC, an unusual group, these as part of a World in an album (115) mostly later 20th century EF-UNC with some residue from poor storage
Pennies (3) 1890, 1891, 1892, Halfpennies (4) 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, Farthings (3) 1890, 1891, 1893 all A/UNC to UNC and lustrous a couple with spots, housed in year set card mounts
Sixpences (4) 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, Threepence 1904, Pennies (5) 1903, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910, Halfpennies (3) 1903, 1906, 1908 Farthings (3) 1903, 1909, 1910 EF to UNC with many coins lustrous, all housed in year set card mounts in album pages
Toy Money (92) a mixed group by Moore, Lauer and Hyams Five Pounds to One Eighth Farthing, also includes some World types, in mixed grades, the majority with attributions
Farthings in CGS holders in high grades EF and better (5) 1858 Large Date with 5 over 5 and 8 over 8 CGS 75, 1873 High 3 in date (3 does not touch linear circle) CGS 70, 1902 CGS 70, 1903 CGS 78, 1905 CGS 70
Year Sets (3) in the year set card mounts in album pages 1950 (9 coins, Halfcrown to Farthing), 1951 (10 coins, Crown to Farthing), 1952 (4 coins, Sixpence, Threepence, Halfpenny and Farthing) UNC the vast majority being almost fully lustrous
Farthings William and MaryPatterns/Medalets (3) as follows:- 1) Obverse Portrait of Mary, Reverse Rose, in silver on a thin flan Montague 18a GVF, 2) Obverse Portrait of Mary, Reverse Rose, Montague 18b in copper on a thick flan Good Fine, 3) Obverse Portrait of Mary Reverse Rose, in copper on a thin flan, NVF
Mint Errors Mis-strikes (15) mostly GB Decimals, consisting of planchet clips, doubled portraits, doubled dates, rotated dies, rim cuds, filled date digits etc. Farthings Victorian Bronze issues (34) in mixed grades, Tokens 18th Century to modern a mixed group (approximately 1 Kilo) in mixed grades,
Florin 1912, Shilling 1912, Sixpence 1912, Penny 1912, Halfpenny 1912, Farthing 1912 A/UNC to Lustrous UNC, housed in a year set card mount, a pleasing group
Halfpenny 1799 5 Incuse Gun ports Peck 1248 UNC with good lustre, and a few small tone spots, Farthing 1857 Peck 1585 UNC toned with some light contact marks
GB and Channel Islands 19th and 20th Century (64) includes some in silver, in mixed grades, plus Farthings (172) many wrens, in mixed grades to Lustrous GEF
Farthings (4) 1860 Beaded Border UNC with partial lustre, 1860 Toothed Border UNC with practically full lustre, 1861 4 Berries UNC with around 20% lustre, 1881H UNC with traces of lustre
Farthings 1881H (5) all different sub-types with H in different positions:- Cooke type A NEF, Cooke type B EF and lustrous , once cleaned, Cooke type C VF with some surface marks, Cooke type D Fine, Cooke type E EF with lustre
Farthings (6) 1822 VG, 1825 NEF, 1839 2-pronged trident, EF with spots, 1842 GF/NVF with some pitting on the obverse, 1848 NF, 1857 EF with pale lustre
Farthings 19th Century Ireland (2) Cork undated William Fitzgibbon and Co Merchants, Cork, About Fine, Dublin Cannock White & Co. Drapers, Dublin and Cork 14 Henry Street, Dublin, Penny 1813 Dublin E.Stephens Obverse bust of Wellington, About Fine, once cleaned, Ireland INA Retro PatternCrown 1901 Lustrous UNC
Proof Set 1953 the VIP set (10 Coins) includes the rare 1953 Mule Beaded/Toothed Penny all slabbed by CGS, Crown CGS 95, Halfcrown Obverse 1 CGS 93, Florin Obverse 1 CGS 94, Shilling English CGS 93, Shilling Scottish CGS 91, Sixpence CGS 93, Brass Threepence CGS 90, Penny CGS 92, Halfpenny CGS 93, Farthing CGS 93 comes with a green case with gold pattern, this in poor condition
CGS traders or investors parcel comprises (29) CGS English Milled slabs William and Mary to QE II, Farthings - Crowns, grades range from 25 - 88 CGS total list prices is £1,891
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