Farthing 1684 Tin Charles IIPeck 532 with all the edge bold and clear with an attractive grey tone, GVF or better for wear with some corrosion and adjustment lines, Ex-Kolke, Ex-Farthing Specialist 20/1/1989
Farthing 1863 as Freeman 509 dies 3+B variety with dot below lighthouse UNC/AU with traces of lustre and a few light contact marks, Very rare in high grade, Ex-Pratt, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/2/1983
Five Pound Crowns (24) 1996 (3), 1998 (2), 1999 Diana (2), 1999 Millennium (2), 2000 Queen Mother Centenary (2), 2000 Millennium (2), 2001 Victoria Anniversary, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, 2002 Golden Jubilee, 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary, 2005 Trafalgar, 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday (2), 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday (2), 2008 Queen Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of Accession, 2011 Prince Philip 90th Birthday, Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 2005 Nelson and Trafalgar, Crowns (28) 1889, 1890, 1893LVI, 1935, 1937, 1951 (3), 1953 (2), 1960, 1965 (3), 1972, 1977 (10), 1980, 1981 (2), Five Pound Crowns on Coin Covers (2) GB 2005 Nelson with stamps, Gibraltar Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday with stamps, Unofficial Sets (4) 'PennyFarthing' Penny 1967 and Farthing 1945 EF-UNC, 'Penny Farthing' Penny 1967 and Farthing 1953 EF-UNC, Halfcrowns (5) 1947-1951 (2), Jersey Five Pound Crown 2003, Jersey Five Pounds 2003 Royal Navy (4) UNC in wallets, Isle of Man 1977, Ascension Island Fifty Pence 1984, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1982 in mixed grades earlier issues around Fine, 20th century EF-UNC many in the original mint wallets, some in Westminster boxes
Farthing 1685 Tin James II Cuirassed bust no star before FAMVLVS on edge Peck 549 Good Fine/Fine with some old scratches, edge legend clear, Extremely Rare, Ex-Colin Cooke 17/1/1985
Farthing 1912 Bright Finish not mint darkened Lustrous UNC with hints of colourful toning, Ex-Allerton collection (£40), Ex-Colin Cooke 24/2/1993 where he states 'Extremely Rare. Only the second example I have ever seen for this date'
World (28) Canada Dollars (7) 1939 (2), 1952, 1958 BritishColumbia, 1959, 1965, 1967, IndiaRupee 1900, Essequibo and Demerara Half Stuiver 1813, GB (2) Trade Dollar 1909B, Farthing 1775 Contemporary Counterfeit, IrelandShillingGunmoney 1689 Feb: Morocco 4 Falus AH1288 Fes, India GoldFanam, a small group (7) of Ancient bronzes, in mixed grades, also Mis-Strikes (8) all GB Halfcrown weak strike with FID missing, Sixpence 1967 Off-centre with around 1mm blank flan, plain edge, with a raised lip, Decimals (5) Ten Pence 1968 with G.REG weak almost missing, 1973 with planchet clip, Five Pence 1969 with straight cut on the edge, Two Pences 1971 (2) with planchet clips, One Penny 1971 with planchet clip, in mixed grades
The 2003 Silver Proof Piedfort set a 3-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2003 DNA, One Pound 2003, Fifty Pence 2003 WSPU, Proof Set 2000 Executive Set, Proof Set 1996 7 coins in silver One Pound to One Penny, Fifty Pence 1973 EEC Cupro-Nickel Proof, Twenty Pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort, Ten Pence 1992 Silver Proof Piedfort, Ten Pence a 2-coin set 1992 Large and Small Sizes Silver Proofs, Five Pence 1990 Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pence a 2-coin set 1990 Large and Small sizes Silver Proofs FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Royal Mint Fleur De Coin Club Silver Membership Medal and Badge Set UNC, Unofficial Year Set 1965 UNC in slide case, Five Pound Crown 2001 Victoria UNC in Royal Mint wallet of issue, London Underground Diamond Jubilee Medal 1993 UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Queen Elizabeth II Crown Collection an 8-coin set comprising Crowns 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981 and Five Pound Crown 1990 in mixed grades, in the wallet of issue, Plastic Set 1953 UNC, plus Farthings (39) George V to Elizabeth II in mixed grades, and Silver Threepences (12) in mixed grades
Farthing 1825 D over U in DEI, the 1 in the date also missing its top serif surprisingly unlisted by Peck, a known rarity, UNC with around 70% slightly subdued lustre, Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 7/9/2001
Farthing 1859 Peck 1587 UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks and cabinet friction, very scarce in this high grade, Ex-Farthing Specialist 4/9/1980
Farthing 1901 Bright Finish not mint darkened UNC with good lustre and a tone spot on the reverse, very few examples known to exist, Ex-Allerton collection (Cooke List 20, £45), Ex-Colin Cooke 24/2/1993
Farthing 1665 Pattern in Silver, Portrait with long hair Dies 2+A, straight-grained edge Peck 422 NEF with a flan flaw in the obverse field, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/1/1996
Royal Mint Year Sets (12) 1982 (3), 1983 (2), 1984, 1985, 1987, 2002 (4) UNC, KingGeorge VI Collections Halfcrown to Farthing (2) in mixed grades, Elizabeth II £sd Collections Halfcrown to Farthing (2) EF-UNC, Five Pound Crowns (11) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday (4), 2000 Millennium (6), 2012 Diamond Jubilee, Five Pound Crowns 2-coin sets 2002 Nelson and Trafalgar (2) UNC, Two Pounds (4) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England (2) UNC, 1995 Peace Dove (2) UNC, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights UNC, Britain's New Coinage 2005 a 3-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, One Pound 2005 Menai Straits bridge, and Fifty Pence Samuel Johnson's Dictionary all in the Royal Mint wallets or blister packs of issue
Proof Sets (2) 1950 Halfcrown to Farthing (9 coins) UNC-nFDC in the box of issue, this damaged, 1951 Crown to Farthing (10 Coins ) UNC-nFDC in the box of issue, this damaged with the lid detached, Proof Set box 1902 for short set of 11 coins, Fair condition
Farthing 1733 Last 3 over 0 as listed by C.Cooke and verified by Peck. With the distinctive die flaw between II on the obverse, Bold GVF and extremely rare
Farthing 1806 Incuse Dot on shoulder Peck 1398 Portrait 2 with raised curls, UNC with minor cabinet friction, an attractive light brown colour with hints of blue tone, scarce in this high grade, and superior to the example in the Andrew Wayne collection, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/6/1998
Farthing 1850 5 over 4, traces of the left of the underlying 4 are visible, unusual on this variety, UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a few light contact marks, Ex-Colin Cooke 29/8/1998
Double Florins (2) 1887 Arabic 1 EF, 1888 Fine, Halfcrown 1915 NGC AU55, Twopence 1797 About VF as part of a group of GB Crowns to Farthings (42) includes a few World items in mixed circulated grades
Groats (5) 1837 (2), 1840, 1842, 1854, Farthings (8) 1822, 1843, 1880, 1881, 1912, 1924, 1925, 1932, Half Farthings (2) 1843, 1844, 19th CenturyHalfpenny Tokens (2), Indian Half Rupee (2) 1874, 1918, George VI Coronation Medal 1937, Medal Sweden Gustav II Adolphus, Victory at the Battle of Breitenfield 1631 55mm diameter in brass in mixed grades
A mixed lot with strength is paramumismatic items, others including 12 kilos of world coins, and pre decimal GB Farthings - Halfcrowns (none in silver) (lot)
Farthing 1691 Tin with the edge not completely legible, probably Peck 582 with small date figures on the edge, Fine for issue with even surface corrosion
GB Farthing 1826 First type GEF, Egypt 20 Piastres 1916 VF as part of a group of GB and World (23) includes USA and Australian issues in silver, in mixed grades to EF
Farthing 1842 Peck 1562 GEF/EF with traces of lustre and a few light contact marks, scarce in high grades, our records indicate that this is the finest of this date and type we have handled, Ex-A.M.Doughtly, Ex-Farthing Specialist 22/6/1981
Third Farthings (4) 1884 Peck 1936 Lustrous UNC, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/1/1999, 1885 Peck 1937 UNC and with some lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 25/12/1997, 1902 Peck 2241 Lustrous UNC Ex-J.Welsh 8/5/1996, 1913 Peck 2358 Lustrous UNC with a small spot on the reverse rim, Ex-J.Welsh 8/5/1996
Farthing 1722 Peck 825 GVF with some minor flaws on the planchet as often found on coppers of this period, on a light brown coloured flan, evenly struck and most attractive for the grade, Ex-Colin Cooke 1/8/2001
Farthing 1826 Bare Head Roman 1 in date, unlisted by Peck, NEF/GVF with some surface marks and edge knocks, rarely seen in any grade, Ex-T.Barker 15/3/1999
GB Coin set 1965 Crown to Farthing UNC in the maroon case, Britain's First Decimal coins 1968/71 UNC in wallet, Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden Wedding UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Unofficial Coin sets (3) Decimal 50 Pence to Half Pence 1972 to 1976 mixed dates includes the Crown 1972 UNC, Crowns/25p (5) 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981 UNC in a case, Halfcrown to Halfpenny 1967 (6 coins) UNC in a case, First Decimal/Last £sd set 1967 and 1968/71 UNC in a case, Crowns (8) 1935, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1977, 1981 EF-UNC, Crown 1977 Gold plated in mount, boxed, San Marino a 2-coin set 1992 1000 Lire and 500 Lire UNC in the red box of issue with certificate, Swaziland Proof Set 1968 Special Independence issue 1 Luhlanga to 5 Cents nFDC in the blue South Africa Mint box of issue, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof nFDC boxed, Cook Islands Two Dollars 1973 Silver Proof nFDC boxed, Zambia 1000 Kwacha 1998 25th Anniversary of the World Health Organisation Silver Proof FDC in capsule
Books Peck English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958 2nd Edition 1970, Freeman The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain 1st Edition 1970 and signed by Michael Freeman, The Copper Tin and Bronze Coinage and Patterns for Coins of England Elizabeth to the Present Majesty by H. Montagu 1893, along with a quantity of retail lists of Colin Cooke and The Farthing Specialist, used
Farthing 1744 as Peck 886 with no stop on the reverse, just a hint of a 'bump' on the coin's surface in the corresponding position About EF and unusual, Ex-Whittall, Ex-Farthing Specialist 26/10/1986
Farthings (2) 1835 Reverse A with incuse line on saltire Peck 1472 NEF with some contact marks, 1835 Reverse B with raised line on saltire Peck 1473 EF lightly cleaned now retoning
Farthings (2) 1826 Bare Head Peck 1439 EF with some contact marks, Ex-Farthing Specialist 26/6/1984, 1830 Peck 1445 EF/GEF with some light contact marks, Ex-Farthing Specialist 3/6/1983
Farthings (3) 1892 Freeman 566 dies 7+F UNC with around 40% lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 30/11/1979, 1893 Wide (normal) date Freeman 568 dies 7+F UNC with around 20% lustre Ex-David Shaw 16/1/1979, 1894 Freeman 569 dies 7+F UNC with traces of lustre and a couple of small spots, Ex-Colin Cooke 23/2/1979
Third Farthings (2) 1866 as Peck 1926 No stop after first G on obverse (see footnote in Peck) UNC, 1868 Peck 1928 UNC the obverse lustrous, toning on the reverse, EX-I.Robinson 16/9/1997
Farthings (51) 1900-1955 an almost complete set missing 1902, 1903, 1907, 1942, 1948, 1954, Halfpennies (3) 1901, 1902, 1919, Pennies 1928 (2) in mixed grades to EF some with lustre
Farthings (3) 1885 Freeman 555 dies 7+F A/UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 14/6/1979, 1886 Freeman 557 dies 7+FUNC with good subdued lustre, 1887 Freeman 559 dies 7+F UNC with traces of lustre and a few light contact marks, Ex-Farthing Specialist 14/6/1979
Farthing 1734 No Stops on Obverse Peck 842, struck from the same dies as the Cooke collection example Fine/Good Fine with some weakness on the wreath, Very Rare, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/5/2002
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