USA (3) Halfpenny 1760 Voce Populi NF/VG with some corrosion on the reverse, Farthing 1723 Woods VG, Foster and Parry MichiganGrand Rapids Token VF with some light scratches on the reverse
Crowns (5) 1951 (3), 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proofs (2), GB Year sets (4) 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968 UNC in maroon boxes, GB unofficial sets in slide cases and sleeves () 1948, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964 (2), 1965, 1966, 1967, First Decimal and Last £sd sets (2), Farthings George V in a set (15) mixed grades, Farthings George VI (16) 1937-1952, BrassThreepences date sets 1937-1952 and 1953-1967, Halfpennies in Sandhill Folders (3 sets) 1937-1952, 1953-1967, 1953-1970, New ZealandProof Set 1979, USA type sets (2) 6-coin sets One Dollar to One Dime, Canada Year Sets (2) 1969 BU, 1983 BU, official coins mainly UNC other sets in mixed grades with many coins in lustrous grades
George III Contemporary Counterfeits (3) Halfpennies (2) 1775 Good Fine with verdigris on the reverse, 1777 Good, rare, Farthing VG with the date not visible, of a very crude style and unusual
Shilling 1826 Reverse enamelled in 3 colours, Shilling 1872 Die Number 94 Fine/Good Fine, Sixpences (2) 1746 LIMA About Fine, 1757 EF Toned, Farthing 1754 GVF
Florins to Farthings George V to Elizabeth II generally in higher grades (24) Rhodesia and Nyasaland a 7 coin set 1955 Halfcrown to Halfpenny UNC, World a small group (6) in mixed grades to UNC includes some in silver and Paranumismatic (3)
Hammered Group (12) James I (5) Sixpence 1604 Second Bust mintmark Thistle VG/NF, 1604 Third Bust mintmark Lis VG/NF, Halfgroat worn, Penny First Coinage Second Bust mintmark Lis GF/NVF, Farthing mintmark Fusil both sides Fine, Charles I (7) Sixpence Tower Mint under the King worn, Halfgroat Tower Mint under Parliament Seventh Head Near Fine creased, Penny S.2845 Fine with some flan stress, HalfpennyS.2851 Rose either side Fine, Farthings Rose type (2) VG-Fine, Farthing Maltravers Counterfeit mintmark Martlet Good Fine
Proof Sets (2) 1987 Red Leather, 1988 Red Leather nFDC-FDC as part of a group of 19th and 20th CenturyCrowns to Farthings (112) includes a few World and a few in silver, in mixed grades
Threepences to Farthings in an album (301) largely 20th Century includes a few earlier pieces, plus Guernsey, Jersey and Ireland £sd and some Decimal pieces in mixed grades with some Decimal issues in high grade
Farthing 1806 Restrike in bronzed copper with plain edge, R103 Peck 1404 EF with some contact marks in the fields, the reverse unevenly toned in the legends
GB and World a varied group includes Crowns to Farthings Hammered to Elizabeth II as part of a group of GB and World also includes GB Proof Sets (14), Whitman Folders (7) these mostly incomplete in mixed grades (lot)
GB and World Proof and UNC Sets (24) and singles (30) with some in silver and including Crown size and larger UNC-FDC, also includes an album of 20th CenturyHalfcrowns to Farthings with some additional Decimal issues, in mixed grades
The Gillick Portrait Collection a 13-coin set comprising Sovereigns (2) 1957, 1968, Crowns (2) 1960, 1965, Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1967, Shillings English and Scottish 1966, Sixpence 1967, Brass Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967 and Farthing 1956, the Sovereigns EF-GEF the others UNC, in the red case of issue with certificate, number 200 of 1500 issued
Pennies to Farthings Victoria to Elizabeth II in Sandhill and Whitman Folders along with others in bank bags, total weight over 4 Kilos, we noticed Penny 1951 UNC, others in mixed circulated grades
Proof Set 1951 nFDC in the blue box of issue, along with Proof Set 1970 FDC, and Year Sets (3) 1937 Crown to Farthing Crown VF, others GEF-UNC, 1953 Crown to Farthing (2) UNC
Farthings 20th Century two almost complete sets, plus an additional 1.4 Kilos includes some copper issues (will be about 500 coins), and a further 18 in card folding envelopes, in mixed grades some later dates lustrous
Half Farthing 1844 E or REGINA tilted anti-clockwise and struck over another letter, definitely not an N, possibly an I, A/UNC with traces of lustre and unusual
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1 as Peck 1414 with the last two IIs in GEORGIUS IIII being overstruck by two misplaced I's UNC with around 70% lustre and a few small spots, unusual
Bronze generally Pennies though includes Halfpennies and Farthings mostly Victoria - George VI the majority appear to be George V the vast majority lustrous Unc and apparently have been lying untouched for decades in an old jewellers shop. However the group has been improperly stored and many show spots of verdigris, viewing strongly recommended as there could be many thousands of pounds of book value here depending on how much can be offered as lustrous Unc as opposed to Unc with spots (lot, reported as 450)
Farthing 1875H Freeman 530 dies 3+C NEF with surface marks and some light corrosion spots, Very Rare and superior in grade to the example in the Cooke collection
Collections in Whitman Folders (18, some complete) Halfcrowns to Farthings includes plenty of silver, and two albums includes a few World coins, in mixed circulated grades
Proof Set 1950 nFDC in the red case of issue as part of a group along with 18th to 20th CenturyCrowns to Farthings (approx. 1.2 Kilos) in mixed circulated grades
Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden Jubilee Silver Proof, Two Pounds Silver Proofs (3) 1995 UN, 1995 Peace Dove, 1996 Football, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 1997 and 1998 Silver Proofs, One Pound a 4-coin set 1994 to 1997 Silver Proof Piedforts, Fifty Pence a 2-coin set 1997 Large and Small sizes, One Pound Guernsey 1999 Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones Silver Proof, these FDC in the cases of issue with certificates, Proof Set 1970 nFDC cased, Royal Mint Year Sets 2008 (3) UNC in RM wallets, Last £sd set 1953-1966 in mixed grades, in RM wallet, Last £sd set Crown to Farthing in unofficial plastic case, mixed grades
World a mixed group comprising USA (2) Dollar 1923 UNC, Cent 1858 VG, IndiaTwo Annas (2) 1841 GEF nicely toned, 1841 About VF/VF, Straits Settlements5 Cents 1895 NVF/VF, Australia (2) Shilling 1910 VF/GVF, Sixpence 1955 VF/EF, Italy (3) 5 Lire 1929 GEF, 20 Centesimi 1942 EF, One Centesimo 1910 VF/GVF, Egypt40 Para (Qirsh) 1277/10 (1869) KM#248.1 Fine, Unofficial Farthings (2) Staffordshire Stone 1820 Lucas Genuine Tea Warehouse Bell 4890 GF, Newport G.S.Beale's Patrick Street, Cork 1842 Bell 5690 Fine, plus unidentified presumed modern replica in silver of medievalEuropean hammered gold coin GF
Farthing 1665 Silver PatternPeck 407, Obverse 1a CAROLVS.A.CAROLO, reverse QVATVOR.MARIA.VINDICO toothed border diameter 24 mm BRITANNIA in exergue About VF with numerous surface marks
Farthings, some with varieties (14) 1699 Date in Legend VG, 1736 GF, 1807 NEF, 1842 GF/F, 1843 the 3 over struck (over 2?) Near Fine, 1846 GVF, 1847 GVF, 1850 NEF, 1850 5 over 7 VF, 1851 Unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR GVF, 1857 Fine, 1853 WW Raised DEF. VG, 1875 Small Date F531 GF, 1893 Close Date EF an interesting group
Quarter Farthing 1839 Peck 1608 A/UNC with lustre traces and a few verdigris spots, Penny 1902 Low Tide Freeman 156 dies 1+A UNC with traces of lustre and some spots on the obverse
Mis-strike Victoria Farthingcopper issue a spectacular mis-strike about 40% off-centre with the date off the flan Fine/Good Fine with some corrosion on the obverse
Farthing 1880 3 Berries Freeman 543 dies 6+D Closed 8's in date UNC and lustrous with handling marks and a couple of small spots on either side, we note the example in the Roland Harris collection graded only GVF
Farthing 1694 Single Exergue Line, weighs 5.82 grammes, right side of exergue splits into two and rises at the right side, NVF with edge flaws, superior to the example in the Cooke collection, which was only Fine
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