Farthing 1737 Large Date unlisted by Peck but known to be very rare. (There was no specimen in Norweb, Westbrook, Debens, Foster or Bowers collections) Fine
Farthing 1694 Silver ProofPeck 626 No Stop after MARIA, reverse with unbarred A's, Double exergue line, struck on a thin flan Near VF and extremely rare Ex-Westbrook Collection Spink Coin Auction 27 16/3/1983, Ex-Colin Cooke Collection Lot 629 where he stated that he knew of only 4 specimens
Ireland (8) an interesting mixed group includes Edward I Dublin Penny, Limerick Halfpenny 1691, Counterfeit Halfpenny 1769 and Farthing 1760, in mixed grades the 1760 Farthing GVF
Pennies (14) 1861, 1875, 1876H, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1918, 1918H, 1919KN, 1922, 1926 First Head NVF-GEF a few with lustre, plus farthing 1746 About Fine
Proof sets Flat Packs (21) 1970 (5), 1971 (5), 1972 (2), 1973, 1974, 1975 (2), 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, Proof Set Guernsey 1979, George VI currency set Crown (1937) to Farthing in a plastic case mixed dates in F-GVF
Whitman Folders (18) Halfcrowns to Farthings most incomplete, includes many in silver, in mixed grades, plus Coincraft Catalogue 1995, this in good condition
IrelandGunmoneyShilling 1690 Apr About Fine, Gunmoney Halfcrown 1689 Feb Good as part of a group of Ireland (47) mostly Halfcrown to Farthing Free State issues in mixed grades
Farthings 17th CenturyDorset (12) Blandford Forum W23, Dorchester W53 (3 varieties), W54, W66/7, W82 (2), Poole W108/9, Sherbourne W155, Weymouth W194, Average Fine some with old attribution tickets
Farthings George III Contemporary Counterfeits (4) 1740 (George III !), 1773 (2), 1775 average VG with a couple being of a more interesting crude styling
Hammered a mixed group (6) GroatEdward III Good Fine, PennyHenry III Voided Long-Cross Class III Rounder face Good Fine, Farthing Edward I in base silver VG, Penny James I Fair, plus two further pieces both detector finds and low grade
Ireland a mixed group (7) Shilling Token 1804 Dublin Davis 7 gap between PRO and BONO GVF, Penny Token 1813 Stephens Dublin NF, Farthings (2) 1928 EF cleaned 1937 NEF, Weights (2) 1757 9d 5 1/4g Fine, another 9d 5g the obverse worn, UK Penny 1862 countermarked KELLY & SON KILKENNY on both sides the obverse also having a P counter stamped below VG
Crowns to Farthings (56) Crowns (3) 1935, 1937, 1953, Halfcrown 1834, Shillings (2) 1887JH, 1890, Copper and BronzeGeorge II to George V includes some token issues the vast majority of the copper cleaned, in mixed lower grades, plus Austria Maria Theresa Thaler 1780 Restrikes (2) EF-UNC
Farthings (9) 1839 Two Pronged Trident, 1848, 1853 WW Incuse, 1860 Toothed Border, 1864, 1868, 1869, 1886, 1890, in mixed grades VF-UNC, Halfpenny 1893 Good Fine with a planchet clip error between 6 and 8 o'clock on the reverse
Farthing 1878 as Freeman 536 possibly a specimen striking with mirror-like fields and edge UNC with traces of lustre and two long thin scratches on the obverse
Proof Sets (2) 1982, 1984 Blue, Fantasy Maundy Set 1936 Edward VIII, Royal Mint Year Set 2008 Emblems of Britain, 'Farewell to £sd' set a 10-coin set with a coin of each denomination in GEF-UNC, Two Pounds 1986, these in mixed high grades, Jersey Threepences to Farthings (12) Victoria to Elizabeth II in mixed grades, Books (2) Spink Standard Catalogue 2010, Coins Market values 2009 both in good condition
GB and World 18th to 20th Century mainly base metal (about 5 Kilos) includes a few medallic and token issues, includes a two Whitman Folders, one containing Halfpennies 1937-1967 complete EF-Lustrous UNC, and Farthings 1937-1956 complete EF-Lustrous UNC
Florins (2) 1857 VG, 1908 About Fine, Shillings (3) 1857, 1865 Die Number 20, 1871 Die Number 58, these G-NF, Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Revised Lustrous UNC, SilverThreepences (2) VF with signs of old gilding, 1873 Fine, Maundy Penny 1671 VG/NF, Penny 1915 NEF, Halfpenny 1904 GVF cleaned, Farthing 1826 Second type GVF
Farthings estimated by weight to be around 500 coins, most appear to be George V and George VI, in mixed circulated grades, Ireland Pennies (2.2 Kilos will be around 200 pieces) in mixed grades
Half Farthings 1844 (2) NEF-EF, Third Farthing 1885 Lustrous UNC, Half Farthing 1887 Jubilee Model with Gothic Head and date below EF, Model Farthing undated Bun head by Lauer Obverse JMITATION L. CHR. LAUER NEF/EF
South Africa Proof set 1923 10 coin set Sovereign to Farthing FDC or near so with some minor hairlines, attractively toned a superb and eye-catching set in the original Mappin and Webb long box this in excellent condition
GB and a few World a collection in two albums Crowns to Farthings (657) largely 20th Century includes plenty of silver items some scarcer dates noticeable, in mixed grades to GEF
Quarter Farthing 1852 EF with verdigris on the reverse as part of a group of Copper and Bronze 17th to 20th Century (67) includes some Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey generally in mixed grades with some in lustrous EF-UNC
Fractional Farthings (18) Half Farthings (4) 1842, 1843, 1844, 1851, Third Farthings (13) 1827, 1835, 1844, 1866, 1868 (2), 1878, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1902 (2), 1913, Model Half Farthing 1902 St George Reverse, in mixed grades with a few in EF or better
Farthing 1687 Tin type 2 Peck 557-560 some of the edge lettering visible but not enough for a full attribution, brass plug and with extensive blistering otherwise About VF and Very Rare
Plastic Sets 1953 (3) UNC, Canada Bank Tokens (11) as part of a group of World Copper and bronze (17) in mixed grades, Roman Bronzes (31) in mixed grades, Pennies 1950, 1953 (3) Fine to VF, Farthings Elizabeth II (35) EF-UNC many lustrous, DecimalHalfpennies 1971 (1200) in 24 rolls of 50 BU, Decimal Pennies 1971 (100) BU in two rolls, Decimal Two Pences 1971 (50) BU in a roll, Travellers Cheques (2) Five Pounds Lloyds Bank 1954, Two Pounds Lloyds Bank 1954
Sixpence 1952, Groats (5) 1836 (2), 1838, 1838 8 over sideways 8, 1848 8 over 6, Twopence 1797, Halfpennies (2) 1860 Beaded Border, 1901, Farthings (6) Charles I Rose (2), 1915, 1946, 1953 (2), Decimal Pennies (2) 1978, 1985 lower grades with unusual wear patterns, Threehalfpence token 1850 Castle Carry, plus an interesting and varied selection of model coinage (11) in mixed grades to EF
ShillingJames I Second Coinage Fifth Bust S.2656 mintmark Trefoil Fine/Good Fine the portrait dirty, ThreepenceElizabeth I Fifth Issue 1580 S.2573 mintmark Latin Cross pleasing Fine on a slightly ragged flan, Halfgroat Elizabeth I Sixth Issue with two pellets behind bust About Fine, Farthing James I Lennox mintmark Flower Fine to Good Fine with some weakness on the reverse
MaundyTwopences 1800 (2), Maundy Penny 1800, Farthings (40) mostly Wrens, BrassThreepences (63), World (50) includes small Papal medal, token issues and some base metal copies, in mixed circulated grades
Farthings estimated by weight to be around 440 coins, in mixed circulated grades, GB and World Coins and Medals 18th to 20th Century (65) base metal in mixed grades, Whitman Folders (20), Books (2) Spink Standard catalogue 2008, The British BronzePenny 1860-1970 by Michael Gouby these both in very good condition
Ireland 1966 Year Set Ten Shillings to Farthing (9 coins) UNC in a slide case, Ireland 1966 Year Sets (3 sets of 8 coins) UNC in the green wallets of issue, Ireland Sixpence 1946 GEF and scarce
Crowns to Farthings 18th to 20th Century an accumulation (about 600) includes a few in silver, over 380 pre World War II types, in mixed circulated grades
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