World (16) Biafra 2 1/2 Shillings 1969 KM#4 UNC with practically full lustre. Germany - Empire (3) One Mark 1915D EF, Half Mark 1915D GVF/VF toned, 1916A UNC and beautifully toned, German States - Saxony 1/24th Thaler 1764 Fine, German States - LubeckSchilling 1722JJJ VG, German States - Hesse-Darmstadt (2) 2 Albus 1705 IAB VG, Kreuzer 1722 BIB VG, Austria One Kreuzer (2) 1816 Fine, 1885 VF, France (2) Double Tournois 1610-1643, Fair, Denier Tournois 1583A VG/Fine, Italian States - Sardinia Mainland Coinage 2 Denari 1725, Soldo Mainland coinage, legend and date worn. France 2 Centimes 1887A Fair, a detector find, Isle of ManOne Pound 1979 UNC, along with Hammered (3) Groats (2) and Penny (1) these low grade and damaged
Halfcrown 1866 Fair, weight 13.37 grammes, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example dated 1861 sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887-1890 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
GuatemalaPeso (2) 1897 Obverse: Signature LA GRANGE below UN PESO, Reverse: no mintmark between 0,900 and the date, KM#210 not in the Krause book but pictured online, A/UNC with attractive toning, Peru One Sol 1893, Countermarked Coinage 1894, Half Real Countermarked on a Peru Sol 1893 TF host coin KM#224 countermark NEF, host coin EF
GB and World a mixed group comprising Guernsey Five Pounds (3) 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna CartaSilver Proof, 2015 Queen Elizabeth II The Longest Reigning Monarch Silver Proof, 2016 Battle of the Somme Silver Proof with coloured poppy on the reverse, FDC in the promoters boxes with certificates. Solomon Islands Half Dollar 2014 Silver, in the form of a small ingot, Silver Proof with Tower Bridge design on the reverse, Prooflike UNC, GB Crowns (2) 1937 A/UNC, 1951 UNC in Jubilee Mint boxes with certificates. Gibraltar Five Pounds 2005 Nelson (4) all different designs, Silver Proofs nFDC to FDC in capsules. Guernsey Fifty Pence 2014 Crown-sized with Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Carriage on coloured reverse, One Ounce gold-plated Proof, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 1936 Year of the Three Kings UNC in capsule, Isle of Man Crowns 2005 Trafalgar issues (3) all different reverses Cupro-Nickel Prooflike UNC. GB Five Pound Crowns (2) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday UNC, 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding UNC Tristan da Cunha 'The Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Silver Proof Collection' a 3-coin set comprising Five Pounds 2016, Two Pounds 2016 and One Pound 2016 Silver Proofs FDC in the Jubilee Mint box of issue with certificate. Tristan da Cunha 'The First World WarCentenary Crown Collection' Five Pounds 2014 an 18-coin set each with a different subject on the reverse, each reverse with a coloured Union Jack as part of the design, gold plated base metal Proofs in the Bradford Exchange box of issue with certificates. Medal One Ounce Silver Boudica by Baird & Co. London Lustrous UNC in the box of issue, British Banknotes White £5 1938 Peppiatt medallic issue 51mm diameter in gold plated base metal UNC in capsule with certificate
Penny 1797 contemporary counterfeit, struck on a thin flan and weighing 18.90 grammes, struck from KP14 dies, Peck 1110 VG with all major details clear, see notes in Peck Second Edition page 302 regarding these Pennies, we note a similar example sold in London Coins Auction A164 3/3/2019 described as Near Fine for £75 hammer price, HalfpenniesGeorge III contemporary counterfeits (2) 1775 Fair and 1776 VG the latter a crude type and unlisted by Coleman
Halfpenny 1729 Peck 830 UNC evenly struck and a super example of the Young Head portrait type, slabbed in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, formerly part of the Andrew Wayne Collection, sold in London Coins Auction A113 5/6/2006 (Lot 980), this is one of the very early submissions to LCGS (UIN 0000030) and after a further 43,000 coins have been graded, is still the finest recorded example, thus proving the rarity of these early copper pieces.
GB and a few World sets and singles a varied group:- Royal Mint Year Sets (2) 1990, 1992, Royal Mint Baby Set 2000, Twenty Pounds 2013 Silver, George and the Dragon (3) UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue. Coin an Banknote set 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday comprising Five Pounds Kentfield HM70 000490, and Five Pound Crown 1996 Cupro-Nickel UNC in the Royal Mint wallet as issued. Five Pound Crowns (5) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday, 1999 Diana Memorial, 1999 Millennium, 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2007 Diamond Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Two Pounds (4) 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England, 1996 Euro 96 Football, 1997, 2014 Outbreak of World War I - Lord Kitchener, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights, One Pound (2) 1995 Wales, 1997 England, Fifty Pences 1994 D-Day Landings (2), Fifty Pences a 2-coin set comprising 1992/3 EU Presidency and 1992 Britannia Fifty Pence, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue. Last £sd Set Halfcrown to Halfpenny 1964-1967 (8 coins), UNC in the wallet of issue. Last £sd Set Halfcrown to Halfpenny (7 coins, only the English Shilling included), in mixed grades. Last £sd and First Decimal Coins 25th Anniversary of Decimal Currency the £sd comprising Halfcrown to Halfpenny (7 coins) 1965-1967 (only Scottish Shilling included) and Decimal Coinage 1996 Set (7 coins) One Pound to One Penny Lustrous UNC. UK/USA United Coin Collection comprising UK set 1997 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny Lustrous UNC and USA Set 1997 (5 coins with medalet) Half Dollar to One Cent Lustrous UNC. Two Pounds Silver Britannias (2) 1998 UNC and 1999 UNC with a hint of toning, Crowns (11) 1953, 1965, 1977 (8), 1981 EF to UNC. Two Pounds 1995 UN 50th Anniversary EF. Hong Kong Mint Set 1997 Handover (7 coins) UNC in the wallet of issue, USA Silver Eagle 1993 Lustrous UNC, Alderney Five Pound Crown 1993 Concorde, Solomon Islands Five Dollars 1993 Concorde, UNC in the packs of issue, Gibraltar 2.8 Ecus 1993 Eurotunnel UNC, Alderney One Pound 1995 Silver Proof FDC in capsule with certificate, Jersey Fifty Pence 2018 100th Anniversary of the RAF UNC with coloured reverse, Isle of Man Five Pounds 1993 Nigel Mansell UNC, USA Half Dollar 1996S Atlanta Olympics - Swimmer Prooflike UNC, Tonga 50 Seniti 1996 Victorian Age - Queen Victoria Empress of India 1876 Silver Proof nFDC, Marshall Islands (2) Five Dollars 1993 Elvis Presley Lustrous UNC, Ten Dollars 1991 Legendary Aircraft - Avro Lancaster Lustrous UNC, Medallions (2) 1986 the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson UNC, 1990 Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary UNC on the card of issue, GB and Numismatic Covers (8) many with a World War II theme UNC many in the packs of issue, GB and World First Day and Philatelic Covers and Stamp Sets (34) many on the envelopes or album pages of issue UNC. Also a small group of GB and World (51) base metal issues mostly 20th Century in mixed grades, along with a British Armed Forces Threepence Second Series VG with folds
Peru (14) Half Sol (8) 1907 (2) LIMA FG-JR (2) UNC and A/UNC, 1922 GEF/AU scarce, 1927GN (2) GEF and Toned UNC, 1929GM (3) EF, GEF and A/UNC, along with (6) Real 1850 KM#143.1 Good Fine, Real 1860YB KM#181 Lustrous UNC, Half Real 1860YB KM#180 UNC and lustrous, Dinero 1866YB KM#190 UNC or near so with small rim nicks, Centavo 1864 KM#187.1 UNC with good subdued lustre, Peseta 1880 BF Dot after B below shield KM#200.2 NVF
France a small group (4) Ecu 1785R Orleans Mint Good Fine or slightly better with some adjustment lines, Half Ecu (2) 1652F Near Fine/Fine for wear with pitted surfaces, 1767P 7 over 1, Dijon Mint VG or slightly better with good surfaces, 24 Sols (1/5 Ecu) 1728 mintmark 9 Rennes Mint KM#482.33 Fine
World (14) a varied group, includes some more unusual and scarcer items: Colombia - Cartagena Siege Coinage Half Real 1812 KM#D2 Good Fine with date full and bold, France 30 Sols 1820 Aniche Mining Company Token, Reverse: MD 1820 within wreath (Maz.779) GVF and very scarce, Lithuania Six Groszy 1652 Johann Casimir KM#44 VF/GF, a rare one-year type, South AfricaFlorin 1928 VF/GVF, Guatemala Quarter Quetzal 1926 KM#243.1 GVF, Ecuador Decimo 1902 LIMA with JF on reverse KM#50.3 UNC and lustrous, TunisiaOne Franc AH1335 (1916)A Muhammad Al-Nasir KM#238 UNC or near so and lustrous, New GuineaShilling 1935 KM#5 EF, Cyprus Nine Piastres 1901 KM#6 Bold Fine, Ireland Shilling 1930 S.6627 GVF, Greenland25 Ore 1926 (h) HCM GJ with central hole KM#6 Good Fine, Finland One Markka 1874S KM#3.2 Fine, Spain Real 1733 VG, Portugal 60 Reis undated (1683) KM#139 GVF
Crown 1696 VG/NVG as part of a group of GB and World a collection Crowns to Farthings, includes over £8 face of pre-1947 issues, BrassThreepences to Halfpennies includes 20th Century date runs, in mixed circulated grades, World includes Vietnam 5000 Dong 2003, Cyprus (4) 25 Mils 1981, 5 Mils 1980 bronze (2) 1982 aluminium, Turkey (2) 1 Lira 1973, 25 Kurus 1973, Vatican (3) 100 Lire (3) 1971, 1977, 1993 in mixed grades many EF to UNC, Medalet Battle of Solferino 1859 12mm diameter in bronze with loop mount at the top GF, K&C Indoor Games Tokens (5) 25mm diameter in brass 7 grammes VF to GVF
Proof Sets (7) Deluxe Set 2000, Red Leather Deluxe sets (4) 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, Black Leather Deluxe 2008 nFDC to FDC some coins with toning, in the cases of issue. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother 85th Birthday 1985 Mint Set One Pound to One Penny along with 85th Birthday Medal, UNC in a slide case. Queen Elizabeth II 60th Birthday 1986 Mint Set, Two Pounds to One Penny along with 60th Birthday Medal UNC in a slide case. GB Crowns (13) 1965 (3), 1972, 1977 (4), 1980, 1981 (3) EF to UNC, Pre Decimal Halfcrowns to Farthings (90) mostly base metal includes a few silver minors, along with a small group of World with some Machine tokens and base metal modern medals, in mixed grades, Pitcairn Islands One Dollar 1989 Bicentenary of the Mutiny on the Bounty Silver Proof nFDC boxed with certificate, Solomon Islands Ten Dollars 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary Silver Proof nFDC in a soft case with certificate, Canada Proof Set 1989 FDC in the black case of issue with certificate, GB Two Pounds 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, GB Medal 800 Years of Mayoralty 1189-1989 63mm diameter in bronze by the Royal Mint, Matt UNC boxed with certificate
Halfcrown19th CenturyNorthumberland - Newcastle-on-Tyne 1811 Obverse : Arms, Three Castles, two over one, gules, and supporters of Newcastle; motto FORTITER DEFENDIT TRIUMPHANS, Crest: a lion holding a standard, issuing from a castle PAYABLE BY JOHN ROBERTSON. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Reverse: Female seated on a bale with spear and cornucopia, with a ship in the distance, NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM XXX PENCE TOKEN 1811 on the ground P. WYON. F. Davis 1, Withers 1 Fine/Near Fine. We note an example sold in London Coins Auction A157 4/6/2017 Lot 812 sold for £85 hammer price
Peru (2) Half Sol 1922 LIMA, LIBERTAD incuse KM#216 Toned UNC with underlying colour and lustre traces, scarce, 50 Centavos 1858MB KM#179.1 VF with small tone spots
Hanoverian Medal for Waterloo 1815 awarded to Soldat Ludwig Schnat, Landwehr Battalion, Hameln. VF with some surface marks and edge nicks. Commanded by Major Von Strube, the Battalion was part of the 5th British Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton, who was the highest ranking allied casualty at Waterloo, and one of two MPs to be killed at Waterloo. The medal was authorised by the Prince Regent on behalf of his father George III in his capacity as Elector of Hanover and this was conferred on survivors of the battle.
USAHalf Dime 1795 Breen 2967 Fine or near so, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 15, we note this piece marginally superior to the similar raw coin sold in London Coins Auction A138 1/9/2012 (Lot 1345) which realised £1400 hammer price
Silver and Gold :- In Silver -: The Most Famous Landmarks of the World (Tower Bridge, Brandenburg Gate, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower to name a few) all on Official Silver Coin Bars 17 small silver bars featuring the land marks with 10 in a presentation card, One Ounce fine silver bars (6) various sized silver bar money with a variety of themes (11 with one cased), Liberia 10 Dollars 1996 One Ounce Silver Bar money. In Gold :- Tristan Da Chuna Half Crown 2009 0.5 grams pure, Solomon Islands 10 Dollars 2014 Tower Bridge 1 gram pure, Suisse 1 gram pure gold bar all. Unc - BU as issued
Peru (3) Half Sol 1907 FG-JR KM#203 UNC with practically full lustre, Sol 1932 Token Coinage KM#Tn4 Lustrous UNC, 4 Reales 1836 Cuzco B KM#151.1 Near Fine with toning
Half Sovereign 1823 Marsh 404 NEF and lustrous and some contact marks, a very scarce year, our archive database stretching back to 2003 reveals we have only sold four previous examples
PeruHalf Sol (37) 1907 LIMA FG-JR KM#203 (1), 1915 LIMA FG-JR KM#203 (4), 1916 LIMA FG KM#203 (6), 1917 LIMA FG-JR (2), 1935 AP KM#216 (24) one GVF, the others EF to UNC the vast majority lustrous
World 18th and 19th Century issue with many in silver (29) USA (2) Half Dollar 1854O VG, One Cent 1863 Fine, cleaned, Canada 25 Cents 1892 Good Fine with a scratch on the portrait, Belgium One Franc (2) 1869 Good Fine, 1887 with period in signature, Near Fine, France (6) 5 Francs 1849BB Fine, 1 Franc (2) 1822A NVG, 1866A NVF/Fine, Half Franc 1835W NVG/VG, 50 Centimes (2) 1850A NVG, 1867A VG, Ceylon 50 Cents 1895 GF, Guatemala 2 Reales 1898 NVF, Italy (3) 1 Lira (2) 1863 M-BN KM#15 VG, 1863 M-BN KM#5a.1 VG, 50 Centesimi 1863 M-BN KM#14.1, Near Fine, Papal States 1 Lira 1867R KM#1378 Fine, Russia (6) 5 Kopeks (2) 1730, 1838EM, 2 Kopeks 1788, 1 Kopek 1833EM, Denga (2) 1731, 1753 in mixed grades VG to Fine, along with Belgium Half Franc 1843 VG, Netherlands (3) 25 Cents 1849 William II KM#76 (2), William III KM#81 VG, Italian States - Venice, Andrea Gritti. 1523-1538 AD. AR Mocenigo o Lira. obv: Christ standing, facing on platform inscribed GZ; GLORIA-TIBI-SOLI. rev: Doge with gonfalon kneeling left, before St. Mark standing rt., raising hem of his robes; SM-VENET-ANDREAS-GRITI. DVX down flag staff. Fine with edge loop mount at top, Medal Thailand 1891 Rama V, Chulalongkorn 1868-1910 47mm diameter in silver Obverse: Princes Paripatra and Chakrabongs, Reverse: The golden name tablets VF with some surface marks and small edge nicks
Isle of ManSilverProof Sets (3) 1977 6 coins, 50p to Halfpenny all struck in silver, 1979 Millennium of the Tynwald, 7 coins, £1 to Halfpenny all struck in silver, 1980 7 coins £1 to Halfpenny all struck in silver, nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue, Isle of Man Silver BU sets (3) 1975, 1976 (2) each BU in the cases of issue, Medal - The 2002 Duke of Wellington Silver Proof Medal 5oz.Silver Proof, the reverse with red and white colouring to the soldiers uniforms nFDC in the Westminster box of issue with certificate, Seychelles Proof Set 1974 a 2-coin set comprising 10 Rupees and 5 Rupees UNC to nFDC with some handling marks, in the box of issue, Singapore One Dollar 1980 Silver Proof nFDC in the red box of issue, Gibraltar One Pound 1995 National Day Silver Proof FDC in the red box of issue, Alderney One Pound 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary Silver Proof, Guernsey Fifty Pence 2000 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Silver Proof Toned nFDC in a Westminster box with certificate, Isle of Man One Pound (4) 1978 Silver Proof (3), 1978 Virenium Proof, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1985 Silver Proof FDC in capsule
Halfpennies18th CenturyNorfolk (4) Aylsham 1795 Grocers Arms/Prince of Wales Plumes, edge S & T.Ashley DH5a About EF, scarce. Yarmouth 1792 Ship/Arms, edge The Glass Warehouse of W.Absolon DH51 VF. Norwich 1793 Eagle/Arms DH32 Dunham and Yallop Goldsmiths edge, NEF with a trace of lustre. Norwich undated, Hope standing/Bottle, Finger points to Y, DH24 EF
World a small mixed group (24) Japan Year 28 (1895) KM#A25.3 JNDA 01-10A in a PCGS holder Cleaned AU details, ScotlandMerk 1669 S.5611 VG with uneven tone, scarce, Spain One Peseta (3) 1869 SN-M KM#652 Fine, toned, 1870 SN-M KM#653 VG, 1903 Fine, ChinaFukien Province 20 Centsundated (c.1903-1908) 4 characters at the top of the obverse KM#104.2 Fine, BelgiumOne Franc 1880 50th Anniversary of Independence KM#38 Good Fine/NVF, Peru Sol 1875 Fine on a pin mount, CyprusHalf Piastre 1886 Good Fine with a darker tone area on PIASTRE, French Indo-China One Piastre 1931 NEF, Portuguese India Rupia 1912 VF, Sweden (3) 25 Ore 1889EB GEF and lustrous, 10 Ore (2) 1883EB EF and lustrous, 10 Ore 1855T NEF and lustrous, Danzig (2) 10 Pfennigs (2) 1932 KM#152 Good Fine, 1920 Token Coinage in Zinc KM#Tn1 Fine or better, along with Zeppelin Canteen Token c.1914 About Fine, FranceTeston 1569, Toulouse Mint, About Fine with some weakness in the centre, Iran 5000 Dinars (5 Krans) (2) 1902 KM#976 GEF and lustrous, 1927 KM#1106 EF with some contact marks, Scotland Five Shillings 1697 S.5688 Upright die axis, VG the reverse slightly better, Serbia Dinar 1915 Coin die alignment with designer's name KM#25.4 VG, unpriced by Krause, Rare, Madeira Islands 10 Reis 1842 KM#2 VF with some edge nicks, possibly once lightly cleaned, now retoned, Spain 100 Pesetas 1966 (68) as KM#797 GVF and prooflike, with some spots on the obverse, we note the Proofs are unlisted for this date and type, this certainly with a completely different finish to the currency coin
Halfcrown 1853 ProofESC 687, Bull 2736 UNC the obverse with some very minor contact marks and the coin has been cleaned. 14.12 grammes. Further research shows that PCGS and NGC have graded just 17 examples of this coin. Only issued as part of the 1853 Proof sets, which are of extreme rarity, this is a rare opportunity to obtain a key coin in the Victorian Halfcrown series. This last such coin offered by us was in February 2009.Our archive database indicates we have only previously offered one example, this being sold twice by us, as part of the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections.
Peru (770) 1 Sol (264) 1957 (1), 1958 (10), 1959 (8). 1960 (9), 1961 (6), 1962 (7), 1963 (17), 1964 (75) Lustrous A/UNC to BU, 1965 KM#240 (31) UNC and lustrous, a few with spots, 1974 KM#248 (100) Lustrous UNC a few with small spots and a few with toning, Half Sol (198) 1965 KM#239 (36) UNC and lustrous some with toning, 1974 KM#260 (34), one with a scrape, this possibly caused in minting, 1975 KM#260 (128) UNC and lustrous a few with toning, 25 Centavos 1965 KM#238 (52) UNC and lustrous, a small quantity with spots, some with attractive toning, 10 Centavos (68) 1954 KM#233 (5), 1965 KM#237 (63) UNC and lustrous some with toning, 5 Centavos (188) 1934 (12), 1937 (2), 1939 (11), 1940 KM#213.2 (48), 1941 KM#213.2 (4), 1949 (80), 1950 (1) KM#223.4, 1954 KM#232 (30) GEF to UNC and lustrous, a few with spots, One Centavo 1954 KM#227 (11) UNC and lustrous with a few small tone spots, plus Peru an additional group (31) 20 Centavos (12) 1943 KM#215a.1, 1943 KM#221.1 (2), 1944, 1948 (7), 1949, 10 Centavos (2) 1921, 1965 Proof, 5 Centavos (11) 1879 (10), 1943S (1), 1 Centavo (5) 1919 (2), 1947 (1), 1948 (2), 1 Nuevo Sol 2002, GVF to lustrous UNC
Halfcrown 1861 Good/Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115.
Peru (348) 10 Soles (197) 1969 KM#253 (117) EF to UNC, 1973 Tupac Amaru KM#258 (80) A/UNC to UNC the vast majority lustrous, a few with spots, 1 Sol (46) 1956 KM#222 (27) UNC many with lustre, some toned, 1965 KM#222 (19) Lustrous UNC, some with attractive and colourful toning, Half Sol 1956 KM#220.5 (4) Toned A/UNC to UNC, 20 Centavos (35) 1956 KM#221.2b (11) Toned UNC with some residual lustre, 1965 KM#221.2b (24) A/UNC to UNC and lustrous some with light toning, 10 Centavos (32) 1956 KM#224.2 (18), 1965 KM#224.2 (14) A/UNC to UNC and lustrous some with light toning, 5 Centavos 1965 KM#223.2 (34) EF to UNC some with lustre
German States (6) Saxe-Old-Weimar Half Thaler 1598 Obverse: Two Dukes facing, Reverse: Saxony Arms in ornate shield with date above in circle, formerly KM#3, Dav.9779 Fine or better with a flan flaw at the top where possibly once mounted, Saxony Thaler 1624 WA Middle figure on reverse holds a baton KM#301 NVF, purchased by the vendor in September 1977, Brunswick-Lunegurg-Calenberg 24 Mariengroschen 1697 KM#378 variety, Reverse legend SOLA BONA QUAE HONESTA Fine, Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg 12 Mariengroschen 1677 KM#136 Good Fine and bold, Brunswick-Luneburg 2/3 1807 GFM KM#422 GVF and lustrous, German States - Saxony Albertine Thaler 1763 KM#962 About Fine
Halfpenny 1772 No Stops on Reverse Peck 903, the top of the O in GEORGIVS very weak, practically missing, VF or better, the reverse with some small spots, somewhat scarcer than Peck suggests, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows only one example this sold back in 2006
World a small group (18) Italy 500 Lire 1958 Lustrous UNC, Italy Fantasy 20 Lire 1943 Mussolini UNC, Italian States - GenoaDenier 12th Century Conrad III VF, Italian States - Gubbio Baiocchi 1728 Fine or better, Italian States - Papal States Half Baiocchi 1802R GEF the obverse off-centre, Vatican (6) 20 Centesimi 1934 UNC, 1 Lira (2) 1866 EF/GEF, 1867 Good Fine with a flan flaw, 10 Soldi 1868 VF, 5 Soldi 1867 (2) Fine and Good Fine, South Africa (4) Crowns 1947 (2) VF and lustrous A/UNC, Penny 1923 EF the reverse lacquered, Farthing 1923 EF the reverse lacquered, Southern RhodesiaHalfcrown 1947 UNC, SamoaTala 1969 KM#8 UNC, New ZealandFlorin 1964 Fine
World in silver (75) Netherlands 10 Gulden (10) 1964 (2), 1970 (7), 1973, South AfricaHalfcrowns (16) 1951, 1952 (2), 1953, 1954 (2), 1955 (6), 1958 (2), 1960 (2), Greece 30 Drachmai 1963 Five Greek Kings KM#86 (7), Peru Sol 1934 (2), Austria2 Schillings (7) 1929 Dr. Theodor Billroth, 1930 7th Centennial of the Death of Walther von Vogelweide (5), 1937 The Bicentennial of the Completion of St. Charles Church, Italy 500 Lire 1974 Marconi KM#103, Sweden (32) 5 Kronor 1966 100th Anniversary of Constitution Reform (20), 2 Kronor (12) 1939G KM#787 (6), 2 Kronor 1944G (6) NEF to UNC the majority with lustre
Proof Sets (9) Flat Packs (8) 1971, 1972, 1973 (2), 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Royal Shield of Arms 2008 FDC in the black box of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (11) 1982 (3), 1983 (2), 1984, 1986, 1994 (2), 1995, 2009 (still sealed) UNC a couple of sets with toning, Last £sd set Halfcrown to Halfpenny 1965-1967 UNC in the folder of issue, One Pound Silver Patterns a 4-coin set 2003 depicting bridges nFDC in the box of issue with certificate, Silver Britannia Fifty Pence 2014 Quarter Ounce SS. Gairsoppa UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue Fifty Pence 1973 EEC (3) Cupro-Nickel Proofs (2), nFDC to FDC boxed, Crowns (4) 1972 Silver Wedding Silver Proof, 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proofs (2), 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proof, Five Pence 1990 Silver Proof Piedfort nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue some with certificates, Alderney Five Pound Crown 1999 Total Solar Eclipse Silver Proof nFDC with coloured highlighting on the reverse, Tuvalu Ten Dollars 1981 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme Silver Proof nFDC boxed, no certificate
NorthumberlandHalfcrown 1811 Newcastle-upon-Tyne Obverse : Arms, Three Castles, two over one, gules, and supporters of Newcastle; motto FORTITER DEFENDIT TRIUMPHANS, Crest: a lion holding a standard, issuing from a castle PAYABLE BY JOHN ROBERTSON. NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Reverse: Female seated on a bale with spear and cornucopia, with a ship in the distance, NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM XXX PENCE TOKEN 1811 on the ground, NEF and attractively toned, we note a Fine example sold for £82 in LCA 156 (March 2017)
Peru (124) 1/5 Sol (25) 1866YB, 1874YJ, 1897VN, 1897JF, 1899JF-JR, 1900 JF (2), 1900 900 over 890JF (2), 1903JF 3 over 1, 1903 JF, 1905 5 over 3 JF, 1907FG (3), 1911FG-R, 1913FG-R, 1916FG-R, Dinero (79) 1864YB, 1866YB (2), 1890TF, 1898JF, 1902 902 over 897 JF, 1902 902 over 892 JF, 1903JF (3), 1904JF, 1905JF (3), 1906JF (23), 1907 FG over JF, 1907FG (4), 1908FG (6), 1910FG (3), 1911FG over JF (8), 1912FG (4), 1912 FG over JG (3), 1913FG, 1913 F and G both overstruck, the underlying letters unclear, and do not appear to conform to the types recorded by Krause (5), 1916FG (5), Half Real 1854MB KM#144.7, Half Dinero (26) 1896 .F. (19), 1897JF, 1898VN, 1899JF, 1901 901 over 891 JF, 1903JF, 1910FG a few VF, others mostly EF to Lustrous UNC-BU, with many different over dates and overstrikes, an interesting group for the World coin variety collector, indeed it would not be surprising to find other unrecorded types in these series as time goes by
Date Stamp Proof Sets 2014 and 2015, £2 Silver Proofs 2008 Games and 2015 Britannia, Three Coin 2003 Silver Dollar Set by Westminster Australia, Canada and USA Dollars, Silver Proof Five Pounds (3) Guernsey 2013 Prince George, Jersey 2013 CoronationJubilee and 2016 QE II 90th Westminster case 5 coins in capsules 25p Crown 1977, £5 Crown 2004, Gibraltar £5 2016 Concorde, Solomon Islands Square Half Dollar 2.5g, Henry VIII Crown of the Double Rose 9 carat gold replica, Britannia Pair with 2015 NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo and 2016 and £2 2016 Year of The Monkey Date Stamp Silver Proof, cased with certificates BU-FDC
The Queen MotherCentenary Collection a 12-coin set 2000 from a host of Commonwealth countries GB, Guernsey (2), Fiji, Solomon Islands, Alderney, Niue, Bermuda, Bahamas, Falkland Islands, Cook Islands and Tokelau Silver Proofs some with gold plating, nFDC to FDC in the box of issue with certificates, the box with some damage: GB Five Pound Crown 2000 Millennium Silver Proof with gold plated map of Great Britain FDC in capsule: GB Twopence 1797 Fine with surface marks: Ghana 500 Sika 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Gold Proof with coloured portrait of the queen on the reverse X#16, FDC boxed, no certificate: USA Dollar 1921 Morgan GVF with hairlines: GB Crowns 1977 Silver Jubilee (3) one gilded in a mount, EF to A/UNC: Banknote and Coin cover 2003 comprising Five Pounds Lowther GJ20 020797 UNC: Crown 1953 UNC and set of 5 x First Class stamps, UNC in the Westminster Wallet with certificate: The BritishHeritage Collection comprising 9 coins and 2 Banknotes in a photo frame, One Pound Somerset, Ten Shillings Fforde, Halfcrown 1949, Florin 1948, Shilling 1963S, Sixpence 1967, Silver Threepence 1934, Brass Threepence 1953, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1962 and Farthing 1917 in mixed grades, the coins cleaned
Halfcrown 1878 ESC 701 UNC with good subdued lustre, although many examples have been sold by us in EF grade, our archive database indicates we have only sold one UNC example since 2003, and none in the last 7 years, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 3/6/2008 Lot 461
Halfcrown 1953 Frosted Proof CGS variety 05. Davies dies 2A (as the standard Proof dies) with the obverse and reverse design much more heavily frosted than the standard coin, most noticeable on the reverse in the crown detail, an unusual piece, nFDC retaining much original mint brilliance. We note an example slabbed and graded CGS 92 sold in our Auction A148 1/3/2015 (Lot 2694) for £421 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfcrown 1861 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfpennies (2) 1862 as Freeman 289 dies 7+G the E in PENNY as an inverted, reversed F (i.e. no top bar) About UNC and with practically full lustre and some yellow and hues of toning, we note a similar example sold in our Auction A121 which states 'stated by the vendor to be one of only a handful known', 1885 Freeman 354 dies 17+S EF/UNC and lustrous
Penny 1864 Crosslet 4 Peck 1664 with 239/136 scratched in the obverse field, toned UNC with traces of lustre and a few small spots. The numbers were scratched into the field during the mastership of Professor Thomas Graham (1855-1869) have been shown by G.P.Dyer to represent overall output in tons of bronze coin minted since 1860 (the higher figure) and output in tons of that particular denomination since 1860 (the lower figure) This is not the example pictured in Michael Gouby's 'The British Bronze Penny' - Specialised Edition (Page 49) but displays a superb sharp strike. A highly desirable piece of Victorian bronze coinage history, as stated by Gouby there are only 2 examples known, this, Ex-D.W.Grey 20/10/1971, Lot 111, Ex-Seaby Bulletin, September 1974, item K162, Ex-Sotheby Auction 9/10/1979 Lot 257, Ex-Michael Freeman, and one other, the other example illustrated in Gouby's book being the Ex-Norweb, Ex-A.H.F.Baldwin example, described by Spink as 'Extremely Fine and attractively patinated'. A total of 34 'scratched field' bronze coins are recorded of all dates and denominations, made up of 20 Pennies, 7 Halfpennies and 7 Farthings. Of the 20 Pennies, 12 are known to be in the British Museum Collection, this being one of the remaining 8 available to commerce. An extremely rare opportunity to bid on a piece of Victorian numismatic history. We note a standard currency 1864 Crosslet 4 Penny in UNC sold in our March 2014 auction (Lot 1844) for £3978 inclusive of buyers premium.
Halfpennies19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842. (22 pieces) Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821 Lustrous UNC, many prooflike, some with spots
Halfpenny 1874H Freeman 320 struck on a thick 2mm flan Fine with a curved imperfection on the reverse, one of the key varieties in the entire bronze halfpenny series, certainly one of only a handful known, rated R20 by Freeman, we note one other example graded CGS 60 sold for £3042 hammer price in London Coins Auction A142 September 2013
Halfcrown 1861 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
VIP Proof Set 1954 an 8-coin set Ex-Melbourne Mint Museum, in NGC slabs, Halfcrown 1954 NGC PF66 Cameo, Florin 1954 NGC PF64 Cameo, Shilling 1954 English, NGC PF66 Cameo, Shilling 1954 Scottish NGC PF65, Sixpence 1954 NGC PF65, Threepence 1954 NGC PF66, Halfpenny 1954 NGC PF65 RB Cameo, Farthing 1954 NGC PF65 RB, a spectacular set of VIP Proofs very seldom encountered, especially with a museum provenance, we note this set when it was last sold realised over £19000
USAHalf Dollar Commemorative 1892 Columbian Exposition ProofBreen 7420, nFDC and superb with a light golden tone, and plenty of eye appeal, Extremely Rare with only 103 examples minted, these being 1-100, numbers 400, 1492 and 1892 also being Proofs. This and the other two Proof coins from a provincial sale also containing items from the estate of McCormick believed to be descendants of the McCormick family of International Harvester of Chicago, major exhibitors at the Columbian Exposition of 1892, so would explain how he obtained these Proof pieces. We note another Proof example sold for $42,250 in 2002, very seldom offered for sale, a rare opportunity
Europe 17th to 20th Century from an old collection, a mixed group (16) Swiss Cantons (12) Berne (3) Half Batzen 1718, 1794, 1798, Chur Bluzger undated, Lucerne Schilling 1647, Geneva One Sol 1833, Vaud (2) 1 Batzen 1806, Half Batzen 1804, St.Gallen Half Batzen 1815 Solothurn 1 Batzen 1826, Neuchatel Half Batzen 1792, Freiburg 5 Rappen 1831, Swiss Republic Half Batzen 1799, Rare, Luxembourg1 Sol 1790, Monaco50 Centimes 1926 EF, Austria3 Kreuzer (2) 1669, 1697 in mixed grades VG to VF an interesting early group, all with old collector's envelopes
Italy (3) and Italian States (19) Sardinia (3) 2 Denari 790 NEF, 2.6 Soldi 1785 F/VG, 5 Soldi 1743 Near Fine/Fine, Venice Soldo (2) VG, Papal StatesTestone 1686X Fine, Ex-Mount, Papal States Gross Urban VIII undated KM#156 VG, Papal States Mezzo Baiocco undated Pius VI (1783) Fine, Papal States Quattrino Urban VIII (2) both undated G and Fine, Papal States 4 Baiocchi 1747 Near Fine, Papal States Half Soldo 1867 GVF, Papal States 2 1/2 Baiocchi 1796 Fine, Papal States Baiocco 1840 Good Fine, Papal States Grosso Clement X undated 1670-1676 KM#339 Fine, Papal States Alexander VIII Quattrino undated (1689-1691) VG, Naples and Sicily (2) 10 Tornesi 1832 Fine, 2 Tornesi 1859 NVF cleaned, Sicily Roger II (under the Normans) Follaro Poor, Italy 1 Lira 1863 M BN VG, 10 Centesimi 1911 VF cleaned, 5 Centesimi 1918R Fine
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work DECIMO TERTIO choice mint state with proof like fields, Ex Roderick Richardson and with his price ticket £75,000 "Choice Mint State" graded and encapsulated by CGS as 80 (UNC) so offered here having three companies (LCA, CGS and Richardson) concur on a mint state grade. In the 10 years since CGS has been grading coins only two other pre 1750 gold coins have an 80 grade those being a Half Guinea of 1725 and a Guinea of 1713, As for current market indicators Five Guineas in EF of George II can be seen on display at UK coin shows around the £45,000 marker and it was reported to us by the seller and an independent source corroborated that a Charles II 5 Guineas in NGC 61 sold at the March MSCF show for £78,000, the read across table compiled empirically by CGS collectors suggest that USA slabbed coins in MS61 average CGS 65 grade. Regardless of the technically grade and price this is a spectacular coin surely never to be matched for eye appeal and beauty.
France (11) Ecus (3) 1765 L Bayonne Mint VG/NF, with some adjustment lines, 1775L Bayonne Mint Fine, the obverse with adjustment lines, 1779A 9 over 8 Paris Mint Near Fine, Half Ecu 1645A Fine the reverse with some tooling in the field, Quarter Ecu 1597T Nantes Mint Fine, 15 Sols 1791I VG, 12 Sols 1778A Privy Mark Heron VG, 6 Sols 1677A VG, Denier 1632, 1652 both NVG, Denier Feudal issue 12th to 13th Century NF on an uneven flan, good silver, Monaco Decime 1838 M C KM#97.1 Copper Struck NVF
Half Sovereign 1821 Marsh 403 NGC MS63 UNC with very light cabinet friction, extremely rare, especially in this high grade, the holder with some damage, (NGC would no doubt re-encapsulate if required), we note an example in EF sold in Auction A150 (6/9/2015) for £3510 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny 1788 GiltPattern by DrozPeck 969 DH12 edge Guilloche, UNC/AU with light cabinet friction and some hairlines, listed as 'Rare' by Peck but we note that we have not sold another example of this type since 2003, other similar types listed as scarcer by Peck have appeared more often
Half Sovereign 1887M Close J.E.B on truncation Marsh 483AS.3870A A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, Very Rare, our archive database shows we have only sold one other such piece since 2003
ThailandBullet Money (17) Rama III and Rama IV Baht (4), Half Baht (6), Salung (1), Fuang (6) Fine to VF with clear countermarks, some with solder marks
New GuineaHalfpenny 1929 Proof KM#1a in Cupro-Nickel NGC PF63, all but 400 pieces were melted after being returned to the Melbourne Mint, these were later sold in sets along with the Penny of this year
New Guinea Penny 1929 Proof KM#2 in Cupro-Nickel NGC PF62, all but 400 pieces were melted after being returned to the Melbourne Mint, these were later sold in sets along with the Halfpenny of this year
Edward VIII New Strike Pattern Set 1936 by London Mint Office a 6-coin set in .925 silver comprising Pattern Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepences FDC in the box of issue with certificate, along with Silver Proof Crown sized issues (6) Alderney £5 2006, Cayman I $5 2006, Jersey £5 2009, Solomon I $25 2005 and 2006 Airplanes (3) these aFDC - FDC in plastic capsules, and Racing Legends by Graham Isom 12 piece gold plated (cupro) medallic set with famous race horses such as Red Rum and Nijinsky cased with a certificate, Spain 2000 1994 Madrid, and a Russian 37 Rouble 1902 Fantasy
Halfcrown 1953 Frosted Proof CGS variety 05. Davies dies 2A (as the standard Proof dies) with the obverse and reverse design much more heavily frosted than the standard coin, most noticeable on the reverse in the crown detail, an unusual piece, nFDC the obverse with a couple of minor contact marks, retaining much original mint brilliance. We note an example slabbed and graded CGS 92 sold in our Auction A148 1/3/2015 (Lot 2694) for £421 inclusive of buyers premium
Hammered a small group (6), Groat Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle Calais MintS.1875 Good Fine, toned, Groat Elizabeth I Second Issue mintmark Cross Crosslet S.2556, Halfgroat Henry VI Annulet issue, Annulets at neck S.1840, Fine, Penny John, moneyer ALEIN, Durham Mint Fine with a thin crack above the head and an edge crack, overall Good Fine, Cut Halfpenny John moneyer Adam VF, along with Italy - Venice Soldino Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501-1521) VG
Italy/GermanyWorld War II Circular bronze medal with integral loop for ribbon suspension; Obverse Arco dei Fileni monument centrally, the Italian fasces to the left, the German swastika to the right, the knot of Savoy below, CAMPAGNA ITALO-TEDESCA IN AFRICA ITALIENISCH-DEUTSCHER FELDZUG IN AFRICA, laurel leaves at the top, oak leaves at the base; Reverse with two armoured soldiers forcing open the jaws of a crocodile representing the British hold on the Suez Canal, signed ‘DE MARCHIS’ at the base, maker’s mark ‘LORIOLI MILANO’ to the left. The award was first created in ribbon form in 1942 for Italian and German troops in North Africa but on 7 January 1943 a medal was proposed by General Magli on behalf of the Supreme Command in Libya. The medal, though produced and distributed, was never officially recognised, VF with some residue
Halfcrown 1861 Fair/Good, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfpenny 1673 Peck 512 with No stops on the obverse. Listed as simply 'Extremely Rare' by Spink with no price given, a full grade better than the Nicholson collection example and superior to the Peck plate coin (obverse only is shown) seldom seen above Fine, this coin a well-struck VF with some old scratches on the obverse, we note we have only offered two examples in 12 years, this example previously sold in London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 884 for £850 hammer price
France (3) 4 Sols 1675D VG/NF, Sol 1773 GVF on a ragged flan, 10 Centimes 1897A Lustrous UNC, French Indo-China20 Cents 1914 VF, Sardinia Half Scudo 1856 NVF, France-Besancon 10 Cents Token 1917 square aluminium EF, French Colonies - French Guiana (Colony of Cayenne) 2 Sous 1789 Fine
Halfpennies19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842 (5 pieces) . Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821, (4 pieces with PAYABLE AT GRENDON HALL edge, the other with Plain edge) UNC and lustrous a couple with spots
USA Cents (4) 1826, 1864L, 1874, 1885, France Sol 1785, GB Farthing 1673, Crown 1935, Groat Edward IV Light Coinage mintmark Sun, Halfpenny Token Cronebane Dublin, Cork or Limerick in mixed grades
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 322A dies 13+J VF or better with some surface marks on the portrait, rated R17 by Freeman, we note that the example in the Andrew Wayne collection sold for £480 hammer price, we also note that there was no example in either the Nicholson or Roland Harris collections
Halfpenny 1861 appears to read HALF for HALF (F of Half over P) Fair, Rare, we note a similar coin described as 'only Fair with many surface knocks and dents' sold in our June 2010 sale for £198.90 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny19th CenturyWarwickshire, Atherstone, Sir George Chetwynd, Grendon 1842. Obverse: Bust to right: "SIR GEORGE CHETWYND BARONET. 1842.". Reverse: Coat of Arms of the Chetwynd family: "GRENDON HALFPENNY". Plain edge. Privately issued by Sir George Chetwynd, a great numismatist of the 19th century, for fellow collectors. His collection was sold over four days in September 1872, Bell Warwickshire No: A2, Davis Token Coinage of Warwickshire No: 821 EF Rare
Italian States (3) Sardinia 20 Soldi 1795 C#58 Good Fine with an adjustment mark on the obverse, Pisa Half Giulio 1721 KM#40 Fine Rare, Naples and Sicily 2 Tornesi 1852 C#145a EF,
Loss of Minorca 1756 34mm diameter in copper Obverse a Half-Length figure standing facing, holding a staff and a British flag, a fort firing a cannon, left; a ship right: BRAVE. BLAKNEY. REWARD Exergue BUT. TO. B. GIVE A. CORD Reverse a Half-length figure of Byng left; receiving a purse, right WAS MINORCA SOLD BY. B.(yng) Exergue FOR. FRENCH GOLD. Eimer 653 Fine
Halfpenny 1861 appears to read HALP for HALF unlisted by Freeman or Peck, Fine with the reverse better, the finest of three examples of this rare type we have so far offered. We note that there was no example in the Nicholson collection. (a similar coin described as 'only Fair with many surface knocks and dents' sold in our June 2010 sale for £198.90 inclusive of buyers premium)
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 322A dies 13+J VF or better with some surface marks on the portrait, rated R17 by Freeman, we note that the example in the Andrew Wayne collection described as 'NEF cleaned' sold for £480 hammer price, we also note that there was no example in either the Nicholson or Roland Harris collections
Halfcrown 1841 ESC 674 GVF the reverse retaining some lustre, with a scratch in the field after VICTORIA, nevertheless very rare and with much eye appeal (We note a similar example listed as 'Bright GVF' sold in London Coins Auction A116 3/3/2007 for £2600+buyers premium)
World Mint and Proof items (14) Bahamas (2) 25 Dollars 1975 Silver Proof, Two Dollars 1971 Silver Proof, Cayman Islands Five Dollars (2) 1975 Silver Proof, 1977 Silver Proof, Turks and Caicos Islands 50 Crowns 1976 UNC in wallet, Solomon Islands Five Dollars 1977 Silver Proof, Papua New Guinea 10 Kina 1977 Silver Proof, USA Bicentennial Proof Set 1976 a 3-coin set in Silver comprising the Dollar 1976, Half Dollar 1976 and Quarter Dollar 1976, Medals (7) United Nations 1971 Peace medal in Silver UNC, USA The Apollo 15 Eyewitness medal in Silver UNC, USA The official 1973 CaliforniaAmerican Revolution Bicentennial Medal in Silver UNC, USA San Francisco Cable car centennial 1973 (3) UNC in Silver, AustraliaSydney Opera House Official Opening October 1973 in Cupro-nickel UNC, most cased as issued many with certificates
Sovereigns (8) 1873 George and the Dragon NVF, 1880M GF, 1881M NVF in a pendant mount, 1889M in a suspension mount, 1901M this with a mount soldered to the edge, 1968 (3) first two GEF the third EF in a mount, Half Sovereigns (2) both 1903 and mounted with solder marks
Halfpenny 1799 Pattern in Copper Peck 1235 KH16 Toned UNC with some contact marks, the fields retaining prooflike quality, compares favourably with the example sold in the Nicholson collection
France (10) Two Sols 1792 BB, One Sol (2) 1793W, Half Sol 1787T, One Decime (4) L'An 7 A, L'An 8 AA and two others with the date worn, 5 Centimes (2) L'An 6 I, and one other with the date worn in mixed grades VG-GF
Penny 1862 with Small Date Figures from the Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G. Rated R18 by Freeman. Only Poor but the variety very clear and very few examples known, sold with a normal date specimen VG for comparison
France 4 Sols 1675 D Lyon mint Fine, 1/12 Ecu (10 Sols) 1643 Point above crowned shield GVF with old scratch on obverse as part of a group of France (19) 18th to 20th Century with many in silver, mostly One Franc and Half Francs, in mixed grades NF-GVF a useful group
Halfpenny 1796 Copper PatternPeck 924 probably by Pingo. EF with some weaknesses on either side. A specimen is in the British Museum Collection, another was sold in Spink Auction 95 Lot 330 where reference is made to Ex-Peck, Ex-Rogers specimen sold in the 1970s by Spink. Lot 330 claimed to be the third known example, this piece is probably a fourth example. Ex-Dr.Terry Aitken 5/6/1996 bought from Baldwins for £320 in earlier years, Aitken Collection was bought by C.Cooke in 1995/1996, Ex-Dr. Nicholson collection 2003
Two Pounds 1902?Matte PROOF - a rare example having the designers initials 'De.S' and the commencement of the legend double struck -minor surface nicks on obverse?otherwise About FDC (Notes on Edwardian issues: All Five pound pieces, proofs and currencies appear struck from one die sinking. Proof dates occur either 7 mm?or 7.5 mm wide, whilst currencies are either 7.5 mm?or 8 mm wide. Proof two pound pieces have a pointed base to the figure '2', whilst currencies pieces are all rounded. Sovereigns and halfsovereigns appear to be struck from one die sinking) (Notes on George V issues: All five pound and two pound pieces and proof sovereigns and proof half-sovereigns are 'full neck' and from single die-sinkings. Currency pieces for 1911 are both 'full neck' and 'shallow neck', but unlike the silver issues? all share the same legend and border beading. The 'full neck has a more raised portion above the initial 'M'?whilst the shallow neck' almost touches the top of the 'M'. From 1912 ?onwards the 'full neck' dies appear to be almost exclusively used throughout the series for both London and branch mints until 1928, but?with some exceptions - a 1912 'P' has been noted with 'shallow neck'. Further examination is required to consolidate this series)
Oman (3) Half Rial 1994 250th Anniversary of the Rule of the Albu-Sa'id Dynasty KM#111 Silver Proof FDC with coloured portrait, One Rial 1996 26th National Day Sultanah series Silver Proof FDC, One Rial a two-coin set 1997 WWF International Coin Collection comprising One Rial 1997 Leopard KM#138 and One Rial 1997 Gazelle KM#113 both Silver Proofs FDC all cased as issued with certificates, Saudi Arabia as KM#36 Guinea (2) similar with MOM22 on the left of the reverse weighing correct at 8 grammes GEF, sold as seen
Twopence 1797 About Fine, Halfpennies (3) George II worn, George II Contemporary Counterfeit date off flan Good, 1799 GF, Farthings (2) George III First type worn, 1891 NVF, Ireland (2) ShillingGunmoney 1689 Oct. VF, Penny 1805 Fine, France 2 Sols 1792T Poor, Europe United Kingdom 2 Ecu 1992 UNC
Half Guinea 1732 VF with some light surface scuffing, a scarce issue, we were surprised to notice that on our database of almost 32,000 lots sold there are currently no George II YH Half Guineas (our complete database can be viewed on the London Coins web site www.londoncoins.co.uk, "Realised Prices. What Is It Worth")
Halfpenny 1862 C beside lighthouse CGS VG 10 and would probably be offered as Fine in some "raw coin" markets rare. (since 2003 we have sold three A beside lighthouse and two Bs but never until now a C)
Halfpenny 1868 Peck 1792 (this coin listed) Not in Freeman, Numbers 178/598 lightly scratched in the obverse fields, Ex-Spink Numismatic Circular Feb 1983 Item 461, Ex-Michael J.Mangahas Spink Coin Auction 75 29/3/1990, to Lubbock, then to C.Cooke, who sold to a German collector in November 1991, purchased from Dolphin Coins 11/1/1994, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 item BN428, UNC and probably unique
Half PoundElizabeth IS.2520 Young Bust with beaded inner circles, Mintmark Cross Crosslet Bright About Fine/Fine with a solder mark at the top of the obverse suggesting having been mounted
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