Two Pounds (73) Silver Proof 2019 D-Day Landings nFDC (starting to tone) cased as issued with certificate and TOP SECRET booklet. Unc (currency issues) in Royal Mint packs 1986 Games, 1997, 2008 Handover, 2010 Florence Nightingale (2), 2016 Fire of London, 2019 Longest Day, 2020 Agatha Christie, 2020 Mayflower, 2020 Victory in Europe, 2021 Sir Walter Scott (2), 2022 FA Cup, 2022 Graham Bell, 2022 Vera Lynn, 4 Coin Set 2002 Manchester Games these all Unc-BU in the Royal Mint presentation packs, Change Checker pages (2) containing (16) Two Pounds UK, Isle of Man and Jersey Unc-BU in the blue presentation cards. British Isles Sets Guernsey 2022 Hadrian's Wall (5 coin set), Isle of Man 2019 D-Day Leaders (3 coin set), 2023 British Railways (5 coin set), Jersey (5 coin sets) 2020 Charles Dickens, 2021 RFU 150th Anniversary, 2022 Robert Stevenson, 2023 Pub Games, (3 coin set) 2020 Battle of Britain these all Unc-BU and in the presentation packs as issued. Coin and Stamp Cover (1) UK 2018 Red Arrows
Silver Proofs Five Pounds 2007 Diamond Wedding (2) standard and piedfort, 2010 Battle of Britain, 2010 Olympic Countdown Piedfort in the 4 coin box (so 3 empty slots), 2011 Duke of Edinburgh, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2006 Egyptian Arch these all cased with certificates nFDC-FDC (some with toning). Cupro-Nickel The Crimean War Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey Five Pounds 2004 in an elaborate and colourful presentation folder, Jersey Five Pounds 2006 Bobby Moore, Gibraltar Five Pounds 2006 World Cup 40th Anniversary
The United Kingdom 2010 Piedfort Collection a 5-coin Set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 100 Years of Girl Guiding all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC - FDC (a hint of toning on some coins) in the black box of issue with booklet, along with Five Pounds 2014 Queen Anne the last Stuart queen Gold Plated Silver Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate
Farthing 1654 Commonwealth of England Pattern in Pewter Peck 373 Obverse 1/4 OVNCE . OF . FINE. PEWTr A shield bearing a cross moline, with a wreath of roses above, enclosing the initials TK, Toothed Border, Reverse FOR . NECESSARY . CHANGE A shield bearing the Irish Harp with a laurel wreath above, a sun in centre, with rays extending across the shield to the inner circle. An inner beaded circle broken by the wreath, toothed border, Reverse inverted, VF with some flan faults, Cataloguers note: issued in 1654 and only circulated for a fortnight before being withdrawn. Extremely rare with this amount of clear detail and the first example we have seen since 2017 that example graded as poor. Comes with a Colin Cooke hand written attribution stating Ex Montagu
Two Pounds (13) 1986 Commonwealth Games Silver Proof, 1996 Euro 96 FootballSilver Proof Piedfort, 1997 Technology Silver Proof, 1997 Technology Silver Proof Piedfort, 2001 Marconi Silver Proof Piedfort, 2003 50th Anniversary of the DNA Double Helix Silver Proof, 2008 Olympic Games HandoverBeijing to London Silver Proof, 2008 100th Anniversary of the 1908 London Olympics Silver Proof, 2009 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin Silver Proof, 2009 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns Silver Proof, 2009 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns Silver Proof Piedfort, 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale Silver Proof, 2011 Mary Rose Silver Proof Piedfort, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (2) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights, 1997 and 1998 Technology Pair, Silver Proofs, nFDC to FDC, some with toning, in the Royal Mint boxes of issue, all with certificates
Proof Sets Blue Sets (7) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 nFDC to FDC, some with toning, in the boxes of issue, Twenty Pounds Silver 2014 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of World War I UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, Five Pound Crown 2000 Millennium Silver Proof with coloured map on the reverse nFDC in a Westminster soft pouch, One Pound 1984 Silver Proof Piedfort FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue, no certificate, Twenty Pence Silver One Tenth Britannia 2024 UNC in capsule, Guernsey One Pound 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday Silver Proof nFDC in capsule, Five Pound Crowns (9) 1999 Millennium, 2020 150 Years of the British Red Cross, 2020 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II, the reverse with red cross, 2020 Remembrance day - The Unknown Warrior, the reverse with red poppy background, 2020 James Bond - Pay Attention 007, Lotus Esprit underwater reverse, 2020 James Bond - Shaken, not stirred, 2020 The Tower of London - The Royal Mint, 2020 The Tower of London - The Infamous Prison, 2021 Shengxiao Collection - Chinese Lunar Year of the Ox, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Fifty Pences (3) 2020 Winnie The Pooh - Christopher Robin, 2020 Diversity Built Britain, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, Obverse: Queen on horseback, UNC on the Royal Mint cards of issue, along with a further group (9) Five Pound Crown to Fifty Pence comprising Five Pound Crown 2020 James Bond - Lotus Esprit underwater reverse, Two Pounds (5) 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (2), 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, 2020 400th Anniversary of the Sailing of the Mayflower, 2020 Captain James Cook 250th Anniversary of his Voyage of Discovery, Fifty Pences (3) 2020 Brexit, 2020 Diversity Built Britain, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee, GVF to A/UNC, and Medals (3) Queen's Beast - The Lion of England undated (issued 2018) by Windsor Mint, 50mm in silver-plated copper, with coloured shield on the reverse UNC, National Service Medal 1939-1960 modern replica UNC in a British Legion box, Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 2022 31mm with suspension mount UNC in a Worcestershire Medal Service box
Silver Proof Piedfort Sets (2) 2008 a 4-coin set comprising Five Pound Crowns (2) 2008 Prince Charles 60th Birthday, 2008 Queen Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of the Accession, Two Pounds 2008 100th Anniversary of the 1908 London Olympics, One Pound Royal Shield of Arms, all Silver Proof Piedforts, nFDC with light toning, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate, 2010 a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarch 350th Anniversary, Two Pounds 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, One Pound (2) 2010 London and 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding, all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC to FDC with light toning, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate, Silver Proof Set 2007 a 6-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding Anniversary, Two Pounds Britannia 2007 One Ounce Silver Proof, Two Pounds (2) 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, One Pound 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Fifty Pence 2007 100 Years of Scouting, all Silver Proofs, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Proof Set 2010 in silver a 13-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound (2) 2010 London and 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding, plus Two Pounds 2010 and One Pound to One Penny Royal Shield of ArmsSilver Proof issues, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate
SomersetTen Pounds Nightingale 1987 B349 (5) mid series Unc (4) AU (1). Five Pounds Duke of WellingtonB343 LZ63 last series EF with a couple of small brown marks, B345 RB82 prefix VF light stains. GillTwenty Pounds William Shakespeare 1988 B355 (2) mid series Unc, Ten Pounds Nightingale B354 last series JR40 850418 Unc, B354 mid series (18) including some xx01 prefixes these Unc or near so
Page, 10 Pounds Nightingale prefix J04 Unc, 5 Pounds Wellington prefix 05E GVF, 1 Pound seated Britannia prefix DY15 Unc. 1 Pound Isaac NewtonB337 first series A01 961851, others mid series B337 and B338 (7) in Unc then Isaac Newton from circulation (10)
ERROR - Ten Pounds Somerset Florence Nightingale 1980 B347 S/N 20C 601054 some of the colours missing so the reverse with all the text but missing the darker orange colours so a good part of the note white, the reverse similar and here the figures in the hospital look like ghosts walking on air as the floor area is white or blank AU-Unc and highly unusual
Market Tokens Stratford (43) all different from the following issuers J. Anderson, G.Boultwood (5), F.C. Bradley & Sons, E. & C. Bradley (2), C.Coppen (3), Crown Trading, East Anglian (2), E. Ellison (3), Fenn Bros. (2), G.H. Fennell (5), Charles Knights, J.E. Martin (12), A.May Ltd (3), W.Wadley, B. Wheat, many different shapes includes, in mixed circulated grades
The Genius of Rembrandt (16) issued 1972-1976, 51mm diameter in silver by John Pinches, Reverses: Saint Jerome Reading, Self Portrait (3), The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Tulp, The Night Watch (2), Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts, A Woman Bathing in a Stream, Portrait of Nicolaes van Bambeeck, Husband of Agatha Bas, The Money Changer, Danae, Christ Healing The Sick (The Hundred Guilder Print), Chrish Before Pilate, Portrait of Saskia, 100 Greatest Masterpieces (2) Donatello's David and T'Ang Dynasty Horse, .925 silver, so over 2oz of sterling silver in each piece, A/UNC to UNC with prooflike finish, some with toning
Market Tokens - Spitalfields (147) a vast array of issuers, F.G.Adkins, P. Arnold, Bennett & Hawes, Bradley & Sons, W. Bruce Ltd, R. Carter, Ben Clegg, T. Cornwell, E. Currie, T.S. Daniels, H.O. Day, W. Dennis, Dorset & Sons, Fryer, Giddens Barrett & Co., T. Goodew, J.N. Gunn, G.Harlow, Hartstoke Ltd, G.W. Heading, F. Hill, T. Hollington, Holmes & Hill, J. Hurst, Joseph Isaacs & Son, G. Isles, C&A Ivory, R.E. Jenkins, A. Joseph June, J.T. Kemsley, Key Bros. Killingback, B. Kirkman, Charles Knight, Thomas Levy, J.O. Lindell, A. Lynch, George Mann, Marshall & Partners, A.Q. May, A. May, W.G. Moor & Son, L. Myers, P. Oyler, Parrish & Faulkner, C. Rayner, J. Rhodes, A. Ridgewell, E.W. Roach, James Ruane & Sons, Sheffield, W. Shepherd, H.G. Smith, F.H. Smith, W.J. Soper, L. & H. Starns, W. Steel, J. Stratton, W. Stratton, F. Street, Sutton & Kirkman, Taylor & Lambert, E. Wakefield and Harry Warnold, many shapes and denominations included mostly Sixpence up to One Pound, all are attributed, in mixed circulated grades
Ten Pounds Page QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale B331 Brown Replacement issue 1975 FIRST RUN series M01 087091 EF or better rare and seldom offered.
ERROR - Somerset (3) Twenty Pounds William Shakespeare (2) the first 43E prefix with watermark upside down VF the second H50 prefix missing all the green shades front and back AU and Ten Pounds Florence Nightingale prefix CY51 dark brown ink smudge top left front AU
ERROR - Ten Pounds Somerset Florence Nightingale 1980 B347 the reverse double printed so includes a second bold image of QE II but this time facing right and other elements of the front design as a mirror image VF
EMC (European Medal Club) a 6-Medal set each 39mm diameter in silver and depicting scenes from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' UK - Europa and Zeus / Europa and Bottom, Finland European Capital of Culture 2000, Austria depicting Sigmund Freud and a dynamic interpretation of Europa and Zeus, Belgium 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Emperor Charles V 2000, Germany (Hamburg) depicting Charles the Great and Europa and Zeus, Netherlands depicting Rijks Museum 1800-2000 and Europa and Zeus nFDC to FDC with some light toning, in the box of issue with certificates
ERROR - Ten Pounds Somerset Florence Nightingale (2) the first with brown ink printed on the back over Miss Nightingale and the top right 10, the second with a dropped watermark so the Nightingale watermark showing just Miss Nightingale's forehead above the seated Britannia bottom left, both in high grade AU-UNC
ERROR - Ten Pounds Page Florence Nightingale 1975 B330 prefix J21 the reverse with additional dark brown print in parts and completely covers Florence who looks as if she is emerging from the dark into the light GVF
Ten Pounds Somerset with Florence Nightingale reverse (5) 1980 B346 first series U74 725172 AU, B347 last series 01L 314912 GVF and 14H 412045 Unc, B348 prefixes AW74 AU and AZ75 EF
White Metal (10) KingGeorge III Enters the 50th Year of His Reign 1809 by P.Kempson, BHM 643, VF with some contact marks, Death of Sir John Moore 1809 40mm diameter by P. Wyon, BHM 665, VF, Sir Thomas Picton 1812 41mm diameter by Mudie/Mills, BHM 730, VF with some surface cracking, Coronation of Queen Victoria 1838 65mm diameter by J. Davis, BHM 1809 Fine, Completion of the Thames Tunnel 1842 44mm diameter by J. Davis, BHM 2080, VF with some blistering, The Great Exhibition 1851 38mm diameter by W.J.Taylor, BHM 2549, NEF, The Great Exhibition 1851, 51mm diameter by Allen & Moore, for Maison Corr-Vander Maeren & Co. Brussels, (similar to BHM 2419), GVF with some spots and contact marks, Florence Nightingale 1854-1855 42mm diameter by J. Pinches, Eimer 1493, GVF with some spots and edge knocks, surface plugged on the reverse, Marriage of the Prince of Prussia to the Princess Royal 1858, 32mm diameter by J. Hinks BHM 2622, GVF with some contact marks, Centenary of Sunday Schools 1880, 44mm diameter, unsigned, BHM 3088, Good Fine with some scratches in the fields, pierced for suspension
Volunteer Movement 21st Anniversary 1881 64mm diameter by N. McPhail after N. Paton, Obverse: Crowned, veiled and draped bust of Queen Victoria, facing, dividing V - R, XXI - ANNIVERSARY OF THE VOLVNTEER MOVEMENT MDCCCLXXXI Reverse: St. Michael shouldering sword standing before female protecting children, armed knights representing England, Scotland and KIreland to right PRO ARIS ET FOCIS, BHM 3104, Eimer 1682, EF with an edge bruise
Primrose League Knight's Companion and Dames Order of Merit, gilt crown with crimson enamelling, in very good condition and full enamelling, in T.&J. Bragg box, along with Prize medals (7) Edinburgh Photographic Society 49mm diameter in bronze, awarded to J. Blanc 1893, EF boxed, National medal for Success in Art Awarded by the Board of Education 1905 to Fred Howarth for Measured Drawing, EF boxed, Christ's Hospital Sports 1920 47mm diameter in bronze, awarded for 100 Yards Class III, unnamed, UNC boxed, Christ's Hospital Sports 1920 39mm diameter awarded for Swimming, Standing Dive Open 2nd., unnamed, UNC boxed RoyalLancashire Agricultural Society 47mm diameter in bronze by Elkington, Manchester, A/UNC boxed, Herbert Lott Naval Trust medal 51mm diameter Mountbatten Wireless Award, to HMS Hallam 1984/5 UNC boxed, Royal Tournament Southern Command 1924 32mm diameter in bronze for Tug of War 130 Stone to Arty. L.Sgt. HG.Dedman, UNC boxed
Ten Pounds Somerset Florence Nightingale 1980 B346 (14) Unc (7) including a Z69 prefix, EF-AU (5) includes consecutives and a U13 prefix F-VF (2) including a Z79 prefix
Gill early period higher denominations Ten Pounds Florence Nightingale DY70 795268 Unc, Twenty Pounds William Shakespeare (9) B355 various mid series prefixes Unc or near so (4) lower grades (5) later period Five Pounds George Stephenson (6) Twenty Pounds Faraday (1) these all mid series prefixes in high grades
Books (33) a wide variety, Spink Standard Catalogue, Pre-Decimal Issues (2) 2015 and 2022 issues, Spink Standard Catalogue, Decimal Issues (3) 2015, 2016 and 2022 issues, Coin Yearbook 2023, Coins Market Values (3) 2016, 2023 and 2024 issues, Standard Catalogue of English Milled Coinage 1662-1972 by Geoffrey Cope and P. Alan Rayner, The Coinages of Edward I and Edward II by J.J. North 1968, KrauseWorld Coins 1801-present, 1996, Salisbury's Local Coinage by C.M. Rowe 1966 (2 copies, one copy signed), Convict Love Tokens by Michele Field and Timothy Millett, British Tokens and Their Values by Seaby 1984, Coins and Tokens of Scotland by Seaby 1972, British Tokens and Their Values by Seaby 1970, Specious Tokens and Those Struck For General Circulation 1784-1804 by R.C. Bell 1968, British Orders and Awards by Kaye & Ward 1968, A History of Early Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry by D.G. Neville 1978, Military Tokens of the British Commonwealth by John F. Yarwood 2006, Glendinning's Auction Sale Catalogues (6) European Historical Medals 28/6/1989, The Thomas Staintin Collection of British Historical Medals 18/2/1987, A Collection of British Historical Medals Part 1: Tudor Times to the Death of George III, 16/3/1989, Historical Medals, Tokens and Numismatic Books 22/11/1989, Historical Medals and Tokens 21/3/1990, Historical, Decorative and Beaux-Arts Medals 6/6/1990, Benedetto Pistrucci Principle Engraver & Chief Medallist of the Royal Mint 1783-1855 by Michael A. Marsh, The Royal Mint - An Illustrated History by G.P. Dyer 1986, Coin Hoards of Great Britain and Ireland 1500-1967 by I.D. Brown and Michael Dolley 1971, The Sovereign and it's Golden Antecedents by André Celtel and Svein H. Gullbekk 2006, Benet's Artefacts of England and the Unitged Kingdom Fisrt Edition 2000, compiled by Paul G. Murawski, in mixed condition, many very good or excellent
Page, 10 Pounds Nightingale prefix J04 Unc, 5 Pounds Wellington prefix 05E GVF, 1 Pound seated Britannia prefix DY15 Unc. 1 Pound Isaac NewtonB337 first series A01 961851, others mid series B337 and B338 (7) in Unc then Isaac Newton from circulation (10)
USAHalf Dollar 2014 W Kennedy 50th AnniversaryGoldProof FDC in the US Mint box of issue with certificate, the box with some spots. Cataloguers note: the first coins issued were eagerly awaited and dealers were paying people $500 to queue for the coins from midnight on day of release, the first off the press was reported by Coin News to have changed hands for $100,000
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B348 Brown L Reverse issue 1984 very FIRST RUN (2 low number consecutives) AN01 000124 and 000125 UNC
Consecutive number runs Twenty Pounds Adam Smith reverse Bailey (3) BJ34 557056-0528 Salmon (3) HJ31 179152-154, Turner reverse Sarah JohnPolymer (5) CB21 208391-395. Ten Pounds Gill, Florence Nightingale (2) JR25 297565-66, Kentfield Charles Dickens (5) A05 167201-205, Lowther (6) 3 groups of 2 consecutives, Bailey Charles Darwin (6) KA01 006643-44 and KA01 006614-617, Cleland Charles Darwin (4) LK28 750051-54 generally Unc or near so
Decimal Coinage Five Pound Crown to Crown (140) Five Pound Crowns (27) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday (7), 1993 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 40th Anniversary (2), 1996 Queen Elizabeth I 70th Birthday (3), 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding (2), 1999 Diana Memorial (1), 1999 Millennium (5), 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday (4), 2002 Queen Mother Memorial (1), 2003 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Golden Jubilee (1), 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Diamond Wedding, Two Pounds (89) 1986 Commonwealth Games (40), 1989 Tercentenary of the Bill of Rights (25), 1995 Peace Dove (6), 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary (1), 1996 Euro 96 Football (4), 1999 RugbyWorld Cup (1), 2001 Marconi (1), 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive (1), 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (4), 2006 Brunel - The Man (1), 2006 Brunel - His Achievements (2), 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union (1), 2010 Florence Nightingale (1), 2016 Shakespeare - Histories (1), Fifty Pences (23) 1973 (13), 1980 Britannia (2), 1994 D-Day Landings (6), 2005 Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (1), 2013 Christopher Ironside (1), and Crown 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, (£325 face) in mixed grades, VF to UNC
PolandDenar (4) Ladislaus I Herman (1080-1102) Obverse: Bust left, reverse: church, Kop 34 Fine, Ladislaus II Wygnowiec (1138-1146) Obverse: Bishop facing, with CN to right, Reverse: Knight with shield, star to left, VF with some weaker areas, Ladislau III (1202-1224) Obverse: Bishop facing, Reverse: Knight, Good Fine/Fine with some weaker areas, Boleslau III Krzywousty (1107-1138) Obverse Warrior slaying dragon, Reverse: Cross, Kop.44, Fine
Ten Pounds Somerset QE2 pictorial & Florence Nightingale, B347 Brown issue 1980 very FIRST RUN (2) serial 01A 783343 and 832176 both Fine with pinholes a scarce and seldom offered note
Ten Pounds Somerset Florence Nightingale 1980 B346 prefix U01 First series. Very rare. U01 947285. Fine a few pinholes and penned number front, seldom offered in any grade
Decimal Coinage (£103.90 face) Two Pounds (45) 1986 Commonwealth Games, 1989 Tercentenary of the Bill of Rights, 1995 Peace Dove (2), 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary (2), 1996 Euro 96 Football, 1998 Technology, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup, 2000 Technology, 2001 Marconi, 2003 Technology, 2003 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of the DNA Double Helix, 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive, 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II, 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 2006 Brunel - The Man, 2006 Brunel - His Achievements, 2006 Technology, 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 2008 Technology, 2008 100th Anniversary of the 1908 London Olympics, 2008 Beijing to London Olympic Handover, 2009 Robert Burns, 2009 Charles Darwin, 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, 2011 The Mary Rose, 2011 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible, 2012 London Olympics, 2012 Charles Dickens, 2013 350th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Guinea, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground Train, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground sign, 2014 Technology, 2014 World War I - Lord Kitchener, 2014 500th Anniversary of Trinity House, 2015 Technology, 2015 World War I - The Navy, 2015 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta, 2015 Britannia, 2016 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of London, 2016 World War I - The Navy, 2016 Shakespeare - Histories, 2016 Shakespeare - Comedies, One Pound (11) 2002 England, 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, 2010 Belfast, 2013 Floral Emblems - Wales, 2014 (2), 2016 Bimetallic, 2017 Bimetallic (2), 2018 Bimetallic, 2019 Bimetallic, Ten Pences (23) 1968, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1992 Small size, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, Five Pences (12) 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1989, mostly in mixed circulated grades, some of the Ten Pence and Five Pences EF to UNC, along with World One Pound issues (4) Gibraltar (2) 2003, 2013, Isle of Man 1997 and Guernsey 1983 these in circulated grades
Quarter Guinea 1718 Fine, Ex-Jewellery, Florin 1853 VG, along with Decimal Issues (20) Two Pounds (14) 1986, 1989 Bill of Rights (5), 1995 Peace Dove, 2001 Marconi, 2004 Gunpowder Plot, 2006 Brunel - The Man, 2006 Brunel - His Achievements, 1807 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery, 2010 Florence Nightingale, 2016 Shakespeare - Histories, One Pound (3) 1983, 1991, 1992, and Fifty Pences (3) 1969 (2) and 1973, the Decimals in mixed grades mostly VF to EF
PolandDenarBoleslaw IV Kedzierzawy (Boleslaus IV The Curly) 1146-1173, (struck c 1146-1157) Krakow, Obverse: Knight standing with a pennant and a shield in his hands, two dots on the left, Reverse- Two Princes sitting at the table hold a chalice together, 0.56 grammes, pleasing VF on a full round flan
GB and World Sets GB Royal Mint Year Sets (4) 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 'Time Capsule', UNC in the packs of issue, the last with some toning, Last £sd set (7 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny mixed dates 1955-1967 Halfcrown 1955 and Florin 1962 Near Fine others EF to UNC and lustrous, in a Royal Mint presentation folder, Five Pound Crowns (6) 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday, 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 1999 Millennium (2), 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday (2) UNC in the wallets of issue a few with light toning, the last two still sealed in the Royal Mint packs, Two Pounds 2002 Commonwealth Games a 4-coin set comprising England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland issues, UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Alderney Five Pounds (3) 2003 Concorde, 2004 60th Anniversary of D-Day with coloured poppy on the reverse, 2010 Florence Nightingale, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, World issues (3) Falkland Islands Mint set 2004 One Pound to One Penny UNC still sealed in the wallet of issue, Australia/New Zealand a 2-coin set 2005 Living Icons of Australia and New Zealand Kangaroo and Kiwi, UNC in the wallet of issue, Thailand Coin and Stamp Set comprising Coin Set (10 coins) mixed dates Five Baht (1), One Baht (4), 50 Satang (3) and 25 Satang (2), dates 1955-1997 in mixed grades Fine to GEF, and stamps (17) 9 Baht to 2 Baht 1995-1999 in two presentation packs, Medal - The British Museum 250th Anniversary medal in cupro-nickel UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue
Guernsey/Jersey/Alderney 2006 a 12-coin set Crown-sized and in silver 'Great Britons' comprising Guernsey (4), Jersey (4) and Alderney (4) all with different reverses depicting respectively: Admiral Lord Nelson, Robert Falcon Scott, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, Sir WinstonChurchill, Bobby Moore, Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Isaac Newton, William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens, three nFDC with light toning, the others FDC, all in the Royal Mint box of issue with all certificates, a Union Jack pin badge, and accompanying guide book
France (8) 'Centenaire de 1789' Medaille de l'Administration des Monnaies et Medallies 51mm diameter in bronze GVF, 1889 Exposition Universelle 'Centenaire de 1789' 33mm diameter in bronze (2) VF and GVF both with some verdigris spots, undated - Re-establishment of the Statue of Henry IV (2) each 32mm diameter in bronze by Raymond Gayrard, Obverse: Busts right conjoined, HENRI IV LOUIS XVIII Reverse: A NOS FIDELES SUJETS POUR AVOIR SPONTANEMENT ET DE LEURS DENIERS RETABLI LA STATUE DE NOTRE VI AIEUL HENRI IV VF and GVF both with some spots, 1694 Capture of Palamos, in bronze bu MAUGER Obverse: Louis XIV right LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS, Reverse: a female figure seated and chained to a rock, crown in her lap, looking down on the harbour of Palamos PALAMOS VI CAPTA Exergue: M.DC.XCIIII, VF, 1724 Promotion of Knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit 41mm diameter in bronze, Obverse Bust right draped, legend worn, Reverse: The King dressed in Grand masters robes, places the collar of the Order DECUS ET MERCES around the neck of a receiving Knight kneeling before him, Exergue: LVIII. PROCERES TORQUE DONATI / JUNII. M. DCC. XXIV. 26.80 grammes, Fair/Fine, the obverse edges flattened, and Five Sols 1792 medallic issue by Monneron Fair, gilded, Switzerland Religious Medal undated 33mm diameter in bronze by J. Mauger, Obverse: An open Bible POST TENEBRAS LUX IHS SAINTE BIBLE, Reverse: 3e JUBILE DE LA REFORMATION GENEVE 23 AOUT 1835, VF lacquered
United Kingdom 2010 Piedfort Collection a 5-coin Set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 100 Years of Girl Guiding all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC with light toning, retaining considerable mint brilliance, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Prize medal, awarded to Sgt. J. Knight. 58th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, Tug-Of-War, Royal Artillery badge on the reverse, 32mm diameter not hallmarked, with suspension loop at the top, Good Fine with an edge bruise, comes with handwritten researched note stating 'Flight Seargent (sic) J. Knights L.L.625-C 514 Squadron based at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, killed 24th March 1944 on return from raid on Berlin. Mission consisted of 577 Lancasters, 216 Halifaxes and 18 Mosquitos. 44 Lancasters were lost in the raid. One of the crew members, Ron McAllister survived as a prisoner of war.
Two Pounds 1820 LX edge Pattern, Marsh 15.90 grammes, S.3784. Obverse: Laureate head right, Reverse: George and the Dragon, UNC with minor cabinet friction, hairlined in the fields, the reverse with a nick behind the horse's rear legs, portrait and reverse design nicely frosted, retaining much original lustre, one of the classic rarities of the entire English Milled series, very seldom offered in any grade, and missing from all but the most advanced of gold collections. Workers at the mint preparing the Gold Patterns of the Five Pound and Two Pound piece were working through the night when the death of King George III was expected. The coins were literally finished as the King died on 25th January 1820, only 25 pieces of each had been officially ordered, but due to a misunderstanding, a total of 60 Two Pound pieces were produced. A miniscule mintage, all pieces of this type are highly prized
Challenger Expedition 1895 75mm diameter in cast bronze, by B. Rhind after W.S. Black, Obverse A knight standing left, points to the gauntlet he has thrown down, behind, an upright trident from which unfurls a ribbon inscribed REPORT ON THE SCIENTIFIC RESULTS OF THE CHALLENGER EXPEDITION 1886-95. Reverse: Neptune standing beside an oval-framed bust of Athena, left, and an owl. below, two mermaids display a ribbon inscribed VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER 1872-76, BHM 3487, Eimer 1797, 190.75 grammes, GVF, R.B. WATSON on the edge, Rare, with a total of just 120 being issued. R.B. Watson is listed on the World Register of marine Species website as the author of 'Mollusca of the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition', cataloguing many new species for the first time. The result of the voyage was the aforementioned report, which among many other discoveries, catalogued over 4000 previously unknown species. John Murray, who supervised the publication, described the report as 'The Greatest Advance in the knowledge of our planet since the celebrated discoveries of the 15th and 16th Centuries. In its passage near to Antarctica, it was the first scientific expedition to take pictures of icebergs. A most unusual and intriguing issue, which will appeal to the medal collector and scientifically minded alike
Florence Nightingale 1854-55, 42mm diameter in White metal, by Messrs J. Pinches, Obverse: Bust left, reading a book, within an oval frame, FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, Reverse: An oval badge in the centre inscribed VR on a cross, and BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL on its border, CRIMEA on a ribbon below, S A MARK OF ESTEEM AND GRATITUDE FOR HER DEVOTION TO THE QUEEN'S BRAVE SOLDIERS, BHM 2668A, Eimer 1493, 27.03 grammes, GEF and lustrous
Two Pounds (19) 1986 Commonwealth Games Silver Proof, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proof, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proof Piedfort, 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary Silver Proof,1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedfort, 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof, 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof Piedfort, 1996 Euro 96 Football Silver Proofs (2), 1996 Euro 96 Football Silver Proof Piedfort, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup Silver Proof, 2001 Marconi Silver Proof, 2001 Marconi Silver Proof Piedfort, 2003 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of the DNA Double Helix Silver Proof, 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive Silver Proof, 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II Silver Proof, 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot Silver Proof, 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale Silver Proof, 2011 400th Anniversary of the King James Bible Silver Proof, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (4) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights Silver Proofs, 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights Silver Proof Piedforts, 1997 Last Maklouf Portrait and 1998 First Rank-Broadley Portrait Silver Proofs, 1997 Last Maklouf Portrait and 1998 First Rank-Broadley Portrait Silver Proof Piedforts, nFDC top FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue most FDC with full brilliance, a few coins with some toning
Halfpennies and Farthings 17th Century (14) Kent (4) Chatham Farthing undated William Hardin W.92 VG, Dover Farthing 1651 AT THE LEOPOVLDS W.209/10 Bold Fine, Dover Farthing undated Thomas Fidg W.213 Near Fine, Maidstone Farthing 1656 Ralph Warde W.391 Near Fine, Sussex Midhurst Farthing John Shotter W.137 VG, Berkshire Lambourn Farthing 1652 Henry Knighton W.41 Fair, Essex Romford Halfpenny undated Will Willis W.270 Fair, HampshireAndover 1666 Town - FOR YE POORES BENEFIT W.12 Near Fine, Hertfordshire Royston Farthing James Partrich W.165 Fair, Middlesex Brentford (2) undated Farthing W.C (M) At the King's Arms W.13 Fair, Brentford Farthing 1651 John Moore W.19 VG, Norfolk Diss Halfpenny 1669 Town Arms W.27 VG, Oxfordshire Oxford Farthing 1652 The Mayor, City Arms W.111/2 Fair, Suffolk Stanton Farthing Thomas Goffw W.303 Fair
Proof Set 2010 Silver Set (13 coins) includes Five Pound Crown Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds Florence Nightingale, One Pound London and Belfast issues and Fifty Pence 100 Years of Girlguiding, and Two Pounds to One Penny, all struck in silver S.PSS50 nFDC to FDC retaining almost full mint brilliance, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Proof Set 2010 Silver Proof Piedfort Set a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girl Guiding Silver Proof Piedforts, S.PSS52, the Two Pounds with a scratch, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Proof Set 2010 Silver Proof Piedfort Set a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girl Guiding Silver Proof Piedforts, S.PSS52, a hint of toning, otherwise FDC, in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet style certificate
Proof Sets (3) - The United Kingdom 2010 Piedfort Collection a 5-coin Set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 100 Years of Girl Guiding all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC to FDC in the black box of issue with booklet, Silver Set 2008 Emblems of Britain, One Pound to One Penny FDC, 1970 Last £sd set FD C the last two sets housed in the 2008 double set box, both sets with certificates
Ten Pounds Page 1975 Florence Nightingale A01 000013 from The Sir J.Q. Hollom Archive of Banknotes collection Bohnams Lot 436 AU-Unc desirable thus as first run numbers as low as this very seldom offered
A hoard (132) of £211 face value comprising Ten Shillings Fforde (5) AU, One Pounds Fforde (9) consecutives prefix N14B aU-Unc and (4) consecutives U21A prefix AU, One Pounds Page (20) consecutives prefix Z72E Unc, One Pounds Page Britannia reverse (3) VF-AU and another (18) Fine or better, One Pounds Page (64) Isaac Newton reverse 2 blocks of consecutives Unc, Ten Pounds Page 1971 B326 (4) two groups of 2 consecutives B16 and B43 prefix AU and Ten Pounds Page Florence Nightingale reverse (5) from circulation
Yugoslavia, Albania, Poland and Peru (26) comprising Yugoslavia (5) Order of Labour with silver wreath (3), Second Class with ribbon bar, the reverse with vertical pin for wear marked ZNB - KOVNICA (Belgrade Mint) inscribes II on the reverse, comes in the grey box, Third Class, the reverse with vertical pin for wear, marked ZNB - KOVNICA (Belgrade Mint), inscribes III on the reverse, Third Class, the reverse with vertical pin for wear marked ZNB - KOVNICA (Belgrade Mint) uninscribed on the reverse, comes in the grey box. The medals were awarded for outstanding contributions to the economy, production and building communism, Order of the People's Army with Silver Star (Third Class) (2) both GVF with good enamel, comes with ribbon. Awarded for services to the Armed Forces, and for successful peacetime command. one with some toning, the other boxed, Poland - Third Polish Republic Knight's Cross Fifth Class 1944, awarded for outstanding achievements in education, sports, culture and furthering good relations between countries, EF boxed with accompanying miniature, Czechoslovakia War Cross World War II EF with ribbon, Yugoslavia (3) Medal for the Twentieth Anniversary of the Yugoslav People's Army 1941-1961 NEF with ribbon, Medal for the 10th Anniversary of the People's Army VF, President Tito Medal Red Star with ZNB below (Belgrade) VF, and Yugoslavia Cap badges (2) VF to EF, Albania (15) includes Order of the Red Star, 4th Class Medal, Civil Bravery Medal, MilitaryService Medal 4th Class (2), Distinguished Master in Profession Medal (1965), Order of Labour - First Class by PraWeMa, with screw back (scarce), Order of Labour badge - 3rd Class, with screw back, Maintenance of Public Security Medal, Distinguished State and Community Service Medal, Order of the Red Star 3rd Class, Order of Naim Frasheri First Class, and more, VF to UNC, Peru Naval Order of Merit boxed with ribbon, instituted in 1946 to reward Peruvian Military personnel who have displayed extraordinary naval merit in the performance of their duties. EF in the blue box of issue
Italy - Tuscany, Order of St. Joseph, Knight's Star in gold and enamel, 58mm x 38mm , gross weight 13.77 grammes, a six-armed cross, with ball finials with red-enamelled gold rays between each quadrant. Obverse: A figure of St. Joseph with UBIQUE SIMILITUS in a red enamelled border, Reverse: withy the inscription S J F 1807, NEF with some of the red enamel missing from the top of the medal below the crown suspension. The Order of Saint Joseph was instituted in 1807 by Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, (during his reign as Grand Duke of Wurzburg) and transformed in 1817 into a Tuscan Roman Catholic Dynastic Order. It is awarded for services towards Tuscan culture and civilisation and to the Grand Ducal Houses as a whole. The order was originally divided into civil and military categories, although these are now defunct. It is now divided into three levels: Knight's Grand Cross (30 members), Commander (60 members) and Knights (150 members). Sovereigns, Heads of State, and Princes of the Grand Ducal House and other Royal Houses, Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church and Tuscan Metropolitan Archbishops were excluded form the count. All members had to be Catholics and the number of women could not exceed fifty (excluding Princesses of the Grand Ducal and other Royal Houses, wives of Heads of State and Dames of the Order of Saint Stephen).
Proof Set 2010 a 13-coin set in silverS.PSS50 comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 350th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 100th Anniversary of the Death of Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 (2) London and Belfast issues, and Two Pounds to One Penny all struck in silver, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
France (5) Knight in the order of the Legion of Honour GVF with some chips to the enamel, Order of the Legion of Honour 1870 NEF with good enamel, World War I Croix du Guerre with bronze palm (mentioned in dispatches at Army level) (2) NEF and EF, World War II Crois du Guerre with bronze palm (mentioned in dispatches at Army level) EF
Coronation of Edward VII 1902 31mm diameter in silver, The Official Royal Mint issue, by G.W. de Saulles, Eimer 1871, BHM 3737, 12.69 grammes, UNC or very near so with some contact marks, in a red box with 'Mansion House', CORONATION YEAR 1902. Right Hon.Sir. J.C. Dimsdale, Bart., M.P., Lord Mayor' in gold lettering on the lid. J.C. Dimsdale was knighted in 1894, in commemoration of the opening of Tower Bridge. He was Lord Mayor of London at the time of the Coronation, and in 1902 he carried the Crystal Sceptre of the City of London in front of King Edward VII at his Coronation. The 1902 Coronation Honours list was released on the intended coronation day on 26 June 1902, and announced that Dimsdale would receive a baronetcy. He was created Baronet, of Goldsmiths, Langdon Hills, in the County of Essex and of Lancaster Street in the Borough of Paddington in the County of London. In June 1902 he received the 2nd class of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun from Prince Komatsu Akihito, who was received formally at Mansion House as part of his visit to the United Kingdom to attend the coronation. An interesting piece of Royalty-related history.
GB and World - Royal Mint and promoter's items - a wide ranging group includes GB £100 Silver 2015 Big Ben UNC, GB £20 Silver 2013 George and the Dragon UNC, One Pound (2) 2016 The Last Round Pound, 2017 Nations of the Crown both UNC, Sixpence 1928 Near Fine, in a Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, Crowns (3) 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC, 1981 UNC, Halfcrown 1945 Fine, Crowns an 8-coin set 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1981 UNC boxed The Queen's Diamond JubileeCollection (2 sets) the first set comprising GB (8) Crown 1977, Shilling 1966S, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, Decimal Five Pence (2) 1968 and 1989, Decimal Half Penny 1982, and World (4) Australia Penny 1964, Canada One Cent 2010, Falkland Islands Two Pence 2004, Isle of Man Two Pence 2008, Banknote Hong Kong One Cent and stamps (4) GB 1/2d, Scotland 4d, Wales 4d and Northern Ireland 4d, in mixed grades, many UNC to BU, in the wallet of issue, the second set comprising GB (8) Crown 1977, Shilling 1963S, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967, Decimal Five Pence (2) 1968 and 1989, Decimal Half Penny 1982, and World (4) Australia Penny 1964, Canada One Cent 2010, Falkland Islands Two Pence 2004, Isle of Man Two Pence 2008, Banknote Hong Kong One Cent and stamps (4) GB 1/2d, Scotland 4d, Wales 4d and Northern Ireland 4d, in mixed grades many UNC to BU, British Virgin Islands Five Dollars 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Proof FDC with Silver centre in niobium ring, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds (3) 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip 60th WeddingAnniversaryGold plated Silver Proof, the reverse with inset diamonds FDC, 2008 George and the Dragon Gold-plated Silver Proof with inset rubies and diamonds, 2008 Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of the Accession Gold Plated Silver Proof with six pearls set into the reverse, both FDC, Cook Islands 2005 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar Silver Proof with copper inlay FDC, Isle of Man Crown 2005 Bicentenary of Trafalgar Silver Proof FDC accompanied by a piece of the HMS Victory, Jersey (6) Five Pounds 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday (2) both UNC, Fifty Pences (4) 2015 VE Day 70th Anniversary Victory in Europe Day (3) and Dunkirk Evacuation (1)UNC the reverses with coloured backgrounds, Tristan da Cunha (6) Five Pounds 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC, Crowns (5) Prince William and Catherine Middleton - Birth of Prince George 22nd July 2013 (5) Lustrous UNC, Gibraltar Crown 2013 Coronations of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II UNC, British Virgin Islands/Isle of Man/South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands a 4-coin set comprising British Virgin Islands (2), South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (1), and Isle of Man (1) 2006 Queen Elisabeth II 80th Birthday Silver Proofs layered with Gold and rhodium-platinum FDC, Ghana (4) One Cedis a 4-coin set 2013 Royal Baby each 69mm diameter comprising Stork and Baby, Union Jack and Cradle, and Royal Baby (2) Silver plated copper Proofs with selected colouring on the reverses FDC, Medallic issues (9) Year of the Three Kings - George VI 1936 (issued 2011) 70mm diameter with gold coloured portrait and Union Jack coloured background UNC, Year of the Three Kings - The Three Kings 1936 (issued 2011) 70mm diameter with gold coloured portraits and coloured Union Jack background UNC, History of the British Coinage - The Guinea 1663 (issued 2013) 70mm diameter in silver plated copper with spot gold UNC, Concorde - The Queen of Aviation (2) in gold plated copper with two different coloured reverses, both UNC, The Coronation Regalia - St. Edward's Crown UNC with inset gemstones, The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II 2012 70mm diameter UNC with coloured portrait on the reverse, Penny Replica 1797 Lustrous UNC, Makers of the Millennium - Alexander Graham Bell 28mm diameter in cupro-nickel UNC, Medallic an 8-piece set comprising British Banknotes (5) issued 2007 £50 Houblon, £10 Florence Nightingale, £10 English Lion£10 Charles Darwin, and £5 Duke of Wellington, and European Money (3) 50mm diameter with inset coins GB One Penny, Jersey One Penny and Cyprus One Cent UNC, Daily Mail Replicas (2) Shilling 1914 and Medal 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation by UNC in base metal, USA (4) Quarter Dollar 1925 VG boxed, Five Cents (3) a BuffaloNickels 1935D and 1936 1936S, VG to Near Fine, The Changing Face of Britain's Coinage Decimal and Pre-Decimal with gol
Silver Proof Piedfort Collections (7) as follows:- 2003 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 3-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2003 DNA, One Pound 2003 Royal Arms and Fifty Pence 2003 WSPU Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC-FDC with a hint of toning, 2004 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 3-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2004 Trevithick's Locomotive, One Pound 2004 Forth Rail Bridge, Fifty Pence 2004 4-minute mile 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC lightly toned, 2005 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 4-coin set comprising Two Pounds (2) 2005 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II, One Pound 2005 Menai Straits Suspension Bridge, Fifty Pence 2005 250th Anniversary of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary all Silver Proof Piedforts, nFDC lightly toned, 2006 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 6-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday, Two Pounds (2) Brunel 'The Man' and Brunel 'His Achievements', One Pound Egyptian Arch, Fifty Pences (2) Victoria Cross 'The Award' and Victoria Cross 'The Heroic Acts' all Silver Proof Piedforts, nFDC to FDC with light toning, 2007 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2007 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipDiamond Wedding, Two Pounds 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, Two Pounds 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery, One Pound 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Fifty Pence 2007 Centenary of the Scout Movement, all Silver Proof Piedforts, FDC or near so with a hint of toning, 2008 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 4-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of Accession, Five Pound Crown Prince Charles 60th Birthday, Two Pounds 100th Anniversary of the 4th Olympiad, One Pound Royal Shield of Arms, all Silver Proof Piedforts, 2010 Silver Piedfort Set a 5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy, Two Pounds 2010 Florence Nightingale, One Pound 2010 London, One Pound 2010 Belfast, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girl Guiding, all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC to FDC, all sets in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with all certificates
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