Halfcrown to MaundyPenny (11) comprising Halfcrowns (2) 1709 OCTAVO, Fine or slightly better with some adjustment lines, 1834 WW in script Fine, Shillings 1787 (2) Hearts VF/About VF toned, No Hearts GF/NVF toned with some light haymarking, Sixpences (3) 1787About VF, 1758 (2) Good Fine and Near Fine, Maundy Fourpence 1763 Good Fine, Maundy Threepence 1762 Fine, Maundy Twopence 1691 Fine, holed, Maundy Penny 1770 Fine/Good Fine, holed
Crowns (12) 1696 OCTAVO VG, lacquered, 1820 LX VG or better, 1821 SECUNDO Near Fine/VG, 1844 Cinquefoil Stops on edge VG/About Fine, ex-brooch mount, 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge VG, 1895 LIX VF, 1889 About Fine, 1890 Near Fine, 1900 LXIV VG, 1935 EF, 1937 A/UNC, 1951 GEF many lacquered or with traces of old lacquering
Crowns (7) 1696 Third Bust OCTAVO Fine, 1844 Star Stops on edge, Fine, 1896 LX Near Fine/Fine, 1935 NEF/EF the obverse with some tone spots, 1937 GVF, 1951 UNC, 1953 GEF, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 in date VF toned
Crowns (3) each inscribed as love tokens 1662 Rose below bust Poor, inscribed 'Anne Davies 1789' on the reverse, William III Third Bust OCTAVO, date worn (would be 1696) inscribed ER 1771 on the reverse, Fair, 1708 Plumes, inscribed with intertwined monograms of EC and JL and 1791 on the obverse, Fine/Good Fine
Halfcrown 1709 OCTAVO ESC 579, Bull 1371 UNC or near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Crowns (2) 1695 SEPTIMO with Cinquefoil stops at the end of the edge legend ESC 86, Bull 990 VG the reverse with a heavy contact mark on the Irish harp, 1696 OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995 VG
Crown 1735 OCTAVO Roses and Plumes ESC 120, Bull 1663 the edge with signs of old smoothing at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock, the edge now retoned, the obverse with tooling marks and hairlines otherwise EF
Crowns (2) 1670 VICESIMO SECVNDO, 1696 OCTAVO, Halfcrowns (2) 1713 Plain in angles with NNO for ANNO on edge, the lettering spaced as the standard coin and unusual, 1817 Small Head, VG to Near Fine, all are collectable
Crown 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO ESC 51, Bull 397, EF and nicely toned, the reverse with some thin scratches in the devices under close magnification, nevertheless Charles II Crowns always very difficult to find in this high grade
Crown 1696 First Bust OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995 GVF choice for the grade, with touches of golden toning in the legends, an even and attractive piece with considerable eye appeal
Crowns (2) 1696 OCTAVO (2) both VG, Shillings (9) 1696Y VG/NF, 1741 Roses Fair, 1745 LIMA (3) NVG, VG and VF, 1758 (2) VF and GVF, 1787 Hearts VF and 1787 No Hearts GVF/VF, Sixpences (11) 1696 First Bust VG, 1711 VG, 1746 LIMA VG, 1757 (3) VG, Fine and NVF, 1758 VG/Fine, 1787 Hearts (2) About Fine and GVF, 1787 No Hearts (2) NVF and VF, MaundyThreepence 1713 VG/NF Toned
Crowns 1695 (2) the first with OCTAVO edge ESC 87, Bull 991, and with much double striking to both obverse and reverse legends, the second with edge legend worn both VG
Crowns (2) 1695 OCTAVO ESC 87, Bull 991 Fine or slightly better and nicely toned with a flaw on the reverse, 1696 OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995 strong Fine and nicely toned
Halfcrowns (2) 1672 Third Bust ESC 471 with stop after HIB Fine with some surface marks, 1696 OCTAVO Large Shields, Early Harp ESC 522, Bull 1016, the obverse with a masonic symbol countermark, the reverse with 140 countermark, the countermarks GF, the host coin VG
Crowns (2) 1695 SEPTIMO ESC 86, Bull 990 approaching Fine with some edge nicks, 1695 OCTAVO ESC 87, Bull 991 Fine with grey tone, and some thin graffiti on the obverse
Crown 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO VG with some scratches, Shilling 1668 ex-gilt About Fine for wear but the surfaces damaged presumably from removal of the gilding, Austria Thaler 1780 Maria Theresa GEF and lustrous
Crown 1696 OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995, GEF and nicely toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1709 OCTAVO ESC 579, Bull 1371, UNC or near so and lustrous with some lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Hammered (3) HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint under Parliament Group IV, fourth horseman S.2779A Fine or better, Shilling Charles I S.2799 Mintmark Star VG, Sixpence Charles I S.2808/2809 (worn in the key areas) Mintmark Plume Fine with weak areas, Crowns (2) 1677 VICESIMO NONO ESC 52 VG, 1696 First Bust, First Harp OCTAVO ESC 89 VG, Sixpence 1696 First Bust, Early Harp, Large Crowns VG/Fine
Halfcrown 1709 OCTAVO edge as ESC 579 but with inverted A for V in DECVS, unrecorded with this edge type, GVF or slightly better, nicely toned with light haymarking
Crown 1696 Third Bust OCTAVO ESC 94, VF/About VF, Ex-Roderick Richardson, ESC states the same rarity as the first bust coin, but our archive database shows many times more examples of the First bust coin being offered, so probably rarer than stated by ESC
Crowns from an old collection (7) 1695 OCTAVO Near Fine with MD engraved in the reverse fields, 1818 LVIII GVF and with an old colourful tone, 1844 Star Stops on edge NVF with old toning, 1890 Fine, 1893 LVI Near Fine/Fine, 1935 (3) VF, EF and GEF
Crowns (8) 169- OCTAVO NVG/G, last digit of the date worn, 1887 EF toned, 1893 LVI Fine, 1897 LXI About Fine, 1902 GF/NVF, 1928 GVF, 1935 EF, 1960 Polished Die A/UNC, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 A/UNC with hairlines
Crowns (6) 1662 Rose below Bust, 1677, 1695 or 6 (date obscured by adjustment lines) OCTAVO, 1696 Ex-mount, 1707E and 1708E Z type 1 in date VG or slightly better
Crown 1696 Third Bust OCTAVO, Halfcrowns (3) 1696 First Bust, small shields, 1696C Large Shields, Early Harp, 1697 Large Shields Ordinary Harp Near Fine to Good Fine
Crown 1695 OCTAVO ESC 87 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 80, a most attractive example with lots of eye appeal, a superb type or portrait coin, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Crown 1696 OCTAVO First Bust, Early Harp ESC 94 UNC or near so , slabbed and graded CGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A132 6/3/2011 Lot 876, the finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Crowns (3) 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO (date identified by edge only) NVG, 1822 TERTIO VG, 1896LX Good Fine, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 Fine, Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee Head GF, Florin 1887 Jubilee Head VF, along with Australia Crown 1937 EF, Mexico 8 Reales 1772 Mo FM GF/NVF
Crowns (2) 1696 OCTAVO Near Fine, 1902 VF toned, ShillingCharles I Group D Fourth Bust mintmark Harp About Fine/Fine, SixpenceElizabeth I 1574 mintmark Eglantine VG, plus Mexico 8 Reales 1800 Mo Fine/Good Fine toned
Crown 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO with edge reading ANNO EGNI (similar to the 1675 edge variety) although there are traces of the missing R in the normal spaced gap between ANNO and EGNI, VG/Near Fine and unusual, viewing recommended
Crown 1735 OCTAVO Roses and Plumes as ESC 120 AU nicely toned scarce thus some light haymarking obverse hardly detracts also edge lettering reads TUTAMBN with B rather than E, is accompanied with two old tickets one stating Ex - Glenister
Crown 1735 OCTAVO Roses and Plumes as ESC 120 AU nicely toned scarce thus some light haymarking obverse hardly detracts also edge lettering reads TUTAMBN with B rather than E, is accompanied with two old tickets one stating Ex - Glenister
Crown 1735 OCTAVO ESC 120 EF/GEF with light peripheral tone. Retaining some original lustre and with some obverse flecking as often seen on silver and gold coins of this period. Very rare in high grade
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