Penny 1862 Small Date Figures from the Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G. Rated R18 by Freeman pleasing nearer VF than Fine so the highest grade example of this rare type we have seen, the second best being Lot 2981 in LCA 157 which realised £1,600
Proof Set 1902 the short Matt Proof set (11 coins) Sovereign to MaundyPenny Matt Proofs, nFDC to FDC the odd contact mark and minor scuff on some coins the Penny with two heavy contact marks the silver toning a few coins with a dark tone, in the red box of issue
Stamp Replica Set, The Siege of Mafeking (2 stamp replicas) in 18 carat gold One Penny (12 grams) and Threepenny (10 grams) Prooflike Unc cased with a certificate from South African Bureau of Standards
Penny 1902 Edward VII trial produced by the Kings Norton Metal Co. Birmingham. Obverse: Bust of the King, right, within a raised inner circle, no legend, Reverse: A border of triangular teeth KINGS NORTON METAL Co L.D 1902 An inner circle of linked concentric circles, within this a further ten small separate circles, and within this a further set of linked concentric circles and the KNM cypher. 10 grammes. UNC or near so the obverse weakly struck, as seems to be the case with many of this series of Kings Norton patterns, an extremely rare piece with possibly only a handful known
Gibraltar 1/5 Gold Crown 2023 1/5 Ounce .999 Gold Penny Black Stamp reverse, Charles III obverse Prooflike BU in the London Mint Office presentation box which also has a Victorian Penny Black stamp
PennyJohn 1199-1216 Class 5 rounder portrait, letter X in the shape of a St. Andrew's Cross S.1352Ipswich Mint in a NGC Holder at MS64 (misdescribed as Henry III) rare in MS grade
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J EF with an attractive and colourful appearance, the reverse with some small flan flaws around Britannia, Very Rare in this high grade (EX LCA 173 Lot 2030 realised £900)
Penny 1875 Cannon Ball variety with raised dot right of the ship reverse field Gouby BP1875Ce "where did this cannon ball come from" pleasing VF so perhaps one of the finest examples known
Penny 1902 Edward VII undatedtrial c.1902 produced by the Kings Norton Metal Co. Birmingham, on a thin flan weighing 8.4 grams, Obverse: Bust of the King, right, within a raised inner circle, no legend, with a toothed border, Reverse: Toothed border, no legend, a design of 20 groups of four interlinked circles, within, four further groups of 25 interlinked circles, these groups interlinked with a further four separate circles within each ring, GVF the obverse with some scratches, and weakly struck, of extreme rarity. An example we offered in 2013 LCA 142 Lot 2730 realised £1,100
Rhodesia and NyasalandProof Set 1955 a 7-coin set KM#PS2 Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence in Silver, One Penny and Halfpenny in bronze, nFDC with some toning, in the Red Royal Mint box of issue
Penny 1862 dies 6+G from an old collection attributed back then as Bronze Proof Freeman 40 R18. Unc and toned with a sharp strike and prooflike fields perhaps an early strike of F39 reviewing recommended
Penny 1912H Freeman 173 CGS UNC 82 was the finest of 12 examples recorded on the CGS population report when that report was active and fully lustrous (EX LCA 127 Lot 2068 realised £260)
Proof Set 2009 12 coins all struck in Silver Five Pounds Henry VIII, Two Pounds (3) Darwin, Robert Burns and standard issues, Fifty Pence Kew Gardens 250th Anniversary, plus the 'Shield of Arms' set in Silver One Pound to One Penny aFDC (some light toning as usual) in the black box of issue with certificate
Halfcrowns to Farthings (26) comprising Halfcrowns (4) 1919 Smaller reverse design with 9's in the date more upright, ESC 766, Bull 3718, Davies 1671, NVF/VF, 1920 ESC 767, Bull 3719, Davies 1673 Near Fine/About Fine, 1928 ESC 777, Bull 3734, Davies 1701 dies 1B GEF/AU the reverse with some surface residue, this possibly removable with care, 1935 ESC 784, Bull 3749 EF/AU, Shillings (16) 1893 Large Obverse Letters ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011 dies 2A, GVF/NEF, 1894 Large Obverse Letters ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1014 dies 2A, EF/GEF and lustrous, 1894 Large Obverse Letters, Small Rose with line, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015A, dies 2C, VG/Near Fine, the reverse with some scratches, possibly once in a claw mount, 1911 Shallow Neck ESC 1420, Bull 3799, Davies 1790 dies 1A, UNC or near so and lustrous with some small rim nicks, 1921 Sterling Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, EF/NEF with some faint stains, the rarest of the 5 die pairings for this date, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E, NEF, 1921 'Sterling Head' ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, the scarcest of the 1921 die pairings, VF with some tiny spots, 1921 Sterling Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, NEF, the rarest of the 5 types for this date, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3810, as Davies 1809 with bright finish, Near VF, rare, 1921 'Sterling' head, King's nose points to S of GEORGIVS, ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, VF, the rarest of the 5 die pairings for this date, 1921 ESC Bust in lower relief, ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1806, dies 4D NEF, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1809A dies 5E with bright finish GVF/NEF Rare, 1922 Dull Finish ESC 1432, Bull 3815, Davies 1811 GVF/NEF with a contact mark on the portrait, 1922 ESC 1432, Bull 3815, Davies 1812 dies 5E GVF, 1927 Second Reverse ESC 1439, Bull 3829Davies 1831 dies 1A, A/UNC, 1931 ESC 1444, Bull 3839, Davies 1835 A/UNC with some small spots, these possibly removable with care, Sixpences (3) 1889 ESC 1757, Bull 3279, Davies 1164 dies 1C NEF/EF and lustrous, 1889 Davies dies 2A, right hand leaf joined NEF, 1893 Veiled Head, First I of VICTORIA points to a bead, ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1181 dies 2A, NVF with some toning in the legend, by far the rarer of the two types, Halfpenny 1921 Freeman 400 dies 1+A A/UNC with traces of lustre, the obverse with some small tone spots, Farthing 1921 Freeman 600 dies 2+A NVF/VF with some spots on the obverse, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Decimal Two Pence 1981 Freeman 671Q dies 1+A, struck on a lightweight 6.06 grammes flan (normal is 7.1 grammes) GVF
Penny 1874H Freeman 73 dies 7+H in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, a choice example with a trace of lustre, was the second finest of 10 examples recorded on the CGS Population Report when it was active (EX LCA 169 Lot 1686 realised £260)
Proof Set 2018 Silver Set (13 coins) comprising Five Pound Crown 5th Birthday of Prince George, Two Pounds (4) 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force, First World War Armistice and Britannia types, Fifty Pence Representation of the People Act, and One Pound to One Penny all Silver Proof issues, nFDC with some light toning, in the impressive Royal Mint black box with certificate and booklet.
Proof Set 2009 (12 coins) Five Pound Crown to One Penny, includes the Kew Gardens Fifty Pence, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Penny 1882H Freeman 115 dies 12+N, with unbarred H, LCGS Variety 06, UNC with around 80% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2897 £220, and LCA 175 Lot 2255 Realised £220
ScotlandPennyWilliam I (The Lion) Short Cross, Phase B, Late or posthumous issue, moneyers Hue and Walter S.5029, 1.44 grams, Bold in the centre both sides so very strong portrait weaker in parts in the legends
Isle of Wight - Halfpenny 1664 Stephen BartonNewport Fair, Halfpenny 18th CenturyHampshire - Newport (Isle of Wight) 1792 Obverse: Robert Bird Wilkins/Reverse: Sailing Ship left, lettered edge DH46 (2) one VF the other Fine with edge bumps, Halfpenny West Cowes 1798 edge reads PAYABLE THOS. AYRTON & CO, draped bust of Fox obverse D&H 93e (2) VF or better, Cowes Bridge Ferry Token ND(1850-1870) COWES 1/2D.. BRIDGE uniface Fine, Co-Op Cowes 1 LB LOAF VF (circa 1918), Anchor Brewery 1851 NEWPORT ISLE OF WIGHT Unc and brilliant. Cowes 1995 Isle of Wight Council and Pobjoy ISLE OF WIGHT ECUS (3) all EF
Halfpenny 1874H dies 11+J, Obverse: Hairline extends outside the forehead, as normally seen on the 1875 coin, H mintmark points left of a rim tooth, EF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65
Lustrous Bronze in CGS Holders (10) Halfpenny 1938, 1939, 1958, 1963, 1965 (2), 1966. Penny 1939 (2) and 1947 these all with good to full lustre with CGS graded ranging from 78 to 82, along with Penny 1907 graded CGS 70 (11 coins in the lot)
Penny 1797 VF, 1855 VF, 1929 Lustrous, 1950 GVF, 1951 EF, Farthings 1826 VF, 1834 VF, 1866 AU along with George VI and QE II Farthings (15) with varying degrees of lustre some with full lustre
Nigeria - Federation Proof Set 1959 6 coins Two Shillings to Halfpenny FDC in the red case of issue the coins still in the original plastic holder, scarce with only 1031 sets minted
Penny 1870 Freeman 60 dies 6+G UNC with traces of lustre, rare thus and with a small striking fault on the Queen's neck and crack in the planchet by R of BRIT
Scotland EightpennyGroatJames VI, Before Accession to the English Throne, (1583-1590) No inner circles, OPPIDVM EDINBVRGI legend, 1.43 grammes, S.5511, on a slightly irregular flan, designs GVF the shield and thistle bold, the legends weak in places, the reverse with a flan crack across the crown
Crowns 1889, 1893 and 1896 these Fine, 1953 (2) 1972 and 1977 EF-Unc, Groat 1836 holed, along with a collection of Farthings, Halfpennies, Pennies and Brass 3d in an album low grades except for a 1936 Halfpenny lustrous and includes 1871 Penny in Fair
Halfpenny Angusshire - Dundee 1797 Obverse: A public building DUNDEE HALFPENNY, TOWN HOUSE FINISHED 1734, Reverse: View of a glass manufactory, GLASS WORKS WEST CONE FOUNDED 1788. Exergue: WRIGHT DES. DH17 Unc or near so with hints of lustre
HalfpennySuffolk Bury 1795 Charles Guest Auctioneers GOING A GOING Milled edge DH30, Unc with some lustre some dark toning on the auctioneers hand otherwise Choice
Mint Errors (3) One New Penny 1976 an off metal strike so with a cupro-nickel appearance and weighs 2.8 rather than 3.5 grams Unc, Ten New Pence 1973 curved clip error Unc and without the Blakesley Effect and a blank flan with the weight and dimensions of a Decimal 10 New Pence
Halfpenny18th CenturyMiddlesex - Kilvington's 1795 Obverse: Bust left, laureate, PAYABLE AT J. KILVINGTONS, Reverse: Britannia seated left BRUNSWICK HALFPENNY, date below, DH346, UNC with traces of lustre
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