Penny 1860 Pattern in Gilt Copper by Joseph Moore, Obverse 3, Reverse B, Reverse with GREAT BRITAIN ONE PENNY legend, Freeman 842, Peck 2115, Rated R19 by Freeman (2-5 example believed to exist), Lustrous UNC and exceptionally rare, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88
Penny 1860 N over sideways N in ONE, and double struck O in ONE, also with die repair to the A in VICTORIA, Freeman dies 2+D, Gouby BP1860JA (D+d), Satin 11, VG or better, a problem-free example of this rare type
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 8B, dies 1*+B, VG, the reverse near so and a little misty in places, the variety very clear, Extremely rare and rated R18 by Freeman, only the third example we have offered in 20 years
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, L.C.W. below foot, Freeman 14, dies 3+E, UNC with a minor striking flaw on the back of the Queen's neck, the reverse with the usual die cracks associated with this reverse, Very Rare in this high grade, rated R15 by Freeman, very seldom encountered in high grade
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, N over sideways N in ONE, Gouby BP1960 JA, EF, the surfaces with residue from long-term vinyl storage, this possibly removable with care
Penny 1860 Beaded Border, Freeman 6, dies 1+B, VF/NVF, the surfaces with some light residue from long-term vinyl storage, this possibly removable with care
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, Freeman 10, dies 2+D, the 0 of the date and some of the lettering repunched, UNC with almost full lustre, an eye-catching example
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Gouby BP1860 A1, Obverse A1, Reverse C, Obverse: Beaded Border with thick rim, R and E of REG do not touch at their base, inside upright of the R of REG points to the centre of a rim bead. Lower horizontal bar of E in REG weak, Reverse: Beaded Border with thick rim, Shield with double raised lines, with small rock to left of the lighthouse. Approaching Fine and one of the key rarities of the early Bun Penny series
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 13 dies 3+D, with double struck N in ONE, UNC with almost full lustre and touches of choice colourful tone, an eye-catching example
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D, the top leaf in the wreath, the signature below the bust and linear circle below the bust are missing due to weak striking, (see notes 'The Early British Bronze Bun Pennies 1860-1865 by John Jerrams, page 10, note (c)), GVF/VF the reverse with a patch of light verdigris in the left field, an unusual piece and worthy of further study by the Bronze Penny enthusiast
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D but with N over sideways N in ONE, Satin 11, UNC with around 80% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-BaldwinsSt. James's Auction 2, 27/3/2017 Lot 258
Penny 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border mule, the obverse with second T in BRITT over a higher T, as Freeman 9, dies 2+B, NVG Very Rare, and listed as R17 by Freeman, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 4/5/2010 Lot 166, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2846 hammer price £550
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 1 dies 1+A, GEF/EF with traces of lustre, and some thin scratches on the obverse, in an LCGS 'Yellow ticket' holder 'Cleaned EF'
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 dies 1+B, UNC with around 50%/30% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A150 September 2015 Lot 2578 hammer price £400
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border, no tie-knot, Freeman 260A, dies 1*+A, a rare type and rated R16 by Freeman, Lustrous UNC with touches of red toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D but with N over sideways N in ONE as Satin 11 but also with A over damaged A in VICTORIA, LCGS Variety 85, in a 'Yellow Ticket' LCGS holder Cleaned EF, nevertheless a very rare type and always sought after, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 13 dies 3+D, the L.C.W almost totally missing, very small traces of the W only showing, the area below and to the left of the shield and adjacent area poorly struck (see Satin page 10, Note c) UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border F:D error (no colon dots after D) Gouby BP1860T (G+d), Freeman dies 4+D, VG in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, Gouby records only 4 examples known, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, ONF for ONE, Gouby BP1860X (H+d), Freeman dies 5+D, VG in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 15, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 June 2012 Lot 1713 hammer price £240
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border, Freeman 266 dies 4+B, UNC with around 85% lustre with excellent surfaces, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection, London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1045 hammer price £160, Ex-Roland Harris Collection, London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 Lot 538 hammer price £260
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 7 dies 1+C, VF/NEF Rare, rated R15 by Freeman, seldom seen in grades above Fine, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, the second finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A165 June 2019 Lot 2833 hammer price £600
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border, Freeman 267 dies 4+C, UNC with much original mint lustre, very rare in this high grade, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1046 hammer price £200, Ex-Roland Harris Collection, London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 Lot 539 hammer price £260
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman dies 4+D, variant with central cut fishtail to the ribbon, as Gouby page 33 (retouches 1, 3, and 4) Repairs to the broken A in VICTORIA, D of D:G: LCGS Variety 94, UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS , the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, as Freeman 15, dies 4+D, with double struck 6 in the date and double struck E in PENNY, LCGS Variety 45, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A149 June 2015 Lot 2422 hammer price £240
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D, V over lower V in VICTORIA, and 1 over lower 1 in date, Ex-London Coins Auction A157 4/6/2017 Lot 2837, hammer price £170
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 13 dies 3+D, F in F:D: has no lower serifs, first I in VICTORIA over I and with no lower left serif, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-BaldwinsSt. James's Auction 16, 17/4/2018 Lot 335
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D, with the T of VICTORIA struck over a higher, misplaced T, the underlying T having its top line merging with the linear circle, the rocks to the left of the lighthouse fail to meet the linear circle (see illustration on page 14 of 'The Early British Bun Pennies and Their Varieties' by John Jerrams) LCGS Variety 46, UNC with good, slightly subdued mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A148 March 2015 hammer price £160
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 15 dies 4+D, with T over higher T in VICTORIA, LCGS Variety 91, UNC with even and subdued lustre, a very pleasing example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-BaldwinsSt. James's Auction 2, 27/2/2017 Lot 254.
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 15 dies 4+D, UNC with some lustre and a pleasing even tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-BaldwinsSt. James's Auction 2 27/3/2017 Lot 253
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A122 September 2008 Lot 2039 hammer price £180
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 13 dies 3+D, UNC with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the third finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A107 November 2004 Lot 1192 (raw) hammer price £190, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 December 2014 (slabbed) hammer price £300
Halfpennies in LCGS holders (11) a variety group, comprising 1846 6 over 6 with DF.I for DEI, Fine, in an LCGS holder, slabbed and graded LCGS 20, 1860 Beaded Border, 0 over higher 0 in date, Freeman dies 4+C, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 10, 1861 No top bar to F of HALF, Freeman dies 6+G, LCGS Variety 23, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 10, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, Last 1 of date over 1, the underlying 1 to the left, visible at the left foot of the 1, LCGS Variety 27, VF slabbed and graded LCGS 40, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, First 1 in date struck over a lower 1, LCGS Variety 28, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, Last 1 of date over a lower 1, LCGS Variety 29, VG, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1861 Freeman dies 7+G, widely spaced last 1 in date (date spans 17 border teeth), LCGS Variety 37, Good Fine/Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, 1861 Freeman 277 dies 7+G, GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1862 Top bar of E of PENNY very weak (almost missing) LCGS Variety 06, GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 55, 1874H Filled 4 in date, LCGS Variety 11, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 left of A of HALF weak or broken, LCGS Variety 04, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, an interesting group of interest to the minor variety specialist
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 258 dies 1+A, UNC, the obverse with around 90% lustre, the reverse with around 30% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A117 June 2007 Lot 1123 hammer price £46
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D, Gouby BP 1860 Jd, with triple-struck F in F:D: and 1 over 1 in date, in addition the piece also has a slight die rotation, in an LCGS Yellow Ticket holder 'UNC cleaned'
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, as Freeman 15, dies 4+D, with central cut fishtail, and an additional dot below the colon following the F of F:D:, this smaller than the colon dot and offset to the right, LCGS Variety 44, UNC or near so and lustrous, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 March 2016 Lot 2361 hammer price £80
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 13 dies 3+D, very little trace of the L.C.W. below the shield due to die filling, as noted in John Jerrams' 'The Early British Bun Penny 1860-1865 and their Varieties' A/UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A109 June 2005 Lot 1169 hammer price £95
Penny 1862 struck on a heavy flan and weighing 10.7 grammes. Freeman notes that 1860 and 1861 coins have been recorded weighing 11.35 grammes. This coin although only in Poor grade appears struck from dies 6+G. Unrecorded by Freeman, Peck, Gouby, Satin or Spink and highly unusual. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 3
Penny 1860 Toothed Border dies 2+D, with double thin crossbar to the A of VICTORIA, LCGS Variety 41, NVG in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 5, Ex-London Coins Auction A150 June 2015 Lot 2585 hammer price £70
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 dies 1+B, UNC/AU with a handling mark on the reverse and a spot on the obverse, retaining around 70% mint lustre and rare thus
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with the right hand upright of the Y of PENNY and the top of the first T in BRITT both very weak as to be practically missing, UNC and lustrous with some light hairlines, Ex-Ian Robinson 2/3/1996 £65
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Gouby Obverse A or B (R and E of REG are touching at their bases, the minor details in the embroidery of the bodice are unclear, Reverse b (Thick rims, triple incuse lines on shield) NVG with some more worn areas, Very Rare
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, R over A in VICTORIA, the underlying A in a slightly smaller font and very clear, NVG/Poor, previously unseen by us and not recorded by Freeman, Peck, Satin or Gouby
Penny 1860 Beaded Border/Toothed Border muleFreeman 8, dies 1+D VG cleaned, in an LCGS yellow ticket holder 'Cleaned VG', Extremely rare and rated R18 by Freeman, both the mule types are extremely rare and are missing from many advanced Penny collections
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D Choice UNC toned, the reverse with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Roland Harris collection London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009 Lot 687 hammer price £100
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 258 dies 1+A, UNC and choice with around 45% mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, of the 49 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this is the third finest graded example
Penny 1860 Beaded Border/Toothed Border muleFreeman 8 dies 1+D, VG with all major details clear, Extremely Rare and seldom offered in any grade, both the 1860 mule types seldom seen and missing from many Victorian Penny collections
Penny 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border muleFreeman 9 dies 2+B, also with R over lower 'thin' R in VICTORIA and higher T in BRITT, VG and free from problems, very rare in any grade, both the 1860 mule types seldom seen and missing from many Victorian Penny collections
Penny 1860 Toothed Border with missing Colon Dots after D:G: BP1860T (Gouby dies G+d) VG or slightly better with some old scuffs on the obverse, Michael Gouby stated '4 known'; in his 2009 publication 'The British Bronze Penny 1860-1901' only the second example we have offered
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border, low 0 in date struck over a weak, correctly positioned 0, as Freeman 267 dies 4+C UNC or near so with traces of lustre, the obverse with a spot on the helmet plume, scarce and rated R14 by Freeman
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, N over sideways N in ONE, Gouby BP1860JA, Satin 11, UNC or near so and lustrous the obverse with some contact marks and thin scratches, the reverse with a striking flaw by the trident
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, LCW below foot, Freeman 14 dies 3+E, the obverse lettering with many missing serifs, About Fine/Fine with a heavy contact mark in the reverse field, Rare in all grades
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 15 dies 4+D, Lustrous UNC with some toning, the reverse showing signs of die clashing from the Queen's dress in the exergue
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 13 dies 3+D UNC with around 75% lustre, the reverse with a small tone spot and minor friction, however a very pleasing example with much eye appeal
Pennies 1916 (2) Freeman 180 dies 2+B the first the recessed ear type with the (usual) broken border tooth above the colon stop after BRITT, A/UNC and toned, slightly streaky, the second the standard type with normal border teeth UNC with around 40% lustre, Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 261 dies 2+B UNC with around 40% lustre and a small tone spot above Britannia, scarce in this grade
Penny 1860 60 over 59 Copper, Peck 1521, UNC with traces of lustre in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the date shows complete figures 6 and 0, and traces of both the 5 and 9 of the underlying 59, this feature rarely seen and as clear an overstrike as we have seen for this rare type, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Spink Auction 68 23/3/1989, Ex-Hopetoun House Collection
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, E of PENNY over P also with a die break right next to it. Unusually Freeman dies 2+D, this E over P variety normally found on the die pairing 4+D.On archive comparison of previous overstrikes of this type, this is closer to the Auction 152 Lot 2370 in style. Fine with some light corrosion and rare
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 15 dies 4+D Gouby BP1860R with central cut fishtail in the ribbon and line above L.C.WYON, the L.C.W not struck up on the reverse, AU/EF with some lustre
Halfpenny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 266 dies 4+B UNC or near so with traces of lustre, some small spots in the Queen's hair and Britannia's drapery are visible under magnification
Penny 1860 Copper 60 over 59 Peck 1521, the overstrike particularly strong with evidence of both underlying figures and with a full 6, unusual for this type, EF/Near EF toned, with a small scuff on the chin and a little weak on Britannia
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D, Gouby BP 1860 Jd, with triple-struck F in F:D:, in addition this has a slight die rotation, UNC or near so with pale lustre and some small spots, Rare
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Proof, 9.6 grammes, Thick rim, portrait with large 'bulging' eye, Gouby Obverse A1, Reverse a, (R of REG rotated slightly forwards, and the foot of the R does not touch the E), Reverse Shield with double raised lines, LCW below shield, no rock to left of lighthouse, die axis inverted, Gouby states 3 known, UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-Laurie Bamford Collection, DNW 20/6/2006 Lot 168 (£1412), Ex-B.Workman collection (by exchange) this an extremely rare opportunity to obtain this type seldom seen on the market
Penny 1860 as Freeman 10 dies 2+D Toothed Border but with N over sideways N in ONE Satin 11 a well-known variety, EF with traces of lustre, the reverse with a small spot
Penny 1860 N over sideways N in ONE Satin 11 A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the reverse with traces of old lacquering around the date area
Penny 1860 Toothed Border N over sideways N in ONE, Gouby BP1860 JA, Satin 11, UNC or very near so, the reverse with striking flaws on the shield and by the trident, a scarce variety and seldom seen in this high grade
Penny 1860 Toothed Border ProofFreeman 12 dies 2+D Toned UNC, with a small dig in the obverse field, Ex-Michael Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 1/9/2012 Lot 789
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 dies 1+B, the outline of Britannia heavily die clashed and giving the impression of an extra tie ribbon on the obverse, UNC with around 75% lustre and some light contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 13/3/2007 Lot 176
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D UNC/ABU the obverse with a minor hairline otherwise full original lustre, the reverse prooflike, currency Pennies with this amount of lustre seldom seen of any date and highly sought after, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with V over low V in VICTORIA, 1 over 1 in the date and BRI of BRITT misaligned, UNC with around 75% lustre the fields with a prooflike quality
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, Freeman dies 4+D, variant with central cut fishtail to the ribbon, as Gouby text page 33 (retouches 1, 3 and 4) Repairs to the broken A in VICTORIA, D of D:G: and G of D:G: Variant on Gouby BP1860P from the 1986 publication, GEF with traces of lustre
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Gouby BP1860Je, as Freeman 10 dies 2+D with 6 over 6 in date, the underlying digit well to the left, and all letters of PENNY recut AU/UNC with traces of lustre
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.
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D UNC with around 75% lustre, Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 258 dies 1+A UNC with around 60% lustre ands a few small spots, Farthing 1860 Toothed Border 5 Berries Freeman 501 dies 3+B UNC toned
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D the L.C.W on the reverse not struck up, with the area below and to the left of the shield, and the adjacent rim area poorly struck UNC/AU and lustrous, unusual, comes with old collector's ticket
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 4 dies 1+A Bronzed Proof, 10.92 grammes, nFDC along with the original presentation box with label 'Bronzed Proof Impression of the new penny to be executed in white metal 1860. Presented to Mrs.Letts by L.C.Wyon Esq. Medallist' Mrs. Letts was the wife of his friend, the Rev. J.Letts MA
Penny 1860 Toothed Border as Freeman 15 dies 4+D, Gouby BP1860R with central cut fishtail and line above L.C.WYON EF and lustrous with a couple of small spots
Penny 1860 as Freeman 10 dies 2+D Toothed Border but with N over sideways N in ONE Satin 11 NEF/GVF with some contact marks and a small flan flaw on the obverse
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