Two Pounds (7) 1986 Commonwealth Games Silver Proof, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proof Piedfort, 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof Piedfort, 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedfort, 1996 Euro 96 Football Silver Proof Piedfort, 1997 Technology Silver Proof Piedfort, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup Silver Proof Piedfort with hologram reverse, Two Pounds a 2-coin set 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights Silver Proof Piedforts, Fifty Pences (3) 1994 D-Day Landings 50th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedfort, 1997 Britannia Silver Proof Piedfort, 2000 150 Years of Public Libraries Silver Proof Piedfort, Fifty Pences a 2-coin set 1992-3 EU Presidency Silver Proof and Silver Proof Piedfort, Ten Pence 1992 Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pence 1990 Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pence 1990 a 2-coin set Large and Small sizes Silver Proofs, nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates, along with Medals (2) 1911 George V Coronation - Borough of Finsbury 32mm diameter in bronze by Vaughtons, Birmingham, EF with suspension loop at the top, 1937 George VI Coronation 39mm diameter in White Metal, unsigned, EF pierced for suspension
World cased items (8) Rhodesia Mint set a mixed date set comprising 25 Cents 1975, 20 Cents 1964, Ten Cents 1975, Five Cents 1975, Three Cents 1968, One Cent 1977 and Half Cent 1975 UNC, and lustrous with some toning in the soft case as issued, Ghana 100 Sika 2002 a 3-coin set in three different metals Prooflike UNC with some toning, in a John Pinches case, Gardiner's Island a 2-coin part set 1965 comprising Nicon X#PT3 and Silver Clad X#PT1 issues Prooflike UNC in the box of issue, Germany - Third Reich a 2-coin set comprising Five Marks 1939A VF and Two Marks 1937A NVF in a presentation box, Medallic covers (2) 1977 Test CricketCentenary by Birmingham Mint, in Silver Prooflike UNC in the green wallet of issue, 1978 25th Anniversary of the First ascent of Mount Everest Prooflike UNC in the wallet of issue, Spain Mint Set 1975 (Year 77) UNC in the wallet of issue, USA a 5-coin set comprising Dollars (2) 1883, 1976, Half Dollars (2) 1966, 1976, and Quarter Dollar 1993, in mixed circulated grades, in a Westminster tray, ChinaCash coins, a 10-piece set in bronze copies of coins from 1644-1911, 'as made' on the card of issue, Prize medals (17) most from Bury's Court school for athletics and swimming events, not hallmarked so presumed not silver, VF to GVF,a small group (8) of GB and World Banknotes 1960s to 1980s issues, in mixed grades, GB and World stamps and bonds with some GB George V stamps, The Royal Wedding Coin Collection a 14-coin set 1981 Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer with issues from GB, Isle of Man, Tristan da Cunha, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Bermuda, Tuvalu, Jersey, Mauritius, Falkland Islands, Ascension Island, St. Helena and East Caribbean UNC in a glass photo frame, and an Autograph Book containing the signatures of many 1930s actors and stage stars, also including the signature of cricketer Don Bradman
Proof Set 1911 Long Set (12 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds, Gold Two Pounds, Sovereign , Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, nFDC-FDC the odd small nicks and minor hairlines are present as usual, the silver with a deep matching tone, very minor hairlines and a contact mark on the Shilling mentioned for completeness of detail, an extremely eye-catching set bordering on Choice comes in the red Royal Mint box of issue
Proof Set 1911Short Set (10 coins) Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, bordering on Choice (nFDC to FDC with a few minor hairlines and the Half Sovereign with a hint of orange tone) the silver with pleasing peripheral gold and orange highlights, in the Royal Mint hard red case of issue
Fifty Pences 2012 Olympic (33) loose in a tray EF-Unc and another (9) BU in the Royal Mint presentation cards. Twenty Pounds 1/4 Oz Silver 2014 SS Gairsoppa, Two Pounds Britannia 2007 these both Unc in the RM packs. LMO base metal issues in packs (7), Silver 1 oz Krugerrand 2007 BU, GB Cupro Crowns 25p (25) including 1951 (2) and 1953 (1) EF-Unc and £5 (3), Two Pounds 1995 Dove Unc, Silver GB in Westminster pouches £2 Britannia 2008 BU, Five Pounds 1999 Diana Proof, Tristan Da Chuna Silver £5 2015 and 2016 both cased 1953 sets (2) Plastic Set bronze dull and Mint Set Crown down in perspex Unc, George V Pennies 1911-36 including provincial mints from circulation, Channel Islands small silver pounds (3), Brass 3d (15), Jersey £5 2015 cupro, Jubilee Mint 65mm £5 copper cased, British First Decimal Coin set and GB 2001 and 2000 currency coins stuck in a frame
Crowns to Farthings in unofficial Sets includes : Victoria Set 1887 Crown to Farthing stuck to a card with adhesive tape, this removable, Crown VF, Double Florin VF, Halfcrown Fine, Florin Fine, Shilling Fine, Sixpence (Young Head) GVF, Threepence Fine, Penny VG, Halfpenny VG and Farthing Fine, Shillings 1920-1927, Shillings 1927-1936, Shillings 1937E-1946E, Shillings 1937S-1946S, in mixed lower grades, Pennies Victoria to Elizabeth II (6) comprising 1893, 1901, 1907, 1936, 1949 and 1965, the first A/UNC and nicely toned, the others UNC to BU with practically full lustre , George V sets Crown to Farthing (8) each including a 1935 Crown in mixed grades a few lustrous, Year Sets (6) 1921, 1922, 1926, 1932, 1935, 1936 generally in mixed lower grades mixed with a few lustrous pieces, George V sets Halfcrown to Farthing (6) mixed dates and grades includes Halfcrown 1924 NEF and Penny 1920 Lustrous UNC, George VI sets (3) Halfcrown to Farthing 1939, 1942, 1943 in mixed grades, Silver Threepences 1902-1910 VG, Silver Threepences 1911-1936 with obverses (24 coins, No 1927) in mixed grades VG to Fine, Silver Threepences 1937-1944 (8 coins) VG to VF, Cupro-Nickel Coinage sets (12) comprising Halfcrowns 1947-1951 (2 sets), Halfcrowns 1953-1960, Halfcrowns 1961-1967, Florins 1947-1951 (2 sets), Florins 1953-1960, Florins 1961-1967 (2 sets), Shillings 1953E-1966E, Sixpences 1947-1951, Sixpences 1953-1967, Plastic Sets 1953 (2) UNC, Elizabeth II Year Sets (13) 1953, 1962, 1963 (2), 1964 (2), 1965 (2), 1966 (3), 1967 (2), mostly lustrous UNC, Elizabeth II mixed date sets (6) one set includes Halfcrown 1959 A/UNC, 1959S Shilling EF, and Penny 1953 UNC, 20th Century base metal sets (19) Brass Threepences 1953-1967, Pennies 1902-1910, Pennies Provincial Mints 1912H-1919KN (5 coins), Pennies 1953-1967, Halfpennies 1911-1924, Halfpennies 1925-1936, Halfpennies 1937-1944, Halfpennies 1945-1952, Halfpennies 1953-1967 (2 sets), Farthings Victoria Veiled Head 1895-1901 (2 sets), Farthings 1902-1910, Farthings 1911-1923, Farthings 1924-1936, Farthings 1937-1952 (3 sets), Farthings 1953-1956, these sets in mixed circulated grades with the odd lustrous piece, Bronze Farthing type set Victoria Bun Head to Elizabeth II, in mixed grades, Farthing type set George III 1799 to Elizabeth II, in mixed grades, Last £sd /First Decimal set 1967/1968/1971 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Sets 1968/1971 (8) UNC toned in the blue wallets of issue, Decimal Year Sets (15) 1969, 1970 (no 50p), 1971, 1972 (Crown only), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 (includes Proof 10p), 1982 (includes Proof 10p), 1983, Crowns (5) 1965-1981 UNC, Fifty Pences (17) mixed dates includes 1973 EEC Prooflike UNC boxed, and 2020 Brexit (4) UNC. Pennies 1967 (25) and Brass Threepences 1967 (25) UNC in red tubes, almost all in unofficial slide cases. Five Pound Crowns (2) A Celebration of Britain 2009 Big Ben and 2010 Churchill both cupro-nickel Proofs FDC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday UNC on the card of issue, One Pound 2016 The Last Round Pound UNC and an empty Whitman type album for George V Pennies 1911-1936 (total weight over 17 Kilos)
Proof Set 1911Short Set (10 coins) Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, nFDC to FDC toned with a few minor hairlines, the gold lightly toned, the silver with attractive and matching tone, in the original Royal Mint card box of issue, these card boxed sets now very seldom seen
Proof Set 1911Long Set (12 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds, Gold Two Pounds, Sovereign , Half Sovereign Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, aFDC the odd small nicks and minor hairlines are present as usual, the silver with a beautiful matching blue/green tone, very minor hairlines and the odd small tone spot mentioned for completeness of detail, an extremely eye-catching set comes in the red Royal Mint box of issue this in very good condition
Proof Set 1911Short Set (10 coins) Sovereign to Maundy Penny UNC to FDC with some light toning, the silver with minor hairlines, with the Maundy having been lightly cleaned under close inspection. Overall retaining much original mint brilliance and displaying some attractive, nicely matching multi-coloured toning often associated with this set, in the red Royal Mint box of issue
Proof Set 1911Silver Set (8 coins Halfcrown - Maundy Penny) nFDC with an attractive and colourful matching tone, in the official red Royal Mint box of issue, the case in good condition
Proof Set 1911Long Set (12 coins) Gold £5 to Maundy Penny all in PCGS holders:- Five Pounds PR65, Two Pounds PR65 Cameo, Sovereign PR65 Cameo, Half Sovereign PR65 Cameo, Halfcrown PR67+, Florin PR67, Shilling PR67, Sixpence PR66, Maundy Fourpence PR66, Maundy Threepence PR67, Maundy Twopence PR66, Maundy Penny PR67. With three of the four gold coins attaining a Cameo designation, the silver particularly attractive and with choice tone, this can be considered a top level set, comes with the Official Royal Mint long set box, so with all coins in PR65,66 or 67+ this set must be amongst the finest known in PCGS grades and we notice the Five Pounds alone in PR65 has recently been realising US$32,000 - $35,000 in North American auction sales
GB and World 19th and 20th Century in silver (112) in mixed grades to GVF, Hammered a small group (17) includes cut halves and quarters, some fragmented, these in mixed lower grades, along with USA (12) Half Dollar Commemorative 1952 Carver/Washington A/UNC, Dimes (6) 1876CC, 1892O, 1941D, 1942, 1943, 1948, Half Dime 1857, Five Cents 1911, Three Cents 1865, One Cent (2) 1896, 1929S, in mixed grades, USA a further group of miscellaneous items (6) 1974 Revolution Bicentennial/John Adams 38mm diameter in brass, George Washington Token undated 23mm diameter T.Brimelow, Drugstore, in brass, Philadelphia One Cent- sized US Mint Token/medalet, Token/medalet 'July 1868' holed, Michigan 32mm diameter 1933 'The Nation's Playground', Triborough Bridge and Tunnel 29mm diameter in bronze, in mixed grades, Fantasy Trade Dollar 1873 Fine, USA 'Money of the World' Set comprising Half Dollar 2002P, Quarte dollar 2005D Kansas, Dime 2007D, Nickel 2004 Lewis and Clark, One Cent 2004 and George Washington Dollar displaying the date of his Presidency these UNC in the plastic wallet, GB Crown 1977 Proof nFDC, GibraltarFive Pound Crown 2010 Britain at War Proof FDC, Jersey Five Pound Crown 2010 Revolution to Restoration - KingCharles I Proof FDC, Guernsey (3) Five Pound Crowns (2) 2008 History of the Royal Air Force Proof FDC, 2009 Mary Rose Proof FDC, One Pound 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Proof FDC
D-Day 40th Anniversary, a 5-medal set by J.Balme, each 50mm diameter 57-60 grammes depicting different wartime scenes UNC in the box of issue with information card, Centenary of the Birth of Sir Winston Churchill 1974 a 4-medal set in gold plated silver by Toye, Kenning and Spencer Ltd. of London UNC in the box of issue with certificate, The Churchill Medals a 4-piece set undated by John Pinches Ltd. Special American Express edition each 44mm diameter in Silver, plated with 24 carat gold UNC in the red box of issue with certificate, Battle of Britain 1940 medal in base metal boxed UNC, Proof Set 1970 NFDC in the case of issue, Fifty Pence 1994 D-Day Landings (2) UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, unofficial coin sets (4) Elizabeth II Coronation 1953 UNC, 1965 EF to UNC, George VI 1937-1952 Crown to Farthing (11 coins) mixed dates Fine to Good Fine, Crowns a 6-coin set comprising 1935 NVF, 1937 Fine, 1951 EF, 1953 UNC, 1960 EF, 1965 A/UNC, these in slide cases, Farthings (46) 1911-1956 no 1921 or 1953, with an extra 1924, in mixed grades some George V issues cleaned, some wren issues lustrous
GB and World Proof and Mint items:- Proof set 1995 Red Leather Deluxe, Blue Set 1996, Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden Wedding Silver Proof, Two Pounds 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof, One Pound (3) 1993 Silver Proof Piedfort, 1996 Silver Proof Piedfort, 1992 Silver Proof, Fifty Pence 1973 Proof, Ten Pence 1992 a 2-coin set Large and Small sizes Silver Proofs, Royal Mint Year Sets (4) 1984, 1992, 1997, 2000, Festival of Britain Crown and Ingot set UNC in the wallet of issue, Bahamas Mint Sets 1966 (3) UNC in the boxes of issue, Medals (2) Prince of Wales Investiture 1969 (2) 57mm diameter in silver UNC boxed, 46mm diameter in silver UNC boxed, China Crown-sized Fantasies (12) depicting Chinese leaders 1616-1911 mixed grades in a red album, Australia a 3-coin set 1988Two Dollars, One Dollar and 50 Cents UNC in the blue wallet of issue
Proof Set 1911Silver Set (8 coins Halfcrown - Maundy Penny) nFDC bright with some hairlines the 3d toned, in the official red Royal Mint box, the boxes condition consistent with it's age with some scuffs and marks
Proof Set 1911Silver Set (8 coins Halfcrown - Maundy Penny) nFDC pleasant matching tone and in the official red Royal Mint box, the box in fairly good condition
Proof Set 1911Silver Set (8 coins Halfcrown - Maundy Penny) nFDC with a light and pleasant matching tone, in the official red Royal Mint box, the box in very good condition
Proof Set 1911Silver Set (8 coins Halfcrown - Maundy Penny) nFDC pleasant matching tone and in the official red Royal Mint box, the box in fairly good condition
Proof Set 1911Long Set Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin. Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, the Five Pounds with one or two very minor nicks the silver with a pleasant matching tone, a most pleasing set nFDC in the red dated Royal Mint case, the case in reasonable condition
Proof Set 1911Silver Set (8 coins Halfcrown - Maundy Penny) aFDC pleasant matching tone and in the official red Royal Mint box, the box in very good condition
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