Shilling 1735 Roses and Plumes ESC 1198, Bull 1707 in an NGC holder and graded MS62, Ex-Cheshire Collection, many early George II Shillings hard to find in high grades. At the time of writing, NGC have only graded one finer example.
Sixpence 1734 Roses and Plumes ESC 1609, Bull 1744 VF/NVF Very Rare and rated R2 by ESC and Bull, we note that we have only offered three previous examples in 17 years
Sixpences (8) 1686 VG with some heavy contact marks, 1696y First Bust, Early Harp, Large Crowns, Near Fine, 1697B First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns Near Fine on a porous flan, 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns VG, 1705 Roses and Plumes VG, 1707 Plumes VG/the reverse better, 1708 E*, Z-type 1 in date VG, 1711 VG
Sixpences (9) 1723SSC Small Lettering obverse, S of GEORGIVS over Sideways S, Fine, 1728 Roses and Plumes VG, 1731 Roses and Plumes Fine, 1732 Roses and Plumes Near Fine/VG, 1745 LIMA VG, 1746 LIMA VG/Near Fine, 1750 VG, 1757 Fine, 1758 VG the reverse better
Halfcrown 1707 Roses and Plumes, SEXTO edge ESC 573, Bull 1362 About Fine/Fine with some light scattered haymarking and a light adjustment mark on the Rose below the date
Sixpence 1736 Roses and Plumes ESC 1611, Bull 1747, Fine or better with an edge crack at 9 o'clock, Rare. Our research into Sixpences of this date uncovered a disproportionate amount of this date with edge cracks and splits
Sixpences (2) 1717 Roses and Plumes ESC 1597, Bull 1609 About Fine/Fine an even and collectable example, 1720 20 over 17, Roses and Plumes ESC 1599, Bull 1611, Fine bent and re-straightened
Sixpence 1735 5 over 4 Roses and Plumes ESC 1610A, Bull 1746 rated R3 by ESC, Very Rare, we have not previously offered this type, we note also that there was no example in the Alfred Bolecollection
Sixpence 1735 5 over 4 Roses and Plumes ESC 1610A, Bull 1746 rated R3 by ESC, VG or better with some weakness on the obverse in the left field, Very Rare, we have not previously offered this type, we note also that there was no example in the Alfred Bolecollection
Halfcrown 1731 Roses and Plumes, QVINTO edge, the Q of QVINTO rotated 90 degrees clockwise, unlisted by ESC, Bull or Spink type as ESC 595, Bull 1674 VF and attractively toned. We note one example of this type has been recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1717 Roses and Plumes, TIRTIO edge, ESC 589, Bull 1554 NVF with some adjustment lines, once lightly cleaned in the past now with a pleasing tone in the fields. All George I Halfcrowns hard to find in all grades above Fine
Sixpences a 13-coin set - The Sixpence Across Three Centuries comprising 1707 Roses and Plumes Fine, 1723 SSC Good Fine, 1757 Fine/Good Fine, 1817 Good Fine, 1826 Lion on Crown Good Fine, 1834 Fine/Good Fine, 1887 Young Head NVF, 1888 VF, 1896 Good Fine, 1910 GF/NVF, 1927 First Reverse, Modified Effigy Fine/Good Fine, 1944 VF, 1953 A/UNC, in the London Mint Office box with certificate
Shilling 1727 George II Roses and Plumes ESC 1190, Bull 1695, a choice and sharply struck example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, a stunning example and the finest of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. This piece is markedly superior to the example formerly in the celebrated Roger Shuttlewood collection
Shilling 1721 Roses and Plumes ESC 1171, Bull 1577 (8 strings to Harp) EF the obverse with some haymarking, our records indicate this is the first we have offered since 2003, whereas we have offered all the various overdates for this year, so probably rarer than the 'R' rating given by ESC, Cataloguer's Note, there is evidence of doubling to the 21 in the date but is quite different to examples of the published overdates we have studied, also Bull states the overdates have 7 or 9 harp strings and the Plain date coin has 8 harp strings, graded 65 by LCGS
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
Shillings (14) 1696 First Bust VG/Fine, 1697 First Bust approaching Fine, 1697B VG/NF with some scratches, 1703 VIGO VG, 1708 E* Local dies, Reversed Z-type 1 in date, narrow D and G in reverse legend VG, 1708 Plumes VG/NF with graffiti in the obverse field, 1709 Third Bust NF/VG, 1711 Fourth Bust, Fine, 1723 SSC Second Bust VG, 1741 Roses VG/Fine lacquered, 1745 LIMA Fine. the reverse slightly better, 1758 (2) Near Fine/Fine and NVF/GF, 1787 No Hearts Good Fine
Halfcrown 1706 Roses and Plumes ESC 572 drapery on high point of neck weak as usual otherwise EF the reverse better and very sharp with a rich and pleasing tone Ex Lord Stewartby, a choice example of this rare type and by far the best example we have offered
Halfcrowns (22) 1676, 1677, 1681, 1686 6 over 5 SECVNDO, 1689 Second Shield, Caul Only frosted, 1696 , 1703 VIGO, 1707E, 1709, 1712 UNDECIMO Roses and Plumes, 1816, 1817 Small Head, 1818, 1819, 1820 George III, 1820 George IV, 1821, 1823 Second Reverse, 1825, 1826, 1828, 1829 Fair to Fine
Shilling 1736 6 over 5 Roses and Plumes ESC 1199A, Bull 1710 with pearls visible in the crowns, in an NGC holder and graded AU55, very rare and graded R2 by ESC
Shillings (14) 1696 First Bust VG/NF, 1697 Third Bust NF/VG, 1699 Plain in angles, VG/About Fine, 1702 Near Fine/Fine toned, 1709 VG the reverse better, 1712 Roses and Plumes approaching Fine, 1714 Roses and Plumes VG, 1731 Roses and Plumes VG/Fine, 1787 Hearts NEF/EF, 1787 No Hearts, Fine, 1816 EF toned, 1817 GVF/NEF with graffiti on the obverse, 1826 Fine/Good Fine, 1829 Fine, Ex-Jewellery and gilded
Crown 1718 8 over 6 Roses and Plumes QUINTO, ESC 111A, Bull 1542 NEF attractively toned with minor adjustment lines, Ex-London Coins Auction A155 Andrew Howells Collection, Lot 568
Crowns to Maundy Odds (28) Crown 1892, Halfcrowns (2) 1818, 1930, Shillings (6) 1727 George II Roses and Plumes, 1758, 1820, 1836, 1887 Jubilee Head (with loop mount on edge) 1907, 1911, SilverThreepences (8) 1914, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938, Maundy Odds (10) Fourpences (2) 1883, 1923, Threepences (4) 1835, 1911, 1938 (2), Twopences (4) Charles IIundated, no inner circles, 1687, 1921 (2), along with Straits Settlements Five Cents 1901 Fine and Roman BronzeFollis Constantine I Fine
Crowns (4) 1819 LIX VF, 1820 LX 2 over 1 Fair, 1890 GEF and lustrous, 1893 LVI Fine, Halfcrowns (5) Charles I mintmark (P) Fine, 1689 First Shield VG, 1707 Roses and Plumes Fine, 1820 George III Fine, 1850 About Fine. Shillings (2) 1787 Hearts Good Fine, 1887 Jubilee Head EF. Pre-1947 silver £25.15 face. Pre-1920 silver £1.57 1/2 face. SilverThreepences (94) includes plenty of pre-1920 issues. Crowns a further group (19) 1951 (2), 1953 (4), 1960, 1960 Polished Dies (2), 1965 (4), 1972 (2), 1977 (4), 1980, EF to UNC. Medal Silver Jubilee 1977 in cupro-nickel UNC, World Crowns (6) Gibraltar (5) 1967 (3), 1968 (2), Jersey 1966 GEF to UNC, along with a quantity of Pre-DecimalBrass Threepences, Pennies and Halfpennies (lot), Farthings Charles II to Elizabeth II, in mixed circulated grades, Decimal Coinage Fifty Pence, Ten Pence, Five Pence (lot) most in lustrous grades, total weight around 29 Kilos
Crown 1713 Roses and Plumes ESC 109, Bull 1349 VF/GVF the obverse with some light hairlines and very minor adjustment lines, a boldly struck piece with much eye appeal
Shilling 1716 Roses and Plumes ESC 1163 NVF with even grey toning, Very Rare, we note that this is only the third example we have offered in 16 years, the finest being a VF example offered way back in London Coins Auction A129 7/6/2010 and realised £950 hemmer price in VF
Halfcrown 1712 Roses and Plumes, UNDECIMO, the V's in DECVS and TVTAMEN are inverted A's, ESC 582, Bull 1374 GVF and nicely toned with a few scattered haymarks
Halfcrown 1713 Roses and Plumes Fine mounted and gilded along with Shillings to Threepences (103) includes Shillings George III 1787 (4), Sixpences 1757 (4), 1758 (5), 1787 (1), some Maundy pieces and modern crowns in mixed grades
Halfcrown 1707 SEXTO edge, Roses and Plumes, Narrow colon after REG, ESC 573, Bull 1365 (mis-printed in Bull) NVF/VF with some haymarking and old grey toning on the reverse
Shillings (12) 1663, 1696 First Bust, Ex-Wreck of 'The Association', 1696C , 1697C Third Bust, 1711, 1712 Roses and Plumes, 1720 Plain in angles, 1723 SSC, 1729 Roses and Plumes (attempted drilling on obverse), 1734 Roses and Plumes, 1743 Roses, 1787 No Hearts Fair to Fine
Halfcrown 1715 Roses and Plumes ESC 587, Bull 1550 NEF with some small spots, the edge lettering struck slightly low and thus appearing to be edge nicks below the bust, close examination reveals this to be part of the striking rather than a defect, a very pleasing example of the type and scarce thus
Shillings (13) 1720 Plain, Fine 1731 Roses and Plumes, T of A.T struck over E (Bull 1704) Good Fine, 1743 Roses VG/NF holed, 1825 Lion on Crown, 5 over higher 5 NEF, 1890 EF, 1902 GVF, 1910 GVF, 1943E EF, 1947S EF, 1948S (2) EF an d GEF, 1950E GEF, 1953E A/UNC, Sixpences (10) 1821 Good Fine, 1826 Lion on Crown, the date double struck, Good Fine, 1829 NEF ex-jewellery, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type, NEF, 1900 Good Fine, 1940 GEF, 1943 (2) VF and EF, 1946 A/UNC, 1949 Toned UNC, MaundyFourpence 1896 GVF cleaned
Halfcrown 1720 20 over 17 Roses and Plumes ESC 590, Bull 1555 EF and choice, minor adjustment lines on the obverse barely detract, very hard to find George I Halfcrowns in high grade
Crown 1732 Roses and Plumes ESC 117, Bull 1660 NEF the obverse with some contact marks and a gentle edge bruise, the edge slightly indented at the top of the obverse, close inspection shows this to have occurred during the minting of the coin
Halfcrown 1706 Roses and Plumes ESC 572, Bull 1361, Good Fine or better/About VF, with pleasing old grey tone, with much eye appeal giving the impression of being a higher grade piece
Halfcrown 1707 SEXTO, Roses and Plumes, Narrow colon after REG, ESC 573A, Bull 1265 Near VF/GVF with a small edge nick, the reverse with flashes of gold, olive and red tone in the legends, the reverse with a light adjustment mark
Crown 1736 Roses and Plumes ESC 121, Bull 1664, GVF with an attractive old grey tone, two minor edge bruises, pleasing overall and with considerable eye appeal
Sixpence 1705 Roses and Plumes ESC 1585, Bull 1450 EF with a small tone spot on either side, formerly in a PCGS holder and graded PCGS AU58, a scarce and under-rated piece, this being only the fifth example we have handled since 2003, and also the second finest
Sixpence 1705 Roses and Plumes ESC 1585 A/UNC and colourfully toned, the obverse with minor haymarking, a superb example, this date very difficult to find in high grades. Our archive database shows that this is only the fourth example we have offered since 2003, and easily the finest, indeed an example described as NEF offered in our Auction A120 (March 2008) realised £280 hammer price
Shilling 1719 Roses and Plumes as ESC 1166, Bull 1567, but with H of TH unbarred and struck over another lower unbarred H, unrecorded as such and not listed in the Spink 'Letteringerrors' footnote for the early George I Shillings NVG/VG Rare
Shillings (13) Charles I Group D, Fourth Bust, type 3.1 S.2789 mintmark Portcullis, Fine, 1696C First Bust Near Fine, 1708E* Second Bust, Local Dies, confirmed by the narrower D in DEI and narrower G in GRATIA Near Fine/VG, 1708 Plumes NVF/GF toned, 1709 NVF, 1711 (3) VG and Fine (2), 1720 Plain in angles VG/NF (2), 1723 SSC Second Bust VG, 1739 Roses VG or better, 1787 Hearts NEF the obverse with some scuffs
Halfcrown 1689 Second Shield, Fine, 1713 Roses and Plumes About Fine/Fine, 1746 LIMA GF/NVF as part of a group of Halfcrowns William and Mary to Elizabeth II (59) includes collectable Victorian issues, in mixed grades with some later coins in EF
Halfcrown 1837 Good Fine, Florin 1926 GEF, Shilling 1723SSC GVF with a light scratch on the bust, Sixpence 1732 Roses and Plumes NEF with a scratch on the bust, SilverThreepences (3) 1908 UNC toned, 1925 EF, 1944 A/UNC, Brass Threepence 1951 Proof Lustrous UNC retaining much original mint brilliance
Halfcrown 1714 4 over 3 with traces of the underlying 3 to the lower right of the 4, Roses and Plumes, Good Fine with minor adjustment lines and haymarking
Shilling 1723 SSC French Arms at Date ESC 1177 About Fine/Fine with scratches on the portrait, Rare, come with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1951, Seaby No.1177 40/-', Sixpence 1726 Roses and Plumes ESC 1602 Near Fine, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1946 Seaby No.1602 5/6'
Halfcrown 1715 Roses and Plumes SECVNDO ESC 587 NEF/GVF nicely toned with some scattered haymarks, a most pleasing example and one of the best we have handled
Halfcrowns (37) 1671, 1676, 1679, 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, 1696 First Bust Large Shields, Early Harp, 1697 First Bust Large Shields, Later Harp, 1713 Roses and Plumes, 1745 LIMA Ex-Jewellery, 1823 Second Reverse, 1875, 1878, 1879, 1883 (3), 1884, 1885, 1887 Jubilee Head (2), 1890, 1893, 1895, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908 (2), 1909 (4), 1911 (2), 1916, 1917, 1918, 1923 VG to Good Fine
Shillings (19) 1709, 1711 (2), 1714 Roses and Plumes, 1723 SSC, 1736 Roses and Plumes, 1739 Roses, 1743 Roses, 1745 LIMA, 1758, 1834, 1875 Die Number 70, 1883, 1900, 1906 (2), 1916, 1917, 1934 in mixed grades VG to GVF grades generally in line with age
GB Florin 1880 VF, Shillings (9) 1709 Fine, 1711 Good Fine, 1723 SSC (2) both around Fine, 1735 Roses and Plumes Fine, 1743 Roses Fine, 1745 LIMA (2) both Fine, 1890 NEF, 1898 EF, Sixpence 1896 EF, MaundyThreepence 1762 Good Fine, along with Pre-1920 silver £1.00 face, and a further group of Canada and related (11) Canada (8) 10 Cents 1880, 1901, 1911, 1920, 5 Cents 1922, 1 Cent 1859, 1897, 1905, in mixed grades Near Fine to VF, Nova Scotia Cent 1861, New Brunswick Cent 1861 Fine, Bank of Upper Canada HalfpennyBank Token 1852 Fine
Halfcrowns (2) 1707 Roses and Plumes ESC 573 Fine with a tone spot on the obverse, Ex-Brock 26/4/2006 Lot 1469, 1707 SEPTIMO ESC 574 Fine, Ex-Carlisle 11/10/2012 Lot 80
Halfcrowns (2) 1703 VIGO ESC 569 Fine, nicely toned with some small flecks of haymarking and a light adjustment mark, 1714 Roses and Plumes ESC 585 Good Fine the reverse with some scratches
Shilling 1721 Roses and Plumes ESC 1171, Bull 1577 (8 strings to Harp) EF the obverse with some haymarking, Ex-M.Rasmussen, our records indicate this is the first we have offered since 2003, whereas we have offered all the various overdates for this year, so probably rarer than the 'R' rating given by ESC, Cataloguer's Note, there is evidence of doubling to the 21 in the date but is quite different to examples of the published overdates we have studied, also Bull states the overdates have 7 or 9 harp strings and the Plain date coin has 8 harp strings, graded 65 by LCGS
Halfcrown 1707 SEXTO, Roses and Plumes ESC 573 GVF toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 55, the finest of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 2/9/2012 Lot 2229
Shilling 1735 5 over 4, Roses and Plumes, 9 Harp strings, unlisted by ESC, Bull or Spink, GVF/VF with some light haymarks, easily the finest of just 3 examples we have offered since 2003
Crown 1718 8 over 6 Roses and Plumes QUINTO ESC 111A NEF the obverse with some adjustment lines, according to our archive database going back to 2003, this is the finest example we have offered
Halfcrown 1731 Roses and Plumes, also Q of QVINTO rotated 90 degrees clockwise, this type unlisted by ESC or Bull, About EF/EF with a most attractive tone and superb eye appeal, Ex-Spink Auction 1981, Ex-Porter February 1986, Ex-M.Rasmussen
Sixpence 1732 Roses and Plumes ESC 1225 A/UNC and with an attractive grey tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, the joint finest of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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