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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 2460	Half Guinea 1705 Queen Anne Pre-Union with Scotland S3564 NGC MS61. An extremely rare coin the first example we have seen in any grade, the Slaney Example was sold in London in 2016 as NGC MS64 and realised £14,000, our example is only the second one NGC have graded and is fresh to the market More coins like this	£8,000
06/12/2020 Auction 171	English Coins	Lot 1363	Five Guineas 1693 S.3422 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, in a PCGS holder and graded MS62, with Prooflike and brilliant fields, a piece with remarkable eye appeal, the bust and reverse design lightly frosted, retaining much mint lustre, must surely be one of the finest known examples of this short series. At the time of writing, the PCGS Population report shows one example graded MS62+ and another at MS63 being the only finer examples. Across the entire William and Mary series combining all Five Guinea dates and varieties, only 4 examples have been graded higher by PCGS. and in August 2020 an example dated 1692 and graded MS63 by PCGS realised $384,000 in Heritage, and is now being offered for private treaty sale at $499,000, and we can tell you that that the difference in grade between MS62 and 63 is negligible. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce. More coins like this	£135,000
07/06/2020 Auction 169	English Coins	Lot 1997	Two Pounds 2017 Queen's Beasts - The Unicorn of Scotland One Ounce Silver Proof S.QCA2 in an NGC holder and graded PF69 Ultra Cameo, comes in the Royal Mint black pouch More coins like this	£60
03/06/2019 Auction 165	English Coins	Lot 2564	Five Guineas 1709 Queen Anne After Union with Scotland S3567 OCTAVO VF/EF desirable thus More coins like this	£17,000
03/12/2018 Auction 163	English Coins	Lot 745	One Hundred Pounds 2018 Gold One Ounce, Queen's Beasts - Unicorn of Scotland. BU with full mint lustre More coins like this	£1,200
05/03/2017 Auction 156	English Coins	Lot 2006	Five Guineas 1693 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right.  GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA.  Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre Elephant and Castle below the bust S3423. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, GEF rare thus, not far off in grade to our lot 857 in LCA 155 Dec 2016 which realised £71,500 hammer. But this piece, the Elephant and Castle variety, is usually more sought after. The famous Samuel King Five Guineas sale by Spink included their well researched analysis of Five Guineas offered for sale in a 40 year period and the 1693 E & C offered here had a frequency of 19 compared to 91 of the S3422 type (1693 without E & C below). Last year a William and Mary 5 Guineas of this same type S3423 Elephant and Castle below in MS63 realised $258,000 in the USA. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne.  They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together.  Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702.  The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce, the piece offered here has a very competitive starting price and would truly be a bargain in todays market at the low estimate or in our opinion at several bids above. More coins like this	£55,000
05/12/2016 Auction 155	English Coins	Lot 857	Five Guineas 1693 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right.  GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA.  Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, GEF reverse better and crisply struck rare thus, prooflike and brilliant fields a piece with remarkable eye appeal, the bust and reverse design lightly frosted, retaining much mint lustre, must surely be one of the finest known examples of this short series. Earlier this year a William and Mary 5 Guineas in MS63 realised $258,000 and in our opinion this coin would be at least MS62 on the US grading scale. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne.  They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together.  Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702.  The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce.  More coins like this	£71,500
07/09/2014 Auction 146	English Coins	Lot 2969	Guinea 1707 Queen Anne before Union with Scotland S 3562 rare thus Fine and rarely offered in any grade More coins like this	£1,800
01/12/2013 Auction 143	English Coins	Lot 2180	Shilling 1663 Shields of Ireland and Scotland transposed ESC 1024 VG with all major details clear, rare More coins like this	£120
02/06/2013 Auction 141	English Coins	Lot 1458	Farthing 1860 Pattern in aluminium by Adolf Weyl. Peck 2170, Freeman 901, Obverse Young Head by Wyon, date 1860 below bust, within narrow beaded circle and narrow raised rim, Reverse 4 shields cruciformly arranged, crowned joined by arches with roses, thistle and shamrock in the angles. Shields are of England, Scotland, Ireland and colonial emblems of elephant, sea-lion and kangaroo on the fourth shield UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN and FARTHING below. Only one piece recorded by Peck. The piece being offered here is likely to be the only other known specimen and if so is likely to be the Murdoch example from Sotheby's in 1903 (Lot 691). A highly important piece. UNC and lustrous with some surface marks and small rim nicks, with considerable eye appeal, Ex-Colin Cooke 11/11/1997 £495 More coins like this	£800
02/06/2013 Auction 141	English Coins	Lot 1490	Farthing 1887 Bronzed Pattern by Adolf Weyl Obverse Jubilee Head with date split by the crown, Reverse 4 shields cruciformly arranged, crowned joined by arches with roses, thistle and shamrock in the angles. Shields are of England, Scotland, Ireland and colonial emblems of elephant, sea-lion and kangaroo on the fourth shield UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN and FARTHING below. edge milled, Peck 2197, Freeman 933, Ex-Murdoch, Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 13/6/1998, Extremely Rare, nFDC and attractively toned More coins like this	£750
03/07/2010 Auction 128	English Coins	Lot 1613	Shilling 1697 C with shields of Scotland and Ireland transposed ESC 1097 (R4) VG/NF with some surface corrosion and cleaning, very rare More coins like this	£220
06/09/2008 Auction 122	English Coins	Lot 1541	Five Guineas 1709 Queen Anne After Union with Scotland VF reverse perhaps better and with a good eye appeal More coins like this	£4,000
02/03/2008 Auction 120	English Coins	Lot 1237	Shilling 1663 Shield of Ireland and Scotland transposed ESC 1024 R3 VG/NF More coins like this	£150
05/06/2006 Auction 113	English Coins	Lot 1621	Shilling 1663 Shield of Ireland and Scotland transposed ESC 1024 approaching VF with some dark toning lines More coins like this	£220
05/03/2006 Auction 112	English Coins	Lot 1250	Shilling 1663 ESC 1024 with the arms of Scotland and Ireland transposed (R3) Strong GVF with a small edge bruise after IA of GRATIA More coins like this	£700
05/09/2004 Auction 106	English Coins	Lot 532	Sixpence 1707 after the union with Scotland E below bust plain angles reverse S3620 nEF even tone, interestingly less well struck than the two other 1 More coins like this	£200
05/09/2004 Auction 106	English Coins	Lot 534	Sixpence 1707 after the union with Scotland plumes in angles reverse S3623 EF with a nice tone More coins like this	£200
05/09/2004 Auction 106	English Coins	Lot 533	Sixpence 1707 after the union with Scotland plain angles reverse S3619 EF More coins like this	£140

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