Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work DECIMO TERTIO edge S.3456 VF/NVF plugged at the top of the obverse, the surfaces otherwise undamaged, and vastly superior to most ex-jewellery pieces that we see. the Fine Work coin marking a giant stride in minting quality at the time and very popular in today's Gold market. This represents a chance to own this type at a fraction of cost of a high grade example.
Halfcrown 1686 SECVNDO edge with V over S in IACOBVS, overdate variety as ESC 496A, Bull 752 with ESC 494, Bull 749 edge, NVG/VG with all major details clear. Our archive database shows 18 previous example of this date with the SECVNDO edge and none have the V over S in the obverse legend. All the previous V over S coins have had the TERTIO edge, online research of available coins has also not found the overstrike and SECVNDO edge on the same coin. We note the V over S for the correct TERTIO edge coin is rated at R3 by ESC and Bull. From this research and archival data presumably an extremely rare type, possibly R5 or rarer, and unrecorded as such by ESC or Bull.
Halfcrown 1686 TERTIO edge with V over S in IACOBVS ESC 496A, Bull 752 About Fine, toned with an edge bruise at 3 o'clock. Very Rare and rated R3 by ESC and Bull, also see the SECVNDO edge coin with this overstrike error listed in this sale
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78, Bull 743, UNC and retaining much original mint lustre, the reverse enhanced by blue/green and cinnamon tone, the obverse showing some weakness to the top of the wreath, as often encountered on this series, however a choice piece exhibiting superb eye appeal and worthy of a place in the finest Crown collection
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252, Bull 2320 GEF with some hairlines, an even gold tone over original mint lustre contributes to the excellent eye appeal of the coin
Crown 1687 TERTIO edge ESC 78, Bull 743 a very pleasing and high grade example with grey and gold toning. Very few James II Crowns available in this high level of preservation. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the second finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Crowns to Sixpences a small group (7) Crowns (2) 1821 SECUNDO, 1822 TERTIO Halfcrowns (2) 1696y Large Shields and Early Harp, 1698 DECIMO with 4 countermark on the bust, Shilling 1696 GRA overstruck possibly GRA over GAR, Sixpences (2) 1696 First Bust, Early Harp, Large Crowns, 1696E First Bust, Early Harp, Large Crowns NVG to Fine
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78, Bull 743 EF and retaining some original mint lustre, also with some haymarking and adjustment lines, the fields slightly uneven around the edges of the shields and around the legend, these mentioned for accuracy as the coin displays considerable eye appeal, all James II Crowns rare in this high grade
Crown 1679 Fine/Good Fine, Halfcrown 1700 DECIMO TERTIO NVF, Shilling 1697 First Bust Good Fine with some light tooling on the obverse, Sixpence 1698 Third Bust, Plain in angles Good Fine, all Ex-Wreck of 'The Association' with certificate.
Crown 1682 2 over 1 TRICESIMO QVARTO with QVARTO over TERTIO on edge ESC 65B, Bull 418 Near VF, the obverse with two small tone spots, a rare date with an unusual type, rated R2 by ESC and Bull, these later dates are seldom seen in grades above Fine
Crowns (17) 1821 SECUNDO (2), 1822 TERTIO with crown countermark on the obverse, 1844 Star Stops on edge, 1888 (GF/NVF), 1890, 1891, 1898 LXII, 1933 (Near Fine/About Fine), 1935 (5), 1937, 1953 (2) Fantasy Crown 1936 Edward VIII Reverse: George and the Dragon, in mixed grades to UNC, grades generally in line with age unless stated, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 NVF/VF
Crowns (2) 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge, ESC 282, Bull 2564, the edge ex-swivel mount at 3 and 9 o'clock, plugged in these two places, Good Fine, 1822 TERTIO ESC 252, Bull 2320 Fine
Five Guineas 1687 Second Bust, TERTIO edge S.3397A NEF/GVF the fields showing some signs of light tooling under magnification, displays small touches of red tone, light haymarks do not detract, overall of pleasing and even appearance and considerable eye appeal
Crowns to Threepences in an album page (19) George III to William IV comprising Crowns (9) 1819 LX, 1820 LX (2), 1820LX 2 over 1, 1821 SECUNDO (3), 1822 SECUNDO, 1822 TERTIO, Halfcrowns (4) 1816, 1817 Bull Head, 1818, 1835, Shillings (3) 1816, 1834 (2), Sixpences 1816 (2), Threepence 1835 in mixed grades VG to Fine, along with Ireland Ten PenceBank Token 1805 Fine, toned
Crowns to Sixpences in two album pages Crowns (8) 1821 SECUNDO (4), 1822 SECUNDO, 1822 TERTIO (Ex-brooch mount), 1844 Star Stops on edge, Halfcrowns (17) 1817 Bull Head (2), 1817 Small Head, 1818, 1819, 1820 George IV, 1826, 1834 WW in script, 1836, 1878 (2), 1879, 1881, 1882 (2), 1883 (2), Florin (1) 1887 Gothic, Shillings (18) 1819, 1826, 1856, 1871 Die Number 6, 1875 Die Number 85, 1879 Davies 910 Dies 6B (3), Die Numbers 5, 11, 14, 1879 Davies 911 dies 6B, No Die Numbers (4), 1879 Dies 6C (not listed in the original Davies book), 1879 Davies 912, Dies 7C (2), 1881, 1884, Sixpence 1866 Die Number 46, many scarce or rare, in mixed grades VG to Near Fine, all with accompanying Davies numbers
Halfcrown 1690 TERTIO ESC 515, Bull 849, (though no doubling to the second L in GVLIELMVS) GVF with some minor surface marks and a light adjustment line on the Irish harp, scarce in this pleasing grade
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78, Bull 743 VF the obverse smoothed in the left field and with small initials scratched in the right field, the reverse angles with light tooling
Crown 1682 2 over 1, also edge appears QVRRTO due to QVARTO being struck over TERTIO ESC 65B, Bull 418 Good Fine/Fine with some haymarking and an underlying old pastel tone, rated R2 by ESC and Bull
Crown 1671 VICESIMO TERTIO ESC 43, Bull 386 EF with a pleasing underlying tone and some haymarking, all Charles II Crowns Rare in this high grade, EX-Spink Auction November 1994
Crowns (28) 1682 second half of date worn, date identified by edge, Anne 1707 or 1708 E (date illegible) worn, 1818LIX, 1819LIX (3), 1821 Ex-Mount, 1822 TERTIO (2, one Ex-Mount), 1847 Young Head, 1887 (2), 1888, 1889, 1890 (2), 1892, 1893LVI, 1897LXI, 1899LXIII, 1935 (4), 1937 (3), in mixed grades, pre 1900 Fair to Good Fine, 1935 and 1937 pieces Fine to GEF
Five Guineas 1691 TERTIO edge S.3422 Good Fine with some edge nicks, overall a pleasing and even example for the grade, comes with old ticket 'Sotheby 22/5/1975 Lot 258 £700'
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 UNC or very near so with old grey and gold toning over underlying original lustre, a superb original piece with plenty of eye appeal, much scarcer in this grade than the 1821 coin, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Spink 1952, Seaby No.252 55/-, ESC 252'
Halfcrown 1700 DECIMO TERTIO, Inverted A for V in DECVS ESC 563 NVF, Very Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first example we have offered
GB and USA (20) GB (10) Crowns (8) 1818 LIX, 1821 SECUNDO , 1822 TERTIO, 1888 Wide Date, 1935, 1951, 1953, 1960, 19th Century issues VG to Near Fine, later issues EF to A/UNC, Florins 1932 (2) VG and Fine, USA (10) Dimes (2) 1887, 1891, Half Dime 1843, Five Cents 1890, One Cent (6) 1830, 1844, 1858, 1879, 1886, 1890, in mixed grades VG to VF
Halfcrown 1700 or 1701 DECIMO TERTIO Fine with the last digit of the date weak, Proof Sets (2) 1970 FDC, 1971 nFDC, DecimalTwopence 2004 an off-metal strike EF, MaundyFourpence 1887 GVF toned, as part of a group of Sixpences to Farthings the vast majority coppers these in two Sandhill albums, in mixed grades includes some better types, some in VF to GEF
Halfcrowns (2) 1700 DECIMO TERTIO ESC 562 VG with some surface pits and an edge knock by MAG, Ex-Carlisle 14/52/2013 Lot 183 (part), 1701 Plumes ESC 567 VG/NF with an even grey tone, Ex-DNW 18/3/2015 Lot 50 (part)
Crowns (12) 1819 LIX, 1821 SECUNDO (2), 1822 TERTIO, 1847 Young Head, 1890, 1896 LIX, 1897 LX, 1898 LXII, 1935 (3), 19th Century Fair to Good Fine, the 1935s NEF to GEF
Halfcrown 1690 TERTIO edge, No frosting, no pearls ESC 515, the scarcer of the two edge types for this date, Near Fine/Fine, Ex-Warwick and Warwick 15/9/2016 Lot 367
Halfcrown 1690 TERTIO edge, No frosting, no pearls ESC 515, the scarcer of the two edge types for this date, Fine/Good Fine with some thin hairline scratches
Crowns (5) 1696 VG/Fair, 1819 LIX VG, 1820 LX VG, 1821 SECUNDO VG, 1822 TERTIO VG, Halfcrowns (9) 1697 VG, 1887 Jubilee Head (2) both Fine, one ex-mount, 1902 VG, 1904 NF/VG, 1915 NVF/VF, 1926 First Head About VF, 1930 Good Fine, 1932 About VF, Sixpences (2) 1697 First Bust VG, 1697 Third Bust NF
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78 GVF and attractively toned, boldly struck the obverse and free from adjustment lines as often found on this series, comes with three old Spink tickets, one stating 'bought Spink 21/5/51 £4'
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 a prooflike early strike with an attractive and colourful tone AU/GEF, the reverse with a few contact marks, however a most attractive example with excellent eye appeal, Ex-Spink
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work DECIMO TERTIO choice mint state with proof like fields, Ex Roderick Richardson and with his price ticket £75,000 "Choice Mint State" graded and encapsulated by CGS as 80 (UNC) so offered here having three companies (LCA, CGS and Richardson) concur on a mint state grade. In the 10 years since CGS has been grading coins only two other pre 1750 gold coins have an 80 grade those being a Half Guinea of 1725 and a Guinea of 1713, As for current market indicators Five Guineas in EF of George II can be seen on display at UK coin shows around the £45,000 marker and it was reported to us by the seller and an independent source corroborated that a Charles II 5 Guineas in NGC 61 sold at the March MSCF show for £78,000, the read across table compiled empirically by CGS collectors suggest that USA slabbed coins in MS61 average CGS 65 grade. Regardless of the technically grade and price this is a spectacular coin surely never to be matched for eye appeal and beauty.
Crowns (20) 1819 LIX, 1819 Edge date illegible, 1820 LX, 1821 SECUNDO (3), 1822 TERTIO (2), 1844, 1887, 1895 LIX, 1897 LXI, 1898 LXII, 1899 LXII, 1900 LXIV, 1902 with J countermark on the head, 1935, 1935, 1960, 1972, Double Florins (4) 1887 Roman 1, 1888 Inverted 1 in VICTORIA, 1889, 1890, in mixed grades VG to GVF generally in line with age, USA Half Dollar 1964 UNC, Gibraltar Crown 1972 UNC with a striking flaw on the reverse
Crown 1682 2 over 1 QVRRTO error on edge (QVARTO over TERTIO) ESC 65B Good Fine/Fine for wear with some heavier contact marks on the obverse, the reverse weaker around the date area as often, Rare
Halfcrown 1704 TERTIO plumes in angles reverse ESC 570 (rarity 2), S3581 GVF/EF and richly toned rare in this pleasing grade (The Slaney Example realise £12,000)
Crowns (10) 1818 LIX, ex-mount and engraved, 1819 LIX, 1819X, 1820 LX, 1821 SECUNDO, 1822 SECUNDO, 1822 TERTIO, 1844 Star Stops, 1845 Cinquefoil stops, 1847 Young Head in mixed grades VG to Fine
Crowns (10) 1818 LVIII Fine, 1819LIX VG, 1820 LX NF with X on reverse, 1821 SECUNDO, VG, 1822 TERTIO VG, 1844 Cinquefoil stops VG, 1845 Cinquefoil stops VG, 1847 Young Head VG, 1935 VF, 1937 NEF, along with an additional 9 coin sized coin holders
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78 GEF or better with some light haymarking and some adjustment lines on the top of the King's hair, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, a most attractive piece Ex LCA 134 Sep 2011 Lot 1819 realised £2,000
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252 UNC and attractively toned, with some light contact marks, retaining some mint lustre, an attractive example and far scarcer than the 1821 coin in this high grade
Halfcrown 1726 ESC 593 Small Roses and Plumes. DECIMO TERTIO edge Ex-M.Kaufman Collection, Ex-R.Shuttleworth Collection, Ex-Rasmussen 9/2003. Spink plate coin 2002 edition, about Fine/Fine with an old even tone graded 20 by CGS and in their holder, the first example we have offered and the only one seen by CGS extremely rare and desirable thus
Crowns (12) 1668, 1821, 1822 TERTIO, 1889 (2), 1890, 1891, 1893 LVI, 1894 LVII, 1895 LVIII, 1896 LIX, 1897 LXI NVG to Fine, plus Bank of England Dollar 1804 contemporary forgery Near Fine, scratched
Crown 1682 2 over 1 QVRRTO edge error (also with traces of the underlying TERTIO on most letters) ESC 65B a clear example of the type, Good Fine with a small weakness at the top of the reverse
Crowns (3) 1676 VICESIMO OCTAVO (date identified by edge only) NVG, 1822 TERTIO VG, 1896LX Good Fine, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 Fine, Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee Head GF, Florin 1887 Jubilee Head VF, along with Australia Crown 1937 EF, Mexico 8 Reales 1772 Mo FM GF/NVF
Crowns (11) 1822 TERTIO, 1844, 1889 (2), 1890 (2), 1893 LVI, 1895 LVIII, 1937 (2), 1960, last three NEF to UNC, others VG to Good Fine, plus Double Florin 1890 Fine
Crowns (11) 1819LIX, 1820 LX, 1820 20 over 19, 1821, 1822 TERTIO, 1890, 1894LX, 1897LXI, 1899LXII, 1900 LXIV, 1902, Double Florins (4) 1887 Roman 1, 1889, 1889 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1, 1890, along with Crown 1890 a crude copy, VG to Fine
Five Guineas 1726 DECIMO TERTIO S.3626 Good VF rare thus very small area of silvered discoloration only discernible when viewed edge on, on the rim above portrait but no other evidence of being in jewellery a pleasing, collectable and rare piece with a book price now of £30,000 in EF, George I Five Guineas are seldom offered
Crown 1682 unaltered date QVRRTO error edge (QVARTO over TERTIO) most of the underlying TERTIO still visible ESC 65B, we note Spink and ESC only list this type with the overstruck date, VF or better and pleasing with some signs of die clashing in the obverse field, Very Rare
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78 UNC or near so with deep toning, a few contact marks in the obverse field and some light haymarking barely detract, a sharply struck example with both the portrait and the reverse shields fully struck, a most attractive example with much eye appeal
Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78NGC AU55 with some adjustment lines at the top of the obverse and in the corresponding position on the reverse as often found on this issue
Crowns (12) 1666, 1819LIX, 1820LX (2), 1821 SECUNDO, 1822 SECUNDO, 1822 TERTIO, 1844 (3), 1845 (2) VG to Fine, Bank of England Dollar 1804 Fine, ex-brooch mount
Halfcrown 1703 TERTIO ESC 568 Type A (without VIGO), S3579 VF/GVF with some contact marks on the portrait and a light adjustment mark below the 03 of the date, an extremely rare coin, one of the key date/type combinations in the Halfcrown series
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