Proof and Mint Sets (10) comprising Proof Sets (5) Blue Sets (3) 1984, 1985, 1987, Red Leather Deluxe Sets (2) 1986, 1994 nFDC to FDC a few coins with toning, in the cases of issue, and Royal Mint Year Sets (5) 1983 (3), 1984, 1985, Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Mint Sets 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Currency Set 1963 (7 coins, Halfcrown to Halfpenny, no English Shilling) the Florin Fine, others in Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Plastic Set 1953 (9 coins) UNC, Crowns (5) 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC in a slide case, 1965 UNC (3), GB and a few World 20th Century issues (26) in mixed grades, Medal 1987 World Athletics Championships - Rome Silver Proof FDC boxed with certificate, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC toned in the blue wallet of issue, Banknotes - Ten Shillings Fforde (2) consecutive numbers D29N 615938 and D29N 615939 UNC, along with Stamps in two albums many countries represented from Abyssinia to Uruguay includes well over 1000 stamps), in mixed condition, Cigarette Cards in a Will's album containing Leaders of Men, Flower Cultures, Whaling, Steeplechase Trainers, and Owners' Colours, along with further sets and part sets on a wide variety of subjects including Builders of Empire, Garden Hints, Household Hints, Modern Naval Craft, Military Uniforms and more, in mixed condition, a small model Concorde
Five Pound Crown 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Silver Proof, Two Pounds (3) 1986 Commonwealth Games Silver Proof 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England Silver Proof Piedfort, 1999 RugbyWorld Cup Silver Proof Piedfort with hologram reverse, Two Pounds 2-coin sets (2) 1989 Bill and Claim of Rights Silver Proof Piedforts, 1997 and 1998 'Technology' pair,1997 Maklouf portrait and 1998 Rank-Broadley portraits, Silver Proof Piedforts, Fifty Pence a 2-coin set comprising EU Presidency 1992/1993 and 1998 EEC 25th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedforts, Fifty Pence 1998 NHS 50th Anniversary Silver Proof, Crown 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proof, Twenty Pence 1982 Silver Proof Piedfort, Ten Pence 1992 Silver Proof Piedfort, Five Pence 1990 Silver Proof Piedfort, a few with light toning, most with full mint brilliance, nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Proof Sets - Flat Packs (7) 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, the 1981 set with some verdigris around the rims, others nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Trial Two Pounds 1994 bimetallic, Obverse: Maklouf head of Queen Elizabeth II, Reverse: Ship sailing, showing the four stages of the manufacture of the coin, complete outer blank, complete inner blank, inner and outer combined blank and the finished coin, UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Last £sd set a 9-coin set Halfcrown to Farthing comprising Halfcrown 1967, Florin 1967, Shillings 1965E and 1965S, Sixpence 1967, Brass Threepence 1966, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1965 and Farthing 1955 UNC with full lustre, in the Royal Mint wallet, Coin, Stamp and Banknote Cover 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee comprising Five Pound Crown 2002 Cupro-Nickel UNC, Banknote £5 Lowther special prefix QE50 006405 UNC, on an envelope with 2x First Class stamps, UNC as issued, Royal Mint Year Sets (3) 1982, 1983 Heinz, 1985, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Royal Mint 'First and Last' set comprising pre-Decimal issues (7) Halfcrown to Halfpenny (One Shilling, Scottish only) 1963 to 1967 GVF to UNC some cleaned, and Decimal issues (7) One Pound to One Penny 1996 all UNC with full lustre, in the green Royal Mint wallet, Unofficial Year Sets (2) 1965 (9 coins) Crown to Halfpenny and 1967 (6 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny (no Shillings) both EF to UNC and lustrous, Plastic Set 1953 Lustrous UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71, UNC in the blue folder of issue, Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, One Pound 1983 UNC on a green 'Palmolive' promotional card, Crowns (8) 1951 Festival of Britain in a slide case also with the original box, 1953, 1965, 1977 in a silver mount, 1980 (2) and 1981 EF to UNC, Ten Pence 1970 UNC on a 'Crosse & Blackwell' promotional card
GB and World Sets and Singles GB unofficial Set 1936 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing NEF to EF in a slide case, GB unofficial set, a mixed date set 1966-1972 Crown to Halfpenny UNC in a slide case, GB First Decimal and Last £sd set 1967-1973, GEF to UNC in a slide case, GB Crown 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, nFDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, GB Part Plastic Set 1953 (6 coins) Florin, Scottish Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence, Halfpenny and Farthing, UNC, Five Pound Crowns (2) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday UNC on the card of issue, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial A/UNC, Crowns (23) 1953, 1965 (9), 1972 (2), 1977 (4), 1980 (4), 1981 (3), A/UNC to UNC, Guernsey Proof Set 1971 nFDC to FDC, Isle of Man Proof Set 1971 FDC boxed, Isle of Man Crowns a 4-coin set 1980 MoscowOlympic Games/USA Lake Placid Winter Olympics UNC in a slide case
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 1953 (10 Coins) Crown to Farthing FDC or very near so with minimal toning, in the maroon box of issue, the Florin and Halfpenny firmly wedged in the box
Proof Sets (5) Blue Sets (3) 1984, 1985, 1987, Red Leather Deluxe Sets (2) 1986, 1994 nFDC to FDC a few coins with toning, in the cases of issue, Royal Mint Year Sets (5) 1983 (3), 1984, 1985, Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Mint Sets 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Currency Set 1963 (7 coins, Halfcrown to Halfpenny, no English Shilling) the Florin Fine, others in Lustrous UNC in a slide case, Plastic Set 1953 (9 coins) UNC, Crowns (5) 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC in a slide case, 1965 UNC (3), GB and a few World 20th Century issues (26) in mixed grades, Medal 1987 World Athletics Championships - Rome Silver Proof FDC boxed with certificate, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC toned in the blue wallet of issue, Banknotes - Ten Shillings Fforde (2) consecutive numbers D29N 615938 and D29N 615939 UNC, along with Stamps in two albums many countries represented from Abyssinia to Uruguay includes well over 1000 stamps), in mixed condition, Cigarette Cards in a Will's album containing Leaders of Men, Flower Cultures, Whaling, Steeplechase Trainers, and Owners' Colours, along with further sets and part sets on a wide variety of subjects including Builders of Empire, Garden Hints, Household Hints, Modern Naval Craft, Military Uniforms and more, in mixed condition, a small model Concorde and a small decorative jar
Crown 1951 Proof nFDC and Farthing 1951 Proof UNC and lustrous , along with Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling (English) and Shilling (Scottish), Sixpence and Halfpenny in mixed circulated grades, in the Proof Set box, Plastic Set 1953 Halfcrown to Farthing (9 coins) UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (4) UNC, Crown 1951 UNC boxed, Coins of Great Britain, an 8-coin set comprising Decimal Ten Pence 1968, Decimal Five Pence 1968, and Halfcrown to Halfpenny 1967 UNC in the large black wallet, Crowns (5) 1820 LX VG, 1845 Cinquefoil stops Near Fine, 1893 LVI VG, 1935 VF, 1960 EF, Halfcrown 1900 NVF with a dent in the field, Belgium 50 Francs 1958 Fine, Crowns (101) 1953 (1), 1965 (7), 1972 (7), 1977 (28), 1981 (58) EF to lustrous UNC, Fifty Pences 1973 (13) UNC but discoloured from long-term vinyl storage, Farthing 1953 VF
Proof Set 1937 (15 coins) Crown to Farthing including the Maundy Set, nFDC to FDC the bronze and brass toned, in the red case of issue. Currency Sets 1953 10 coins, Crown to Farthing UNC, the bronze lustrous, boxed. 1956 (8 coins) Halfcrown, Florin, Shillings (2, English and Scottish), Sixpence, Threepence Halfpenny and Farthing A/UNC to UNC and lustrous, boxed
Proof Sets (3) 1950 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing nFDC to FDC the bronze and brass retaining much original colour, in the red box of issue, 1951 (10 coins) nFDC to FDC with some ribbon toning, in the maroon box of issue, 1953 9 coins of a 10-coin set (Crown to Farthing, missing the Halfpenny) nFDC to FDC the Crown with a small spot, along with a further group of Proof Sets (4) Flat Packs (2) 1970, 1980, Blue Sets (2) 1983, 1993, Five Pound Crown 1999 Diana Memorial Silver Proof, Crowns (3) 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver Proof, 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proof, nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue, three with certificates, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC toned in the wallet of issue, Britannia Silver Two Pounds 1998 UNC in a soft Westminster case, no certificate, Five Pound Crown 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday UNC, Whitman style folders (3) containing Halfcrowns (5), Florins (5), Shillings (10) all cupro-nickel issues, in mixed grades, Two Pounds (2) 1996, 1997, Fifty Pences 1994 D-Day Landings, 1998, 2000 Public Libraries in mixed grades, Spain Mint set (5) comprising 50 Centimos (4) 1966 (67), 1966 (68), 1966 (71), 1966 (73), and 10 Centimos 1959 UNC in card case
Proof Set 1953 VIP Set (10 coins) Crown to Farthing all slabbed comprising Crown (ESC 393H, Davies 2280V, dies 1A) CGS 90, Halfcrown (Davies 2310P, dies 1A) CGS 88, Florin (Davies 2360P, dies 1A) CGS 90, Shilling (English, Davies 2401P, dies 2A) CGS 90 , Shilling (Scottish, Davies 2441P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Sixpence (Davies 2481P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Threepence (Obverse 2 Proof) CGS 88, Penny (Freeman 244, dies 1+A) CGS 90, Halfpenny (Freeman -- dies 1+A) CGS 85, Farthing (Freeman -- dies 2+B) CGS 85 nFDC to FDC and lustrous with a hint of toning, retaining much original mint brilliance, the die pairings on the Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny different to the standard Proof issues, Extremely Rare, in maroon case, we note the last such set realised £10000 when auctioned by us in March 2014
Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) comprising Crown, Halfcrown (Obverse 1), Florin, Shilling (English), Shilling (Scottish), Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Halfpenny and Farthing nFDC in a black box, the silver retaining much brilliance, the bronze starting to tone, the Halfcrown very rare, very few Proof examples known with obverse 1
Proof Set 1953 the VIP set (10 Coins) includes the rare 1953 Mule Beaded/Toothed Penny all slabbed by CGS, Crown CGS 95, Halfcrown Obverse 1 CGS 93, Florin Obverse 1 CGS 94, Shilling English CGS 93, Shilling Scottish CGS 91, Sixpence CGS 93, Brass Threepence CGS 90, Penny CGS 92, Halfpenny CGS 93, Farthing CGS 93 comes with a green case with gold pattern, this in poor condition
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