Florin 1885 Large Trefoils on Small arcs ESC 861, Bull 2908, Davies 776 dies 8B, choice and lustrous, an eye-catching example, in an NGC holder and graded MS64
Halfcrown 1861 Good/Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115.
Florin 1885 Small trefoils on long arcs ESC 861, Bull 2909 UNC and with a subtle and attractive tone over subdued original lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 December 2010 Lot 1235 hammer price £240
Shilling 1861 with last 1 over lower tilted 1 in date, and with C over higher C in VICT, as ESC 1309, Bull 3019 AU/UNC sharply struck and lustrous with touches of golden tone, the obverse with a series of small scratches behind the bust
Florin 1865 Colon after date ESC 827, Bull 2861, Davies 742, Die Number 51, the highest Die Number for this type recorded by Davies, NVF with some edge nicks, Rare
Halfcrown 1866 Fair, weight 13.37 grammes, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example dated 1861 sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887-1890 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfcrown 1861 Good/Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115.
Halfcrown 1693 appears as OVINTO on edge, (Q missing it's tail) as ESC 519, Bull 861, Near Fine/Fine with an edge nick and a small flan crack by the last A in MARIA
Halfcrown 1861 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Florin 1885 ESC 861 some very light toning in small areas otherwise UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, a most pleasing example with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1861 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfcrown 1861 Fair/Good, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfpenny 1861 appears to read HALF for HALF (F of Half over P) Fair, Rare, we note a similar coin described as 'only Fair with many surface knocks and dents' sold in our June 2010 sale for £198.90 inclusive of buyers premium
Penny 1861 Freeman 28 dies 5+G NVF/VF with a metal flaw in the reverse field, we note an example in Auction A130 described as 'Fine/Good Fine with green patina and surface marks through "having been underground" sold for £608 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny 1861 appears to read HALP for HALF unlisted by Freeman or Peck, Fine with the reverse better, the finest of three examples of this rare type we have so far offered. We note that there was no example in the Nicholson collection. (a similar coin described as 'only Fair with many surface knocks and dents' sold in our June 2010 sale for £198.90 inclusive of buyers premium)
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