Crown 1666 Elephant below bust, XVIII edge, ESC 33, Bull 368, Bold VG/Near Fine, weak on the French shield and with an edge knock by BR, the elephant bold and clear, a collectable example
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 UNC and lustrous with golden toning, a most attractive and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrowns (5) 1817 Bull Head ESC 616, Bull 2090, Fine, the reverse slightly better, 1826 ESC 646, Bull 2375 Fine, the reverse slightly better, with some rim nicks, 1836 ESC 666, Bull 2482 Near Fine, cleaned, 1849 Large Date ESC 682, Bull 2730, Fine with some thin scratches on either side, 1875 ESC 696, Bull 2745 Good Fine/Fine, the obverse with some surface marks
Portugal - The Golden Era of the Portuguese Discoveries - Series IV The Arrival in Japan, 450 Years of Portuguese-Japanese Friendship 1993, 200 Escudos a four-coin set Gold Proofs KM##PS17, comprising 200 Escudos 1993 Tanegashima - The First Portuguese Ship to Japan KM#665b, 1993 Espingarda KM#666b, 1993 Enviados Daimios Kiushu KM#667b, and 1993 Arte Namban KM#668b FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 Choice UNC with blue/green and golden toning over original lustre, a choice and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 UNC and lustrous with golden toning, a most attractive and original piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Sixpences (2) 1829 ESC 1666, Bull 2439 GVF or better, 1828 ESC 1665, Bull 2438 NEF the obverse field with some hairlines and a heavier contact mark, shows traces of a stain or similar having been removed in this area
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 UNC attractively toned over underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the third finest of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Crown 1666 Elephant below bust, XVIII edge, ESC 33, Bull 368, the obverse VG, the reverse slightly better, we note this date usually encountered in low grades and always sought after on the rare occasions we have offered them
Halfcrown 1836 WW in script ESC 666, Bull 2482 UNC attractively toned over underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the third finest of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1666 Elephant below bust, First Bust Variety, ESC 1026, Bull 507 VG or slightly better for wear, the obverse with two X-shaped scratches, the reverse with some weakness on the French shield and a flan flaw, a rare one-year type coin, rated R2 by both ESC and Bull
Shilling 1666 Guinea Head with Elephant below ESC 1027, Bull 509, Fair/NVG the obverse with scratches, the reverse with some weak areas, however a key rarity with very few pieces in exisence, rated at R4 by Bull and ESC, this type missing from all but the most advanced Shilling collections, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first we have offered
Crown 1666 Elephant below bust ESC 33 bold and pleasant Fine hard to find with such good eye appeal, tiny edge bruise above the bust hardly detracts, one of the nicest examples we have seen of this rare type
Sixpence 1829 ESC 1666, Bull 2439 Choice UNC with a superb gold and olive tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, Ex-NGC MS64 (this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin, the finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrowns (2) 1834 WW in script ESC 662 VF/GVF with old grey toning, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin 1952 Seaby No.662 15/-', 1836 ESC 666 VF with old grey tone, comes with old collector's ticket stating ' Antique shop, Richmond 1949, Seaby No.666 9/6'
Sixpence 1829 ESC 1666 Choice UNC and deeply toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1666 the 6 overstruck, probably over an 8 (see footnote in 1992 ESC regarding Harrington Manville's opinions on this overdate) Elephant below bust ESC 462 VG/Fine nicely toned and of even appearance, pleasing for the grade, a collectable example of this very rare type, rated R3 by ESC: Collectors note:- there has been speculation over the underlying date figure for many years, and based on the evidence of this coin, there is strong evidence of the last figure being over an 8 as the lower loop and part of the upper loop of the underlying digit are clearly visible, an important coin
Shilling 1666 Elephant below bust ESC 1026 VG or slightly better a collectable example and very rare, this being only the third example we have offered since 2003
Halfcrown 1666 Elephant below bust ESC 462 approaching Fine/Fine pleasing for the grade, very rare rated R3 by ESC, only the third example we have offered in 11 years
Shilling 1666 Elephant below bust ESC 1026 Near Fine/About Fine, Very Rare, our records indicate this is only the second example we have offered since 2003
Halfcrown 1836 as ESC 666 but with an additional character below the bust resembling an inverted C with an almost arrow-like extension from the top curl, unusual and previously unseen by us, VG
Shilling 1666 First Bust Variety, Elephant below bust ESC 1026 a bold and pleasing Fine, very rare, our records indicate that this is the first we have handled
Halfcrown 1836 as 666 ESC with the 3 in the date rotated slightly anti-clockwise and over a correctly aligned 3, approaching EF and with some hairlines on the obverse and a couple of small edge nicks
Halfcrown 1836 as ESC 666 but with an additional character below the bust resembling an inverted C with an almost arrow-like extension from the top curl, unusual and previously unseen by us, VG
Halfcrown 1666 Elephant below bust ESC 462 the last 6 of the date overstruck probably over a 4 this inconclusive (see notes in ESC) rated at R3 by ESC VG/NF a collectable example of this rare type
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