Sovereign 1885M George and the Dragon, W.W complete on truncation, B.P. in exergue, horse with short tail S.3857C VF with some surface marks and edge nicks
Sovereign 1886M Shield ReverseMarsh 67, signs of very light rubbing on the Queen's cheek, rated R3 by Marsh, EF/AU and lustrous, we note this piece now lists at £15,000 UNC in Spink
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Obverse 1, G: of D:G: further from crownS.3866, DISH L7, A/UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, a very pleasing example with much eye appeal
Sovereign 1887 Jubilee Head, Obverse 1, G: of D:G: further from crown, Small spread J.E.B, initials placed higher on truncation, S.3866A, DISH L1 GEF/AU and lustrous
Sovereign 1909C Marsh 184, EF or near so with some lustre, and some small edge nicks, Very Rare, rated R2 by Marsh with a mintage of just 16,300 pieces
Sovereign 1921S Marsh 281 EF with a series of fine scratches on the portrait, Very rare and rated R3 by Marsh, only the third example we have offered in 16 years
Sovereign 1923S Marsh 283, McDonald 273, EF with very minor contact marks and small rim nicks, a high grade example of this key date rarity, and seldom offered, rated R4 by Marsh and with a mintage figure of just 416,000
Sovereign 1929M Marsh 247 GEF/AU the obverse with a heavier contact mark in the field, rated R3 by Marsh and of comparable quality to the Ex-Park House Collection example, which later sold in London Coins Auction A154 September 2016 for £2000 hammer price
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the reverse highly frosted and resembling a Proof strike, paired with a currency obverse, UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder, slabbed and graded LCGS 92, comes with the original Royal Mint box with certificate
Threehalfpences (2) 1838 ESC 2254, Bull 3461, A/UNC toned with some light surface residue in the legends, 1841 as ESC 2257, Bull 3466 with last 1 lower and tilted to the right, UNC or near so and nicely toned
Threepence 1848 ESC 2056A, Bull 3375 EF, a little weakly struck above the Queen's ear as often, a very rare date and seldom offered, especially in high grade
Two Guineas 1735 S.3667A GF/NVF a pleasing and collectable example for the grade, a key date rarity, only the second example we have offered in 16 years, so perhaps rarer than catalogue values would suggest
A collection in an album, £2 Britannias (9), China Junk Dollar, others range from George V British silver to recent issues including g silver some in high grades (lot)
A Collection in two albums Crowns to Farthings (575), Decimal issues (59) and World (3) mostly 19th and 20th Century, a few earlier, includes plenty of silver, with some scarcer dates and types, in mixed grades with some later coins EF
A mixed lot with Halfpennies 1967 an opened mint bag (circa £5 face), cuprocrowns including (75) Five Pounds, base metal decimal and LSD issues some in high grades, pre 1920 silver issues over £13 face, pre 1947 silver issues over £8 face some in better grades, world mostly base metal 20trh century issues from circulation (lot in five boxes)
A nixed group generally 20th century issues from circulation, with cupro-crowns 1953 - 81, a few world issues and over £28 face of pre 1947 (lot in 2 boxes)
BrassThreepences in LCGS holders (2) 1948 Rounded Corners Peck 2390 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, 1950 Peck 2394 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Bronze Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings in LCGS holders (12) Pennies (4) 1897 Wide 97, LCGS variety 2, A/UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, 1902 High Tide, Freeman 157 dies 1+B, Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1912H Freeman 173 A/UNC with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, 1919 Freeman 185, UNC with good, slightly subdued lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Halfpennies (3) 1887 Freeman 358 Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1901 Freeman 378, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1913 Freeman 392 UNC with partial lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Farthings (5) 1882H Broken F in F:D: Freeman 549 GEF toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, 1882 Perfect F in F:D: LCGS Variety 2, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, 1886 Freeman 557 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, 1887 Freeman 559 A/UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, 1890 Wide Date Freeman 562 UNC with considerable mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Bronze varieties (6) Pennies (2) 1861 Freeman 33 dies 6+G with close 61 in date, Fine, 1897 with I.B for T.B below the bust UNC with attractive toning and traces of lustre, Halfpennies (3) 1861 LCW on Rock Freeman 276 dies 6+E VF/GVF, 1874 Freeman 312 dies 7+J VG, 1876H as Freeman 325 dies 13+K* with R over B in VICTORIA, VF/NVF, Farthing 1865 5 over 2 Freeman 513 dies 3+B NVF
Churchill Medal 1965, 39mm diameter, weighing 23.75 grammes, by Toye, Kenning and Spencer, UNC in the box of issue, Crown 1972 Silver Wedding Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue, Crowns (3) 1965, 1972, 1977 A/UNC to UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (2) UNC toned, in the wallets of issue, GB and World 20th Century issues (14) in mixed grades and a fantasy replica Roman Sestertius of Hadrian
Copper and Bronze a high grade group (13) Halfpenny 1841, Farthings (6) 1754, 1799, 1821, 1827, 1857, 1882H, Half Farthing 1843, Third Farthings (5) 1827, 1878 (2), 1902, 1913, one of the 1878 Third Farthings VF the others NEF to GEF many with lustre
Crown 1899 LXII ESC 316, Bull 2606, Davies 528 dies 2E EF with original toning and some edge nicks, Halfcrown 1899 ESC 733, Bull 2785 GEF toned with small edge nicks, Florin 1899 ESC AU/GEF deeply toned, the obverse with some contact marks
Crowns (10) 1889, 1890, 1893LVI, VG to NF, 1965, 1977 (2), 1980 (2), 1981 (2), Five Pound Crowns (2) 1997 Golden Wedding, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, EF to UNC, Sixpences (2) 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn types (2) A/UNC to UNC one with gold plating, in a London Mint Office box, GB Decimal and Pre-Decimal in three small coin albums (69) includes a few in silver, in mixed grades, Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Commemorative 2015 (2) one in bronze, the other in silver plated bronze, UNC with one certificate
Crowns (11) 1819 LIX, 1821 SECUNDO, 1845 Cinquefoil Stops on edge, 1895 LIX, 1902, 1935, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965 in two slide cases along with an additional empty slide case, the 19th Century issues and 1902 VG to Fine, 20th Century issues VF to A/UNC
Crowns 1808 INA Fantasy Pattern Crowns (10) includes two examples with Barton-style silver plate, one set of nickel, goldine and copperPiedforts, another set of one nickel and 2 goldine standard thickness flans, 2goldine Piedforts, Lustrous UNC
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
Fantasy Crowns Edward VIII (4) 1936 by Hearn (issued 1946) (2) UNC toned and lustrous UNC, 1937 Proofs in silver (2) by Maklouf (issued 1987) X#121 Lustrous UNC, one with small spots
Florins (3) 1868 ESC 833Davies 747 dies 3A the rarer of the two types Die Number 5 in an ICCS holder and graded EF 40, Ex-London Coins Auction A136 March 2012 Lot 2456, 1889 ESC 871, Bull 2957, Davies 814 dies 3B About Fine/Fine, a rare die pairing for this date, 1922 Dull Finish ESC 941, Davies 1748 dies 3E UNC/AU with some light contact marks
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