Double CrownCharles I Group B Second Bust with short truncation, in ruff, armour and mantle, No inner circles, Reverse: Square-topped shield, mintmark Anchor/Anchor with flukes to right, Brooker 148 (this coin) Schneider 181 S.2699North 2161 die alignment 140 degrees , 4.52 grammes NVF, Ex-Brooker Collection no.148 (bought C.J.Martin 16/9/1985 £265), Ex-London Coins Auction A138 1/9/2012 Lot 1673, hammer price £1500
Quarter NobleEdward III Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, London Mint, with Lis in the centre of the reverse, and annulet before EDWARD on the obverse, S.1511, North 1244, Schneider 90, VF, Ex-Archbishop Sharp collection, Ex-Royal Mint collector Service with their letter of provenance
Contemporary Forgeries (5) Groats (3) Henry V Class B contemporary copy, mintmark Cross Patee with central pellet, 'Scowling' Bust (see Numismatic Chronicle 1993 p.219, no.2 this coin), 2.98 grammes, Fair, unusual, Ex-P. Finn List 6, Winter 1996, No.221 SNC 1987, item 4401 found River Thames 1886, Ex Spink Auction 11039 Lot 74 (6/10/2011), The Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats, Henry VI Annulet Issue, London Mint a contemporary copy of irregular style, Annulets by neck, mintmark Pierced Cross 2.36 grammes, Annulet between e and x in rex, Rev. annulet added in second and third angles, leaf or pinecone after tas, base, a curious and unusual piece, About VF, (provenance Bt. Spink), Ex-Spink Auction 11039 Lot 82 (6/10/2011), the Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats, Edward IV a contemporary forgery of a York/London mule, mintmark. ´flower´, quatrefoils by bust, e on breast, a contemporary copy of good workmanship, 2.22 grammes, Fair to Fine (provenance Bt. Spink), Ex-Spink Auction 11039 Lot 200 (6/10/2011) the Frank Brady Collection of Hammered Groats, ShillingCharles I mintmark Anchor a contemporary copy of crude style, Ex-Patrick Finn, with ticket showing £70 price, CelticStater , uniface Gallic War issue, in the style of Series E, horse right, S.11, VA 50-56, About Fine, ex-C. Rudd
GroatRichard III RICARD legend, S.2157, North 1679, mintmark Sun and Rose 2, 2.93 grammes Nearer VF than Fine, some old thin scratches on the obverse, the obverse otherwise very pleasing with clear portrait, the reverse with one small weak area but overall very bold and pleasing, A very rare and sought after type, missing from many hammered collections, comes with old ticket
GroatRichard III as S.2156 mintmark Boar's head/Sun and Rose (muled) 2.73 grammes, approaching VF, a very rare issue missing from many hammered collections
ShillingEdward VI Second issue in debased silver, 1549 (MDXLIX) Crowned Bust 5, S.2466 mintmark Arrow, Ex-T.R.Hardaker Collection 24/9/2020 Good Fine with some double striking to the portrait
ShillingCharles IS.2799 mintmark Triangle in circle, 6.10 grammes, Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, SixpenceElizabeth I 1568 S.2562 mintmark Coronet, 2.87 grammes, Near Fine with a small flan clip and some old scuffs, PennyEdward ICanterbury Mint Class 10f S.1414 Fine with a small flan clip, each in a Jubilee Mint box with certificates, RomanSilvered FollisConstantine the Great NVF in box with booklet, along with Medals (2) The Queen Victoria and King Edward VII Silver Medallion Collection comprising Queen Victoria 1897 Diamond Jubilee 25mm diameter in silver, the Official Royal Mint issue and 1902 Coronation of Edward VII 31mm diameter the Official Royal Mint issue both VF in a Jubilee Mint box with certificate
HalfcrownCharles I Group III, Third Horseman, No caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist, type 3a1 S.2773 mintmark Bell. Evenly struck with bold detail, 14.84 grammes, Good Fine and pleasing for the grade. Comes with two collector's tickets, Ex-Dr. Carter collection
ShillingCharles I 1645 Newark Besieged S.3142 GVF a bold example showing excellent detail, of the Newark type, 5.72 grammes. An exceptional striking from the Civil War period, a little excess flan on three sides of the piece, way better than most examples encountered of this type, many of which have been holed and plugged. This would make a super addition to any collection of Civil War period coinage, or a nicely struck Shilling for the Charles I type collector
SixpenceElizabeth I 1567 S.2562 mintmark Lion, we note all other examples we have handled of this date have been mintmark Coronet, NVF with old scratches on the obverse, Ex-Lingford Collection, Baldwins 1951, Ex-R.Shuttlewood March 2001, Lot 339
Halfgroats, Hammered Pennies, Cut Halfpennies and Cut Farthings (106) a collection in two Lindner trays, includes some fragments, Aethelred II to Charles I, many different types represented, some with attributions, in mixed grades mostly VG to GF
Half PoundCharles I 1642 Shrewsbury Mint, arms below horse, no cannon in arms, no plume in obverse field, S.2924, SCBI Brooker 804, same dies, North 2368, mintmark Plume, Ex-Dr. John Hulett collection, Ex-DNW Auction 12/12/2017 Lot 808, Ex-Seaby 1980, Good Fine the reverse slightly better, a small edge crack at 9 o'clock barely detracts
SixpenceEdward VI Fine Silver issue S.2483 mintmark Tun NEF with strong portrait and colourful underlying tone in places, some small edge nicks barely detract from the overall excellent eye appeal of the piece, seldom seen in this high grade, Ex-AlfredBoleCollection
Sixpences Elizabeth I (2) 1587 Sixth Issue, ELIZAB legend, S.2578A mintmark Crescent VG/NF grey toned with some scratches on the obverse, 1588 Sixth Issue, ELIZAB legend, S.2578A mintmark Crescent, a rare date, VG/NF Ex-AlfredBoleCollectionDNW 29/9/2010 Lot 1480 (part)
GroatEdward III Treaty Period London MintS.1616, North 1256, double annulet stops on obverse, Saltire stops on Reverse, Annulet before EDWARD, 4.56 grammes, About VF, Ex-I.Buck collection SCA 5020 Lot 74 (part)
GroatEdward III Treaty Period London MintS.1616, double annulet stops on obverse, Saltire stops on Reverse, 4.41 grammes, Good Fine Ex-I.Buck collection SCA 5020 Lot 74 (part)
GroatEdward III Treaty Period London Mint, S.1616, North 1247 double Saltire stops both sides, unbarred A's in legend, 4.63 grammes, VF with some scuffs on either side, Ex-I.Buck collection SCA 5020 Lot 74 (part)
ShillingElizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577 Mintmark 0, Ear shows, Bust 6B, the obverse with some scratches, otherwise Fine, Ex-J.Gardiner collection DNW 16/6/2011 Lot 303
Halfcrown 1651 Pattern by Blondeau, edge reading TRVTH : AND : PEACE . 1651 olive branch PETRVS . BLONDÆVS . INVENTOR . FECIT . Palm branch, ESC 444, Ex-Slaney Collection I Spink Auction 3024, 15/5/2003 Lot 61, to paraphrase the Slaney description:- 'Notwithstanding ESC, the TRVTH AND PIECE reading is the rarer of the two inscribed edge varieties found on Blondeau pattern Halfcrowns and the R3, R2 rating of ESC 443 and 444 should probably be transposed. The Blondeau patterns in the Slaney collection were acquired from Baldwin (in 1944) as one purchase'
Farthings Charles IRichmond (8) 5 Harp strings, type 1c privy mark Harp, Peck 172, VF, Peck recorded only one example, this now thought to be better than the example in the Cooke collection, Type 1c Peck 174 privy mark Harp, Good Fine, Type 1c Peck 178, privy mark Lion passant, Type 1c, Peck 185 privy mark Mascle, GF/NVF Excessively rare, Ex-M.A.Brigg 1943, Ex-Dr.Johnstone 1973, Ex-C.Cooke, Type 1c Peck 187 privy mark Nautilus, Fine on a pitted flan, Very Rare, Type 1d, Peck 196 privy mark Lion Rampant Good Fine, Very Rare, Type 1f Peck 202 privy mark Double Rose Type 4b Peck 277 About VF on a slightly ragged flan, Good Fine Very Rare
Farthings Charles I Maltravers types (19) Peck 236, 237, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 253, 254, 257, 259, 261, 262, 263, 265, 266, 286, and another type 3c privy mark Harp/Bell this unrecorded, all attributed, in mixed grades with some VF and better, a useful group many with good provenance from Peck, Johnstone, Shuttlewood and Cooke collections
ShillingEdward VI Second issue 1550 Bust 4 Tower Mint, S.2466 mintmark Martlet/Leopards Head a very rare die combination, better than Fine with a pleasing and even grey tone, Ex-AlfredBolecollectionDNW 16/3/2011, Lot 11, Ex-Roger Shuttlewood collection 15/3/2001 Lot 245
Cut FarthingEdward the Martyr (975-978). Small Cross. York mint. Moneyer BEOLAN. S.1142. This is a die duplicate of an example from the Chester find in the British Museum. (BM, 1920, 3-16-31). NVF, extremely rare, Ex-T.Everson collection, Ex-C.Cooke 2004 (£275)
Cut FarthingHarthacnut (1035-1042). Restoration period 1040-42. Arm and Sceptre type, with name HARTHACNUT. S.1168. N.811. Obv. hAR. Rev. GRIM. VF, very rare, Ex-T.Everson collection, C.Cooke 2004 (£275)
Threefarthings Elizabeth I 1572 S.2571 mintmark Ermine Good Fine, Ex-R.Shuttlewood collection 14/6/2006 Lot 830, Ex-Spink Coin Auction 151 15/3/2001 Lot 386 (part)
HalfgroatHenry VIII Second Coinage, Canterbury mint, Archbishop Cranmer S.2345 mintmark Catherine Wheel both sides, Fine with some weakness on the obverse, Ex-Ivan Buck collection 30/11/2005 Lot 5020 (part)
GroatHenry VICalais Mintmule Obverse Annulet type, Reverse Rosette type with no Mascle, Good VF with an even grey tone, Ex-I.Buck collection Lot 134 (part)
SixpenceElizabeth I 1567 S.2562 mintmark Lion, we note all other examples we have handled of this date have been mintmark Coronet, NVF with old scratches on the obverse, Ex-Lingford Collection, Baldwins 1951, Ex-R.Shuttlewood March 2001, Lot 339, comes with old ticket
GroatHenry VII Facing Bust S.2199 IIIc with bust as IIIb Crown with one plain and one jewelled arch S.2199 mintmark Pansy VF with a couple of small corrosion spots on the reverse, Ex-I.Buck collection
HalfgroatHenry VI, Leaf Pellet (B) issue, reads FRAN, London Mint1.67g., Leaf on breast, pellets by crown, Rev. extra pellets under CIV and LON, (Whitton 36; S.1920; N.1508) the surfaces slightly porous, the portrait bold, About VF, rare, Ex-Ivan Buck CollectionSpink 30/11/2005 Lot 254 hammer price £200
PennyHenry I Double inscription type, S.1272 BMC type 11 Norwich mint, N.NORDI Fair with a large edge chip, believed to be one of only two pieces in existence, the only other example being in the Mack collection, Extremely rare
SixpenceElizabeth I 1566 6 over 5 mintmark Portcullis/Portcullis over Rose S.2561 About VF with an even grey tone, Ex-Shuttlewood collection Lot 335 (i)
AngelRichard III mm Boars Head 2 obv RICΛRD:DI:GRΛ:REX ΛNGL:Z FRΛNC. and with double saltire colon after DI which does not match any of the 4 recorded Schneider 2B types, rev Schneider 488 PER/CR VCE:TVΛM.SΛLVΛ.NOS.XPC:REDE, North 1676, S2151, Coincraft R3AG-015, weight 5.11 grammes, Richard III of recent Leicester car park fame ruled from 1483 to 1485 when he was slain at the battle of Bosworth Field thus becoming the last of the Plantagenet Kings, owing to his short reign all his coins are scarce with the gold being especially rare. The vendor now in his 80s has had this coin in his possession for 15 - 20 years, and was given it as a gift by a night club owner in Liverpool who ran an antique shop as a hobby to enable him to acquire antiques "over the counter", neither the current vendor (who for many years believed the coin was a Sovereign) nor the night club owner were interested in coins and the presumption was it came in over the counter 20 - 40 years ago as part of an antique collection or perhaps contained in an antique piece or furniture. Well struck and pleasing VF without problems or weak areas all design and legend bold and clear.
ShillingElizabeth I First Issue as S.2548 but the reverse legend having inverted A's for V's VG/Fine, accompanied by a British Museum letter from 1976 stating 'This has been noted before on Shillings of Edward VI, but not for Elizabeth I, and none of the coins in the collection have this feature'
PoundElizabeth IS.2534, North 2008, Schneider 801 mintmark Key over Woolpack (to left of crown) obverse and Key over Woolpack reverse, approaching EF with a small weaker area on the shield, the portrait excellent a most attractive example with much eye appeal, Ex-D.F.Alder Collection, Ex-Spink Numismatic circular LXVIII/5 May 1960 (No.5241)
Shillings a collection (18) Edward VI Third Period mintmark Lis, Edward VI Fine Silver Issue mintmark Tun, Philip and Mary 1554 Full titles with mark of value, Elizabeth I First Issue mintmark Lis, Elizabeth I Second Issue mintmark Martlet, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue (3), mintmarks Bell, Woolpack and A, Elizabeth I Seventh Issue mintmark 1, James I First Coinage mintmark Lis, James I Second Coinage mintmark Lis, James I Second Coinage mintmark Grapes, Charles I (6) First Bust mintmark Lis, Fourth Bust mintmark Portcullis, Fourth Bust, no inner circles mintmark Tun, Fifth Bust mintmark Triangle, Fifth Bust mintmark Eye, Sixth Bust (Parliament) mintmark (P)
British, Celtic hammered and milled a collection (59) in Gold (3), Silver (29) and base metals (27) Hammered to 20th Century with many useful pieces including Gold Staters (2) Chute and Domino types both VF, a Gold Angel of Henry VII S.2187 Mintmark Pheon GF, GroatHenry VIII Wolsey type VF, Penny William I PAXS type, Shillings (9) including 1651 Commonwealth NVF full and round, Newarksiege piece, reverse worn, Philip and MaryS.2498 Fine, plugged, the milled includes Crowns (4) 1672 Good Fine with obverse flan flaw, 1692 Good Fine, 1819LIX VF, 1893 LVI VF, Three ShillingBank Token 1813 A/UNC, Pennies (2) 1826 Thin Line on saltire EF/NEF, 1841 REG No colon NEF, Halfpenny 1771 EF, most are comprehensively attributed, in mixed grades many scarce or rare, come in a Lindner carrying case in 4 trays
Hammered (3) Short cross pennies, Richard I Class 4a MENIR ON CANT, pelleted beard and crescent hair, Canterbury mint (S.1348a, N.968/1) AF or better, off-struck but with some pleasing russet tones, PennyJohn Class 5c ABEL ON LVNDE, letter E with spur and x of 2 thin strokes in saltire, London mint (S.1353, N.974/1) NVF with pleasing old collection toning, Penny Henry III Class 8c NICHOLE ON LVN, cross pommee as initial mark, London mint (S.1357C, N.981/3) weakly struck on one half of the flan, otherwise GF or better
GroatHenry VI Rosette-mascle issue Calais mint, m.m. pierced cross, mascle after REX, reads ANG (Brady 97, N.1446, S.1859) NVF, the portrait slightly weak but with a pleasing old collection tone
Half PoundElizabeth I Milled Coinage S.2543North 2019/3 Mintmark Star BNJ 1983 Obv 3, Rev 1, this coin noted, Ex-Tom May Collection, Spink Nobles Sydney 17-19 April 2012, Ex-N.C.Jany 1974 (198) and Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin June 1981 (EG52), Borden and Brown noted 8 specimens from these dies and a total of just 45 known from all dies, the flan with light creasing with a die cud on the reverse at 10 o'clock, GVF/NEF
GroatHenry VI Annulet issue, London mint, m.m. Cross II, fleur on breast, CIVI TAS LON DON (Blunt & Whitton IVa, N.1423, S.1835) VF with an old collection patina. Early Henry VI Groats of London were produced in much smaller numbers than those of Calais
PennyEdward I Class 3g, Chester mint, CIVI TAS CES TRIE (SCBI North 164-66, N.1022, S.1420) GF, small scratch to king's forehead, striking weakness in fourth quadrant of obverse and correspondingly so, otherwise a pleasing specimen of this rare mint. Old collection toning
GroatHenry VIILondon mint m.m. pansy/leopard's head crowned, outer arch only jewelled (Potter & Winstanley IIIc, SCBI 23 330-382, N.1705c, S.2199) VF on a large, round, centrally struck flan. Old collection tone. Pleasing and a rare reverse mintmark.
PennyEdward the Martyr Sole type Mossop Plate I, No.30 B.M.C. I, No.17 (same dies) S.1142North 763 Lincoln mint, moneyer LEVIG, weight 1.4 grammes, VF/GVF, Very Rare (bought Spink 1986 £1250) superior to the example in the Judson Collection which realised £2500 hammer price at DNW October 2002
Double CrownCharles I Group B Larger bust with short truncation mintmark, No inner circles Brooker 148 (this coin) Schneider 181 S.2699North 2161 die alignment 140 degrees Anchor/Anchor with flukes to right 4.52 grammes NVF, Ex-Brooker Collection no.148 (bought C.J.Martin 16/9/1985 £265)
PennyPhilip and MaryS.2510 mintmark Lis GF/NVF with a large edge chip below the bust between 4 and 6 o'clock, weighs 0.4 grammes, Very Rare. Ex-Morrieson, Ex-Anthony, Ex-Blake collections (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £125)
A collection (47) mostly hammered silver with four early milled sixpences and a few miscellaneous items, the hammered ranging from early pennies and halfpennies including some cut pieces to James Ishillings mixed grades most in lower collectable grades some holed
PennyEdward the Confessor Facing Bust/Small Cross Type B.M.C. XIII, Elmore-Jones 868, S.1183 BUREPINE ON PA Wallingford Mint NVF Scarce mint This type/mint combination was not represented in the Eaglen collection, c.f. Baldwin's 18, October 1998
PennyCnut Quatrefoil Type B.M.C. VIII, No.- S.1157Winchester Mint AELFSTAN ON PINCS VF with a pleasing bust but cracked at 7 o' clock. Toned. Ex. Stephen Mitchell, R.P.Mack (w/ticket) bt. Spink Nov. '66, Duke of Argyll colln This piece is the plate coin featured in SCBI 20: R.P. Mack Collection, No.1082 and is therefore also featured in the Fitzwilliam Museum's Early Medieval Corpus as E.M.C.1020.1082.
Sixpence 1651 Commonwealth 51 over 49 mintmark Sun, with no stops either side of mintmark, ESC notes each variety but not on the same coin Ex-Freedman and BoleCollections, VF and Very Rare
CrownCharles I 1644 Oxford Rawlins Declaration issue a copy in silver VF and probably about 'as made', comes with vendors ticket stating 'not the 'British Millionaires Club Issue (restrike) but from an unknown maker pre 1965' and 'Ex Thomas Parke Collection'
GroatEdward IV First Reign Light Coinage with Quatrefoils at neck, London mint mintmark Rose no fleur on breast, with extra pellet in third quarter of the reverse S.2000 NVF with pleasant underlying tone, Ex-Rochester Collection
Crown 1551 Edward VI mintmark y an unrecorded Reverse die POSVI:DEVM:A DIVTOR E?MEV?Y Lingford dies B-(21) Ex-Glendinning 12/10/1994 Lot 305 where it states 'The Reverse die is not listed in Lingford's 'Classification of Edward VI Dies'. It is similar to Reverse 4 but lacks a stop before MEV.', Ex-Alan Barr Collection Part 4 Reference C517, Fine, the date with some weakness
Tudor. Collection of St. Nicholas "Boy" Bishop tokens from circa 1485-1540.Includes a groat and 17 pennies. Also 3 lead Hop tokens 17th -18th century, a Nuremburg jetton and a bronze weight. Fair to very fine. (23)
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