Five Guineas 1726 DECIMO TERTIO S.3626 Good VF rare thus very small area of silvered discoloration only discernible when viewed edge on, on the rim above portrait but no other evidence of being in jewellery a pleasing, collectable and rare piece with a book price now of £125,000 in EF, George I Five Guineas are seldom offered
Crown 1716 Roses and Plumes, SECVNDO edge, ESC 110, Bull 1540 GVF/NEF with some haymarking, the obverse with some light rub to the King's face. George I Crowns always keenly sought after and seldom offered in grade above Fine
Two Guineas 1720 over 17 George I S3627 brilliant EF with some peripheral orange tone, so choice eye appeal NGC AU53, a seldom offered date certainly the first example we have offered and the over date rarer than the standard state
Halfcrown 1723 SSC, DECIMO edge, ESC 592, Bull 1557 EF or better with choice old grey toning, a small scratch on the bust barely detracts, a most attractive example, George I Halfcrowns extremely sought after in this high grade
Guinea 1716 Fourth Bust S.3631 Fine/Good Fine with a small scratch behind the bust, all George I gold becoming increasingly hard to find in collectable grades
Halfcrown 1717 TIRTIO edge, Roses and Plumes, ESC 589, Bull 1554 NEF with attractive green and golden tone, all George I Halfcrowns becoming increasing difficult to find, with high grade examples in high demand
Halfpenny 1718 Peck 778 GVF with some surface dirt around the legends, a well-struck piece, unusual in George I copper coinage, this type seldom seen in grades above VF
Halfpenny 1723 Peck 803 EF with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, currency copper coinage of George I is extremely hard to locate in top grade. This example unusually well struck on both sides and worthy of a place in the highest quality collection, the finest we have handled of this date, and the finest of just two examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Ex-London Coins Auction A120 March 2008 Lot 1159 hammer price £900, Ex-Cheshire Collection NGC MS64 BN, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 (No. BN 197), Ex-Seaby 2/6/1982
Half Guinea 1718 S.3635 Good Fine the obverse with some light adjustment lines, a pleasing example, George I gold now becoming scarce in collectable grades
Guinea 1723 Fourth Laureate Head S.3631 Near Fine/About Fine with some scratches and edge nicks, all George I gold becoming increasing difficult to find
Farthing 1719 Small Obverse Letters Peck 812. A/UNC with attractive underlying tone. The finest of only 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. The George I issues now extremely hard to find in the highest grades, and extremely sought after by copper enthusiasts when they appear
Halfcrown 1717 Roses and Plumes, TIRTIO edge, ESC 589, Bull 1554 NVF with some adjustment lines, once lightly cleaned in the past now with a pleasing tone in the fields. All George I Halfcrowns hard to find in all grades above Fine
Shilling 1720 Plain in angles ESC 1168, unlisted by Bull, UNC with hints of golden tone, very rare in high grades, other than the 1723 SSC coin, all George I Shillings hard to find in high grades, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in a PCGS holder and graded MS63, the PCGS data recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing
Halfpenny 1720 Peck 795 NEF with some contact marks, the reverse with signs of die stress on Britannia's drapery, all George I copper hard to find in grades above VF
Shilling 1720 Plain in angles, Large Letters on Reverse, ESC 1169, Bull 1573 a choice example with attractive tone over underlying mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. George I Shillings other than 1718 and 1723 SSC extremely hard to find in high grades and are seldom offered, the joint finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. We note the finest graded by PCGS is a single example graded MS64 and the finest graded by NGC is only AU58 so this piece potentially very near the top of all examples extant
Farthing 1723 Peck 826 Choice UNC attractively toned with traces of lustre on the obverse, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of only 2 examples thus far recorded of this date and type. George I Farthings are notoriously hard to find in high grades with good strikes, and the opportunity to acquire such choice pieces seldom arises. This however forms part of a group of choice early Farthings in this sale
Farthing 1721 Peck 822 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, all George I Farthings very difficult to find in high grade, and usually with weak strikes, this piece however exhibits a very strong portrait of the King, and with traces of mint lustre, truly a superior piece and much sought after. The Finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. One of a group of extremely high quality early Farthings in this sale
Guinea 1727 George ISpink 3633 Fifth Laureate Head VF or near so with a dull finish and some scratches perhaps has spent time underground never the less the first we have seen of this rare date above Fine
Guinea 1727 George IS.3633 Good Fine/Fine, the scarcest of the 5 dates in this short series, our auction archive indicates this is only the second example we have offered since 2003
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