1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 EF with a small edge nick and a small dig in the field with a series of fine scratches around it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 EF with small rim nicks, Sovereign 1887 GEF and lustrous with some minor contact marks, Half Sovereign 1887 EF/GEF, Crown 1887 GEF/EF with reflective fields, lustrous over gold, blue and magenta tone, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, UNC or very near so and lustrous with gold toning in places, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with beautiful golden tone, Florin 1887 GEF/UNC the obverse with touches of golden tone, Shilling 1887 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Sixpence 1887 Revised type, GEF/UNC the obverse with deep golden tone enhanced by touches of blue and magenta, Threepence 1887 AU/UNC with blue/green and cinnamon tone, an attractive set, eye-catching and desirable, comes in a red hard fitted case
Double Florin 1890 ESC 399, Bull 2703, UNC golden toned, with touches of blue and green, over original mint lustre, an eye-catching example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, only rated N by Bull, but surprisingly rare in UNC, our records indicate the last UNC example we offered was in 2010
Double Florin 1888 ESC 397, Bull 2699, Davies 542, dies 2B, UNC and lustrous with touches of gold, blue and magenta tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Double Florin 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701, Davies dies 2B, a rare die pairing used only briefly at the start of the 1889 mintage, UNC or near so and lustrous with an attractive golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, ESC 395, Bull 2697, UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction, with beautiful golden tone on reflective surfaces, the reverse enhanced by underlying hues of blue and magenta
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695, EF with some contact marks, lightly toned, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 About EF/EF with some light hairlines and some contact marks
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency set (11 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 AU/EF with a small indentation behind the veil, the reverse with some heavier contact marks around the cape, one of which with some minor scratches through it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 GEF/AU with some very light contact marks, Gold Sovereign 1887 First Reverse, G: of D:G: further from the crown, VF the reverse with some old scratches, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 NEF with an edge nick, and a flan flaw on the reverse, Crown 1887 UNC or near so with minor edge nicks, an attractive example with old grey tone with touches of gold, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 UNC and attractively toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 A/UNC with pleasing grey tone, Florin 1887 UNC or very near so with old grey tone, Shilling 1887 Q of QUI has almost no tail, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC or near so, the obverse with some minor tone spots, the reverse with a pleasing underlying tone, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type UNC and pleasantly toned with minor cabinet friction, and Threepence 1887 A/UNC and attractively toned, in a contemporary dated black Spink case
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency Set Gold Five Pounds to Threepence (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 UNC or very near so and lustrous with some hairlines in the fields, Gold Two Pounds 1887 Lustrous UNC with minor contact marks only, a most pleasing example, Gold Sovereign 1887 First obverse with G: of D:G: further from the crown A/UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks only, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 Lustrous UNC with one small tone spot on the reverse, Crown 1887 Bright GEF/EF with some contact marks, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1, Bright EF/GEF the obverse with some contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 Bright EF, the obverse with a spot behind the veil, attempted removal of which has left a series of fine hairlines in this area, Florin 1887 About EF with some minor hairlines, Shilling 1887 EF the obverse cleaned, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type, EF the obverse cleaned, Threepence 1887 EF the obverse cleaned, comes in contemporary fitted box with Jubilee Coinage 1887 on a brass plate on the lid
1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency Set (7 coins) comprising Crown 1887 NEF with some contact marks, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 EF with some contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 NEF, Florin 1887 NVF, Shilling 1887 NVF, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type GVF and Threepence 1887 UNC, all with matching tone
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697, UNC the obverse with some light contact marks, the reverse with a spectacular gold, blue and magenta tone
Double Florin 1911 Pattern in silver by R.Huth, Plain edge, Linecar & Stone 18, ESC 401, Bull 3677 UNC with very light cabinet friction, beautifully toned, the Huth Double Florin patterns always extremely sought after on the rare occasions they are offered
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695 UNC or very near so with some contact marks, colourful tone and prooflike fields give excellent eye appeal
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 Proof with Davies Obverse 2 (Cross on Crown points to a space). This obverse is normally paired with the Arabic 1 Reverse, unrecorded by Davies, blue/green toned, a most attractive example, in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Cameo
Victoria 1887 Jubilee Head Currency Set comprising Crown 1887 VF, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 NVF/VF lightly toned, Halfcrown 1887 EF with a choice multicoloured tone, Florin 1887 UNC, the obverse with minor cabinet friction with gold and blue/green toning, Shilling 1887 choice blue/green toned with flashes of magenta, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type VF, Threepence 1887 EF with an attractive blue/green tone, along with Threepence 1887 Young Head Good Fine, all in a wooden hand-made fitted case
Double Florin 1888 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1, ESC 397A, Bull 2700, EF or near so and colourfully toned, with some minor contact marks and a gentle edge bruise, Rare in high grade
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396, Bull 2698 UNC to nFDC very minor contact marks on either side, toned in the obverse legend, the reverse colourfully toned, gold, deep blue and magenta
Double Florin 1888 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1, ESC 397A, Bull 2700 GEF and lustrous the obverse with some uneven darker tone, the reverse with golden tone over original lustre, this variety very are in high grade
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 Choice UNC with attractive golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 34 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Double Florin 1888 ESC 397, Bull 2699 UNC with original lustre and small touches of toning in the legends, a most attractive example with considerable eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 UNC or near so and attractively toned over reflective fields, with a few small tone spots at the top of the reverse, a most pleasing example, Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 640 dies 1A, UNC or very near so and attractively toned, nicely matched
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396, Bull 2698, nFDC the obverse with some contact marks in the left field, the portrait with original frosting, reflective fields over a superb blue/green, gold and magenta toning further enhance the eye appeal
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695 Obverse A/UNC, the reverse UNC with minor cabinet friction, with attractive original surfaces displaying blue and gold toning over original mint lustre
Crown 1844 Cinquefoil Stops on edge ESC 281, Bull 2562 VF the obverse with tooling in the Queen's hair, Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 EF and lustrous with some hairlines and small tone spots
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396, Bull 2698 EF with some contact marks, attractively toned, retaining some mint brilliance, the portrait frosted
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695 GEF and lustrous with some contact marks, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 UNC or very near so with original mint lustre and an attractive gold tone, minor contact marks and small rim nicks barely detract
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396, Bull 2698 UNC/AU with contact marks, hairlines and a small edge bruise, retaining some original brilliance, the portrait frosted
Double Florin 1888 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1 ESC 397A, Bull 2700 UNC with original lustre and scattered golden tone, the obverse with light contact marks, Rare in this high grade, Ex-Seaby 1981
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 ProofESC 394A, Bull 2696 UNC with attractive blue/grey toning over mint brilliance, the odd contact marks and hairline prevent an FDC grade
Double Florin 1889 ESC 398, Bull 2701 UNC with original cartwheel lustre, some contact marks evident , the obverse in particular having a superb strike seldom seen on currency examples
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394 UNC with blue, green and gold toning, a superb example, in an LCGS holder and graded 82 and the finest of 38 examples graded by CGS desirable thus
Double Florin 1911 Pattern by Huth, struck in Iron on a thick flan of 26.82 grammes, edge reads SHIP NAILS CALSHOT CASTLE MAY 1896, Type 1A with Roman 1 numerals in the date and BRITANNIARVM REX legend, ESC 402, Bull 3680, EF or better with some die rust and surface rust spots, nevertheless an excessively rare piece, we note we have only offered one example previously, this being the first since June 2006
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394, Bull 2695 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with light contact marks, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395, Bull 2697 A/UNC with some contact marks and small rim nicks
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 ProofESC 396 UNC with minor contact marks and hairlines, retaining much original brilliance under an attractive blue/green tone
Double Florin 1888 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1 ESC 397A A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, the joint finest of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Double Florin 1911 Pattern by Huth in silver, Reverse with BRITANNIARVM REX legend, Plain edgeESC 401 UNC and attractive toned, the obverse with a few very small darker tone spots, Very Rare
Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 ESC 394 A/UNC nicely toned with some contact marks, 1887 Arabic 1 ESC 395 UNC and attractively toned with a couple of small rim nicks
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 Davies 540a Obverse 1, Cross on crown points to a space, Reverse B, the Arabic 1 reverse paired with the obverse die usually found on the Roman 1 coins, GEF slabbed and graded CGS 70, the second finest of three examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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