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Date Sold	Category	Lot	Description	Sale Price
02/06/2024 Auction 185	English Coins	Lot 2194	Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) Gold Set Five Pounds to Half Sovereign, comprising Five Pounds 1937 Marsh F40, S.4074 UNC with a scratch on either side, and a tone spot in the obverse field, retaining much original brilliance, Two Pounds 1937 Marsh T46, S.4075, UNC to nFDC with some hairlines, retaining much original brilliance, Sovereign 1937 Marsh 296B, S.2076 nFDC lightly toned with a minor contact mark on the portrait, and Half Sovereign 1937 Marsh 543A, S.4077 nFDC with a tone spot on either side, in the red Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this	£11,000
03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 1489	Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) Gold Set Five Pounds to Half Sovereign, comprising Five Pounds 1937 Marsh F40, S.4074, nFDC with hairlines and some contact marks, Two Pounds 1937 Marsh T46, S.4075 aFDC ,Sovereign 1937 S.4076&prm=sr&searchtype=1">Marsh S.4076, nFDC a few hairlines and contact marks, Half Sovereign 1937 S.4077 nFDC light toning, hairlines and with a thin line on the portrait, in the red Royal Mint box of issue and with Westminster's certificate More coins like this	£10,500
03/03/2024 Auction 184	English Coins	Lot 1611	Five Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign Gold Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, a popular issue and always desirable in the highest grades	£4,600
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1859	Proof Set 1826 (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1826 Proof nFDC with some very minor hairlines and the odd small contact mark barely detract, the fields brilliant and reflective, Gold Two Pounds 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with beautiful reflective fields, the reverse with slight haze around the legend, one small spot on the drapery to the right, Gold Sovereign 1826 Proof nFDC the bust beautifully frosted, minor wavy line in the obverse field, Gold Half Sovereign 1826 Proof, Extra hair tuft, (Marsh 407C) nFDC the obverse with minor hairlines and contact marks, Crown 1826 Proof nFDC/FDC the reverse beautifully toned, Halfcrown 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with flashes of blue and gold tone, the reverse blue/green and golden toned with touches of magenta, Shilling 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with minor contact marks, Sixpence 1826 Proof nFDC colourfully toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks , Penny 1826 Thick Raised line on Saltire, Reverse C, Bronzed Proof (Peck 1426) nFDC/FDC, the obverse with a small spot in the hair and tone spot on the neck, Halfpenny 1826 Raised line on Saltire, Reverse B, (Peck 1437) Bronzed Proof, nFDC with a minor handling mark on either side, and Farthing 1826 Bronzed Proof nFDC with colourful underlying tone, a small edge nick by BR or BRITANNIAR barely detracts, comes in red oval fitted case, with F.G. White July 16 1868 in gold lettering on the lid, only around 400 sets are thought to have been minted, a superb and highly sought after rare and highly desirable set, rarely seen complete on the market More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£127,000
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1861	Proof Set 1893 Long Set (10 coins) Gold Five Pounds to Silver Threepence, comprising Gold Five Pounds 1893 Proof FDC or near so, the fields with very minor hairlines only, retaining beautiful original brilliance, Gold Two Pounds 1893 Proof nFDC with very minor hairlines, the fields brilliant and reflective, Gold Sovereign 1893 Proof nFDC with minor toning, the fields retaining much original brilliance, Gold Half Sovereign 1893 Proof nFDC with very minor hairlines upon brilliant and reflective fields, Crown 1893 LVI Proof, a small mark on the edge, surfaces FDC with choice gold, blue and magenta tone on reflective fields, a superb piece with spectacular eye appeal, Halfcrown 1893 Proof FDC or very near so with gold, blue and magenta tone, a superb and extremely eye-catching piece bordering on choice, Florin 1893 Proof FDC or very near so with blue/grey and gold tone enhanced with flashes of magenta, Shilling 1893 FDC with choice and colourful tone, Sixpence 1893 Proof FDC or near so, one tiny nick on the reverse otherwise choice with beautiful multicoloured tone, Threepence 1893 FDC with beautiful multicoloured tone. The silver beautifully matched, the tone consistent with the classic tone colour seen from storage in the boxes of the period. Comes in a black box with VICTORIA 1893 in gold lettering on the lid More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£62,000
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1867	Proof Set 1911 Long Set (12 coins) Five Pounds to Maundy Set, comprising Gold Five Pounds 1911 Proof nFDC with some tiny nicks to the portrait, minor hairlines in the fields, Gold Two Pounds 1911 Proof nFDC with very minor hairlines only, very light toning on brilliant and reflective fields, an eye-catching example, Gold Sovereign 1911 Proof nFDC with small nicks in the obverse field, and minor hairlines, brilliant and eye-catching, Gold Half Sovereign 1911 Proof FDC or near so, the odd tiny nick and minor hairlines barely detract, fully brilliant and eye-catching, Halfcrown 1911 Proof FDC with choice grey toning enhanced by flashes of gold and magenta, Florin 1911 Proof FDC with choice gold, blue and magenta tone, Shilling 1911 Proof FDC with choice and colourful tone, Sixpence 1911 Proof FDC and choice with grey, blue and magenta tone, Maundy Set 1911 Proof nFDC to FDC with colourful matching tone, the Fourpence with a minor tone spot in the field, a superb set with many coins bordering on choice, a highly sought after set, comes in the red case of issue More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£13,000
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1873	Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) Gold Set Five Pounds to Half Sovereign, comprising Five Pounds 1937 Marsh F40, S.4074, nFDC with minor hairlines and light toning around the legends and design, Two Pounds 1937 Marsh T46, S.4075 nFDC with light hairlines and the odd small nick, lightly toning around the legends and design, Sovereign 1937 Marsh 296B, S.4076, nFDC with a thin line on the portrait, lightly toned around the legends and design, Half Sovereign 1937 Marsh 543A, S.4077 nFDC with a thin line on the portrait, in the red Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£11,300
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1862	Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set Gold Five Pounds 1902 nFDC with very minor hairlines only, Two Pounds 1902 nFDC with very minor hairlines only, Sovereign 1902 nFDC with some hairlines on the obverse, Half Sovereign 1902 nFDC, Crown 1902 nFDC/FDC, Halfcrown 1902 FDC or very near so, unevenly but not unpleasantly toned, Florin 1902 nFDC with some light hairlines, Shilling 1902 nFDC with some hairlines on the obverse, Sixpence 1902 nFDC/FDC toned, Maundy Fourpence 1902 nFDC/FDC, Maundy Threepence 1902 nFDC, Maundy Twopence 1902 nFDC/FDC, Maundy Penny 1902 FDC the silver with pleasing grey tone, in the red Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£5,500
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1863	Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half Sovereign, then Crown to Maundy Penny nFDC with some light hairlines, plus the Penny 1902 High Tide UNC with subdued lustre, Halfpenny 1902 High Tide UNC with subdued lustre and Farthing 1902 NEF dark toned (16 coins in total) and in a fitted SPECIMEN COINS red box More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£4,700
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 1864	Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half, then Crown - Maundy Penny, comprising Five Pounds 1902 EF, Two Pounds 1902 About UNC, Sovereign 1902 UNC with some hairlines, Half Sovereign 1902 UNC or near so with some nicks and light hairlines, Crown 1902 FDC attractively toned, Halfcrown 1902 nFDC the obverse with light hairlines, Florin 1902 nFDC with minor hairlines, a small nick on the trident barely detracts, Shilling 1902 nFDC with some light hairlines, Sixpence 1902 FDC or near so, very light hairlines only, Maundy Fourpence 1902 FDC toned, Maundy Threepence 1902 FDC toned, Maundy Twopence 1902 nFDC toned, Maundy Penny 1902 nFDC toned, in the red Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this Signature Sale : The Collection of a Discerning Gentleman many decades in the making	£4,620
03/09/2023 Auction 182	English Coins	Lot 2356	Five Pound Crown 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era Gold Proof with reverse frosting, (frosted field and polished portrait) S.L9 originally issued as part of a set that included four Victorian Sovereigns. A rare opportunity to purchase this as a single piece, 2098 Gold Five Pounds were issue, but only 733 were of the 'reverse frosted' type. In an NGC holder and graded REVERSE PF70 More coins like this	£2,320
05/03/2023 Auction 180	English Coins	Lot 1197	Proof Set 1937 Gold Set (4 coins) in NGC holders comprising Five Pounds 1937 Proof, Marsh F40, S.4074 graded PF64+ Ultra Cameo, Two Pounds 1937 Proof, Marsh T46, S.4075, graded PF65* , Sovereign 1937 Proof Marsh 296B, S.4076 graded PF65, and Half Sovereign 1937 Proof, Marsh 543A, S.4077 graded PF64 Cameo, an impressive set and always sought after More coins like this	£18,000
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1237	Proof Set 1911 Long Set (12 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds, Gold Two Pounds, Sovereign , Half Sovereign, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Maundy Set, nFDC-FDC the odd small nicks and minor hairlines are present as usual, the silver with a deep matching tone, very minor hairlines and a contact mark on the Shilling mentioned for completeness of detail, an extremely eye-catching set bordering on Choice comes in the red Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this	£17,000
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1243	Proof Set 1937 (4 coins) in Gold comprising Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half Sovereign nFDC with some hairlines, the Five Pounds with a tiny edge fault, the set retaining much original mint brilliance, in the Royal Mint box of issue, the box with some small tears to the base overall in good condition More coins like this	£11,500
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1233	Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set (13 coins) Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign, Half Sovereign, with Crown to Sixpence and Maundy Set, nFDC with a few minor nicks, attractively and evenly toned, the Halfcrown, Maundy Threepence and Twopence with some darker toning in places, the silver with an overall matching colour and tone, in the red box of issue More coins like this	£6,000
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1235	Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set (13 coins) Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign, Half Sovereign, with Crown to Sixpence and Maundy Set, with some minor hairlines, the Five Pounds with an edge nick, the silver with some hairlines and a few contact marks nFDC in the red Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this	£6,000
04/09/2022 Auction 178	English Coins	Lot 1234	Proof Set 1902 Long Matt Set (13 coins) Gold Five Pounds, Two Pounds, Sovereign, Half Sovereign, with Crown to Sixpence and Maundy Set, nFDC with an attractive matching tone, the Five Pounds with a thin scratch on the King's hair, the Maundy Fourpence with a thin scratch on the reverse, in the Royal Mint box of issue More coins like this	£5,500
06/03/2022 Auction 176	English Coins	Lot 1301	Five Pounds Gold 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign S.SE6 Gold Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo	£5,100
06/06/2021 Auction 173	English Coins	Lot 1685	Five Pounds Gold 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign S.SE6 Proof nFDC with light contact marks and two small tone spots, uncased in capsule, no certificate	£2,200
07/03/2021 Auction 172	English Coins	Lot 955	Five Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign Gold Proof S.SE6 nFDC with a few minor hairlines and very light contact marks, uncased in capsule with no certificate	£2,000
05/03/2017 Auction 156	English Coins	Lot 2009	Five Pounds 2017 200th Anniversary of the re-introduction of the Gold Sovereign Proof, in an NGC holder 'One of the first 150 struck' graded NGC PF70 Ultra Cameo	£2,200
05/06/2016 Auction 153	English Coins	Lot 2774	Five Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign Proof nFDC uncased, the obverse with a couple of small scratches	£1,350

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