Brass Threepence 1946 Peck 2389 UNC or near so and with some subdued lustre, the obverse with a small metal flaw on the truncation and a small area of darker toning after IND, Rare in this high grade
Crown 1671 VICESIMO TERTIO ESC 43, Bull 386 EF with a pleasing underlying tone and some haymarking, all Charles II Crowns Rare in this high grade, EX-Spink Auction November 1994
Crown 1672 ESC 45, Bull 388 A/UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, furthermore, out of the 85 Charles II Crowns thus far submitted, this is not only finest of it's year and type, but finest in the entire Charles II series
Crown 1696 OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995, GEF and nicely toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Crown 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282, Bull 2564 EF or very near so with some light contact marks, retaining some lustre and with a hint of golden tone
Crown 1902 Matt ProofESC 362, Bull 3562 UNC/nFDC the obverse with a contact mark and some light hairlines, overall a very pleasing coin with much eye appeal
Crown 1935 Raised Edge ProofESC 378, Bull 3655 nFDC with minor hairlines and the odd contact mark, retaining practically full mint brilliance, comes in the red box of issue
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
Five Guineas 1701 Fine Work S.3456 NEF a very small depression and some hairlines are visible in the obverse field below GRA, however a high grade coin overall
Five Pounds 1887 ProofS.3864 GEF for wear with small rim nicks, the obverse hairlined and with signs of fine smoothing in the fields visible under magnification
Florin 1853 ProofESC 809, Bull 2827 UNC to nFDC in an LCGS holder and graded 85, retaining much original mint brilliance, very seldom seen, we note there was no example in either the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections, indeed our auction archive stretching back to 2003 indicates this is the first example we have offered
Florin 1854 No stop after date ESC 811A, Bull 2829 VF or slightly better with small rim nicks, Very Rare in all grades and the number of coins extant in grades above Fine must be very small
Florin 1907 ESC 925, Bull 3583 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the joint finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florins (2) 1901 ESC 885, Bull 2972, UNC and lustrous, the obverse with a small flan flaw on the drapery, 1903 ESC 921, Bull 3579 EF with some minor contact marks and small tone spots
Groat 1853 ProofESC 1951A, Bull 3348 nFDC with attractive gold and olive toning and much eye appeal, retaining underlying original mint brilliance, an extremely rare piece, seldom seen, far scarcer than the R2 assigned by Bull, we note that an example described as 'EF with a few minor hairlines, realised £1800 in London Coins Auction A154 4/9/2016 Lot 2023, this example comfortably superior to that piece
Guinea 1681 S.3344 Fine with an old scuff on the portrait, Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is only the second example we have offered
Guinea 1723 Fourth Bust S.3631 GVF/NEF with evidence of light smoothing in the fields, evident under strong magnification, overall though of pleasing appearance
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
Half Guinea 1798 8 over 7 S.3735 VF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 45, the finest of only 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Guinea 1800 S.3735 VG/About Fine, a rare date, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered, also internet searches show very few recent transactions for this date, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest
Half Sovereign 1828 Marsh 409 NEF the field with a small depression either side of the bust, and to the left of the shield, visible under strong magnification
Half Sovereign 1839 Plain edge Proof, die axis upright S.3859 nFDC with some hairlines, the reverse with three small spots above the second A in BRITANNIARUM, retaining much original mint brilliance, Very Rare, this only the second we have offered in 15 years
Half Sovereign 1856 Marsh 430 the 6 struck over another 6, with the underlying curve visible to the left of the 6, some doubling is also apparent on the 1 and the 8, though to a lesser extent, Good Fine/Fine
Half Sovereign 1885M Marsh 475 GF/NVF rated R5 by Marsh, our archive database shows that this is only the second, and by far the finest example we have offered in 15 years
Half Sovereign 1986 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 97, the joint finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1990 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1991 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 96, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1992 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 96, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1995 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1996 Proof S.SB2 (previously S.4276) FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1997 Proof S.SB2 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 95, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 1998 Proof S.SB4 FDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 98, the finest known of 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 2001 S.SB4 UNC retaining practically full mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 97, the finest known of 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Sovereign 2002 Proof S.SB5 FDC retaining full mint brilliance, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 98, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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