Crown 1687 TERTIO ESC 78, Bull 743, UNC and retaining much original mint lustre, the reverse enhanced by blue/green and cinnamon tone, the obverse showing some weakness to the top of the wreath, as often encountered on this series, however a choice piece exhibiting superb eye appeal and worthy of a place in the finest Crown collection
Crown 1703 VIGO ESC 99, Bull 1340 GVF with some haymarking, overall a nicely struck example with an excellent portrait of the Queen, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55
Crown 1708 Plumes ESC 108, Bull 1347 Near Fine/Good Fine, with some edge bruises, the obverse with light haymarking, the reverse showing signs of an understruck coin in places under magnification, scarce and unusual
Crown 1746 LIMA ESC 125 UNC or very near so and deeply tone, the edge with a small impression between REGNI and DECIMO, a tiny spot below DEI and below the D of L.D. otherwise with excellent quality fields and very minor cabinet friction, a most attractive example with a lot of eye appeal, Ex-London Coins Auction A159 Lot 687 realised £3800 hammer price
Crown 1746 LIMA ESC 125, Bull 1668 EF with grey tone and some light haymarking, all George II Crowns desirable in high grades, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 60
Crown 1821 SECUNDO ESC 246, Bull 2310, UNC with even grey toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 36 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 689
Crown 1822 TERTIO ESC 252, Bull 2320 GEF with some hairlines, an even gold tone over original mint lustre contributes to the excellent eye appeal of the coin
Crown 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 483 dies 1A, UNC/AU and lustrous, with some small edge nicks, retaining much original mint lustre, the reverse with hints of blue/green toning, a most attractive example with considerable eye appeal
Crown 1893 LVI ESC 303, Bull 2593, Davies 501 dies 1A with the B of B.P virtually indistinct, About UNC with some contact marks, retaining much original mint lustre
Crown 1895 LIX ESC 309, Bull 2599, Davies 512 T of VICTORIA points to a space, dies 2A, GVF with some contact marks, small rim nicks and a few small tone spots
Crown 1902 Matt ProofESC 362, Bull 3562 UNC overall with a light and attractive golden tone, the reverse with a darker area of tone near the rim at 2 to 3 o'clock
Crown 1927 ProofESC 367, Bull 3631 UNC/nFDC the obverse with some hairlines, overall retaining much original mint brilliance and considerable eye appeal
Crown 1935 Raised Edge ProofESC 378, Bull 3655 UNC to FDC the obverse toned in the legends, the reverse retaining much brilliance, with a subtle blue/green and gold tone, in the red Royal Mint box of issue
Crown 1935 Raised edge ProofESC 378, Bull 3655, Lustrous UNC with some toning, the obverse with two small tone spots, in the red box of issue with Royal Mint type written note
Crown 1937 ESC 392, Bull 4020 Lustrous UNC with a bold strike, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the finest known of 20 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this proving to be a hard coin to locate in grade 80 and above, with many examples being heavily bag marked
Crowns (2) 1662 Rose below bust, No date on edge, ESC 15, Bull 339 approaching Fine, the obverse weakly struck in the centre as often with this type, 1895 LIX ESC 309, Bull 2599, Davies 514 dies 2A Near Fine
Crowns (2) 1695 SEPTIMO with Cinquefoil stops at the end of the edge legend ESC 86, Bull 990 VG the reverse with a heavy contact mark on the Irish harp, 1696 OCTAVO ESC 89, Bull 995 VG
Crowns (2) 1844 Cinquefoil stops on edge, ESC 281, Bull 2562, Fine with grey tone, 1847 Young Head ESC 288, Bull 2567 Fine/Good Fine with some gentle edge bruises
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A, Reverse 2, ESC 144, Bull 1925 EF with some scratches in the field behind the bust and some small signs of die rust present, nevertheless a bold and full striking and with much eye appeal
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1796FM countermark GVF, host coin a bold Good Fine, a very pleasing and even example and very desirable thus
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
Fantasy Crown 1879 a modern INA Retro striking in silver, Obverse Young Head of Queen Victoria right, by D.R.Golder, Reverse: in the style of the Young Head currency Crown and Halfcrown, Plain edge, 27.91 grammes Lustrous UNC with a small tone spot on the obverse
Fantasy Sovereign 1936 Obverse: Edward VIII facing left, Reverse: George and the Dragon, struck in 9 carat gold UNC and lustrous with the odd small tone spot
Farthing 1665 Pattern in copper, Obverse: Bust with long hair, date below, Reverse: Loose drapery below the elbow, Peck 424, dies 2+A, About Fine/Fine, the obverse with some pitting by the last O of CAROLO, Rare
Farthing 1679 Peck 530 Choice UNC and toned in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection, London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 739. Charles II Farthings very seldom encountered in this high grade. Since this coin was graded another 42000 coins have been graded, this has still to be bettered. It remains the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report.
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
Farthing 1797 Pattern Restrike in Silver Peck 1200 R72 Obverse: Three Berries, the lowest of which has no stalk, two wreath leaves project above the brow. Reverse: No SOHO on the rock, the horizontal hatchings absent from the shield, the ship without sails, UNC the obverse with very light cabinet friction and light hairlines, obverse and reverse retaining much original lustre and mint brilliance, the reverse with touches of blue and magenta, listed as Extremely rare by Peck, this is the first example recorded by our database. We note a Silver Pattern Restrike of Peck 1192 of similar rarity recently changed hands for £2750
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1, as Peck 1414, variety with 1 in date having no top serif, LCGS Variety 10, Choice UNC attractively toned with a trace of mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1839 as Peck 1554, Aboutfarthings Obverse 1, both A's barred in GRATIA, Reverse Ab Three-pronged Trident with stop after DEF, as LCGS Variety 05, Near EF/EF
Farthing 1840 as Peck 1559, Aboutfarthings Obverse 1, both A's barred in GRATIA, Reverse A Three-pronged Trident with Colon after DEF, as LCGS type 01, EF with traces of lustre and a few small spots
Farthing 1842 as Peck 1562, Top Colon stop after BRITANNIAR very weak, Aboutfarthings Obverse 1, both A's barred in GRATIA, Reverse A, NEF with a few carbon spots, Scarce
Farthing 1843 as Peck 1563, Aboutfarthings Obverse 1, both A's barred in GRATIA, Reverse B, No flaw by Britannia's right arm, gap between trident and thigh UNC or near so with around 75% lustre, with some uneven tone in places
Farthing 1852 as Peck 1574, Aboutfarthings Obverse 2, Reverse B, unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR, EF with around 15% lustre, LCGS Variety 02, the obverse with some contact marks, scarce in high grade
Farthing 1860 Toothed Border, 5 Berries, Freeman 501 dies 3+B, Choice UNC with 75%/50% lustre with touches of magenta toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Farthing 1862 Thin 8 over Large 8, a choice UNC example, the obverse with a superb 'satiny' tone, the reverse with around 25% lustre, struck from different dies to the Cooke Collection Lot 160 coin, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, unlisted by Peck or Freeman, certainly a coin for the Farthing Variety specialist
Farthing 1863 as Freeman 509 dies 3+B Variety with dot in the sea below the lighthouse, LCGS Variety 02, UNC with around 50%/70% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of just 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. All 1863 Farthings are rare in high grades, this an excellent coin for the Farthing Specialist collector
Farthing 1863 as Freeman 509 dies 3+B Variety with dot in the sea below the lighthouse, UNC and highly lustrous with minor cabinet friction, a tone spot on either side barely detracts, Extremely rare in high grade
Farthing 1868 Bronze ProofPeck 1882, UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, very rare and missing from many advanced Farthing collections. Ex-Finchampstead Collection
Farthing 1869 Freeman 522 dies 3+B Choice UNC with around 50% original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, this date very seldom offered in mint state and rare thus. The joint finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1873 as Freeman 524 dies 3+B, Low 3 (touches linear circle) LCGS variety 02, UNC and with around 80% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85,
Farthing 1883 Perfect F in F:D: Choice UNC with around 90%/75% lustre, LCGS Variety 02, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, this date scarce in high grades, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Finchampstead Collection
Farthing 1888 Freeman 560 dies 7+F Choice UNC with around 75% original lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1891 Freeman 564 dies 7+F UNC with around 70% mint lustre, the obverse in particular sharply struck, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1895 Bun Head Freeman 570 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, with some small handling marks and spots, rarely seen in this high grade and with this amount of lustre
Farthing 1928 Freeman 609 dies 3+B, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 91, a choice piece, very few currency coins of any type achieve grade 90 or above, such coins are in the fractions of the finest 1% extant of their respective types, the finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Five Pound Crown 2018 Prince George 5th Birthday, Reverse: A modern depiction of St. George slaying the Dragon S.L63, FDC uncased in capsule, with no certificate, only 175 pieces issued and with these forming part of the original Gold Proof Set, this represents an opportunity for Crown collectors to purchase this as a single piece
Five Pounds 1902 Matt ProofS.3966 in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Matte, from the Coronation Proof Set of the year, this and the currency issue the only Five Pounds issues of Edward VII
Florin 1849 ESC 802, Bull 2815 UNC or very near so, with a minor contact mark behind the bust otherwise choice. A light subtle tone over original lustre adds to the superb eye appeal of this piece. Godless Florins now very difficult to find in the highest grades
Florin 1852 ESC 806, Bull 2820 UNC with a deep gold and blue tone, the obverse with a thin old light scratch on the Queen's neck, comes with old collector's ticket from 1974
Florin 1858 close ccc in date ESC 816B, Bull 2839, Davies 731 UNC the obverse with olive and gold tone, the reverse with touched of blue and magenta tone. Ex-Cheshire Collection NGC MS64 (the NGC ticket no longer with the coin.) In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the only example of this date and type recorded by the LCGS Population Report. All Gothic Florins difficult to find in grades 80 and above, the LCGS Population statistics show only 22 currency coins of all Gothic dates have achieved grades above 80
Florin 1872 ESC 840, Bull 2878, Davies 756, dies 3B, Top Cross overlaps border beads, Die Number 47, EF/GEF with some contact marks, retaining much original lustre and blue/gold toning in the legends, displaying excellent eye appeal
Florin 1873 ESC 841, Bull 2879, Davies 757, dies 3B, Top Cross overlaps border beads, Die Number 27 GVF/EF the obverse with some contact marks, the reverse with attractive blue/green and cinnamon toning
Florin 1881 xxri errorESC 858A, curiously omitted by Bull UNC lightly toned with underlying mint lustre, the obverse with a small spot on the bust, overall a very attractive piece, comes with old collector's ticket from 1972
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