Penny 1861 Freeman 32 dies 6+F, VF/GF, the obverse with a rim bruise at 5 o'clock, some marks and scuffs, very rare rated R16 by Freeman, Ex-Laurie BamfordcollectionDNW 20/6/2006 Lot 43 hammer price £1000
Penny 1861 Freeman 33 dies 6+G UNC or near so with traces of lustre, the reverse with some spots and some weakness on the shield, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/2/1997 hammer price £55
Penny 1861 ProofFreeman 37 dies 6+G rated R17 by Freeman. The fields with very minor marks, retaining almost full lustre, the Queen's bust and Britannia having a cameo appearance, Ex-London Coins Auction 5/3/2006 Lot 1196 hammer price £700
Penny 1861 with 6 over 8 Freeman 30 dies 6+D Rarity 18 (estimated 6-15 examples known ) Fine for wear and once cleaned. Extremely rare in any grade, Ex-London Coins Auction 5/6/2005 hammer price £300
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G, with slanting 2 in date, UNC with traces of lustre and two tone lines on the obverse, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £42
Penny 1862 Bronze ProofFreeman 40 dies 6+G, the 2 in the date double struck, also some letters in the obverse legend, most noticeably D:G: also double struck, rated R18 by Freeman, nFDC with a few light hairlines and a small spot in the obverse field, Ex-M.Rasmussen , Ex-London Coins Auction A107 28/11/2004 Lot 1196 hammer price £1000
Penny 1862 variety with F for E in PENNY unlisted by Peck, Freeman, Gouby or Satin, About VF for wear but has clearly been in the ground with numerous surface marks, however the variety is very clear, Ex-London Coins Auction A115 3/12/2006 Lot 953 hammer price £130
Penny 1863 3 over 1 Gouby BP1863Aa dies J+g with the top of the underlying 1 showing at the top right of the 3, also with a small 'spike' at the top of the right curve of the 3 approaching Fine, a clear example, one of just a handful of examples thus far recorded of this rare type, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 7/12/2014 Lot 2917 hammer price £800
Penny 1863 Open 3 in date unlisted by Freeman, Gouby 1863B, Satin 46, the variety confirmed by the 3 having a curved downward diagonal stroke, the 2003 census in the Satin catalogue states 6 specimens recorded, VG with all major details clear, Ex-J.Workman sale September 2010 £250
Penny 1864 Crosslet 4 Freeman 48 dies 6+G EF and lustrous with some edge nicks and a spot by F:D:, rare in high grade, Ex-Grantham Coins, Cumberland Hotel 6/6/1998
Penny 1864 Plain 4 Freeman 49 dies 6+G EF toned the reverse with some contact marks, the obverse with some spots in the fields and on the hair, Ex-Ian Robinson 11/7/1996 £155, extremely difficult to find in high grade, in fact our archive database shows that our previous best sold example was only GVF
Penny 1868 Copper ProofFreeman 58A dies 6+G Ex-James Workman collection Lot 39 (£1500) September 2010 as struck with much original underlying lustre, with a blue and magenta tone, a couple of minor contact marks, otherwise choice
Penny 1868 Proof in Cupro-nickel Freeman 57 dies 6+G nFDC with a few field abrasions and a small spot on the shield, Ex-London Coins Auction A112 5/3/2006 Lot 1200 hammer price £650
Penny 1870 Freeman 60 dies 6+G, 13 teeth date spacing, Gouby BP1870 Ae, UNC/EF with uneven lustre and a die flaw through the 8 of the date, Ex-I.Robinson 24/8/1996 £145
Penny 1871 Freeman 61 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1871 Ac (12 teeth date spacing) NEF with some spots on the obverse, the reverse with a small dig in the field at the top, Ex-J.Welsh 30/7/1998 £235
Penny 1874 Freeman 72 dies 7+H UNC or near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction and some light contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/11/2004 £320
Penny 1875 as Freeman 80 dies 8+H but with a raised dot below the first I in VICTORIA, Gouby BP1875Cd. UNC or near so and lustrous with a few small tone spots. This example sold at London Coins Auction 25/2/2001 hammer price £550 prior to Gouby's publication then described thus: We believe this to be only Bun Penny as such and unlike the 1897 and 1946 raised dot types, this is a perfectly clear circular raised bold dot. (a previous example in VF sold for £160 in LCA 41, Lot 919)
Penny 1875H Bronze ProofFreeman 86 dies 8+J, Excessively Rare, rated R19 by Freeman, nFDC with a couple of tiny spots in the obverse field, Ex-James Workman collection Part 1 (lot 49) September 2010, £1500
Penny 1876H as Freeman 89 dies 8+K a Proof or Specimen striking the reverse with much original mint brilliance, the obverse slightly less sharp but still with almost full lustre, a most attractive example with considerable eye appeal, Ex-J.Welsh 3/7/1997 £580
Penny 1879 as Freeman 97 dies 9+J but with two lights on the lighthouse, the reverse having what appears to be a second top of the lighthouse above the normal, almost like a small shuttle taking off from the top of the lighthouse, unlisted and presumably rare, Ex-London Coins Auction 16/6/2002 hammer price £110
Penny 1881 Freeman 105 dies 10+J AU/GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-Colin Adams collection Spink 23/7/2003 hammer price £520, we note a GVF example sold in London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2014 (Lot 2718) realised £538 inclusive of buyers premium
Penny 1882 Freeman 112 dies 11+N (No H below date) Near Fine/About Fine with some edge knocks and some verdigris spots, nevertheless extremely rare with very few examples known, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 1/3/2014 Lot 1862 hammer price £2200
Penny 1882H Freeman 111 dies 11+M this specimen showing part of the upright of the underlying 1, GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-M.Freeman collection Christies 23/10/1981 Lot 69 (part), sold with his ticket, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 6/9/2005 hammer price £600
Penny 1889 Narrow date also with narrower 9 Gouby BP1889B (Gouby states first referenced in 1986) GF/NVF darkly toned and scarce, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 30/11/1999 hammer price £95
Penny 1891 with wide date 15 1/2 teeth date spacing Gouby BP1891Ac (the Gouby plate coin) at the time this was the only recorded example, UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with small spots, Ex-Laurie BamfordcollectionDNW 20/6/2006 Lot 135 hammer price £340, with Laurie's ticket, sold with a footnote stating 'that a second specimen in similar condition sold for £360 at Croydon Coin Auctions in November 2001 (Lot 171)'
Penny 1895 P of PENNY 2mm from trident Freeman 139 dies 1+A, a few very minor contact marks, otherwise UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-Saltford Coins 6/11/1999 £200
Penny 1895 P of PENNY 2mm from trident Freeman 140 dies 1+A Bronze Proof, UNC the reverse with some light handling marks, Excessively rare rated R19 by Freeman, Ex-DNW 20/6/2007 hammer price £1500
Penny 1897 with raised dot between O and N of ONE Gouby BP1897B VG with a scratch on the Queen's face VG Rare, Ex-London Coins Auction 17/3/2002 hammer price £220
Penny 1901 Bronze ProofFreeman 155 dies 1+B UNC with a few very minor contact marks, Rare, Ex-London Coin Auction A101 31/3/2003 Lot 865 hammer price £220
Penny 1908 Matt Proof, as Freeman 167 dies 2+D, About as struck with subdued lustre, some small spots on either side, purchased from Glendinings 28/7/1999 hammer price £430, we note an example in a 2014 US auction Realised $8000
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of the date points to a rim tooth, VG or better with all major details clear, much rarer than the R9 quoted by Freeman, excessively rare with only a few examples known, Ex-London Coins Auction 3/3/2013 hammer price £1600
Penny 1911 Hollow Neck, I of BRITT points to a rim tooth, unlisted by Freeman, Gouby BP1911 B (dies X+a) VF or better, our archive database shows this is by far the finest example we have offered, most examples show up in VG to Fine, Ex-DNW 1/11/1999 hammer price £75
Penny 1913 Freeman 175 dies 1+B EF and lustrous the obverse with some contact marks, the reverse with a few small spots, Very Rare, Ex-Lockdales 4/9/1998
Penny 1918KN Freeman 184 dies 2+B A/UNC nicely toned with traces of lustre and a verdigris spot on the rim and edge by BRITT, rare in high grade, Ex-Ian Robinson 23/1/1997 £325
Penny 1922 Freeman 192A dies 3+C Near Fine/Fine, a collectable example, extremely rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 2/3/2014 Lot 1888 hammer price £3800
Penny 1927 Bronze ProofFreeman 198 dies 4+C UNC with some lustre and a few spots on the obverse, Extremely Rare, Ex-Alderly Collection, Colin Cooke 27/1/2007 £2000
Penny 1928 as Freeman 199 dies 5+C with die axis inverted, Fine or better with some contact marks and an edge bruise to the right of the date, most unusual, Ex-J.Workman sale, Colin Cooke September 2010, £600
Penny 1929 Bronze ProofFreeman 202 dies 5+C nFDC with traces of lustre and a few small spots, Extremely Rare rated R18 by Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A117 3/6/2007 Lot 1213 hammer price £1600
Penny 1932 Bronze ProofFreeman 208 dies 5+C nFDC toned with traces of lustre and a small spot by NN of PENNY, Extremely Rare rated R18 by Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A131 9/12/2010 Lot 1702 hammer price £950
Penny 1964 Mint Error - Mis Strike struck without a collar on a 'cup-shaped' bronze blank diameter 35mm, weight 9.26 grammes A/UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-DNW 13/3/2002 hammer price £140
Penny 1965 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 12.11 grammes, A/UNC the obverse with traces of lustre, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 hammer price £55
Penny 1966 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 11.14 grammes, UNC and lustrous, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 hammer price £60
Penny 1967 Mint Error - Mis Strike a double reverse on a heavier flan weighing 9.76 grammes, the date on one side doubled on the first three digits, EF with some toning and a few small spots, Ex-DNW 30/11/2000 hammer price £100
Penny 1967 Mint Error Mis-strike, struck in Cupro-nickel, slightly off centre, weight 11.56 grammes UNC and lustrous, sold with Spink ticket for £350, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 £200 hammer price
Pennies (2) 1867 Freeman 53 dies 6+G EF toned with some contact and handling marks, Ex-W.Nicholls 2/5/1997 £30, 1866 Freeman 52 dies 6+G EF cleaned, Ex-W.Nicholls 15/4/1996 £32
Pennies (2) 1876H Wide Date Freeman 87 dies 8+J NVF Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/9/2001 hammer price £65, 1876H Freeman 89 dies 8+K EF with pale lustre, the obverse with some scratches, Ex-W.Nicholls 13/8/1996 £30
Pennies (2) 1877 Freeman 91 dies 8+J GEF and lustrous with some contact marks and small spots, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/5/1999 hammer price £60, 1879 Freeman 97 dies 9+J EF with traces of lustre, once cleaned, Ex-W.Nicholls 15/4/1996 £50
Pennies (2) 1879 Close Date Freeman 98 dies 9+K Fair, rare, Ex-KB Coins 22/8/2000 £17.50, 1882H Freeman 114 dies 12+M VG/Fine with some scratches, Ex-KB Coins 22/8/2000 24.50
Pennies (2) 1887 Freeman 125 dies 12+N A/UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-KB Coins February 1994 £24.50, 1888 Freeman 126 dies 12+N A/UNC with uneven lustre, Ex-W.Nicholls 25/4/1995 £40
Pennies (2) 1888 I's in VICTORIA have no top left serifs Freeman dies 12+N EF with traces of lustre, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/9/2001 hammer price £50, 1889 15 Leaves Freeman 127 dies 12+N, GEF with lustre and some contact marks, Ex-I.Robinson 28/10/1996 £23
Pennies (2) 1890 Freeman 130 dies 12+N EF with some contact marks, Ex-W.Nicholls 17/11/1995 £30, 1894 Freeman 138 dies 12+N VF, Ex-W.Nicholls 16/1/1995 £20
Pennies (2) 1892 Freeman 134 dies 12+N A/UNC with traces of lustre (bought for £25 15/4/1995), 1893 Freeman 136 dies 12+N UNC with traces of lustre (bought for £20 21/12/1996)
Pennies (26) 1937 Freeman 217 dies 1+A UNC and lustrous, (Bought for £1), 1937 ProofFreeman 218 dies 1+A nFDC and lustrous, bought 17/8/1993 for £6), 1937 Freeman 219 dies 1+B A/UNC, Ex-KB Coins 25/11/1995 £3.50, 1937 Proof Freeman 220 dies 1+B, Ex-John of Satin 3/9/1998 £10, 1937 Freeman 221 dies 2+B UNC and attractively toned, Ex-KB Coins 28/4/1997 £3.50, 1938 Freeman 222 dies 2+B Lustrous UNC, Ex-W.Nicholls 17/11/1995 £2, 1939 Freeman 224 dies 2+B UNC/AU with traces of lustre, the reverse with a few spots, bought 30/10/1993 (£1.50), 1940 Freeman 226 dies 2+B UNC/AU the reverse with a few spots, Ex-KB Coin 25/11/1995 £7.50, 1940 Freeman 227 dies 2+C A/UNC and lustrous with a few small spots, Ex-P.Morris 25/11/1995 £6.50, 1940 Freeman 227 dies 2+C UNC and nicely toned, Ex-J.Welsh 28/9/1999 £18, 1944 Freeman 229 dies 2+C UNC toned with a few small spots, Ex-W.Nicholls £4, 1945 Freeman 231 dies 2+CA/UNC mint toned, Ex-W.Nicholls 13/3/1995 £5, 1946 Mint toned Freeman 233 dies 2+C UNC and attractively toned with a small spot on the 4 of the date, Ex-W.Nicholls 3/1/1996 £2, 1947 Freeman 235 dies 2+C UNC with good lustre, 1948 Freeman 236 dies 2+C GEF with dull lustre, 1949 Freeman 238 dies 2+C UNC and lustrous, 1953 Freeman 245 dies 1+B UNC with good subdued lustre, Ex-Marron Coins 13/1/1975 £2.50, 1953 Proof Freeman 246 dies 1+B, Ex-KB Coins 15/4/1995 £6.50, 1961 Freeman 248 dies 3+D Lustrous UNC, 1962 Freeman 250 dies 3+E UNC, 1963 Freeman 252 dies 3+F UNC with a few spots, 1964 Freeman 254 dies 3+G UNC, 1965 Freeman 255 dies 3+H UNC, 1966 Freeman 256 dies 3+I UNC, 1967 Freeman 257 dies 3+J, 1970 Proof Freeman 257A dies 3+J UNC and lustrous with spot on the Queen's head
Pennies (3) 1910 Freeman 170 dies 2+E UNC and lustrous (bought 5/11/1994 £15.50), 1911 Freeman 171 dies 1+A UNC or near so and with good, slightly uneven lustre, (bought 15/4/1995 £10), 1912 AU/GEF and lustrous with some contact marks, Ex-KB Coins 23/8/1995 £32.50
Pennies (4) 1921 Freeman 190 2+B NEF/EF toned, Ex-KB Coins 15/4/1995, 1921 Freeman 191 dies 3+B GEF toned, Ex-KB Coins 23/8/1995 £8.50, 1922 Freeman 192 dies 3+B GEF, Ex-W.Nicholls 14/3/1997 £40, 1926 First Head Freeman 193 dies 3+B GEF/EF with some lustre, Ex-W.Nicholls November £20, 1927 Freeman 197 dies 4+C A/UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction, Ex-W.Nicholls 20/10/1995 £8
Pennies (4) 1895 Freeman 141 dies 1+B A/UNC with pale lustre and some contact marks, 1896 Freeman 1143 dies 1+B UNC/AU with traces of lustre, the reverse with some spots, (bought 30/4/1994 £8), 1898 Freeman 149 dies 1+B UNC with pale lustre and a few small spots, Ex-W.Nicholls 5/2/1996 £20, 1899 Freeman 150 dies 1+B A/UNC toned
Pennies (4) 1945 doubled date varieties. (3) The first slightly doubled outside the 9, NVF/VF, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £40, the second doubled outside the 9 and outside the 5 VF, the third with slight doubling inside the 9 EF, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £34, along with Penny 1946 with raised dot after ONE, Fine, Ex-KB Coins 5/12/1998 £24.40
Pennies (4) 1950 Freeman 240 dies 3+C A/UNC toned, Ex-J.Welsh 3/7/1997 £20, 1950 ProofFreeman 241 dies 3+C, UNC and retaining much lustre, bought 17/8/1993 £15, 1951 Freeman 242 dies 3+C GEF with traces of lustre, the reverse with some spots, bought for £8.75, 1951 Proof Freeman 243 dies 3+C nFDC with colourful toning, bought February 1994 (£16.50)
Pennies (5) 1902 Low Tide, 1902 High Tide, 1903, 1906, 1907 the first UNC with a verdigris spot on the King's hair, others EF to UNC with varying degrees of lustre
Pennies (5) 1913 Freeman 174 dies 1+A UNC with around 30% lustre, Ex-KB Coins 10/3/1999 £37.50, 1913 Freeman 177 dies 2+B EF/AU and lustrous, the obverse with some hairlines, Ex-W.Nicholls November 1994 £18, 1914 Freeman 178 dies 2+B EF, Ex-W.Nicholls 13/3/1995 £10, 1915 Freeman 179 dies 2+B NEF, Ex-I.Robinson 3/3/1996 £4, 1917 Freeman 181 dies 2+B EF and lustrous, Ex-W.Nicholls November 1994 £10
Pennies (5) 1916 Freeman 180 dies 2+B EF and lustrous, Ex-W.Nicholls 20/10/1995 £18, 1918 Freeman 182 dies 2+B A/UNC with good lustre, Ex-W.Nicholls 17/11/1995 £16, 1919 Freeman 185 dies 2+B EF with traces of lustre, Ex-I.Jull 15/4/1995 £15, 1920 Freeman 188 dies 2+B UNC and lustrous with a few small areas of toning, Ex-KB Coins 23/8/1995 £8.50, 1920 Freeman 188 dies 2+B About UNC, the obverse with a very pronounced flat strike on the head, Ex-Saltford Coins 23/6/2001 £5
Pennies (8) 1928 Freeman 199 dies 5+C A/UNC, Ex-W.Nicholls 3/1/1996 £9, 1929 Freeman 201 dies 5+C EF and lustrous with a few spots, bought 19/3/1994 (£4), 1930 Freeman 203 dies 5+C, Ex-W.Nicholls 25/4/1995 £6, 1931 Freeman 205 dies 5+C UNC with good lustre, Ex-W.Nicholls 3/1/1996 £10, 1932 Freeman 207 dies 5+C, UNC or near so and toned, Ex-J.Welsh 27/11/1997 £45, 1934 Freeman 210 dies 5+C NEF toned with some contact marks, Ex-W.Nicholls 15/4/1996 £25, 1935 Freeman 212 dies 5+C UNC with around 60% lustre and a few small spots, bought 30/4/1994 (£4), 1936 Freeman 214 dies 5+C UNC and with practically full lustre and a few small spots, bought 17/8/1993 (£4),
Pennies 1897 (6) an interesting study group containing 10 teeth date spacings (3) and 10 1/2 teeth date spacings (3) these coins show a variety of different shapes and positions of the 7 in the date, different thicknesses of helmet plumes, and differences to the shape ands size of the rock, two coins are VG to NF the other four EF to A/UNC and lustrous, comes with a research dossier copiled by the vendor
Pennies 1900 (2) as Gouby BP1900 Aa both with 11 teeth date spacing A/UNC and lustrous and VG, the VG example however has the 00 of the date closer together with the first 0 differently aligned in relation to the rim teeth
Books - Peck - English Copper Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958 Second Edition 1970, Gouby - The British Bronze Penny Specialised Edition, John Jerrams - Satin Coins (4) A Comprehensive Listing of Varieties For The Currency Issue British Bun Penny of 1860 1861 1862 1863, Bronze Bun Pennies 1860 to 1865 and Their Varieties (3) (Currency Issues) (Currency Issues Only 1999) and (With Updates Valuations), Michael Freeman The Bronze Penny 3 different editions the 1970 Edition signed by Mr Freeman, British Numismatic Journals (2) Volume 52 1982 containing Numbered Strikings of Victorian Bronze Pennies G.P.Dyer (page 234) Volume 54 1984 Richard Sainthill and the Bronze Coinage G.P Dyer (page 263). Generally good second hand.
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