Halfcrown 1705 Plumes ESC 571 VF with a small flan flaw on the Queen's cheek, very rare, our records indicate that we have handled just one example of this coin prior to this sale in the last ten years
Halfcrown 1707 Angles Plain SEPTIMO edge lettering S3606 ESC 574 EF even tone, small stress fault on the rim through ANNO, a sharp looking coin with good eye appeal
Halfcrown 1843 as ESC 676 with broken R in GRATIA, CGS variety 2, UNC or near so with a superb green and gold tone, slabbed and graded CGS 75, the finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1845 ESC 679 UNC with grey tone and some light contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 78, the finest of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee Head, Florins 1887 Jubilee Head (2), Shillings 1887 Jubilee Head (2), Threepence 1887 Jubilee Head all UNC with colourful and matching tone
Halfcrown 1903 AU/Unc with a lovely gold orange tone over original mint brilliance very rare in this high and pleasing grade and certainly the best example we have ever offered. Many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is much harder to find in top grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772 UNC or near so, a most attractive example with some toning on the obverse and some light contact marks, the reverse with traces of mint bloom, almost never seen on the .500 Halfcrowns. Very Rare in this high grade
Halfcrown 1953 Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait (used in the plastic set) of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare and reported to be one of only a handful known About UNC Very Rare
Halfpenny 1673 Peck 512 with No stops on the obverse. Listed as simply 'Extremely Rare' by Spink with no price given, a full grade better than the Nicholson collection example and superior to the Peck plate coin (obverse only is shown) seldom seen above Fine, this coin a well-struck VF with some old scratches on the obverse, we note we have only offered two examples in 12 years, this example previously sold in London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 884 for £850 hammer price
Halfpenny 1845 Peck 1529 AEF with some carbon spots and light porosity at the top of the obverse. Signs of having been in a coin vinyl for too long, An extremely hard coin to find in any grade above Fine, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 Lot 896 hammer price £550
Halfpenny 1855 VIC.TORIA error legend UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1862 Freeman 288A dies 7+F with die letter C to left of lighthouse AVF with a flan flaw through LF of HALF and correspondingly through BRITT on obverse. Some surface residue from vinyl envelope storage, this possibly removable, Extremely rare rated R19 by Freeman, a clear example quite possibly one of the finest known, superior to the example in the Roland Harris collection, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 904 hammer price £700
Halfpenny 1865 5 over 3 Freeman 297 dies 7+G very clear overstrike GEF with traces of lustre, some residue in the fields from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, extremely rare thus
Halfpenny 1868 Freeman 303 dies 7+G approaching UNC with traces of lustre and very scarce in this grade, with surface residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 912
Halfpenny 1873 Freeman 311 dies 7+I UNC with a little underlying lustre, with surface residue from vinyl storage this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2015 Lot 917
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 314 dies 8+J rated R16 by Freeman weakly struck on Queen's hair and on Britannia EF with surface residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, very rare, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 918 hammer price £500
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 321 dies 11+J Lustrous UNC, with some light residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 919
Halfpenny 1876H Freeman 326 dies 13+M UNC and choice, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the finest of 5 examples thus far recorded on the CGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1876H Freeman 326 dies 13+M UNC with traces of lustre, the fields with some residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 920
Pennies (2) 1853 Ornamental Trident Peck 1500 UNC with traces of lustre, 1854 Ornamental Trident Peck 1507 GEF with a darker toning area on the obverse
Pennies (2) 1904 Freeman 159 dies 1+B UNC/GEF and lustrous with a couple of small tone spots on the reverse, 1907 Freeman 163 dies 1+C A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks and a spot in the reverse field
Penny 1799 (undated) Pattern by Droz. BHM 465 Obverse Bust right GEORGIUS III : D:G: REX, Reverse VIGEBIT IN OMNE AEVUM in four lines. Struck in copper, NGC MS63 BN
Penny 1826 Reverse A No line on saltire, Peck 1422 Choice UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-NGC MS65 BN
Penny 1845 Peck 1489 EF with toning, the fields with some residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 955 hammer price £200
Penny 1846 Peck 1491 DEF Close Colon Lustrous UNC with some field residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 957 hammer price £340
Penny 1849 Peck 1497 UNC and nicely toned with some indentations around Britannia probably caused in striking, Very Rare in this high grade, Ex-Spink Auction 68 23/3/1989 Lot 791, Ex-Hopetoun House £240
Penny 1860 Copper Pattern by Moore Obverse 3, Reverse D (No reverse legend) Freeman 860, Peck 2132, toned UNC, the surfaces with some residue from vinyl storage this possibly removable, comes with old collector's ticket showing the purchase price of £25
Penny 1860 Freeman 10 dies 2+D with T over T in VICT, rocks to the left of the lighthouse fail to meet the linear circle (see illustration on page 14 of 'The Early British Bun Pennies and Their Varieties' by John Jerrams) UNC with good, slightly subdued lustre
Penny 1868 Dies 6 + G Freeman 56, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 710 Unc obverse almost fully lustrous, reverse near so, rare thus and the finest so far recorded by CGS at grade 80
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