Halfcrown 1816 ESC 613, Bull 2086 UNC and choice with light gold tone and underlying original lustre, eye-catching and desirable, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Halfcrown 1817 Bull Head, S over I in PENSE, unlisted by the 1992 ESC, Bull lists as I over S (?) Bull 2092 and listed as Rarity 3, UNC or very near so with some very minor spots, a crisp strike with choice fields and subtle touches of golden tone in the legends, compares favourably with the Ex-Colin Adams example sold in London Coins Auction A130 5th September 2010 (Lot 1328), a superb piece and fully justifying it's rarity rating, indeed, our archive database stretching back 20 years confirms this is only the third such piece we have offered.
Halfcrown 1817 Small Head, HONI double struck, as ESC 618, Bull 2096 UNC and choice with touches of attractive gold tone in the legend, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Halfcrown 1834 WW in script, ESC 662, Bull 2478, UNC with choice subtle lustre, enhanced by touches of gold in the legend, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 Near Fine/About Fine, a collectable example. Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin
Halfcrown 1840 ESC 673, Bull 2715 UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78. We note the examples in the Andrew Wayne collection sale, and Roland Harris collection sale were both EF, Halfcrowns of 1839 and 1840 are the only dates with W.W on the truncation and given the rarity of the 1839 coin, the 1840 is always a popular type coin.
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717, Choice UNC and lustrous with touches of golden tone, a beautiful example of the higher relief Young Head portrait, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, very few examples in the entire Young Head series achieve grades of 80 or higher, this coin a part of a select group offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1843 as ESC 676, Bull 2718, variety with broken R in GRATIA with top and central horizontal pieces of the R missing, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70
Halfcrown 1844 4s in date have no serifs ESC 677, Bull 2720 UNC or near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1844 ESC 677, Bull 2720 UNC with original lustre and touches of attractive golden toning, a most pleasing example with considerable eye appeal
Halfcrown 1849 Large Date ESC 682, Bull 2730 EF with some hairlines and a raised 'bubble' above the bust caused in the striking, in an LCGS 'yellow ticket' holder and graded 'Field Damage EF'
Halfcrown 1878 ESC 701, Bull 2751 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1879 Davies 585 - dies 3+C. Obverse: I of DEI points to a bead, Reverse: Small cross on crown, with foliage close to the legend, a scarce date having a rare variety with the whole date double struck, UNC or near so in an LCGS holder and graded CGS AU 78
Halfcrown 1883 ESC 711, Bull 2762 UNC with cartwheel lustre, and a beautiful light 'satiny' tone, a most attractive piece with original surfaces, light carbon marks on the obverse barely detract, the coin retaining choice eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1885 ESC 713, Bull 2765, Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, this part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1886 ESC 715, Bull 2767, Lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee head ESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 640 dies 1A, Choice UNC with golden tone, the reverse with flashes of olive and magenta in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Halfcrown 1887 Young HeadESC 717, Bull 2769 UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Victoria Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates extremely difficult to find in grade 80 and above, this part of a select choice group of Young Head examples offered in this sale
Halfcrown 1888 ESC 721, Bull 2773 UNC with some tiny rim nicks, the obverse with some contact marks in the field, retaining some mint lustre, the reverse with touches of golden toning in the legends
Halfcrown 1889 ESC 722, Bull 2774, Davies 645 dies 3A, the rarest die pairing of the 5 types recorded for this date, EF/GEF with gold, blue and magenta tone
Halfcrown 1891 ESC 724, Bull 2776, Davies 649 dies 3C N of PENSE with crossbar Lustrous UNC with flashes of colourful tone, a choice example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrown 1893 ProofESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663 dies 2B, FDC the obverse with deep blue/green tone, the reverse further enhanced by touches of gold and magenta in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90, formerly in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Cameo, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfcrown 1893 ProofESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663 dies 2B, FDC with old grey tone with traces of underlying gold and blue/green, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728, Bull 2780, Davies 665 dies 2A, UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and attractive golden toning, the key date in the Veiled head series
Halfcrown 1899 ESC 733, Bull 2785 Choice UNC and with practically full lustre, the reverse with a few minor flecks of colourful tone around the date, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Halfcrown 1902 ESC 746, Bull 3567, UNC with attractive gold and olive toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Edward VII Halfcrowns of all dates rare in this high grade, as they are prone to bagmarks in the fields
Halfcrown 1903 ESC 748, Bull 3569, in an NGC holder and graded AU58, a pleasing and well struck example with golden toning in the legends, rare and desirable. 1903 Halfcrowns very hard to find in all grades above Fine, indeed many dealers claim the 1903 Halfcrown is harder to find in high grade than the 1905 and our results database does not contradict this theory
Halfcrown 1908 ESC 753, Bull 3574 UNC with choice lustre, a most pleasing and a superior example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Edward VII Halfcrowns extremely difficult to find in grades 80 and above, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 Lot 1767 hammer price £1100
Halfcrown 1920 Davies 1672N struck in a hard nickel type alloy and weighing 12.43 grammes. There are 1924 trial nickel shillings, with a very rare example struck metrically weighing 5 gr. The 1672N Halfcrown listed here may also be a Royal Mint trial, when a complete elimination of silver seemed feasible. There appears to be an interesting 'privy' mark, introduced by a thicker down stroke to the 'D' of 'Dei' with the top serif of this 'D' being double struck. The border bead above is also oversized (wider). This would be an odd occurrence for any counterfeiter, especially on top of striking perfectly die-cut, but lightweight coins in this hard metal, and having excellent milling. a similar example was listed in Auction A151 6/12/2015 (Lot 2687, weight 11.92 grammes, realised £120 hammer price), the description then stating that only 6 of these examples were then known to the vendor Near Fine/VG a highly unusual type, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 15, Ex-Colin Adams collection
Halfcrown 1921 ESC 768, Bull 3722, Davies 1678 dies 3C, UNC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Note: Halfcrowns of the 1920-1925 period very hard to find in grades 80 and above, due to weak strikes, poor metal mix, many have poorly prepared blanks too, they are also liable to heavy bagmarking, so given all these minting problems, only a small percentage will even have a chance to achieve high grades in third party holders
Halfcrown 1928 ESC 777, Bull 3734, Davies 1703 dies 1C, Obverse: Shallow forehead with centre indented, Reverse: D of FID points right of a bead, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrown 1934 ESC 783, Bull 3747 Choice UNC and fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85. High grade and choice examples of this date such as this becoming increasingly hard to find
Halfcrown 1937 Matt Proof from sandblasted dies ESC 787A, Bull 4036, an excessively rare coin with only a few thought to have been minted, we note PCGS have graded one example and NGC 4 examples including this one. George VI Matt Proofs were also produced in 1950 and 1951, again in tiny numbers.
Halfcrown 1937 ProofESC 787, Bull 4035 nFDC, the obverse with a hairline on the bust, the bust with frosting, retaining almost full mint brilliance with a hint of toning
Halfpennies (3) 1843 Peck 1527 NEF with a scratch on either side, Rare, 1844 the 44 with upper serifs, no upper serif to D of DEF or F of DEF as Peck 1528, Bramah 33a, NEF/EF the obverse with a flan flaw and some discolouration, 1844 the 44 with no serifs, no upper serif to D of DEF or F of DEF as Peck 1528, Bramah 33a GVF with a darker toning spot
Halfpenny 1788 Pattern by Droz in Gilt, Obverse: Four diamond shaped stops, Crescent-shaped curls below bust, Reverse: Britannia seated, leaf and berry pattern to robe, Peck 965, DH11, D below, EF
Halfpenny 1799 5 incuse gunports Peck 1248, UNC, the obverse with around 70% lustre and a hairline scratch, the reverse with almost full lustre, rarely seen with this much lustre
Halfpenny 1805 Bronzed Pattern Restrike, Peck 1309, R91, Reverse with BRITANNIARUM legend, nFDC with attractive chocolate tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88
Halfpenny 1915 Freeman 394 dies 1+A UNC and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A128 6/3/2010 Lot 534 hammer price £36
Halfpenny 1922 Freeman 401 dies 1+A, UNC with some lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the key date in this series and hard to find in high grade
Maundy Set 1795 ESC 2420, Bull 2238, EF to GEF and lustrous with a choice and matching colourful tone, early sets such as this are seldom seen in this high grade or as well matched as this
Maundy Set 1857 ESC 2468, Bull 3501 the Fourpence, Threepence and Twopence once lightly cleaned, now colourfully retoned, the Penny with attractive multicoloured toning, the Twopence with a gentle edge bruise, comes with a contemporary long Maundy case
Maundy Set 1889 ESC 2504, Bull 3547 EF to GEF with some hairlines, the Penny with some small rim nicks, with matching golden tone, comes in a contemporary dated box with 1889 scroll underlined on the lid
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