Five Guineas 1693 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, GEF reverse better and crisply struck rare thus, prooflike and brilliant fields a piece with remarkable eye appeal, the bust and reverse design lightly frosted, retaining much mint lustre, must surely be one of the finest known examples of this short series. Earlier this year a William and Mary 5 Guineas in MS63 realised $258,000 and in our opinion this coin would be at least MS62 on the US grading scale. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce.
Five Guineas 1706 QVINTO edge, Shield of Post-Union type S.3566 EF and lustrous with a small planchet fault below the first A of ANNA and in the corresponding position on the reverse below the E of REG, nevertheless a splendid example with a hint of red toning in the reverse legend. Queen Anne Gold coinage seldom encountered in high grades, and would make a spectacular centrepiece to any collection, similar grade pieces were reported to be on offer with a £70,000 plus ticket price at recent London Coin Fairs
Five Guineas 1729 Plain below bust S.3663, our archive database show this to be scarcer than the 1729 EIC type, Good Fine or better with a pleasing overall appearance and very collectable
Florin 1887 Davies 811B dies 4A, unlisted by ESC, a recent discovery, the obverse with a slightly smaller bust, and with I.E.B on the truncation, a small vertical indentation or groove runs up from the truncation just to the left of the imperial insignia, a currency example, GVF with a flan flaw to the right of the truncation
Florin 1900 ESC 884 UNC and with original mint lustre, the obverse with some contact marks, the reverse with one small tone spot by the left shield, overall a most pleasing example
Florin 1914 ESC 933Davies 1736 dies 2D UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, in over 40000 coins graded by CGS (now LCGS), only 2 examples of this type have been recorded, of which this is the finest
Guineas (2) 1688 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3403 the first 8 struck over a lower 8 Good Fine with some edge nicks and contact marks, 1714 AnneS.3574 About Fine/VG
Half Guinea 1787 Plain edge ProofS.3735 Wilson and Rasmussen 130, weight 4.78 grammes, Practically mint state with much brilliance, extremely rare with Spink now listing at £6500 FDC, Ex-London Coins Auction A128 7/3/2010 Lot 1306
Half Sovereign 1817 Proof, Reverse with crowned angular shield, dot below, S.3786, Wilson and Rasmussen 204, nFDC with some light hairlines, extremely rare, slabbed and graded LCGS 85
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior frosted, with pearls ESC 503 Fine or slightly better with an old grey tone, comes with an old sales ticket
Halfcrown 1689 First Shield, Caul and Interior Frosted, with Pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A, FRA for FR, ESC 507B, Bold Fine, rated R2 by ESC, the scarcest of the First bust types
Halfcrown 1823 First Reverse ESC 633 VF even grey tone with some faint old scratches obverse field decent eye appeal Extremely Rare especially in this collectable grade
Halfcrown 1831 WW in block, Plain Edge ProofESC 657 some small rim nicks at 6 o'clock on the reverse otherwise toned UNC attractively toned with much underlying brilliance
Halfcrown 1839 the rare currency issue, WW incuse, with two plain fillets, ESC 672 EF with a minor depression in the obverse field around the date area, one of the key rarities in the entire English milled series, very few examples known and seldom offered for sale
Halfcrown 1861 Fair, one of the 'missing' dates in the Young Head Halfcrown series, mentioned by way of footnote in ESC by Rayner in the 1969 edition who had heard of an example sold in a "Northern" auction in Fair in 1967 for £115. Reported as unrecorded in Royal Mint striking records, more recent opinion is that these are regarded as later forgeries struck around 1887 from worn dies, as the head types are incorrect for the period
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728Davies 665 dies 2B Lustrous UNC with prooflike fields and some hairlines, the portrait lightly frosted, very attractive and eye catching
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 few known, UNC and lustrous with a few surface marks
Halfpennies Contemporary Counterfeits (2) George II but dated 1775 a muling of George II and George III dies, approaching Fine for issue, unlisted in the Coleman or Anton/Kesse books, struck slightly off-centre and very unusual, George III 1775 Reverse Brockage VG/Poor
Halfpenny 1799 5 incuse gunports Peck 1248 Choice UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1862 Die Letter B Freeman 288 dies 7+E NVF for wear the obverse with corrosion, the reverse less so with the B very bold and all major details very clear, very rare and seldom seen in any grade
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