Pennies (2) 1909 with raised dot between N and E of ONE, VG a little streaky, the variety very clear, 1921 Freeman 190 dies 2+B EF with a streaky metal mix
Pennies (3) 1847 DEF Close Colon Peck 1492 NEF with a light surface deposit on the obverse by the VI of VICTORIA, 1851 DEF Far Colon Peck 1498 About EF/GEF with some lustre and some light surface deposit, 1854 4 over 3, Plain Trident Peck 1505, the top of the underlying 3 showing to the right and left of the upright of the 4, About Fine/Fine, Rare
Penny 1848 8 over 6 also with thicker I in GRATIA, GVF with some contact marks, we note a GEF example in London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 (lot 2346) realised £500
Penny 1853 Copper Proof with Reverse upright, Peck 1502 UNC and attractively toned the reverse with very minor cabinet friction, only the fourth example we have offered in 15 years, so probably rarer than catalogue values would suggest (Spink now values the coin at £3500 FDC), superior to the example offered in Auction LCA A160 (March 2018)
Penny 1858 No WW Peck 1518 UNC and attractively toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Copper 60 over 59 Peck 1521, the overstrike particularly strong with evidence of both underlying figures and with a full 6, unusual for this type, EF/Near EF toned, with a small scuff on the chin and a little weak on Britannia
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D, Gouby BP 1860 Jd, with triple-struck F in F:D:, in addition this has a slight die rotation, UNC or near so with pale lustre and some small spots, Rare
Penny 1863 Freeman 42 dies 6+G Choice UNC with good lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, lists at £575 on the LCGS Valuations Page, the joint finest known of 33 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1876H Freeman 89 dies 8+K, Close date, Choice UNC with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 740, the joint finest known of 13 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1896 Freeman 143 dies 1+B, Gouby BP1896AA Lustrous UNC and choice, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88 the finest known of 34 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1918 KN Freeman 184 Dies 2+B Unc the reverse with good lustre graded 80 by CGS and their joint finest from a population of 18 Ex LCA 127 Lot 2075 realised £900
Penny 1919 H. Dies 2+B Freeman 186 all over lustrous Unc rare thus, graded 80 by CGS and the joint finest recorded of 9 slabbed Ex LCA 130 (2010) Lot 2108 realised £625
Penny 1926 Modified Effigy Freeman 195 dies 4+B About EF/EF the obverse with some contact marks, with some traces of lustre remaining, Rare in high grade
Shilling 1825 Laureate Head, B P initials with no stops between, LCGS Variety 9, UNC and lustrous with light toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78
Shilling 1870 ESC 1320, Bull 3038 Die Number 1, the die number with missing right foot to the 1, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, the only example thus far recorded on the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1873 ESC 1325, Bull 3043 Die Number 120 Choice UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 15 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1896 Large Rose ESC 1365Bull 3161 Choice UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Shilling 1966 English a Specimen striking, the fields superior to the currency pieces but lacking the frosting associated with the VIP Proofs of the period, indeed the appearance is not dissimilar to the Polished die coins 5.71 grammes, unlisted by Davies, we note the Proofs are listed by Bull but stated to be 'not traced', we also note these two Specimen 1966 Shillings are struck from the same obverse die, UNC and lustrous
Shilling 1966 Scottish a Specimen striking, the fields superior to the currency pieces but lacking the frosting associated with the VIP Proofs of the period, indeed the appearance is not dissimilar to the Polished die coins, 5.61 grammes, unlisted by Davies, we note the Proofs are listed by Bull but stated to be 'not traced', we also note these two Specimen 1966 Shillings are struck from the same obverse die, UNC and lustrous
Sixpence 1899 ESC 1769, Bull 3292, Choice UNC and fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1903 ESC 1787, Bull 3599 Choice UNC and beautifully toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 64 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1930 ESC 1819, Bull 3905 Choice UNC and with practically full lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88, the joint finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1954 VIP Proof/Proof of record Davies 2490P, dies 1A, Bull 4527 (listed as not traced), estimates Rarity 6, nFDC the obverse with small spots on the portrait
Sovereign 1825 Laureate Head Marsh 9 GEF/AU with some light contact marks on prooflike fields, sharp and with much eye appeal, an extremely rare coin one of the key pieces in the entire Sovereign series and difficult to find in high grade, of similar quality to the example in the Bentley Collection Part 3, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 1/6/2014 Lot 2213 hammer price £6435, now in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1836 N of ANNO struck in shield Marsh 20A, S.3829B, VG/Fine, the reverse with some thin scratches, the error very clear, Very Rare with examples seldom offered in any grade
Sovereign 1846 4 over inverted 4 unlisted by Marsh, Spink 3852 Near Fine/Fine, extremely rare, the rarest of the three dates to exhibit this unusual variety
Sovereign 1874 George and the Dragon Marsh 87 Fine/Good Fine, in a 9 carat gold mount, the coin possibly removable without damage, in a presentation box
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head Hooked J , Small, spread J.E.B, G: of D:G: further from crownS.3868D, DISH S2 VF, the reverse better, now lists at £800 in VF in Spink
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