Penny 1860 Toothed Border ProofFreeman 12 dies 2+D Toned UNC, with a small dig in the obverse field, Ex-Michael Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A138 1/9/2012 Lot 789
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, Freeman dies 4+D, variant with central cut fishtail to the ribbon, as Gouby text page 33 (retouches 1, 3 and 4) Repairs to the broken A in VICTORIA, D of D:G: and G of D:G: Variant on Gouby BP1860P from the 1986 publication, GEF with traces of lustre
Penny 1861 Freeman 21 dies 3+D Poor, Extremely Rare with only a few example known , rated R18 by Freeman, Ex-M.Peake, with his ticket, £15, Ex-London Coins Auction A146 6/9/2014 Lot 2684
Penny 1861 Freeman 24 dies 4+F, Gouby BP1861E (dies F+f) with full top leaf, Gouby states only 2 known, VG with some scratches on the reverse, Very rare, thus probably rarer than the R17 quoted by Freeman
Penny 1861 Satin 28, Gouby BP 1861G as Freeman dies 4+D with central cut fishtail, this obverse rarely found on the 1861 coins, Satin census report states only three examples recorded up to 2001, now believed to be around six known, VG or better once cleaned, now retoned, Very Rare, Ex-Spink 23/9/16, we note that the example in the Laurie Bamfordcollection June 2006 was listed as Fine and realised £350 hammer price
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G, top colon dot after D: of F:D: elongated, UNC with practically full lustre, the reverse with some spots, Ex-Carlisle 9/3/2006 Lot 254
Penny 1863 Die Number 4, Freeman 47 dies 6+G VG with all major details clear, only the fourth, and thus far the finest example we have offered, Ex-Tennants 9/6/2010 Lot 461
Penny 1874H Freeman 76 dies 7+I rated R17 by Freeman, seldom seen in any grade, NF/VG with all major details clear, Ex-London Coins Auction A130 5/9/2010 Lot 1894, we note that there was no example in the Roland Harris or Andrew Wayne collections
Penny 1897 Dot between O and N of PENNY Gouby BP1897B A/UNC, usually only found in low grade, extremely rare in all grades above Fine, Ex-Franks 12/10/2014 Lot 518
Penny 1898 Wider date spacing of 11 teeth, with the central bisect lines of the second 8 in line Gouby BP1898B, A/UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-D.Craddock, Very rare
Penny 1913 Freeman 175 dies 1+B A/UNC with traces of lustre, Very Rare, only the second example we have offered in 14 years, Ex-Spink 23/9/2015 Lot 607 (part)
Pennies (2) 1851 DEF Far Colon Peck 1498 GVF the obverse with some surface porosity, Ex-Carlisle 25/5/2005 Lot 14 (part), 1851 DEF Close Colon Peck 1499 EF/NEF with traces of lustre, Ex-Carlisle 29/11/2007 Lot 140
Pennies (2) 1872 Freeman 62 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1872Aa 10 1/2 teeth date spacing, EF the obverse with a few small spots, Ex-Tennants 11/10/2006 Lot 100 (part), 1874H Freeman 66 dies 6+G GEF with dark tone and some light surface dirt this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins A111 27/11/2005 Lot 1186
Pennies (2) 1876H Narrow date Freeman 89 dies 8+K GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-Tennants 11/10/2006 Lot 100 (part), 1877 Freeman 91 dies 8+J A/UNC with traces of lustre
Pennies (2) 1888 Freeman 126 dies 12+N broken serifs to second I in VICTORIA, UNC with around 60% lustre, the obverse with a dark toned area of F:D:, Ex-London Coins Auction A111 27/11/2005 Lot 1200, 1888 Freeman 126 dies 12+N full serifs to second I in VICTORIA VF
Pennies (2) 1889 15 Leaves Freeman 127 dies 12+N UNC with traces of lustre, 1889 14 Leaves Freeman 128 dies 13+N with 15 teeth date spacing, this spacing not listed, but referred to as 'more than likely to exist' by Gouby (page 85) VF with a minor scuff on the obverse
Pennies (2) 1890 Freeman 130 dies 12+N, Gouby BP1890Ac 15 teeth date spacing, UNC with lustre, Ex-London Coins Auction A111 27/11/2005 Lot 1202, 1891 Freeman 132 dies 12+N, Gouby BP1891Aa 14 3/4 teeth date spacing Lustrous UNC with two small spots by the date, Ex-Franks 6/8/2005 Lot 618
Pennies (2) 1904 Freeman 159 dies 1+B UNC with around 60% lustre with a small flaw behind the head, Ex-Tennants 11/10/2006 Lot 100 (part), 1908 Freeman 166 dies 2+D UNC with around 70% lustre, Ex-Tennants 11/10/2006 Lot 100 (part)
Pennies (3) 1861 Freeman 25 dies 4+G Near Fine, 1864 Plain 4 Freeman 49 dies 6+G About Fine, 1864 Crosslet 4 Fine or better the reverse with light corrosion
Pennies (3) 1889 Close Date with date spacing of 13 1/2 teeth Gouby BP1889B, the 9 of narrower style, VG or slightly better, only the second example we have offered, Ex-Robert Gray Thompson, Ex-DNW 17/3/2010 Lot 458 (part) , 1889 Wide date spanning 16 rim teeth with the 9 higher in the date Gouby BP1889Cd VG the variety very clear, Ex-Robert Gray Thompson, Ex-DNW 17/3/2010 Lot 458 (part), 1890 Hooked N in ONE, Fine/Good Fine, Ex-DNW 17/3/2010 Lot 458 (part)
Penny 1797 Pattern in copper Peck 1083 KP2 Early Soho, Obverse Small letters, Reverse Helmeted Britannia on globe, Small letters, VF with some surface marks, Rare, the first we have offered of this type
Penny 1806 Restrike Copper ProofPeck 1349, the reverse with K and SOHO removed from the die UNC with traces of lustre the obverse with some small rim nicks
Penny 1853 Plain Trident, Italic 5 Peck 1504 UNC or near so with traces of lustre, the reverse with a few contact marks on and to the left of the shield, overall a very pleasing example of this rare variety, and keenly sought after
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 10 dies 2+D UNC/ABU the obverse with a minor hairline otherwise full original lustre, the reverse prooflike, currency Pennies with this amount of lustre seldom seen of any date and highly sought after, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1861 Freeman 22 dies 4+D UNC with full original lustre, some minor contact marks barely detract, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1861 Freeman 23 dies 4+D struck on a heavy flan weighing 11.05 grammes, thickness 2mm, UNC toned with a small flan flaw on the reverse below the L.C.W, Very Rare, rated R18 by Freeman
Penny 1861 Freeman 29 dies 6+D UNC with very minor cabinet friction, the coin exceptional and virtually free from any contact marks, comes in an old Baldwins Envelope with the Duncannon Street Address. Cataloguers note: the envelope dates from 1920 or earlier as this is when Baldwins moved to Adelphi Terrace
Penny 1862 8 of the date is overstruck, apparently over a 6, but of a different style to the previously published overstrikes, the underlying tail of the 6 being to the outside of the right loop of the 8, Good Fine/Fine for wear with some unevenness to the surfaces, presumably very rare
Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G, Fine and superior to most examples seen of this type, Very rare with all major details very clear, the finest we have handled, and possibly one of the finest known examples, Ex-Michael Freeman
Penny 1869 Freeman 59 dies 6+G NEF with traces of lustre and with some small rim nicks, Very rare in high grades, purchased by the vendor in August 1983
Penny 1871 Freeman 61 dies 6+G, Gouby BP1871Ad, 12 1/2 teeth date spacing UNC with good subdued lustre, in an NGC holder and graded MS64 RB, very rare in this high grade
Penny 1880 8 over 8 Gouby BP1880Af an attempt has been made to repair the second 8. The preliminary test strike was inaccurate with the bottom of an 8 showing to the left of an original 8. A small part of that test strike also shows in the bottom centre of the original 8, NVF only the fourth example we have handled and by far the finest, the previously finest being About Fine, comes with old collector's ticket showing F99 dating from before the discovery of the variety
Quarter Farthing 1868 Cupro-Nickel ProofPeck 1615 nFDC with some spots retaining much original mint brilliance, Very Rare, in our experience much rarer than the Bronze Proof of this date, indeed our archive database shows that since 2003 this is only the second example we have offered, Ex-Farthing Specialist
Shilling 1678 ESC 1052 Fine/Good Fine, Very Rare, our archive database indicates this is only the fourth example we have offered, and also the highest grade, many of the Charles II Shilling series deceptively rare, many dates such as this one are seldom seen
Shilling 1697 GVLELMVS errorESC 1093 VG/approaching Fine, a very clear and even example with no problems, an excessively rare variety, rated R5 by ESC, our archive database shows that this the first we have offered in 14 years
Shilling 1724 WCC ESC 1182 Fine, Very Rare, our archive database shows that since 2003 this only the fifth example we have offered, and also the finest
Shilling 1787 Hearts, 1 over Retrograde 1 ESC 1225A CGS EF 70, the joint finest of 3 examples thus far graded by the CGS Population Report, ex LCA 137 June 2012 Lot 510 realise £280
Shilling 1823 ESC 1097 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with prooflike fields, slabbed and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A119 2/12/2007 Lot 1097
Shilling 1839 No WW on truncation, as ESC 1283 but second A in BRITANNIAR unbarred with no left base serif, also the T in VICT and the F in F:D: have no bases, NEF and lustrous with a small edge nick, unusual and only the second example seen by us, the previous example in 'Lustrous UNC' realised £75- hammer price in our Auction A143 in December 2013 (Lot 2255)
Shilling 1877 Die Number 43 the 3 overstuck, the underlying 3 high and to the right, ESC 1329 UNC or near so and lustrous with a thin scratch below the Queen's ear
Shillings (2) 1696Y First Bust ESC 1087 NVF toned, the reverse with small flan flaws, 1708 Third Bust ESC 1147 Good Fine with a hint of tone in the legend
Shillings (2) 1893 Large Lettering on obverse ESC 1361, Davies 1011 dies 2A Lustrous UNC with a colourful tone, 1894 ESC 1363Davies 1015 dies 2B Lustrous UNC with a colourful tone and minor cabinet friction
Shillings (3) 1825 Lion on CrownESC 1254 About EF toned with some small rim nicks, 1874 ESC 1326 Die Number 50 NEF and nicely toned, 1888 8 over 7 Davies 983 EF deeply toned
Sixpence 1684 ESC 1524 EF/GEF with an attractive dark grey tone, the obverse with a minting flaw at the top and at the corresponding position on the reverse, nevertheless, otherwise a choice piece with plenty of eye appeal, comes with a PCGS green ticket showing a somewhat conservative MS60 grade
Sixpence 1825 as ESC 1659 the I in GEORGIUS and the first I in BRITANNIAR has no top left serif, (second I in BRITANNIAR does have the left serif) UNC and lustrous with minor cabinet friction
Sixpence 1857 ESC 1704 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1419
Sixpence 1864 Small Date, serif 4 Davies 1066 Die Number 31 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection, London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1426
Sixpence 1879 ESC 1737 Choice UNC and toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Cheshire collection NGC MS64, this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Sixpence 1885 ESC 1746 Choice UNC and richly toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 19 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Cheshire collection NGC MS65, this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Sixpence 1887 Young Head ESC 1750 UNC with a choice and colourful tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS64, recorded at the time of slabbing, this ticket no longer with the coin
Sixpence 1910 ESC 1794 Choice UNC and lustrous with traces of original mint bloom in places, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 26 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sixpence 1932 ESC 1821 Toned UNC and choice, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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