Halfcrown 1926 Modified Head ESC 774 UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 80 the second finest of 9 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1928 Davies 1703 dies 1C Choice UNC and deeply toned, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1929 ESC 778Davies 1704 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85 the joint finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Halfcrowns (2) 1679 ESC 481 approaching Fine with an old grey tone, comes with an old collector's ticket from Seaby 1946 10/-, 1687 ESC 498 VG/NF toned with some light graffiti on either side, comes with an old collector's ticket from Baldwins 1946 12/6
Halfpennies (2) 1717 No Stops on obverse Peck 769 Fine/Near Fine with some surface marks, listed by Peck as 'Very Rare' and we note this is the first we have listed, 1718 No Stops on obverse Peck 775 Fine struck on a pitted flan, rare
Halfpenny 1694 as Peck 602 the 4 of the date overstruck, the underlying figure unclear, NVF/VF the obverse with a long raised line in the field in front of the busts similar to a misplaced additional exergue line, unusual
Halfpenny 1788 GiltPattern by DrozPeck 969 DH12 edge Guilloche, UNC/AU with light cabinet friction and some hairlines, listed as 'Rare' by Peck but we note that we have not sold another example of this type since 2003, other similar types listed as scarcer by Peck have appeared more often
Halfpenny 1869 Freeman 306 dies 7+G Unc with 20 - 30 % lustre graded and encapsulated by NGC as MS64BN a key date and very hard to find in this high grade
Halfpenny 1931 Freeman 416 dies 3+B Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 88, the second finest of 16 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
MaundyThreepence 1765 ESC 2035 Good Fine/Fine, with grey tone, the 5 in the date with traces of an overstrike, extremely rare and rated R5 by ESC, we note the Coincraft catalogue lists a 5 over 4 overdate for this rare date, the vendor reports seeing a 1765 Threepence offered on line for £1,750
MaundyThreepence thought to be 1765 as ESC 2035 the 5 blundered with the top horizontal line incomplete and with an additional downstroke rather resembling a 5 over 3 overstrike (see the other 1765 and 1763 Threepences in this sale for visual comparison) About Fine/Fine with some light haymarking
Medalet or PatternHalfpennyWilliam and MaryPeck 631, listed by Peck under 'uncertain pieces', 29mm diameter in copper, VG with some weak areas, as mentioned by Peck, struck off-centre on a large crude flan of 33mm, the edge with a with 'hand cut' appearance, Very Rare
Penny 1806 Bronzed ProofPeck 1323 KP30 UNC, the obverse with a scratch above the head, the reverse with minor scattered contact marks, otherwise the fields very attractive
Penny 1848 8 over 7 (7 to the left) Gouby CP1848C UNC or near so and nicely toned, slabbed and graded CGS 75, the joint finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Dr.A.Findlow Hall of Fame Pennies
Penny 1853 Ornamental Trident with Italic 5 in date as Peck 1500 GEF nicely toned with some contact marks and a small spot in the reverse field, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction £16
Penny 1860 Copper with 60 over 59 Peck 1521 Unc with traces of lustre, Ex-Spink Auction 68 23/3/1989 Ex-Hopetoun House Collection, encapsulated and graded 78 by CGS and their finest recorded of 5 examples graded
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Gouby BP1860T, the Obverse missing the colon dots after the G of D:G: inly Good and counterstamped EPICERIE MODERNE POITIERS unusual
Penny 1862 8 over 6 in date Freeman 39A dies 6+G VF or slightly better, toned, the obverse with some contact marks, Extremely rare, rated R18 by Freeman
Penny 1863 Freeman 42 dies 6+G Choice UNC the obverse with around 25% lustre, the reverse with around 75% lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest known of 28 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1875 Freeman 80 dies 8+H, UNC and with good even lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 733
Penny 1877 Freeman 91 dies 8+J AU/UNC and lustrous with some light contact marks and Halfpenny 1799 5 Incuse gunports Peck 1248 GVF with some surface marks
Penny 1896 Freeman 143 dies 1+B, Gouby BP1896Aa (10 teeth date spacing) UNC and lustrous with a couple of small spots on the reverse and a light handling mark on the obverse
Penny 1897 Freeman 145 dies 1+B Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the second finest known of 29 example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1926 Modified Effigy Freeman 195 lustrous Unc extremely rare thus graded as 80 by CGS and in their holder the highest grade so far recorded by CGS for this rare type
Shilling 1700 Round 0s in date ESC 1121A UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the second finest of 6 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Shilling 1704 Plain in angles ESC 1132 Fine the obverse with a small area of haymarking, the reverse with a thin scratch in the field, rated R5 by ESC, only the second example we have offered since 2003
Shilling 1745 LIMA ESC 1205 UNC and choice with a colourful old cabinet tone graded 78 by CGS rare thus and in their holder, purchased from Spink 15 June 2007
Shilling 1859 Davies 879, Dies 4A Obverse: I of VICT to bead Uprights of B and I of NIAR to spaces, the LL of SHILLING double struck, A/UNC and lustrous with some light contact marks
Shilling 1885 ESC 1345 Choice UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the joint finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Shilling 1894 Davies 1014 dies 2A. Large Letters on Obverse Reverse Left Hand Cross points to a space, GEF/AU and with an attractive gold and olive tone, scarce
Shillings (2) 1685 ESC 1068 Good Fine with a pleasing old grey tone, comes with an old collector's ticket from Baldwins 1947 17/6, 1739 Roses, with small Garter star on the reverse ESC 1201B NVF with old grey toning, the obverse with some small digs on the top of the King's hair, the reverse with a heavy edge knock at 4 o'clock, Very Rare, comes with an old collector's ticket from Baldwins 1947 6/-
Shillings (2) 1881 ESC 1338 A/UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks, 1897 ESC 1366 UNC and attractively toned with a contact mark on the Queen's hairline
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