Shilling 1724 WCC Welsh Copper Company ESC 1182, Bull 1595 VG with an E countermark on the obverse and another, this illegible, on the Hanoverian shield. Very Rare. Cataloguers note: We note that our archive database shows that of all the previous examples of this very rare issue we have offered, only two have graded high than VG
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on Bolivia 8 Reales 1790 Potosi ESC 131, Bull 1855, countermark Fine, host coin Good Fine, smoothed in the right obverse field to conceal a scratch causing a depression in this area
Crowns (2) 1662 Rose below bust, edge undated, ESC 15, Bull 339 Fine with JB 1796 engraved in the obverse fields, 1677 VG with IHA countermarked on the obverse
Pennies in LCGS holders (11) 1862 Doubled 6 in date Freeman dies 6+G, slabbed and graded LCGS 35, 1883 Double linear circle below the date Gouby BP1883Bg VF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1889 Wide Date spanning 16 rim teeth, Gouby BP1889 Cd, VG or better, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 date spacing 13 1/2 rim teeth Gouby BP1889B, VF with a flan flaw on the obverse, slabbed in an LCGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder 'Field Damage VF', 1889 13 1/2 rim teeth date spacing Gouby BP1889B Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1893 3 with broken top, LCGS variety 14, NVG slabbed and graded LCGS 5, 1900 Wide 00 in date, Gouby BP1900Ab Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1919KN Freeman 187 dies 2+B, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1935 Freeman 212 dies 5+C Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, 1945 Doubled 9 in date, LCGS Variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1946 Raised Dot after ONE, Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, along with Penny 1797 with a fleur-de-lis countermark in the obverse field, Fair, in an 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holder, and Fantasy Pennies (2) 1797 modern restrikes issued by Colin Cooke one in bronze, the other in golden alloy, UNC in 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holders
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Bolivia 8 Reales 1791 PTS ESC 131, Bull 1855 Countermark NVF, host coin About Fine with an unusual irregularly shaped countermark on the shield
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1796FM countermark GVF, host coin a bold Good Fine, a very pleasing and even example and very desirable thus
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1793 Chile 8 Reales, Santiago Mint ESC 134, Bull 1853, Countermark Fine/Host coin approaching VF with a little dirt in the legends, 26.74 grammes, Very Rare rated R3 by Bull, and probably the finest example we have offered
Crown 1679 with Crowned V countermark in the centre of the reverse, in an LCGS yellow ticket holder 'Scratches F' a highly unusual piece the countermark of good quality
DollarGeorge III small oval countermark on Mexico City 8 Reales 1795, ESC 129, Bull 1852Countermark GVF, host coin VF/GVF, toned in the legends, the reverse with some lustre a most pleasing example with excellent eye appeal
Halfcrowns (2) 1672 Third Bust ESC 471 with stop after HIB Fine with some surface marks, 1696 OCTAVO Large Shields, Early Harp ESC 522, Bull 1016, the obverse with a masonic symbol countermark, the reverse with 140 countermark, the countermarks GF, the host coin VG
Third Guinea 1806 as S.3740 with an interesting countermark on the obverse of a running horse with small figure 5 on it's side and a faint S above, the countermark in an irregularly-shaped almost heart-shaped area, previously unseen by us, countermarked gold pieces very rarely encountered in any coinage, an interesting piece, host coin Near Fine, countermark Good Fine. Cataloguers Note: The circulating Crown-sized coins of the earlier period were valued at 4 Shillings and 9 Pence, rising to 5 Shillings in 1804 with the striking of the Bank of England Dollars
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval stamp on Bolivia (Potosi) 8 Reales 1794 PTS ESC 131 countermark GVF or better host coin VF with a small group of heavier contact marks
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1795 Mexico City 8 RealesESC 129 countermark GVF host coin VF, the host coin with a series of scratches in the obverse field possibly to erase some old heavier contact marks, viewing recommended
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Guatemala 8 Reales 1793NG (Nueva Granada) ESC 132, countermark VF, host coin EF with old attractive grey tone, over touches of original mint lustre with flashes of underlying gold tone, and choice eye appeal, a superb example of this rare piece, our archive database stretching back to 2003 show we have not previously handled an example of this type, probably rarer than the R2 rating given by ESC and Bull, Spink lists at £2250 VF for this coin with no price given for EF examples, , also, internet searches do not show any recent results for this piece, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Forrer 1952 Seaby No.132 90/- Very Rare'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Spain 8 Reales 1795S CN (Seville) ESC 135, countermark EF, host coin GVF/EF the obverse with light adjustment lines, super eye appeal, choice and very rare, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'R2 Seaby 1954, Seaby No.135 90/-', interestingly now rated at R3 by ESC, our archive database shows we have only handled one previous example, this in Auction A118 September 2007, in slightly lesser grade to the coin offered here, which realised £1112
Half DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Spain 4 Reales 1776PJ Crowned M (Madrid) countermark Good Fine, host coin Fine/VF, unlisted by ESC, Bull 1886 type B/1, listed as Rarity R5, with an accompanying footnote stating 'All octagonal countermarks are very rare, most on this (Bull's) list being unrecorded, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Seaby 1952, Seaby No.612 70/-'
Half DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Spain 4 Reales 1779S CF (Seville) countermark Fine, host coin GF/NVF, unlisted by ESC, Bull 1887 type B/1, listed as Rarity R5, with an accompanying footnote stating 'All octagonal countermarks are very rare, most on this (Bull's) list being unrecorded, comes with an old collector's ticket stating 'R2 Seaby 1953, Seaby No.612 75/-'
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1801Mo (Mexico City) ESC 138, countermark GF, host coin NVF/VF with an old grey tone, and an edge nick, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Grover 1955 Seaby No.138 50/-'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1795 Mo (Mexico City) ESC 129, countermark and host coin EF or near so, the host coin with tone and lustre, a most attractive piece with plenty of eye appeal, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin,1947 Seaby No.129 25/-'
Half DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico 4 Reales 1789Mo (Mexico City) countermark VG host coin Fine, unlisted by ESC, Bull 1889 type B/2, listed as Rarity R3, with an accompanying footnote stating 'All octagonal countermarks are very rare, most on this (Bull's) list being unrecorded
Half DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Spain 4 Reales 1773S CF (Seville) ESC 611, Bull 1876 type A/1, countermark About Fine, host coin Fine/Good Fine with old toning, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Seaby 1955, Seaby No.611 45/-'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1795 Bolivia 8 Reales Potosi Mint ESC 131 countermark GVF host coin About VF/VF with some green surface deposit from vinyl storage, this possibly removable with care
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1793 Bolivia 8 RealesESC 131 countermark EF host coin VF unevenly toned with a thin scratch behind the bust, comes with old 1956 collectors ticket
Half DollarGeorge III with Octagonal Countermark on Bolivia Potosi 4 Reales 1777 PTS Countermark Good Fine host coin Good Fine with an edge nick by the L of CAROLUS, Ex-London Coins Auction A139 1/12/2012 Lot 1841 realised £936
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval stamp on Bolivia (Potosi) 8 Reales 1794 PTS ESC 131 countermark VF or better host coin Fine with a couple of flan flaws on the reverse, with old grey tone
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1797 FM Mo ESC 129 Countermark VF host coin F a little dirty, has been cleaned in the past, now retoned, slabbed in a CGS 'yellow ticket' holder 'Cleaned VF'
Halfcrown 1723 SSC ESC 592 Good Fine or better with a flan flaw or oddly shaped countermark in the obverse field, the reverse having an A-shaped scratch below the 17 of the date
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1795 ESC 129 Countermark and host coin practically as struck retaining much original lustre, with some minor signs of flan stress around the date area, Very rare in this high grade
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1797 ESC 138 countermark Fine, host coin Good Fine with WB monogram also countermarked in the obverse field
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on Spanish 8 Reales 1792 S-CN (Seville) Countermark NVF host coin Fine, with an old mount mark to the right of the bust, Rare
Half Dollar 1788 ESC 6114 Reales Oval Counterstamp George III on Bolivia 4 Reales Potosi mint Countermark NEF and host coin VF/GVF, superior to the example in the Colin Adams and Bushman Collections, we note that the Selig collection did not have an example of the Potosi 4 Reales, Ex LCA 137 Lot 1505 (realised £850)
Half DollarGeorge III with Octagonal Countermark on Bolivia Potosi 4 Reales 1777 PTS Countermark Good Fine host coin Good Fine with an edge nick by the L of CAROLUS
Half Dollar 1788 ESC 6114 Reales Oval Counterstamp George III on Bolivia 4 Reales Potosi mint Countermark NEF and host coin VF/GVF, superior to the example in the Colin Adams and Bushman Collections, we note that the Selig collection did not have an example of the Potosi 4 Reales, Ex LCA 137 Lot 1505 (realised £850)
Half Dollar with Oval countermark struck on Spain 4 Reales 1773 CF host coin low grade VG countermark vandalised so impossible to authenticate, bought as seen
Half Dollar 1788 ESC 6114 Reales Oval Counterstamp George III on Bolivia 4 Reales Potosi mint Countermark NEF and host coin VF/GVF, superior to the example in the Colin Adams and Bushman Collections, we note that the Selig collection did not have an example of the Potosi 4 Reales
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1796 ESC 129 Countermark and host coin practically as struck retaining some original lustre, with light toning in the legends
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval stamp on Bolivia (Potosi) 8 Reales 1793 PTS ESC 131 countermark GVF host coin VF with lustre and with old grey toning, scarce in this high grade
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval mark of George III on France Ecu 1774 ESC 136 Countermark and host coin Good Fine with the appearance under magnification of being water worn perhaps once shipwrecked, rare and collectable
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1784 ESC 138 countermark Fine host coin Fine/Good Fine with a letter P in the obverse field and a small attempted pierce in front of the countermark
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