Penny 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border mule, the obverse with second T in BRITT over a higher T, as Freeman 9, dies 2+B, NVG Very Rare, and listed as R17 by Freeman, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 10, Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 4/5/2010 Lot 166, Ex-Frank Stephenson Collection, London Coins Auction A157 June 2017 Lot 2846 hammer price £550
Penny 1874 Freeman 77 dies 8+G, Fine, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 25, rated at R14 by Freeman, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 March 2016 Lot 2417, Ex-Croydon Coins Auction September 2001
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 6 dies 1+B, the outline of Britannia heavily die clashed and giving the impression of an extra tie ribbon on the obverse, UNC with around 75% lustre and some light contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 13/3/2007 Lot 176
Halfcrown 1703 Plain Reverse ESC 568 VG/NVG Extremely Rare, rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist) one of the key date/type combinations in the entire milled Halfcrown series, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/5/2006 Lot 267
Halfcrown 1925 ESC 772 UNC or near so and nicely toned, the reverse a little weakly struck, nevertheless a most attractive example of this rare date with much eye appeal, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/5/2005 Lot 615
Halfcrown 1878 ESC 701 UNC with good subdued lustre, although many examples have been sold by us in EF grade, our archive database indicates we have only sold one UNC example since 2003, and none in the last 7 years, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 3/6/2008 Lot 461
Halfcrown 1690 SECVNDO ESC 513 with second L in GVLIELMVS struck over another L, the underlying L with a curved base, Good Fine, the reverse slightly better, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 8/1/2008 Lot 297
Halfcrown 1686 6 over 5 ESC 495 Fine with an edge nick at the top of the obverse, Rare, rated R3 by ESC, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 29/4/2014 Lot 390, the first example we have offered since 2003
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, First V of GVLIELMVS over A (or inverted V) ESC 503B, Fine and toned, Rare, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/6/2013 Lot 672, 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted. No Pearls ESC 504 Fine with 3 short scratches in the reverse field, Ex-Ex-Tennants 22/8/2012 Lot 343
Halfcrown 1696N normal N mintmark First Bust, Small shields of the slightly larger size, Ordinary Harp Fine with grey tone and surface marks ESC 538A, Extremely Rare, rated R4 by ESC, (11-20 examples believed to exist) Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 15/1/2014 Lot 618
Halfcrowns (2) 1664 Second Bust ESC 460 VG the reverse slightly better, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/5/2006 Lot 260, 1663 XV the V of CAROLVS with a flaw at top right, Fair with some weakness at the centre
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 Second Shield, no frosting, with pearls ESC 511, About Fine, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction, 11/9/2012 Lot 91, 1689 Second Shield, no frosting, no pearls, ESC 512 Fine, Ex-Tennants 9/6/2010 Lot 416 (part)
Halfcrowns (2) 1874 ESC 692 About EF with some small flecks of toning on the reverse, Ex-Tennants 18/3/2004 Lot 835, 1875 ESC 696 GVF with some contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 3/6/2008 Lot 882
Halfcrowns (6) 1887 Jubilee HeadESC 719Davies 640 dies 1A UNC or near so and lustrous with a pleasing gold tone, Ex-Carlisle 4/7/2003 Lot 212 (part), 1888 ESC 721 GVF/NEF cleaned and retoned, Ex-Carlisle 23/10/2003 Lot 17 (part), 1889 ESC 722Davies 647 dies 3C EF with some small tone spots, 1890 ESC 723EF/GEF and lustrous the obverse with two thin scratches, 1891 ESC 724 A/UNC the obverse with slight field lamination, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 11/1/2011 Lot 647, 1892 ESC 725 EF the obverse with some light contact marks
Halfcrown 1876 ESC 699 NEF/EF with a light and pleasing tone, two small edge nicks and small flecks of toning barely detract, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 6/9/2005 Lot 453
Halfcrowns (2) 1696C First Bust, Large Shields, Ordinary Harp, ESC 531, Very Rare rated R3 by ESC, VG with waterworn surfaces, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 28/10/2014 Lot 669, 1696E First Bust, Large Shields, Ordinary Harp ESC 532 Very Rare rated R3 by ESC only Fair with surface marks, the variety very clear, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 29/4/2014 Lot 419
Penny 1861 Freeman 24 dies 4+F, Satin 29 (full top leaf) AU/GEF with an attractive and even chocolate tone, extremely rare in this high grade, quite possibly one of the finest, if not the finest extant, rated R17 by Freeman, Ex-Peck, Ex-Freeman, Ex-Laurie Bamford (sold with his ticket), Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 8/5/2007 hammer price £2400
Penny 1860 Toothed Border, LCW below foot, Freeman 14 dies 3+E UNC with some contact marks on the obverse and considerable mint lustre, a little prooflike, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 2/5/2000 hammer price £600, very rare in high grade
Penny 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 1 dies 1+A Unc with subdued lustre scarce thus Ex Croydon Coin Auction 11/5/2004 realised £950, the highest grade example of this type we have seen
Penny 1862 8 over 6 Freeman 39A dies 6+G, VG or better with all major details and the overdate very clear, Satin (2003) states '7 examples known', Ex-Freeman collection, sold with his ticket, Ex-Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 24 (part), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 6/9/2005 hammer price £700
Penny 1860 Toothed Border N over sideways N in ONE, Gouby BP1860 JA, Satin 11, UNC with practically full lustre and some light contact marks, Very Rare in this high grade, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 8/1/2001 hammer price £260
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Beaded Border muleFreeman 9 dies 2+B VG or better with all major details clear, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/9/2001 hammer price £650
Farthing 1749 Peck 889 UNC and nicely toned with a trace of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 201 January 2007 Lot 157, Ex-C.Cooke collection Lot 376, Ex-E.A.Johnstone 1973
Farthing 1844 Reverse A (flaw by Britannia's right arm), 9 teeth date spacing, Low 44 in date, CGS variety 04 EF with some toning areas, slabbed and graded CGS 60, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 224 January 2014, Lot 185, an interesting facet of this collection and the in depth study by the vendor shows that even the rare dates such as this had different dies used showing variations in the Reverse die type, date spacing and punctuation, further study and the evolution of the Population Report will, in time show the relative rarities of these combinations
Penny 1882H Freeman 111 dies 11+M this specimen showing part of the upright of the underlying 1, GEF with traces of lustre, Ex-M.Freeman collection Christies 23/10/1981 Lot 69 (part), sold with his ticket, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 6/9/2005 hammer price £600
Farthing 1849 4 over lower 4 in date. 9 teeth date spacing, CGS Variety 05, UNC with traces of lustre and some light contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 227 March 2015 Lot 191, the finest known example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1720 Small Obverse Letters, Small 0 in date, EF, slabbed and graded CGS 60, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 227, Lot 191
Farthing 1825 D over U in DEI CGS Variety 04 UNC with around 75% lustre, uneven on the obverse, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 224, January 2014 Lot 173
Farthing 1775 Peck 917 Lustrous UNC and most attractive, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 229, March 2015 Lot 201, Ex Cooke
Farthing 1851 D over sideways D in DEI Peck 1573, VF with some edge knocks and some scratches on the obverse, in a Yellow Ticket CGS holder, 'Edge Problems VF', Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 219 January 2012, Lot 172, nevertheless an extremely rare variety and seldom seen in any grade, only the second such piece we have offered since 2003
Penny 1965 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 12.11 grammes, A/UNC the obverse with traces of lustre, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 hammer price £55
Farthing 1736 struck on a large 24mm diameter flan CGS Variety 04 A/UNC with traces of lustre, on beautiful glossy field slabbed and graded CGS 70, the only, and so finest known example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, very few pieces seen as nice as this however and we suspect likely to remain near the top of the Population Report statistics as time passes. Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 219 January 2012, Lot 144
Penny 1967 Mint Error Mis-strike, struck in Cupro-nickel, slightly off centre, weight 11.56 grammes UNC and lustrous, sold with Spink ticket for £350, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 £200 hammer price
Penny 1861 Freeman 18 dies 2+D rated R13 by Freeman, probably rarer than Freeman suggests, VF the obverse with a few small spots and some discolouration on the neck, the reverse with some contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 13/7/1999 hammer price £95
Penny 1891 with wide date 15 1/2 teeth date spacing Gouby BP1891Ac (the Gouby plate coin) at the time this was the only recorded example, UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with small spots, Ex-Laurie BamfordcollectionDNW 20/6/2006 Lot 135 hammer price £340, with Laurie's ticket, sold with a footnote stating 'that a second specimen in similar condition sold for £360 at Croydon Coin Auctions in November 2001 (Lot 171)'
Penny 1966 Mint Error - Mis Strike, struck on a thicker heavy flan and weighing 11.14 grammes, UNC and lustrous, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 10/9/2002 hammer price £60
Penny 1874 Freeman 72 dies 7+H UNC or near so and lustrous with minor cabinet friction and some light contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/11/2004 £320
Penny 1861 Freeman 29 dies 6+D UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a small flan flaw in the reverse field, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 17/7/2001 hammer price £75
Farthing 1694 Single Exergue line, Peck 619 Good Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 35, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 211 Lot 188
Farthing 1835 Reverse B Raised Line on Saltire, die axis inverted, CGS Variety 04 A/UNC with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 70, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 202, March 2007, Lot 56
Farthing 1850 5 over 4, 9 teeth date spacing, CGS Variety 07 UNC or near so, slabbed and graded CGS 78, the finest known of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 208 September 2008, Lot 410
Farthing 1744 Struck on a large flan CGS Variety 02, UNC with a verdigris spot on the last A of BRITANNIA, slabbed and graded CGS UNC Verdigris, in a CGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 191, January 2005, Lot 12
Farthing 1876H Small 6 REG CGS Variety 06, UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 209 Lot 792, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 15 dies 4+D NEF with a small spot by Britannia, some of the letters with breaks or weakness, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 9/9/2003 hammer price £38
Pennies (2) 1877 Freeman 91 dies 8+J GEF and lustrous with some contact marks and small spots, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/5/1999 hammer price £60, 1879 Freeman 97 dies 9+J EF with traces of lustre, once cleaned, Ex-W.Nicholls 15/4/1996 £50
Farthing 1852 REG with E over E (underlying E to the right), Unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR, CGS Variety 03, UNC or near so and attractively toned, slabbed and graded CGS 75, September 2003, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 206 Lot 194
Farthing 1858 Large Date 5 over 5 and last 8 over 8 in date, CGS Variety 06, slabbed and graded CGS 80, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 212 June 2009 Lot 217
Farthing 1858 Large Date. Shamrock head detached. Stem broken in 2 places. First A in GRATIA with broken bar, second A in GRATIA unbarred, CGS Variety 05, UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 206 March 2008 Lot 186
Farthing 1858 Small Date, Shamrock with broken stem, Unbarred A's in BRITANNIAR, UNC toned, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 208 September 2008 Lot 417
Farthing 1880 3 Berries, Open 8 CGS Variety 04, GEF with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 65, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 192 Lot 598, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1861 Freeman 22 dies 4+D UNC the obverse with a slightly uneven by not attractive tone, the reverse with good subdued lustre and a tone spot by ONE, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 30/11/1999 hammer price £50
Penny 1889 Narrow date also with narrower 9 Gouby BP1889B (Gouby states first referenced in 1986) GF/NVF darkly toned and scarce, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 30/11/1999 hammer price £95
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1 Last R of BRITANNIAR over another rotated R, CGS Variety 14, Toned UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 80, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 198 March 2006 Lot 86, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1861 Freeman 33 dies 6+G UNC or near so with traces of lustre, the reverse with some spots and some weakness on the shield, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/2/1997 hammer price £55
Penny 1862 as Freeman 39 dies 6+G, with slanting 2 in date, UNC with traces of lustre and two tone lines on the obverse, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £42
Farthing 1855 WW Raised High break to shamrock stem, CGS Variety 05, UNC or near so, slabbed and graded CGS 75, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 208, September 2008 Lot 413
Pennies (2) 1876H Wide Date Freeman 87 dies 8+J NVF Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/9/2001 hammer price £65, 1876H Freeman 89 dies 8+K EF with pale lustre, the obverse with some scratches, Ex-W.Nicholls 13/8/1996 £30
Farthing 1851 5 over 4 in date. B in BRITANNIAR has no serifs. A's in BRITANNIAR unbarred. CGS Variety 07, GEF toned, slabbed and graded CGS 70, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 215 October 2010 Lot 202
Farthing 1843 Reverse B. (No flaw by Britannia's right arm) Reverse B. 9 1/4 teeth date spacing. B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, and full lower serif. Second A of BRITANNIAR unbarred, CGS Variety 06, UNC with around 30% lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 224, January 2014, Lot 184,
Farthing 1845 the date size slightly larger than the commoner 'small date' type Reverse B. Note the slightly different style to the 8, with the larger top loop, almost as if entered upside down, 8 1/2 teeth date spacing. B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, lower serif fully struck. Note: weak lower colon dot after REG, About UNC and toned with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, a highly unusual piece which shows many different die combination were used for this date, this being one of only two examples recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 215 September 2010, Lot 194
Farthing 1774 Obverse 1 Peck 915 UNC and lustrous with a verdigris spot on the X of REX, slabbed and graded CGS UNC Verdigris in a Yellow Ticket holder, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 198 March 2006, Lot 81
Farthing 1845 Reverse B, 5 over Low 5 in date CGS variety 04 GEF nicely toned, slabbed and graded CGS 70 Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 208 September 2008, Lot 405
Farthing 1822 Obverse 1, Large 22 in date, CGS Variety 08, Toned UNC with minor cabinet friction, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 218 Lot 193
Pennies (2) 1888 I's in VICTORIA have no top left serifs Freeman dies 12+N EF with traces of lustre, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 4/9/2001 hammer price £50, 1889 15 Leaves Freeman 127 dies 12+N, GEF with lustre and some contact marks, Ex-I.Robinson 28/10/1996 £23
Pennies (4) 1945 doubled date varieties. (3) The first slightly doubled outside the 9, NVF/VF, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £40, the second doubled outside the 9 and outside the 5 VF, the third with slight doubling inside the 9 EF, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 18/1/2000 hammer price £34, along with Penny 1946 with raised dot after ONE, Fine, Ex-KB Coins 5/12/1998 £24.40
Farthing 1843 Reverse A (Flaw by Britannia's right arm) 9 1/2 teeth date spacing. (Note 1 points slight to the left of a tooth) Broken left downstroke to A in GRATIA, GEF with lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 70, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 215, October 2010, Lot 193, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1853 WW Raised. 11 teeth date spacing, CGS Variety 12, UNC or near so with a trace of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 75, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 201 Feb 2007 Lot 197, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 201 Feb 2007 Lot 197
Farthing 1845 Reverse B. 9 teeth date spacing. B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, lower serif fully struck. Second A of BRITANNIAR unbarred, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 219 January 2012, Lot 168, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
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 Toothed Border/Beaded Border MuleFreeman 9 dies 2+B NVG/Fair, Extremely Rare and our extensive database archive shows that this is the first example of this type we have offered, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction £92
Halfpenny 1843 Peck 1527 UNC or near so and nicely toned with a couple of tiny rim nicks and minor cabinet friction, comparable in quality to the Andrew Wayne collection example, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction £46
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman dies 11+J (unrecorded with this die pairing by Freeman) appears struck from slightly worn dies About EF/EF and certainly clear enough for the key areas to be identified, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction No.88 Lot 329 £82
Penny 1841 REG: Peck 1480 AU/GEF with traces of lustre and a small tone spot on the bust, extremely rare in this high grade, comparable to the Andrew Wayne example, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction £125
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