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
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Inverted, incuse K under shield ESC 156 Obverse C, Reverse 2b, Bull 1941, A/UNC and with attractive gold tone, and a small flaw on the edge not visible from either side, Rare thus
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Five Shillings and SixpenceProof in Copper Obverse K Reverse 5a, 27.05 grammes, ESC 206, Bull 1996, UNC and attractively toned, the reverse with a small tone spot and two tiny rim nicks visible under magnification, an extremely pleasing example
Bank of England Dollar an undated uniface obverse trial Obverse K, as used on the patterns of 1811 exhibiting the a die flaw running from the rear of the truncation to the rim, and numerous die rust spots on and below the drapery and obverse rim, weight 34.2 grammes (527.78 grains) thus heavier than the thick flan coins described by the new ESC, but lighter than the 'very thick flan' listed pieces. Listed as Davis 39, and stated to be in copper, although has the appearance of a brass piece, interestingly Davis lists a standard Proof striking in brass (Davis 38), A/UNC with traces of lustre and a dark tone spot on the obverse rim
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A Reverse 2 ESC 144 NEF and lustrous with a tone spot on the E of ENGLAND, some traces of the underlying coins legend visible
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Pattern Shield in Garter Reverse Obverse I Reverse 3 ESC 182 UNC and lustrous with some scratches and contact marks, the under type date of 1796 clearly visible on the obverse
Dollar Bank of England 1804 ESC 164 Obverse E Reverse 2 No Stop after REX, NEF and attractively toned, with a small flan flaw and edge flaw by GEORGIUS
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A Reverse 2 ESC 144 traces of the understruck coin visible in parts (including the LIMAE monogram) GEF attractively toned with a few minor contact marks
Crown 1663 No Stops on Reverse ESC 27A Near Fine/Fine, comes with an old collector's ticket from 1953 stating the 1949 edition of ESC did not recognise this variety, Dollar Bank of England 1804 Reverse with inverted, incuse K, Obverse C, Reverse 2b ESC 156, Good Fine, evenly toned, scarce
Dollar Bank of England 1804 No stop after REX Obverse E Reverse 2 ESC 164 UNC or near so and lustrous, the reverse with a series of small scratches after OF visible under magnification
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse B Reverse 2, No stops between C H K, ESC 148, EF or better with signs of the underlying coin visible on the obverse including the date (1797)
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Obverse C Reverse 4 Copper PatternESC 195 nFDC slabbed and graded CGS 82, Ex-PCGS PR65 BN, the only and therefore finest example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse C, Reverse 2 ProofESC 150 About FDC retaining much original mint brilliance, slabbed and graded CGS 85,Ex-PCGS PR64, cross-graded PR65 by ICCS, the finest of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Dollars Bank of England (2) 1804 Obverse A Reverse 2 ESC 144 Fine, 1804 Obverse E Reverse 2 ESC 164 Fine with a deeply 'hand-milled' edge and smoothed at the top
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse B Reverse 2, no stops between C H K ESC 148 UNC slabbed and graded CGS 78, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Pattern Shield in Garter Reverse Obverse A Reverse 3 (see Errata in ESC) ESC 182 UNC and lustrous retaining much original mint brilliance, with faint traces of the undetype visible
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Pattern Shield in Garter Reverse Obverse A Reverse 3 (see Errata in ESC) ESC 182 GEF lightly toned with minor cabinet friction, with traces of underlying coin still visible of the surfaces and edge, Ex-Michael Freeman
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Inverted Incuse K on reverse, Obverse C Reverse 2b ESC 156 UNC or near so and lustrous with signs of the undertype showing under magnification including the 1791 date, listed as 'Scarce' by ESC we note this is the first currency specimen of this type we have offered since 2003, therefore presumably scarcer than the ESC rating would indicate
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse E Reverse 2 No Stop after REX ESC 164 UNC with an attractive golden tone, some contact marks in the reverse field in front of Britannia barely detract
Dollar Bank of England 1804 ESC 144 Obverse A Reverse 2 UNC and lustrous with an attractive golden toning and minor cabinet friction, some traces of the understrike visible on the reverse, a most pleasing example
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Copper PatternESC 206 About FDC and superb with a few light contact marks on the portrait, the fields with minor hairlines, a most pleasing coin
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse C Reverse 2 ESC 149 Bright EF with some hairlines on the obverse and many traces of the underlying coins date and legend visible
Dollar Bank of England 1804 No dots between CHK and no stop after REX so has characteristics of Obverses B and E, unlisted as such by ESC, EF nicely toned with traces of the underlying coin visible
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A Reverse 2 ESC 144 Fine or near so with a toning line on the obverse and with traces of the underlying coin showing
Dollar Bank of England 1804 Proof Obverse C Reverse 2a ESC 154 with reversed K below Britannia UNC and nicely toned with some hairlines and surface marks
Dollar Bank of England 1811 Pattern in Copper ESC 205 Obverse K bust facing left, Reverse 5a BANK TOKEN 5S 6D 1811 in four lines within wreath nFDC with some subdued lustre and a couple of carbon spots on the obverse
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