LCGS slabbed items (3) Shilling 1923 ESC 1433 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest of 18 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Florin 1923 ESC 942 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 25 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Crown 1937 ProofESC 393 nFDC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 88
World a small group (13) Greece (5) 20 Drachma 1960 PCGS AU58, 10 Drachma 1930 PCGS AU50, 5 Drachma 1875A Fine, 10 Lepta 1869BB About Fine, 5 Lepta 1882A Good Fine, Mexico8 Reales 1808 Mo T NEF and lustrous with some flan stress, Switzerland5 Francs 1937BGEF and lustrous, some spots, AustriaThaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrikes (6) NEF to A/UNC
Ceylon10 Cents 1963 VIP Proof/Proof of record as KM#130, in an NGC holder and graded PF66 Cameo, unlisted as a Proof by Krause, the only example encapsulated by NGC, also no examples encapsulated by PCGS, Extremely Rare
Rhodesia and NyasalandProof Set 1955 a 7-coin set in cupro-nickel and copper, KM#PS1 Halfcrown to Halfpenny in LCGS holders comprising Halfcrown 1955 slabbed and graded LCGS 91, Florin 1955 slabbed and graded LCGS 90, Shilling slabbed and graded LCGS 90, Sixpence 1955 slabbed and graded LCGS 88, Threepence slabbed and graded LCGS 88, Penny 1955 slabbed and graded LCGS 90, Halfpenny 1955 slabbed and graded LCGS 90 Very Rare with a mintage of just 10 sets nFDC with light toning, in the blue case of issue, listed at $2500 by Krause
RussiaPoltina (Half Rouble) 1741 CПБ Ivan VI KM206.2, Bitkin 39, EF the reverse better with a rich grey tone, the property of a deceased jeweller active in Maidenhead in the 1950 s and 1960s, rare. We could find no examples recorded on the PCGS Population Report for either 1741 Ivan VI type of this denomination
Saudi Arabia - Hejaz and Nejd Ghirsh AH1344 (1926) VIP Proof/Proof of record KM#6 in a PCGS holder and graded PR63, wwe note no examples recorded on the Heritage database, Extremely Rare
Double Florin 1888 Second I in VICTORIA an inverted 1 ESC 397A A/UNC and nicely toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, the joint finest of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 1 Peck 1410 Choice UNC toned with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 1 T over tilted T in BRIT, Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the only recorded example on the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1825 Obverse 1 last I of IIII overstruck, LCGS variety 04 Choice UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1844 Reverse B (no flaw by Britannia's right arm) 10 teeth date spacing, by far the scarcer of the two recorded types for this rare date, VF or better, a recent in depth study 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 LCGS Population Report will, in time show the relative rarities of these combinations
Farthing 1875H Freeman 532 RF.G Choice UNC and with some lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 10 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1888 Freeman 560 dies 7+F Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the finest known of 16 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Florin 1849 ESC 802, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, formerly in an NGC holder and graded NGC MS65, this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Florin 1916 ESC 935 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few pieces in this series attain these high grades due to weakness of strike and excessive bagmarks
Half Farthing 1853 Bronzed Proof, Reverse Inverted, Peck 1600, UNC toned, Extremely Rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first we have offered, also we note that LCGS have not graded any of this type
Halfcrown 1818 ESC 621 LCGS 82 UNC and choice with a deep and colourful original tone, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1848 8 over 7 Davies 572 Fine with grey tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 20, a very rare type, only two examples of this type are recorded on the LCGS Population Report, both are in this sale, this is the only graded example
Halfcrown 1849 Small Date, the 8 struck over the lower broken 8 as normally found on this type ESC 683 A/UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 70, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 7/12/2014 Lot 2616 hammer price £1200
Halfcrown 1891 ESC 724 UNC with a deep and colourful olive, gold and magenta tone, magnificent eye appeal and a superb example of the type, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1896 ESC 730Davies 668 dies 2A the scarcer of the two major types, Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1898 ESC 732 Choice UNC and richly toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1900 ESC 734 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 31 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1910 ESC 755 UNC with a choice olive and gold tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, the joint finest known of 23 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, all Edward VII Halfcrowns difficult to find in these high grades
Halfcrown 1923 ESC 770 Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 27 examples thus far recoded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1953 Frosted Proof CGS variety 05. Davies dies 2A (as the standard Proof dies) with the obverse and reverse design much more heavily frosted than the standard coin, most noticeable on the reverse in the crown detail, an unusual piece, nFDC retaining much original mint brilliance. We note an example slabbed and graded CGS 92 sold in our Auction A148 1/3/2015 (Lot 2694) for £421 inclusive of buyers premium
Halfpenny 1773 Peck 904 UNC and choice with considerable mint lustre, a stunning example, would make an excellent coin for the type collector, slabbed and graded LCGS 88, the finest known of 6 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS66 RB, this recorded at the time of LCGS slabbing, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfpenny 1843 Peck 1527 UNC and attractively toned, 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 1033
Halfpenny 1857 Reverse A, No Dots on shield, Peck 1546 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1863 Large upper section to 3 Freeman 292 dies 7+G UNC with good subdued lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
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
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 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 HeadESC 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
Sixpence 1952 ESC 1838F Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the second finest of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Threepence 1845 ESC 2055 Choice UNC and attractively toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 5 examples thus Far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1881H Cooke type B, Freeman 548, dies 7+E, Choice UNC with practically fully lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples this far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrown 1848 8 over 7 Davies 572 VG the variety very clear, in an LCGS 'Yellow ticket' holder VG Edge Problems, a very rare type, only two examples of this type are recorded on the LCGS Population Report, both are in this sale
Sixpence 1914 ESC 1799 Choice UNC with a deep blue, green and gold tone, the obverse with traces of mint bloom under the tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 82
IraqProof Set 1953 (7 coins) choice FDC and rare with a mintage of just 200 sets, graded and encapsulated by LCGS 100 Fils LCGS 95, 50 Fils LCGS 95, 20 Fils LCGS 94, 10 Fils LCGS 95, 4 Fils LCGS 96, 2 Fils LCGS 93, and 1 Fils LCGS 94
IraqProof Set 1959 (6 coins) choice FDC and rare with a mintage of just 400 sets, graded and encapsulated by LCGS 100 Fils LCGS 93, 50 Fils LCGS 94, 25 Fils LCGS 93, 10 Fils LCGS 94, 5 Fils LCGS 93, and 1 Fils LCGS 93
Ethiopia Matona EE1923 (1930) KM#27 struck by ICI in Birmingham, England, in a PCGS holder and graded SP66RD, Ex-King's Norton Mint Collection, superior to another example graded SP66 RB sold at Heritage in September 2016 (also King's Norton Collection) for $470
IrelandPenny 1968 VIP Proof KM#11, nFDC starting to tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 91, one of only 20 examples minted, we note an example graded PCGS SP65 recently realised $822
Isle of ManFarthing 1860 Bronzed ProofS.7419D UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Extremely Rare with only around 8-10 examples thought to have been struck
USA Dollars (3) 1881S Lustrous UNC, 1882 UNC and lustrous with a pleasing subtle tone, 1883 CC Breen 5574 Lustrous UNC, in a PCGS holder graded MS64, USA Half Dollars (2) 1812 Breen 4607 Fine, 1818 Close Date Breen 4626 Fine
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