Maundy Set 1838 ESC 2445, Bull 3478 UNC or very near so the Penny and Twopence with very minor cabinet friction, the set otherwise of choice quality with superb old toning, the Fourpence cobalt, gold and with touches of magenta, the Threepence, Twopence and Penny gold, blue and with touches of magenta, the set with beautiful eye appeal
Maundy Set 1878 ESC 2491, Bull 3531 UNC with some small rim nicks, all four coins with a choice deep golden tone the Twopence also with flashes of deep magenta tone giving a superb eye appeal
Maundy Set 1929 ESC 2546, Bull 3989 EF to A/UNC lightly toned, in a long red dated case. Many of the 1920s and 1930s issues now becoming more difficult to find
Maundy Set 1930 ESC 2547, Bull 3990 GEF to UNC with a colourful matching tone, the Threepence with an edge nick, the Twopence with small rim nicks, comes in a square red Maundy Money box. The 1930s sets now becoming more difficult to find
Maundy Set 1932 ESC 2549, Bull 3993 EF to A/UNC with matching grey tone, in a modern red Maundy case. Historical Note: 1932 was the first time in around 250 years that the Maundy Money was personally distributed by the reigning monarch.
Maundy Set 1932 ESC 2549, Bull 3993 GEF to A/UNC and nicely toned, Historical Note: 1932 was the first time in around 250 years that the Maundy Money was personally distributed by the reigning monarch.
Maundy Set 1932 ESC 2549, Bull 3993 GEF to A/UNC with a hint of golden tone, the Threepence and Penny with some green around the rims, this possibly removable with care. Historical Note: 1932 was the first time in around 250 years that the Maundy Money was personally distributed by the reigning monarch.
Maundy Set 1933 ESC 2550, Bull 3994 EF to A/UNC with deep and matching tone, in a long red contemporary case, many of the 1920s and 1930s issue becoming more difficult to find
Maundy Set 1933 ESC 2550, Bull 3994 EF to A/UNC with matching tone, the Fourpence with signs of old cleaning on the obverse, in a square Maundy Money case
Maundy Set 1935 ESC 2552, Bull 3996 EF to A/UNC, comes in a square red Maundy Money box, the King's Jubilee Year sets were quickly bought by American visitors
Maundy Set 1935 ESC 2552, Bull 3996 GEF to A/UNC with some scattered darker tone spots, the Fourpence with some tiny rim nicks, a scarce set, comes in a long red contemporary box. The King's Jubilee Year sets were quickly bought by American visitors
Maundy Set 1936 ESC 2553, Bull 3997 A/UNC to UNC with a slightly speckled, but matching tone, comes in a contemporary long red Maundy Money box. Cataloguer's note: The 1936 Maundy Coins were distributed by King Edward VIII after King George V's death in January 1936
Maundy Set 1936 ESC 2553, Bull 3997 A/UNC to UNC with matching tone, comes in a contemporary long red Maundy Money box. Cataloguer's note: The 1936 Maundy Coins were distributed by King Edward VIII after King George V's death in January 1936
Maundy Set 1936 ESC 2553, Bull 3997 A/UNC to UNC with matching tone, comes in a contemporary long red Maundy Money box. Cataloguer's note: The 1936 Maundy Coins were distributed by King Edward VIII after King George V's death in January 1936
Maundy Set 1955 ESC 2572, Bull 4564 A/UNC to with a matching colourful tone, comes in a square red Maundy box. Note: The Maundy Ceremony this year was distributed at Southwark Cathedral
Maundy Sets (2) 1904 ESC 2520, Bull 3710 UNC with a matching, colourful tone, 1911 ESC 2527, Bull 3970 A/UNC to UNC with a matching, colourful tone, the Threepence with minor friction, the Twopence with some dark toning near the reverse rim, the Penny with some very small edge nicks
MaundyThreepence 1765 ESC 2035, the 5 in the date with traces of an overstrike, extremely rare and rated R5 by ESC, NEF/GVF and nicely struck, with minor haymarks and a small scratch on the obverse. Overall a most pleasing coin and excessively rare We note this coin struck from the same dies as a similar piece in our auction A151 (Lot 2746, graded Good Fine/Fine) which realised £1400 hammer price, this considerably superior and quite possibly one of the finest examples extant, Ex-London Coins Auction A158 9/9/2017 Lot 2342 realised £1600 hammer price
Penny 1797 10 Leaves, Peck 1132 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 31 example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, these Pennies are seldom offered in lustrous state and catalogue values reflect this
Penny 1831 Peck 1455 EF with a tone spot on the drapery, and a small rim flaw by GRATIA, also displaying some underlying colourful tone and touches of lustre
Penny 1843 REG: Peck 1486 NEF/GVF with some contact marks and small spots the reverse with a touch of residual lustre, Very Rare in all grades above Fine
Penny 1860 Beaded Border/Toothed Border muleFreeman 8 dies 1+D, VG with all major details clear, Extremely Rare and seldom offered in any grade, both the 1860 mule types seldom seen and missing from many Victorian Penny collections
Penny 1860 Toothed Border with missing Colon Dots after D:G: BP1860T (Gouby dies G+d) VG or slightly better with some old scuffs on the obverse, Michael Gouby stated '4 known'; in his 2009 publication 'The British Bronze Penny 1860-1901' only the second example we have offered
Penny 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border muleFreeman 9 dies 2+B, also with R over lower 'thin' R in VICTORIA and higher T in BRITT, VG and free from problems, very rare in any grade, both the 1860 mule types seldom seen and missing from many Victorian Penny collections
Penny 1861 6 over 8 Freeman 30 dies 6+D, VG the surfaces with some verdigris, the overdate very clear, an extremely rare variety and seldom seen in any grade, rated R18 by Freeman
Penny 1861 as Freeman 24 dies 4+F with missing top leaf on the obverse, Gouby BP1861EA, Satin 29A, stated by Gouby to be '7 known' Near Fine and bold for the grade, the variety very clear. Very seldom offered, our archive database confirms this as being the first example we have offered in over 16 years
Penny 1862 Small Date from Halfpenny die Freeman 41 dies 6+G approaching Fine/Near Fine. Most examples found in Poor to Fair grades, this example clearly better and extremely rare thus, rated R18 by Freeman
Penny 1864 Crosslet 4 Freeman 48 dies 6+G EF and lustrous with some edge nicks and a spot by F:D:, very rare in high grades, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 Lot 2398
Penny 1874H Freeman 69 dies 6+I Fine with the key features of this rare type all clear, Rated R16 by Freeman, most examples show up in VG or lower grades
Penny 1874H Freeman 76 dies 7+I Fine/Near Fine with all major details clear, very rare and rated R17 by Freeman, a very rare type, even in this grade, still the finest we have handled since 2003
Penny 1876H Narrow Date Freeman 89 dies 8+K UNC with even subdued lustre and excellent surfaces, the reverse with very light friction to the highest points
Penny 1882 Freeman 112 dies 11+N (No H below date) VF or slightly better/GVF the obverse with some contact marks, an extremely rare variety, and rated R17 by Freeman, rarer still in all grades above Fine, a key rarity in the Victorian Bronze Penny series, indeed our archive database stretching back to 2003 records only one example better than Fine
Penny 1887 Freeman 125 dies 12+N UNC with virtually full lustre, minor contact marks and very small tone spots visible under magnification barely detract
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of date points directly to a rim tooth, some surface marks and small spots, VG with the variety very clear, Rated R9 by Freeman, known to be extremely rare with only a small number of examples known
Penny 1909 Freeman 169 dies 2+E, 1 of date points directly to a rim tooth, VG with the variety very clear, Rated R9 by Freeman, but known to be extremely rare with only a small number of examples known
Penny 1918KN Freeman 184 dies 2+B EF/GEF with traces of lustre, and some minor contact marks, overall though a sharp and attractive example and rare thus
Penny 1922 with 1927 reverse Freeman 192A dies 3+C Near Fine/Fine and collectable, Extremely Rare and rated at R18 by Freeman. We note a similar grade example of this extremely rare variety sold at London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 (Lot 2484) for £3800 hammer price
Penny 1970 a double reverse struck from Proof dies, the die axis with a perfect upright alignment, with no apparent signs of alteration, 9.21 grammes, UNC with traces of lustre and some contact marks on one side. A most unusual piece that will appeal to error collectors and Penny collectors alike
Shilling 1709 Third Bust, Plain in angles and below Bust ESC 1154, Bull 1402 Pleasing VF with touches of old golden tone and excellent eye appeal, the reverse with two small scratches on REG
Shilling 1850 50 over 49 or 46 ESC 1297, Bull 2997/2998 About VF/VF and Very Rare. All 1850 Shillings very rare, with the overdate variety even more so. The second finest example of this type we have offered, only the Andrew Wayne Collection example was superior
Shilling 1904 ESC 1413, Bull 3590 UNC or very near so and lustrous, sharply struck, a small stain in the King's hair visible under strong magnification barely detracts, rare in this high grade
Shillings (2) 1838 ESC 12789, Bull 2973 EF with some light surface marks and some small areas of dark toning in places, 1868 ESC 1318, Bull 3036 Die Number 16 EF with some hairlines and some dirt and dark toning in the legends
Sixpence 1856 Longer Line below PENCE ESC 1703, Bull 3197 Choice UNC with an attractive and colourful tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, Ex-London Coins Auction A129 8/6/2010 Lot 1879
Sixpence 1911 ESC 1795, Bull 3871, Davies 1862 Dies 2A. Obverse: I of BRITT points to a space. Reverse: Colon of FID points to a bead, Choice UNC with Golden toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of just 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Peter J.Davies Collection, LCA A124 28/2/2009 Lot 1345
Sovereign 1823 Marsh 7 VG, Very rare and rated R3 by Marsh, this date almost always shows up in lower grades, with higher grade examples prohibitively rare
Sovereign 1830 William IV Gold Pattern by W.Wyon after Chantrey's Model. Coarse hair and with flat-topped ear, Coarse Beading, the nose points to the last I in BRITANNIAR. W.W. incuse on the truncation. Reverse by J.B.Merlen. Die Axis inverted. S.3829B, Wilson & Rasmussen 260 and rated R5, in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Cameo, some hairlines in the fields but retaining much original mint lustre, a key rarity and an interesting Pattern for the William IV collector, with no William IV currency coins minted for this date. We note the Bentley example realised £19,200 hammer price as far back as 2013. Now lists in the Spink catalogue at £21,500
Sovereign 1835 Marsh 19 GVF/NEF the obverse with some hairlines and some signs of light smoothing below the King's jawline, viewing recommended, nevertheless, a rare date in the William IV series
Sovereign 1839 Plain edge Proof, Die Axis inverted, second I in BRITANNIARUM a reversed 1, S.3852 some hairlines in the fields otherwise UNC and retaining much original mint lustre and brilliance
Sovereign 1842 Open 2 in date, the 1 also with missing lower right serif, GF/NVF, one of the three different varieties of the Open 2 type recorded by the LCGS Population Report (Variety 06)
Sovereign 1843 the 3 of the date is overstruck the style unlike the 3 over 2, 3 over inverted 2, or 3 over 8 types previously recorded, there is also no die match for any of the Bentley examples. About Fine/Fine and unusual
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