Sovereign 1872 Shield ReverseMarsh 56, Die Number 12, with a die crack through the 2 of the date as often seen with this die number, in an NGC holder and graded MS63
Sovereign 1872M 2 over 1 Shield Reverse, Marsh 59A, Good Fine/VF and rated R4 by Marsh with 15-25 examples believed to exist, making this the scarcest date/die combination in the Melbourne Young Head Shield Series. The overdate is visible over the top of the 2 with the base of the underlying 1 forming part of the base of the 2. This example shows a die crack through the 1 running from the rim, through the date, and ending on the truncation between the W.W. . An example of the type is shown in Marsh 2000 page 64 (scanning electron microscope picture). Cataloguers Note: The mint was opened on 12 June 1872 by the Governor and Viscountess Canterbury. This was somewhat later than planned; it had ordered and paid for dies to strike coins dated 1871. It was initially manned by volunteers from the Royal Engineers who had undertaken special training in London. They were under the command of Colonel Edward Ward who had already great experience with opening a mint in Australia as he had been in charge of the original team at the Sydney Mint in 1855. This variety arose due to the dies sent from London only averaging 8000 impressions, whereas the reverse dies were averaging 14,000 impressions, therefore by September 1872 some of the 1871 obverse dies had to be altered. A local engraver Julius Hogarth was employed and carried out the work.
Sovereign 1872M Shield ReverseMarsh 59 NEF/GEF the reverse lustrous, the obverse with some contact marks, the first year of the Shield Reverse Melbourne Sovereigns
Sovereign 1873M George and the Dragon, W.W buried in truncation, Horse with long tail, Marsh 95, S.3857, About EF with some light contact marks, one of the lower mintages and thus scarcer dates in this series
Sovereign 1880 Second 8 over 7, George and the Dragon, Horse with long tail, W.W complete on truncation, Small B.P. in exergue, S.3856D, Marsh 91A Near VF/VF or better, listed as scarce by Marsh
Sovereign 1883M George and the Dragon, Horse with short tail, W.W. complete on broad truncation, Marsh 105, S.3857C UNC with some contact marks, but with a flashy and lustrous appearance, a very attractive piece with considerable eye appeal
Sovereign 1887M Jubilee Head G: of D:G: further from crown, Small spread J.E.B with hooked J, S.3867, DISH M3 GVF with some contact marks and a small edge bruise, Rare, in a presentation box
Sovereign 1887S Jubilee Head Small Spread J.E.B., the J.E.B in an arc with the B doubled S.3868A, DISH S1, NEF/EF with light contact marks. Cataloguers Note: Recent work carried out by Jubilee Head Gold specialist David Iverson has concluded from Mint Reports of the time, that the total number of Sydney Mint 1887 coins can be put at around 372,000 pieces, this is a combined total for the six known dies of the series, so all 1887S Jubilee Head types can be said to be very rare
Sovereign 1890M Second Legend with G: of D:G: closer to the crownS.3867B, DISH M14, GEF/AU with some light contact marks, a highly lustrous example with considerable eye appeal
Sovereign 1892M Second legend with G: of D:G: closer to the crown, Horse with long tail S.3867C, DISH M17, A/UNC with considerable mint lustre, examples in this grade now becoming much more difficult to find
Sovereign 1899 Marsh 150 About Fine/Good Fine with an edge knock below the bust, comes with a Sovereign and Half Sovereign 2-coin silver case with an ornate decorative engraved case with an italic B within a shield shape, hallmarked f (1901)
Sovereign 1902P Marsh 195 EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1908M Marsh 192 GEF/EF and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, the second finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1914C Marsh 223 in an NGC holder and graded MS61, appears conservatively graded. Very Rare with a mintage of just 14,900 pieces and rated R3 by Marsh
Sovereign 1916P Marsh 255 UNC or near so and lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, only the fourth example we have offered in 16 years, so possibly scarcer than catalogue values would suggest. The finest known of 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Sovereign 1924S Marsh 284,rated R3 by Marsh, in an NGC holder and graded MS61, Extremely Rare, especially so in this high grade, as are many of the Sydney Sovereigns of this period
Sovereign 1928M Marsh 246 A/UNC and with some lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, only 2 examples appear on the LCGS Population Report of which this is the finest
Sovereign 1929M Marsh 247 About EF/EF and Very Rare, as are all the Melbourne Mint Small Head George V Sovereigns and although this date has the largest reported mintage, is rated the rarest by Marsh at R3, this short series always keenly sought after
Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4076 in an NGC holder and graded PF66 an exceptional piece, Ex*- D.Moore Collection, the star designation only given to choice coins with exceptional eye appeal and quality for the given grade. Less than 1% of all coins receive this and many of these pieces are just short of Cameo designation
Sovereign 1937 ProofS.4076 Lustrous UNC with some light hairlines and a small edge bruise, retaining much original mint brilliance, the only George VI Sovereign, a sought after one-year type
Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold SovereignProof S.SC3 nFDC with some thin hairlines, retaining practically full mint lustre, uncased in capsule, with no certificate
Sovereign 2005 St. George with sword and shield S.SC6 Proof UNC/nFDC the obverse with some surface marks, retaining almost full mint lustre, uncased in capsule with no certificate
Sovereign 2014 the errormule, the Reverse struck from Proof dies, the Obverse struck from a currency die, in a PCGS holder labelled 'Unfinished PR Obv Die' and graded PR68 Deep Cameo
Sovereign 2016 Jody Clark Portrait S.SC10 practically UNC with almost full mint lustre, only 1500 minted, our archive database shows we have handled many more James Butler obverse Sovereigns than Jody Clark obverse Sovereigns
Threepence 1847 with double struck 8 in the date, we assume a business strike. Bull 3374, unlisted by ESC or Davies as a currency coin, so possibly a Maundy issue. ESC (1992) states that there are possibly Colonial issues for this date (Footnote: Page 184) UNC and choice, with toning in an LCGS holder and graded 85
Threepence 1853 ESC 2060, Bull 3384 UNC or very near so with the lightest friction to the highest points, attractively toned, Very Rare, especially in this high grade, we note the example in the Andrew Wayne collection in UNC sold for £580 hammer price as long ago as June 2006
Threepence 1860 Type A1, ear fully visible ESC 2067A, Bull 3395 Lustrous UNC, the obverse with a small spot, the reverse with a pleasing light golden tone
Threepence 1863 ESC 2070, Bull 3401 UNC and lustrous with some minor hairlines, superior to the examples in both the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections, our archive database, stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the finest of this date we have handled
Threepence 1879 Hair heavily re-engraved ESC 2085Davies 1307 UNC and lustrous, a quite striking example of this variety, Ex-London Coins Auction A156 5/3/2017 Lot 3586
Two Pounds 1823 S.3798 PCGS MS61, we grade UNC or near so and lustrous, the fields with some contact marks and hairlines, we have seen many coins graded MS61 which are inferior to this, Ex-London Coins Auction A147 6/12/2014 Lot 3399 realised £1700 hammer price
Two Pounds 1831 Gold ProofS.3828, in an NGC holder and graded PF61 Cameo, some hairlines in the fields, retaining much original colour and brilliance, with an extremely low mintage of just 225 pieces, this issue is extremely sought after and greatly prized, being the highest denomination coin in the Proof set of the year
Two Pounds 1887 S.3865, Choice UNC and lustrous, the reverse in particular, shows very few contact marks, and exhibits plenty of eye appeal, a superior example
Two Pounds 1893 S.3873 Sharp and lustrous UNC, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Two Pounds 2017 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Jane Austen Gold ProofS.K45 FDC uncased in capsule, with no certificate, 884 pieces minted including coins in sets
Two Pounds 2018 100th Anniversary of the Armistice Gold ProofS.K49 FDC uncased in capsule with no certificate, 1000 pieces issued including coins in sets
Two Pounds 2019 350th Anniversary of Samuel Pepys last diary entry 1669 Gold Proof, Reverse: a hand writing with quill. SAMUEL PEPYS DIARIST. Edge inscription : THE GOOD GOD PREPARE ME, is part of the final diary entry and expresses Pepys' fear of going blind. Reverse design by Gary Breeze, Gold Proof FDC , not yet listed in the Spink catalogue, the Royal Mint states a very low mintage of just 225 pieces, the first UK coin to feature Samuel Pepys.
A collection in 4 albums Crowns to Farthings 18th to 20th Century includes many useful items, including Crowns 1820, 1821, 1844 and 1902, with plenty of other silver items, we noticed some scarcer dates, along with some Decimal issues and World items, (587 coins in total) in mixed grades to UNC
A collection in an album Crowns to Farthings (391) includes plenty of silver issues along with Banknotes (6) England and Scotland issues (£5 face) and Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 set UNC in the blue wallet of issue
A collection in an album Crowns to Farthings William III to Elizabeth II (402) includes Crown 1951 INDUSTRIAFLORET (slipped collar) edge UNC, Halfcrown 1697y Fine, Threehalfpence 1843 NEF, along with a few World issues, with a contemporary counterfeit Mexico 8 Reales 1808 Near Fine, plenty of silver issues included, in mixed circulated grades
A mixed lot with some Georgian and Victoria British silver some in middle grades, 1723 Hibernia Woods Halfpenny and more, along with a group of mostly pre Euro European currency many from France (lot)
Copper and Bronze a small group (11) Pennies (3) 1875 T of VICT tilted right VF, 1877 VF, 1901 UNC/AU and lustrous, Halfpennies (4) 1724 Fine, 1748 Good Fine, 1754 Fine, 1854 VF, Farthings (4) 1754 About Fine, 1822 VF, 1849 NEF/GVF Rare, 1860 Toothed Border VF
Copper and bronze in LCGS holders (8) Twopence 1797 Peck 1077 NVF, slabbed and graded LCGS 35, Pennies (2) 1863 Freeman 42 dies 6+G GEF and lustrous, slabbed and graded LCGS 65, 1902 Low Tide Freeman 156 dies 1+A UNC or near so with some lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, Halfpennies (2) 1826 Reverse A Peck 1433 GEF slabbed and graded LCGS 65, 1862 Freeman 289 dies 7+G UNC with traces of lustre, Farthings (2) 1746 Peck 887 GVF slabbed and graded LCGS 55, 1799 3 Berries Peck 1279 UNC with attractive underlying tone, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, Third Farthing 1827 Peck 1453 GEF toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 65
Crown 1696 VG/NVG as part of a group of GB and World a collection Crowns to Farthings, includes over £8 face of pre-1947 issues, BrassThreepences to Halfpennies includes 20th Century date runs, in mixed circulated grades, World includes Vietnam 5000 Dong 2003, Cyprus (4) 25 Mils 1981, 5 Mils 1980 bronze (2) 1982 aluminium, Turkey (2) 1 Lira 1973, 25 Kurus 1973, Vatican (3) 100 Lire (3) 1971, 1977, 1993 in mixed grades many EF to UNC, Medalet Battle of Solferino 1859 12mm diameter in bronze with loop mount at the top GF, K&C Indoor Games Tokens (5) 25mm diameter in brass 7 grammes VF to GVF
Crown 1897 VG edge worn, Shillings (7) George IV Second reverse worn, 1826, 1873 Die Number 80, 1877 Die Number 12, 1892, 1897, 1899, Halfcrown 1928 worn, BrassThreepences (34), Pennies (3) Farthings (2) 20th Century issues from circulation, the 1897 and 1899 Shillings NEF to EF other in mixed grades to VF
Crown 1935 VG, ShillingCharles I mintmark Triangle in Circle, VG in a Jubilee Mint box with certificate, Shilling 1923, Sixpences (6) 1816, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, Threepences (3) 1896, 1917 holed, 1919 plugged, Threehalfpence 1862, Pennies (16) 1912H (10), 1918H (2), 1919H (4), Farthings Victoria to George VI (18) in mixed circulated grades, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the blue wallet of issue, Medal Sir Francis Chichester 1966-1967 Golden Globe Race UNC in a slide case, Medal City of North York Mel Lastman 1972-1996 UNC
Crowns (2) 1902 GVF/NEF, 1844 Star Stops on edge VG, Florins (11) 1887, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1933 in mixed grades About Fine to GVF, Shilling 1908 GVF, SilverThreepence 1939 VF, Farthings (17) 1887, 1893 (2), 1926, 1931 (10), 1935 (3) EF to Lustrous UNC, Half Farthing 1843 EF, Medals (3) 1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee 39mm diameter in brass EF, Edward VIII Coronation 1937 in bronze 35mm diameter EF, London Bridge Opened 1831 27mm diameter in White Metal About EF
Crowns (4) 1819 LIX VF, 1820 LX 2 over 1 Fair, 1890 GEF and lustrous, 1893 LVI Fine, Halfcrowns (5) Charles I mintmark (P) Fine, 1689 First Shield VG, 1707 Roses and Plumes Fine, 1820 George III Fine, 1850 About Fine. Shillings (2) 1787 Hearts Good Fine, 1887 Jubilee Head EF. Pre-1947 silver £25.15 face. Pre-1920 silver £1.57 1/2 face. Silver Threepences (94) includes plenty of pre-1920 issues. Crowns a further group (19) 1951 (2), 1953 (4), 1960, 1960 Polished Dies (2), 1965 (4), 1972 (2), 1977 (4), 1980, EF to UNC. MedalSilver Jubilee 1977 in cupro-nickel UNC, World Crowns (6) Gibraltar (5) 1967 (3), 1968 (2), Jersey 1966 GEF to UNC, along with a quantity of Pre-DecimalBrass Threepences, Pennies and Halfpennies (lot), Farthings Charles II to Elizabeth II, in mixed circulated grades, Decimal Coinage Fifty Pence, Ten Pence, Five Pence (lot) most in lustrous grades, total weight around 29 Kilos
Crowns to Farthings (35) Crowns (15) 1820LX, 1821 SECUNDO, 1845 Cinquefoil stops, 1951 in boxes (12, many with the certificates) Halfcrowns (12) 1911, 1914, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926 Modified Effigy, 1928 (2), 1930, 1933, 1935, Florins (2) 1923, 1925, Shilling 1839, Sixpence 1897, MaundyFourpence 1903, Halfpennies (2) 1799, 1806, Farthing 1773, in mixed grades to A/UNC, along with USA Half Dime 1847 VG and France Medal 1898 41mm diameter in silver LA RENOMME PROCLAME LE MERITE by A.Bertrand VF
Crowns to Shillings (8) Crowns (5) 1708E, 1819 LIX, 1844 (2), 1845, Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, 1817 Small Head, Shilling 1700 VG to VF
Crowns to Threepences in an album page (19) George III to William IV comprising Crowns (9) 1819 LX, 1820 LX (2), 1820LX 2 over 1, 1821 SECUNDO (3), 1822 SECUNDO, 1822 TERTIO, Halfcrowns (4) 1816, 1817 Bull Head, 1818, 1835, Shillings (3) 1816, 1834 (2), Sixpences 1816 (2), Threepence 1835 in mixed grades VG to Fine, along with Ireland Ten PenceBank Token 1805 Fine, toned
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