Sixpences (5) 1698 PlumesESC 1575, Bull 1244 VF and a rare type but with some heavy scratches obverse, 1757 EF, 1874 and 1897 both cleaned VF and 1902 currency issue AU
Sovereign 1820 Open 2, Marsh 4 this coin is Choice Unc and Prooflike it is now in a NGC Holder UNC Details OBV REPAIRED we can see what looks like the gentlest of edge bruises by A of BRITANNIA and speculate that this is what the NGC graders have seen. Perhaps a £4,000 coin without this minor fault viewing recommended
Sovereign 1823 Marsh 7 NGC AU Details CLEANED and seldom seen in this high grade, rated R3 by Marsh and this perhaps the finest example of this scarce date we have offered
Sovereign 1838 Marsh 22 AU/UNC and brilliant, a small spot of discolouration and some scuffing left of the date otherwise a choice example of this scarce date, without the spot one of the best examples we have seen
Sovereign 1846, VictoriaYoung Head, first 4 of the date struck over an inverted 4, reverse crowned shield of the Royal Arms within wreath, Marsh 27A, S.3852, Bold Fine.
Sovereign 1846 4 over inverted 4 in date, Marsh 29B, S.3852, Fine/VF, Very Rare. Note: The overdate for this year is considered to be the rarest of the three years for which this error occurs
Sovereign 1879 Marsh 90 a key date rarity, one of the most difficult dates in the Victorian Sovereign series in an NGC Holder graded AU DETAILS CLEANED
Sovereign 1908C Marsh 183 and unlisted as a currency coin by Spink, listed by Marsh as Satin Finish with a mintage of just 633 pieces, Marsh states he had heard of six examples and made notes on just four, this example Good VF perhaps once lightly cleaned
Sovereign 1924SA Marsh 288, S.4004, GEF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 65, an extremely rare date with a tiny mintage of just 2660 pieces, very seldom offered in any grade, Ex LCA 185 (June 2024) Lot 2118 realised £6,500
Sovereign 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign Gold Proof in a NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, a popular issue and always desirable in the highest grades
Threepences (4) 1920 Sterling silver issues ESC 2134, Bull 3937, Davies 1934 dies 3C UNC and lustrous with a small flan flaw on the truncation, 1920 .500 silver issues ESC 2135, Bull 3938, Davies 1935 dies 3C, toned UNC or very near so. Along with 1911 Obverse: Full Neck, Reverse: Top left hand leaf emanates from left stalk ESC 2124, Bull 3926, Davies 1923 dies 2B (2) both VG/Fine, this type usually encountered in lower grades
A collection of sterlingsilver in an album page (so all pre 1920) with examples back to Queen Anne 3d (1), Groat (1), Shillings (2), Florins (7), Halfcrowns (8) mixed grades to EF the Queen Anne damaged some others with scratches includes a Godless Florin 1849
Brass Threepence a collection in album pages (34) 1937-52 complete currency strikes and a 1937 Proof 1946 and 1949 VF and 1951 Fine others including the scarcer 1948 and 1950 Lustrous AU-UNC
Bronze in high grades Penny 1897, 1901, 1902 HT, 1904, 1910, 1911, 1921, 1928 1936. Halfpenny 1876H, 1887, 1901 generally Unc or near so and with varying degrees of lustre
Cartwheel Twopences 1797 (2) these F-VF with less than normal edge and surface faults, Halfpennies 1718, 1774, 1838 1935, Farthings 1674 and 1675 these VG - Fine
Crowns (5) 1662 Rose Below VG, 1695 VG, 1696 Fine, 1821 SECUNDO about Fine once cleaned and with some minor edge faults, Crown 1845 Cinquefoil stops on edge ESC 282, Bull 2564 Fine or better
Cupro-nickel issues including George VI some sorted into bags by date, mixed grades includes some mint state examples, such as old paper bank bags £5 of mint state Halfcrowns (over 120 KG will be over £1,100 face value), along with over 20 kilos of Bronze and Brass including Farthings these from circulation (Lot over 160 Kilos gross weight) must go so offered here without reserve
Farthings (17) 1895 OH, 1896, 1897, 1898 (2) dark and bright finish, 1899, 1901 (2), 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 (2) these in high grades EF-UNC most in Unc along with 1897, 1904 in lower grades
Farthings 1674, 1675 (2), Charles II Tin with copper plug, William & Mary Pattern or Medalet, Mary Pattern or Medalet with Rose reverse, 1694 (2), 1696, 1697 (2), 1699 (3), 1699 Date in Legend (3), 1700 (2) a low grade group Fair-Fine
Farthings 1872 AU/UNC, 1873 EF, 1874H Unc with some uneven toning reverse, 1875 Large Date VF, 1875H Unc with subdued lustre and some dark toning, 1876H NEF/EF normal 6 looks to be struck over 6, 1878 AU, 1879 Unc with subdued lustre
Farthings 1880 4 berries, 1881 3 berries (2), 1881H, 1882H (2) one with broken F, 1883, 1884 (2) generally in high grades EF-UNC some lustres the 1883 EF with some weakness of strike obverse
Farthings 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 YH a high grade group most in EF-UNC some with lustre the 1895 GVF with a touch of verdigris
Farthings a collection in album pages (48) 1740, 1754, 1775, 1799, 1807 1822 (2), 1825, 1834 then Victorian Copper (10), Victoria Young Head (28) Veiled Head (1) mixed graded Fair - VF
Farthings a collection in an album the dates range from 1799 to 1956 a mixed grade group with a proportion lustre, includes better dates such as 1844 and 1863
Farthings Bronze 1860, 1862, 1866, 1873, 1874H, 1875H, 1878, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1894 a high grade group EF-UNC most with some degree of lustre
Farthings with example dating back to 1831 plenty of Victorian including some copper mixed grades some 20th century issue lustrous some QEII in UNC and with duplication (140)
Florins a collection in an album 1933, 1935, 1936 then 1937 to 1967 a complete date run of all the currency issue dates, a high grade collection mostly EF-UNC many in UNC
GB and World an eclectic mix GB Halfcrown 1936 VF, West Germany 2 Marks 1951D VF, UK modern bi-metal (base metal) Two Pounds 2021 Walter Scott and 2022 Graham Bell these BU in Westminster presentation cards along with 2002 Games and 2016 WWI from circulation
GB and World the GB being mainly copper and bronzeCharles II to recent issues Farctionals to Penny mixed grades many in lower circulated grades and a group of Imitation Spade Guineas some holed, the world being just 6 an Indian Princely States Copper Dump, a plugged Spanish Colonial 1 Real, Ionian Islands Lepta 1848 and 3 Malta Granos from the 1747, 1776 and 1779 these in low grades
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