Crown 1679 Fourth Bust ESC 57 EF or near so and scarce thus but bright (perhaps cleaned) and with haymarking and some surface porosity particularly at the rim above the bust
Crown 1746 VICESIMO ProofESC 126 Choice FDC or near so and attractively toned grey with hints of peripheral gold, This is from the E.D.J.Van Roekel collection of superior Crowns, sold Spink November 2001 auction, lot 190, described as ‘FDC very attractively toned.' Nicer than the Montagu/Nightingale specimen and arguably finer than the Terner collection specimen and the DNW sale 86 (lot 790 June 2010) specimen, which fetched £10,900 including premium
Crown 1898 LXI ESC 314Davies 523 dies 2D (no price given in Davies for this type) A/UNC and lustrous with a few contact marks on the obverse, and as such better than the examples in the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections
Crown 1898 LXI ESC 314Davies 523 dies 2D (no price given in Davies for this type) EF or better and lustrous, and as such better than the examples in the Andrew Wayne and Roland Harris collections
Crown 1911 Patina Collection Pattern in .925 silver on heavy (c. 35 grams) flan. One of a few pieces hallmarked at London Assay Office in 2001. Obverse, portrait of king by DR Golder after AG Wyon. Reverse, St George and dragon motif. Edge plain nFDC with a hint of toning, Ex-INA Archive Collection
Crown 1934 bright reverse Proof like AU obverse with high points friction otherwise EF, scarce and desirable (Ex LCA 129 Lot 1255 realised £2,400 hammer)
Crown 1936 Edward VIII Patina SeriesPattern, Obverse, the stylised portrait of king left for Hearn, with no border beads. Reverse, St George and the Dragon., UNC with some lustre and a thin scratch on the obverse, Probably unique. Cataloguer's Note: for a similar coin struck in brass see London Coins auction 7/6/2009 lot 887
Crown 1937 Edward VIII Patina Collection Pattern in .925 silver. Milled edge. Obverse Large head of the king by D.R. Golder, never used on production pieces. Reverse, St George and Dragon, with MODEL behind horse, date in exergue. One of only 25 made. Prooflike UNC
Crown 1937 Edward VIII Patina Collection Pattern in .925 silver. Obverse, Large head of the king by D.R. Golder, never used on production pieces. Reverse, St George and Dragon, with MODEL behind horse, date in exergue. Plain edge. One of only 25 pieces made Toned UNC
Crown Edward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in .925 silver with milled edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. (These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse Crowned Coat of Arms within a Garter. FIDEI DEFENS INDIAE IMPERAT in a similar style to the Halfcrown reverse of Edward VII and George V First coinage. One of only 12 pieces made in silver with a milled edge, Lustrous UNC with some light toning areas
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in .925 silver with milled edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal.(These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse St.George and the Dragon with 'model' in Gothic style in the exergue. Only 12 examples were made in silver with a milled edge. Lustrous UNC and prooflike with a few light contact marks
Crown Edward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in .925 silver with plain edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. (These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse Crowned Coat of Arms within a Garter. FIDEI DEFENS INDIAE IMPERAT in a similar style to the Halfcrown reverse of Edward VII and George V First coinage. One of only 12 pieces made in silver with a plain edge, Lustrous UNC with some light toning areas
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in .925 silver with plain edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. (These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse St. George and the Dragon with 'model' in Gothic style in the exergue. Only 12 examples were made in silver with a plain edge. Lustrous UNC and prooflike with a few slight toning areas
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 in golden alloy with milled edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. (These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse St. George and the Dragon with 'model' in Gothic style in the exergue. Only 12 examples were made in golden alloy with a milled edge. Lustrous UNC with a few minor contact marks
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Piedfort in gold-plated copper (similar to Barton's metal) with milled edge, by INA, Obverse a right-facing portrait of Edward VIII by Percy Metcalfe which was never used on coinage, and has only featured on the rare Australian Melbourne Agricultural Medal. (These were unissued and an example is in the Victoria Museum, Australia). Reverse St. George and the Dragon with 'model' in Gothic style in the exergue. Only 12 examples were made in this metal with a milled edge. Lustrous UNC with a few minor contact marks
CrownEdward VIII Fantasy Pattern 1937 Silver Proof Obverse Large head left by Donald R.Golder, Reverse Pistrucci's St. George and the Dragon date in exergue with MODEL to left of horse. From a die originally intended for a run of patterns but never used for this purpose. Only 25 milled edge Silver Proofs were minted nFDC with blue and gold tone (Ex LCA 129 lot 1260 realised £160 hammer)
CrownEdward VIII Patina Collection Pattern 1937 Proof in .925 silver. Obverse, head of king left by DR Golder. Reverse, similar to the adopted design for the Wreath Crown but the date either side of the lowest rose. This is a mule, the obverse having the longer legend use on some colonial pieces. FID DEF IND IMP is repeated on the reverse. Only 2 pieces made in sterling silver. Ex INA archive collection, nFDC with some toning
Crown Edward VIII Patina Collection Patternundated (1937) Silver plated Piedfort. Obverse, large portrait of king left, by DR Golder. Reverse, crowned shield of arms within garter, of a similar style to the Edward VII and early George VHalfcrowns FIDEI DEFENS INDIAE IMPERAT Edge plain. Only 12 pieces made
CrownEdward VIII uniface Patina collection Patternundated, Proof in .925 silver. Obverse large head of king left, by DR Golder. Reverse, MODEL placed horizontally across coin. Edge plain. One of only 25 experimental pieces made nFDC lightly toning
DecimalFifty Pence a new variety 2011 Olympics Swimming variety with the swimmer's head underwater A/UNC to UNC along with the normal issue for comparison
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
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 ProofESC 394A nFDC toned with some light contact marks. Much scarcer than the Arabic 1 Proof, our records indicate that since 2003 we have offered 9 Arabic 1 Proofs and this is only the second Roman 1 Proof we have offered in that time
Farthing 1773 Obverse 2 as Peck 913 with date to left of exergue, compares favourably with the Cooke specimen (Cooke Lot 360) which sold for £210 in 2006 EF with lustre and rare in this high grade
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction and an attractive underlying tone, one of the best we have handled of this rare date, now listing at £375 EF in Spink with no price given for UNC
Guinea 1798 Mint State rare thus but three minor scratches (graffiti) to the right of the crown above the shield discernable under magnification, other than this small problem perhaps the best spade guinea we have seen
Half Farthing 1847 Peck 1596 UNC with traces of lustre and some spots on the reverse and Third farthing 1881 Peck 1934 UNC or near so with traces of lustre
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