Crown 1688 QVARTO ESC 80 NEF and with a pleasing grey tone, and a small edge flaw below the bust and a fleck of haymarking obverse field, ex LCA 134 (Sep 2011) Lot 1823 realised £2,500 hammer price
Crown 1818 LIX Last 8 over defective 8. Note: shows as an extra 'horn' at top right of the 8. In addition the 8 is doubled in the lower part of each loop and the top right of the outer lower loop. A/UNC and lightly toned
Crown 1834 ESC 275 the John Jay Pittman example (David Akers sale Numismatic Inc 6-8 August 1999 Lot 3864) choice FDC pleasing old grey tone with orange and gold hues in places, free of contact marks and hairlines a choice coin. Rated R5 by ESC 5 - 10 examples known, and in today's buoyant and international market a difficult piece to estimate. Heritage of Dallas sold a high grade example in 2011 which realised $69,000 (£44,000 at 2011 exchange rates, £56,000 at todays) but key date rarities in choice grades have surged forward since then. For example the sister coin to this the 1831 crown with a mintage 10 to 15 times greater than the 1834 would have realised £8000 - £10000 in 2011 or put another way the 1834 could expect to realise 4 - 5 times more than the 1831 in a like for like grade, but an 1831 Crown in MS65 just realised £61,000 hammer price in St James Coinex sale September 2016. As this piece is choice and has been graded 88 by LCGS one could predict an MS65 could be given if submitted to the US graders and could argue that a £200,000 - £300,000 price ticket would not be absurd. However we have estimated it more conservatively and will await the results of the bidding. All William IV crowns are rare and sought after by collectors ESC lists three varieties of the 1831 in silver these were made for inclusion in the 1831 Proof Sets which had a mintage of just 225, a gold example is known dated 1831, a trial strike in lead dated 1832 and rated R7 (one or two in existence) and the 1834. This is the first 1834 example we have offered and the only example graded by LCGS whilst we have previously offered 11 examples of the 1831 crown and LCGS have graded three 1831s. Our research has found no other 1834 crowns sold since 2011 and this Pittman example to our knowledge has not been offered at auction since 1999 so if you are interested in choice rarities of the sort offered globally once or twice a decade this is the lot for you.
Crown 1845 richly toned and choice Unc and graded MS63 by PCGS and rare thus, Spink 3882. Note our auction 149 June 2015 lot 1894 where the same coin type in PCGS MS62 realised £2800
Crown 1927 ProofESC 367 nFDC retaining much original lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 90, the joint fifth finest of 47 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Crown 1927 ProofESC 367 nFDC retaining some original lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 90, the joint fifth finest of 47 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Crown 1934 ESC 374 AU/UNC with prooflike fields, the obverse with a small tone spot below the bust, the reverse design appears lightly frosted, a most attractive example with much eye appeal
Double Florin 1887 Arabic 1 Davies 540a Obverse 1, Cross on crown points to a space, Reverse B, the Arabic 1 reverse paired with the obverse die usually found on the Roman 1 coins, GEF slabbed and graded CGS 70, the second finest of three examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Evasions (2) Halfpennyundated, Obverse PRINCEPS WALLIAE, Reverse Irish Harp DELECTAT RUS VG/Fine for issue, Farthing 1791 Obverse ENONA ATKNE, Reverse Shield LIKETEC GATVC the last V an inverted A, Fine
Farthing 1806 Obverse 2 Peck 1397 UNC and choice with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, the second finest of 8 examples this far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1822 Obverse 1 Peck 1409 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1843 Peck 1563 UNC and choice with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, Ex-Farthing Specialist March 1998, the joint finest of 11 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1862 Small 8 in date Freeman 507 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 91, the joint finest known of 22 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Very few currency coins achieve this grade and are very desirable on the rare occasions they come onto the market
Farthing 1873 High 3 in date LCGS Variety 01 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 90, the joint finest known of 41 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. Very few currency coins achieve this grade and are very desirable on the rare occasions they come onto the market
Farthing 1886 Freeman 557 dies 7+F Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 90, Ex-NGC MS65 RB (no NGC ticket, recorded on the LCGS website) the joint finest known of 35 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report.
Farthing 1926 Freeman 605 dies 3+B Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 90, the joint finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1928 Freeman 609 dies 3+B Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 91, the finest known of 15 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1955 Freeman 667 dies 3+D Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 91, the finest known of 24 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Farthing 1956 Freeman 669 dies 3+D Choice UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 90, the joint finest known of 21 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Five Guineas 1693 Obverse conjoined busts of joint monarchs right. GVLIELMVS ET MARIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse, crowned garnished square topped arms, lion of Nassau in centre. Edge year QVINTO in raised letters on edge, GEF reverse better and crisply struck rare thus, prooflike and brilliant fields a piece with remarkable eye appeal, the bust and reverse design lightly frosted, retaining much mint lustre, must surely be one of the finest known examples of this short series. Earlier this year a William and Mary 5 Guineas in MS63 realised $258,000 and in our opinion this coin would be at least MS62 on the US grading scale. William and Mary were spouses who reigned over the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. They began their joint reign in February 1689 after they were offered the throne by the Convention Parliament. James II (Mary’s father) had fled the country and William and Mary occupied what was in effect a vacant throne. They were the first joint rulers in England for over 800 years, although Philip II and Mary I had appeared on English coinage together. Mary was to reign until her death from smallpox in December 1694 and William continued his rule alone, until his death in March 1702. The reign of William and Mary was brief and their coins are relatively scarce.
Five Guineas 1706 QVINTO edge, Shield of Post-Union type S.3566 EF and lustrous with a small planchet fault below the first A of ANNA and in the corresponding position on the reverse below the E of REG, nevertheless a splendid example with a hint of red toning in the reverse legend. Queen Anne Gold coinage seldom encountered in high grades, and would make a spectacular centrepiece to any collection, similar grade pieces were reported to be on offer with a £70,000 plus ticket price at recent London Coin Fairs
Five Guineas 1729 Plain below bust S.3663, our archive database show this to be scarcer than the 1729 EIC type, Good Fine or better with a pleasing overall appearance and very collectable
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