USA Constellation Nova Copper 1783, Small U.S, Pointed rays, 24 pairs of leaves, Crosby 1-A, 8.27 grammes, (struck at 55 to the lb.) Breen 1107, VF, struck slightly off-centre, we note an example sold in London Coins Auction A140 (March 2013) for £300 hammer price, this coin has more reverse detail
USA Gold Dollar 1854 large Size, Narrow Head, Thin Obverse letters, Breen 6034, VF on a wavy flan, obverse scratches and little milling remaining suggest possibly once in jewellery, a scarce and short-lived issue, with production problems leading to poor strikes and rapid wear leading to most examples being returned to Philadelphia for recoinage. In 1988 It was estimated that fewer than 0.9% of all mintages 1854-1856 survive. (See Breen page 479)
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC sharp and lustrous, the obverse with partial golden tone and a small tone spot, the reverse with even deep golden tone, an eye-catching example
USA Token Washington Cent 1783 Reverse UNITY STATES OF AMERICA , ONE CENT within wreath, 1/100 fraction below, Breen 1188, outer legend and date weakly struck, head and wreath both mainly bold, Fine/VG
USADollar 1897 ProofBreen 5650, A/UNC retaining much lustre and brilliance, formerly in an NGC holder Proof - Polished, Very Rare with a mintage of just 731 pieces
USAConnecticutHalfpenny 1788 Machin's Mills, Bust left with four stars in the obverse legend, ET before face, Star after B of LIB, 7.20 grammes, Breen 867, Fine with good surfaces, showing the coin to be struck over a CONSTELLATIO NOVA Halfpenny with some of the under type legend showing, namely 'BERTA' above Britannia and TELLATIO on the lower part of the reverse
USAOne Dollar 1884O Oval O with slit opening, traces of repunching on the mintmark, Breen 5577 (see Breen comments page 453), in an NGC holder and graded MS65
USA (4) Dollars (2) 1882S Breen 5568 Lustrous UNC, 1884 O, Oval O, Breen 5577 Lustrous UNC, Half Dollars (2) 1949 Breen 5223 almost full Bell-lines, Lustrous UNC, 1957 Type I, Breen 5241 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks
USAHalf Dime 1832 Breen 2998 NEF with a thin scratch in the reverse field, scarce, Note: the berries are only just visible under high magnification, the positioning is similar to archive images
USAOne Dollar 1885O Breen 5583 UNC with minor cabinet friction, a stunning colourful tone displaying shades of magenta, gold and blue, a most eye-catching example
USATen Cents 1875CC as Breen 3384 but with wider spaced CC below wreath, Fine, the obverse with a slight uneven tone, Rare, this mintmark spacing usually encountered with the CC in wreath types for this date
USAHalf Dime 1838 Liberty seated, with stars, Breen 3010, Fine with two heavier contact marks on the second E of STATES with show correspondingly on the second 8 of the date
Hawaii 1883 DollarBreen 8035, Fine, cleaned, comes with NGC ticket stating 'Not Encapsulated, Altered Surface', Breen states that 500,000 pieces were minted and of these 453,622 were later melted
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI 60 over 00, Tail added to first 0 to make a 6, double struck V in VOCE, head divides HIBERNIA after E, Breen 230, Nelson-Vlack 6, 7.36 grammes, Fine for issue with some deeper hairlines in the field in front of the portrait causing a depression in this area.
USAHalf Dollar Commemorative 1921 Alabama Centennial - Plain, Breen 7453, die axis with 90 degree die rotation, EF the reverse weakly struck on the eagle as often, an unusual piece
USA (2) One Cent 1858 Flying Eagle, E of CENT nearly closed, Breen 1930 AU/UNC with pleasing tone, the obverse with some tone spots, a sharp and attractive example, Two Cents 1868 Breen 2393 VF with some surface dirt
USAOne Dollar (4) 1889 Breen 5605 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1900 O Closed 9, Large O, Breen 5672 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1901 O New Reverse Hub Breen 5683 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, 1902 O New over old reverse hub, (Not in VAM) Breen 5692 in an NGC holder and graded MS64
USAWashington Grate Halfpenny 1795 For Clark & Harris, Large Coat buttons, edge diagonally reeded, Breen 1271, DH Middlesex 283a, 9.04 grammes, Near VF with an edge nick
USAOne Dollar (2) 1883CC Breen 5574 UNC and lustrous with a heavy edge knock at the top of the reverse, 1878CC 7 Tail Feathers, Short nock, Close CC, Breen 5523 Fine, the obverse with some scratches
USAOne Cent (3) 1813 Wide Date, Close Star, Breen 1786 VG, 1840 Small Date over large 18, Breen 1877, Newcomb 2, Fine, an interesting overstrike, and 1848 Open 4, Crosslet of 4 distant from base, Breen 1898 NVF
USAOne Cent (4) 1827 Breen 1837 Good Fine, 1831 Large Letters, curled tail to R, Breen 1848 Fine, 1843 type of 1844, front of truncation now above 1 of the date, Breen 1883 GVF, 1846 Small date, Open 6, Breen 1888 NVF
USATen Cents (2) 1840 No extra drapery at elbow, Breen 3228 VF toned with some edge nicks, 1874 I of DIME appears as an Arabic 1 (No top right serif) Breen 3372 for type NVF/Good Fine
World (10) USA (2) One Dollar 1880S Breen 5548 GVF with some spots, One Cent 1909 Lincoln UNC/AU with some lustre, GoldMedaletDiana - Portrait of a Princess 1997 11mm diameter in 14 carat gold, Prooflike UNC, Germany - Federal Republic (5) Ten Marks (4) 1972D MunichOlympics KM#131 EF, 1972F Munich Olympics KM#131 A/UNC, 1972G Munich Olympics KM#131 A/UNC with some tone spots, 1972J KM#131 A/UNC with some tone spots, Five Marks 1966 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz 250th Anniversary of his death KM#119.1 GEF, Switzerland Five Francs 1932B KM#40 NVF, France Five Centimes 1917 KM#842 EF with some lustre
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1926 Breen 4250 GVF/VF, the obverse with a slightly uneven gold and grey tone, Ten Cents 1912 Breen 3581 GVF nicely toned, the obverse with a scratch on the portrait
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the obverse with golden tone, the reverse with partial gold and bronze toning and with excellent eye appeal
USAOne Dollar 1878S 7 Tail Feathers, Parallel arrow feathers, short nock, Breen 5518 Lustrous UNC with some contact marks and small rim nicks, enhanced by partial golden toning
USAOne Dollar 1888 Breen 5599 UNC with minor cabinet friction to the high points only, golden toned and enhanced by areas of underlying blue and magenta
USAOne Cent 1795 ONE CENT high, Plain edge, Breen 1674, Sheldon 76b Good Fine and bold with two edge nicks, ear fully clear, a pleasing early USA copper with excellent eye appeal for the grade and rare thus
USAOne Dollar (12) 1878, 7 Tail Feathers, Breen 5513 VF, 1880 O GEF with a hint of golden tone, 1881 O GEF/AU, 1884 EF/UNC, 1885 O A/UNC with some thin scratches, 1886 A/UNC, 1887 AU/UNC the obverse nicely toned, 1889 UNC/AU with a few light contact marks, 1922 Lustrous UNC, 1923 Lustrous UNC, the obverse with some small spots, 1924 Lustrous UNC, the obverse with a small tone spot, 1925 Lustrous UNC
USADollar 1895O Breen 5638 VF lightly cleaned with some hairline scratches on the reverse, a very rare date, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows this is only the second example we have offered in 19 Years, the other being a VF example offered in LCA A137 (June 2012) which realised £300 hammer price
World a small group (5) Finland 10 Pennia 1866 NEF with traces of lustre, Luxembourg5 Centimes 1870 NEF, Norway5 Ore (2) 1896 NEF, 1907 EF with some edge nicks, USA Dime 1837 No Stars, Small Date, Round Top to 3 Breen 3217 Fine, Holed
World (4) USAHalf Dollar 1894 O Breen 5053 Good Fine, cleaned and retoned, scarce, British West Africa Two Shillings 1913H KM#13 GVF/NEF and attractively toned, HungaryDenar Sigismund I 1387-1437, mintmark D to right, About Fine with an edge crack, One Penny19th Century Non-Local undated Obverse Ship sailing to right, no legend, Reverse: ONE PENNY within a wreath, Davis 37, Withers 1618 Bold Fine, Rare, and a small group of Ancients (3) Roman AE26 Maximian, a Roman Alexandria Tetradrachm Fine, and an unattributed worn Ancient bronze
USA Gold Dollar 1870 Breen 6084, GVF and listed as very scarce by Breen, only 5,900 pieces minted, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates that this is the first example we have offered
USAHalf Dollar 1824 Tall 1, Plain 2 in date, Breen 4656 EF with uneven toning and some scuffing, the bust with a clear double strike to the face and neck
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