1887 VictoriaGolden Jubilee Currency set (11 coins) Comprising Gold Five Pounds 1887 AU/EF with a small indentation behind the veil, the reverse with some heavier contact marks around the cape, one of which with some minor scratches through it, Gold Two Pounds 1887 GEF/AU with some very light contact marks, Gold Sovereign 1887 First Reverse, G: of D:G: further from the crown, VF the reverse with some old scratches, Gold Half Sovereign 1887 NEF with an edge nick, and a flan flaw on the reverse, Crown 1887 UNC or near so with minor edge nicks, an attractive example with old grey tone with touches of gold, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 UNC and attractively toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks, Halfcrown 1887 A/UNC with pleasing grey tone, Florin 1887 UNC or very near so with old grey tone, Shilling 1887 Q of QUI has almost no tail, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC or near so, the obverse with some minor tone spots, the reverse with a pleasing underlying tone, Sixpence 1887 Withdrawn type UNC and pleasantly toned with minor cabinet friction, and Threepence 1887 A/UNC and attractively toned, in a contemporary dated black Spink case
Five Pound Crown 2020 75th Anniversary of the End of World War IIGoldProofS.L86 Reverse design by Christian Davies and Matt Dent, consisting of interlinked PEACE and WAR, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate and booklet describing the events leading to the end of World War II a tiny spot in the obverse field, otherwise FDC with certificate number 105 of just 225 issued
Crown 1896 LX ESC 311, Bull 2601, Davies 520 dies 2D, in an NGC holder and graded MS64, at the time of writing NGC had only graded one piece higher (MS64+), PCGS have graded one piece at MS64+ and one at MS65
Halfcrown 1893 ProofESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663 dies 2B, FDC the obverse with deep blue/green tone, the reverse further enhanced by touches of gold and magenta in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90, formerly in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Cameo, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfcrown 1893 ProofESC 727, Bull 2779, Davies 663 dies 2B, FDC with old grey tone with traces of underlying gold and blue/green, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 90
Halfcrown 1879 Davies 585 - dies 3+C. Obverse: I of DEI points to a bead, Reverse: Small cross on crown, with foliage close to the legend, a scarce date having a rare variety with the whole date double struck, UNC or near so in an LCGS holder and graded CGS AU 78
Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) comprising Crown, Halfcrown (Obverse 1), Florin, Shilling (English), Shilling (Scottish), Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing, the English Shilling with some rim nicks, otherwise nFDC in a maroon box, the Halfcrown the rare Davies 2310 (die 1A) die pairing with very few Proof examples known
Florin 1894 ESC 878, Bull 2964, Davies 835, dies 2B, a lustrous example with eye-catching golden tone around the legends, the key date in the Veiled head series, with high grade examples very difficult to obtain, we note NGC have only graded 3 finer examples (all MS65)
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728, Bull 2780, Davies 665 dies 2A, UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and attractive golden toning, the key date in the Veiled head series
Florin 1872 Reverse: Top Cross overlaps border beads ESC 840, Bull 2878, Davies 755, dies 3A, Die Number 111, About EF/EF with minor contact marks and a tone line on the bust
Halfcrown 1891 ESC 724, Bull 2776, Davies 649 dies 3C N of PENSE with crossbar Lustrous UNC with flashes of colourful tone, a choice example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Halfcrown 1920 Davies 1672N struck in a hard nickel type alloy and weighing 12.43 grammes. There are 1924 trial nickel shillings, with a very rare example struck metrically weighing 5 gr. The 1672N Halfcrown listed here may also be a Royal Mint trial, when a complete elimination of silver seemed feasible. There appears to be an interesting 'privy' mark, introduced by a thicker down stroke to the 'D' of 'Dei' with the top serif of this 'D' being double struck. The border bead above is also oversized (wider). This would be an odd occurrence for any counterfeiter, especially on top of striking perfectly die-cut, but lightweight coins in this hard metal, and having excellent milling. a similar example was listed in Auction A151 6/12/2015 (Lot 2687, weight 11.92 grammes, realised £120 hammer price), the description then stating that only 6 of these examples were then known to the vendor Near Fine/VG a highly unusual type, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 15, Ex-Colin Adams collection
Halfcrown 1921 ESC 768, Bull 3722, Davies 1678 dies 3C, UNC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Note: Halfcrowns of the 1920-1925 period very hard to find in grades 80 and above, due to weak strikes, poor metal mix, many have poorly prepared blanks too, they are also liable to heavy bagmarking, so given all these minting problems, only a small percentage will even have a chance to achieve high grades in third party holders
Sixpences (4) 1850 Second I of VICTORIA has not top bar, as ESC 1695, Bull 3185, EF and lustrous, 1858 thin curl at the nape of the neck, I of GRATIA points to a bead, ESC 1706, Bull 3200, Davies dies 1A, VF, a rare type and by far the scarcer of the two main types, 1881 ESC 1740, Bull 3251, V of VICTORIA with a die flaw and giving the impression of an inverted A, Bright EF, 1885 ESC 1746, Bull 3258, EF with some light hairlines
Erection of Nelson's Column 1843 44mm in white metal by J. Davies, Obverse: Bust of Nelson facing, Uniformed, ADMl LORD NELSON, Reverse Statue of Nelson on a column, beyond, building along northern perimeter of Trafalgar Square, THE NELSON COLUMN TRAFALGAR SQUe.LONDON. In Exergue: W. RAILTON ESQ:ARCH: J. TAYLOR . BORN. GEF/EF, BHM 2124, Eimer 1377, 27.23 grammes, GEF/EF and lustrous
Halfcrown 1887 Jubilee head ESC 719, Bull 2771, Davies 640 dies 1A, Choice UNC with golden tone, the reverse with flashes of olive and magenta in places, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shillings (4) 1787 No Hearts ESC 1216, Bull 2125, NEF with some tiny flecks of haymarking, the edge with signs of a mount at the top having been expertly removed, the surfaces unaffected, 1826 ESC 1257, Bull 2409 NEF with a faint spot on the obverse, 1836 ESC 1273, Bull 2494, GVF the obverse with some hairlines, 1882 ESC 1341, Bull 3071, Davies 918 dies 7E, the only year Reverse E was used, GVF with some hairline scratches, rare
Crowns (3) 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 484 dies 1C (2) the first VF toned, the second Good Fine, 1891 ESC 301, Bull 2591, About VF with some minor surface marks and a slightly uneven grey tone
Halfcrowns to Groats (14) comprising Halfcrowns (6) 1902 VG, 1904 Near Fine/VG, 1906 Near Fine, 1907 VG/Near Fine, 1908 VG, 1910 Good Fine, Florin 1853 Good Fine, Shillings (3) 1887 Fine/Good Fine with colourful tone, 1894 Davies 1014 dies 2A Near Fine/Fine, 1897 Good Fine/VF, Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type, Fine/Good Fine, Groats (3) 1837 Near Fine/Fine, 1840 Fine, 1842 Fine
Threepences (8) 1834 VG/Near Fine, 1844 Near Fine, 1854 Fine, 1855 Fine, 1856 Fine, 1858 8 over 6 with top loop of the 8 filled, About Fine, 1867 Davies 1286 dies 2A, VG/Near Fine, the reverse with uneven tone, 1868 VG/Near Fine
Crowns (2) 1887 ESC 296, Bull 2585, Davies 480 dies 1A, with T of VICT 34.5mm from R of REG (broader design) Good Fine with some edge knocks, 1890 ESC 300, Bull 2590, Davies 485 dies 1A, Good Fine with some surface residue, this possibly removable with care
Sixpences (3) 1887 Jubilee Head, Withdrawn type, J.E.B. on truncation ESC 1752B">ESC 1752B, Bull 3267, Davies 1150 dies 1A, VF/NEF with a scratch in the obverse field, 1887 Jubilee Head, Withdrawn type, J.E.B. below truncation, R over I in VICTORIA, and R over I in GRATIA, ESC 1752, Bull 3264, Davies 1152, dies 2A, Lustrous UNC with contact marks, 1889 ESC 1757, Bull 3279, Davies 1164 dies 1C, AU/UNC and lustrous
Halfcrown 1889 ESC 722, Bull 2774, Davies 645 dies 3A, the rarest die pairing of the 5 types recorded for this date, EF/GEF with gold, blue and magenta tone
Halfcrown 1928 ESC 777, Bull 3734, Davies 1703 dies 1C, Obverse: Shallow forehead with centre indented, Reverse: D of FID points right of a bead, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Sixpences (5) 1844 About VF/VF, 1858 Davies 1958 dies 2A, VF, 1864 Serif 4, Large Date, Die Number 18 NVF with surface marks, 1871 Die Number 13, Good Fine or slightly better with some hairlines, 1887 Young Head EF with gold toning
Florin 1889 ESC 871, Bull 2957, Davies 814 - dies 3+B. A most difficult to find die pairing, Reverse B only used in 1889, Near VF/VF with some thin scratches, our archive database shows only four examples offered in 20 years. We note an example offered in London Coins Auction A150 in an LCGS holder described as LCGS 70 realised £260 hammer price
Shillings (2) 1893 Large Obverse Lettering ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011 dies 2A A/UNC with attractive grey tone with touches of gold, 1901 ESC 1370, Bull 3166 Lustrous UNC with some light contact marks, a small tone spot on either side barely detracts
Sixpence 1911 ESC 1795, Bull 3871, Davies 1863 dies 2B, Choice UNC and beautifully toned, with deep gold, blue and green, an excellent strike from fresh dies, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, third finest of 53 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A127 December 2009 Lot 2125 hammer price £60
Shillings (13) 1887 Jubilee HeadDavies 982 dies 1C, Fine/Good Fine, 1888 8 over 7 Good Fine, cleaned, 1889 Large Jubilee Head Good Fine, 1891 VG, 1892 VG, 1893 Large Obverse Letters VG, 1894 Davies 1015 dies 2B VG, 1895 Large Rose VG, 1896 Large Rose Near Fine/Fine, 1897 VG, 1898 VG, 1900 Near Fine/Fine, 1901 VG/Fine
Shillings (7) 1859 Davies 878 dies 3A, 1860, 1861, 1864 Die Number 55, 1868 Die Number 18, 1873 Die Number 17, 1874 4 with upper serif only, Die Number 64, VG to Near Fine
Shilling 1884 Short, thick line below SHILLING, ESC 1343, Bull 3074a, Davies 922 dies 7F, much the scarcer of the two main types for this date, UNC with a field lamination on the obverse, in an LCGS 'yellow ticket' holder - Field Damage UNC
Crown 1821 SECUNDO edge, WWP inverted below broken lance, ESC Bull 2311, Davies 133, Bright EF or near so with some hairlines and some edge nicks, a very scarce type
Threepence 1852 ESC 2059B, Bull 3382, rated R4 by Bull, unlisted by Davies as a currency piece, Good Fine/Fine, Extremely rare, the key early Victorian dates highly sought after in all grades
Florin 1877 42 Arcs, No WW, Stop after date, ESC 848, Bull 2887, Davies 763, Die Number 25, A/UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, a scarcer date and type combination with high grade examples particularly elusive, our archive database stretching back 20 years shows that we have only previously offered 4 examples, this being the second finest
Cheques (95) includes 19th Century types (61) Messrs. Grindlay & Company (1), Messrs. Gurner & Co. Bankers, Aylsham (1), messrs. Gurney & Co. Bankers Attleborough (1), Messrs. Gurneys, Turner, Brightwen & Lloyd (1), Gurneys, mBirkbvecks, Barclay & Buxton (1), Messrs. Gurneys, Birkbeck, Buxtons & Orde (2), Gurneys & Birkbecks (1), Gurneys, Alexanders, Birkbeck, Barclay & Buxton (1), Gurneys, Alexanders, Birkbeck, Barclay, Buxton & Kemson (1), Gurneys, Birkbeck & Martin (1), Messrs. Gurneys, Turner & Brightmen (1), Halifax & Huddersfield Union Banking Co. (1), Messrs. Hall, West & Borrer (1), Messrs. Hammersleys & Co. (1), Messrs. Hammond, Plumptre, Hilton, McMaster & Furley (1), The Hampshire Banking Company (1), The Hampshire & North Wilts Banking Company (1), Mr. Joseph Hardy (1), Messrs. Hardy & Co. Bankers, Grantham (1), Messrs. Harris, Cheese, Davies & Crammer, Bankers, Kington (1), Messrs Harrison, Watson & Co. Bankers, Hull (1), Messrs. Harveys & Hudsons, Bankers Norwich (2), , Messrs. Harwood, Hatcher & Co. (1), Messrs. Haydons & Company (1), Messrs. Henty & Son (1), Messrs. Herries, Farquar, Hallidays & Chapman and related (3), Messrs. Arthur Heywood, Sons & Co. (1), Messrs. Hoare, Barfnetts, Hoare & Co. (1), Messrs. Hoare (1), Messrs, C. Hoare & Co. (1), Messrs. Holt & Co. and related (4), messrs. Hopkinsons, London (1), Messrs. Hordern, Molineux Company of Wolverhampton (1), The Huddersfield Banking Company (2), The Imperial Bank, London (1), The Imperial Bank of India (1), The Isle of Man Banking Company Limited (4), Knaresborough & Claro Banking Co. (1), Joseph Monhouse Head & Company, Carlisle (1), Sir Edmund K.Lacon. Baronet., Lacons, Youell & Kemp, bankers, Halesworth (1), Messrs. lambton & Co. (2), The Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank Limited (3), The Lancaster Banking Company (4), Messrs. leatham, Tew & Company (2), Messrs. Le Bailly, Deslandes & Co. Jersey Mercantile Union Bank (1), Leeds & County Bank Limited (1), The Leicestershire Banking Company Limited and related (3), Lewis's Bank Limited (1), Lincoln & Lindsay Banking Company Limited (1), Liverpool Trustee Savings Bank (1), Liverpool Union Bank Limited (1), Lloyds Bank and related (22) with some as Lloyd Banking Company Limited, Lloyds, Barnetts, Bosanquets Bank Limited (1) and Lloyds & National Provincial Foreign Bank Limited (1), a few slightly faded, mostly unwritten, the vast majority in higher grades, most with counterfoils
Crown 1889 ESC 299, Bull 2589, Davies 484 dies 1C, UNC with some contact marks with good original lustre and a small edge nick, Jubilee Head Crowns seldom seen with lustrous surface as pleasing as this
Shilling 1882 ESC 1341, Bull 3071, Davies 918, dies 7E, the only year that this reverse die type was used, GVF with a faint scratch in the obverse field, the reverse with some minor hairlines, a scarce date
Florins to Threehalfpence (11) comprising Florins (2) 1873 Die Number 2 VG the reverse slightly better, 1918 GVF, Shillings (3) 1696y First Bust VG/Fair, 1887 Jubilee Head, Davies 982 dies 1C (2) the first VF, the second NEF and colourfully toned, Sixpences (5), 1697 First Bust, Later Harp, Small Crowns ESC 1552, Bull 1219 VG, 1787 Hearts, VF/GVF, 1817 Fine, 1825 Near Fine/VG, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type GVF, Threehalfpence 1843 About Fine/Fine with some scratches in the obverse field
Halfcrown 1894 ESC 728, Bull 2780, Davies 664 dies 1B NEF, the obverse with a few small spots, by far the scarcer of the two die pairings for this date
Sixpence 1880 ESC 1737C, Bull 3248, Davies 1098 dies 6D with smaller shorter rim teeth, UNC/About UNC with subdued lustre enhanced by touches of golden tone
Shilling 1884 ESC 1343, Bull 3074a, Davies 922 dies 7F, Reverse: Short thick line below SHILLING, Cross touches rim beads, UNC with some minor contact marks, the obverse lustrous with touches of darker toning, the reverse with a most pleasing subdued old grey tone, by far the scarcer of the two types for this date
Shillings (2) 1891 ESC 1358, Bull 3145 GEF with some small edge nicks and an attractive grey tone, 1893 Small Lettering on obverse, I od DEI points to a space, ESC 1361A, Bull 3154, Davies 1010 dies 1A A/UNC with old grey tone and some minor contact marks
Shillings (4) 1887 Jubilee Head, Q with long, loop less tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 980 dies 1A, GEF and lustrous with prooflike fields with some contact marks and hairlines, 1887 Jubilee Head, Large garter letters, Q of QUI has virtually no tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 981 dies 1B, UNC/AU the reverse with some light verdigris, 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 3144, Davies 988 3D variety with large orb, orb and top cross of equal width, VF/GVF toned with some contact marks, 1890 ESC 1357, Bull 1357, Davies 988 dies 3D Top cross wider than orb (normal for this reverse) GVF
Threepences (4) 1911 Shallow neck ESC 2124, Bull 3926, Davies 1920 dies 1A A/UNC and attractively toned, 1911 Full neck ESC 2124, Bull 3926, Davies 1921 dies 2A UNC with subdued lustre and a pleasing light golden tone, 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
Sixpences (4) 1881 Large Date ESC 1740, Bull 3251, Davies 1100 GVF/VF cleaned and retoned, 1889 ESC 1757, Bull 3279, Davies 1165 dies 2D Obverse: J.E.B below truncation, Reverse: Left stem bent, right hand leaf almost covers a leaf GEF/AU and nicely toned, 1890 ESC 1758, Bull 3280, Davies 1166 dies 2D Obverse: J.E.B below truncation, Reverse: Left stem bent, right hand leaf almost covers a leaf, VF the obverse with some contact marks, 1890 ESC 1758, Bull 3280, Davies 167a, Obverse with no truncation panel, Reverse: Joined leaf, Fine/Good Fine with some peck marks on the reverse
Threepences (4) 1889 ESC 2099, Bull 3439, Davies 1340 dies 3A, A/UNC and lustrous with a tone spot below the bust, 1890 Maundy EF and attractively toned over underlying lustre, 1890 ESC 2100, Bull 3440, Davies 1341 dies 3C Lustrous UNC with touches of colourful tone, 1911 ESC 2124, Bull 3926, Davies 1923 dies 2B, Obverse 2 Full neck, Reverse: B top left hand leaf emanates from left stalk, VG/Fine, a rare die pairing
Florins to Threepence (4) comprising Florins (2) 1937 ProofESC 957, Bull 4077, Davies 2071P">Davies 2071P dies 1B, UNC/nFDC the obverse with some hairlines, retaining almost full mint brilliance, 1937 ESC 956, Bull 4076, Davies 2071 dies 1B, D of IND points to a space, AU/UNC and lustrous, the obverse with a light handling mark, Silver Threepence 1943 ESC 2157, Bull 4294, Davies 2237 dies 1B A/UNC, Shilling 1948 Scottish, obverse and reverse split in two halves, both around Fine
Shilling 1911 ESC 1420, Bull 3799, Davies 1792 dies 3A, Lustrous UNC with hints of gold toning, minor cabinet friction with a few light contact marks barely detract
Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 Proof with Davies Obverse 2 (Cross on Crown points to a space). This obverse is normally paired with the Arabic 1 Reverse, unrecorded by Davies, blue/green toned, a most attractive example, in an NGC holder and graded PF63 Cameo
Halfcrown 1891 ESC 724, Bull 2776, Davies 649 dies 3C N of PENSE with crossbar, UNC with a choice gold and olive tone with touches of red over original mint lustre, a most attractive example
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