Proof Set 1826 (11 coins) comprising Gold Five Pounds 1826 Proof nFDC with some very minor hairlines and the odd small contact mark barely detract, the fields brilliant and reflective, Gold Two Pounds 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with beautiful reflective fields, the reverse with slight haze around the legend, one small spot on the drapery to the right, Gold Sovereign 1826 Proof nFDC the bust beautifully frosted, minor wavy line in the obverse field, Gold Half Sovereign 1826 Proof, Extra hair tuft, (Marsh 407C) nFDC the obverse with minor hairlines and contact marks, Crown 1826 Proof nFDC/FDC the reverse beautifully toned, Halfcrown 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with flashes of blue and gold tone, the reverse blue/green and golden toned with touches of magenta, Shilling 1826 Proof nFDC the obverse with minor contact marks, Sixpence 1826 Proof nFDC colourfully toned, the obverse with some minor contact marks , Penny 1826 Thick Raised line on Saltire, Reverse C, Bronzed Proof (Peck 1426) nFDC/FDC, the obverse with a small spot in the hair and tone spot on the neck, Halfpenny 1826 Raised line on Saltire, Reverse B, (Peck 1437) Bronzed Proof, nFDC with a minor handling mark on either side, and Farthing 1826 Bronzed Proof nFDC with colourful underlying tone, a small edge nick by BR or BRITANNIAR barely detracts, comes in red oval fitted case, with F.G. White July 16 1868 in gold lettering on the lid, only around 400 sets are thought to have been minted, a superb and highly sought after rare and highly desirable set, rarely seen complete on the market
Proof Set 1831 (14 coins) comprising Gold Two Pounds 1831 Proof nFDC the obverse with minor contact marks and some hairlines to the fields, the edge with some minor abrasions, these only slightly visible when viewed from the faces of the coin, Gold Sovereign 1831 Proof nFDC with minor hairlines to the fields, a small spot by F:D: a small rim nick and a gentle edge bruise, bust and reverse design frosted, the fields reflective, Gold Half Sovereign 1831 Small size Proof nFDC the bust and reverse design with attractive frosting, the fields with very minor hairlines, reflective and lustrous, the only proof issue of the short-lived small size type, Crown 1831 Proof W.W on truncation FDC or near so with touches of blue and magenta tone, a most attractive and eye-catching example, exceedingly rare in this high grade, Halfcrown 1831 WW in script, Plain edge Proof (ESC 658, Bull 2477) nFDC obverse with minimal contact marks, the reverse with minimal hairlines, beautiful hues of gold, blue and magenta add to the excellent eye appeal, this type many times rarer than the 'WW in block' Proof coin, Shilling 1831 Plain Edge Proof nFDC with the odd minor contact mark, retaining lustrous fields, Sixpence 1831 Plain Edge Proof UNC/nFDC with even toning, with two gentle rim bruises, MaundyFourpence 1831 Proof UNC/nFDC the obverse with some thin scratches in the field, Maundy Threepence 1831 Proof UNC/nFDC with a contact mark on the obverse, Maundy Twopence 1831 Proof nFDC and nicely toned, Maundy Penny 1831 Proof FDC or very near so and colourfully toned, Penny 1831 Bronzed Proof, Die axis inverted, (Peck 1457) nFDC lacquered, the lacquering has started to come off the reverse in places, Halfpenny 1831 Bronzed Proof, Die axis inverted, (Peck 1463) a small spot by GULIELMUS FDC or very near so, Farthing 1831 Bronzed Proof, Die axis inverted (Peck 1468) NFDC with attractive soft tone, an extremely rare and desirable set, only around 150 are believed to have been minted, very seldom do these sets come to auction
Pattern Set 1846 Private Patterns, Smith on Decimal Currency a 5-coin set by Marrian & Gausby, comprising Ten Cents 1846 Original striking with no die rust spots, 6mm thick, Freeman 812, X#50, formerly KM#PPn35, Five Cents 1846 Original striking, 3.25mm thick, Freeman 818, X#49, formerly KM#PPn33, Two Cents 1846 Freeman 819, X#48, formerly KM#PPn29, One Cent 1846 without Marrian & Gausby below the head, Freeman 823, X#46, formerly KM#PPn27, One Centum 1846 in White metal, X#47a, nFDC to FDC a superb set, the copper coins all rated R17 by Freeman, in a contemporary fitted case, we note each coin in this set superior to the examples from the Freeman collection, (two purchased by P.Deane, two purchased by G.Monk), the Freeman example later sold as part of the J.Tansley collection of Patterns, Proofs and Coining Trials. The coins in this set were the earliest patterns for a British Decimal Coinage. While restrikes were made in 1888 (by Shorthouse) that exist in various metals, only the original strikings are in copper and are free from die rust marks. Peck states in a footnote (page 479, 2nd Edition) describing the copper 10-cent, 5-cent, 2-cent, and 1-cent pieces as being the 'Decimal equivalents of a Twopence, a Penny, a Halfpenny, and a Farthing, respectively'. Further, Peck states that 'It is highly probable that the 1-centum piece was intended to represent a silver Decimal Shilling of 50 cents'.
Farthing 1844 Peck 1565, in an NGC holder and graded NGC AU58 BN, certainly as good, and possibly with superior eye appeal to the Ex-Waterbird collection example, also NGC graded AU58 BN, which sold in London Coins Auction A177 Lot 1497, hammer price £950
Brass Threepence 1946 Peck 2388 UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with a few small spots, the reverse prooflike, an eye-catching high grade example of this key date rarity
Farthing 1665 Pattern in Silver, Bust with short hair, Obverse 1a, Reverse A, Straight-grained edge, 24mm diameter, Peck 407 (states Peck 414 on the label in error) with an attractive deep grey tone, in an NGC holder and graded PF61
Halfpenny 1788 Pattern by Droz in Gilt, Obverse: Four diamond shaped stops, Crescent-shaped curls below bust, Reverse: Britannia seated, leaf and berry pattern to robe, Peck 965, DH11, D below, EF
Halfpenny 1805 Bronzed Pattern Restrike, Peck 1309, R91, Reverse with BRITANNIARUM legend, nFDC with attractive chocolate tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 88
Penny 1849 Peck 1497 GVF/VF for wear with pitted surfaces, the reverse with a scratch from Britannia's face to the I of FID, Very Rare, one of the key dates of the Victorian copper series
Pennies (6) 1797 10 Leaves, Peck 1132, EF/About EF the surfaces with some residue from long-term vinyl storage, possibly removable with care, 1807 Peck 1344 NEF/EF, 1825 Peck 1420 GEF/EF with a slightly uneven tone, show traces of underlying pleasing colourful tone, 1826 Reverse A Peck 1422 EF with a B scratched in the reverse field, 1834 Peck 1459 GVF with some surface residue, 1853 Ornamental Trident Peck 1500 EF with some light surface residue
Pennies (7) 1826 Reverse A Peck 1422 NEF/GVF the reverse with scratches, 1844 Peck 1487 About VF, 1845 Peck 1489 EF/NEF the obverse with a darker area of toning by GRATIA, 1846 DEF Far Colon Peck 1490 GVF, 1847 DEF Far Colon Peck 1493 GVF/NEF, 1851 DEF Far Colon Peck 1498 GVF with some surface residue, 1854 Plain Trident Peck 1506 NEF
Farthings (8) 1840 Peck 1559 UNC toned, slabbed and graded LCGS 80, 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 496 dies 1+A A/UNC with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 75, 1860 Toothed Border 4 Berries, Freeman 499 dies 2+B EF with traces of lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 60, 1873 High 3 in date LCGS variety 01, Choice UNC with practically full lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1874H Freeman 525 dies 4+C UNC or near so with traces of lustre, 1882H Broken F in F:D: Freeman 549 dies 7+F Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1886 Freeman 557 dies 7+F, lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 82, 1890 Close Date, LCGS variety 02, by far the scarcer of the two main types, Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded LCGS 80
Pennies (6) 1826 Reverse A Peck 1422 EF unevenly toned, 1848 8 over 7 Peck UNC toned with a hint of lustre, the odd small spots on the obverse barely detract, 1855 Plain Trident AU/GEF the obverse with some scratches and lamination in the field, 1856 Plain Trident VF/GF with several edge knocks, the obverse with a corrosion spot, Rare, 1857 Palin Trident AU/EF with some small spots, 1858 No WW EF
Pennies (6) 1841 REG No Colon D over smaller D in DEF, as Peck 1484 EF with traces of lustre, 1854 Ornamental Trident Peck 1506 AU/GEF with flashes of underlying colourful tone, the reverse with some slightly uneven tone, 1857 Ornamental Trident Peck 1513 NEF/EF with some spots, 1858 No WW GEF/EF and lustrous, the reverse with some scratches, 1858 8 over 2 (previously thought to be 8 over 3) Gouby CP1858G, EF cleaned, 1858 8 over 6 unlisted by Peck, Gouby CP1858D GEF and attractively toned, Rare
Penny 1847 DEF Close Colon, just a trace of the colon after BRITANNIAR is visible, Peck 1492 UNC/AU with some dirt in the obverse legend, Ex-Roland Harris Collection, London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009 Lot 646 hammer price £85
Pennies (8) 1831 W.W on truncation Peck 1458*">Peck 1458* Near Fine/Fine, 1831 .W.W on truncation Peck 1458 VG, 1841 REG: Peck 1480 About Fine/Fine, 1843 REG: Peck 1486 (2) the first VG, the second NVG with some edge nicks, 1848 8 over 6 Peck 1494 VG/Near Fine, 1853 Plain Trident Peck 1504 VG with some scratches, some pieces with some surface residue from long-term vinyl storage
Halfpennies (3) 1843 Peck 1527 NEF with a scratch on either side, Rare, 1844 the 44 with upper serifs, no upper serif to D of DEF or F of DEF as Peck 1528, Bramah 33a, NEF/EF the obverse with a flan flaw and some discolouration, 1844 the 44 with no serifs, no upper serif to D of DEF or F of DEF as Peck 1528, Bramah 33a GVF with a darker toning spot
Farthings and Fractional Farthings (13) comprising Quarter Farthing 1853 Peck 1612 NVF, Third Farthings (4) 1827 Peck 1453 EF with some dirt in the legends, 1868 Peck 1928 UNC with some lustre, 1902 Peck 2241 UNC and lustrous, 1913 Peck 2358 GEF with traces of lustre, Half Farthing 1843 with low T in BRITANNAIR, as Peck 1593, EF nicely toned, Farthings (7) 1886 NEF, 1888 VG, 1901 UNC toned, 1905 NEF/EF, 1911 Near Fine/Fine, 1933 A/UNC with traces of lustre, 1935 EF
Halfpenny 1799 5 incuse gunports Peck 1248, UNC, the obverse with around 70% lustre and a hairline scratch, the reverse with almost full lustre, rarely seen with this much lustre
Halfpennies (7) 1697 No Stop after TERTIVS Peck 650*, VG, 1699 Date in Legend, No stop after date, Peck 675 Near Fine/VG for wear, on a porous flan with green patina, 1735 Peck 849 Bold Good Fine, Reverse with Britannia Triple struck, 1745 Peck 875 Fine, 1751 Peck 881 About Fine/Fine, 1855 Peck 1543 NVF, 1857 Reverse B, Peck 1545, NEF with some edge knocks
Pennies (2) 1854 Ornamental Trident Peck 1507 A/UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, 1930 Freeman 203 dies 5+C UNC and fully lustrous, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Penny 1859 Large Date, with a trace of 1 over small 1, as Peck 1519 GEF the obverse with some small spots, Ex-London Coins Auction A114 3/9/2006 Lot 1371 (part)
Penny 1834 Peck 1459, EF with traces of lustre, and some small spots in Britannia's drapery, the reverse having the characteristic die crack seen on many 1834 Pennies, also with traces of die rust in the obverse field
Farthing 1862 Thin 8 over Large 8, a choice UNC example, virtually full lustre struck from different dies to the Cooke Collection Lot 160 coin, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, unlisted by Peck or Freeman, certainly a coin for the Farthing Variety specialist
Pennies (3) 1844 Peck 1487 GVF the obverse with some light contact marks, 1846 DEF Far Colon Peck 1490 GVF, 1859 Small date, the doubled border tooth directly below the 5, as Peck 1519, Gouby CP1859B, NEF, by far the scarcer of the two date sizes for this year
Pennies (2) 1853 Ornamental Trident Peck 1503 Colon closer to DEF, GEF with traces of lustre and a small spot behind the Queen's head, the reverse with glossy surfaces, 1920 Freeman 188 dies 2+B, UNC with full mint lustre
Halfpenny 1848 unaltered date Peck 1533 Fine with an edge nick, Very Rare and under-rated for rarity by the catalogues, many times rarer than the overdate coin of this date
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
Penny 1806 GiltProofPeck 1321 KP29, Obverse: Brooch with 9 jewels, the date figures are all perfect, Reverse: Ship is without gunports, has 3 stays from foremast to bowspirit, and no flagstaff on bowspirit. In an NGC holder and graded PF64 Cameo, the denomination and Peck number incorrect on the label, this type listed as 'Very Scarce' by Peck
Halfpennies (42) Charles II to George V, comprising 1673, 1694, 1694 Last I in BRITANNIA over A, last A and under struck A both unbarred, Peck 604* (Very Rare), 1697, 1698 Date in Legend, 1699 Date in Exergue (2), 1700 First A in BRITANNIA unbarred, 1701 Last A in BRITANNIA unbarred, 1717, 1718, 1721, 1721 1 over 0, 1724, 1732, 1734, 1738, 1739, 1742, 1743, 1749, 1770, 1772, 1774 Contemporary Counterfeit, 1799, 1806 (2), 1807, 1827, 1834, 1848 8 over 7, 1857, 1865 5 over 3, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874H, 1876H, 1877, 1902, 1913, the 1902 VF, others Fair to Fine
Pennies (2) 1827 Peck 1430 VG/Fair, the end of the reverse legend worn as often on this issue, 1843 REG No Colon, Peck 1485, VG the reverse slightly better, the rare of the two types for this date
Farthing 1675 R over O in CAROLVS unlisted by Peck (similar to the Cooke Collection item 709) LCGS variety 03 VG with all major details clear, including the overstrike, graded LCGS 15
Pennies (2) 1826 Thick Raised line on Saltire, Reverse C, Peck 1427 NEF with some contact marks and small darker tone spots, 1861 Freeman 33 dies 6+G, EF with traces of lustre
Pennies (2) 1843 REG: Peck 1486 About Fine with porous surfaces and some edge knocks, Rare, 1853 Plain Trident Peck 1504 GVF the reverse with some dark tone spots, Rare
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfpenny 1718 Peck 774 double struck, the strikings around 3mm apart, the reverse showing a partial second date, both obverse and reverse have the right hand portion of the legend struck twice, VG and porous, unusual
Third Farthings (2) 1835 Peck 1477 UNC or near so, attractively toned, the obverse with some contact marks on the forehead, 1844 Large G in REG Peck 1606 AU/GEF nicely toned with a trace of lustre
Twopences to Halfpennies (7) Twopence 1797 Peck 1077 NVF/GF once cleaned, now almost fully retoned, two gentle edge bruises, the edge far superior to most examples we encounter, Pennies 1940 Double Exergue Line (3), Halfpennies 1940 (3) GEF to UNC with varying degrees of lustre
Farthings (2) 1826 Laureate Head, R over E in GRATIA Good Fine/Fine, the overstrike clear, 1826 Bare Head, Roman 1 in date NVF/GF with an edge bruise, both unlisted by Peck and both Very Rare
Farthings (4) Edward II, London Mint, Obverse legend EDWARDVS REX A, S.1474 Fine/Good Fine, Charles I Rose S.3203 mintmark Crescent (2) the first VG, the second About Fine, Maltravers 'Round' with CAROLVS and FRAN in legend, mintmark Martlet, Peck 247 Good Fine on a wavy flan
Farthing 1798 Restrike Pattern in bronzed copper Peck 1215, R76, Obverse: No K on the shoulder drapery, two small parallel lines above the lowest berry, Reverse: All the olive leaves are detached, with many die rust marks on the rim and some in the field. The transverse arms of the St. George's cross have raised line borders, 6.58 grammes, nFDC and attractively toned, this type very rare, Our archive database shows we have only offered one previous example of this die pairing in 19 years. Notes in Peck state for this type two examples are in the British Museum, one with reverse die file marks (as described in the text) and one without.
Halfpennies (44) 1694 (4), 1697 (2), 1698 Date in Exergue, 1699 Peck 693* No Stop after GVLIELMVS, William III Date in exergue, date worn, 1701, 1718, 1718 No stop after GEORGIVS, 1719, 1720 (2), 1721, 1722, 1723 (2), 1724, 1729 (2), 1730, 1731, 1733 (2), 1734, 1735, 1736, 1738, 1739, 1740, 1742, 1743 (2), 1746, 1748, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1752, 1753, 1770, 1771, the 1751 VF, others Fair to Fine
Penny 1854 4 over 3 Plain Trident, Peck 1505 the 4 clearly overstruck with evidence of the underlying 3 either side of the top of the 4, the lower curve visible below the left of the horizontal bar and between the lower extremity of the crosslet and the right lower serif. EF with two long scratches on the obverse, nevertheless a very clear and high grade example of this rarity
Farthings (83) Charles I Rose, Charles I Richmond (2) mintmark Cross and mintmark Rose, 1672, 1673, 1674 (2), 1675, William and Mary Tin issue, date not legible, (Fair), 1694 (2), 1694 Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA, 1695 second T in TERTIVS blundered (I over inverted T?), 1696, 1697, 1699 Date in Legend, 1699 Date in Exergue (2), 1700 Unbarred A's in BRITANNIA Peck 669, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1724, 1730, 1731 1 over lower 1, 1732, 1733, 1734, 1735, 1735 3 over 5, 1736 (2), 1737 Small Date, 1739, 1741, 1744, 1746 the 6 overstruck, the underlying figure unclear, 1749, 1750, 1754 (2), 1773 (2) on VF, 1775, 1775 Contemporary Counterfeit, 1806, 1807, 1821, 1822 (2, one gilded), 1823, 1825, 1826 First Reverse (2), 1826 Bare Head, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1836, 1837, 1840 , 1841, 1842, 1843, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1850, 1851, 1853 WW Incuse, 1853 WW Raised, 1854 WW Incuse (2), 1855 WW Incuse, 1855 WW Raised, 1856, 1857 and 1911 on a small flan, Fair to VF, most of the earlier dates Fair to VG
Farthing 1689 Peck 563 Poor with the obverse legend and portrait profiles visible, the date with the last three digits legible, a very rare date and almost always encountered in low grade
Halfpennies (20) 1799 5 Incuse Gunports Fine, 1806 Good Fine, 1807 VG/Near Fine, 1826 Fine, 1827 Near Fine, 1831 Near Fine, 1834 VG, 1837 Fine, 1841 GVF the reverse with some spots, 1843 About Fine, GF/NVF the obverse with scratches, 1846 About Fine, 1847 Good Fine, 1851 Dots on shield, Reverse B, Peck 1535 Fine, 1856 NEF, 1855 NEF with some small spots, 1858 8 over 7 GVF with some toning and some edge nicks, 1858 8 over 6 About Fine, 1859 Plain Date Peck 1551 NEF, 1859 9 over 8 Peck 1550 Good Fine, many scarce or rare
Penny 1806 Restrike Proof in copper, Obverse with perfect 1 and 0 in date, incuse curl to right of the tie-knot, Reverse with K and SOHO obliterated from the die, and ship with gunports in bold relief, plain edge, Peck 1349, R96 EF with some carbon spots on the obverse, rare
Farthings (10) 1825 GVF, 1826 Bare Head A/UNC and nicely toned, 1834 Raised Line on saltire, Reverse B, Peck 1471 GEF, 1835 Raised Line on saltire, Reverse B, Peck 1473 EF the obverse with a slightly uneven tone, 1838NEF/EF with an edge nick, 1839 2-pronged trident FID. DEF GVF, 1839 3-pronged trident FID: DEF. GEF, 1840 VF/GVF, 1841 GVF/NEF, 1848 About EF
Pennies to Fractional Farthings (11) comprising Penny 1902 High Tide UNC with some lustre, Halfpennies (7) 1856 EF with some tone spots, 1874H Freeman 318 dies 10+J GEF/EF, 1901 AU/UNC with good lustre, 1904 UNC/AU with good subdued lustre, 1908 GEF/AU and lustrous, 1925 Modified Effigy AU/UNC the obverse with very light cabinet friction, 1944 Lustrous UNC with some contact marks, Farthings (2) 1835 Raised line on saltire, Reverse B, Peck 1473 AU/UNC and nicely toned, the obverse with a hint of lustre, scarce thus, 1881H EF cleaned, Third Farthing 1913 UNC with practically full lustre
Farthing 1853 WW Raised, 3 over 2 in date, the overdate unlisted by Peck, UNC, the obverse with good subdued lustre, the reverse with almost full lustre, comes with old ticket, Third Farthing 1835 Peck 1477 GVF/VF
Pennies, Farthings and Fractional Farthings (16) comprising Pennies (5) 1902 High Tide A/UNC, 1918KN VG, 1922 GEF, 1930 UNC of near so with good lustre, 1939 UNC with near full lustre, Farthings (6) 1881 EF with some lustre, 1890 UNC with good lustre, 1898 Dark Finish GEF/UNC with a small flan flaw on the obverse, 1920 UNC with around 75% lustre and minor cabinet friction, 1922 UNC with around 75% lustre and minor cabinet friction, scarce thus, 1936 AU/UNC with good lustre, Half Farthings (2) 1830 Reverse A, Peck 1450, GVF, 1847 GEF with traces of lustre, Third Farthings (2) 1844 Peck 1506 Good Fine, 1913 Fine
Farthing 1665 Pattern in copper, Portrait with long hair, date below bust, edge straight grained, struck on a 23mm diameter flan, Obverse 2, Reverse A, Peck 424, Good Fine, rare
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfpenny 1694 Peck 602 a double striking with two date visible around 2mm apart, part of the obverse legend also doubled with the top half of ET. MARI struck twice, Good Fine and unusual
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