Halfpennies (2) 1699 unbarred A's in BRITANNIA, Date in Exergue, Peck 689 approaching VG with pitted surfaces, listed at Very Rare by Peck along with 1724 Fine
Farthing 1718 Silver Proof on a thin flan George I obverse, reverse figure of Britannia from Croker's punch used for Queen Anne Farthings Peck 790 Sharp nFDC with a pleasant tone and graded PF62 by NGC
Penny 1856 Ornamental Trident Peck 1512 Chocolate Unc and a key date rarity but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (perhaps a £1,000 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1856 Plain Trident Peck 1510 AU and a key date but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £1,000 coin if the oil is removable, in GEF-AU these coins usually realise in excess of £1,000)
Penny 1856 Plain Trident Peck 1510 EF and a key date but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1841 REG : Peck 1480 by far the rarer of the two currency types of this date AU-UNC but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £400 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1841 with Colon after REG Peck 1480 by far the rarer of the two currency types of this date AU with some scuffing on the Queen's neck and once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (probably a £400 coin if the oil is removable, see LCA 190 Sept 2025 lot 2047 where an example in AU realised £460 )
Penny 1847 DEF Far Colon Peck 1493 UNC with lustre but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £200 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1844 Peck 1487 a high grade example UNC DETAILS but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £200-£300 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1858 8 over 6 surprisingly unlisted by Peck and Spink the overdate clear AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £150 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1841 No Colon After REG Peck 1484 UNC/AU with subdued lustre but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £150 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1857 Plain Trident Peck 1514 UNC but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £150 coin if the oil is removable)
PennyAethelred II Last Small Cross type S.1154London Mint moneyer Leofwine EF with some peck marks and the flan damaged at the edge right of the portrait
Penny 1841 No Colon After REG Peck 1484 AU with hints of lustre but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £150 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1855 Plain Trident Peck 1509, AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £150 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1807 Peck 1344 UNC with subdued lustre but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (perhaps a £150 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1826 Peck 1422 No line on Saltire EF but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £100 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1848 8 over 7 Peck 1495 Chocolate UNC/AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1826 Reverse C Thick line on Saltire Peck 1427 EF but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1846 DEF Close Colon Peck 1491 the date 1846 struck over a slightly lower and to the left 1846 particular noticeable on the 8 and the 6 EF with an edge fault
Penny 1857 Ornamental Trident Peck 1513 Chocolate Unc but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (perhaps a £125 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1851 with Far Colon after DEF Peck 1498 EF but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1854 Ornamental Trident Peck 1507 Brown UNC/AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1859 Peck 1519 AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1858 No WW Peck 1518 UNC with underlying lustre but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £100 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1806 No Incuse Curl, Peck 1343 AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (a £100 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1853 Ornamental Trident Peck 1503 Colon slightly nearer DEF Chocolate AU with a hint of lustre rated R rare by Peck whereas the Far Colon Peck 1500 is common but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched, along with Penny 1877 Freeman 91 dies 8+J VF a touch of verdigris obverse
Penny 1858 8 over 7 Peck 1516 AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1854 Plain Trident Peck 1506 Unc but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1841 No Colon After REG Peck 1484 GEF but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched
Penny 1858 W.W. Peck 1517 AU but once lightly cleaned or dipped in olive oil or something similar so the coin is free from any abrasions or hairlines but has an "oily" feel when touched (perhaps a £100 coin if the oil is removable)
Penny 1860 Copper 60 over 59 Peck 1521 about EF for wear but with some graffiti like scratches obverse fields, never-the-less an extremely rare type Peck rated it as (ER), and the first example we have seen since 2018 (that example graded by CGS as 78 realised £3,000)
Farthing 1679 No stop on Reverse Peck 531 Fine with some light surface porosity a seldom seen variety, the last (and only example) we have sold was 10 years ago
Pennies (8) 1854 Ornamental Trident Peck 1507 EF, 1855 Ornamental Trident Peck 1508 EF or better, 1858 Large Date with W.W. Peck 1517 EF with traces of verdigris in places, 1858 8 over 7 Peck 1516 Fine, 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J Fine with some scratches across the obverse, 1877 Freeman 91 dies 8+J nEF with traces of lustre, 1888 Freeman 126 dies 12+N EF and 1888 as Freeman 126 dies 12+N with both I's in VICTORIA missing their top left serifs, Gouby BP1888 B near Fine
Halfpenny 1844 as Peck 1528 with upper serifs to 44 Unc with prooflike fields and some subdued lustre, some uneven toning obverse, a seldom offered date
Halfpenny 1731 Peck 840 struck from rusty dies so some imperfections both sides otherwise about as struck with some lustre and some dark toning in parts reverse
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