Farthing 1771 Reverse A, the olive branch points to the right hand limb of BRITANNIA, the first 7 struck over a longer 7, by far the rarest of the three reverses, Peck 909, UNC the reverse with minor cabinet friction, traces of lustre further enhance the eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80. Rare and desirable in this high grade and comparable in grade to the example in the Colin Cooke collection
Farthing 1912 Bright Finish not mint darkened Lustrous EF, only the second example we have offered, the previous example was ex-Colin Cooke 24/2/1993 where he stated 'Extremely Rare. Only the second example I have ever seen for this date'. That coin was offered in London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 (Lot 1493) in lustrous UNC and realised £220
Farthing 1771 Reverse A, the olive branch points to the right hand limb of BRITANNIA, the first 7 struck over a longer 7, by far the rarest of the three reverses, Peck 909 Obverse UNC the reverse very near so with minor cabinet friction, traces of lustre further enhance the eye appeal. Rare and desirable in this high grade and comparable in grade to the example in the Colin Cooke collection
Halfpenny 1799 Bronzed Copper Proof with grained edge, Late Soho striking, Peck 1237, KH18, Obverse: Crowned Bust, upper arm of the E of GEORGIUS appears weak and almost broken, Reverse: Striking defect in the field below 99 the field sloping upwards towards the rim, the classic characteristics of this rare type, nFDC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Dr.T.Aitken Collection, previously purchased from Spink, (sold Colin Cooke 1996), Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 (BN325), Ex-Andrew Wayne Collection London Coins Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1021 hammer price £400
Farthing 1868 Bronze ProofPeck 1882, nFDC to FDC toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 91, the finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke Collection Lot 144, May 2006, Ex-Farthing Specialist (around 1980), Ex-T.D.Shepherd Collection
Halfpenny 1790 Pattern in Brown Gilt, by Droz. Peck 955, DH6, Obverse: Undraped bust to right with a wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, DROZ.F. on truncation. Reverse: Quatrefoil before and after the date, the exergue shows a small line-flaw from the 7 of the date and touches the F of DROZ.F. to the left of the exergue. Edge: RENDER TO CESAR THE THINGS WHICH ARE CESARS, A Very Rare Pattern, nFDC and retaining much original colour, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest of just 2 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke 10/2/1995, Ex-Nicholson collection 2003 (BN312)
Halfpenny 1790 Pattern in Bronzed Copper by Droz. Peck 953, DH6, Obverse: Undraped bust to right with a wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, DROZ.F. on truncation. Reverse: Quatrefoil before and after the date, the exergue shows a small line-flaw from the 7 of the date and touches the F of DROZ.F. to the left of the exergue. Edge: guilloche, A Very Rare Pattern, indeed, Peck states ER (Extremely Rare) for this type, nFDC attractively toned, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke 10/2/1995, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 (BN311)
Halfpenny 1790 Pattern in Brown Gilt, by Droz. Peck 952, DH6, Obverse: Undraped bust to right with a wreath of 11 leaves and 3 berries, DROZ.F. on truncation. Reverse: Quatrefoil before and after the date, the exergue shows a small line-flaw from the 7 of the date and touches the F of DROZ.F. to the left of the exergue. Edge: guilloche, A Very Rare Pattern, nFDC and retaining much original colour, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, the finest known of just 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke 17/8/1985, Ex-Nicholson collection 2003 (BN326)
Halfpenny 1788 Pattern in Brown Gilt, by Droz. Peck 966, DH11, Obverse: Three hair curls below the bust now appear crescent-shaped, the stop after REX now weakly struck, Reverse: Britannia seated left on a globe, date at end of legend. In Exergue: a rudder and a palm branch, Edge: RENDER TO CESAR THE THINGS WHICH ARE CESARS, GEF with light friction to the high points only, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70, Ex-Colin Cooke 21/4/1982, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003 (BN322)
Pennies in LCGS holders (11) 1862 Doubled 6 in date Freeman dies 6+G, slabbed and graded LCGS 35, 1883 Double linear circle below the date Gouby BP1883Bg VF slabbed and graded LCGS 50, 1889 Wide Date spanning 16 rim teeth, Gouby BP1889 Cd, VG or better, slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1889 date spacing 13 1/2 rim teeth Gouby BP1889B, VF with a flan flaw on the obverse, slabbed in an LCGS 'Yellow Ticket' holder 'Field Damage VF', 1889 13 1/2 rim teeth date spacing Gouby BP1889B Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1893 3 with broken top, LCGS variety 14, NVG slabbed and graded LCGS 5, 1900 Wide 00 in date, Gouby BP1900Ab Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1919KN Freeman 187 dies 2+B, VG slabbed and graded LCGS 15, 1935 Freeman 212 dies 5+C Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, 1945 Doubled 9 in date, LCGS Variety 03 Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 25, 1946 Raised Dot after ONE, Fine, slabbed and graded LCGS 30, along with Penny 1797 with a fleur-de-lis countermark in the obverse field, Fair, in an 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holder, and Fantasy Pennies (2) 1797 modern restrikes issued by Colin Cooke one in bronze, the other in golden alloy, UNC in 'Encapsulation Only' LCGS holders
Bronze coinage 1887 (3) Penny 1887 Freeman 125 dies 12+N the obverse with reflective fields, with some spots, Halfpenny 1887 Freeman 358 dies 17+S, UNC with lustre, Farthing 1887 Freeman 559 dies 7+F UNC with practically full lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke collection (Item 92), Ex-Dr.E.A.Johnstone (1973)
Farthing 1854 Peck 1580 a superb example with choice glossy fields, pleasing tone and traces of original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-Colin Cooke collection Lot 190
Farthing 1879 Ordinary 9 in date Freeman 538, dies 5+C a sharply struck example with traces of original lustre and considerable eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this example superior to the Colin Cooke Collection example graded which only NEF/EF. It is interesting to note that PCGS have not graded any examples higher than MS64, also NGC records only 2 examples at MS65, so clearly an under-rated type.
Farthing 1880 4 Berries, Open 8 in date, LCGS variety 02, Rare and unlisted by Peck, of comparable quality to the example in the Colin Cooke Collection. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Farthing 1888 Freeman 560 dies 7+F a superb and well struck piece, displaying around 80% original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the second finest known of 17 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, of comparable quality to the example in the Colin Cooke collection
Farthings (3) 1721 Peck 822 GVF with some weakness in the centre, Ex-London Coins Auction A140 2/3/2013 Lot 1788 hammer price £100, 1722 Peck 825 GVF with some minor flaws on the planchet as often found on coppers of this period, on a light brown coloured flan, evenly struck and most attractive for the grade, Ex-Colin Cooke 1/8/2001, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/20123 Lot 1359 hammer price £95, 1723 Peck 826 VF
Farthing 1847 with Inverted 1 over normal 1 in date giving the appearance of a Roman 1, this in similar style to the similar Sovereign variety of this date (See Bentley sale Lot 408), Reverse B (no flaw by Britannia's arm) B of BRIT has no serifs top or bottom, date spacing 8 3/4 teeth, the date spacing as LCGS Variety 06. EF/NEF and presumably very rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms we have not previously offered this type. We note also that there was no corresponding type in the Colin Cooke collection
Penny 1927 Bronze ProofFreeman 198 dies 4+C UNC with some lustre and a few spots on the obverse, Extremely Rare, Ex-Alderly Collection, Colin Cooke 27/1/2007 £2000
Farthing 1713 Pattern in Silver Peck 747 dies 4+D, struck on a large flan, die axis upright alignment, EF/GEF slabbed and graded CGS 65, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke June 2015
Farthing 1845 Large Date CGS Variety 02 EF with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 65, this type very rare in the higher grades, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Capt.Wainwright Collection, Ex-Colin Cooke Collection Lot 217, Ex-R.Helestine collection
Farthing 1717 Proof in Silver, struck on a thin flan, Peck 786, Upright die axis, Bold Fine, slabbed and graded CGS 30, Ex-Colin Cooke List 71, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Penny 1928 as Freeman 199 dies 5+C with die axis inverted, Fine or better with some contact marks and an edge bruise to the right of the date, most unusual, Ex-J.Workman sale, Colin Cooke September 2010, £600
Farthing 1855 WW Raised Peck 1582 UNC deeply toned, sharply struck, unusual for this date, slabbed and graded CGS 82, a choice example, the finest known of 3 example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, Ex-Colin Cooke List 78
Penny 1860 60 over 59 Copper as Peck 1521 but with inverted die axis, previously unseen by this cataloguer and possibly unique, NEF perhaps once cleaned now almost fully retoned, sold to the vendor by Colin Cooke for £380, on meeting Colin at Spink Auction 23/3/1989 after the vendor purchased the other 1860 Copper Penny in this sale
Farthing 1734 No Stops on Obverse Peck 842, struck from the same dies as the Cooke collection example Fine/Good Fine with some weakness on the wreath, Very Rare, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/5/2002, Farthing 1739 Peck 869 GVF, Ex-Mangahas, Ex-Farthing Specialist 8/6/1990
Farthings (12) 1839 FID : DEF . Peck 1554 About UNC and attractive toned with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/10/1992, 1839 Two-Pronged Trident as Peck 1554 EF with some surface marks, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/6/1998, 1840 Peck 1559 UNC with traces of lustre, and some light corrosion spots on the obverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 15/6/1982, 1847 Peck 1568 A/UNC with traces of lustre and a larger area of discolouration on the obverse, 1854 Peck 1580 UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction on the reverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 26/2/1989, 1855 WW Incuse Peck 1581 A/UNC with traces of lustre and some contact marks on the portrait, Ex-Farthing Specialist 19/1/1981, 1860 Beaded Border Freeman 496 dies 1+A UNC with around 65% lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/10/1979, 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 499 4 Berries dies 2+B UNC with traces of lustre and some staining on the obverse, Ex-Farthing Specialist 25/2/1980, 1861 Freeman 503 dies 3+B 5 Berries UNC with a couple of spots, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/1/1999, 1861 Freeman 502 dies 2+B 4 Berries UNC with traces of lustre, Ex-Farthing Specialist 17/12/1980, 1872 Freeman 523 dies 3+B UNC/AU with traces of lustre and some spots on the reverse, Ex-David Shaw 15/6/1979, 1874H Freeman 525 dies 4+C EF, Ex-Pegg, Ex-Farthing Specialist 17/12/1980
Farthings (3) 1825 Obverse 2 Peck 1415A A/UNC with a few small verdigris spots on the obverse, Very Scarce and by far the rarer of the two types (our archive shows around twenty Obverse 1 coins to one Obverse 2 coin), Ex-Croydon Coin Auctions 12/1/2001, 1834 Reverse A with incuse line on saltire Peck 1470 A/UNC with a depression on the bust, Ex-Limbada, Ex-Farthing Specialist 21/12/1979, 1834 Reverse B with raised line on saltire Peck 1471 A/UNC with traces of lustre and some contact marks, Scarce, Ex-Colin Cooke 2/12/1992
Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border as Freeman 258 dies 1+A, but Britannia with long hair and with the I of BRITT low and triple struck, the understriking with no serifs at the top CGS variety 26 CGS 82, Ex-Colin Cooke August 2009
Farthings (5) 1697 Peck 659 VG, 1699 Date in Exergue Peck 665 Fine, 1699 Date in Legend, No stop after date Peck 681 these three all Ex-Colin Cooke, 1737 Large Date Peck 867 VF Rare, (We note there was no specimen in Norweb, Westbrook, Debens, Foster or Bowers collections), Ex-Farthing Specialist 18/4/199122, 1754 Peck 892 EF, Ex-Farthing Specialist 23/1/1985
Farthing 1685 Tin Charles IIPeck 538 with all the edge bold and clear, VF with some light blisters on NIA and an even colour across the coin, Extremely Rare, only issued for a short period with only a few examples known, Ex-Hoblyn, Ex-Colin Cooke 4/9/1996
FarthingCommonwealthundated (1656) Pattern in copper Peck 387 Obverse THVS . VNITED . INVINCIBLE Three pillars linked by a cord, bearing a cross, a harp and a thistle, below the central pillar a letter R all within a roped circle, a mullet at top centre, Reverse AND . GOD . DIRECT . OVERCORSE Toothed border, Plain edge NVF with an old surface mark on the reverse, very few examples known to exist, Ex-Colin Cooke 7/3/1994
Farthing 1718 Silver ProofPeck 790 nFDC and superb with just minor cabinet friction and a few light hairlines. The fields retaining some brilliance and with a colourful underlying tone, Ex-Colin Cooke 1/4/1997
Farthing 1771 Proof with no stop on the reverse Peck 910 nFDC and attractively toned with the raised rim cuds associated with the Proofs of this issue, Ex Colin Cooke 15/3/2000
Farthing 1860 Pattern in aluminium by Adolf Weyl. Peck 2170, Freeman 901, Obverse Young Head by Wyon, date 1860 below bust, within narrow beaded circle and narrow raised rim, Reverse 4 shields cruciformly arranged, crowned joined by arches with roses, thistle and shamrock in the angles. Shields are of England, Scotland, Ireland and colonial emblems of elephant, sea-lion and kangaroo on the fourth shield UNITED KINGDOM AND GREATER BRITAIN and FARTHING below. Only one piece recorded by Peck. The piece being offered here is likely to be the only other known specimen and if so is likely to be the Murdoch example from Sotheby's in 1903 (Lot 691). A highly important piece. UNC and lustrous with some surface marks and small rim nicks, with considerable eye appeal, Ex-Colin Cooke 11/11/1997 £495
Farthing 1851 with the second 1 being a Roman I and as such previously unrecorded. Comes with a letter from Colin Cooke explaining his thoughts on the coin being an important new variety. Ex-Farthing Specialist 10/3/1987.Now slabbed by CGS and graded 70 by them, the variety extremely clear, surely on a par with the 1843 Roman I or 1851 D/sideways D for rarity these two types now listed at £825 and £525 respectively in EF grades
Farthing 1671 Pattern in Copper, Portrait with short hair Dies 1a+A Peck 436 UNC or near so with a small carbon spot after CAROLO, Ex-Colin Cooke 16/6/1999
Farthing 1723 Peck 826 UNC with light cabinet friction on the reverse. An early, choice obverse strike with traces of lustre. We note this striking on this piece is superior to all the pieces illustrated in the Peck plates, must surely be amongst the finest known currency pieces in this series, Ex-Colin Cooke 11/7/1994
Farthing 1665 Pattern in Copper, Portrait with short hair Dies 1a+A, straight-grained edge Peck 409 UNC with a small flan flaw in front of the bust, a superb example with much eye appeal, Ex-Colin Cooke 24/2/1995
Farthing 1860 Toothed Border/Beaded Border muleFreeman 498 dies 2+A GVF with a couple of rim nicks, very rare especially in grades above Fine, Ex-Colin Cooke 30/8/1997
Farthing 1685 Tin James II Cuirassed bust no star before FAMVLVS on edge Peck 549 Good Fine/Fine with some old scratches, edge legend clear, Extremely Rare, Ex-Colin Cooke 17/1/1985
Farthing 1912 Bright Finish not mint darkened Lustrous UNC with hints of colourful toning, Ex-Allerton collection (£40), Ex-Colin Cooke 24/2/1993 where he states 'Extremely Rare. Only the second example I have ever seen for this date'
Farthing 1901 Bright Finish not mint darkened UNC with good lustre and a tone spot on the reverse, very few examples known to exist, Ex-Allerton collection (Cooke List 20, £45), Ex-Colin Cooke 24/2/1993
Farthing 1665 Pattern in Silver, Portrait with long hair Dies 2+A, straight-grained edge Peck 422 NEF with a flan flaw in the obverse field, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/1/1996
Farthing 1806 Incuse Dot on shoulder Peck 1398 Portrait 2 with raised curls, UNC with minor cabinet friction, an attractive light brown colour with hints of blue tone, scarce in this high grade, and superior to the example in the Andrew Wayne collection, Ex-Colin Cooke 13/6/1998
Farthing 1850 5 over 4, traces of the left of the underlying 4 are visible, unusual on this variety, UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a few light contact marks, Ex-Colin Cooke 29/8/1998
Third Farthings (4) 1884 Peck 1936 Lustrous UNC, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/1/1999, 1885 Peck 1937 UNC and with some lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 25/12/1997, 1902 Peck 2241 Lustrous UNC Ex-J.Welsh 8/5/1996, 1913 Peck 2358 Lustrous UNC with a small spot on the reverse rim, Ex-J.Welsh 8/5/1996
Farthing 1722 Peck 825 GVF with some minor flaws on the planchet as often found on coppers of this period, on a light brown coloured flan, evenly struck and most attractive for the grade, Ex-Colin Cooke 1/8/2001
Books Peck English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958 2nd Edition 1970, Freeman The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain 1st Edition 1970 and signed by Michael Freeman, The Copper Tin and Bronze Coinage and Patterns for Coins of England Elizabeth to the Present Majesty by H. Montagu 1893, along with a quantity of retail lists of Colin Cooke and The Farthing Specialist, used
Farthings (3) 1892 Freeman 566 dies 7+F UNC with around 40% lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 30/11/1979, 1893 Wide (normal) date Freeman 568 dies 7+F UNC with around 20% lustre Ex-David Shaw 16/1/1979, 1894 Freeman 569 dies 7+F UNC with traces of lustre and a couple of small spots, Ex-Colin Cooke 23/2/1979
Farthing 1734 No Stops on Obverse Peck 842, struck from the same dies as the Cooke collection example Fine/Good Fine with some weakness on the wreath, Very Rare, Ex-Colin Cooke 18/5/2002
Farthings (3) 1888 Freeman 560 dies 5+F UNC with traces of lustre and just a few light contact marks, Ex-Farthing Specialist 14/6/1979, 1890 Freeman 562 dies 7+F UNC with practically full lustre Ex-Colin Cooke 23/2/1979, 1891 Freeman 564 dies 7+F UNC with good uneven lustre, Ex-Colin Cooke 23/2/1979
Farthing 1693 Corbet Issue in copper Peck 593 Obverse Busts to right the King cuirassed, laureated with long hair, the Queen draped, similar in style to the tin farthings of 1689-1692, differing slightly in the arrangement of the hair over the shoulder, Reverse a figure of Britannia from a punch as used for the farthings of Charles II, date 1693 in exergue. Toothed Border. 24mm diameter, graded Fine 25 by CGS, Excessively Rare with only 5 specimens known, 3 of the other 4 being in museums, the only other example available to commerce was sold at Baldwins 25/9/2006 Lot 508 VF £5750 hammer price, and again sold by Colin Cooke in the Oxford Collection 14/4/2008 (lot 307) for £9500 hammer price, Ex-Michael Freeman
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and a few contact light. A couple of small carbon spots on the portrait barely detract, Very Rare in this high grade, Ex-Colin Cooke collection, Ex-R.Heseltine collection,
Farthing 1860 Pattern in Bronzed Copper 'United Kingdom and Greater Britain' series Freeman 902, Peck 2168NGC PF65 BN Cameo, rated R19 by Freeman and superior to the example in the Roland Harris collection (Ex-Colin Cooke), possibly the finest example extant
Halfpenny 1699 Peck 688 (this piece listed by Peck) with stop after the date Fine extremely rare, only two examples recorded by Peck including this piece. Ex-C.W.Peck, item 10088 Spink Numismatic Circular December 1969, bought by A.H.Baldwin £50, Ex-Entwisle though not in Spink Coin Auction 75, Ex-P. Lawrence 28/11/1997 collection purchased by Colin Cooke 1996, Ex-Nicholson Collection 2003
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 315 dies 9+I CGS UNC 80, Ex-M.Freeman collection Christies 23/10/84 Lot 125 (part) Ex-J.H.M.Samuel Spink Coin Auction 109 4/7/1995 Lot 585 (part) Ex-K.Ashman 5/12/97 (via Colin Cooke) Ex-Dr.B.Nicholson collection purchased by Colin Cooke 2003 Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 5/6/2006 Lot 1074, the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Farthing 1694 Silver ProofPeck 626 No Stop after MARIA, reverse with unbarred A's, Double exergue line, struck on a thin flan Near VF and extremely rare Ex-Westbrook Collection Spink Coin Auction 27 16/3/1983, Ex-Colin Cooke Collection Lot 629 where he stated that he knew of only 4 specimens
Half Farthing 1856 Peck 1603 Small Letters and date (normal) UNC/AU toning with some subdued lustre, very rare as such and better than the example in the Colin Cooke collection
Farthing 1690 with 1690 on edge NVMMO.RVM * FAMVLVS * 1690 (closest to Peck 577A) with stars on edge rather than rosettes No examples with stars recorded in the Colin Cooke collection strong GVF with numerous surface marks, as such unrecorded by Peck
Farthing 1844 Peck 1565 Ex-Colin Cooke collection, Ex-Fred Baldwin, Ex-Norweb collection (via a dealer) Lustrous UNC with a spot on the back of the truncation, possibly the finest known example of this very rare date
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 314 dies 8+J (R16) Lustrous UNC with a slight weakness of strike on the Queen's hair, very rare in this grade, Ex-Freeman Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 124 (part), Ex-J.H.Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109 4/7/1995 Lot 585 (part), Ex-K.Ashman 5/12/1997 via Colin Cooke, Ex-Nicholson Collection purchased by C.Cooke 2003, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1073
Farthing 1864 Plain 4 with 233/8 scratched in front of the bust Peck 1870 (this coin) UNC with good lustre and probably unique, Ex-Colin Cooke Collection, Ex-C.D Allerton, Ex-Norweb, Ex-A.H.Baldwin
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 312 dies 7+J (R13) UNC/BU reverse with full lustre, obverse a little streaky. Extremely rare in this grade. Ex-Freeman Christies 23/10/1984 Lot 124 (part), Ex-J.H.Samuel, Spink Coin Auction 109 4/7/1995 Lot 585 (part), Ex-K.Ashman 5/12/1997 via Colin Cooke, Ex-Nicholson Collection purchased by C.Cooke 2003, Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction A113 June 2006 Lot 1071
Farthing 1853 Copper Proof WW Raised with reverse upright Peck 1577 nFDC with a few light surface marks on the obverse, the notes in the Catalogue for the Colin Cooke sale states 'only two examples known to Peck and Cooke's records indicate only 4/5 examples over the last 34 years some of which may be 'repeated occurrences'
Half Farthing 1856 Peck 1603 Small Letters and date (normal) Raised dot in field after the F of HALF, UNC/AU with good subdued lustre, very rare as such and better than the example in the Colin Cooke collection
Farthing 1858 Peck 1586 Large Date (normal) UNC with some lustre, Ex-Glendinings 20/8/1937 lot 458, Ex-Johnstone collection 28/8/1973, Ex-Colin Cooke Collection May 2006
FarthingPattern The Protectorate undated (1654) struck in Brass with a copper centre Peck 384 Obverse ENGLANDS. FARDIN' Reverse FOR NECESSARY CHA' Fine or slightly better with a couple of weakly struck areas in the legend, Very Rare, Ex-Gregory collection Baldwins Auction 44 2/5/06 Lot 595 (hammer price £1050), we note that there was no example of this type in the Colin Cooke collection
Half Farthing 1856 Peck 1603 Small Letters and date (normal) UNC/AU with good subdued lustre, very rare as such and better than the example in the Colin Cooke collection
Halfpenny 1691 unrecorded by Peck but similar to the Nicholson collection (Colin Cooke lot 038) with NVMMORVM (two Maltese crosses) FAMVLVS . 1691 (two Maltese crosses). The date is fully on the flan, with the edge almost fully intact so attribution is ea
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