Halfcrowns (6) 1688 VG the obverse with some scratches, 1689 Second Shield, No Frosting, with pearls, ESC 511, Bull 845 VG, 1699 VG/Near Fine, 1706 Roses and Plumes VG the reverse better, 1712 Roses and Plumes VG with small 'reversed L' countermark on the obverse, 1713 Plain in angles VG/Fine
Halfcrowns (2) 1745 LIMA ESC 605, Bull 1687 Good Fine, the reverse slightly better, the obverse with some scratches in the fields, 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 VG/Near Fine
World in silver (74) 19th and 20th Century, comprising Australia (6) Florins (2) 1910 VG, 1927 Parliament House Good Fine/NVF, 1910 VG, Sixpence 1910 VG/Fine, Threepences (2) 1910 VG/Near Fine, 1940 Fine, Canada (3) 25 Cents 1918 Fine, Five Cents 1910 VG/Fine, NewfoundlandTen Cents 1917C VG/Near Fine, Straits Settlements (2) Five Cents (2) 1910 VG/Fine the obverse scratched, 1918 VF, IndiaTwo Annas (3) 1877 Calcutta Good Fine, 1886 Bombay, B Incuse Good Fine, 1894 Calcutta VF, France (2) One Franc (2) 1868A VG, 1918 Fine, Ethiopia Gersh 1891 South AfricaHalfcrown 1956 VF/GVF, Egypt (2) Two Piastres 1944 (2) VF and EF, New Zealand (4) Halfcrown 1934 VG/Near Fine, Sixpence 1937 Fine/Good Fine, Threepence (2) 1936 NEF, 1937 Good Fine/VF, Netherlands (11) Gulden (5) 1845 VG, 1863 Near Fine, 1915 Fine, 1929 GVF/NEF, 1940 Lustrous EF, 25 Cents (2) 1849 VG, 1912 VG, Ten Cents (4) 1885 Fine, 1893 VG, 1901 VG, 1918 GF, Belgium (4) 50 Franc 1950 Dutch Legend Good Fine with some hairlines, Two Francs (2) 1910 French Legend Near Fine/Fine, 1911 Dutch Legend Fine, One Franc 1912 French Legend Fine, Latvia (2) Two Lati 1926 Fine, One Lats 1924 Fine, Norway (2) 50 Ore 1916 VG/Near Fine, Ten Ore 1899 Fine, Denmark (7) 16 Skilling (4) 1856 (2) both VG one with surface residue, 1857 Near Fine, the obverse with some scratches, 1858 Fine, 25 Ore 1900 Good Fine, 10 Ore (2) 1899 Fine, 1919 EF, Bulgaria Lev 1913 Fine, Romania 50 Bani 1910 VG, British West AfricaShilling 1916H Fine, German States - Schleswig-Holstein Five Schilling 1797 VG, 2½ Schilling 1787 VG, Netherlands - Deventer Six Stuivers 1688 VG scratched, British GuianaFour Pence 1945 Good Fine/VF, Italian States - Sardinia Lire 1825 Fine, Essequibo & DemeraryQuarter Guilder 1833 VG/Near Fine, Hong Kong Five Cents 1889 Fine, Uruguay Ten Centesimos 1877A Fine, German States - Baden Three Kreuzer 1833 VG, Sweden (11) Two Kronor 1945 Good Fine/VF, Krona (6) 1916W Fine, 1924W Fine, 1936G VF, 1937G Fine/GF, 1938G Near Fine/Fine, 1939G Good Fine, 25 Ore (3) 1902EB NVF, 1918W VG, 1934G Near Fine, Ten Cents 1907EB Good Fine
Halfcrown 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 a sharply struck example with traces of underlying colourful tone, in an NGC holder and graded MS64, the joint finest known on the NGC Census
Crown 1688 ESC 80, Bull 746, Good EF/AU with a pleasing deep tone, the reverse with touches of golden tone in the legends, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75
Crown 1688 ESC 80, Bull 747 Near EF with some toning in the legends. Very light adjustment lines and minor flecks of haymarking barely detract, a very pleasing example of this type, an eye-catching example
Halfcrowns (2) 1745 5 over 3 Roses, Bull 1687a, VG, the reverse slightly better, 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 Fine with an old grey tone and touches of gold in the legend, the obverse with some old scratches, each comes with an old collectors ticket
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls, inverted N in REGINA, ESC 505A, Bull 832 VG the reverse slightly better, 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 Good Fine, Shilling 1723 SSC First Bust ESC 1176, Bull 1586 Fine, GroatEdward III Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period, London Mint series G, S.15704.33 grammes, Near Fine with shortage of flan between 65 and 7 o'clock, Penny Edward I London Mint, EDWAR legend, S.1409B, 1.33 grammes, Near Fine with some weak areas
Halfcrown 1746 LIMA, DECIMO NONO edge, ESC 606, Bull 1688, UNC with two small nicks by the King's eye, the reverse with the slightest cabinet friction to the very highest points only, beautifully toned with green and gold iridescence
Halfcrowns (3) 1693 GVLIELMVS ET appears in wiry form (hand-struck?) No stop after HI or before REX, ESC 519, unlisted by Bull, VG/approaching Fine and unusual, 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 VG, 1746 LIMA 6 over 5 ESC 607, Bull 1689 Fine/Good Fine with some graffiti in the obverse field
Halfcrown 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 A/UNC with touches of golden tone, a very attractive example with excellent eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, the third finest of 26 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfcrowns (2) 1689 First Shield, Caul only frosted, with pearls ESC 505, Bull 831 VG or better, 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 VG with graffiti and scratches in the obverse field
Halfcrown 1746 LIMA DECIMO NONO edge, ESC 606, Bull 1688 EF the reverse slightly better with old grey toning and hints of gold in the legend, a most attractive piece
Crown 1688 QVARTO as ESC 80, Bull 746 the obverse having unbarred A in IACOBVS and the second A in GRATIA is also unbarred. The edge reading DECUS ET TUTAMENI with TUTAMENI sloping upwards towards the end of the word so that only the lower half of the extra I is visible. Bold Fine/Good Fine, the unbarred A's not listed as separate varieties, (See notes in ESC and Bull) , the edge type however most unusual and previously unseen by us
Halfcrowns in LCGS holders (2) 1746 LIMA ESC 606, Bull 1688 Good Fine in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 35, 1890 ESC 723, Bull 2775 GVF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55
Halfcrowns (7) 1671, 1688 Ex-Jewellery, 1697, 1703 VIGO with IM stamped in the reverse fields, 1707E, 1708E, 1713 Plain in angles, in mixed lower grades
Ireland (78) Woods Halfpennies 1723 (3), Woods Farthings 1723 (2) in mixed lower grades, Penny 1823, Halfpennies (5) 1805 (2), 1822 (2), 1823, VG to NVF along with Ireland Free State Florins to Farthings (67) in mixed grades to GEF, includes some Farthings in lustrous grades along with Ireland Bust and Harp Token 1820 10 Harp Strings, Fine, as part of a group of Ireland (40) including ShillingGunmoney Small size 1690 June, Halfpennies 1688, 1693 (2), these in low grade, the remainder mostly Free State issues Halfcrowns to Farthings, with a few Decimal Issues, in mixed grades with a few later items EF to UNC and lustrous, along with Jersey Pennies (5) and Guernsey8 Doubles 1937-1964 these in mixed grades
Crown 1688 QVARTO ESC 80 NEF and with a pleasing grey tone, and a small edge flaw below the bust and a fleck of haymarking obverse field, ex LCA 134 (Sep 2011) Lot 1823 realised £2,500 hammer price
Crown 1688 8 over 7 ESC 81, also with unbarred A in IACOBVS and second A unbarred in GRATIA (see footnote in ESC page 11) VG/About Fine with some uneven toning lines on the obverse
Five Guineas 1688 QVARTO Second Laureate Bust S.3397A About VF/GF with a slight weakness below the top crown, but overall an attractive piece with much eye appeal
Crown 1688 design intact and bold Fine obverse having "MERCY CORKE BORN Aug 26 1796", engraved across the bust
£55
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