HalfcrownCharles I Group II, Second horseman, type 2c, Obverse: Legend reads MA instead of MAG, Reverse: Oval shield with CR at sides, S.2771 mintmark Portcullis, 14.96 grammes, Good Fine, struck on a slightly irregularly shaped flan. An interesting and unusual piece. Cataloguer's note: the MA spelling of MAG on the obverse is normally found on Group III coins with mintmark Bell, the only other occurrence of this legend in Group II with mintmark Portcullis is on a coin listed by Brooker with a CHISTO error reverse legend.(Brooker 317)
GroatEdward IV Light Coinage, Bristol Mint, B on breast, no marks at neck S.2006 Fine on an irregularly shaped flan, Penny Edward I with error in reverse legend LON TAS LON CIVI Class 3f VF and unusual
Shilling 1654 Commonwealth, ENGLND errorESC 992 approaching VF with grey tone, Very Rare, rated R4 by ESC, this being only the second of this variety we have handled
HalfcrownCharles ITower Mint, Group III, Third Horseman, type 3a1, No caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist, S.2773, North 2209, Error legend CHRRISTO Fine/Good Fine with some old scratches, Ex-Tennants 13/9/2011 Lot 12 (part)
ShillingCharles I CAROLVVS error legend, also with no stops on reverse Group E, Fifth Aberystwyth Bust, type 4.3 with single-arched crownS.2796 mintmark upright Anchor, Good Fine with a weaker area in the top right quarter of the shield and in the corresponding position on the obverse
ShillingCommonwealth 1654 a multi error coin, unlisted by ESC, the reverse with the date appearing as the 6 almost completely over the top of the 5, G of GOD appears as a reversed D, V VS for VS, the obverse reads THE.COMMMONWEALTH.OENGLANND, the mintmark and the preceding stop appear struck over most of the final D Good Fine with some old thin scratches on the obverse shield, not previously seen by us with all these errors together, a highly significant and interesting piece
Farthings, Three small STRIPS of 'Richmond' type farthings each containing a number of uncut coins, with key and dagger mintmarks, maybe others as well. Inverted axes. All with the very rare errorreading 'CARA', thus hitherto considered contemporary forgeries, but the location, stated to be in the well of Scarborough Castle may date them to the 1645 Siege. This provenance certainly appears on the accompanying card, in old hand-written script, the card glued in half, internally with ornate script print and part of the date '191-', suggesting that the card was written about 100 years ago, when the strips were found. The strips were bought in an auction some 30 years ago. They were then in a frame, along with the card. They were recently offered to the Rotunda Museum in Scarborough, but they declined to purchase them as almost identical strips of farthings were already in their possession. These, they said, 'were found in the Castle well during excavations in the 1920s'; hence the same provenance being attached to these They are heavily patinated but with much clear, sharp, detail. Several side edges show circular cut-outs. Dimensions (maximum) - Strip 1: 42mm x 15mm. Strip 2:42mm x 14.5mm.; Strip 3: 33mm x 17.5mm. UNIQUE, and, for several reasons, highly important numismatically.
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEALTTH error, the second T much higher and over a lower incomplete T, this being in line with the following H, this type unlisted by ESC, Fine or very near so and of even and pleasing appearance for the grade
ShillingCommonwealth 1654 COMMGONWEALTH error, also the E and A of COMMGONWEALTH are virtually on top of each other, though both letters are very clear, unlisted by ESC and most unusual, Fine for wear with a series of thin scratches on either side
ShillingCommonwealth 1651 COMONWEALTH errorESC 984C Near EF with traces of residual mint lustre, the flan with some stress marks and a couple of slightly weaker areas, Commonwealth Shillings very seldom seen in these grades, must surely be one of the finest grade error Shillings of this period
ShillingCommonwealth 1654 ENGLND errorESC 992, Extremely rare, rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist) Fine for wear with an attempted piercing and some old scratches on the reverse
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEALH error, also No stop after THE, ESC 988B overall VF for wear with dark tone and some porosity, Extremely Rare rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist)
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEALH error, also No stop after THE, ESC 988B, About Fine with some light scratches and a couple of small weaker areas, Extremely Rare rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist)
ShillingCommonwealth 1653 COMMONWEATH errorESC 989 Extremely rare, rated R4 by ESC (11-20 examples believed to exist), Fine with some light flan imperfections and a scratch to the right of the shield on the obverse
Shillings (5) Elizabeth I (2) Second Issue mintmark Cross Crosslet, Sixth Issue mintmark Tun, Charles I (3) CAROLS error legend, mintmark Tun, mintmark Triangle in circle, mintmark Crown VG to Good Fine
ShillingCharles I Group E, Fifth Aberystwyth Bust, smaller bust , large XII S.2796 mintmark Anchor, CHRISO error in legend with the S triple-struck, Fine with a weak area on the right of the shield, comes with old collectors ticket 15/-
Shilling 1652 Commonwealth an unusual variety with 2 over 1 in date (2 double struck) and COMMON.WEALTH error with no stop after ENGLAND, the coin showing the key identifiers of ESC 985A and 986G, Fine the identifiers very clear
Hammered (2) GroatEdward III Pre-treaty Series E (Doubleday 434, N.1163, S.1567) GF on a round flan, the bust weak. Groat Edward III Pre-treaty Series G, with annulet in tressure under king's left shoulder, annulet in one qtr of rev. and pellets in T-A-S (Doubleday 502 var, Lawrence G(d)/G(e) or (f), N.1196/1197-8 var, S.1570) GF, with a weak bust, some light toning, rare and an unusual error. It would appear that this coin was supposed to have an annulet under the bust but instead it has been placed in the previous tressure.
ShillingCharles I as S.2794 Fifth 'Aberystwyth' Bust, Large XII, Reverse Square topped Shield, but with error legend RE for REX, legend bold and clear, mintmark Tun (1636-1638) NVF with a small scratch at the top of the reverse, most unusual
Groat. Edward III. London pre-treaty series f. Mintmark crown. S.1569. Reverse error, reads CIVI DON LON TAS. A few weak spots on legends otherwise fine, rare.
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