Sovereign 1846 4 over inverted 4 in date, Marsh 29B, S.3852, Fine/VF, Very Rare. Note: The overdate for this year is considered to be the rarest of the three years for which this error occurs
Half Sovereign 1892, VictoriaJubilee Head, no J.E.B. on the truncation, reverse crowned shield of the Royal Arms, low shield variety, S.3869D, EF some unusual raised lines on the Queen's neck may possibly classify as an error coin
GB and World including a including a silver plated metal cup or server with a Cartwheel Twopences as its base, Jamaica10 Dollars 1976 Horatio Nelson Cased Silver Proof, World Coins in album pages some in silver such as George V IndiaRupee, others in bags one bag described as errors but may be damaged coins so bought as seen, Paper Money including Banque De L'Arique Occidental 25 Francs 14.4.1953 and 5 Francs 28-10-1954 from circulation (lot)
Halfcrown 1679 ESC 481, Bull 480, reported as DECNS edge error but this not clear although the V is of a solid appearance, so offered here as the standard type VG/NF
Error - Charles II Fourpence struck 30% off centre Fine the reverse legend weak and differs in quality from a Royal Mint issue perhaps an error of a contemporary forgery
Sovereign 1846 4 over inverted 4 in date, Marsh 29B, S.3852, About VF/VF, Very Rare. Note: The overdate for this year is considered to be the rarest of the three years for which this error occurs
Error - One PoundFforde QE II Portrait 1966 B305 S/N S34D 821088 very large extra paper flap extending straight up at the right which has a second QE II portrait and second serial number (S34D 801088) AU
MaundyPennies (8) Charles IIundated VF with some of the legend not struck, 1670 VF, 1673 EF with some laminations obverse, 1713 AU with some scratches obverse, 1725 Fine, 1732 EF with a cud striking error right of the portrait, 1759 and 1779 both Unc and with a striking fault or indentation across the portraits
Halfcrowns to Farthings (26) comprising Halfcrowns (4) 1919 Smaller reverse design with 9's in the date more upright, ESC 766, Bull 3718, Davies 1671, NVF/VF, 1920 ESC 767, Bull 3719, Davies 1673 Near Fine/About Fine, 1928 ESC 777, Bull 3734, Davies 1701 dies 1B GEF/AU the reverse with some surface residue, this possibly removable with care, 1935 ESC 784, Bull 3749 EF/AU, Shillings (16) 1893 Large Obverse Letters ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011 dies 2A, GVF/NEF, 1894 Large Obverse Letters ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1014 dies 2A, EF/GEF and lustrous, 1894 Large Obverse Letters, Small Rose with line, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015A, dies 2C, VG/Near Fine, the reverse with some scratches, possibly once in a claw mount, 1911 Shallow Neck ESC 1420, Bull 3799, Davies 1790 dies 1A, UNC or near so and lustrous with some small rim nicks, 1921 Sterling Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, EF/NEF with some faint stains, the rarest of the 5 die pairings for this date, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E, NEF, 1921 'Sterling Head' ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, the scarcest of the 1921 die pairings, VF with some tiny spots, 1921 Sterling Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, NEF, the rarest of the 5 types for this date, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3810, as Davies 1809 with bright finish, Near VF, rare, 1921 'Sterling' head, King's nose points to S of GEORGIVS, ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, VF, the rarest of the 5 die pairings for this date, 1921 ESC Bust in lower relief, ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1806, dies 4D NEF, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1809A dies 5E with bright finish GVF/NEF Rare, 1922 Dull Finish ESC 1432, Bull 3815, Davies 1811 GVF/NEF with a contact mark on the portrait, 1922 ESC 1432, Bull 3815, Davies 1812 dies 5E GVF, 1927 Second Reverse ESC 1439, Bull 3829Davies 1831 dies 1A, A/UNC, 1931 ESC 1444, Bull 3839, Davies 1835 A/UNC with some small spots, these possibly removable with care, Sixpences (3) 1889 ESC 1757, Bull 3279, Davies 1164 dies 1C NEF/EF and lustrous, 1889 Davies dies 2A, right hand leaf joined NEF, 1893 Veiled Head, First I of VICTORIA points to a bead, ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1181 dies 2A, NVF with some toning in the legend, by far the rarer of the two types, Halfpenny 1921 Freeman 400 dies 1+A A/UNC with traces of lustre, the obverse with some small tone spots, Farthing 1921 Freeman 600 dies 2+A NVF/VF with some spots on the obverse, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Decimal Two Pence 1981 Freeman 671Q dies 1+A, struck on a lightweight 6.06 grammes flan (normal is 7.1 grammes) GVF
Errors One Pounds Green Britannia (4) O'Brien B273 (3) prefix C59K Fishtail at top left VF with an inked number front corner, B84K misaligned so a very thin border at the bottom Fine, the third with a very faint serial number AU. BealeB268 with a smudge above ENGLAND VF
Error Congo Democratic Republic 5 Makuta 1967 as per KM5 but both sides have the obverse design VF. This lot is accompanied by a letter from The Royal Mint then at Tower Hill and signed by A. Lotherington stating this coin "conforms in all respects"… "it has been struck in error by using two obverse dies"
Fifty PenceCollection in an album (73) a good collection of commemorative types includes 2009 Kew Gardens, 2011 Off-side Explained, 2018 People Act with some of the legend missing perhaps an error though has been well circulated weighs 8.06 grams, a wide variety with no apparent duplication mixed grades some EF-UNC, (includes swimmer and did include the drowning swimmer though this we removed as not genuine at 8.2 grams and a slightly irregular portrait though could have fooled the remote on-line collector). Along with (3) modern QE II portrait decimals Isle of Man and Gibraltar
Mint Error France 1/2 Ecu (21 mm diameter, 2.2 grams) 1697 struck over an earlier 1653 issue so one side as a portrait of the Sun King struck at an angle over the crowned French arms and with two dates clearly showing VF on a wavy flan
Mint Errors (3) One New Penny 1976 an off metal strike so with a cupro-nickel appearance and weighs 2.8 rather than 3.5 grams Unc, Ten New Pence 1973 curved clip error Unc and without the Blakesley Effect and a blank flan with the weight and dimensions of a Decimal 10 New Pence
Ten Pences 2018 (26) Letters of the Alphabet - The Great British Coin Hunt, comprising A-Angel of the NorthS.F9, B-James Bond, S.F10, C-CricketS.F11, D-Double Decker Bus, S.F12, E-English Breakfast S.F13, F-Fish and Chips S.F14, G-Greenwich Mean Time S.F15, H-Houses of Parliament S.F16, I-Ice Cream S.F17, J-Jubilee S.F18, K-King Arthur S.F19, L-Loch Ness Monster S.F20, M-Mackintosh S.F21, N-NHS S.F22, O-Oak Tree S.F23, P-Post Box S.F24, Q-Queue S.F25, R-Robin S.F26, S-StonehengeS.F27, T-Tea S.F28, U-Union Flag S.F29, V-Villages S.F30, W-World Wide Web S.F31, X-X Marks The Spot S.F32, Y-Yeoman S.F33, and Z-Zebra Crossing S.F34, all on Unc and in Change Checker cards with album, along with the completer medal UNC, the currency issues for these coins seldom seen in circulation, and a key part of the Decimalcollections. Fifty Pences 2019 and 2020 (6) includes Peter Rabit, Snowman, Rosalind Franklin, Gruffalo these Unc in Change Checker cards. Two Pounds 2020 Mayflower BU in a presentation card. Five Pounds 2012 Gilt. The previous Pound Coins (11) and Two Pounds Coins (6) these all 1986, a small bag of Decimal Half Pences. CuproCrowns in mixed grades 1951-2002 (6) with 3 being £5s, Fifty Pence from circulation some EF (8) commemorative types. Five Pence 2001 (3.2 grams) without edge milling though the edges rough perhaps an error, from circulation
France Louis D'Or 1727 E KM489.7 privy mark under bust sideways C or horseshoe pleasant VF the obverse resembles an error coin as there is a curved design struck on the portrait (7.55 grams)
ERROR - Fifty Pounds GillB356 issued 1988 Sir Christopher Wren reverse Fishtail ERROR with a fishtail bottom right with three coloured bars printed on it C30 328351 Unc and scarce
ERROR - Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose B377 missing print ERROR a large section of the front right of the note is blank so the Queen appears to be peeping from behind a white curtain EF prefix H35
USAERROR 1 Dollar series 1988 similar to Pick 480a signatures Ortega & Brady normal sheet fed printing and branch St. Louis MO. Misalignment Error showing parts of 2 notes and cutting margin at middle, serial number still printed in correct position H99910859A. About UNC - UNC
ERROR - Fifty Pounds SomersetB352 issued 1981 an ERROR the reverse has a second printing of the Queen over the river Thames now facing the wrong way, VF penned squiggle on the front and a tear top centre, never the less rare, S/N B49 848323
Mint Errors UK 1971 Decimals (2) Penny on the left side of the reverse a second striking with the letters DG (oversized) and incuse (rather than raised) border spots. Halfpenny struck off centre so with additional blank rim at one side protruding at a slight angle both lustrous and rare
USA (4) Dollar 2007 George Washington Missing Edge Lettering ANACS MS65, 2007-P John Adams Double Edge Letters ICG MS64, 2008 John Q Adams Edge Error - Missing Edge Lettering PCGS SP65, 5 Cents 2005-D Jefferson with Bison reverse in a VALID INB holder at MS70
ERROR - Fifty Pounds Kentfield QE2 and Sir John Houblon Silver Foil Tudor Rose B377 the ER red on silver circular symbol front right is a red blob prefix C14 VF with a tear top centre
Mint Error Off Centre - Philippines 5 Sentimos (1967-74) KM197 stuck an amazing 90% off centre so most of the piece a blank flan, in an NGC Holder STRUCK 90% OFF CENTRE MS62
India ERROR Quarter Anna 1910 with a second reverse mirrored striking over Edward VII obverse portrait which in turn has made the flan slightly larger and off centre VF
ErrorMaundyPenny 1800 struck 10% off centre so with a considerable amount of blank flan in an NGC Holder MINT ERROR MS66 Struck 10% Off Centre, so rare on two counts, seldom are coins this early graded MS66 and it is virtually unheard of to be offering a misstrike Maundy issue
Sixpence 1697 Second Bust, GVLIEMVS error, ESC 1565 VG/aFine (R4) this coin could also be attributed as an error as it is struck about 5% off centre with a resultant band of blank flan
ErrorPenny 1892 the obverse has a second striking so two legends and two effigies but the second effigy is of a Jubilee Head design with the bun head beneath Fine (9.1 grams)
Error - Mint Error - Crown 1953 with U of U over the cross on the edge in an NGC holder graded MS64, rare the first time we have seen this error. NGC verification number 6380747-001 " U OF YOU OVER + ON EDGE"
PageOne Pound 1970 B320 (2), B321replacement X07M 632372, B322 (28) includes first and last series prefix AN58 and HZ04 and consecutive runs B323 replacements (2) prefix MR08 and MS61 these generally Unc or near so, Isaac NewtonB337 (8) some consecutive, B339 (26) 25 being consecutive, B340 (2) these Unc, ERROR B339 reverse green globe bottom right has a triangular shaped piece missing (like a chocolate orange half eaten) VF with some stains
Britannia Silver Two Pounds 2014 Mule, the obverse with the obverse intended for the Year of the Horse coin, S.BF2F in a NGC holder and graded MS70PL (however some light toning is now apparent towards the edges) comes in a presentation box with a certificate that illustrates the muling error with images
ERRORNew Zealand ERROR 10 Dollars Wilkes 1968 Pick 166b the top serial number has the penultimate digit misplaced with the tips of numbers both top and bottom the middle blank (like a slot machine with a jammed wheel) VF and very unusual
World including an Error (3) Scotland 1 Pounds (2) British Linen Bank 1.3.1962 EF, Royal Bank 2.4.1969 VF, ERRORUSA5 Dollars Series 1981 off centre so without top and right border GVF
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes Decimal One Penny with copper plating missing (removed?) Fine, Decimal One Pound struck on a One Penny planchet, mostly worn, Poor, Penny 1879 with the E of ONE worn (removed?) VG, Penny 1889 on a smaller sized flan along with a normal example for comparison Poor and VG, One Cent Canada 1943 appears coated or dipped with the weight the same as a standard coin, Fine
Sovereign 1846 4 over inverted 4 in date, Marsh 29B, S.3852, About VF/VF, Very Rare. Note: The overdate for this year is considered to be the rarest of the three years for which this error occurs
Farthing 1700 BRITɅNNIɅ error, Peck 669, VF or slightly better with some small spots, listed as 'Rare' by Peck, all William III Farthings difficult to find in grades above Fine, the spelling varieties very seldom offered, comparable in grade to the Colin Cooke collection examples
Farthing 1673 CAROLA error, Peck 523, Fine/About Fine and bold, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that, even in this grade, this is the finest example we have offered
Halfcrowns to Farthings (26) comprising Halfcrowns (4) 1919 Smaller reverse design with 9's in the date more upright, ESC 766, Bull 3718, Davies 1671, NVF/VF, 1920 ESC 767, Bull 3719, Davies 1673 Near Fine/About Fine, 1928 ESC 777, Bull 3734, Davies 1701 dies 1B GEF/AU the reverse with some surface residue, this possibly removable with care, 1935 ESC 784, Bull 3749 EF/AU, Shillings (16) 1893 Large Obverse Letters ESC 1361, Bull 3153, Davies 1011 dies 2A, GVF/NEF, 1894 Large Obverse Letters ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1014 dies 2A, EF/GEF and lustrous, 1894 Large Obverse Letters, Small Rose with line, ESC 1363, Bull 3156, Davies 1015A, dies 2C, VG/Near Fine, the reverse with some scratches, possibly once in a claw mount, 1911 Shallow Neck ESC 1420, Bull 3799, Davies 1790 dies 1A, UNC or near so and lustrous with some small rim nicks, 1921 Sterling Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, EF/NEF with some faint stains, the rarest of the 5 die pairings for this date, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E, NEF, 1921 'Sterling Head' ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, the scarcest of the 1921 die pairings, VF with some tiny spots, 1921 Sterling Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, NEF, the rarest of the 5 types for this date, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3810, as Davies 1809 with bright finish, Near VF, rare, 1921 'Sterling' head, King's nose points to S of GEORGIVS, ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, VF, the rarest of the 5 die pairings for this date, 1921 ESC Bust in lower relief, ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1806, dies 4D NEF, 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1809A dies 5E with bright finish GVF/NEF Rare, 1922 Dull Finish ESC 1432, Bull 3815, Davies 1811 GVF/NEF with a contact mark on the portrait, 1922 ESC 1432, Bull 3815, Davies 1812 dies 5E GVF, 1927 Second Reverse ESC 1439, Bull 3829Davies 1831 dies 1A, A/UNC, 1931 ESC 1444, Bull 3839, Davies 1835 A/UNC with some small spots, these possibly removable with care, Sixpences (3) 1889 ESC 1757, Bull 3279, Davies 1164 dies 1C NEF/EF and lustrous, 1889 Davies dies 2A, right hand leaf joined NEF, 1893 Veiled Head, First I of VICTORIA points to a bead, ESC 1762, Bull 3285, Davies 1181 dies 2A, NVF with some toning in the legend, by far the rarer of the two types, Halfpenny 1921 Freeman 400 dies 1+A A/UNC with traces of lustre, the obverse with some small tone spots, Farthing 1921 Freeman 600 dies 2+A NVF/VF with some spots on the obverse, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Decimal Two Pence 1981 Freeman 671Q dies 1+A, struck on a lightweight 6.06 grammes flan (normal is 7.1 grammes) GVF
Halfcrown 1700 DECIMO TERTIO with Inverted A for V in DECVS, ESC 563, Bull 1045, Good Fine or better, the error edge very clear with bold crossbar to the inverted A, Very Rare, rated R2 by Bull
Crown 1953 ProofESC 393G, Bull 4331 a mint error with die axis misaligned by around 150 degrees (almost inverted), in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Rotated Dies
ERROR - Ten Pounds Somerset Florence Nightingale 1980 B347 S/N 20C 601054 some of the colours missing so the reverse with all the text but missing the darker orange colours so a good part of the note white, the reverse similar and here the figures in the hospital look like ghosts walking on air as the floor area is white or blank AU-Unc and highly unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) Australia Shillings 1946 (2) the first struck off-centre with around 3mm blank flan from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock, Fine, the second struck off-centre with a raised lip from 7 to 10 o'clock on the reverse, NVF/VF
Halfpenny 1699 Date in Legend, GVLIELMV error legend also with No Stop after Date, Peck does not record the error legend, see Nicholson Collection 115 for a similar piece, where it states 'Weak at end of GVLIELMV but there is a clearer specimen from the same dies in the Fitzwilliam museum, Cambridge. This coin struck from the same dies, 9.92 grammes, Near Fine/VG, the obverse pitted
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (3) DecimalTen Pences (3) 1968 struck off-centre with 2mm blank flan from 6 o'clock to 12 o'clock, and in the corresponding position on the reverse, EF with some ink marks by the date, 1969 (2) the first with a large planchet clip extending to the top of the lion's crown, EF the second with two small planchet clips GEF
Error - Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 S/N R68Y 361384 the reverse as normal but the front with a peculiar blue underprint which brings out in white outline the helmeted head watermark GVF and most unusual
James II 1685 Monmouth and Argyll Beheaded impressive 61mm in Silver Eimer 282 James II as Roman general obverse with Neptune driving marine car across the sea, severed heads on blocks reverse, decapitated bodies beneath the feet of Justice. A seldom offered type Unc with hairlines under a deep tone, with the cud die error as always bottom of reverse edge
China a large and varied group comprising Spade Money, flat-footed spade types One Jin (350-250BC) 14.4 grammes, VG, Half Jin (4) c.350-250BC all around Fine, one with a broken foot, Pan Liang (220-119BC) (5) 22-25mm diameter Fair to VG, Wang Mang Large coin 'Fifty' (9-14AD) 24mm diameter no lines to rim type, Near Fine, Wang Mang One Cash (c.14AD) (3) VG to Near Fine, Northern Song Yuan Feng Two Cash (8) 1078 - 1085AD, VG to Near Fine, Northern Song Che-Tseung Yuanyu Cash (4) VG to Near Fine, Kingdom of Shu Cash (c.220-265AD) 26mm Near Fine, Song dynasty Cash (1102-1106AD) Chong Ning Tong Bao 34mm, 8.57 grammes, Fine, Wan Lan Yiang Cash (c.1149AD) Cheng-Lung Yuan period About Fine, Northern Song dynasty Cash (5) Da Guan Tong Bao (1107-1110), Zheng He Tong Bao 1111-1117 (2) and two other worn examples Poor to VG, Shao-Hsi Cash 1190-1194 (2, different types) VG, and Poor, Hsuan-Ho, T'ung Pao 1119-1125 (seal script) Fine, Coin Charm or amulet 50mm diameter, uniface, the design composed of three groups of symbols, Fine with a long edge crack, Hupeh10 Cash Y#10j with error legend TAI GIIING (G for C and unbarred H) Fine, Ancient Knife Money (2), uncertain types, the first broken at the top of the 'blade', the second with just the blade remaining, both VG, Western Han 5 Zhu 90BC-5AD (4) Poor to Fair, Chih-Wu Ta-Ch'uan Tang-Ch'ien (238-252AD) 5.19 grammes, Near Fine, holed, Kao Tsung Cash 1131-1162 (3) different types, Cash Ch'ing dynasty 1644-1662 (2) both VG, China Spade Money Arch-foot type, possibly Han or Liang type (c.400-300BC), presumed not genuine, Knife money (2) the first 170mm length with 6 characters, reverse with circle and line with dot, 39.71 grammes, presumed not genuine, the second 135mm length with more angular symbols, 18.77 grammes, presumed not genuine, Wang Mang knife money, key-shaped (c.9-14AD) (3) these presumed later copies, not genuine, Fine, Wu Shu Coinage - Emperor Wen (581-604AD) (4) Fair, Emperor Ha-Huang (238-252AD) 200 Shu? Fine with green patina, holed, Emperor Ning Tsung 1195-1200, Iron Two Cash (3), Fair to VG with some encrustation, Wu Shu coinage, Liang Dynasty Bronze (502-557AD) 26mm Fine, Two Cash Southern Song Dynasty – Gaozong 1127-1162, dot on reverse, Fine, Two Cash Southern Song Dynasty – Gaozong 1127-1162, plain reverse, Fine, Two Cash Southern Song Dynasty – T’ung Pao 1127-1162, dot and crescent on reverse, Two Cash Northern Song Dynasty T’ung Pao 1111-1117 (4), 28-29mm diameter VG to Fine with surface encrustation, and another 30mm weighing 8.97 grammes, close to what would have been 3 cash standard, Two Cash Northern Song Dynasty T’ung Pao 1098-1100 grass script (3), VG to Fine with surface encrustation, Two Cash (2) these with corroded surfaces, stated to be Emperor Shen Zong (1068-1085) types uncertain, Poor to Fair, Knife Money – Warring States Period (7) 6 characters – in the style of State of Qi issue, (c.400-200BC) 170mm length, 39.72 grammes, type and authenticity uncertain, Late Zhou dynasty (6) Three characters, 130mm to 140mm length VG to Fine. This lot is accompanied by an old document from 1911 inscribed 15th April 1911 Chungking, West China, which itemises 28 coins in this lot. It is our assumption that all items in this lot, some of which are not listed on this document, have been sleeping since 1911.
Decimal Twenty Penceundatedmule (2008) S.G4 NEF, along with Mint errors - Mis-strikes or cut coins (14) GB Pre-Decimal (4) Threepence 1965 on a burst flan UNC, Halfcrown 1966 on an oversized 35mm diameter flan, the reverse with a large elliptical area of blank flan where another coin has largely obstructed the correct striking, leaving just a crescent-shaped area containing the date and part of the legend EF, Sixpence 1967 with a small planchet clip, Fine or slightly better, Penny 1947 Fine with a small planchet clip, GB Decimals (7) Two Pounds 2010 with the centre section largely cut away VF, One Pound (3) hollowed out, the obverse removed and with a 8mm hole in the centre, Fine, along with the removed part, this cut across a section containing the date area, 2004, 8.32 grammes, on an oval flan, has the appearance of a cast piece, Fine, Fifty Pence (2) 1983 on an imperfect planchet, with a large planchet crack 13mm into the coin VF, 1997 on an irregularly shaped flan 7-sided with an addition piece of metal approximately 8mm x 7mm protruding between 4 and 5 o'clock on the obverse, EF and lustrous, Ten Pence 2007 with the imprint of a second Ten Pence reverse on the obverse, the reverse almost completely flat, Penny 1995 struck around 70% off centre with 14mm blank flan, only a partial section remaining, GEF and lustrous, World (2) One Euro 2014 the centre section removed, Fine, USA One Cent 1998 struck with 10mm blank flan, around 50% off-centre, GEF with lustre, an unusual group
Mint Error - Mis-strike Shilling 1696 First Bust, struck off-centre with around 2mm blank flan from 8 to 2 o'clock on the obverse, the edge milling fully intact, GVF/NEF the fields with the appearance of an ex-shipwreck piece
Mint Error - Mis-Strike 18th Century Halfpenny Token 1791 Lancashire - Liverpool 1791,Ship/City Arms, edge: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL, DH83a, a spectacular double striking each 12mm apart, on both obverse and reverse, VG or better on a slightly oval flan
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeShilling Victoria Young Head, the reverse almost entirely removed to surface lamination, leaving just a 'blurred' impression of the original design, weighs just 3.30 grammes, obverse VF, unusual
Mint Errors - Mis-strikes USA (15) Quarter Dollar 1990D EF with a small planchet clip, Dimes (2) 1965 EF with a planchet clip, 1966 VF with a planchet clip, One Cent (12) all struck dramatically off-centre, with between 8mm and 11mm of blank flan, all but two with the dates completely off the flan, the remaining two dated 1993, the second 1992 or 3 (top of last digit only is visible) these EF to UNC with traces of lustre
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Kentfield Michael Faraday spectacular error with massive fishtail right which has part of a second note printed on it the serial number H30 127866 is printed part on the fishtail and part on the note VF
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Kentfield Michael Faraday spectacular miscut error with two notes printed at an oblique angle the reverse has serial number X12 477180 upside down the security foil runs horizontally and with two watermarks Unc
ERROR - Ten Pounds Kentfield Charles Dickens prefix DE33 spectacular fishtail error bottom right corner which has colour code squares on it AU and rare
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia serial number errors (4) the first note has DT50 481092 top left and DT50 481093 bottom right and the other 3 notes have exactly the same numbers so each of the 4 notes has DT50 481092 and DT50 481093 on the front generally EF-AU
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Lowther Edward Elgar spectacular compounded fishtail error top left the fishtail must have been folded during the printing process and has some of the £20 denomination printed on it so when it is folded down it fits back into the main design like a jigsaw piece, EF and has 220 written in ink on the front so astonishingly must have circulated in this state, prefix DB48
ERROR - One PoundHollom seated Britannia series J45X 154057 spectacular folded fishtail error so some of the denomination design on the fishtail and missing from the note bottom left corner GVF and rare
Halfcrowns and Shillings (7) comprising Halfcrowns (2) Charles I Group III, Third horseman, type 3a1, no caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's waist, S.2773, mintmark crown, 14.68 grammes, VG/approaching Fine, Charles I Group III, Third horseman, no caparisons on horse, scarf flies from King's shoulder, S.2775, mintmark Anchor, 13.39 grammes, Near Fine/Fine with some scratches and corrosion, Shillings (5) Elizabeth I Second Issue S.2555 Mintmark Martlet, 5.53 grammes, portrait worn smooth, the obverse with some scratches, reverse VG, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue with ELIZB error legend, S.2577 mintmark Escallop, 5.61 grammes, Fair with some scratches, Elizabeth I Sixth Issue S.2577, mintmark Tun 5.62 grammes, Fair/VG, James I Second Coinage, Third Bust S.2654, Mintmark Rose, 5.62 grammes, VG or better/Fine, Charles I Group E, Fifth Aberystwyth bust, type 4.3, S.2796, mintmark Triangle, 6.00 grammes, Fine with some weaker areas, the obverse with some flan stress
ERROR - One PoundPage Isaac Newton (4) prefix W09 green smudge error above QEII so she looks like she is wearing a grenadier's bearskin, prefix 07J with a large section of missing print reverse, prefix E17N with a spherical area of missing print front top, prefix 62A with a zeppelin shaped missing print section front bottom all UNC
ERROR - Five Pounds PageDuke of Wellington (2) prefix 24Z with an odd shaped white area of missing print front, prefix 57S dark blue ink smudge covers half the front of the note AU-UNC
ERROR - Five Pounds Lowther George Stephenson serial number errors (2) consecutives the first with EB61 013916 top left and EB61 013816 horizontal right the second with EB61 013917 top left and EB61 013817 horizontal right Unc
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Page William Shakespeare with missing print front top so the section of the design above the Queen's forehead is mostly blank prefix C56 GVF
ERROR - Five Pounds Fforde Child Britannia issued 1967 without proper serial numbers (very faint serial numbers hardly discernible) EF faint stain top edge
ERROR - Twenty Pounds Kentfield Michael Faraday (2) prefix BE49 miscut so large border at bottom Fine, prefix AE49 large fin at top middle with foil and some print EF
ERROR - One PoundHollom seated Britannia serial number error top left E97U 473393 bottom right a single black digit 1 or I the reverse with 47 in black at a bizarre angle GVF
ERROR - One PoundSomerset Isaac Newton (3) prefix DW03 wavy white line runs down the front, prefix DY20 green smudge front some of which covers QEII, prefix AY37 with a blue and white strip right front edge AU-UNC
Mint Errors - Mis-strikes (2) Sixpence 1834 Obverse and reverse struck around 2mm off-centre, the obverse with the left half of the legend struck twice, Near Fine/Fine with an x-shaped scratch on the reverse, highly unusual, Halfpenny George III contemporary counterfeit, a spectacular double striking each striking around 6mm apart, dates off the flan, VG with an edge crack, unusual
ERROR - One PoundFforde seated Britannia bizarre error with no serial number front but N47J 8 only printed vertically across the design on the back Unc
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia uniface nothing printed on the reverse which is blank white AU watermark clear, tiny black spot front right edge
ERROR - Five Pounds SomersetDuke of WellingtonB343 issued 1980 (4) prefix JZ37 missing red colour shades reverse EF, the other three all miscutt or off centre so with missing or odd sized margins DS68 AU-Unc, HR70 GVF-EF, JS05 GVF
ERROR - One PoundPage Isaac Newton (4) a consecutive trio misaligned B40 788295 , B40 788296 the 6 shows twice part of it right edge the rest left edge and B40 788297 AU, prefix H79 this with a printing error on Isaac Newton's arm could be interpreted as a black hole although the discovery of these was before his time Unc
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia ink smudge errors (6) each with various shaped green ink smudges vertical, horizontal or globular on the front, a high grade group one with a centre fold the others generally Unc or near so
ERROR - Somerset (3) Twenty Pounds William Shakespeare (2) the first 43E prefix with watermark upside down VF the second H50 prefix missing all the green shades front and back AU and Ten Pounds Florence Nightingale prefix CY51 dark brown ink smudge top left front AU
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia miscut or misaligned printing so the start of a second note visible at the top with the bottom of the first missing EF
ERROR - One PoundPage seated Britannia serial number errors (2) the first with HT40 591106 top left and HT40 491106 bottom right Unc the second with X13L 743072 top left and X13L 7430 2 penultimate digit misprinted AU
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