Florins, Shillings, 10p and 5p (over 30 kilos, will be over £270 face value) approximate split being Decimal 10p £1, Decimal 5p £8, Florins George VI (a few pre 47) £138, Mixed 10p and 2 Shillings £12, Florins Eliz II £57, Shillings George VI £53, Shillings and 5p mixed £4.50, all from circulation
GB and World George III to Elizabeth II comprising Halfcrowns (12), Florins (10), Shillings (31), Sixpences (31), Groat (1), BrassThreepences (5), Silver Threepences (3), Pennies (75, includes 1797 NVF), Halfpennies (29), Farthings (14), Third Farthing 1913 (VF), includes over £2.40 face of pre-1947 silver and a handful of pre-1920 silver issues, Decimal Issues (52) £6.06 1/2p face, Fifty Pence (5), 25p Crowns (7), Decimal 10p (11), Decimal 5p (9), Decimal 2p (8), One Penny (9), Half Penny (3), in mixed grades to UNC many with lustre, World (25) includes USA Half Dollars 1965, 1969, 1973, and Greece (10) 50 Drachmai to One Lepta 1984 issues EF to UNC, Medal 1985 25th Anniversary of the Bluebell Railway 37mm diameter in brass UNC, Part Sets - Coins of Great Britain (5) 1962 (5 coins), 1963 (7 coins), 1965 (4 coins), 1966 (7 coins) 1967 (4 coins) in card sleeves, mostly EF to UNC and lustrous
Crowns to Farthings in unofficial Sets includes : Victoria Set 1887 Crown to Farthing stuck to a card with adhesive tape, this removable, Crown VF, Double Florin VF, Halfcrown Fine, Florin Fine, Shilling Fine, Sixpence (Young Head) GVF, Threepence Fine, Penny VG, Halfpenny VG and Farthing Fine, Shillings 1920-1927, Shillings 1927-1936, Shillings 1937E-1946E, Shillings 1937S-1946S, in mixed lower grades, Pennies Victoria to Elizabeth II (6) comprising 1893, 1901, 1907, 1936, 1949 and 1965, the first A/UNC and nicely toned, the others UNC to BU with practically full lustre , George V sets Crown to Farthing (8) each including a 1935 Crown in mixed grades a few lustrous, Year Sets (6) 1921, 1922, 1926, 1932, 1935, 1936 generally in mixed lower grades mixed with a few lustrous pieces, George V sets Halfcrown to Farthing (6) mixed dates and grades includes Halfcrown 1924 NEF and Penny 1920 Lustrous UNC, George VI sets (3) Halfcrown to Farthing 1939, 1942, 1943 in mixed grades, Silver Threepences 1902-1910 VG, Silver Threepences 1911-1936 with obverses (24 coins, No 1927) in mixed grades VG to Fine, Silver Threepences 1937-1944 (8 coins) VG to VF, Cupro-Nickel Coinage sets (12) comprising Halfcrowns 1947-1951 (2 sets), Halfcrowns 1953-1960, Halfcrowns 1961-1967, Florins 1947-1951 (2 sets), Florins 1953-1960, Florins 1961-1967 (2 sets), Shillings 1953E-1966E, Sixpences 1947-1951, Sixpences 1953-1967, Plastic Sets 1953 (2) UNC, Elizabeth II Year Sets (13) 1953, 1962, 1963 (2), 1964 (2), 1965 (2), 1966 (3), 1967 (2), mostly lustrous UNC, Elizabeth II mixed date sets (6) one set includes Halfcrown 1959 A/UNC, 1959S Shilling EF, and Penny 1953 UNC, 20th Century base metal sets (19) Brass Threepences 1953-1967, Pennies 1902-1910, Pennies Provincial Mints 1912H-1919KN (5 coins), Pennies 1953-1967, Halfpennies 1911-1924, Halfpennies 1925-1936, Halfpennies 1937-1944, Halfpennies 1945-1952, Halfpennies 1953-1967 (2 sets), Farthings Victoria Veiled Head 1895-1901 (2 sets), Farthings 1902-1910, Farthings 1911-1923, Farthings 1924-1936, Farthings 1937-1952 (3 sets), Farthings 1953-1956, these sets in mixed circulated grades with the odd lustrous piece, Bronze Farthing type set Victoria Bun Head to Elizabeth II, in mixed grades, Farthing type set George III 1799 to Elizabeth II, in mixed grades, Last £sd /First Decimal set 1967/1968/1971 UNC, Britain's First Decimal Sets 1968/1971 (8) UNC toned in the blue wallets of issue, Decimal Year Sets (15) 1969, 1970 (no 50p), 1971, 1972 (Crown only), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 (includes Proof 10p), 1982 (includes Proof 10p), 1983, Crowns (5) 1965-1981 UNC, Fifty Pences (17) mixed dates includes 1973 EEC Prooflike UNC boxed, and 2020 Brexit (4) UNC. Pennies 1967 (25) and Brass Threepences 1967 (25) UNC in red tubes, almost all in unofficial slide cases. Five Pound Crowns (2) A Celebration of Britain 2009 Big Ben and 2010 Churchill both cupro-nickel Proofs FDC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday UNC on the card of issue, One Pound 2016 The Last Round Pound UNC and an empty Whitman type album for George V Pennies 1911-1936 (total weight over 17 Kilos)
Pre-1947 silver £0.85 face in mixed circulated grades, Halfcrown 1890 VG, SilverThreepence 1902 VG, Plastic Set 1953 (9 coins) UNC, Crowns (17) 1953 (2), 1965 (3), 1972 (2), 1977 (5), 1981 (5) EF to UNC, Pre-Decimal Base metal issues Florins (3), Shillings (6), Sixpences (11), Brass Threepences (20), Pennies (265), Halfpennies (83), Farthings (10), in mixed circulated grades some later issues UNC and lustrous, Decimal 50p (11), 20p (5), 10p (2), 5p (6), 2p (19), 1p (86), Halfpenny (149) in mixed grades to UNC, Ireland Ten Shillings 1966 Pearce EF, Medal First World War to Pte. Thomas Doran 370150 with silver religious medal attached to the ribbon, World 20th Century issues in base metal (72) includes France, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland and more, in mixed grades, along with a small group of World Banknotes (5), in mixed lower grades
GB and World Numismatic First Day Covers a wide variety covering a vast array of subjects, most in Royal Mint packs, GB comprising Five Pound Crown and £5 Banknote (3), Five Pound Crowns (43, with two in silver) Two Pounds (19), One Pound (35), Fifty Pence (34), Decimal 25p Crown (11), Twenty Pence (1), along with Pre-Decimal Crowns on covers (3) 1953, 1965 (2), Florin and Decimal 10p pair (1), BrassThreepence (1), Sixpence 1887 and Replica Victoria Cross (1) on the envelopes as issued with their respective stamps or stamp sets. World Numismatic First Day Covers (30) each on the envelopes as issued with the Medallic First Day Covers (20) on the envelopes as issued with the respective stamps or stamp sets. 1966 and 1967 part mint sets (total 6 coins) UNC, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in the blue wallet of issue, Crown 1981 UNC on the card of issue, Mexico set (5 coins) One Peso to One Centavo 1965 EF to UNC in a plastic wallet
Proof Sets (6) Flat Packs (3) 1973, 1974, 1977. Royal Shield of Arms set 2008 (S.PS96), Standard set 2010 (13 coins), Standard Set 2012 (10 coins in bookform case), nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint cases of issue. Royal Mint Year Sets (9) 1983 Beefeaters, 2006 (10 coin) includes Two Pounds (2) Brunel - The Man and Brunel - His Achievements and Fifty Pences (2) Victoria Cross 150th Anniversary - the Award and the Heroic Acts, 2009 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2010 (12 coins) includes the Two Pounds Florence Nightingale, One Pound London and Belfast issues, and Fifty Pence 100 Years of Girlguiding, 2010 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2011 (12 coins) includes Two Pounds (2) King James Bible and Mary Rose issues, One Pound (2) Edinburgh and Cardiff issues and Fifty Pence World Wildlife Fund, 2011 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2012 (8 coins) Two Pounds to One Penny, 2013 (Annual Coin set (15 coins) comprising Five Pound Crown 2013 Coronation 60th Anniversary, Two Pounds (3) 2013 350th Anniversary of the Guinea, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground Sign, 2013 150th Anniversary of the London Underground - Underground train, One Pound 2013 (2) England Floral Emblems and Wales Floral Emblems, Fifty Pence 2013 Christopher Ironside 100th Anniversary of his Birth, along with the 2013 Two Pounds to One Penny set, UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue. Five Pound Crowns (2) 2009 A Celebration of Britain - Big Ben UNC with green 2012 logo on the reverse, 2010 A Celebration of Britain - The Churchill coin UNC with blue 2012 logo on the reverse, Two Pounds 2011 500th Anniversary of the Mary Rose, plus two empty One Pound wallets (for 1983 and 1988 coins), Numismatic First Day Covers (8) Five Pound Crown 1999 Diana Memorial Silver Proof FDC with 5x26 Pence stamps UNC, Five Pound Crown 1999 Millennium Silver Proof and set of 5x stamps, 16p, 20p, 20 1/2p, 28p and 31p UNC, Five Pound Crown 2002 Golden Jubilee and set of 5x stamps 1st, 2nd, E, 45p and 65p UNC, Five Pound Crown 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary and set of 10x First Class stamps all with a different Coronation-themed picture, One Pound 2002 and set of 5 first class stamps, Fifty Pence 2010 100 Years of Girlguiding and set of 4x stamps 1st, 56p, 81p, and 90p, 50th Anniversary of the Liberation of Guernsey comprising Crown 1965 UNC and set of 5 stamps 16p, 24p, 35p, 41p and 60p UNC, 30th Anniversary of Decimalisation 1971-2001 a 7-coin set Halfcrown 1966, Florin 1967, Shilling 1963, Sixpence 1966, Threepence 1967, Penny 1967 and Halfpenny 1967 VF to UNC with 3x stamps, 10p, 20p and 50p, all on the envelopes of issue. Medallic First Day Covers (2) undated (2001) 100 Years of Royal Navy Submarines UNC with set of 4 stamps 1st, 2nd, 45p and 65p, and 150th Anniversary of the National Portrait Gallery 2006 with set of 10 different First Class stamps UNC on the envelopes of issue
GB Proof Set 1996 25th Anniversary of Decimalisation Silver Set 7 coins One Pound to One Penny all struck in silver nFDC in the box of issue with certificate and booklet, Five Pound Crown 2000 Queen Mother Centenary Silver Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, Seychelles 25 Rupees 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Proofs (2), Georgia (2) 10 Lari 2000, 2000th Anniversary of Christmas Silver Proof, 2000, 3000th Anniversary of the State system in Georgia Silver Proof, Jamaica Fifty Dollars 2000 Millennium Silver Proof, Bermuda One Dollar 2000 Tall Ships - Race of the Century Silver Proof, Guernsey One Pound 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday Silver Proof nFDC to FDC in the boxes of issue with certificates, Falkland Islands Fifty Pence 1982 Liberation Silver Proof nFDC in a Westminster box, no certificate, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 2006 Victoria Cross - Victor Buller Turner Silver Proof FDC in the Westminster box with certificate, Alderney Five Pound Crown 2006 Victoria Cross - Charles Davis Lucas Silver Proof nFDC to FDC in Westminster box with certificate, Isle of Man Crowns a 2-coin set 1981 The Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer Silver Proofs, FDC in the case of issue with certificate, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 2001 100th Anniversary of the End of the Victorian Era Silver Proof, GB Decimal Issues 1968/71 Ten New Pence to Half New Penny UNC in the green box of issue, GB Year Set 1925 (9coins) comprising Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence (both types), Threepence, Halfpenny (both types) and Farthing VG or better, GB Year Set 1946 (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing, the Farthing UNC, the others Near Fine to Good Fine, in an unofficial case, GB Year Set 1964 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny in mixed grades, in an unofficial case, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (2 sets) UNC in the blue wallets of issue, Spain Mint Set 'Mundial de Futbol 1982' a 6-coin set comprising 100 Pesetas to 1 Peseta all dated 1980 UNC in the brown wallet of issue, Medallic First Day Covers (4) 1973 Royal Wedding of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips, Silver Proof Crown-sized medal and 20p and 3 1/2p stamps, on the envelope of issue in the white folder, County Cricket 1973 100th Anniversary of the Test and County Cricket Board Silver Proof Crown-sized medal and 3p, 7 1/2p, and 9p stamps, nFDC on the envelope of issue in the green folder, The Turner Bicentenary 1975 Silver Proof Crown-sized Medal FDC on the envelope of issue with 1 1/2p, 5 1/2p, 8p and 10p stamps, in the brown folder of issue
A large hoard of Sixpences, Shillings, Florins and Halfcrowns (82 kilos will be about £750 face value) no apparent silver the Shillings and Florins containing some decimal 5p and 10p (the larger de-monetised types) some in high grades, along with bronze (6.5 kilos)
Collections in Whitman Folders (27) Halfcrowns 1911-1940 partially complete, Halfcrowns 1941-date complete, Florins 1941-date (4 coins only), Florins 1937-1967 plus decimal 10p 1968-1981 complete, Shillings 1937-1951 (3) complete apart from one coin, Shillings 1953-date (3) complete with some additional Five Pences, Sixpences 1937-date (2) complete apart from 2 coins, Pennies 1902-1929, Pennies 1930-1966, Halfpennies 1902-1936 one complete and one only partially complete with 5 coins missing, Halfpennies 1937-date (4) 3 complete the other with one coin missing, Farthings 1902-1936 (2), Farthings 1937-1956 (5) a most attractive group with the majority of the coins in high grade with a high proportion in lustrous grades with many including silver issues in UNC
Proof Sets (4) 1970, 1972, 1985 Red Leather, 1988 Blue nFDC-FDC, Royal Mint Year Sets (2) 1984, 1987, One Pound 1983, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1969/71 UNC in the cases of issue, GB first and last set 1967 set Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny, along with Decimal 50p, 10p, 5p, 2p, and 1p dated 1980 UNC in a red case, Sixpence 1951 in a 'Festival of Britain' Set with two stamps, Australia Year Set 1986 UNC in wallet of issue, along with a small group of World issues (7) 19th and 20th Century and Medalllic issues (7) 19th and 20th Century in mixed circulated grades, World Banknotes (99) a wide variety in mixed circulated grades
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