Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 EF the obverse with some hairlines and contact marks under magnification, but with and attractive and colourful tone showing shades of blue, green gold and magenta, an eye-catching piece
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 GVF with a gentle edge bruise by GRATIA, cleaned and retoning with scratches beneath the toning, still with some eye appeal
Florin 1856 No Stop After Date ESC 813A, Bull 2833, Choice UNC with gold and olive toning over original mint lustre, a truly beautiful example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, collectors of the Gothic Florin series will appreciate the true rarity of choice pieces in this series. Any that achieve grades 80 and above would grace any choice Victorian Florin collection. This coin the joint finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, formerly in a PCGS holder and graded MS65, also the joint finest PCGS grade for this date, the PCGS ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing and no longer with the coin.
Florin 1859 with stop after date, ESC 817, Bull 2843 Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Gothic Florins graded 80 and above very difficult to find, the finest known of 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A134 September 2011 Lot 1959 hammer price £460
Florin 1857 ESC 814, Bull 2835 UNC and nicely toned, the reverse especially so with blue/green and gold over original mint lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded 80, the second finest of just 7 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, very few currency Gothic Florins attain this high grade
Florin 1887 Gothic M in date broken on second arch as ESC 866, Bull 2913 A/UNC, the reverse retaining some lustre, with a very small minting flaw in the form of light flattening to the top crown band, Very scarce in high grades
Florin 1860 ESC 819, Bull 2845 UNC or very near so, a small edge nick by D:G: and very minor contact marks only prevent this from being choice. The obverse attractively toned, the reverse lustrous with a hint of tone and with plenty of eye appeal, the fields with only a fraction of the contact marks normally encountered on the Gothic series. Comes with old sales ticket from 1972
Florin 1858 close ccc in date ESC 816B, Bull 2839, Davies 731 UNC the obverse with olive and gold tone, the reverse with touched of blue and magenta tone. Ex-Cheshire Collection NGC MS64 (the NGC ticket no longer with the coin.) In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the only example of this date and type recorded by the LCGS Population Report. All Gothic Florins difficult to find in grades 80 and above, the LCGS Population statistics show only 22 currency coins of all Gothic dates have achieved grades above 80
Crown 1847 Gothic, Plain Edge Proof with N over inverted N in UNITA ESC 291, Bull 291b, this overstrike recorded only on the pure silver .999 issue, 27.87 grammes, EF once cleaned and with some contact marks, a very rare type and seldom offered in any grade
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288, Bull 2571 NVF/VF the obverse once cleaned with some scratches, now retoned, in a London Mint Office box with certificate
Florin 1875 ESC 844, Bull 2883, Die Number 65 UNC the obverse with a few very minor contact marks, a very pleasing old original subdued mint lustre is present, very few examples of the Gothic Florin series now survive with this pleasing eye appeal
Florin 1875 ESC 844, Bull 2883, Die Number 74 UNC with original lustre, the reverse with a slightly speckled, but original toning, Gothic Florins seldom seen now in original condition such as this
CrownGeorge IVPattern Obverse (undated) in the style of Bull 2355, paired with the obverse missing the Gothic M below the motto, this piece however has the reverse legend A GIFT FROM THE THEATRE OF VARIETY CATHERINE STREET STRAND LONDON 36mm diameter, in White Metal (?), weight 12.84 grammes GVF/NEF with some contact marks, an unusual piece
Model Crownundated (1848) Bimetallic in Silver Copper and GiltVictoriaGothic Head, Obverse: Gothic Head left, VICTORIA REGINA, Britannia and Native supporters A & M in the exergue Reverse: THE NEW MODEL CROWN X#25 GEF and scarce
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge ProofESC 291, 27.97 grammes, UNC with minor cabinet friction, and with an attractive and colourful tone, with much eye appeal, the plain edge with some small scratches not visible from either obverse or reverse
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288 UNC or very near so with minor cabinet friction and a few very light hairlines on the obverse, some tiny rim nicks visible under magnification barely detract, attractive with grey and gold tone and a most pleasing example of the Gothic type, comes with old collector's ticket statin g 'From Spinks St. James's Jan 1969 £115'
Florin 1877 WW with 48 arcs ESC 846 UNC and highly lustrous, the obverse with minor contact marks, an eye-catching example of the Gothic type, an excellent example for the type collector
Florin 1887 Gothic 46 Arcs ESC 866 UNC with light toning over original lustre, with a couple of small rim nicks. Light cabinet friction and a couple of small spots barely detract, overall a most pleasing example with much eye appeal
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO edge ESC 288 GEF with much eye appeal and with a pleasing grey tone, only a few hairlines and an attractive example for the grade
Florin 1853 No stop after date, ESC 808, CGS type FL.V1.1853.02, Lustrous UNC and choice, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the finest known of 8 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, very few Gothic Florins of any date achieve grades 80 or above, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 325
Florin 1876 ESC 845, CGS type FL.V1.1876.01, Die Number 9, UNC and richly toned, slabbed and graded CGS 80, this the only example thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, all Gothic Florins very hard to find in grades 80 and above
Florin 1887 Gothic 46 Arcs ESC 866, CGS type FL.V1.1887.01 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, slabbed and graded CGS 78, the joint finest known of 3 examples thus far Recorded by the CGS Population Report
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288 About UNC/UNC the obverse with some contact marks on the portrait, with a subtle and attractive tone, the fields though are pleasing and relatively free from the usual bagmarks with only a few hairlines, a pleasing example
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge in .999 silver ESC 291A, m over inverted m in dom, rated R6, far rarer than the standard Plain edge Proofs, As struck attractively toned with some hairlines and a light scratch in the obverse field
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge ProofESC 291 UNC with grey tone, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the finest of 4 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report. Cataloguers note:- Gothic Crowns rarely achieve grades above CGS 80, study of the Population Report shows that at the time of writing only 4 examples of all Gothic types and dates have graded 80 or above (CGS 80 x 2 and CGS 82 x 2)
Florin 1874 ESC 843 Die Number 263, this by far the highest recorded die number for the 1874 coin (the previous highest recorded number is 64, this being very rare) EF/GEF and attractively toned with a few very minor rim nicks, the reverse with prooflike fields. Possibly an early working test for 1874 with the numbered obverse die from 1873, very rare and according to the vendor, who has studied the die number series over a 15 year period one of only two pieces known with this die number/date combination. A highly significant coin for both die number collectors and Gothic Florin collectors
Crown 1847 Cliché of Gothic reverse uniface in base metal Linecar and Stone 65/66, weight 16.72 grammes, VF, appears struck from Royal Mint dies with lettered UNDECIMO edge, some damage to the edge, the reverse similar to the Ex-Lingford, Ex-John Pinches piece (Linecar and Stone 66) listed on Baldwins Fixed Price List Summer 2013 (Item no.BM156 at £1500), the 'obverse' of this piece however having a series of concentric circles, a most unusual piece
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288 UNC with prooflike fields displaying a superb and colourful deep tone, the coin with a couple of tiny rim nicks, but few contact marks or hairlines, vastly superior to the usual hairlined surfaces associated with this type
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge ProofESC 291 EF or slightly better and graded and authenticated at 70 by CGS and in their holder, Ex Kuenker Osnabruck Germany
Crown 1847 Gothic UNDECIMO ESC 288 NEF/EF with a few light contact marks and a small rim nick, attractive for the grade, comes in a brown round presentation case
Crown 1847 Gothic Plain Edge Proof as ESC 291 with M over inverted M in DOM UNC and lustrous with a light tone spot in front of the bust and some contact marks. Cataloguers Note: in cataloguing this piece, a total of 12 other pieces were studied, none had the overstruck DOM
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