Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfcrown 1874 a small area of the lower field in an arc around the date area on the obverse is raised, this area shows an extra incuse section of rim teeth VG unusual
Halfcrowns (94) 1817 Small Head, 1818, 1819, 1821, 1823 Second Reverse, 1823, 1834, 1836, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1850, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903 (Fair), 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 Modified Effigy, 1927 First Reverse, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 to 1967 inclusive, in mixed grades, most of the 19th Century issues VG to Fine but collectable, 20th Century issues in mixed grades with some George VI and Elizabeth II issues (including 1958) EF to UNC and lustrous
Halfcrown 1874 ESC 692, Bull 2741 UNC with original mint lustre, the reverse particularly attractive, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, all Young Head Halfcrowns hard to find in grade 80 and above, as many suffer from heavy bagmarks
GB and World comprising GB (41) Crowns (5) 1937 GF/VF, 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC, 1965 A/UNC, 1980 A/UNC, Halfcrowns (5) 1923 (2) both VG one plugged, 1935 VG, 1948 Fine, 1962 Good Fine, Florin 1872 Die Number 68 VG, Shillings (5) 1866 Die Number 46 VG/Fair, 1922 Fair, 1932 VG, 1954S Good Fine, Sixpences (4) 1920 VG, 1925 Wide Rim VG, 1926 Modified Effigy VG, 1937 Proof GEF, SilverThreepences (7) 1916 VG, 1920 VG, 1925 VG, 1932 VG (holed), 1933, 1936 Fine (holed), 1942 NVF, Pennies (12) 1860 Toothed Border, 1861 (3), 1862, 1863 (2), 1866, 1873, 1874H, 1876H (2) Poor to Fair, Halfpennies (2) 1806 Fair, George III worn, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968-71 UNC in a slide case. Isle of Man (4) Token Halfpenny 1831 VG, Farthing 1733 Fair, Isle of Man a 5-coin set 1979 Tynwald Millennium, comprising 1979 Viking Longship, 1979 English Ship, 1979 Flemish Carrack, 1979 Man o' War, and 1979 Manx Lifeboat, UNC in a slide case, Isle of Man Decimal Coins 1971 Fifty Pence to Half Penny UNC in the white folder of issue, the obverses with some surface residue, Isle of Man One Pound 1978 AC, UNC in a slide case, Ireland Halfcrown 1933 VG, Australia Threepence 1933 VG/Good Fine, Canada Ten CentsGeorge V reverse worn
Halfcrowns to SilverThreepence (42) Halfcrowns (20) 1874 VG, 1881 VG, 1889 VG, 1892 Fine, 1897 VG, 1898 VG, 1910 Good Fine, 1931 (2) NVF and VF, 1938 GVF/EF, 1940 VF/NEF, 1941 NEF/EF, 1942 (3) NEF (2) and EF, 1943 NEF, 1944 (2) NEF and EF, 1946 NEF/EF, 1954 A/UNC, Florins (7) 1868 Die Number 29 Near Fine with an old scrape on the obverse, 1887 Jubilee Head GF/NVF, 1892 VG/Near Fine, 1899 VG, 1904 Near Fine, 1921 GVF/NEF toned with a lamination flaw on the obverse, 1946 GEF/UNC and lustrous, Shillings (11) 1787 No Hearts NVF, 1887 Jubilee Head GVF/EF, 1910 VG, 1928 VF, 1937S EF, 1938E NVF/VF, 1940E EF, 1940S Lustrous A/UNC, 1941E (2) both NVF, 1944E VF, Sixpences (3) 1887 Jubilee Head, Revised type Good Fine, 1895 NEF, 1911 NEF, Groats (3) 1840 VG, 1843 VG, 1848 4 over 4 with last 8 of different style VG, Threepence 1934 Fine
Five Pound Crowns (3) 2017 Prince Philip - A Life of ServiceS.L56 Silver Proof, 2017 Platinum (70th) Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip S.L57 Silver Proof, 2018 Sapphire 65th Anniversary of the CoronationS.L61 Silver Proof nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint boxes of issue with certificates, Crown 1845 Near Fine in a Harrington & Byrne box with certificate, The Prince of Wales 70th Birthday Heritage Coin and Stamp Set comprising Five Pound Crown 1998 A/UNC and set of 1948 Coinage (9 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing plated in mixed circulated grades, along with set of stamps (5) One Shilling, 9d, and 5d (3) originally issued for the 1969 Investiture of the Prince of Wales, these UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Five Pound Crown 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, Windsor Mint medallic issues (2) - The Wisdom and Wit of Sir WinstonChurchill 1874-1965 Crown-sized and gold-plated with coloured reverse, European Currency - Ireland, Dublin Four Courts with gold plated Ireland Penny set into the reverse, both UNC with certificates, Crowns (15) 1965 (2), 1972, 1977 (4), 1980 (3), 1981 (5) A/UNC to UNC, Florin 1957, Silver Threepences (8) 1883, 1884, 1913, 1919 (2), 1922, 1938, 1941 VG to Fine, Pennies (103) 1902, 1904, 1907, 1912H, 1913, 1914 (2), 1915, 1917 (2), 1918 (2), 1919 (6), 1920 (6), 1921, 1927, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1936 (6), 1937 (3), 1938 (4), 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948 (2), 1949, 1961, 1962 (2), 1963 (3), 1964 (10), 1965 (3), 1966 (7), 1967 (27), Halfpennies (10) 1908, 1915, 1939, 1945 (2), 1956, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1967, Farthings (2) 1891, 1936 in mixed circulated grades, Decimal Two Pounds 1989 Bill of Rights (2) UNC on the Guinness promotional cards as issued, Decimal Currency Twenty Pence to Half Penny £1.57 face in mixed grades to UNC, Australia 50 Cents 1977 Silver Jubilee UNC, Stamps 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday 12p (2) an UNC pair on original sheet, Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 1981 14p and 25p pair in original folder, Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 1981 pair on original postcards UNC as issued
IrelandTen Shillings 1966 Pearce silver issue EF along with currency issues from circulation 1928 - 1968 (42) with two in silver Halfcrown 1928 and Shilling 1934. GB Groat 1848 with 8 over 6, Silver 3d George V (3), George III copper (2), Farthings (21) one Victoria this 1874. France 10 C 1880 and 1897 these all in low grades some cleaned
Halfpenny 1874 Freeman 314 dies 8+J VG with all major details clear, rated R16 by Freeman, as part of a group of Crowns to Farthings comprising Crowns 1965 (6), Halfcrowns (4), Florins (31), Shillings (6), Sixpences (30) includes 1952, BrassThreepences (39), World (137) includes some machine tokens, mostly base metal issues, Decimal Issues £1.66 1/2 face, with a further group of silver pre-1920 £0.40 face, and pre-1947 £0.40 face, along with Silver Threepences (130) includes a few Victorian issues, Pennies (317), Halfpennies (70), Farthings (132) in mixed circulated grades, along with a small group of Banknotes (5) GB One Pound O'Brien B273 (3) Near Fine to Fine two with annotations, GB Ten Shillings O'Brien B271 Fine, and Czechoslovakia 10 Korun 1986 issue Fine, (total weight over 7 Kilos)
A collection in an album (448) GB Halfcrowns to Farthings (252) with some decimal issues, also many 1967 mint state coins, with Farthing 1893 lustrous NEF, SilverThreepences (20, one holed), Sixpences (42) includes some lower grade Victorian examples, some pre-1947 silver, with a few George VI issues in lustrous grades, Channel Islands and Isle of Man (35), World (161), a mix of countries generally in mixed grades, includes Austria, Australia, Cyprus, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, France, India, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland USA and more, these mostly 20th Century issues, includes Australia (2) Threepence 1915 GVF holed, Sixpence 1926 Good Fine/VF, Canada - Nova Scotia Cent 1864 Fine, Canada Ten Cents 1918 NVF/VF, German East Africa One Rupie 1914J Fine, toned, South Africa (3) Shilling 1894 VG, Threepences (2) 1941 NVF toned and 1942 VF, Switzerland 2 Francs 1874B Near Fine, along with a few modern token issues
Halfcrown 1842 ESC 675, Bull 2717 UNC and lustrous, the reverse with particularly choice eye appeal, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 14 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, the Young Head Halfcrowns of all dates are extremely rare in this high grade, indeed at the time of writing only 5 examples of a total of 370 Young Head Halfcrowns of all currency dates 1840-1874 have been submitted have achieved this choice grade and such examples are greatly prized
GB and World, A collection in an album 19th and 20th Century (318) includes Mexico Fantasy 1865 Maximilian, 10mm diameter gold content unknown (3) EF, Brazil80 ReisCountermarked issue KM#290.1 (1809) on host coin 40 Reis 1790, Fine Countermark and host coin Fine, and Brazil 40 Reis Countermarked issue KM#282 on host coin 20 Reis 1784 Countermark Fine, host coin Near Fine, GB Trade Dollar 1899B VF, GB Halfcrown 1915 GVF, Netherlands2 1/2 Gulden (8) 1848 (2), 1871, 1874 (2), 1930 (3), Netherlands Gulden (7) 1848 (2), 1892, 1928, 1929 (3), these Near Fine to VF, Palestine2 Mils (2) 1927 VF and 1941 Good Fine, includes other silver minors a varied group, in mixed grades, Banknotes GB and World with GB One Pound (6) Page smaller size (2), Somerset (4) NVF to GVF, Belgium 50 Frank 1966 issues (3) EF to UNC two are consecutive numbers
Shillings to Farthings (143) Shilling 1884 Poor, Sixpences (4) 1887 Jubilee Head Revised NVF, 1890 Fair, 1896 VG the reverse better, 1901 NVG, Threepences (15) 1874 Near Fine, 1875 VG/Near Fine, 1878 VG/Fine, 1885 Near Fine, 1889 NVF, 1890 Near Fine/Fine, 1892 EF/GEF with light golden tone, 1897 Lustrous A/UNC with golden tone, 1898 (2) Poor and VG, 1900 NEF, 1903 GVF, 1906 NVF, 1908 VF, 1910 NVF/VF, Twopence 1797 Fair, Pennies (38) 1797 Poor/Fair, 1807 VG, 1831, 1853 OT Italic 5, 1853 OT, 1854OT, 1855, 1862 (2), 1875, 1876H, 1880, 1887, 1889, 1892, 1893 (3), 1895 (2), 1896 (3), 1897 (6), 1898 (2), 1899 (4), 1900, 1901 Fair to About Fine, Halfpennies (30) William III date in legend, date worn, 1731, 1740, 1751, 1771, 1775, 1799 (3), 1806 (4), 1807 (4), 1855 (2), 1858 8 over 6, 1858 (2), 1862 (2), 1875, 1890, 1893 (2)1899, 1901 Fair to Fine, Farthings (54) 1799 (2), 1825, 1828, 1835, these Fair to Fine, Victoria Veiled Head (30) 1895 (4), 1896 (2), 1897 (5), 1899 (4), 1900 (4), 1901 (11) VG to VF, Edward VII (19) 1902 (2), 1903 (2), 1904 (3), 1905 (2), 1906, 1907 (3), 1908, 1909 (4), 1910 Near Fine to NVF, plus Ireland (2) Penny 1822 Poor, Halfpenny 1805 Fair, and GB Halfcrown 1818 a base metal copy in lead (?) Fair, along with a further group of Brass Threepences to Farthings the vast majority George V and Elizabeth II issues (85) comprising Brass Threepences (3), Pennies (28), Halfpennies (16) and Farthings (38) many later pieces in Lustrous EF to UNC
Halfcrown 1874 ESC 692, Bull 2741 UNC or near so and lustrous with some contact marks and some tiny spots visible in the obverse legend under magnification
Crowns (2) 1844 Cinquefoils Stops on edge NVF with some scratches, 1902 NEF, Halfcrowns (2) 1834 WW in script NVF with some heavier contact marks, 1874 GVF, Fantasy Crown 1937 Edward VIII Obverse: Golder Head to left, Reverse George and the Dragon, date in exergue with MODEL in the left field, Plain edge UNC lightly toned, Florin 1875 Die Number 79 Good Fine
GB and World (50) includes GB slabbed items (6) Halfcrown 1931 ACG MS60, Shilling 1927 New Reverse Proof NGC PF62, Sixpences (4) 1898 NGC MS65, 1924 NGC MS64, 1927 First Reverse NGC MS63, 1930 ACG MS63, also Medals (2) 1902 Coronation of Edward VII in silver GEF, 1935 George VSilver Jubilee NEF both the official Royal Mint issues, Trade Dollar 1930B GEF, Double Florin 1887 GVF toned, World includes France (4) 5 Francs (2) 1873A NEF, 1874A VF, 50 Francs 1977 GEF, 1978 GEF, USA Cent 1995 Doubled Die Obverse (LIBERTY doubled) PCI MS65 Red
CGS slabbed items (19) Halfcrowns (2) 1817 Bull Head, 1942, SilverThreepence 1835, Penny 1902 Low Tide, Farthings (15) 1719 Large 9, 1719 Legend Continuous over bust, Rare, 1734 No Stops Obverse, 1744, 1754, 1822 Obverse 2, 1835 Reverse B 5 over 3, 1848 Reverse C,m 1872 RFG, 1874H 1 over low 1, 1875 4 Berries, Small Date, 1876H Small date, doubled 6, 1878 low second 8, 1879 Ordinary 9, 9 doubled, 1911 Flat neck, all in 'Yellow ticket' LCGS holders in mixed grades some EF to UNC, many of the Farthings unrecorded outside of LCGS and would make an interesting study group
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeHalfcrown 1874 a small part of the lower field by the date is raised, with a small section of extra milling impression to the right of the date VG
Halfcrowns (2) 1874 ESC 692 About EF with some small flecks of toning on the reverse, Ex-Tennants 18/3/2004 Lot 835, 1875 ESC 696 GVF with some contact marks, Ex-Croydon Coin Auction 3/6/2008 Lot 882
Halfcrowns (2) 1820, 1917, Florins (5) 1872 Die Number 64, 1874 Die Number 27, 1887 Jubilee Head, 1929, 1930, Shillings (10) 1860, 1861, 1886, 1887 Jubilee Head, 1890 (2), 1913, 1916 (2), 1917, MaundyFourpence 1905, in mixed grades some VF to EF, along with Pennies Edward VII to Elizabeth II (40) in mixed grades includes 1902 LT Fine, and Halfpennies (26), DecimalFifty Pence 2011 Judo in mixed grades includes some lustrous George V issues. and Coin albums (9) without pages
CGS slabbed items (13) Halfcrowns (2) 1845 Fine CGS 30, 1850 VG CGS 8, Shilling 1825 Lion on Crown Fine CGS 30, Pennies (6) 1853 Ornamental Trident Peck 1500 GVF CGS 55, 1858 WW with misaligned colon dots after DEF, VF CGS 45, 1874 Freeman 68 dies 6+H Fine CGS 30, 1918 A/UNC and lustrous CGS 78, 1921 A/UNC and lustrous CGS 75, 1922 UNC toned CGS 78, Halfpennies (4) 1853 GEF CGS 70, 1885 A/UNC with traces of lustre CGS 75, 1960 UNC or near so with practically full lustre CGS 75, 1963 UNC or near so with good lustre CGS 75
Halfcrowns (4) 1889, 1893, 1907, 1908, Florins (3) 1872 (2) Die Number 86 and Die Number 10, 1873 Die Number 4, Shillings (3) 1874Die Number 47, 1887 Jubilee Head, 1888 8 over 7, Threepences (2) 1882, 1887 Jubilee Head, in mixed grades VG to GF
Halfcrowns (2) 1818, 1820 George IV, Florins (2) 1859, 1872 Die Number 45, Shillings (52) 1867 Die Number 22, 1868 Die Number 31, 1868 Die Number 35, 1868 Die Number 49, 1869 Die number 15, 1870 Die Number 10, 1871 Die Number 40, 1872 Die Number 5, 1872 Die Number 125, 1873 Die Number 110, 1873 Die Number 114, 1874 Die Number 23, 1874 Die Number 28, 1874 Die Number 51, 1874 Die Number 55, 1874 Die Number 67, 1875 Die Number 2, 1875 Die Number 21, 1875 Die Number 60, 1875 Die Number 60, 1875 die number 66, 1875 Die Number 67, 1875 Die Number 68, 1876 Die Number 5, 1876 Die Number 11, 1876 Die Number 16, 1877 Die Number 31, 1877 Die Number 41, 1877 Die Number 53, 1877 Die Number 55, 1877 Die Number 61, 1878 Die Number 7, 1878 Die Number 25, 1878 Die Number 40?, 1879 No Die Number, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 Young Head, 1887 Jubilee Head, 1888, 1889 Small Head , 1889 Large Head, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 in mixed grades VG to Fine
Halfcrowns (125) from a deceased estate, a collection in 8 Lindner trays, in a Lindner carrying case 1671, 1687, 1707E, 1745 LIMA, 1746 LIMA, 1816, 1817 Bull Head, 1817 Small Head, 1819, 1820 George III, 1820 George IV, 1821, 1823 (2), 1825, 1826, 1828, 1834 WW in script (2), 1835, 1836, 1837, 1840, 1842, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1848 plain date, 1849 Large Date, 1850, then 1874-1970 a complete set of currency issues with both head types of 1887, the 1951 and 1970 Proof issues, in mixed grades, the 1905 Fair, the majority of the post-Edward VII are VF to EF some better
Crown 1845, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1, Three ShillingBank Token 1813, Halfcrown 1896, Florins (5) 1849, 1874 Die Number 3, 1899, 1910, 1935, Eighteen Pence Bank Token 1811, Shillings (2) 1787 No Hearts, 1816, Sixpence 1787 No Hearts in mixed grades to NEF
Halfcrowns (4) 1746 LIMA, 1816, 1817, 1874, Shillings (5) 1708E, 1709, 1745 LIMA, 1758, 1816, Sixpences (7) 1711, 1787 No Hearts, 1818, 1821, 1826 Lion on Crown, 1831, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn R over I in VICTORIA Fine to VF
Crowns (3) 1677 VG with H stamped on the obverse, 1845 VG, 1892 VG, Double Florins (2) 1887 Roman 1 VF, 1887 Roman 1 VF with large metal flaw on the reverse, Halfcrown 1887 Young Head VG, Florins (2) 1872 Die Number 10 VG, 1883 VG, Shillings (10) 1817 VG, 1826 (3) VG (2) and NF, 1829 G, 1874 (2) Crosslet 4 Die Number 15 and Plain 4 Die Number 41 (Die Number with a Roman 1) both VG, 1884 VG, 1887 Jubilee Head NF and 1896 GF
Halfcrowns in a Sandhill Coin Library (86) 1836, 1845, 1874, 1881, 1884, 1887 Young Head, 1887-1967 in mixed grades, the 1903 NVG, 1904 Fine, 1905 Fair, some later dates lustrous
Halfcrowns (8) 1816, 1875, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1913, Florins (9) 1871 Die Number 26, 1874 Die Number 6, 1875 Die Number 72, 1876 Die Number 47, 1880, 1887 Jubilee Head EF, 1907, 1908, 1909 mostly Near Fine to VF
Halfcrowns (3) 1817 Bull Head ESC 616 EF/GEF toned, 1834 ESC 660 WW in script About EF nicely toned, 1874 ESC 692 GEF with some contact marks on the reverse
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