Five Pounds 2026 Portraits of a Queen – Elizabeth II, the Fifth Effigy, the reverse featuring Jody Clark’s fifth and final definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, first introduced in 2015, remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, the portrait set against a field of radiating lines with PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 2015–2022, the obverse with the portrait of KingCharles III by Martin Jennings. GoldProof, 39.94 grammes of 22 carat gold, 38.61mm diameter, FDC in the original Royal Mint case of issue with certificate and booklet, one of only 150 issued in this presentation.
Five Pounds 2026 Portraits of a Queen – Elizabeth II, the Fourth Effigy, the reverse featuring Ian Rank-Broadley’s fourth definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, first introduced in 1998, remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, the portrait set against a field of radiating lines with PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1998–2015, the obverse with the portrait of KingCharles III by Martin Jennings. GoldProof, 39.94 grammes of 22 carat gold, 38.61mm diameter, FDC in the original Royal Mint case of issue with certificate and booklet, one of only 150 issued in this presentation.
Five Pounds 2026 Portraits of a Queen – Elizabeth II, the Third Effigy, the reverse featuring Raphael Maklouf’s third definitive coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, first introduced in 1985, remastered by Gordon Summers, Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint, the portrait set against a field of radiating lines with PORTRAIT OF A QUEEN 1985–1997, the obverse with the portrait of KingCharles III by Martin Jennings. GoldProof, 39.94 grammes of 22 carat gold, 38.61mm diameter, FDC in the original Royal Mint case of issue with certificate and booklet, one of only 150 issued in this presentation.
Five Pound Crown 2022 Queen Elizabeth II - Charity and Patronage. A new reverse design by P.J.Lynch features the Queen's signature and a display of Maundy Money. GoldProof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate number 52 of only 268 minted, with just 250 in this presentation format. Comes with booklet describing the Royal Patronages such as The Royal Maundy, The Mother's Union, Flora and Fauna International and the Women's Institute
Five Pounds 2017 The Sapphire Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, celebrating the unprecedented 65th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne, the reverse by Glyn Davies featuring a profile of the Imperial State Crown with the date 2017 and the legend MY WHOLE LIFE, WHETHER IT BE LONG OR SHORT, DEVOTED TO YOUR SERVICE, the obverse with the fifth portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark, edge inscribed SHINE THROUGH THE AGES. GoldProof, 39.94 grammes of 22 carat gold, 38.61mm diameter, FDC in the original Royal Mint case of issue with certificate and booklet.
One Hundred Pounds 2020 400th Anniversary of the Voyage of the Mayflower, One Ounce .9999 Gold Proof in a NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo FIRST DAY OF ISSUE
MaundyThreepence 1765 ESC 2035 Good Fine/Fine, with grey tone, the 5 in the date with traces of an overstrike, extremely rare and rated R5 by ESC, we note the Coincraft catalogue lists a 5 over 4 overdate for this rare date Ex LCA 151 Lot 2765 realised £1400
Five Pounds 2023 The Great Engravers – The Petition Crown, a two-coin set reproducing Thomas Simon’s celebrated pattern Crown of Charles II, comprising one coin depicting the laureate and draped bust of Charles II and the second bearing the crowned cruciform shields with the Garter Star at the centre, both designs remastered from Simon’s original work, the obverses with the portrait of KingCharles III by Martin Jennings. Each coin with the remarkable double-banded raised edge inscription reproducing Simon’s petition to the King: THOMAS SIMON MOST HVMBLY PRAYS YOVR MAJESTY TO COMPARE THIS HIS TRYALL PIECE WITH THE DVTCH AND IF MORE TRVLY DRAWN & EMBOSS’D MORE GRACEFVLLY ORDER’D AND MORE ACCVRATELY ENGRAVEN TO RELEIVE HIM. Two Ounces of .999 fine silver, each 62.86 grammes and 40.60mm diameter, Silver Proof FDC, in the black Royal Mint case of issue with certificate and booklet, limited edition 3,250 sets, maximum coin mintage 3,260.
Five Pounds 2026 Pink Floyd, Music Legends series, the reverse by Henry Gray featuring the iconic prism from the cover artwork of The Dark Side of the Moon, a beam of light entering from the left and emerging through the prism, with PINK FLOYD below, the obverse with the portrait of KingCharles III by Martin Jennings. Two Ounces of .999 fine silver, 62.86 grammes, 40mm diameter, Proof FDC, one of only 500 issued in this limited-edition presentation, maximum mintage 506
One PoundPageB322 issued 1970 very first run AN01 940276 AU (centre fold). The last high grade example we offered in 2024 LCA 185 Lot 266 graded by PMG at AU58 realised £260
One PoundBealeB269 issued 1950, very first replacement series S10S 722699 GVF inked number front, a seldom offered prefix the first we have seen for over 10 years
One Pound (13) being three groups with matching prefixes numbers PeppiattB238 (5) 98B, 98D, 98J, 98O, 98Y these F-GVF. BealeB268 and B273 prefixes O99J 000465, J99B, R99J and E99J these generally VF or better the R99J with some stains. Mixed MahonB212 D98 994343 Fine, CatternsB225 (2) Prefix O98 EF and W98 Fine, Peppiatt Blue B249 L98D EF
Sovereign Mary 1553 Fine Sovereign of 30 Shillings, dated in Roman numerals. Obverse: Mary enthroned, double annulet stops with single after ANG' Reverse: Shield on a rose, S.2488, North 1956, as Schneider 704, the reverse with abbreviation mark and a double annulet stop at the end of the legend, mintmark Pomegranate, 15.34 grammes, AU detail, struck on a full, slightly wavy flan the coin shows slight signs of mounting at the top of the obverse, a tiny crack on the rim is evident between the I and N of REGINA. The workmanship of these large hammered coins shows an outstanding level of detail and intricacy. Being the flagship coin of the reign, all Mary Sovereigns were minted in .995 gold, the gold standard being restored to this traditional fineness in Mary's reign. Mary Sovereigns are rare and seldom offered. EX LCA 185 Lot 1714 realised £18,000
Guinea 1675 Fourth Laureate Bust with Elephant and Castle below bust S.3345 VF Details, surface porous perhaps once in jewellery, an extremely rare type Guineas dated 1675 are seldom offered, since 2003 we have only one recorded on our auction results that example was S.3344 without Elephant and Castle this variety is much rarer and the first example we have seen, Sovereign Rarities Catalogue 2025 lists at £7,000 in VF
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
Isle of Man Bank of Mona One Pound (Branch of the City of Glasgow Bank) a hoard (88) of issued notes many dated 1859, all Poor and damaged with the bottom half of the note missing with the tear normally through the ONE POUND denomination
Gibraltar One Pound 2023 40th Anniversary struck on the day 14 November 2023 Gold Proof Charles III obverse FDC in the London Mint Office presentation box with certificate the coin in a LMO slab within the presentation box
Sovereign 1915 EF as part of A Century of Our Champion set which also includes standard One Pound Coins 1983 and 2017 and a One Pound banknote Somerset with Isaac Newton reverse S/N AW36 509515
One PoundBealeB269 issued 1950, very first replacement series S10S 097868 VF light dirt (rare, only the 2nd example we have offered the first in 2015 LCA 149 Lot 123 pressed EF realised £220)
One Pounds QE II portrait a collection in an album Britannia in Medallion stretching back to O'Brien (95), Page Isaac Newton (50) includes A01 000657 AU with a small stain includes consecutives and replacements. Along with a two Pounds O'Brien Fantasy and BAFs (7)
GB and World - Second World War 50th Anniversary International Coin Collection 1995 a 9-coin set comprising Alderney Two Pounds 1995, France 100 Francs 1995, Guernsey Two Pounds 1995, Israel Two Sheqalim 1995, Jersey Two Pounds 1995, Netherlands 50 Gulden 1995, Russia Two Roubles 1995, Norway 50 Krone 1995 and GB Two Pounds 1995, all Silver Proofs nFDC to FDC some with toning, in the blue Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Proof Set 2009 12 coins all struck in Silver Five Pounds Henry VIII, Two Pounds (3) Darwin, Robert Burns and standard issues, Fifty Pence Kew Gardens 250th Anniversary, plus the 'Shield of Arms' set in Silver One Pound to One Penny aFDC (some light toning as usual) in the black box of issue with certificate
GB and World a mix lot the world includes cased items such as Australia Proof Set 1988, the GB includes a collection of decimals including 50p large type and £2 some in high grades and a quantity of cuprocrowns back to 1951 some later ones being Five Pounds (lot, nearly 12 kilos gross weight in two boxes)
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
Two Pounds Britannia 2004 1 Ounce Silver (3) BU in the Royal Mint presentation card of issue, Silver Proofs (6) Crowns (25p) 1972, 1980 and 1981, Gibraltar One Pound 2023 struck on the day 14/11/23, Gibraltar (Silver) Sovereign 2023 "The Love Story" , Tristan Da Chuna One Pound 2016 Year of the Three Kings these nFDC - FDC in the London Mint Office or Jubilee Mint presentation boxes and wallets. In base metal - GB Five Pounds Crowns 1990-2002 (5), Crowns 1953 and 1960, Two Pounds 2015, Channel Islands Five Pounds Crowns (2) and Gibraltar Crown 2017 these EF-BU along with collectors white gloves and magnifying glasses
Proof Set 2018 Silver Set (13 coins) comprising Five Pound Crown 5th Birthday of Prince George, Two Pounds (4) 200th Anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force, First World War Armistice and Britannia types, Fifty Pence Representation of the People Act, and One Pound to One Penny all Silver Proof issues, nFDC with some light toning, in the impressive Royal Mint black box with certificate and booklet.
Silver Proofs Two Pounds 1989 Bill of Rights (2), One Pound 1983 (standard and toning) and 1989 Piedfort, Fifty Pence 1992-93 EEC (2) Piedfort and Standard FDC (unless stated) cased as issued with certificates, New Zealand 1 Dollar 1992 Piedfort, Morocco 100 Dirham 1985 Papal Visit (2) these generally FDC and cased with certificates the NZ Dollar case damaged (coin FDC). Along with UK Proof Set 1977 FDC, Five Pound cupro crown 2002 and One Pound 1994 BU
One PoundPeppiattB239B issued 1941 Guernsey Ovpt "Withdrawn from circulation November 10th 1941" with full stop after 1941 both sides E03A 007221 VF light stains and scarce
Proof Set 2009 (12 coins) Five Pound Crown to One Penny, includes the Kew Gardens Fifty Pence, FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with booklet-style certificate
Silver Proofs Five Pounds 1990 QM 90th, Two Pounds 1996 Football and 1997, Five Pence 1990 Piedfort, Five Pence 1990 Two-Coin Set these FDC in the Royal Mint cases of issue with certificates. Ireland 10 Shillings 1966 Unc, a Churchillcrown 1965 along with His Holiness John Paul II 1982 oblong 2 ounce silver medal QEII faces the Pope toned Unc in the Royal Mint's presentation box with certificate
One Pound Green PeppiattB239C Type C Full stop after year reverse only. Guernsey overprint "Withdrawn from Circulation November 10th, 1941.", E15A 781229 VF light stains
Silver Proofs 25p 1977 and 50p 1998 EU these two cased and toning. Five Pounds 2000 QM, Two Pounds 1996 Soccer, 25p 1977 (2) these aFDC-FDC (some light toning) uncased in plastic capsules. One Pound 1985 Welsh Leek NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO
One PoundPeppiatt 1948 B258 1st Run R01A 942626 VF light dirt and a seldom offered prefix (this being just the second example we have offered the first in LCA 184 Lot 57 about EF realised £320)
One PoundPeppiatt (9) B239 1934 (3) 2 being consecutives AU, B260 First Series S83A EF, Blue Shades B249 (5) 3 consecutives AU (2 with faint stains), and (2 consecutives) AU
Wales - Black Sheep Company (8) 10 Swilt No 002395, 5 Swilt (5) with 4 being consecutives, £1 (2) No 003888 and 004309 Llandudno all with the blue Two Pence circular emblem and all Unc and without cancellation stamps and come with the book MONEY FOR ALL THE STORY OF THE WELSH POUND by Ivor Wynne Jones this in good second hand condition with some penned annotations on the inside front cover
Falmouth Bank One Pound One Shilling (Guinea) 180x unissued remainder without signature or serial number EF with some light small blue marks front scarce Outing 773
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
Mint Sets 2023 KingCharles III Definitives Two Pounds Rose, Daffodil, Thistle and Shamrock, One Pound British Bees, 50p Atlantic Salmon, 20p Puffin, 10p Capercaillie, 5p Oak Tree Leaf, 2p Red Squirrel, 1p Hazel Dormouse BU in the Royal Mint presentation packs of issue (4 sets)
One Pounds (11) an unusual group of -99- prefixes Peppiatt Blue B249 (2) A99D AU and A99H EF. BealeB268 (5) E99B VF, K99B VF, K99B 819220 EF, M99C VF and X99C VF. O'Brien B273 (4) issued 1955 A99K AU with a stain reverse, R99K EF with a small stain, U99K EF and W99K VF light dirt
One PoundPeppiatt Facsimile German Propaganda Note dropped on North Africa 1942 similar design to B249 Peppiatt Second Period Emergency issue series H86D 729630. Rommel Arabic text on reverse EF and unusual in high grade
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 2025 UK GoldProof Coin Set - a spectacular 9 coin set the obverse design by Martin Jennings Five Pounds Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother surrounds a floral design topped by a left facing portrait of the Queen Mother, Two Pounds Rose, Daffodil, Thistle and Shamrock, One Pound British Bees, 50p Atlantic Salmon, 20p Puffin, 10p Capercaillie, 5p Oak Tree Leaf, 2p Red Squirrel, 1p Hazel Dormouse Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate No 15 of just 30 minted (will be 4 ounces actual gold weight)
Rose RyalJames I 2nd coinage S.2613, North 2079, Coincraft J1RY-005 mint mark rose 13.93 grams, Obverse: King enthroned holding orb and sceptre portcullis at feet, Reverse: Shield on rose, in an NGC Holder AU DETAILS REMOVED FROM JEWELLERY PLUIGGED, this piece looks a lot better than the NGC ticket makes it sounds for our part we cannot see where it has been plugged, viewing recommended looks like a £20K coin to us?
Five Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign in an NGC holder and graded PF69 ULTRA CAMEO a popular one year type and always desirable in the highest grades
Five Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign in an PCGS holder and graded PR69DCAM a popular one year type and always desirable in the highest grades
Five Pound Crown 2017 1000th Anniversary of the Coronation of King Canute Gold ProofS.L50 FDC in an NGC Holder at PF68 ULTRA CAMEO, only 284 pieces minted, we note many of the modern Five Pound Crown Gold Proof issues including this one have very low mintages of 300 pieces or less
Five Pound Crown 2020 250th Anniversary of the Birth of William WordsworthGoldProof, Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, Jody Clark portrait, Reverse: A sunburst through a cloudy sky shines upon a mountain range, 1770 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 1850, below in the foreground 'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her'. Edge: I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD, an inventive and dramatic reverse design, the edge reading from his most famous Daffodils poem. The first commemoration of William Wordsworth on a UK coin. FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate
Two Pounds 1989 500th Anniversary of the First Gold Sovereign in an NGC holder and graded PF69 ULTRA CAMEO a popular one year type and always desirable in the highest grades
Halfcrown 1843 ESC 676, Bull 2718 NGC MS62 Very Rare and desirable in high grades, one of the key dates in the Young Head series (lists at £4,250 in Unc in the Sovereign Rarities, formerly Spink catalogue)
Two Pounds 2022 100th Anniversary of the Death of Alexander Graham Bell - Inventor of the Telephone S.K67GoldProof FDC in the plastic capsule of issue without box or certificate
Silver Proofs Five Pounds 1999 Millennium, 2000 Millennium, 2000 QM Piedfort, 2002 Golden Jubilee. Two Pounds 1998 Piedfort, 1999 Rugby Piedfort with Hologram, 2001 Wireless (2) standard and Piedfort. One Pound Piedfort 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, Standard 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990. Fifty Pence 1998 (2 coin set NHS and EEC). 25 Pence Crowns 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1981 these all in the Royal Mint presentation boxes. Five Pounds 1999 Diana in Coincraft's box nFDC-FDC some starting to tone as usual
Twenty Pounds PageB328 issued 1970 first series William Shakespeare on reverse, Pick380b (10 consecutives) A17 068391 to 068400 Unc or very near a few with faint discolouration at one edge due to long term storage in the original cash centre envelope
Fifty Pounds Sarah JohnPolymer Alan Turin (7) B418 a collection of --01 prefixes AA01 (first run), AB01, AC01, AD01, AE01, AJ01 Charles III, the AE01 EF the others all Unc along with a mid series AA80 prefix Unc, presented in a Paper Money Album which has additional empty pages and sleeves A4 size along with another album this empty and small postcard size
Halfcrown 1881 ESC 707, Bull 2758, Davies 590 dies 4D UNC with golden tone, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 1598, and EX LCA 168 Lot 1372 realised £220
GB and World (28 kilos gross weight in 4 boxes) including a quantity of the First Decimal Coin Sets in the blue wallets, crowns in slide cases including 1953, medallic issues a bag of earlier German coins, one stock box contains GB modern £5, £2, £1 and 50p in high grades (at least £50 face) war medals on ribbons and more, must go lot so offered here without reserve
Halfcrown 1817 Bull Head doubled E in DEI, LCGS variety 19, EF the obverse with grey tone, the reverse with touches of blue/green tone in the legends, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 70 EX LCA 170 (Sept 2020) Lot 1736 realised £150
Penny 18th CenturyMiddlesex Globe Series 1797 Godstone DH 137, Godstone Tower A/UNC with some lustre EX LCA 137 (2012) realised £110 along with Halfpenny 18th Century Middlesex 1795 Davidson's - Sise Lane DH294 VF with some scratches reverse
Family Silver Collection 2007 a 6-coin set comprising Two Pounds Britannia, Five Pound CrownDiamond Wedding, Two Pounds (2) Slavery and Act of Union, One Pound Gateshead Bridge and Fifty pence Scouting all Silver Proofs nFDC (a hint of light toning on some coins) in the Royal Mint case of issue with booklet style certificate (the case has an adhesive label attached to the lid)
One PoundSilver Proof (11) - 4 Coin Set 2003 Bridges (without certificates), 4 Coin Set 1999-2002 (this with 4 certificates). Then 1996 and 2003 in a 4 coin set box so two empty slots the 2003 with a certificate and 1997 cased with no certificate nFDC-FDC (some with light toning)
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