Penny 1875H mis-strike as Freeman 85 dies 8+J the Queen's profile double struck, and also with evidence of double striking to the wreath. The reverse shows the 5 struck over a higher, thin 5. GVF the obverse lightly cleaned, Very rare to find an error coin on a rare date such as this
Halfcrowns to Farthings (22) Halfcrown 1925 VG, Shilling 1920 Fine, Sixpence 1930 Near Fine, SilverThreepences (8) 1920 (2) VG/Near Fine and VG/Fine, 1921 VG, 1925 (2) VG and Fine, 1940 Fine, 1941 Good Fine, 1943 VG, Penny 1950 Fine/Good Fine, Halfpennies (6) 1799 (3) the first with 5 Incuse Gunports VF with some surface marks, second and third 1799 Fine and VG, the ship worn, 1807 Near Fine, 1852 Dots on shield, Reverse B, Peck 1537 Bold Fine, 1957 Calm Sea Freeman 476 dies 3+D Fine/Good Fine, Farthings (4) 1875 Freeman 531 dies 5+C, with 7 over lower 7 in date, VG, 1875H Freeman 532 dies 5+C VF, 1879 (2) the first with doubled 9 in date VF cleaned and retoned, the second with wide spaced 9 VF/About VF, Model Halfpennyundated (c.1844) Bimetallic, Fine, along with Italy One Lire 1917R KM#57 Fine, toned
Pennies to Farthings (10) Pennies (5) 1897 High Tide VG Rare, 1902 Low Tide VG, 1908 VG, 1912H Good Fine, 1926 Modified Effigy VG, Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border VG/Near Fine Farthings (2) 1875 Small Date, Freeman 531 dies 5+C Fine, 1897 Freeman 574 dies 1+A Fine, cleaned, Halfpenny Evasion 1771 Obverse: George II head GUSTAVAS VASA, Reverse: Britannia BRITANNICUS VG, Mis-Strike Halfpenny Victoria Bun head overstruck Fair with part of a worn legend on the under-strike VG unusual
Maundy Odds (2) Twopence 1875 Robinson 561 GEF with a thin scratch on the obverse, Penny 1875 Robinson 560 GEF with an edge bruise, with a matching attractive tone
Farthings and Fractional Farthings (50) Farthings (42) 1672 (3) Fine (2) and Fair, 1674 Fair/VG, 1694 (3) VG and Near Fine (2), 1719 Small letters VF, 1719 Large Letters VG, 1724 VG, 1739 VG, 1754 VG, 1799 Good Fine, 1806 Fine, 1821 (2) both Fine, 1825 (2) both VG, 1826 Bare Head VG, 1837 Good Fine, 1860 Beaded Border VF, 1861 NVF, 1875H Good Fine, 1878 (2) Fine and VF, 1887 NVF, 1890 (2) NVF and VF, 1893 (2) GF and VF, 1896 GF/NVF, 1898 (2) NVF and NEF, 1902 VF, 1905 NVF/VF, 1907 VF, 1908 Fine, 1909 Good Fine, 1933 EF with lustre, 1940 Good Fine, 1953 GEF/UNC and lustrous, 1955 Lustrous UNC with some small spots, Half Farthings (5) 1843 NEF, 1844 (4) NVF, VF (2) and NEF, Third Farthings (3) 1827Good Fine, 1835 (2) Fine and Good Fine, along with a further group (22) Groats (2) 1843 VG, 1855 Fine, SilverThreepences (9) 1919, 1922, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936 VG to Fine Fantasy issues (5) Halfcrown 1952 and Silver Threepences 1945 (4) these EF to UNC and lustrous, Jeton 1761 Queen Anne VF, Gaming Token 1790 Fine, Farthing Tokenundated Arthur Walker, Huddersfield 'Our Boys Clothier' Fine, GB Decimals (2) Five Pence 1990 Fine, One Penny EF and lustrous, Croatia One Kuna 2005 GEF and lustrous
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J, with 12 1/2 teeth date spacing Gouby BP1875 Hb NEF lightly cleaned, now retoned, in an LCGS Yellow Ticket holder and graded EF Cleaned, Ex-London Coins Auction A160 March 2018 Lot 2421 hammer price £800
Penny 1875 as Freeman 80 dies 8+H, but with a raised dot below the first I in VICTORIA, Gouby BP1875Cd, (dies L+k), GVF in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 55, Ex-London Coins Auction A154 September 2016 Lot 2439 hammer price £500
Penny 1875 as Freeman 80 dies 8+H, with part of an extra linear circle to the left side of the exergue, UNC with around 75% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A161 June 2018 Lot 1827 hammer price £150
Penny 1876H Wide Date (as Freeman 87 dies 8+J) with obverse die repairs to G of REG and F of F:D: (similar to the variety listed by Gouby for 1875H Pennies) EF, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 60, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this die type previously unrecorded by Freeman or Gouby for this date, Ex-Dr.A.Findlow Hall of Fame Pennies. Ex-London Coins Auction A155 December 2016 Lot 1211, hammer price £95. This coin is UIN 15614, and after another 29,000 coins have been graded, no other specimen has yet been recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Penny 1875 Freeman 79 dies 8+G AU/GEF with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 75, an under-rated type and very Rare in this high grade, the second finest known of only 4 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A156 March 2017 Lot 2520 hammer price £400
Penny 1875 Freeman 80 dies 8+H, Lustrous UNC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, Ex-London Coins Auction A145 June 20104 Lot 1922, hammer price £260, Ex-Dr. A. Findlow Hall of Fame Pennies 22/7/2011
Penny 1875 Freeman 82 dies 8+J, UNC with around 90% lustre, an eye-catching and attractive example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, formerly in an NGC holder and graded MS65 RB, the NGC ticket no longer with the coin
Halfpenny 1875H Freeman 323 dies 13+K*, UNC with around 60% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, the second finest known of 5 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 321 dies 11+J, UNC with around 50% lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the joint finest known of 9 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A126 September 2009 Lot 1627 hammer price £180
GB and World Singles (7) comprising GB Five Pound Crown 2010 2-Year Countdown to the London Olympics Silver Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, GB Five Pound Crowns (2) 2009 3-Year Countdown to the London Olympics, UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, (this torn), 2010 2-Year Countdown to the London Olympics UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, GB One Pound 1985 Silver Proof Piedfort FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Alderney Five Pound Crown 2010 Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary Silver Proof FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate, Cook Islands One Dollar 1997P Diana Princess of Wales One Ounce .999 Silver Proof FDC with Perth Mint certificate, Czech Republic 200 Korun 1994 50th Anniversary of D-Day KM#12 Silver Proof nFDC to FDC in the Royal Mint box of issue (many were later melted), and Sets (14) GB Premium Proof Set 2018 (14 coins plus medal) FDC in the box of issue, Panama Proof Set 1976 (9 coins) 20 Balboas to One Centesimo FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Cayman Islands Proof Set 1976 (8 coins) FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Gibraltar - The Beatrix Potter Coin Collection 1995 Crowns a 6-coin set comprising Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Tom Kitten, Benjamin Bunny, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Peter Rabbit issues UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Tristan da Cunha - 350th Anniversary of the First Guinea/200th Anniversary of the Last Guinea 2013 Guineas in silver an 8-coin set with each reverse featuring Charles II, James II, William and Mary, William III, Anne, George I, George II and George III respectively, struck in .999 silver with selective gold layering 38mm diameter, 12.5 grammes each, Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Ancient Silk Road Civilisations a 20-coin Bronze coin collection with coins from 2nd-4th Century BC up till the 19th Century in mixed grades boxed as issued with certificate, Tristan da Cunha Crowns 2013 Coronation 60th Anniversary - Heraldic Beasts a 4-coin set Silver Proofs each 12 grammes of .999 silver FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Liberia - Tanks of World War II Crowns 2008 Proofs a 5-coin set in .999 silver each reverse with a different tank, shown against a colour background, featuring tanks from Russia, Great Britain, USA, Germany and Japan, FDC in the shell-shaped box of issue with certificate, Ingots a 3-piece set (issued 2012) each ingot gold plated UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Numismatic Cover Ascension Island - 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing comprising Crown 2019 Silver Proof in high relief 62.21 grammes of .999 silver, with GB First Class Stamp and USA Ten Cents Moon Landing Stamp, UNC on the envelope of issue with certificate in presentation wallet, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2016-17 The Life and Times of Queen Elizabeth II, a 12-coin set each with a different portrait of the Queen on the reverse, in gold-plated copper Prooflike UNC with certificates, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds The Photographic Five Pounds Collection 2015 a 4-coin set each with a different portrait of the Queen on the reverse, in gold-plated copper Prooflike UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Numismatic Covers in an album (11) comprising issues from Isle of Man (2), Guernsey, GB (3), Marshall Islands, Jersey (3) and Gibraltar UNC on the envelopes of issue, GB - Queen Elizabeth II - 90 Coins for 90 Years a collection from 1926-2016 includes Halfcrowns to Farthings, and Decimal issues Five Pound Crown to Half New Penny, in mixed grades, a few silver minors included, in the London Mint Office box with two books, along with Silver Threepences (4) 1875, 1916, 1918, 1919 VG to Near Fine. (Total weight around 15 Kilos)
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J EF with an attractive and colourful appearance, the reverse with some small flan flaws around Britannia, Very Rare in this high grade
Penny 1851 DEF Far Colon Peck 1498 GVF/VF as part of a group of Pennies (18) 1854 Plain Trident, 1857 Plain Trident, 1858 No WW, 1861, 1862 (3), 1876H, 1890, 1928, 1929, 1935 (2), 1936 (2), 1938, 1949 and Halfpennies (16) 1853, 1856, 1858, 1861, 1862, 1875, 1881, 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1933, 1934 (3), 1936 the Victorian issues Near Fine to VF, the George V and George VI issues VF to GEF most with lustre
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
Farthing 1875H EF with lustre. Halfpenny18th Century Middlesex undated Prince of Wales EF. Canada Dollar 1957 VF, MedalWilliam IV Coronation, Obverse: Conjoined busts of William IV and Queen Adelaide, Reverse: Crown surrounded by a wreath flags and the floral emblems of the United Kingdom, 54mm diameter in white metal, NVF as part of a wide ranging group includes a small amount of pre 1947 silver (£0.70 face), modern GB Crowns, World Coins in base metal, Medals, Pennies, Pocket watches (2), a medallic First Day Cover and more, in mixed grades (lot)
Pennies to Farthings (28) Pennies (18) 1871 (7), 1875H, 1877, 1948, 1950 (2), 1953 (6), Halfpenny 1945, Farthings (9) 1821, 1888, 1893, 1895 Bun Head (2), 1901, 1902, 1909, 1910, the 1871 Pennies worn, the others in mixed grades with some VF to GVF
Pre-Decimal and Decimal Coinage (772, includes 30 in LCGS slabs) Five Pound Crowns to Half Penny, and Shillings to Farthings, over £295 total face, includes many Proof issues, the vast majority Lustrous UNC to BU, along with China - Chihli Province Cashundated (1875-1908) C#8-1.10 GVF
Penny 1875 Freeman 82 dies 8+J, UNC and nicely toned with traces of lustre, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A129 7/6/2010 Lot 1692 hammer price £220
Copper and bronze die varieties (10) Pennies (4) Ornamental Trident, the colon after DEF low and slanting to the right, Fine, Penny 1854 Plain Trident the 4 overstruck, does not appear to be over a 3 as the underlying figure is incomplete, Fine or better, Penny 1967 with missing waves to the left of the lighthouse EF, Penny 1967 struck on a thin flan and weighing only 6.41 grammes Fine, Halfpennies (4) 1723 with the top of the 3 missing and so now resembling a 5, NF/VG, 1855 with traces of an overstrike on the first 5 of the date, the underlying figure unclear VF, 1875 Freeman 321 dies 11+J with signs of die damage in the form of raised dots on the coin VG, Halfpenny 1887 Fine on a spread flan of 29.5mm, Farthings (3) James II Tin issue with copper plug, worn, 1890 GEF with silver colouring and traces of gold tone in the legends, weight 2.9 grammes, 1875 as Freeman 528 dies 3+B with a number 1-shaped flaw between the 8 and 7 of the date. Fine/Near Fine. An interesting group and worthy of further research
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J, UNC or very near so with around 75% subdued lustre, with some light toning around the date area, very rare and desirable, seldom seen in this high grade
GB and World a varied group (75) includes Ancient Greek Narcrasa-Lydia Ae17, Crowns (2) 1893, 1937, Halfcrown 1875, Florin 1873, Shillings (4) 1825, 1826, 1890, 1897, Sixpence 1898, Halfpenny 1734, GB and World bronze, including Iran Quarter Krans AH1303 (1886) NGC VF35, and a group of pre-Euro Spanish coins (40) in mixed grades
Pennies (13) 1826 Reverse A EF with a striking flaw, 1860 Toothed Border Freeman 15 variety with central cut fishtail to ribbon, Line above L.C.Wyon VF, 1862 EF, 1876H Close date GEF, 1890 GEF, 1901 EF, 1913 UNC, 1917 UNC , 1919 A/UNC, 1921 GEF, 1938 EF, 1945 A/UNC, 1947 UNC, Halfpenny 1875 with doubled 5 EF, along with a larger group of Pennies George III to George VI (70, 2 holed) in mixed grades and Provincial Mint Pennies (54) 1912H (9), 1918H (9), 1919H (14), 1918KN (19), 1919KN (3), these in mixed circulated grades
Penny 1875H Specimen LCGS Variety 12 the only example, and therefore the finest known example, thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Extremely Rare and clearly a superior striking to the currency issues, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Maundy Sets (9) 1673 Near Fine to Good Fine, 1897 A/UNC to UNC and lustrous, 1902 A/UNC to UNC toned, 1904 Toned A/UNC to UNC, 1905 (3) EF to GEF, A/UNC to with matching tone, UNC with matching tone, 1911 GEF to A/UNC with colourful tone, 1925 EF to UNC and lustrous with small spots, along with Maundy 1902 an assembled set, comprising Fourpence, Twopence and PennyMatt Proofs UNC and Threepence currency GEF, in a slide case, Maundy a 3-part set 1852 comprising Fourpence VF, Twopence EF, and Penny EF, Maundy Odds () Fourpences (33) 1679 (3), 1689, 1731 (2), 1737, 1746, 1827, 1829, 1834, 1836, 1852, 1856, 1858, 1860, 1874, 1878, 1881, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1902 Matt Proof (2), 1902 (2), 1904, 1905, 1908, 1924, 1939, Threepences (11) 1679, 1686, 1762, 1763 (3, one holed), 1786, 1829, 1904, 1909, Twopences (15) 1684 plugged, 1729, 1732, 1742, 1826, 1838 (5), 1840, 1876, 1899, 1903, 1911, Pennies (7) 1772, 1800 (2), 1859, 1868, 1875, 1895 in mixed grades to UNC some lustrous some with attractive toning
Pennies (19) 1862, 1863, 1866, 1867 (2), 1870, 1873, 1875, 1882H scratched and with graffiti, 1888, 1891 P of PENNY has no lower left serif, 1889, 1892, 1895 2mm, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, the 1902 EF, others mostly Fine to VF
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
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J GEF possibly once cleaned and now with an attractive and colourful tone, the reverse with some small flan flaws around Britannia, Very Rare in this high grade
Penny 1876H Wide Date (as Freeman 87 dies 8+J) with obverse die repairs to G of REG and F of F:D: (similar to the variety listed by Gouby for 1875H Pennies) EF, slabbed and graded LCGS 60, the only example thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, this die type previously unrecorded by Freeman or Gouby for this date, Ex-Dr.A.Findlow Hall of Fame Pennies
Penny 1875 as Freeman 80 dies 8+H but with a raised dot below the first I in VICTORIA, Gouby BP1875Cd. GVF, we note a similar coin described as UNC or near, sold for £702 in London Coins March 2016 sale for £702 inclusive of buyers premium
Penny 1875H Bronze ProofFreeman 86 dies 8+J, Excessively Rare, rated R19 by Freeman, nFDC with a couple of tiny spots in the obverse field, Ex-James Workman collection Part 1 (lot 49) September 2010, £1500
Penny 1875 as Freeman 80 dies 8+H but with a raised dot below the first I in VICTORIA, Gouby BP1875Cd. UNC or near so and lustrous with a few small tone spots. This example sold at London Coins Auction 25/2/2001 hammer price £550 prior to Gouby's publication then described thus: We believe this to be only Bun Penny as such and unlike the 1897 and 1946 raised dot types, this is a perfectly clear circular raised bold dot. (a previous example in VF sold for £160 in LCA 41, Lot 919)
World a small group (15) Australia (11) Shilling 1912 VG, Sixpences (3) 1944S EF, 1954 GEF, 1963 UNC, Threepences (4) 1915 GF, 1917 M VF/GVF, 1921 NVF, 1953 GEF, Halfpenny 1915H Near Fine, One Penny Medal 1919-1969 UNC in Nickel, 5 Cents 2002 Struck off-centre, UNC, Russia (2) Kopek 1797 VG, 2 Kopeks 1812HM VF, Finland (2) Penni 1875 VF, 50 Pennia 1907 Fine along with Australia Proof Set 1976 (6 coins) FDC cased with certificate
Penny 1875 Freeman 80 dies 8+H, UNC and with good even lustre, slabbed and graded CGS 78, Ex-Roland Harris Collection London Coin Auction A124 Feb 28 2009 Lot 733
Hammered a small group (6), Groat Henry VI Pinecone-Mascle Calais MintS.1875 Good Fine, toned, Groat Elizabeth I Second Issue mintmark Cross Crosslet S.2556, Halfgroat Henry VI Annulet issue, Annulets at neck S.1840, Fine, Penny John, moneyer ALEIN, Durham Mint Fine with a thin crack above the head and an edge crack, overall Good Fine, Cut Halfpenny John moneyer Adam VF, along with Italy - Venice Soldino Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501-1521) VG
Halfpenny 1875H Freeman 323 dies 13+K* A/UNC with pale lustre and a couple of small spots in the obverse legend, purchased from Charing Cross Market £19
Penny 1875 Freeman 82 dies 8+J Choice UNC and Lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 82, the second finest of 12 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report, formerly in a PCGS holder graded MS65RB
Dollar 1804 Bank of England VG with date 1810 clearly visible from the understuck coin, unusual, Halfcrown 1819, Shillings (7) 1816 (NEF), 1826, 1859, 1872 Die Number 36, 1875 Die Number 45, 1887 Jubilee Head (2), Sixpence 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type, Groat 1836 (NEF), MaundyFourpences (2) 1679, 1856, Medal 1897 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in silver 25mm diameter the Official Royal Mint issue (EF), Halfpenny 1860 Beaded Border (NVF silvered), unless stated in mixed grades VG to Fine
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 321 dies 11+J Lustrous UNC, with some light residue from vinyl storage, this possibly removable, Ex-London Coins Auction A110 5/9/2005 Lot 919
Penny 1875 Freeman 82 dies 8+J Choice UNC and lustrous, slabbed and graded CGS 85, the finest known of 12 examples thus far graded on the CGS Population Report, Cataloguers note: At the time of writing, out of 698 currency issue Bun Pennies of all dates on the Population Report, a total of only 30 graded 85 or higher
Halfpennies (14) 1841, 1844, 1851 , 1854, 1858 (3), 1862, 1875, 1877, 1885, 1890, 1895, 1897, plus Isle of Man Halfpenny 1839 GF, in mixed grades to NEF a few of the later coins lustrous
Halfpenny 1875H Freeman 323 dies 13+K* A/UNC with pale lustre and a couple of small spots in the obverse legend, purchased from Charing Cross Market £19
Penny 1875H Freeman 85 dies 8+J, Gouby BP1875HF, with obverse die repairs. Note: on this obverse the end of the right-hand tie-ribbon is double struck also the G: F: of REG: F:D: has been repaired and double struck. Much rarer than the standard 1875H, A/UNC slabbed and graded CGS 70, one of only two examples thus far graded on the CGS Population Report, this being the finest
Australia and New ZealandPenny Tokens (3) Australia (2) William Hodgins Banker Cloghjordan Reverse: IRELAND 1858 Near Fine, Smith Peate and Co. 1858, Grocers, Tea Dealers and Wine Merchants, Sydney, VG, New Zealand 1875 Gainsford and Edmonds Pork and General Butchers, Christchurch, New Zealand Fine with some dirt on the surfaces
Penny 1875 Freeman 80 dies 8+H a curious piece with an H mintmark skilfully added below the date (the Heaton mint coins were all produced with Reverse J, the wider date spacing) , EF and lustrous, the obverse with uneven tone
Penny 1875H Freeman A/UNC with around 20% lustre, scarce in this high grade, graded 78 by CGS, the finest known of 4 examples thus far graded on the CGS Population Report
Penny 1875 Freeman 79 dies 8+G ICG MS64 RB (Variety not on the slab) rated R13 by Freeman, probably rarer in this high grade, we note we have only offered 3 examples since 2003, this superior to the Andrew Wayne collection example, and similar in quality to the Laurie Bamford example which fetched £356 inclusive of buyers premium in June 2006
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 322A dies 13+J VF or better with some surface marks on the portrait, rated R17 by Freeman, we note that the example in the Andrew Wayne collection sold for £480 hammer price, we also note that there was no example in either the Nicholson or Roland Harris collections
Pennies (13) 1873, 1874H (2), 1875 (2), 1875H, 1876H (2), 1881H (2), 1882H (2), 1886, Halfpenny 1807, Farthing 1878 Near Fine to Good Fine some cleaned
Penny 1875 Gouby BP1875Ca with the wide date spacing of 12 1/2 to 13 teeth as described by Michael Gouby with the footnote 'examples of the 5 being fractionally closer to the 7 have been seen but very difficult to judge the exact centre', GEF and lustrous, the obverse with some contact marks
Farthings (79) 1863, 1864, 1865, 1865 5 over 2, 1875 Large Date, 1875 Small Date (2), 1876H Large 6, 1880, these Fine to GVF, 1890 to 1956 complete except for 1895 Bun Head mostly EF to UNC the majority with lustre, plus Tokens (2) Bristol 1652 Fine, Halfpenny Bristol 1794 and Gaming counters (2) Fair to VF
Halfpenny 1875 Freeman 321 dies 11+J UNC with minor cabinet friction and a small corrosion spot by Britannia's arm obverse dull, reverse with some lustre
Halfpenny 1876H Freeman 329 dies 14+M UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction, Farthing 1875H Freeman 532 dies 5+C UNC with traces of lustre and a toning spot on the reverse
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