USA Gold Dollar 1853D Dahlonega, Large D, Breen 6028, Near VF with an edge pinch at 8 o'clock, slightly bent at this point, a rare issue with just 6583 minted
USA William Pitt Copper Halfpenny Token 1766 Refers to his efforts to have the Stamp Act repealed, Breen 251, 5.38 grammes, approaching Fine, an edge pinch at 4 o'clock has caused a bend to the planchet, otherwise with good surfaces
USAOne Cent 1873 Open 3 with repunched 73 in date, the underlying 7 is higher and the underlying 3 higher and with the curve broken at the top, Fivaz/Stanton FS#1c - 009.3, unlisted by Breen, Fine/Good Fine, the reverse with some dark spots around the wreath, Rare
French States - Provence Gros a la couronne or Sol Coronat undated Louis III (1417-1434) Obverse: Crown over portcullis and two lis, Reverse: Combined arms of Jerusalem and Anjou, Boudeau 866, 1.74 grammes, Good Fine, short of flan in places
USAOne Cent 1794 Head of 1794, Closed wreath, High 7 in date, 4 almost touches truncation, Reverse: weak area on lower quarter of ribbon, Sheldon 50. 12.90 grammes, VF or near so with minor surface residue, Extremely rare with only around 30-35 believed to survive in all grades
USAOne Cent 1794 head of 1795. The lowest hair curl small and circular 'Blundered 1 type' with the 1 of the date showing a small protrusion at the top right, Reverse: doubled leaf below OF, top terminal leaf is bent upwards. Sheldon 69, in an NGC holder and graded VF25 BN
USA Constellation Nova Copper 1783, Small U.S, Pointed rays, 24 pairs of leaves, Crosby 1-A, 8.27 grammes, (struck at 55 to the lb.) Breen 1107, VF, struck slightly off-centre, we note an example sold in London Coins Auction A140 (March 2013) for £300 hammer price, this coin has more reverse detail
USA Gold Dollar 1854 large Size, Narrow Head, Thin Obverse letters, Breen 6034, VF on a wavy flan, obverse scratches and little milling remaining suggest possibly once in jewellery, a scarce and short-lived issue, with production problems leading to poor strikes and rapid wear leading to most examples being returned to Philadelphia for recoinage. In 1988 It was estimated that fewer than 0.9% of all mintages 1854-1856 survive. (See Breen page 479)
USACalifornia Gold Quarter Dollar 1864 Obverse: Bust left within 14 stars, Reverse: 1/4 DOLLAR 1864 within a wreath, round, on a 9mm diameter flan, NEF, the obverse with red tone in places
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC sharp and lustrous, the obverse with partial golden tone and a small tone spot, the reverse with even deep golden tone, an eye-catching example
USA Token Washington Cent 1783 Reverse UNITY STATES OF AMERICA , ONE CENT within wreath, 1/100 fraction below, Breen 1188, outer legend and date weakly struck, head and wreath both mainly bold, Fine/VG
USADollar 1897 ProofBreen 5650, A/UNC retaining much lustre and brilliance, formerly in an NGC holder Proof - Polished, Very Rare with a mintage of just 731 pieces
USAConnecticutHalfpenny 1788 Machin's Mills, Bust left with four stars in the obverse legend, ET before face, Star after B of LIB, 7.20 grammes, Breen 867, Fine with good surfaces, showing the coin to be struck over a CONSTELLATIO NOVA Halfpenny with some of the under type legend showing, namely 'BERTA' above Britannia and TELLATIO on the lower part of the reverse
USAOne Dollar 1884O Oval O with slit opening, traces of repunching on the mintmark, Breen 5577 (see Breen comments page 453), in an NGC holder and graded MS65
USAHalf Dime 1832 Breen 2998 NEF with a thin scratch in the reverse field, scarce, Note: the berries are only just visible under high magnification, the positioning is similar to archive images
USAOne Dollar 1885O Breen 5583 UNC with minor cabinet friction, a stunning colourful tone displaying shades of magenta, gold and blue, a most eye-catching example
USATen Cents 1875CC as Breen 3384 but with wider spaced CC below wreath, Fine, the obverse with a slight uneven tone, Rare, this mintmark spacing usually encountered with the CC in wreath types for this date
USAHalf Dime 1838 Liberty seated, with stars, Breen 3010, Fine with two heavier contact marks on the second E of STATES with show correspondingly on the second 8 of the date
USA/IrelandHalfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI 60 over 00, Tail added to first 0 to make a 6, double struck V in VOCE, head divides HIBERNIA after E, Breen 230, Nelson-Vlack 6, 7.36 grammes, Fine for issue with some deeper hairlines in the field in front of the portrait causing a depression in this area.
USAHalf Dollar Commemorative 1921 Alabama Centennial - Plain, Breen 7453, die axis with 90 degree die rotation, EF the reverse weakly struck on the eagle as often, an unusual piece
USA (2) One Cent 1858 Flying Eagle, E of CENT nearly closed, Breen 1930 AU/UNC with pleasing tone, the obverse with some tone spots, a sharp and attractive example, Two Cents 1868 Breen 2393 VF with some surface dirt
USAOne Dollar (4) 1889 Breen 5605 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1900 O Closed 9, Large O, Breen 5672 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1901 O New Reverse Hub Breen 5683 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, 1902 O New over old reverse hub, (Not in VAM) Breen 5692 in an NGC holder and graded MS64
USAWashington Grate Halfpenny 1795 For Clark & Harris, Large Coat buttons, edge diagonally reeded, Breen 1271, DH Middlesex 283a, 9.04 grammes, Near VF with an edge nick
USAOne Dollar (2) 1883CC Breen 5574 UNC and lustrous with a heavy edge knock at the top of the reverse, 1878CC 7 Tail Feathers, Short nock, Close CC, Breen 5523 Fine, the obverse with some scratches
USATen Cents (2) 1840 No extra drapery at elbow, Breen 3228 VF toned with some edge nicks, 1874 I of DIME appears as an Arabic 1 (No top right serif) Breen 3372 for type NVF/Good Fine
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1926 Breen 4250 GVF/VF, the obverse with a slightly uneven gold and grey tone, Ten Cents 1912 Breen 3581 GVF nicely toned, the obverse with a scratch on the portrait
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the obverse with golden tone, the reverse with partial gold and bronze toning and with excellent eye appeal
USAOne Dollar 1878S 7 Tail Feathers, Parallel arrow feathers, short nock, Breen 5518 Lustrous UNC with some contact marks and small rim nicks, enhanced by partial golden toning
USAOne Dollar 1888 Breen 5599 UNC with minor cabinet friction to the high points only, golden toned and enhanced by areas of underlying blue and magenta
USAOne Cent 1795 ONE CENT high, Plain edge, Breen 1674, Sheldon 76b Good Fine and bold with two edge nicks, ear fully clear, a pleasing early USA copper with excellent eye appeal for the grade and rare thus
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