Proof Set 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing, UNC to FDC. Reported to have been awarded in 1953 to a dignitary and comes in a distinctly different box. The coins with a matching tone, and containing the following 3 varieties associated with what have been known as VIP sets, Penny 1953 Freeman 244 Proof, dies 1+A (Reverse with toothed border), rated R19 by Freeman, Florin 1953 Obverse 1 (I of ELIZABETH points to a space) Proof Davies 2360 dies 1A, and Halfcrown 1953 Obverse 1 Proof Davies 2310 dies 1A, (Obverse: I of DEI points to a space), Cataloguer's Note: The set originally came to the vendor along with a medal, a CVU, (Commander of the Victorian Order) which was only handed out by the Queen, so the set was actually distributed by the Queen. The medal is no longer with the set. The set comes in a maroon case with different fabric and with different gold embossing on the lid, being a simple crowned EIIR without the usual 'CROWNED 2ND JUNE 1953' below. An extremely rare set
Halfcrown 1933 VIP Proof/Proof of record, Bull 3746, Davies 1710P, Coincraft G5HC-170, nFDC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 91, VIP Proofs of this series were produced in extremely small numbers and all and keenly sought after of the rare occasions they appear for sale, Ex-Roland Harris Collection, London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 Lot 501 £750 and A175 Lot 1696 £1300
In VIP Presentation Boxes Proof Set 1953 (10 Coin Set Crown - Farthing) aFDC-FDC the bronze with some lustre the case of a superior quality and different surface texture with sharp and bright embossment on the lid and in excellent condition. Proof Set 1970 (7 coin set Halfcrown - Halfpenny) aFDC this in a hard square red box with LSD embossed on the lid in a stylish gold font both boxes with the Royal Mint logo inside the lid. Highly unusual
Halfcrown 1933 VIP Proof/Proof of record, Bull 3746, Davies 1710P, Coincraft G5HC-170, nFDC in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 91, VIP Proofs of this series were produced in extremely small numbers and all and keenly sought after of the rare occasions they appear for sale, Ex-Roland Harris Collection, London Coins Auction A124 February 2009 Lot 501 hammer price £750
Crown 1951 VIP ProofESC 393D, Bull 4025, Davies 2010V, nFDC some very light tone spots evident under magnification, with original frosting and much original mint brilliance, a very rare type, rated R4 by Bull (11-20 examples thought to be in existence), come with old M.Rasmussen Ticket for £695
South Africa Proof Set 1937 Halfcrown to Farthing (8 coins) Krause states a mintage of just 116 Proof sets, the coins now all in PCGS holders and graded as follows:- Halfcrown PCGS PF65 Cameo, Florin PCGS PR66 Cameo, Shilling PCGS PR66 Cameo, Sixpence PCGS PR66 Cameo, Threepence PCGS PR65, Penny PR65 BN, Halfpenny PR66 BN and Farthing PCGS PR65 BN comes in a wooden box with 'Koninklike Munt Pretoria Proefmuntstukke - Royal Mint Pretoria Specimen Coins 1937' on the lid, The Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence with frosted portraits, the Penny, Halfpenny and Farthing mint toned as issued, possibly a VIP set, believed to have once belonged to a South African diplomat, although there are now no supporting documents, a very rare low mintage set
Southern RhodesiaVIP Proof/Proof of record 6-coin set 1937 comprising Halfcrown 1937 KM#13 in a PCGS holder and graded PR65, Florin 1937 KM#12, in a PCGS holder and graded PR65, Shilling 1937 KM#11 in a PCGS holder and graded PR65, Sixpence 1937 KM#10 in a PCGS holder and graded PR65, Threepence 1937 KM#9 in a PCGS holder and graded PR66, and Penny 1937 KM#8 in a PCGS holder and graded PR65, a very rare set with a mintage of just 40
Crown 1951 Festival of BritainVIP ProofESC 393DDavies 2010V nFDC, a few very tiny contact marks, otherwise choice and retaining almost full mint brilliance, along with 1951 Proof issues Halfcrown to Farthing (9 coins), nFDC to FDC and lustrous, with some ribbon toning, in the maroon box of issue, this in excellent condition
Southern RhodesiaHalfcrown 1952 VIP Proof/Proof of record KM#24 in an NGC holder and graded PF67, we note there are no examples on the Heritage database, Extremely Rare and a choice example
VIP Proof Set 1954 an 8-coin set Ex-Melbourne Mint Museum, in NGC slabs, Halfcrown 1954 NGC PF66 Cameo, Florin 1954 NGC PF64 Cameo, Shilling 1954 English, NGC PF66 Cameo, Shilling 1954 Scottish NGC PF65, Sixpence 1954 NGC PF65, Threepence 1954 NGC PF66, Halfpenny 1954 NGC PF65 RB Cameo, Farthing 1954 NGC PF65 RB, a spectacular set of VIP Proofs very seldom encountered, especially with a museum provenance, we note this set when it was last sold realised over £19000
VIP Proof Set 1936, Crown to Threepence (6), UNC all with a matching grey tone over original mint lustre, in a 6-coin red case, Ex-Slaney 2, Spink Auction 14/5/2015 Lot 433; Purchased from Baldwin £21, extremely rare as an original set
Crown 1953 VIP Proof with frosted design and highly polished fields ESC 393M, clearly a VIP issue, even though this is not stated on the PCGS label. PCGS PR67 DCAM a few small contact marks and full mint brilliance, the finest example graded by PCGS
Proof Set 1953 VIP Set (10 coins) Crown to Farthing all slabbed comprising Crown (ESC 393H, Davies 2280V, dies 1A) CGS 90, Halfcrown (Davies 2310P, dies 1A) CGS 88, Florin (Davies 2360P, dies 1A) CGS 90, Shilling (English, Davies 2401P, dies 2A) CGS 90 , Shilling (Scottish, Davies 2441P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Sixpence (Davies 2481P, dies 2A) CGS 88, Threepence (Obverse 2 Proof) CGS 88, Penny (Freeman 244, dies 1+A) CGS 90, Halfpenny (Freeman -- dies 1+A) CGS 85, Farthing (Freeman -- dies 2+B) CGS 85 nFDC to FDC and lustrous with a hint of toning, retaining much original mint brilliance, the die pairings on the Halfcrown, Florin, Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny different to the standard Proof issues, Extremely Rare, in maroon case, we note the last such set realised £10000 when auctioned by us in March 2014
Halfcrown 1953 VIP Proof. Obverse 1 Reverse A. Obverse 1 :- I of DEI points to a space, weakly struck portrait, a Proof version of the early portrait (used in the plastic set) of Davies 2310 (the standard proof is Davies 2311) this piece listed as 'to be confirmed' by Davies and extremely rare and reported to be one of only a few known nFDC slabbed and graded CGS 88 (UIN 23909), Ex-J.B.De Loynes, former head of the Nigerian Bank and adviser to the Bank of England
Crown 1960 VIP ProofESC 393M nFDC slabbed and graded CGS 90, comes with original letter from the Royal Mint dated 1960 confirming the minting of the VIP Proof Crowns
Crown 1951 VIP Proof with frosted design ESC 393D, nFDC slabbed and graded CGS 93, Ex-NGC PF67 Cameo, the finest known of 3 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Proof Set 1953 the VIP set (10 Coins) includes the rare 1953 Mule Beaded/Toothed Penny all slabbed by CGS, Crown CGS 95, Halfcrown Obverse 1 CGS 93, Florin Obverse 1 CGS 94, Shilling English CGS 93, Shilling Scottish CGS 91, Sixpence CGS 93, Brass Threepence CGS 90, Penny CGS 92, Halfpenny CGS 93, Farthing CGS 93 comes with a green case with gold pattern, this in poor condition
Crown 1960 New York Trade Fair VIP ProofESC 393MDavies 2290V nFDC with a few small spots on the obverse, comes with a comparison coin 1960 Polished Die ESC 393L Lustrous UNC with some light contact marks and more prooflike than usually encountered
GibraltarCrown 1967 VIP Proof KM#4a nFDC with a hint of golden tone, Very Rare, Krause states a mintage of 50 pieces, Ex-Rasmussen, comes with a standard 1967 Crown UNC for comparison
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