May 2024 Auction Lots
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Silver Proof £5 2008. Elizabeth I 450th anniversary of accession. As struck in capsule. (£25-36)
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Britannia Silver Proof £2 1999. In Chariot. As struck in capsule. (£26-36)
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Britannia Silver Proof £2 2000. In cardboard pkt as struck. (£26-36)
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Crown 1889. Nicely toned, minor imperfections. GF/NVF. (£26-36)
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Crown 1890. Light tone, minor imperfections. GF+/NVF. (£32-42)
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Crown 1892. Light tone, minor imperfections, scarce. NVF. (£35-46)
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Crown 1893 LVI. Grey tone, minor imperfections. NVF. (£29-38)
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Crown 1897 LXI. Grey tone, minor imperfections. F+/GF+. (£29-38)
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Crown 1902. Light tone, minor imperfections but nice for grade. GF/VF. (£79-100)
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Half Crown 1834 WW. Block type & rare. Nice light tone, minor obv imperfections. GF/NVF. (£98-120)
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Half Crown 1836. Light tone, minor obv imperfections, o/wise nice rev & edge. F/GF+. (£30-40)
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Half Crown 1850. Light tone, obv lightly cleaned, still attractive for grade. Rare, minor rim obv imperfection. VG+/GF. (£32-42)
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Half Crowns x 2. 1887JH light tone & 1901 toned with minor obv imperfections. GVF & GF/GF+. (£38-48)
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Half Crown 1893. Lovely light lustrous tone. Choice AUNC/UNC. (£110-130)
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Florin 1873. DN69. Light tone, rev slightly darker. Trivial obv imperfections. EF/EF+. (£165-190)
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Florin 1874. Double struck DN54. Light lustrous tone, scratch or flaw behind bust. Rest of coin nice. EF. (£145-170)
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Florin 1879. No die ww below bust. Nice grey tone, minor obv imperfections. VF+/AEF. (£70-90)
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Florin 1883. Light lustrous tone, faint obv contacts & trivial rim imperfections. AEF+/EF. (£170-200)
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Florins x 2. 1887JH just trivial imperfections 1889 both light tones. AVF/VF & GF/AVF. (£28-38)
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Florin 1894. Nice light tone, scarce. Minor obv imperfections. NEF/EF+. (£68-90)
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Florin 1922. Light tone, scarce. EF+/GEF. (£39-56)
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Florin 1923. Nice light tone. Nice EF/UNC. (£30-40)
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Shilling 1697. Light tone, 3rd bust S3505. Very nice for grade. VF+. (£89-110)
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Shilling 1697(E) Rare light tone, surface marks/flaws. Date crown slightly weak struck. GF. (£85-100)
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Shilling 1741 Roses. Light tone, nice surfaces & edge for the grade. GF+/NVF. (£85-100)
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Shilling 1758. Nice light tone GVF/NEF. (£98-120)
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Shilling 1787. Lustrous with light tone. Hearts type. EF+/GEF. (£98-120)
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Shilling 1825. 2nd type, toned minor imperfections. GF+/VF. (£29-40)
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Shilling 1826. Nice grey tone. GVF+/GVF. (£45-58)
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Shilling 1834. Light tone, just trivial imperfections. NVF/GVF. (£30-40)
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Shilling 1839. S3904, nice grey/blue tone. Good surfaces & edge for grade. Scarce GF/NVF. (£26-36)
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Shilling 1887 JH. Light grey and pink tone. Choice UNC. (£25-36)
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Shilling 1889. Proof like, faint scratch in front of crown o/wise choice ABU/BU. (£69-90)
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Shilling 1893. Nice light tone, trivial obv imperfections. EF/UNC. (£40-60)
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Shilling 1899. Light tone, just trivial imperfections. GEF. (£48-60)
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Shilling 1677. Light tone, centre off. Rev weak and decent portrait for grade. VG/AVG. (£39-56)
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Shilling 1685. Light tone, scarce. Lots of light obv scratches, several rev as well. G/VG. (£39-56)
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Shilling 1912. Lustrous, scarce date in high grade. GEF/UNC. (£49-70)
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Shilling 1917. Lustrous trivial obv imperfections. AUNC. (£55-70)
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Shilling 1924. Scarce, light tone with lustre. Minor obv imperfections. EF+/AUNC. (£29-38)
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Shilling 1928. Virtually full lustre. BU/ABU. (£25-36)
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Shilling 1930. Lustrous with light tone, key date in high grade. Choice UNC. (£59-70)
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Shilling 1936. Full lustre. Choice BU. (£27-36)
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Sixpence 1697 (N). Light tone, rare. Rev shield ghosting behind bust. Minor rev imperfections, lovely bold portrait. EF/GVF. (£180-200)
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Sixpence 1705 Plumes. Later shields, Old grey tone with Spinks ticket. GVF. (£150-180)
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Sixpence 1757. Nice light grey tone, tiny rev die flaw 9oclock hardly detracts. Rest of coin very nice. EF+. (£89-110)
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Sixpence 1787. Light tone & lustrous. Trivial obv imperfections. EF+. (£69-90)
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Sixpence 1878. Nice light tone, scarce in high grade. GEF/UNC. (£85-100)
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Sixpence 1871. Die No 46. Light tone, scarce. Minor obv imperfections o/wise quite nice for grade. GF/VF. (£23-34)
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Sixpence 1896. Light tone, trivial obv imperfections. AEF+/UNC. (£29-38)
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Hammered. Elizabeth I Half-Groat, mm bell. No mark of value, S2579 var. Ex Walter Wilkinson Collection with ticket. Very rare. 1.1g. Weak left obv, right rev. Flan looks uneven but is of full weight. O/wise GF. (£56-80)
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Hammered. Another, same mm & collection. 0.95g. Mark of value dots over II, no rev stops. Very rare. Dark tone. F. (£52-80)
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Hammered. Elizabeth I Shilling. S2584 mm 2. Scarce last mm of reign. Shield weak in places & edge a little uneven. Portrait a ghostly but attractive VG with 2 scratches behind; rest of coin much better at NVF. (£100-130)
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Hammered. Charles I Shilling. S2799 mm triangle (1639-40). 5.97g. No stops at mm. Natural grey tone. AVF/VF. (£110-140)
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Hammered. Another, but mm triangle in circle (1641-43). 5.89g. Error - inverted mm on rev. Weak area both sides, old scratches obv, edge ragged but of full weight. F/GF+. (£44-60)
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Shilling 1696. Unlisted smaller lettering & portrait. Large flan. F/AF. (£70-90)
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Shilling 1697. 3rd bust. Sea salvage with bright, porous appearance, die crack across portrait, small dig above, some hairlines, o/wise VF. (£52-70)
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Halfpenny 1697. Small weak area at bottom edge obv & top edge rev. Rare this nice. VF+. (£110-130)
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Halfpenny 1698. Date in legend. Peck 674 - VR. F (£27-38)
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Halfpenny 1699. Date in exergue. Some adhesions. Lettering & date double-struck. Superb portrait. GVF. (£120-150)
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Farthing varieties x 2. Unlisted in Colin Cooke collection. 1719, large 9 but no A/N in Britain. 1754, no rev stops (obv stops clear). Porous GF & G (£27-38)
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Halfpenny 1826, Roman I in date. Peck & Spink unlisted. Extremely rare - leading auctioneer sold one in 2011 & hasn't sold one since, document supplied. Some surface & edge marks. F. (£44-60)
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Third Farthing 1835. Rare this nice. Traces of lustre obv & good lustre rev. AUNC. (£90-110)
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Maundy Penny 1859. Unlisted 8 over a small 1. Light olive tone. AUNC. (£36-50)
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Penny 1860, variety. Freeman 8B (1*+B). R18. (Only 6 to 15 examples). Cat £500 in F in Freeman 2006. Pitted. Fair - Good. (£120-150)
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Victorian Rarities x 2. Shilling 1865 die 53, unlisted in ESC 2015 & Florin 1874/3 die 30. Very rare variety & extremely rare using this die number (usually 29). F/GF & VG. (£36-50)
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Farthings x 3. 1874H, 75H & 81H (Cooke 110) & this piece much nicer than his example). EF, EF traces of lustre & UNC with almost full lustre, spot after 81H & minor handling marks rev. (£30-50)
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Shilling 1889. Large head. Truncation close to edge, Davies 986 (obv 2), brilliant & proof-like. ABU. (£80-100)
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Another, but truncation further from border & head slightly larger than obv 2. (Noticeable side by side despite no mention in catalogues). Davies 987 (Obv 3). Scarcer. Proof-like AUNC. (£80-100)
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Sixpence 1908. Usual weak strike, light obv stains, attractive light olive tone. Rare this nice. AUNC. (£50-70)
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Florin 1914. Davies 1737 (small rev design, narrow rim). Sharp portrait, AUNC. (£44-58)
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Half-Crown 1931. Minor bag marks. Superb BU. (£46-60)
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Twopence 1986 error. Struck in CuNi, 5.98g. A similar lot sold at auction last year for over £200 inc premium (documentation supplied). NEF. (£100-140)
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Token. 1811 Sheffield Silver Shilling, Overseers of the Poor. D72. Dark tone. EF. (£46-60)
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Token. Another. D72 obv with D70 rev. Dalton unlisted so very rare at east. Proof-like GEF. (£80-100)
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Token. Bath (Somerset) silver Shilling 1812. D18 & very rare. Ex Baldwins 3/19 for £124. Some patchy, light toning but generally brilliant & proof-like, probably the finest known. ABU (£100-140)
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Token. 19th c Penny. Keighley Workhouse 1812 counter-marks on B'ham Union Copper Co Penny. Very rare in this condition, despite edginess & old scratches rev. Countermarks carefully struck. O/wise NVF. (£36-48)
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Token. India. Assam Shillong Soldiers Club. I unit. Pridmore 205. Rare, some lustre. AUNC. (£27-38)
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Token. Ireland 10 Pence 1806 Bank Token. Some flecking rev. Toned NEF. (£40-50)
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Ireland. Gun money Shilling. Jan 1689. 5.77g. Nice portrait, compare ebay prices. VF/GF. (£50-70)
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Another. 5.45g. Error - reversed a in Jan. With 1991 dealer's ticket for £25, VG. (£36-50)
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Another, 5.28g. Errors - no rev stops & M of MAG over I. Good. (£25-40)
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Another. 5.55g, December. Error - x /10 for r/10. Obv only Fair, rev much better - short of flan, o/wise F. (£36-50)
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Mexico. "Piece of Eight" Reales 1777 FM. Compare with ebay 355596481757 @ £600. Large but very faint X scratched in front of king's face. O/wise pleasantly toned GVF. (£150-200)
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USA. Double-Headed Washington Cent. Compare ebay. An edge nick or two each side & some old scratches which look bad from some angles. O/wise VF35. (£80-100)
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US/UK Evasion Halfpenny undated. . GEORGIVS WASHINGTON / NORTH WALES. 5.66g. Severe edge flaw o/wise F for issue. (£50-70)
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Sweden. 1/2 Skilling 1829. Compare ebay item 305245600037 slabbed MS62 @ £140. This one NEF. (£36-50)
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UK Proof Set 1911. 8 coins - Half-Crown to Maundy 1d, no case. Probably the cheapest 1911 silver proof set on sale anywhere. Nice matching tone. Minor imperfections: tiny edge flaw on 2/6d, obv of 2/- cleaned, small scuff in obv field of 6d (probably just toning rubbed rather than a scratch). UNC - AFDC. (£700-750)
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Edward VIII Fantasy 6 coin Proof Set. Box, no cert. Compare ebay. Some spotting. AFDC (£60-80)
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Australia. Proof Set 1974. Box & certificate. Brilliant FDC. Cheapest on ebay £89. (£56-76)
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Sixpence 1898. Light tone. UNC. (£48-60)
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Proof Set 1951. Coins lustrous, as struck. Slight damage to box o/wise nice set. (£130-150)
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Sixpence 1902. Nice lustrous light grey tone. Choice UNC. (£54-66)
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Sixpence 1910. Full lustre with a little toning, minor obv bagmarks. GEF/AUNC. (£40-60)
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Sixpence 1913. Lightly toned with good lustre. Rare date in high grade. Choice UNC. (£45-60)
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Sixpence 1914. Full lustre with light toning. Well struck, just trivial rim imperfections o/wise choice UNC. (£33-46)
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Proofs x 3. Shilling 1950E & Sixpences 1950 & 51. All full lustre, choice as struck. (£59-70)
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Threepences x 2. 1835 & 1893 JH. Both light tones with minor obv imperfections and rare. VF/EF & GF/VF. (£48-60)
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Threepence 1884. Full lustre with light toning, trivial imperfections o/wise BU. (£65-80)
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Maundy Twopence 1930. Full lustre and proof like. Choice as struck. (£30-40)