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Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Trefoil issue, Groat, London, mm. crosses IIIb/V, leaf on breast, trefoils by neck and after gra, rev. leaf before lon, trefoil after don, 3.88g/1h (Whitton 30a; N 1496; S 1908). Nearly extremely fine, attractively toned £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Sixpence, 1656, mm. sun on obv. only, 2.87g/6h (ESC 1492; N 2726; S 3219). On a slightly small flan, otherwise good fine, toned £150-200
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroat, Canterbury, Abp Cranmer, mm. Catherine wheel on obv. only, tc by shield, 1.30g/7h (Whitton vi; N 1804; S 2345). Very fine or better, attractively toned £120-150
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroat, York, Abp Lee, mm. key, el by shield, 1.34g/6h (Whitton iii; N 1807; S 2348). Good very fine, attractively toned £150-180
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Testoon, Tower, mm. pellet-in-annulet, obv. saltire stops, rev. annulet on inner circle, broken saltire stops, 6.50g/5h (Jacob O10/R16; N 1841; S 2366). Some dark surface deposit in places, fair to fine £400-600
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Groat, Bristol, mm. WS on rev. only, local bust, Lombardic letters both sides, lis in forks, rose after civitas and lis before bristolie, pellet below shield in third quarter, 2.40g/10h (Whitton 2; N 1846; S 2372). Nearly very fine, rare £250-350
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Farthing, 1775, obv. 1, b of britannia over r (Cooke 349-51; BMC 908 variant; S 3775 variant). Good extremely fine, much original colour, rare £200-250
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Third issue, Threepence, 1568, 8 inverted, mm. coronet, bust 4D, 1.52g/3h (N 1998; S 2566). Good very fine, lightly toned £120-150
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1590, mm. hand, bust 6C, 2.97g/7h (N 2015; S 2578B). A few hairlines on obverse, otherwise very fine with attractive light grey tone £120-150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet-Trefoil sub-issue, Halfgroat, Calais, mm. cross V, no fleur on breast, reads angl z f’, rev. trefoil after posvi, annulet under cal, 1.91g/12h (Whitton 13d; N 1429; S 1855). Small graze on obverse, otherwise about very fine, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £270
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1656, mm. sun on obv. only, 5.85g/7h (ESC 995; N 2724; S 3217). A few light scratches on reverse, otherwise nearly very fine £200-300
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Halfgroat, York, Abp Wolsey, mm. voided cross, obv. mark with extra pellet in one quarter, tw by shield, cardinal’s hat below, 1.25g/11h (Whitton i (var.); N 1805; S 2346). Small scratch in obverse field, otherwise very fine or better £150-180
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Shilling, undated, Durham House, mm. bow, bust 2, frosted garniture, wire-line inner circles, 4.38g/1h (Bispham 5F; N 1924; S 2472). About fine, rare £120-150
Sotheby & Co, The Valuable Collection of English Coins, the property of the late Thomas Wakley, 6-8 December 1909, 489 lots, 9 plates; bound with The Collection of British, Saxon and English Coins formed by E.K. Burstal, 6-7 November 1912, 250 lots, 7 plates; bound with The Important Collection of Anglo-Saxon and English Coins, the property of F.A. Walters, 26-30 May 1913, 680 lots, 16 plates. All priced, Wakley and Walters with buyers’ names; bound in half-leather and brown boards, ribbed...
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Halfpenny, 1775 (BMC 908; S 3774); together with a contemporary counterfeit, 1775 [2]. First practically as struck with considerable original colour, second good fine and of competent work £200-250
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1563, mm. star, bust D, cross pattée, borders of pellets, 3.23g/6h (Borden/Brown 32, O1/R1; N 2028; S 2598). Nearly very fine, some hairlines £120-150
Hammer Price: £260
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof Sovereigns (2), 2004, 2005 [2]. Brilliant; in black Royal Mint cases of issue £250-300
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Threepence, 1564/3, bust D, cross pattée, 1.43g/6h (Borden/Brown 48; N 2036; S 2605). Small striking split at 2 o’clock and a little crimped, otherwise good fine, rare £90-120
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof Half-Sovereigns (4), 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002 [4]. Brilliant; in cases of issue £250-300
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof 50 Pence, 2004, in gold, Four-minute mile (S 4615). Brilliant; in case of issue £250-300
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof 50 Pence, 2007, in gold, Boy Scouts (S 4619). Brilliant; in red case of issue £250-300
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, Coventry, class VI, mm. sun, quatrefoils by neck, fleurs on cusps except above crown, c on breast, small contraction after cove, 2.77g/7h (B & W VI, 1; N 1581; S 2008). Hairline striking crack at top, obverse very fine, reverse fine, rare £250-300
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Halfgroats (4), from different dies (ESC 2160; S 3221) [4]. Very fine to extremely fine £200-250
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. rose, bust D, reads franc, saltires in forks, 2.83g/11h (Laker D; Whitton i, 3; N 1797; S 2337E). Legends weak in places, otherwise very fine with clear portrait £150-180
John (1199-1216), Penny, class 5b, Carlisle, Tomas, tomas · on · car, 1.39g/3h (Allen 515/513; SCBI Mass 1461, same dies; N 970; S 1351). A little scratched and obverse slightly double struck, otherwise fine or better, rare £70-90
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, Sixpence, York, mm. mullet, 2.92g/8h (N 1939; S 2484). A little creased, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce £200-300
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threepence, 1572/2 inverted, mm. ermine, bust 4D, 1.56g/10h (N 1998; S 2566). On a slightly irregular flan and obverse off-centre, otherwise extremely fine £70-90
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fifth issue, Threepences (5), all 1578, mm. Greek cross, bust 4D, different dies, 1.63g/1h, 1.59g/12h, 1.57g/7h, 1.56g/8h, 1.49g/10h (N 1998; S 2573) [5]. Mostly very fine or nearly so £150-180
Victoria (1837-1901), Double-Florins (7), all 1887 Arabic I; Halfcrowns (5), all 1887 Jubilee; Florins (2), both 1887 Jubilee (S 3922, 3924-5) [14]. Generally extremely fine £150-200
Victoria (1837-1901), Maundy sets (4), 1893, 1899, 1901 (2) (ESC 2508, 2514, 2516; S 3943) [16]. Extremely fine or better; second and third sets in dated cases, fourth in contemporary case £200-250
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Maundy sets (3), 1963, 1965, 1968 (S 4131) [12]. Extremely fine or better £150-200
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Silver proof Five Pounds (12), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (2, one piédfort), 2003, 2004 (2, one piédfort), 2005 (4, two piédforts), Nelson and Trafalgar [12]. Brilliant; in cases of issue £180-220
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof Two Pounds, 1997, in gold (S 4318). Brilliant; in case of issue £250-300
Hammer Price: £250
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof 50 Pence, 2000, in gold, Public Libraries (S 4613). Brilliant; in case of issue £250-300
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof 50 Pence, 2005, in gold, Johnson’s Dictionary (S 4616). Brilliant; in case of issue £250-300
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle/Leaf-Mascle mule, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIb/V, mascle after rex, rev. mascle before la, leaf under last m of mevm, 3.49g/9h (Whitton 30d; N 1461/1475; S 1889). About very fine, toned, rare £200-250
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Pennies (9), all Gp D, rounder shield without CR, no inner circles (7), mm. pellets (4), mm. bell (3, one on obv. only, two on rev. only); inner circle on obv. (2), mm. pellets, mm. triangle (on obv. only) (SCBI Brooker 699-703; N 2270-1; S 2847-8) [9]. Fine to very fine £150-200
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof sets (8), 2000-1-2-3-4-5-6-7 [87]. Brilliant, in Executive cases of issue £150-200
Edward IV (First reign, 1461-1470), Light coinage, Groat, York, class VI, mm. sun, quatrefoils by neck, fleurs on cusps except above crown, e over fleur on breast, 3.11g/3h (B & W VI; N 1583; S 2012). Slightly off-centre and legends weak in places, otherwise very fine with attractive golden tone £120-150
Miscellaneous, Elizabeth II, Proof Five Pounds, 2000, in silver, Queen Mother (S 4553); together with Sovereigns (2), 1900, 2000 (S 3874, 4430) [3]. Second good very fine, others as struck; in Royal Birthday Collection case of issue £250-300
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