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Victoria (1837-1901), Jubilee Head, Florins (6), 1887-92 inclusive (ESC 868, 870-4; S 3925) [6]. Extremely fine or better £150-200
Hammer Price: £410
David II (1329-1371), Second/Third Coinage, Groat, class C, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, older bust with aquiline nose, tressure of six arcs, nothing in spandrels, star behind head, rev. star between e and d of edinbvrgh, 4.14g/12h (SCBI 35, 390; B vol. I, p. 257; S 5123). Slightly weak on portrait, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare £400-500
Victoria (1837-1901), Jubilee Head, Sixpence, 1893 (ESC 1761; S 3929). About very fine, extremely rare £300-400
Victoria (1837-1901), Old Head, Proof Crown, 1893, edge lvi (ESC 304; S 3937). Good extremely fine or better, toned £250-300
John (as King, 1199-1216), Third coinage, Penny, Limerick, Wace, WACE ON LI[M], 1.26g/6h; Halfpenny, Limerick, Wace, WACE ON LI, 0.64g/2h (S 6229, 6232; DF 50-1) [2]. Fair to fine, both scarce £90-120
Victoria (1837-1901), Old Head, Maundy sets (5), 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901 (ESC 2512-16; S 3943) [20]. Extremely fine or better; in contemporary dated cases £300-350
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Shilling, 1848/6 (ESC 1294; S 3904). Good very fine, very rare £150-200
Victoria (1837-1901), Old Head, Proof Farthing, 1895, edge plain, 2.73g/12h (Freeman 571A; BMC –; Cooke –). Brilliant and attractively toned, extremely rare £300-400
James III (1460-1488), Base silver issue, 1471-83, Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross pattée, tressure of eight arcs, rev. mullet in first and fourth, thistle-head in second and third quarters, double saltire stops both sides, 1.89g/5h (SCBI 35, 749ff; cf. B 7, fig. 578; S 5270). Small edge split, otherwise good fine with a good portrait £350-450
William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1697n, third bust (ESC 1106; S 3509). Some surface marks, otherwise about very fine, rare £150-200
Malta, Jean de la Vallette (1557-68), 4 Tarí, 11.61g/8h (RS 28; Schembri 1). Small edge split, otherwise very fine or better, dark tone £150-200
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, a fine set of electrotypes by R. Ready, comprising Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat, Threepence, Halfgroat, Penny and Halfpenny, all except last mm. book [8]. Good quality, much as made, very fine to extremely fine, toned; in a 19th century fitted case £400-600
Hammer Price: £420
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Restrike Pattern Penny, 1860, by J. Moore for E. Shorthouse, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.65g/12h (Freeman 852; BMC 2125; Magnay 286-7; Bamford –; Adams 181). Characteristic group of rust spots on neck partially polished out, extremely fine, rare £150-200
James VI (1567-1625), Before Accession, Balance Half-Merk, 1591, mm. cinquefoil, 4.34g/3h (SCBI 35, – ; SCBI 58, 1492-4; B 1, fig. 937; S 5491). Obverse weak in centre, otherwise very fine, rare £400-500
Anne (1702-1714), Crown, 1708/7e, second bust, edge SEPTIMO (ESC 107; S 3600). First two digits of date weak, otherwise very fine or better, the overdate clear £400-600
George IV (1820-1830), Crown, 1822, edge TERTIO (ESC 252; S 3805). Some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £300-400
William IV (1830-1837), Halfcrown, 1835 (ESC 665; S 3834). Slight scuffing, otherwise extremely fine, rare £250-300
Charles I (1625-1649), Richmond issues, Type 6, mm. rose, die 6, on an untrimmed blank, 0.70g/12h (E 111kk; BMC 225; Cooke –; S 3187A). Small edge crack, otherwise fine, reverse better, rare £250-300
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Shilling, 1869, die 14 (ESC 1319; S 3906A). Good extremely fine, toned £120-150
Charles I (1625-1649), Rose issues, Type 4b/3 mule, mm. crescent/mullet, 0.82g/12h (E 181; BMC 326; Cooke 1538; S 3206/3203). Good fine and a great rarity; only 5 specimens believed known, of which this is perhaps the finest in private hands £150-200
George I (1714-1727), Halfcrown, 1723, ss c (ESC 592; S 3643). Small obverse edge flaws, otherwise obverse nearly very fine, reverse better £400-500
Mary (1542-1567), First period, Testoon, type IIIb, 1558, mm. crown on rev. only, interior of crown above shield hatched, no annulets, IN of REGINA punched over N, rev. reads LIBER · AME, 5.99g/9h (cf. SCBI 35, 1016-18; SCBI 58, 362, same rev. die; cf. B 27; S 5406). Very fine £300-350
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Maundy sets (3), 1868, 1872, 1874 (ESC 2480, 2485, 2487; S 3916) [12]. Extremely fine or better; in contemporary dated cases £250-300
Jordan, Hussein ibn Talal, Proof 50 Fils, 1975, in gold (KM. 18 [Pn11]; F p.575). Brilliant, extremely rare £300-400
Malta, Jean de la Vallette (1557-68), 2 Tarí, 5.78g/8h (RS 83; Schembri 1). A few traces of verdigris, otherwise about very fine, rare £250-300
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Trial striking of the obv. for a Pattern Crown, 1818, by B. Pistrucci, in lead, laureate bust right, georgius iii d : g : britanniarum rex f : d :, edge plain, 48.06g (cf. L & S 196; cf. Selig 1205). Some surface marks, otherwise very fine, of the highest rarity £300-400
Hammer Price: £430
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof set, 1983, comprising gold Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [3]. Brilliant; in brown leatherette case of issue £500-600
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Crown, 1847, edge xi (ESC 286; S 3882). A couple of stains on obverse and slight surface marks, otherwise extremely fine but lightly cleaned at some time £400-500
Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1662, first bust, rose below, edge undated (ESC 15; S 3350). Obverse good fine, reverse very fine £300-350
India, EIC, Madras Presidency, Mohur, 1819 issue, 11.65g (Prid. 241; KM. 421.1; F 1587). A few surface marks, otherwise good very fine or better £300-350
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Sixpences (2), both 1862 (ESC 1711; S 3908) [2]. One about very fine, other about extremely fine but scratched on head, rare £150-200
Anne (1702-1714), Halfcrown, 1703 VIGO, edge TERTIO (ESC 569; S 3580). Very fine or better, toned £300-400
Hammer Price: £440
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Proof or Trial Halfpenny, 1868, in cupro-nickel, edge plain, 5.44g/12h (Freeman 304; BMC 1794). Some light spotting on obverse, otherwise practically as struck, rare £200-250
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof set, 1987, comprising gold Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [3]. Brilliant; in red leatherette case of issue £500-600
Elizabeth II (1952- ), Proof set, 1988, comprising gold Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [3]. Brilliant; in blue leatherette case of issue £500-600
Victoria (1837-1901), Young Head, Shilling, 1851 (ESC 1298; S 3904). Has been lightly cleaned at some time but now beginning to tone, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £200-300
James III (1460-1488), Ecclesiastical issues, Farthing, Bp Kennedy, type II, rev. mo pavper, 0.69g/2h (SCBI 35, 805; S 5314). Nearly very fine, very rare £300-350
George V (1910-1936), Crown, 1936 (ESC 381; S 4036). Good extremely fine £300-400
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by C.H. Küchler (late Soho), in bronzed-copper, from the same dies as previous, edge centre-grained, 12.68g/6h (BMC 1244 [KH 22]; S 3778). Minor marks, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck £150-200
Hammer Price: £450
Charles II (1660-1685), Hammered coinage, Second issue, Shilling, mm. crown on obv. only, 5.76g/12h (ESC 1013; N 2763; S 3314). Slightly flat on portrait, otherwise good fine, reverse better, rare £500-700
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