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George III (1760-1820), 1787 (3), with hearts, without hearts (2) (ESC 1626, 1629; S 3748-9) [4]. Very fine to extremely fine £70-90
Hammer Price: £75
James I (1603-1625), Harington issues, Type 1a, mm. A, 0.25g/6h (E 2; BMC 28; Cooke 869; S 2674). About very fine £90-120
James I (1603-1625), Harington issues, Type 1a, mm. ermine, 0.33g/6h (E 10; BMC 34; Cooke 882-4; S 2674). Good very fine £90-120
James I (1603-1625), Lennox issues, Type 5, mm. cross pattée, 0.73g/6h (E 54a; BMC 112; Cooke 1094-6; S 2681). A little off-centre, otherwise good very fine £90-120
George VI (1936-1952), Maundy Fourpences (2), both 1937; Maundy Threepence, 1940; Maundy Twopences (2) and Maundy Penny, all 1937 (S 4087-90) [6]. Extremely fine £40-60
Charles I (1625-1649), Transitional issues, Double-arched crowns (2), mm. harp, 0.49g/12h (E 123; BMC 228; Cooke 1335-6; S 3196); mm. pierced quatrefoil, 0.44g/6h (E 124; BMC 229; Cooke 1337-45; S 3196) [2]. About very fine, rare £90-120
Cook, B.J., and others (eds), British Numismatic Journal, London, vols. 63-71 inclusive [1993-2001]; together with other references (18), by Purvey, Dyer, Linecar, Sutherland, Nathanson, etc; Spink Coin Auctions (London), Nos. 6, 16, 18, 45, 48, 55, 56, 58-60, 62, 63, 109, 131, 139, 151, including Norweb I-IV complete, Shuttlewood, Hughes, Selig George III, etc [Lot]. Publishers’ bindings; BNJs as new, some others working copies £60-80
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Testoons, MDXLIX, Tower I, mm. arrow, bust 3, 4.44g/2h (N 1917/1; S 2466). Surfaces marked, fair £60-80
Ruding, R., Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain and its Dependencies from the earliest period of authentic history to the reign of Victoria, 3 vols, Akerman’s 3rd edn, London, 1840, xxii + 422pp, 520pp, 160 engraved plates (Manville 321) [3]. Original green decorated boards, spines ribbed and gilt; spine of Vol. III loose, otherwise fine and clean £70-90
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, York, mm. mullet, 2.67g/11h (N 1939; S 2484). Creased, cracked and scratched, about fine, rare £50-70
George II (1727-1760), 1731, long thin ribbons; 1732 (Cooke 412, 417; BMC 858, 859; S 3720) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second about very fine £80-100
France, Napoléon III, 5 Centimes, 1855w, privy mark dog’s head (VG 152; KM. 777.7). As struck with practically full original colour £40-60
William IV (1830-1837), Britannia Groat, 1836 (ESC 1918; S 3837). Good extremely fine, lightly toned £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
William IV (1830-1837), Half-Farthing, 1837; Third-Farthing, 1835 (Cooke 1607, 1634; BMC 1476-7; S 3849-50) [2]. First good fine, second very fine £60-80
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Groat, London, mm. cross II, fleur on breast, reads anglie, 3.63g/8h (N 1423; S 1835). Cleaned, otherwise nearly very fine £60-80
United States of America, Morgan Dollar, 1878, eight tail feathers. Tiny rim nick, otherwise practically as struck with proof-like fields £80-100
Victoria (1837-1901), Pennies (2), 1853, 1857, both close colon (BMC 1504, 1514; S 3948) [2]. About extremely fine, but first with graze in reverse field £90-120
Victoria (1837-1901), Pennies (2), 1854 close colon, 1858 with initials (BMC 1506, 1517; S 3948) [2]. First good very fine, second extremely fine but with minor surface marks £80-100
Victoria (1837-1901), Pennies (3), 1854 far colon, 1858/7, 1858 no initials (BMC 1507, 1516-17; S 3948) [3]. About extremely fine £90-120
Edward I (1272-1307), Class 5 (2), 8, all London, 0.34g/8h, 0.29g/12h, 0.24g/6h (Withers 18, 20; N 1054/2, 1056; S 1446B, 1448) [3]. First two good fine or better, third fair to fine £80-100
Victoria (1837-1901), Halfpence (2), 1841, 1853 (BMC 1524, 1539; S 3949) [2]. Extremely fine, first with considerable original colour £100-150
Victoria (1837-1901), Farthing, 1857 (Cooke 181; BMC 1585; S 3950). Light handling marks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, almost full original colour £70-90
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Threepence, 1575, mm. eglantine, bust 4D, 1.40g/5h (N 1998; S 2566). A few obverse surface marks, otherwise good very fine or better £60-80
Edward VII (1901-1910), Florin, 1903 (ESC 921; S 3981). Small dig behind head, otherwise good very fine or better £120-150
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1587, mm. crescent, bust 5A, 3.03g/3h (N 2015; S 2578A). Some surface marks and scratches, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce £60-80
Charles I (1625-1649), Richmond issues, Type 2 counterfeits (7), mm. dagger (2), 0.45g/12h, 0.40g/12h (both E C53; S 3183B); mm. fusil, 0.55g/12h (E C54; S 3183B); mm. mascle (2), 0.72g/12h, 0.32g/12h (both E C63; S 3183B); mm. star, 0.37g/12h (E C66; S 3183B); mm. tun, 0.40g/12h (E C71; S 3183B) [7]. E C66 mediocre, E C71 very fine, others generally fine, first showing part of next coin on the strip £50-70
Charles I (1625-1649), Maltravers issues, Type 3 (4), mm. martlet/bell, 0.65g/12h (E 136a; BMC 265; Cooke 1466-9; S 3199); mm. woolpack/portcullis, 0.57g/12h (E 137b; BMC 266; Cooke 1470-5; S 3199); mm. harp/billet (2), 0.60g/12h (E 140a; BMC 261; Cooke 1457; S 3199), 0.62g/12h (E 140b; BMC 261; BMC 1457; S 3199) [4]. Third good very fine, others about very fine £70-90
Charles I (1625-1649), Rose issues, Type 2 (2), mm. lis on obv. only, 1.19g/12h (E 152; BMC 302; Cooke 1496; S 3202); mm. lis both sides, 0.95g/12h (E 153d; BMC 299 var; Cooke 1493; S 3202) [2]. Fine £30-40
Charles I (1625-1649), Rose issues, Type 3 (10), mm. lis both sides (4), 0.97g/12h, 0.96g/12h (both E 165a; BMC 305; 1499; S 3203), 0.97g/12h, 0.63g/12h (both E 165d; BMC 311; Cooke 1504-5; S 3203); mm. mullet both sides (6), 0.94g/12h, 0.91g/12h, 0.81g/12h, 0.76g/12h, 0.75g/12h, 0.74g/12h (all E 172a; BMC 314; Cooke 1514-23; S 3203) [10]. Sixth very fine and well struck, others generally fine, one or two better £60-80
Charles II (1660-1685), Fourpence, 1679 (ESC 1851; S 3384). Double-struck, otherwise good very fine and toned, an attractive mis-strike £30-40
Eire, Sixpences (10), 1942, 1952, 1960-1-3-4-6-7-8-9; Threepences (16), 1939, 1940-2-8-9, 1950-3-6, 1961-2-3-4-5-6-7-8; Pennies (11), 1940-2-6-8, 1962-3-4-5-6-7-8; Halfpence (11), 1939, 1940-1-2-3-9, 1952, 1964-5-6-7; Farthings (10), 1939, 1940-1-3-4-6-9, 1953, 1959, 1966; Ten Shillings, 1966 (S 6641-6) [59]. The 1939 and 1940 Halfpence extremely fine, 1943 and 1953 Farthings mint state, others generally very fine and better, recent bronze with original colour £60-80
Peck, C.W., English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958, 2nd edn, London, 1964, xx + 648pp, 50 plates, dj (Manville 1115). Publishers’ blue cloth; fine and clean £60-80
Ruding, R., Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain and its Dependencies from the earliest period of authentic history to the end of the fiftieth year of the reign of his present majesty King George III, 4 vols bound in two, 1st edn, London, 1817, xxxvi + 518, 532, 542pp, 113 engraved plates (Manville 277) [3]. Tan cloth; some light foxing, otherwise a fine and clean set £100-150
George II (1727-1760), 1734 (2), 1735, 1736 with wide spaced date (Cooke 394, 399, 405; BMC 861, 863, 864; S 3720) [4]. Third very fine, last nearly so, others in varied state, one with pickled surfaces £80-100
George II (1727-1760), 1737, small date, widely-spaced rex; 1739 (3) (Cooke 382, 391; BMC 866, 869; S 3720) [4]. One 1739 good very fine and patinated, others in varied state £80-100
Victoria (1837-1901), 1881h, 1893 (F 548, 568; BMC 1904, 1923; S 3958-9) [2]. Brilliant mint state £60-80
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Halfpenny, 1770 (BMC 893; S 3774). Extremely fine, attractive chocolate patina £120-150
Roman Imperial coins, Nero, As, Rome, c. 65, bust right, rev. temple of Janus with closed doors, 11.53g/6h (RIC 304; C 132). Flan slightly bent, otherwise about very fine £70-90
Miscellaneous, Hadrian, Denarius and Sestertius; other ancient coins (6) [8]. Varied state £40-60
India, George V, Rupee, 1912b (Prid. 218; KM. 524); together with other Indian coins in silver (5), base metal (3) [9]. First extremely fine or better, others in varied state £70-90
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