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Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Pyramids type, York, Earncil (Arncetel?), earcil on eoferp:, annulet in one quarter, 1.37g/2h (Freeman 110; Doubleday 612, same dies; SCBI Yorkshire 634-9; N 831; S 1184). Full and round, good very fine and pleasantly toned £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Half-Ponds (3), 1894, 1895, 1896 (Hern Z40, 41, 42; KM. 9.2; F 3) [3]. Good fine £300-350
Hammer Price: £410
Halfcrown, 1909 (ESC 754; S 3980). A few small marks on King’s neck and face, otherwise practically as struck, toned £300-350
South Africa, George VI, Crowns (46), 1949 (10), 1950, 1951 (12), 1952 (23) (Hern S 314-17; KM. 40.1, 40.2, 41) [46]. Many extremely fine; housed in a red coin album £350-400
Hammer Price: £400
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Second coinage, Groat, Tower, mm. arrow on obv., lis on rev., bust D, reads agl, saltires in forks, 2.54g/5h (Whitton vii; N 1797; S 2337E). About very fine, toned, the combination of mintmarks rare £150-200
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1652, mm. sun on obv. only, no stop after the, 5.70g/1h (ESC 986; N 2724; S 3217). Good fine or better, on a full flan £200-250
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, 1612 (4), all mm. tower (one over bell on obv.) fourth bust, one reads rer for rex, one reads separt on rev., 2.67g/11h, 2.64g/5h, 2.51g/2h, 2.43g/3h (N 2103; S 2658) [4]. Fine, rare £300-350
Germany, Nuremberg, Jetons (28), Damianus Krauwinckel (M 1435); Egidius Krauwinckel (M 1437); Kilian Koch (3, M 1455 and p.425); anonymous (2, M 1463, 1470); Hans Krauwinckel I (M 1490); Hans Krauwinckel II (20), various types (M 1505, 1509, 1518, 1534-5, 1542, 1557, 1574, 1603, 1607a, 1608-9, 1613, 1616, 1637, 1648, 1650, 1663) [28]. Varied state; all identified in envelopes £80-100
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Short Cross type, London, Wulfsige, wvlsi on lvnd, 1.05g/1h (Freeman 764; N 818; S 1175). Round and well-struck, nearly extremely fine £200-300
Victoria (1837-1901), 1873 (3), dies 78, 81, 86 (Davies 1079-81; ESC 1727; S 3910) [3]. All practically as struck, toned £300-350
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Testoons, MDXLIX, Southwark, mm. Y, bust 6 prototype, 4.49g/8h (N 1917/2; S 2472C). Striking crack at 10 o’clock, coarse surfaces and centres weak, otherwise fine, rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £390
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Sixth issue, Sixpence, 1583, mm. A (over bell on rev.), bust 5A, 3.13g/6h (N 2015; S 2578A). Very fine or better £150-200
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type, London, Alfwine, alfpine on lv [—], 1.38g/6h (BMC 138; N 870; S 1275). Flat in one quarter, otherwise very fine or better, toned £250-300
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, London (3), all mm. Y, large lettering, small lis, 3.10g/7h, 2.94g/6h, 2.78g/10h (N 1938; S 2483) [3]. All slightly creased, otherwise fine or better £300-350
Hammer Price: £380
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Gp C, mm. plume, rev. two cruciform stops in legend, 2.85g/9h (SCBI Brooker 594, same obv. die; N 2238; S 2809). F 7 scratched on reverse, otherwise very fine £150-200
William III (1694-1702), 1696, first bust, large crowns, early harp, second l of gvlielmvs over m, e of et over r on rev. (ESC –; S 3520). Nearly extremely fine, neither error apparently recorded, very rare £150-200
Florin, 1908 (ESC 926; S 3981). Extremely fine or better, rare £200-250
Early Uninscribed issues, Quarter-Stater, British Qc [Remic type], degraded head of Apollo, rev. triple-tailed horse right, floral sun above, six-spoked wheel below, 1.34g/9h (ABC 500; BMC 489-94; VA 222; S 48). Better than very fine £250-300
George IV (1820-1830), 1826 (2), types 2 and 3 (Davies 262, 270; ESC 1660, 1662; S 3814-15) [2]. Good very fine and better, first rare £120-150
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1900 (Hern Z53; KM. 10.2; F 2). Weak on eagle’s breast as usual and a couple of rim nicks, otherwise good very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £370
Edward VI (1547-1553), Second period, 6 oz. issue, Testoons, MDL, Tower I, mm. swan I on obv., swan II on rev., bust 5, 5.18g/2h (N 1919/1; S 2466). Obverse slightly off-centre and double-struck, some hairlines, otherwise good fine £150-200
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, London, mm. tun, 3.04g/2h (N 1938; S 2483). Doubly creased, otherwise good very fine £300-400
George II (1727-1760), Half-Guinea, 1756 (MCE 364; S 3685). Sometime cleaned, otherwise good fine £300-350
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, 1625, Gp A, mm. lis, 3.01g/11h (SCBI Brooker 571; N 2235; S 2805). Slightly creased, otherwise very fine £200-250
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Gp E (4), all mm. triangle, 2.95g/12h, 2.94g/10h, 2.92g/7h, 2.87g/9h (SCBI Brooker 637-40; N 2245; S 2816) [4]. Fine to very fine £200-250
Charles I to George IV, copper coins (10, including Irish); together with AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, Martin & Sachs, Penny [11]. Varied state £150-200
Gallo-Belgic issues, Stater, series E [Ambiani], blank, rev. disjointed horse right, pellets and ornament above, seven-spoked wheel below, 5.77g (ABC 16; VA 52; S 11). About very fine £250-300
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Crown, 1892, single shaft (Hern Z37; KM. 8.1). Nearly very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £360
Spain, Alfonso XIII, 5 Pesetas, 1889mp-m (KM. 689); together with other Spanish coins in silver (21), base metal (73), mostly 19th and 20th century [95]. First about very fine, others in varied state £120-150
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Shilling, 1651, mm. sun on obv. only, no stops on obv., 5.91g/2h (ESC 983B; N 2724; S 3217). Good fine or better on a full round flan, scarce £200-250
Edward VI (1547-1553), Third period, Fine issue, London, mm. Y, small lettering, large lis, 3.07g/11h (N 1938; S 2483). Obverse fine, reverse better £200-250
James I (1603-1625), Second coinage, 1610/09 (2), 1610, all mm. bell (over key), fourth bust, second reads searet, third reads conivnit, 2.91g/5h, 2.88g/5h, 2.89g/9h (N 2103; S 2658) [3]. Fine to nearly very fine £200-250
George IV (1820-1830), Shilling, 1821 (ESC 1247; S 3810). Practically as struck with peripheral toning £150-200
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Milled coinage, Sixpence, 1564/2, mm. star, bust D, rev. cross pattée, toothed borders, 3.10g/7h (Borden/Brown 34, O2/R2; N 2028; S 2597). Slightly weak on crown (and corresponding on reverse), a few light surface marks, otherwise very fine, rare £300-400
Halfcrown, 1908 (ESC 753; S 3980). Good very fine, reverse better, rare £150-200
Pennies (10), 1902 (2, F 156-7; BMC 2205-6), 1903 (F 158), 1904, 1905 (F 161; BMC 2211), 1906, 1907, 1908 (F 166; BMC 2216), 1909 (F 168), 1910 (S 3990, 3990A) [10]. Extremely fine and better, all with considerable original colour, but the 1908 lightly lacquered in the past £200-250
Early Uninscribed issues, Unit, ‘Newbury Head’ type, helmeted head left with J-shaped locks of hair, rev. horse left with beaded main and corded tail, spiral above, pellet-in-annulets around and below, 0.96g/9h (ABC 848; BMC –; VA –; S –). Slight chip, otherwise nearly very fine, extremely rare £350-400
George III (1760-1820), Uniface portrait trial by J Barber, in silver, similar to last, signed i b below, 1.42g. Extremely fine, attractively toned, very rare £150-200
Edward III (1327-1377), Transitional Treaty period, Quarter-Noble, mm. cross potent, pellets in spandrels, rev. large pellet in centre, annulets in angles, pellets in spandrels, saltire stops both sides, 1.99g/10h (N 1224; S 1501). Slightly crimped and with a tiny edge crack, otherwise about very fine £250-350
Hammer Price: £350
RUSSIA, coins in silver (11), base metal (2), 16th to 19th century [13]. Varied state £40-60
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