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George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Pattern Crown, undated [1820], by G. Mills and T. Webb for J. Mudie, in silver, laureate bust right, rev. cruciform shields, lesser George in centre, national emblems in angles, edge plain, 27.94g/12h (L & S 214; ESC 221; Selig 1210). Minimal surface marks, otherwise practically as struck with reflective fields, deeply toned, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Trial Crown, 1837 [1893+], by T. Pinches [after J. Bonomi] for J. Rochelle Thomas, in white metal, a reduction positive with the initial parameters of the design and lettering in relief, outline of coronetted head with no detail, witness lines leading from centre, nothing around circumference, rev. Britannia standing, holding Victory, no drapery detail, outline of shield only, no stars around circumference, edge plain, 38.40g/12h (ESC –; L & S –). Extremely fine and...
Charles II (1649-1685), Four Merks, 1674, type III, f below bust, rev. reads br and ·4·, 26.41g/12h (Murray 5b; SCBI 35, 1568; B 4, fig. 1048; S 5606). About very fine for issue, very rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £2,100
George III (1760-1820), Bank of England, Pattern Dollar, 1804, Dickinson types I/3i, by C.H. Küchler, in silver, laureate bust right, leaf to d, ·:c.h.k on truncation, rev. crowned arms in Garter, stop after pense, edge plain, 41mm, 26.92g/12h (ESC 182; L & S 91; Selig 1243; Bushman 312). Traces of undertype on obverse and edge, extremely fine, light dusty tone, rare £1,200-1,500
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Proof Halfcrown, 1816, edge grained, 14.14g/12h (ESC 614; S 3788). Some light hairlining, otherwise good extremely fine, lightly toned, rare £800-1,000
William and Mary (1689-1694), Sixty Shillings, 1692, edge tertio, 27.69g/12h (SCBI 35, 1690-1; B 2, fig. 1065; S 5642). Good very fine with old cabinet tone, very rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £2,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot horseman, Oxford plume behind, pebbly ground below, rev. Declaration, three Oxford plumes above, date and ox below, both between annulets, annulets in field and between digits of date, annulet between n and g of ang, 14.64g/11h (Bull 633/4; Morr. C-4; SCBI Brooker 923, same obv. die; N 2434; S 2961). Die striations in fields, nearly extremely fine and much as struck, lightly toned, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £2,300
Mary (1542-1567), Fourth period, Ryal, 1565, mm. thistle on rev. only, 30.35g/12h (SCBI 35, 1119-20; SCBI 58, 1166; B 1, fig. 904; S 5425). Good very fine with old cabinet tone, rare £800-1,000
Scotland, Uncertain locality, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1793fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked cbco in rectangle, 26.96g/12h (Manville 50, and p.98, this coin listed; KM. CCA39.2). Coin and countermark very fine and toned, extremely rare; perhaps only two others known, one of which is in the British Museum £1,500-2,000
George V (1910-1936), Proof Crown, 1935, in fine silver, incuse edge xxv, 28.24g/12h (L & S 45; ESC 377; S –). A few minimal marks and hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine, extremely rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £2,400
Mary (1542-1567), Fourth period, Ryal, 1565, mm. thistle on rev. only, 30.35g/12h (SCBI 35, 1119-20; SCBI 58, 1166; B 1, fig. 904; S 5425). Small metal flaw on reverse, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned, rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £2,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. prostrate gerb, horseman left, rev. crowned oval shield with lion-skin garniture, colon before legend, 14.78g/6h (Bull 578a; Lyall a/i; SCBI Brooker 1113, same dies; N 2628; S 3131). Clash marks below horse as usual, traces of old staining, otherwise good fine or better, very rare £1,500-2,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Crown, 1847, edge undecimo (ESC 288; S 3883). Some hairlining, otherwise extremely fine, reverse better £800-1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), First coinage, Sixty Shillings, mm. thistle-head, 29.97g/5h (Murray 2; SCBI 35, 1410, same dies; B 1, fig. 996; S 5540). Slightly double-struck on horse’s rump, otherwise good very fine with an unusually detailed portrait £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,600
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, 14.86g/8h (N 2013; S 2583). Some obverse haymarking, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned £1,500-2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp II, mm. plume, plume between cr above oval shield, 29.95g/4h (FRC IX/XIII [Sale, lot 56]; SCBI Brooker 242, same dies; N 2192; S 2756). Slight obverse surface cracking, otherwise better than very fine on a full round flan £1,200-1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 5], mm. lion, 14.65g/12h (Bull 568; Besly 3A; SCBI Brooker 1081, same dies; N 2313; S 2867). Good very fine or better £700-900
Hammer Price: £2,700
James VII (1685-1688), Sixty Shillings, 1688, by M. Young from dies by J. Roettier, c. 1828, in silver, laureate bust right, rev. crowned arms in collar of the Thistle, edge plain, 26.53g/6h (SCBI 35, –; B 1, fig. 1064; S 5634). Better than extremely fine, toned, rare £1,200-1,500
William IV (1830-1837), Proof Halfcrown, 1831, ww in block, edge plain, 13.70g/6h (ESC 657; S 3834A). A little cabinet wear to high points, otherwise virtually as struck, light toning £1,500-2,000
Mary (1542-1567), Fifth period, Two-Thirds-Ryal, 1567, mm. thistle on rev. only, 20.14g/11h (S 5430). Well-struck on a full round flan, good very fine with old cabinet tone £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
Victoria (1837-1901), Halfcrown, 1848 (ESC 681; S 3888). Better than extremely fine, lightly toned, very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,900
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, Aberystwyth horseman, Aberystwyth plume in field behind, group of six pellets before legend, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes above, date below, pellet before legend, 14.74g/5h (Bull 584/4c; SCBI Brooker 814, same obv. die; Morr. B-4; N 2372; S 2928). About very fine, toned, rare £600-800
Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Thistle Bank, a MEXICO, Charles III, 8 Réales, 1761mm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with sideways thistle, rev. countermarked thistle bank · around 4/9, 26.95g/12h (Manville 46, this coin not listed; KM. CC49). Coin and obverse countermark very fine, reverse countermark good fine, attractively toned, by far the earliest date recorded on a coin of this issuer £900-1,200
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Crown, 1821, edge tertio, 28.26g/6h (L & S 15; ESC 250; S 3805). Probably sometime cleaned, now retoned, extremely fine or better, very rare £1,500-2,000
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Pattern Halfcrown, 1651, by P. Blondeau, in silver, mm. sun on obv. only, shield in wreath of oak and palm, rev. conjoined shields, edge trvth and peace 1651 · petrvs blondævs inventor fecit, 14.87g/6h (ESC 444; N 2732). Nearly very fine, very rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £3,100
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp IV, mm. eye, 29.55g/8h (FRC XXIII/XXXIII [Sale, lot 92]; SCBI Brooker 271, same obv. die; N 2198; S 2761). Good very fine with old cabinet tone £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £3,200
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern mule Crown, 1798 [late Soho], types G/1, after C.H. Küchler, in gilt-copper, leaf to upright of e, · · k on truncation, rev. crowned arms, semée of hearts, edge plain, 41mm, 24.11g/12h (Dickinson 9; ESC 175b; L & S –; Selig –; Bushman –). Obverse with some light spotting, otherwise extremely fine, reverse brilliant, of the highest rarity £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,300
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Halfcrown, 1839, one plain and one ornate fillet, ww in relief, edge plain, 13.80g/6h (ESC 670; S 3885). Fields hairlined, otherwise better than extremely fine £1,500-1,800
Oliver Cromwell, Halfcrown, 1658, reads hib (Lessen I26; ESC 447; S 3227A). About extremely fine with reflective fields £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £3,400
George V (1910-1936), Crown, 1934 (ESC 374; S 4036). Extremely fine or better. rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,500
Charles II (1660-1685), Hammered coinage, First issue, Halfcrown, mm. crown on obv. only, 14.97g/9h (ESC 448; N 2759; S 3307). Some scratches and marks in fields, good fine, reverse better, very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,600
George II (1727-1760), Proof Halfcrown, 1746, edge vicesimo, 15.04g/6h (ESC 608; S 3696). Practically as struck with attractive blue tone, rare £2,000-2,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Second Milled issue, Halfcrown, mm. anchor (flukes to left on obv., right on rev.), signed B both sides, 14.86g/6h (Bull 469; SCBI Brooker 724, same dies; N 2304; S 2858). Good very fine, toned £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £3,700
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 3], mm. lion, 14.57g/12h (Bull 554; Besly 1E; SCBI Brooker 1079; N 2311; S 2865). Struck on an a spread polygonal flan, good very fine, rare £900-1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), ‘Blacksmith’s’ issue, Halfcrown, mm. cross potent on obv., harp on rev., horse with cross on housing, 14.08g/7h (Bull 26 var [obv. H]; S 6557; DF 335). About extremely fine for issue and probably much as struck, toned, very rare £1,200-1,500
James II (1685-1688), Halfcrown, 1687, edge tertio, first bust (ESC 498; S 3408). A little haymarked, otherwise about extremely fine £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Half-Pound, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman riding over arms, Oxford plume in field behind, rev. Declaration, three Oxford plumes above, date below, seven pellets before legend, 59.64g/1h (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 868, same dies; N 2404; S 2945). Better than very fine, toned, rare £3,000-3,500
Hammer Price: £3,900
George V (1910-1936), Pattern Double-Florin or Four Shillings, 1911, by R. Huth, in silver, bust left, rev. cruciform shields, Roman 1s in date, edge plain, 22.68g/12h (L & S 18; ESC 401). Good extremely fine, matt with patchy toning, rare £800-1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. plume on obv., Br on rev., Bristol plumelet behind horseman, rev. Declaration, three plumes above, 13.99g/5h (Bull 638/10c; Morr. D-10; SCBI Brooker 975; N 2489; S 3007). Weak in places, otherwise about extremely fine, much as struck with a superbly detailed equestrian portrait, very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
George V (1910-1936), Crown, 1934 (ESC 374; S 4036). Virtually as struck with proof-like fields, rare £3,000-3,500
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