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Tower mint, Shilling, Gp F, mm. triangle (over anchor, flukes to right on obv., over anchor flukes to right over tun on rev.), bust 5, large mark of value, pellet stops both sides, 5.99g/7h (Sharp F5/1; SCBI Brooker –; N 2230/1; S 2797). Better than fine but portrait weak, the reverse overmarks very rare £200-300
£200–£300
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp G, mm. triangle-in-circle (small on obv. and perhaps from a Sixpence punch), bust 1, pellet stops both sides, 6.10g/1h (Sharp G1/2; SCBI Brooker 549-50; N 2231; S 2799). On an unusually spread flan for the issue, good fine, reverse better £100-150
£100–£150
Tower mint, Under Parliament, Shilling, Gp G, mm (R) [sideways on obv.], bust 1, pellet stops both sides, 6.08g/6h (Sharp G1/2; SCBI Brooker 555, this coin; N 2231/2; S 2800). On a small flan but full weight, centres weak, otherwise about very fine and toned, the error very rare £100-150
Tower mint, Under Parliament, Shilling, Gp G, mm. eye, bust 2, pellet stops both sides, 6.08g/6h (Sharp G2/2; SCBI Brooker 556-9; N 2232; S 2800). A few weak spots, otherwise about very fine for issue £100-150
Tower mint, Under Parliament, Shilling, Gp H, mm. sceptre, bust 2, pellet stops both sides, 6.16g/10h (Sharp H2/1; SCBI Brooker –; N 2234; S 2803). The reverse struck from the larger H1 die, good fine, very rare £150-200
£150–£200
Charles I (1625-1649), Provincial issues, Aberystwyth, mm. book, inner circle on obv. only, 2.59g/9h (Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker –; N 2334; S 2887). Slightly small of flan, otherwise very fine, rare £600-800
£600–£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Provincial issues, Dovey Furnace, mm. crown, 2.76g/12h (SCBI Brooker 789, same dies; N 2353; S 2910). Coarse surfaces and centres almost flat, otherwise about fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
£1,200–£1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Provincial issues, Worcester or Shrewsbury, mm. castle on obv., boar’s head on rev., 2.66g/11h (Allen A-1; SCBI Brooker 1175, same dies; N 2621: S 3115). Slightly creased, otherwise nearly very fine, very rare £3,000-4,000
£3,000–£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Provincial issues, York, mm. lion, crowned cr by shield, 2.81g/12h (Besly 1-F, this coin; cf. SCBI Brooker 1100-1; N 2322; S 2876). Creased and with king’s eye, beard and hair skilfully re-engraved in places, otherwise fine or better, very rare £200-300
British Iron-Age, Early Uninscribed issues, Stater, Gallo-Belgic E (S type), trace of design, rev. sinuous horse right, pellets above, S motif below below, 5.58g (Sills class 6; cf. ABC 19; BMC –; VA 56; S 11). Slightly off-centre, otherwise better than very fine, rare £500-700
£300–£400
Viking Coinages: Kingdom of York, St. Peter of York (c. 905), Penny, Phase 1, sci pe tri mo in two lines, rev. eborace civ, 1.25g/4h (N 551; S 1006). Slightly chipped and with obverse surface crack, otherwise about very fine, scarce £400-500
£400–£500
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Full Face/Cross Fleury type, Southwark, Lewine, lepine : on : svt [–], 1.30g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.100; N 866; S 1271). A little crimped, otherwise very fine or better for issue and struck on a full flan, rare £400-600
£400–£600
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type, Erebald, erembalt: [on : c]ar, 1.45g/12h (Mattinson and Cherry, BNJ 2013, p.102, fig. 2, this coin; Allen, BNJ 2012, p.87; BMC –, but listed in table of moneyers on p.cci; N 871; S 1276). Flat in places, otherwise about very fine, very rare £700-900
£700–£900
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Seventh issue, Halfcrown, mm. 1, 14.34g/4h (N 2013; S 2583). Nearly fine, reverse better £800-1,000
£800–£1,000
William III (1694-1702), 1696E, third bust, large crowns, early harp (ESC 1279; S 3537A). Very lightly haymarked, otherwise nearly very fine, an excessively rare mule £900-1,200
£900–£1,200
William III (1694-1702), 1697C, third bust, large crowns, later harp, reads ira for fra (ESC 1275; S 3540). Some scratches, otherwise about fine, very rare £100-150
William III (1694-1702), 1697E, first bust, large crowns, later harp (ESC 1280; S 3530). Minor haymarking, otherwise very fine £100-150
Ireland, James II, Cork, uniface Farthing struck over a brass Penny of William Ballard [1677], leopard’s head facing, corke and crossed palm leaves below, all within beaded border, 5.21g (S 6562B, footnote; DF 333; cf. SCBI Norweb 6214; cf. DNW 77, 103); together with another Penny of William Ballard without countermark, 3.91g [2]. First fine and the countermark on the edge of the flan, rare, second poor £700-800
£700–£800
George III, Halfpence (2), both 1799, 5 gunports and raised line on hull (S 3778) [2]. First virtually as struck with full diffused original colour, second very fine £120-150
£120–£150
Victoria (1837-1901), 1887 (5), withdrawn type (4), with initials below bust (2, both with r of victoria over v), with initials on truncation (2), currency type, 1890, 1891, 1892 (ESC 3264, 3266, 3272, 3280, 3282-3; S 3928-9) [8]. Very fine to extremely fine £100-150
Hong Kong, WITHDRAWN [or Straits Settlements], Victoria, 20 Cents [1866-1901], obverse brockage, 5.44g. Extremely fine, unusual £180-220
Withdrawn
Russia, Catherine II, Rouble, 1796ic, St Petersburg (KM. C67c). Some obverse marks and scored on reverse, otherwise about very fine £200-300
Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. plume, rev. plume between C R at top of scroll-garnished shield, lis projecting each side and rose petal at base, 14.97g/6h (Bull 113/18; SCBI Brooker –; N 2206; S 2770). Weak on obverse, fine, reverse good fine and of superior workmanship, the type extremely rare with this mint-mark £400-600
Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2c, mm. portcullis, second horseman, sword points to c of carolvs, rev. shield with C R at sides, no stops, 14.68g/8h (cf. Bull 91 [recté 191]; SCBI Brooker 315-17; N 2207; S 2771). Good fine, reverse better, extremely rare £300-400
Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp III, mm. crown, plume above shield, 15.05g/3h (cf. Bull 272b/24; cf. SCBI Brooker 331-3; N 2210; S 2774). Good fine, reverse better, toned £150-200
Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp III, mm. triangle (over anchor, flukes to left on rev.), sash flies from waist, rev. bird-headed harp, 14.65g/6h (cf. Bull 361/23; Brooker 348ff; N 2209; S 2773). Fine, reverse better £100-150
United States of America, James II, tin Plantation Token for Twenty-Fourth of a Réal, 9.29g/3h (Prid. 1; Breen 77). Some surface corrosion and tin pest, otherwise nearly very fine £200-300
United States of America, Wood’s coinage, Halfpenny, 1722, type I (Martin 3.2/Bb3; DF 504; S 6600). Nearly very fine £200-300
United States of America, Wood’s coinage, Halfpenny, 1724, with stop after date (Martin 4.67/K2; DF 520; S 6601). Die crack through 17 of date, nearly very fine £120-150
Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp IV, mm. triangle-in-circle, foreshortened horse, 14.56g/3h (cf. Bull 463i/31E, same rev. die; SCBI Brooker –; N 2214; S 2779). Shield inverted, good fine, reverse better, toned, the error very rare £200-300
United States of America, Wood’s coinage, Farthing, 1723, type 3 (Martin 3.2/Bb1; DF 525; S 6604). Better than very fine £150-200
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp A, mm. cross Calvary (over lis on obv.), bust 2, 5.90g/2h (Sharp A2/1; SCBI Brooker –; N 2216; S 2782). Bust weak, otherwise nearly very fine, the mint-mark very rare on a heavyweight coin; a combination not represented in the Ashby, Brooker, Hughes, Osborne or Shuttlewood collections £200-300
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp A, lightweight issue [struck between 14 August and 7 September 1626], mm. cross Calvary (over lis on obv.), bust 2, 5.27g/8h (Sharp A2/1; SCBI Brooker 396; N 2216; S 2782). About very fine £200-300
United States of America, Half-Dollar, 1836, rev. reads 50 cents, grained edge. Extremely fine or better, very rare £2,000-2,400
£2,000–£2,400
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. negro’s head, bust 2, colon stops, rev. no stops, 5.91g/7h (Sharp B2/1; cf. SCBI Brooker 409, same obv. die; N 2218; S 2784). Scratched on obverse, otherwise better than fine, the mint-mark rare £200-300
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. castle, bust 2, pellet stops both sides, 5.74g/10h (Sharp B2/1; cf. SCBI Brooker 423; N 2218; S 2784). A piece of fine workmanship on a neat round flan, obverse graffiti, otherwise good fine, reverse better £300-400
SOUTH AFRICA, Paul Kruger, Halfcrown, 1894 (Hern Z32; KM. 7). Florin, 1897 (Hern Z28, 32; KM. 6, 7) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine but with a few minor obverse surface marks £150-200
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. anchor (vertical, round flukes on obv., straight flukes on rev.), bust 3, colon stops, rev. plume above shield, no cross, no stops, 5.81g/2h (Sharp B3/2; SCBI Brooker 433, same obv. die; N 2220; S 2785). Good fine, reverse better but slightly double-struck by mint-mark, rare £200-300
Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. anchor (vertical, round flukes on obv., straight flukes on rev.), bust 3 variety, breaking inner circle and legend at 7 o’clock, mostly colon stops, rev. plume above shield, no cross, no stops, 5.67g/11h (Sharp B3a/2; SCBI Brooker –; cf. N 2220; cf. S 2785). Surfaces slightly rough, otherwise good fine, reverse better, very rare £400-500
SOUTH AFRICA, Proof Crowns (2), 1948, 1960, Crowns (3), 1949, 1953, 1955; together with other modern coins of South Africa (12), Rhodesia (8) [25]. Generally extremely fine or better £100-150
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