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Gold, Halfcrown, mm. lis, bust E [1567-8], curly z in elizabeth, 1.39g/7h (Brown/Comber N2, but edge not serrated; Borden/Brown 11, O1/R1; N 2021/2; S 2545). Trifling surface marks and some doubling of proteget in legend, otherwise extremely fine and well-struck, a charming and exceptionally rare coin; very few specimens known £10,000-15,000
Hammer Price: £22,000
James II (1685-1691), Proof Halfcrown, 1689 Nov:, in silver, leaf milling on edge, 15.47g/12h (Timmins 1B; S 6579GG). Small scrapes above dei, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
James II (1685-1691), Proof Halfcrown, 1690 May, in silver, small size, leaf milling on edge, 10.71g/12h (Timmins 2A; S 6580b). Light graffiti on obverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £1,000-1,200
Hammer Price: £11,000
United States of America, Kentucky, Philip Myddelton, Halfpenny, 1796, in bronzed-copper, standing figure of Liberty welcoming standing figure of Hope with infant genii, anchor and cornucopia in background, rev. Britannia seated left in forlorn pose, regarding a cap of Liberty on the ground, edge plain, 11.12g/6h (Whitman 8900; Breen 1074; cf. DNW 142, 2207). Tiny verdigris spots on obverse at 10 o’clock and by Liberty cap, otherwise extremely fine with dusky old patina, extremely rare...
Hammer Price: £10,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Five Guineas, 1669, first bust, edge vicesimo primo (MCE 3; S 3328). Small flan crack at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine or better, attractive £8,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £9,000
Ottoman, Abdul Mejid, 10 Kurush, Qustantiniya 1255h, year 13, 12.02g/12h (OC 31-032-01; KM. 674). Good extremely fine, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Gold, Crown, mm. star, bust A [1561], 2.68g/6h (Brown/Comber M1; Borden/Brown 7, O1/R1; N 2020/1; S 2544). Crease marks, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; considered by some as a Pattern £5,000-7,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Crown, Gp III, mm. triangle-in-circle (over star on obv, over star, over triangle, over anchor on rev.), Briot horseman, groundline below, lozenge stops, 29.82g/11h (Cooper, BNJ XXXVII, p.116, no.1, this coin; SCBI Brooker 267, this coin; N 2195; S 2758). Fine or better, excessively rare; one of three known specimens £2,000-2,600
Hammer Price: £7,000
George V (1910-1936), Proof Crown, 1935, in fine silver, incuse edge xxv, 28.25g/12h (L & S 45; ESC 3653 [377]; S –). A few minimal hairlines, otherwise about as struck, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Gold, Half-Pound, mm. star, bust D [1562], plain z in elizabeth, 5.33g/6h (Brown/Comber L3; Borden/Brown 3, O1/R1; N 2019/3; S 2543). Fields tooled, otherwise better than very fine, very rare £5,000-7,000
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, ‘Military’ Guinea, 1813, sixth bust (MCE 404; S 3730). Minor surface marks, otherwise virtually mint state £4,000-4,600
Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty period, Noble, London, mm. cross potent on rev. only, saltire before edward, 7.70g/3h (SCBI Schneider 75-6; N 1231; S 1502). Nearly extremely fine £3,000-3,600
Hammer Price: £5,500
Charles II (1660-1685), Two Guineas, 1683, second bust (MCE 48; S 3335). Of slightly bright appearance, otherwise very fine £3,600-4,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
George II (1727-1760), Guinea, 1759 (MCE 332; S 3680). Virtually mint state, an outstanding specimen £4,000-5,000
James II (1685-1691), Proof Sixpence, 1689 Feb., in silver, edge grained, 4.29g/12h (Timmins 1C; S 6583KK). Extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare £2,000-2,600
Hammer Price: £4,800
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, ‘Military’ Guinea, 1813, sixth bust (MCE 404; S 3730). Minor surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine £3,400-4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Halfcrown, mm. book, Aberystwyth horseman, groundline below, plume in field, rev. shield, large plume above, 14.56g/11h (Bull 485/2b.2, this coin; Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 743; N 2326; S 2879). About very fine and very rare £1,500-1,800
Hammer Price: £4,400
Tokens, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), 5 Shillings, 1811, the douglas bank co, etc, rev. Peel Castle, edge plain, 15.45g/12h (D 1; Prid. 46; cf. DNW 136, 434). Brilliant and virtually as struck, proof-like fields, very rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Roman Imperial Coinage, Carausius, Denarius, c. 286-93, imp caravsivs p f avg, laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. expectate veni, Britannia standing right, holding ensign or trident, clasping hand of Emperor standing left, holding sceptre or spear, 4.42g (cf. RIC 554 var.) Scrape on face, otherwise good very fine, rare £1,500-1,800
India, ASSAM, A[nglo-]A[merican Direct Tea Trading], copper Three Annas, 23mm (Pudd. 995.3; Prid. 4A); CACHAR, Budderpore, copper Rupee, 33mm (Pudd. 995.10.1; Prid. 16), Kookeecherra, brass Four Pice, 25mm (Pudd. 995.37.2; Prid. 59), Lydia Cherra, brass, 1872, 16mm (Pudd. 995.42.3; Prid. –, [cf. nos. 70-1]), Rungamuttee, zinc Half-Anna, 24mm (Pudd. 995.67.1; cf. Prid. 113); SYLHET, Chatlapore, copper-nickel, no central hole, 30mm (Pudd. – [cf. 995.13]; cf. Prid. 20-1), Chowtully, brass...
Hammer Price: £4,000
William and Mary (1688-1694), Proof Halfpenny, 1694, in silver, no stop after britannia, edge plain, 11.44g/12h (BMC 609). Light rubbing to high points, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,600
Silver, First period [1560 to 24 October 1561, contemporary with Second hammered issue], Pattern Shilling, by E. Mestrelle, mm. mullet [December/January 1560], crowned bust A left in decorated dress, rev. square-topped shield on long cross fourchée, edge plain, 32mm, 5.96g/6h (Borden/Brown 13, O1/R1; N 2042). Weak at top (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise fine, extremely rare; five specimens known to the cataloguer, of which one is in the British Museum £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Henry V (1413-1422), Half-Noble, class C, mm. pierced cross on rev. only, mullet above shield, broken annulet on ship’s side and in second quarter of rev., 3.47g/10h (SCBI Schneider 237-9; N 1377; S 1750). Good very fine, rare £2,000-2,600
James II (1685-1691), Shilling, 1689 9r, Limerick, castle between two pellets under bust, 6.35g/12h (Timmins 2E; S 6581J). Good very fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, groundline below, Shrewsbury plume in field, rev. single plume between pellets above Declaration, date below, 14.86g/12h (Bull 586/2 var., this coin; Morr. D-2 var.; SCBI Brooker 821; N 2375; S 2932). About very fine, very rare £2,400-3,000
Silver, First period [1560 to 24 October 1561, contemporary with Second hammered issue], Groat, mm. star, bust A, decorated dress, 2.05g/6h (Borden/Brown 18, O1/R1; N 2032; S 2601). Extremely fine and practically as struck, deeply toned, very rare; probably the best specimen available to commerce £2,000-2,600
Charles II, Proof Halfpenny, 1681, in silver, 8.70g/12h (S 6575). About extremely fine, very rare £2,000-2,600
George II (1727-1760), Proof Halfpenny, 1729, in silver, no stop after georgivs, edge plain, 10.29g/1h (BMC 833). Obverse a trifle off-centre, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £1,000-1,500
Richard III (1483-1485), Groat, York, type 3, mm. halved sun and rose no. 2 on obv. only, nothing below bust, 2.99g/1h (N 1681; S 2159). Small edge chip and flan a little irregular, otherwise nearly very fine, portrait slightly better, very rare £2,000-3,000
Silver, First period [1560 to 24 October 1561, contemporary with Second hammered issue], Shilling, mm. star, bust A, decorated dress, 31.5mm, 6.18g/6h (Borden/Brown 16, O3/R3; N 2023; S 2590-1). Small striking flaw in edge at 7 o’clock, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned, very rare as a die-combination on a large module flan £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
Edward III (1327-1377), Third coinage, First period, Florin, Half- and Quarter-Florin (cf. N 1105-7: cf. S 1476-8) [3]. A set of high quality gilt electrotypes made by the British Museum, probably early 20th century, interesting and very rare £400-500
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Penny, 1805 (probably early Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in white metal, laureate and draped bust right [from the Irish Penny], date added below, rev. Britannia seated left, sea close to border, edge plain, 12.90g/12h (BMC 1299 [KP 27]; Selig –). Extremely fine and of the highest rarity; superior to the plate coin [Peck’s] in BMC £1,000-1,500
Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1838 (M 22; S 3852). Nearly extremely fine, reverse better and with some original mint bloom £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
India, MYSORE, Tipu Sultan, Double-Rupee, Patan, AM1216 (retrograde), regnal year 6, cyclic year sara (42), plain fields, 22.97g/12h (Henderson 47; KM. 127a). About extremely fine and toned, rare £2,000-2,600
France: Carolingians, Charles the Fat (881-7), Denier, St Géry de Cambrai, imperator a·gvst, monogram, rev. scs cavgerici mon, cross, 1.65g/9h (MG 1445; cf. MEC 969). Good very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Iraq, Ghazi I, 4 Fils, 1939/1358h (KM. 105). Reverse brockage, about extremely fine, very rare £100-120
Silver, First period [1560 to 24 October 1561, contemporary with Second hammered issue], Shilling, mm. star, bust A, plain dress, 32mm, 6.12g/12h (Borden/Brown 14, O1/R1; N 2022; S 2589). A few light scratches on obverse, unusual dark patina, otherwise about very fine, very rare; the first currency issue milled Shilling £1,000-1,500
Silver, Second period [24 October 1561 to December 1571, contemporary with Third hammered issue], Threepence, 1562, mm. star, tall bust C, decorated dress, medium rose, reads elizabeih, 1.54g/6h (Borden/Brown 45, O1/R1; DIG 3/C; N 2034; S 2603). About extremely fine and toned, rare £900-1,200
Silver, Second period [24 October 1561 to December 1571, contemporary with Third hammered issue], Threepence, 1562, mm. star, broad bust D, elaborate dress, small rose, 1.63g/6h (Borden/Brown 46, O1/R1; DIG 5/B; N 2035; S 2604). Good very fine, toned, rare; far superior to the illustrations in DIG £600-800
German East Africa, Wilhelm II, 15 Rupien, 1916t, arabesque under t (KM. 16.1; F 1). Better than extremely fine, rare £2,600-3,000
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