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George V (1910-1936), Proof set, 1911, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Halfcrown to Maundy Penny [12]. Brilliant, virtually as struck, the silver toned; in official case of issue £12,000-£15,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Anne (1702-1714), Two Guineas, 1711 (MCE 206; S 3569). Some light hairlining, otherwise good extremely fine, reverse retaining some mint bloom £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £14,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Halfcrown, mm. book, Aberystwyth horseman, no ground line below, plume in field, shield with large plume above, 14.75g/1h (Bull 486a/3b.2, this coin; Morr. C-2; SCBI Brooker 745-6; N 2327; S 2880). Struck on an irregular flan, very fine, rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £13,000
Edward III, Guyennois d’or, third type, no mint letter, mm. cross potent on rev. only, crowned full length figure of King standing right, wearing armour, holding sword and shield, lions at feet, rev. ornate cross, lis and leopards in angles, 3.87g/3h (W 50; E 50; S 8045). Of fine style, nearly extremely fine, rare £10,000-£15,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, no mm., Shrewsbury horseman, Shrewsbury plume in field behind, no ground line below, Declaration with Shrewsbury plume between .2. and .6. above, date below, 14.36g/12h (Bull 585/13; Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 822; N 2374; S 2930). Good fine, extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
George VI (1936-1952), Proof set, 1937, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [4]. A few minor hairlines and a small edge nick on the Half-Sovereign, otherwise brilliant and about as struck; in official case of issue £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, Aberystwyth horseman, Aberystwyth plume in field behind, group of six pellets before legend, Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes above, date below, nine pellets before legend, 15.07g/6h (Bull 584/4a (S4-D6-2c), this coin; Morr. B-8; SCBI Brooker 815; N 2372; S 2928). Good very fine, dark tone £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Edward VII (1901-1910), Proof set, 1902, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Crown to Maundy Penny [13]. Matt, as struck, the silver lightly toned; in original white card case of issue and hand-written envelope addressed to The County Bank Ltd, Burnley £5,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Noble, London, mm. lis on rev. only, annulet by wrist and in first spandrel on rev., h in centre, 6.93g/9h (Whitton 3; SCBI Schneider 274; N 1414; S 1799). Neatly struck on a full round flan, extremely fine or better, an exceptional specimen £6,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Portobello Medals with Vernon’s portrait alone, Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, half-length figure of Vernon left, holding baton, cannon and arms to left, brave vernon made us free, rev. no search upon the seas shal be, three ships entering Portobello harbour, three waiting outside, porto bello in exergue, 26mm (Adams –; Betts –; MI –). About extremely fine and extremely rare, believed unique £600-£800
George II (1727-1760), Proof Crown, 1732, roses and plumes, edge plain, 29.91g/6h (L & S 6; ESC 1661 [118]; S 3686). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, very rare £7,000-£9,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Florin, 1853, edge grained, 11.33g/6h (ESC 2827 [809]; S 3891). Virtually as struck, attractively toned, rare £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Edward VII (1901-1910), Proof set, 1902, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Crown to Maundy Penny [13]. Matt, practically as struck; in official case of issue £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
William III (1694-1702), Guinea, 1698, large date and lettering on rev. (MCE 180; S 3462). Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom, rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1839, edge plain, 3.92g/6h (WR 343; M 414A; S 3859). About as struck, scarce £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Roman Imperatorial Coinage, Julius Cæsar, Denarius, Rome, 44, moneyer P. Sepullius Macer, wreathed head right, caesar dict perpetvo, rev. p sepvllivs macer, Venus standing left, holding Victory and sceptre, shield at feet to right, 3.98g (Craw. 480/10; RSC 38). Struck on a large flan, minor peripheral weakness, otherwise good very fine £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £4,200
Richard III (1483-1485), Penny, London, type 2b, mm. boar’s head on obv. only, no marks by neck or on rev., 0.75g/9h (N 1684; S 2165). Slightly small of flan, otherwise good fine or better, excessively rare; one of four or five known specimens £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Robert the Bruce, Farthing, colon stops, 0.30g/3h (Holmes/Stewartby –; SCBI 35, 325; B 1, fig. 228; S 5078). About very fine with patchy toning, extremely rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,800
Edward the Elder (899-924), Penny, Portrait type [HT 1], Wulfred, vvlf red mo in two lines divided by three crosses, trefoil of pellets above and below, 1.59g/6h (CTCE 45; BMC 89, 90; N 651; S 1084). Neatly struck on a round flan, good very fine with old cabinet tone, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Oliver Cromwell, Halfcrown, 1658 (Lessen I26; ESC 252 [447]; S 3227A). Extremely fine with attractive toning £3,000-£3,600
Hammer Price: £3,600
Gustavus Adolphus, Funeral, 1634, a silver medal or 5 Thalers for Erfurt by S. Dadler, King lying in state in foreground, battle raging behind, rev. King in chariot to left, emblems of sovereignty around, 79mm, 138.46g (Dav. 275A [Erfurt]; BEH 192, 188; Maué 35). Edge bruise on obverse at 6 o‘clock and other minor rim nicks, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned; one of the finest medals by Dadler £2,000-£3,000
George IV (1820-1830), Half-Sovereign, 1821 (M 403; S 3802). Extremely fine with proof-like fields, very rare £3,400-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Fourth issue, Angel, mm. ermine, 5.05g/3h (SCBI Schneider –; N 1991; S 2515). Creased, minor rim damage and obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £3,200
William IV (1830-1837), Proof Halfcrown, 1831, edge plain, 13.96g/6h (ESC 2473 [657]; S 3834A). About as struck and toned, scarce £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv. only, large well-centred horseman, w above grassy ground line, crowned oval shield, c r at sides, roses in legend, 15.31g/10h (Bull 668/11a, this coin; Allen B –; SCBI Brooker –; N 2589; S 3098). On a slightly small but full-weight flan, very fine, dark tone, extremely rare £2,000-£2,600
MUDIE'S NATIONAL MEDALS, 1820, copper medals (30) from the series of 40 by E. Thomason for J. Mudie, comprising: 1) George III, Dedication, 1817; 2) Bombay and EIC Victory, 1804; 3) Lord Howe, 1794; 4) Earl St Vincent, 1797; 5) Admiral Duncan, 1797; 7) Admiral Smith, 1799; 8) Sir Ralph Abercromby, 1801; 9) Lord Hutchinson, 1801; 10) Scottish Soldier, 1815; 11) Presentation of Colours, 1813; 12) Duke of Wellington, 1808; 13) Battle of Vimiera, 1808; 15) Passage of the Douro, 1809; 16) Battle...
Hammer Price: £2,800
Victoria (1837-1901), Five Pounds, 1893 (S 3872). Some scuffing and rim marks, otherwise extremely fine or better £3,000-£3,600
Early Anglo-Saxon Period, Thrymsa, Post-Crondall period, Two Emperors type, bust right, cross in front, van (n reversed) around, rev. winged Victory above two figures, 1.03g/10h (EMC 2019.0002; M 79-80; N 20; S 767). Bright gold, good very fine and probably much as struck, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
King’s School, Chester, 1877, a gold award medal by L.C. Wyon, bust of the Duke of Westminster right, rev. royal arms and supporters, 46mm, 50.77g (BHM 3040 var.). Good extremely fine, extremely rare; in contemporary fitted case £1,500-£1,800
Victoria (1837-1901), Specimen set, 1887, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign [4]. Two Pounds fine, others good very fine or better; in a later fitted case £1,600-£1,800
George IV (1820-1830), Pattern Halfcrown, 1824, by W. Wyon, in copper, bust left, rev. crowned shield, edge plain, 12.93g/6h (ESC 2388 [641]). About as struck and toned, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,400
German East Africa, Wilhelm II, 15 Rupien, 1916t, arabesque under t (KM. 16.1; F 1). Better than very fine, rare £1,500-£2,000
Henry VIII (1509-1547), First coinage, Angel, mm. castle, 5.14g/6h (SCBI Schneider 557 var.; N 1760; S 2265). Small metal flaw in obverse field, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,500
Cartagena Medals, Battle of Cartagena, 1741, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, Vernon standing right, taking sword from kneeling de Lezo, rev. two ships outside Cartagena harbour, 37mm (Adams CAvl 2-C; Betts 330; MI pl. clviii, 7). About as struck, rare £400-£500
Victoria (1837-1901), Specimen set, 1887, comprising Five and Two Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, Crown to Threepence [11]. Good very fine or better, the silver toned; in contemporary Spink case [this somewhat damaged] £1,800-£2,200
Victoria (1837-1901), Crown, 1845, edge viii, cinquefoil stops (ESC 2564 [282]; S 3882). Good extremely fine with attractive toning over reflective surfaces £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,200
Portobello Medals with Multiple Portraits, Capture of Portobello, 1739, a pinchbeck medal, unsigned, three-quarter length figures of Vernon and Brown facing each other, rev. six ships outside Portobello harbour, 38mm (Adams –; Betts –; MI –). Some minor corrosion, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £150-£180
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, by J.P. Droz, in silver, bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge guilloche, 16.67g/6h (BMC 956 [DH 7]; Selig 1329). Some minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,000
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Halfcrown, 1821, heavier garnishing on shield, edge grained, 14.14g/6h (ESC 2363 [632]; S 3807). About as struck, rare £1,500-£1,800
Henry VII (1485-1509), Angel, type III, mm. anchor, reads ang z franc, 5.12g/6h (SCBI Schneider 527 var.; N 1696; S 2183). Very slightly creased, otherwise very fine £1,000-£1,200
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