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George IV (1820-1830), Proof set, 1826, comprising gold Five and Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign (WR 213, 228, 237, 249), silver Crown, Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence, bronzed-copper Penny (BMC 1428), Halfpenny (BMC 1437), and Farthing [11]. Gold with some surface marks, silver attactively toned, all good extremely fine or better; contained in fitted leather case (£12,000-15,000)
Hammer Price: £12,000
Australia, Sydney, Hogarth, Erichsen & Co, ‘Aborigine’ Threepence, 1860, kangeroo and emu under bush, remembrance australia, rev. Aborigine walking right, edge plain, 16mm, 2.35g/12h (A 692; Heyde R44; KM. Tn 119). Obverse about very fine, reverse better but with small surface metal fault in centre, of the highest rarity, very few specimens known (£3,000-4,000)
Hammer Price: £9,800
Henry Hase, One Pound, 8 April 1820, No 1, payable to Mr. Henry Hase, vignette of Britannia at top left, countersigned at bottom right (Dugg. B201c). Good very fine, extremely rare (£8,000-10,000)
Hammer Price: £9,000
Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign, 1841 (M 24; S 3852). Obverse bagmarked, extremely fine, reverse practically as struck, extremely rare (£6,000-8,000)
Hammer Price: £8,400
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof set, 1893, comprising gold Five and Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, silver Crown to Threepence [10]. Brilliant, gold with surface marks, silver with matching olive-grey tone; in official fitted red leather case (£4,000-4,500)
Hammer Price: £5,000
William IV (1830-1837), Proof Crown, 1831, in silver, W.W. on truncation, edge plain, 27.49g/6h (ESC 271; S 3833). Blotchy tone on obverse and has been brushed, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £4,500
George I (1714-1727), Two-Guineas, 1726 (MCE 244; S 3627). Very slight surface marks, good extremely fine, original brilliance (£4,000-4,500)
Hammer Price: £4,250
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof set, 1887, comprising gold Five and Two-Pounds, Sovereign and Half-Sovereign, silver Crown to Threepence, together with a currency Sixpence, second type [12]. Gold with surfaces marks, silver toned, almost as struck; in official fitted leather velvet-lined case (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £4,200
United States of America, Massachusetts, Pine Tree coinage, Threepence, 1652, no pellets or ‘berries’ at truncation, 1.04g/12h (Noe 36; Durst 21). Good very fine, the reverse almost perfectly centred, dark grey patina, very rare (£2,200-2,500)
Hammer Price: £3,200
France, Philip VI (1328-50), Pavillon d’or, mm. lis on obv., cross pattée on rev., reversed ns on rev., 5.05g/7h (Ci. 270; Laf. 254; F 266). Good very fine, well struck with an excellent portrait, very rare (£3,000-3,500)
Hammer Price: £3,000
David I (1124-1153), Sterling, Edinburgh, type as Stephen type I, Derind, de[rind] on edon (part retrograde), 1.26g/11h (B fig. 24c; S 5003). Legends part flat, otherwise very fine with clear portrait, extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £2,800
Oliver Cromwell, Crown, 1658/7 (ESC 10; S 3226). Die flaw in late stage, several light scuff marks visible on close inspection, otherwise very fine, nicely toned (£2,000-2,500)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Crown, mm. 1, 29.87g/11h (FRC B-3 [Sale, lot 5]; N 2012; S 2582). Large flan characteristic of this die-pairing, fields skilfully tooled both sides, otherwise about very fine (£1,800-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,700
Charles II (1660-1685), Five Guineas, 1679, second bust, edge tricesimo primo (MCE 20; S 3331). Die flaw from rim to lowest lock of hair, otherwise about very fine (£2,200-2,500)
Hammer Price: £2,500
Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereign,1874, die 33 (M 58; S 3853B). Light scuffing, very fine, reverse better, very rare (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £2,400
Medals Related to Railways, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1855, a gold medal of honour by A.D. Barre, bust of Napoleon III right, rev. crowned arms on mantle surrounded by shields of the participating nations, cartouche below, named (Robert Stephenson), 60mm (Divo 234; cf. UBS Auction, 13.ix.2000, lot 2059). A few light marks, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare and a most interesting association piece (£2,000-2,500)
Zanzibar, Sultan Barghash Ibn Sa’id, Half-Riyal, AH 1299 [1882] (KM. 3; cf. R.J. Ford Sale, lot 307). Good very fine and toned, extremely rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £2,100
Edward VIII (1936), Model Sixpence [1937], by T.H. Paget, in white metal, bust left, rev. model in centre, edge grained, 2.84g/12h (Dyer, pl.E). Small graze behind bust and some light spotting on reverse rim, otherwise extremely fine and practically as struck, of the highest rarity (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,000
Edward VIII (1936), Halfpenny, 1937, a uniface trial of the rev. in bronze, unsigned [by T.H. Paget], ship, 5.66g (Dyer plate F, 5). Mint state, patinated, extremely rare (£2,000-3,000)
Mary (1542-1567), Half-Testoon, 1561, 3.09g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 118; B 2, fig. 902; S 5423). Some scratches on portrait but good fine, very rare (£800-1,000)
Russia, Catherine the Great, 10 Roubles, 1780, St Petersburg (Sev. 325; KM. 79b; F 129b). Light adjustment marks in centre of reverse, good very fine (£1,500-1,800)
Hammer Price: £1,900
George I (1714-1727), Guinea, 1726, fifth bust (MCE 261; S 3633). Flaw on neck, nearly extremely fine (£1,500-1,800)
Hammer Price: £1,600
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1853, edge grained, 3.98g/6h (WR 346; S 3859). Some surface marks and has been polished, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£1,500-1,800)
Mudie’s National Medals, 1820, 39 of the set of 40 copper medals by various artists, struck by E. Thomason for J. Mudie, covering events from Admiral Duncan Victory at Camperdown, 1797, to the Ionian Islands, 1817 (BHM 387, 432, 438, 476, 504, 509, 567, 595, 635, 637, 666, 671, 673, 713, 718, 727, 730, 735, 756, 760, 761, 765, 769, 776, 777, 789, 825, 854, 859, 868, 867, 869, 871, 884, 889, 891, 892, 921, 933, 958) [39]. Good very fine to extremely fine; contained in the original...
Hammer Price: £1,500
Mary (1542-1567), Testoon, 1561, 5.93g/2h (SCBI 35, 1111; B 2, fig. 897; S 5422). Hairline scratches across portrait, otherwise obverse good fine, reverse very fine, rare (£800-1,000)
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Half-Pound, mm. rose, bust 3C, rev. reads scvivm, 5.52g/5h (Brown/Comber G9; N 1994; S 2520). Creased and straightened, otherwise very fine, rare (£800-900)
Hammer Price: £1,400
David I (1124-1153), Sterling, Roxburgh, Hugo, hvgo:o[n: r]o[ca]s, 1.22g/6h (B fig. 6a; S 5007). Struck on a small flan, most of the legends therefore missing, otherwise very fine, rare (£500-600)
Alexander II (1214-1249), Sterling, Roxburgh, Pieres, crowned bust left with sceptre (outside inner circle), pieres on roe, 1.35g/4h (cf. SCBI 35, 89; cf. B 2 and 3, figs. 71 and 72; S 5036). Obverse fine, reverse better, very rare (£800-900)
Oliver Cromwell, Halfcrown, 1658 (ESC 447; S 3227a). Fields skilfully tooled on both sides, otherwise about extremely fine and toned (£1,000-1,200)
James IV (1488-1531), Halfgroat, Edinburgh, mm. crown, stars by neck, reads scottor, 1.15g/6h (SCBI 35 –; cf. B 2, fig. 669; S 5345). Very fine and very rare (£700-800)
Hammer Price: £1,350
James II (1437-1460), Groat, Stirling, class III, mm. crown, lis by neck, rev. crown before vil, annulet and three pellets in first and fourth quarters, crown in second and third quarters, 3.66g/2h (cf. SCBI 35, 719-21; B 38a; S 5241). Very fine, very rare (£800-900)
Hammer Price: £1,250
Commonwealth (1649-1660), Crown, 1656, large final digit over small 6 over 4, mm. sun on obv. only, 29.90g/3h (ESC 9a; N 2721; S 3214). About very fine, rare (£1,200-1,500)
Hammer Price: £1,200
Charles II (1660-1685), Half-Guinea, 1675, second bust (MCE 99; S 3348). Gilt, obverse scratched but nearly very fine, reverse tooled in centre and weak at date but fine, the date excessively rare (£1,200-1,500)
Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1860/59 (BMC 1521; S 3948). Some surface marks and a flan flaw on reverse, otherwise very fine, very rare (£450-500)
James III (1460-1488), Halfgroat, Edinburgh, mm. plain cross, annulet stops, rev. plain cross before vil, crown in first and fourth quarters, annulet and three pellets in second and third quarters, double annulet stops, 1.36g/12h (cf. SCBI 35, 789; B 9, fig. 647; S 5292). Very fine and very rare (£800-900)
Hammer Price: £1,150
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Shilling, mm. star, small size, 29mm, 6.20g/6h (Borden/Brown 17, O1/R1; N 2023; S 2592). Fields lightly tooled, otherwise extremely fine (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £1,100
George III (1760-1820), Proof Six Shillings, 1804, in silver, foremost leaf points to right side of e in dei, edge plain, 26.94g/12h (S 6615; DF 616). Brilliant, rare; contained in original metal shells and housed in a contemporary black fitted case (£600-800)
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Sixpence, 1867, die 2, edge grained, 2.82g/6h (ESC 1718; S 3910). A few minor hairlines, otherwise as struck, extremely rare (£800-1,000)
Charles I (1625-1649), Pattern Shilling, 1635, by N. Briot, signed b on rev., crowned bust left in armour with collar and mantle, rev. square topped shield, crown and date above, crowned cr at sides, 5.86g/6h (SCBI Brooker 1252, same dies; N 2677). Some hairline scratches, a dig to left of shield and very slightly crimped, otherwise nearly very fine and extremely rare (£700-900)
Hammer Price: £1,050
William III (1694-1702), Shilling, 1693 (ESC 1076; S 3437). Busts slightly worn, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, rare thus (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,000
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