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Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, mm. plumelet, plumelet behind horseman, plumelet over a below, rev. plume between two plumelets above Declaration, date below, 14.95g/3h (Morr. B-3, and BNJ 1930, pl.i, 7, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1123A, this coin; N 2516; S 3037). Very fine and full, very rare (£3,000-3,500)
Hammer Price: £3,500
Mary (1542-1567), Twenty-Two Shillings, 1553, small monogram and cinquefoils, inner circles both sides, 2.52g/6h (Murray A1; SCBI 35, –; B 3, fig. 816, same dies; S 5396). Almost extremely fine with red tone, a very rare variant (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £3,300
Mary (1542-1567), Testoon, 1561, plain cross over crown, 5.92g/10h (SCBI 35, 1112; B 3, fig. 897; S 5422). Some old scuffing and scratches both sides but more particularly on reverse, otherwise about very fine and nicely centred with well-struck portrait, very rare (£2,000-2,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Half-Pound, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman riding over arms and armour, Oxford plume behind, rev. seven pellets before legend, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 58.45g/3h (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 868; N 2404; S 2945). Very fine with light grey tone, rare (£2,000-2,500)
David I (1124-1153), Sterling, Period A, Edinburgh, Derind, as Stephen type I, crowned bust facing right, annulet for eye, more drapery, dav[id] rex, rev. cross moline, de[—]o[—]n[—], 1.33g/10h (B fig. 24c; S 5003). Weak in places, otherwise very fine with clear portrait, extremely rare (£3,500-4,000)
Hammer Price: £3,200
Mary (1542-1567), Testoon, 1562, small cross pattée over crown, 6.09g/12h (SCBI 35, 1113-14; B 4, fig. 899; S 5422). Some fine old scratching visible in front of bust on close inspection and the reverse from a lightly rusted die, otherwise very fine and well-centred with a good portrait, very rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £3,100
George III (1760-1820), Proof Half-Sovereign, 1817, edge grained, 4.00g/6h (WR 204; S 3786; Selig 1175). Brilliant, with frosted bust and crown, extremely rare (£2,000-2,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, Gp D, class IIa/IIb, mm. (P), 9.07g/9h (SCBI Schneider 160; SCBI Brooker 117, this coin; N 2153; S 2693). Slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine and very rare (£1,800-2,200)
Edward VI (1547-1553), Halfcrown, 1553, mm. tun, large walking horse, 14.86g/6h (N 1936; S 2481). Obverse good fine, reverse very fine, very rare (£3,000-3,500)
Viking Coinages, St Peter coinage, Penny, sciietiiiio in two lines divided by sword, rev. eriviitoi around voided hammer, 1.19g/3h (N 556; S 1015). Extremely fine, very rare (£1,500-1,800)
Hammer Price: £3,000
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue, gold Crown, mm. cross-crosslet, bust 1F, 2.82g/3h (Brown/Comber H4; N 1983; S 2522). Very fine with attractive red tone (£1,500-1,800)
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, Gp D, class IIa/IIb, mm. bell (large on obv., small on rev.), 8.96g/4h (SCBI Schneider 151; SCBI Brooker 89, this coin; N 2153; S 2692). Extremely fine (£1,200-1,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, mm. pear on obv., three pears on rev., almost round shield with garniture of scrolls and lis containing hc at bottom, 14.67g/12h (SCBI Brooker 1137; N 2626; S 3129). Struck on a small flan, nearly very fine, very rare (£3,000-3,500)
Prince Henry (1139-1152), Sterling, Period A, Corbridge, Erebald, large bust of crude style, no inner circle, [h]e[nric]vs, rev. cross moline, er[ebald o]n coreb:, 0.99g/1h (Boon, SNC 1983, p.226; Mack 283-4; N 912; S 5011 and 1309). Fine, extremely rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £2,900
James V (1513-1542), Second coinage, Crown, type III, mm. star on obv., crown on rev., shield with rounded base, trefoils of pellets as stops, reads armas, e of seqvamvr over formative q, 3.42g/9h (SCBI 35, –; B 5 var; S 5370). Good very fine, very rare (£1,500-1,800)
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Rider, 1593, mm. quatrefoil, 2.56g/3h (SCBI 35, 1171-3, same obv. die; B 1, fig. 955; S 5459). Almost extremely fine and nicely centred, rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,800
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Godric, godric : on : s : edm :, dies Aa, 1.33g/3h (Eaglen 10, B388, this coin; N 869; S 1274; Ruding pl.ii, 5, this coin). Obverse nearly extremely fine, reverse very fine, extremely rare (£3,000-4,000)
Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Godric, godricvs : on : sa’e :, dies Aa, 1.33g/4h (Eaglen 13, B031, this coin; SCBI Mack 1549, this coin; BMC pl.xliv, 6, this coin; N 870; S 1275). Legends weakly struck at one point, otherwise extremely fine, very rare (£1,200-1,500)
Charles II (1660-1685), Two-Guineas, 1679, second bust (MCE 43; S 3335). Good very fine with well-struck face (£3,000-3,500)
James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1688, second bust, edge qvarto (ESC 80; S 3407). Extremely fine, top of bust unusually well struck up, attractively toned, rare (£1,500-2,000)
Hammer Price: £2,700
Philip and Mary (1554-1558), Shilling, 1554, no mm, full titles, 6.17g/6h (N 1967; S 2500). Fields lightly tooled in antiquity, otherwise nearly extremely fine with attractive grey tone (£1,500-1,800)
Hammer Price: £2,600
Mary (1542-1567), Testoon, type I, 1553, 4.61g/8h (Murray dies C3, and SNC 1981, p.397, no.3, this coin; B 1, fig. 780; SCBI 35, 1000-2; S 5401). Some old scratches, otherwise about fine, extremely rare, the portrait much better than on most specimens available to commerce; only four examples from these dies recorded by Murray (£1,500-1,800)
George II (1727-1760), Five Guineas, 1748, edge vicesimo secvndo (MCE 286; S 3666). Has been plugged and neatly repaired above bust at 12 o’clock, gilt at some time, otherwise very fine (£2,500-3,000)
Edward VI (1547-1553), Crown, 1551, mm. y, 30.73g/8h (Lingford dies A-6; N 1933; S 2478). Very fine, attractively toned (£1,800-2,200)
Eadwig (955-959), Penny, Three Line type [HT3], Winchester, Otic, otic mone pin in three lines, three crosses in centre, trefoil of pellets above and below, annulet and trefoil by moneyer’s name, 1.54g/9h (CTCE 98; N 727; S 1123). Extremely fine with attractive tone, very rare (£1,200-1,500)
Prince Henry (1139-1152), Sterling, Period D, probably Bamburgh, Willelm, wilel:m [: on ci : b], crosses pattée in angles of small neat style, 0.86g/6h (Mack 289; SCBI 35, –; B 1, fig. 23a; S 5013). Edge chipped and tiny flan perforation under head, otherwise very fine with a good portrait, extremely rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £2,500
Robert III (1390-1406), Heavy coinage, First issue, Lion, mm. cross potent on obv. only, large crowned shield, 3.88g/9h (SCBI 35, 514, same dies; B 4/6, and figs. 351/356, same obv. die; S 5154). Face of St Andrew flat, otherwise good fine and a very rare variety (£1,000-1,200)
George IV (1820-1830), Proof Two Pounds, 1826, edge septimo, 15.97g/6h (WR 228; S 3799). Light brush marks and a few very minor edge nicks, otherwise almost as struck (£2,000-2,500)
Victoria (1837-1901), Proof Crown, 1847, edge plain, 27.91g/12h (ESC 291; S 3883). Light cabinet wear on the high points, otherwise practically as struck with beautiful olive/grey toning (£2,200-2,500)
George IV (1820-1830), 1825, laureate head (M 9; S 3800). Some bagmarks and light surface marks, otherwise almost extremely fine, rare (£1,500-2,000)
United States of America, Cent, 1794 (Sheldon 70). Obverse die flaw runs between t and y and some surface scratches, otherwise very fine, attractive brown patina (£1,000-1,200)
Hammer Price: £2,400
Charles I (1625-1649), Double-Crown, no mm, signed b below bust, king wears English crown, 4.93g/12h (Murray 1a; SCBI 35, 1398, same obv. die; B 5 and fig. 1034, same obv. die; S 5534). Adjustment marks on obverse, otherwise good very fine, rare (£2,000-2,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv., helmet on rev., w and grass below horseman, rev. crowned square-topped shield, looped garniture at sides, annulets below, 14.05g/2h (Allen B-6; SCBI Brooker 1141, this coin; N 2587; S 3096). Weak in places, otherwise practically as struck and attractively toned, very rare (£2,000-2,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Sixpence, 1643, mm. book on obv. only, obv. from an Aberystwyth die, late Tower bust, plume in front, rev. three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 2.92g/10h (Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 952; N 2458; S 2980A). Extremely fine, struck on a large, slightly ragged flan, attractively toned with a reddish-gold hue on reverse (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £2,300
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Pound, mm. tun, bust 7A, 10.85g/9h (Brown/Comber F4; N 2008; S 2534). Lightly burnished, otherwise very fine (£1,500-1,800)
Harold II (1066), Penny, Lincoln, Ælfgeat, ælfgeat on lincoi, 1.32g/11h (Mossop 8, dies Aa; Pagan, NM XXXV, p.198; N 836; S 1186). Good very fine, toned, rare (£1,200-1,500)
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, Gp C, class IIa, mm. rose (over plume on obv.), 9.16g/9h (SCBI Schneider 140; SCBI Brooker 71, this coin; N 2150; S 2690). Legends weak in places, otherwise good very fine with an exceptionally well struck portrait (£1,200-1,500)
James II (1437-1460), Demy, type II, mm. crown on obv., cross potent on rev., legend ends rex sco, lis stops, single pellet in upper arm of saltire, cross of pellets in lower arm, 3.31g/11h (cf. SCBI 35, 628; B 8b var, and fig. 465a; S 5190). Good very fine, the variety very rare (£1,000-1,200)
Hammer Price: £2,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, mm., thistle-head on obv. only, signed b after legend on obv., 9.92g/6h (Murray 1; SCBI 35, 1392-6, same dies; B 3 and fig. 1032, same dies; S 5531). Light scratches in front of face and has been cleaned at some time, otherwise about extremely fine (£2,000-2,500)
New Lanark, a Brazil, John (as Regent), 960 Réis, 1815r, Rio de Janeiro, obv. countermarked payable at lanark mills around 5/, 26.77g/12h (Manville 69, and p.149, this coin listed; Manville, SNC 1992, p.7, no.10, this coin; D 83; Seaby ST 66). Coin with faint traces of Latin-American undertype, about extremely fine and toned, countermark fine but weak, extremely rare (£1,200-1,500)
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