Catalogue
James II - Elizabeth II, balance of collection in plastic album, crowns 1889, 1902, 1935, 1937, 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980 & 1981; double florin 1890; halfcrowns 1910, 1916, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1953 - 1967; florins 1928, 1935 (2), 1938, 1944, 1948/1966; shillings 1696, 1816, 1858, 1899, 1911, 1917, 1926, 1928, 1937 (both) 1947/1966; sixpences 1697, 1758, 1897, 1914, 1925/67; fourpence 1685, groats 1836, 1854; threepences 1763, 1834, 1839, 1887 (both) 1920, 1921; 1931-36, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1944, nickel from 1937-1967 (inc. 1946, 1949) twopence 1838, threepences 1938, 1943; also decimals (18). Poor - Uncirculated. (174)
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
William III, silver crown, first bust, 1695 octavo (S.3470). Blue toned obverse, mint bloom, good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
William III - Queen Victoria, silver halfcrowns, 1697Y (S.3942); 1745 Lima (S.3695), 1819 (S.3789) and 1882 (S.3889). Very good; fine; polished good very fine; nearly extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Anne, after the Union, crown, 1708E (S.3600). Very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
George II, old head, shillings, 1745 Lima (S.3703) (2); sixpence, 1758 (S.3711). Toned fine or better. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
George II, old head halfpenny, 1745 (S.3718); George III, farthing, 1806 (S.3782). Nearly very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
George II - George VI, halfcrown 1820; halfpenny 1734, farthing 1886 (3), 1942; halfpenny tokens 1777 (evasion), 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1811 Brutus, brass checks (2); Guernsey, two doubles 1858, 1868, 1874, 1885H, 1889H, 1914H, 1920H; one double 1868/30 overdate, 1885H, 1889H, 1911H; Co-op one pound tokens (2), India, mogul rupees (2) and USA Brothel token. Fair - good extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $250
SOLD $190
George III, Bank of England, dollar or five shillings, 1804, top leaf to left side of E (S.3708); another but to centre of E (S.3708) no stop after REX. Toned, surface marked, otherwise nearly very fine; polished and scratched very good. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $440
George III, contemporary counterfeits, emergency oval countermark issue (S.3765A) on plated 8 reales 1795 Potosi; plated dollar 1804 (S.3768); Bank tokens in brass, three shillings 1815 (S.3770); (genuine) silver eighteen pence countermarked L on reverse (S.3771), brass 1812, brass 1814, and (genuine) gilt silver 1815 (holed) (S.3777), brass Irish thirty pence 1808 (S.6616A), cast silver 'pillar' dollar 1760 Mexico. Poor - good fine. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $160
George III, Bank of England tokens, three shillings 1812-1815 (S.3770). Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
George III, Bank of England tokens, three shillings, 1811 and 1812 (S.3769), 1812 (S.3770). Very fine; fine; good very fine. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
George III, Bank of England tokens, silver eighteen pence, 1811 (S.3771), 1813 and 1815 (S.3772). Extremely fine; very fine; good very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
George III, copper issues, farthings, 1773 (S.3775), 1806 (S.3782); halfpenny, 1807 (S.3781) (2, one cleaned); George IV, farthing, 1826 (S.3825) (cleaned). Very good - very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
George III, cartwheel copper twopence, 1797, (S3776). Relatively mark-free surfaces, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
George III, copper cartwheel twopence 1797 (S.3776), another but a modern copy; cartwheel penny, 1797, obverse tooled out and replaced with enamelled ship, A.R. impressed on rim. Nearly very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $190
George III, cartwheel penny, 1797 (S.3777). A few small edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
George III, Maundy set, 1800 (S.3764), also new coinage, Maundy penny, 1818 (S.3796). Toned fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
William IV, proof set case 1831, two sovereigns to farthing. Very fine. (14)
Estimate $800
Passed in
William IV, 1831 proof sixpence, (S-3836, ESC-2500, (R2), Davies-360), (2.82g), straight-grained edge. Brown golden grey tone, nearly FDC/FDC and very rare.
Estimate $1,800
Passed in
William IV, proof Maundy Set 1831, (S-3840, ESC-2548, Davies-420), fourpence to penny in silver, (4d 1.88g, 3d 1.39g, 2d 0.94g and 1d 0.47g), rev. crowned numeral with central date split on either side. Attractive dark blue grey brilliance, FDC and rare. (4)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $750
William IV, proof halfpenny 1831, (S-3847, Peck 1463). Bronzed proof with two incuse lines on arms of the saltire. Even bluish chocolate brown brilliance, FDC and scarce.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
William IV, 1831 proof halfpenny, (S-3847, Peck 1463 (V.R.)), reverse struck en medaille, bronzed proof with two incuse lines on arms of the saltire. Minor rim damage, chocolate brown bronzed proof, otherwise FDC and very rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Queen Victoria, Gothic crown, 1847 undecimo edge (S.3883), edge impressed by a broken or slipped piece of collar grained border (reverse 1 o'clock position). Minute hairlines in obverse fields, attractive peripheral tone on obverse, brilliant, virtually FDC and rare as such.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $42,000
Queen Victoria, Gothic crown, 1847, undecimo edge (S.3883). Toned good extremely fine/nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $8,500
Queen Victoria, Gothic crown, 1847, collector's copy in copper, plain edge, (cf.S.3883). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Queen Victoria, Gothic crown, 1847, collector's copy, plain edge, muled with the obverse of a Hong Kong dollar. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Queen Victoria, young head, halfcrown 1845 (S.3888). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Queen Victoria, Godless florin, 1849 (S.3890), Gothic florin, 1881 (S.3900). Toned, nearly extremely fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Queen Victoria, Gothic florin, 1855 (S.3891). Toned nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $600
Queen Victoria, Gothic florin, 1872, die no 32 (S.3892); young head shilling, 1870, die no 69 (S.3906A). Good very fine, the second scarce. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200