Catalogue
George II, silver shilling, 1741, young bust roses in angles, (S.3701 [£500 EF], ESC 1202). Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
George II, silver shilling, 1758, old bust plain in angles, (S.3704, ESC 1213). Light golden tone on highlights, extremely fine or better.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
George II, silver sixpence, 1739, young bust roses, O of Georgius over an R, (S.3708, ESC 1612). Blue peripheral tone, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
George II, silver sixpence, 1741, young bust roses, (S.3708, ESC 1613). Light golden peripheral tone, extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
George II, silver sixpence, 1758, old bust, plain, another 1758 (S.3711, ESC 1622, 1623). First coin with a light golden blue patination, good extremely fine, second coin good fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
George II, misstruck copper halfpenny, date off flan, young head, (S.3717). Attractive dark chocolate brown with red highlights, fifty percent off centred, extremely fine and very rare as such.
Estimate $400
SOLD $660
George III, 'Northumberland' silver shilling, 1763 (S.3742, ESC 1214). Struck from polished dies, delightful red and blue patination, extremely fine or better and rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
George III, silver shilling, 1787, without semee of hearts (S.3743, ESC 1216). Brilliant, proof-like reverse field, good extremely fine or better.
Estimate $160
SOLD $300
George III, silver sixpence, 1787, with semee of hearts (S.3749, ESC 1629). Brilliant extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
George III, silver pattern sixpence 1790, by Droz, obv. no legend, the royal cypher, rev. Britannia seated left, date in legend, milled edge, (ESC 1646). Brilliant, proof-like, FDC and scarce.
Estimate $500
SOLD $680
George III, silver pattern sixpence 1791, by Droz, obv. no legend, crowned royal cypher, rev. Britannia seated left, date in exergue, plain edge, (ESC 1647). Blue and grey tone, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
George III, emergency issue, silver dollar with oval countermark on 1772FM Charles III Mexico City eight reales (S.3765A, ESC 129). Very fine countermark, host coin toned, nearly very fine and rare on a George III eight reales.
Estimate $600
SOLD $660
George III, emergency issue, silver dollar with oval countermark on 1795FM Charles IIII Mexico City eight reales (S.3765A, ESC 129). Good very fine countermark, host coin toned, good very fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
George III, emergency issue, silver dollar with oval countermark on 1794PR Charles IIII Potosi City eight reales (S.3765A, ESC 131). Good very fine countermark, host coin toned, very fine and scarce for this eight reales type.
Estimate $700
SOLD $840
George III, emergency issue, silver half dollar, oval countermark on Charles IIII Madrid mint four reales, 1791MF (S.3767, ESC 611). Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $880
George III, emergency issue, silver half dollar, octagonal countermark on Charles III, Potosi mint four reales, 1773JR (cf.S.3767, ESC -). Toned, countermark fine, host coin good fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
George III, emergency issue silver two reales or quarter dollar, oval countermark on 1782 FF, Mexico City Mint, two reales (S.-). Countermark good very fine, host coin nearly fine/fine, very rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
George III, Bank of England silver dollar or five shillings, 1804 (S.3768, ESC 144). Bright, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,000
George III, Bank of England silver dollar or five shillings, 1804, no stop after Rex (S.3768, ESC 164). Traces of overstriking on eight reales, lightly toned, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
George III, pattern bank Token in copper, five shillings and sixpence, 1811 draped bust to left, *.* under truncation, JP under tie stems, (S.-, ESC 206, Davis 37). Golden peripheral mint red on obverse, otherwise chocolate brown, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
George III, Bank of England, silver three shillings 1811 draped bust, (S.3769, ESC 408). Golden red peripheral patina, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
George III, Bank of England, silver three shillings token, 1815 (S.3770, ESC 423). Brilliant, extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
George III, Bank of England, silver eighteen pence 1811 (S.3771, ESC 969). Toned, extremely fine or better.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
George III, Bank of England, silver eighteenpence, 1813, head type, (S.3772, ESC 976). Brilliant, good extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $340
England, George III, token coinage, Yorkshire, Bradford, Bradford Workhouse, a George III silver Bank Token for three shillings, 1811-2 type, countermarked Bradford Workhouse either side of portrait (Davis 47). Host coin poor, countermark good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
England, George III, token coinage, Norfolk, silver shilling, Yarmouth, issue of F.R. Reynolds, 1811, (Davis.16). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Scotland, George III, token coinage, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, The Glasgow Bank, five shillings, on a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint silver eight reales 1810 countermarked Glasgow Bank with small cross in a circle 5/- in centre (Manville Type 2, X38, p.84; Davis 76). Countermark good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $4,100
Scotland, George III, token coinage, Renfrewshire, Greenock, John McKenzie & Son, four shillings and sixpence, struck on a Republic of Central America NG (Nueva Guatemala) 1827M silver eight reales, countermarked J.McK. & Son Greenock around 4/6 in the centre all in a sunken circle with indented edge (Manville p.114-5, Pl.26, 3 [This Coin], Davis 100). Attractive deep tone, very fine, the coin type with this countermark apparently unique.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $6,400
George III, copper halfpenny made with two obverse dies, one dated 1806, the other 1807. The piece has a nice ring but is believed to be a fabrication. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
George III, copper, halfpenny, 1806, countermarked with circular legend 'Davis/ Wine & Brandy / Merchant/46 /Houndsditch/ London' (2), issued 1810-1822, (Scott 22.12A); various types of 'Lloyds Weekly newspaper etc' c.1850, countermarked on George III 1797 penny (Scott 22.28C); Irish halfpenny (1805), (Scott 22.28E); halfpenny (1799) (Scott 22.28I); 'Robinson / Cutler/ Oxford' on 1806 halfpenny, issued 1825-1850 (Scott 28.4A); 'Bradford / Workhouse' on Union Copper Company, Birmingham penny of 1812, issued 1813 (Scott 40.2); 'J.F' in rectangular block with serrated edge on George III halfpenny 1806 (cf.Scott p.169 [Batty 4095?]) (illustrated); 'IB' incuse on 1806 penny (cf. Scott p.166); Twopence 1797 countermarked C.Reeves / Warminster (both sides) (Scott -) (illustrated). Host coins generally poor, countermarks fair - very fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $260