ANCIENT AND HAMMERED COINS |
Edward IV 2nd Reign (1471-83), Gold Angel, London Mint, MM pierced cross, E & rose at sides of mast, 77.8 grains (5.06g), possibly very lightly clipped & minor flat spots in legends o/wise AVF £800 - 1200
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James I, Gold Britain Crown, 2nd coinage, 1st bust, MM thistle, 37 grains (2.39g), scratches in obv. field, GFine to AVF £250 - 350
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Elizabeth I, 2 x threepences: 1573 3rd/4th issue MM acorn, full flan, good portrait & shield & full, clear legends, rose weak, AVF to VF & 1582 5th issue MM sword, some bust & shield detail, good rose, very lightly clipped, Fine, parts better & sixpence 1591 6th issue MM hand, bust worn, flat spots in legends & three quarters of shield, clear date, Poor (bust) to VG £40 - 60
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James I Shilling, 1st coinage MM lis, bust worn smooth except for part of crown, a few flat spots in legends, bust Poor, shield much better AVF & Charles I shilling MM (P) Tower Mint under Parliament, bust worn smooth except for crown & irregular flan creased & straightened in two places, several flat spots or letters partially missing in legends, reasonable shield detail & clear MM, bust Poor, remainder VG or slightly better £30 - 50
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Charles I Crown, Tower Mint under King, MM lis (1625) obv. horse caparisoned with plume on head & crupper, rev. square-topped shield over long cross fourchee; full, round flan with good edge & surfaces very good detail in horse & particularly in shield & full, clear legends; attractively toned with traces of original lustre, 29.8g, VF to GVF £1800 - 2200
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Roman Imperial, 3 x Silver Denarii: Trajan, rev. PM TR P COS IIII P P, Victory standing left holding wreath; Hadrian rev. FELICITAS AVG Felicitas standing left holding cornucopia & sceptre; Lucius Verus rev. PROV DEOR TR P II COS II Providentia standing left holding globe & cornucopia; all with very good portrait & reverse detail & full, clear legends both sides, all better than VF & Hadrian brass sestertius rev. PONT MA (X TR POT COS III) S C, Felicitas standing left holding cornucopia, most of rev. legend not struck up Fine/VG together with 6 x low grade bronzes (including Severus Alexander & a damaged Trajan sestertius etc) & an unidentified Byzantine bronze coin, corroded Poor £60 - 80
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN MILLED COINS |
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: crown 1892 Fine, £5.00 face value pre-47 silver, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze (3.3kg) & CuNi including 2 x crowns 1953, approximately 50 x brass threepences, 2 x £2 1986 & 1989, a set of halfcrowns 1953-1960 in a Sandhill case, a year set 1965 in a Sandhill case, old 10p & 50p coins, a chrome-plated cigarette case & other coins £100 - 150
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George II, Guinea 1736, 2nd young laureate head, obv. light hairlines & small dig on neck o/wise GFine to AVF £400 - 500
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George III, Guinea 1785, trivial contact marks o/wise VF+ £350 - 400
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George III, Guinea 1788, good edge, trivial contact marks, GFine/VF £200 - 300
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George III, Guinea 1799, good edge & surfaces VF £400 - 500
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George III, Half Guinea 1797, remnants of edge mount at 12 o'clock o/wise Fine/VF £100 - 120
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George III, Half Guinea 1790, obv. scratches & hairlines, good edge, Fine £120 - 150
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George III, Half Sovereign 1817, trivial hairlines o/wise lustrous AEF £300 - 400
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George III, Half Sovereign 1818, trivial contact marks o/wise AVF £250 - 350
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George III, Third Guinea 1808, minor marks VF £150 - 200
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South Africa Krugerrand 1971, minor marks/scuffs AEF/EF £800 - 900
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France, Gold 20 Francs 1902, trivial contact marks, 6.46g, GVF/AEF £120 - 150
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Sovereign 1863, shieldback, no die number, trivial contact marks, VF/AEF £220 - 250
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Sovereign 1876M, minor contact marks, GVF £200 - 220
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Sovereign 1886M, minor edge imperfections o/wise lustrous AEF £200 - 220
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Sovereign 1892M, trivial contact marks o/wise lustrous AEF/EF £200 - 220
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Sovereign 1897M, contact marks, light obv. scratches o/wise VF/GVF £200 - 220
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Sovereign 1900, minor marks GVF to AEF £200 - 220
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USA, Gold 50 Dollars 1995, 34.02g, 1oz fine gold, a few bagmarks o/wise BU £800 - 900
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USA, Gold 20 Dollars 1897s 'Coronet Head', 33.4g, .900 gold, lightly cleaned, good edge, GVF or+ £750 - 850
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USA, Gold 10 Dollars 1901 'Coronet Head', 16.7g, .900 gold, good edge & surfaces, AEF £400 - 450
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USA, Gold 5 dollars 1882 'Coronet Head', 8.33g, .900 gold, AVF/VF £200 - 220
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USA, Gold 2½ Dollars 1906 'Coronet Head', 4.18g, .900 gold, good edge & surfaces, AEF £100 - 120
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USA, Gold 1 Dollar 1862, 1.61g, .900 gold, VF to GVF £80 - 120
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USA, Gold 20 Dollars 1899 'Coronet Head', 33g, .900 gold, a few scuffs/surface marks o/wise VF £750 - 850
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Canada, Gold 10 Dollars 1912, 16.72g, .900 gold, minor contact marks, good edge, VF to GVF £400 - 450
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Canada, Gold 50 Dollars 1979, 31.26g, 1oz fine gold, BU £800 - 900
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Sovereign 1888, trivial contact marks, good edge, GVF to AEF £200 - 220
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Gold Proof £2 1911, 15.98g, a few minor contact marks, AEF £750 - 850
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Edward VII, Gold £5 1902, 40g, trivial contact marks, EF or+ £1500 - 2000
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Edward VII, 4 x Half Sovereigns 1904, 1905, 1906 & 1908 Fine to VF £400 - 450
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Edward VII, 5 x Half Sovereigns 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 & 1910 Fine to VF £500 - 550
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Gold Proof £2 1980, no cert or CofI, FDC £400 - 450
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George IV Sovereign 1822, laureate head, trivial edge imperfections, contact marks both sides, 7.91g, GFine or+ £350 - 450
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Iran, Gold Pahlavi SH1344 (1965), 8.12g, .900 gold, AEF £200 - 220
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South Africa, Gold 2 Rand 1962, 8.01g, AEF & gold 1 rand 1965, 3.99g, AEF, both .917 gold £300 - 350
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South Africa, Krugerrand 1974 AUNC £800 - 900
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Mexico, Restrike Gold 20 Pesos Dated 1959, 16.67g, .900 gold, EF £400 - 450
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Victoria, 3 x Half Sovereigns: 1884 minor contact marks & faint hairlines GFine to AVF, 1892 no JEB on truncation VF/GVF & 1893 sometime cleaned GFine/AVF £300 - 350
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Victoria, 3 x Sovereigns: 1885M contact marks AVF, 1887M JH, JEB fully on truncation, trivial marks & hairlines GVF & 1898 minor contact marks VF £600 - 650
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Victoria, Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Gold Medalet 1897 by de Saulles, 26mm, 12.94g, some rev. pitting, VF/AVF £300 - 350
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3 x Pretoria Mint Sovereigns: 1926SA, 1931SA & 1932SA, VF or+ £600 - 650
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George III, Guinea 1793, minor contact marks, GFine to AVF £250 - 300
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George III, Third Guinea 1797 1st Laureate Head, flan very slightly bent o/wise GFine to AVF £120 - 150
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