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Auction 5: Ancient, British and World Coins

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Auction date Tuesday 25 March 2025 13:00 - 17:00 GMT

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Viewings will be taking place on:

Sunday 9th March 2025, 9.30am - 3.30pm, at the Midland Coin Fair, National Motorcycle Museum, Bickenhill, Birmingham, B92 0EJ (opposite the NEC on the M42/A45 junction)

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Monday 24th March 2025, 10.00am - 4.00pm, at the Thistle Holborn Hotel, 36-37 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2SD

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Please feel free to make us an offer on our unsold lots, your offer will be subject to our usual buyers fees (20% +VAT). If your offer is below the reserve and there are no further higher offers, we will get in touch with you when we have spoken with the vendor.

Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
97	William III (1694-1702) Halfcrown, 1701, laureate and draped bust right, elephant and castle below, rev. crowned cruciform shields, angles plain, edge D.TERTIO, (S.3495, ESC.1050). A very presentable and problem free…	£3,400 - £4,000	-	View
98	William III (1694-1702) Sixpence, 1696, first laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, angles plain, early harp, large crowns, (S.3520, ESC.1201). Small scratch below nose, extremely fine, with…	£150 - £200	-	View
99	George II (1727-1760) Half Guinea, 1755, old laureate head left, rev. crowned garnished shield, crowned dividing date, seven strings to harp, (S.3685, Bull 657). About very fine	£400 - £500	£800	View
100	George II (1727-1760) Proof crown, 1746, old laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, angles plain, (S.3690, ESC.1669). About mint state, with golden lustre around the legends Provenance: Ex.…	£9,500 - £11,000	-	View
101	George II (1727-1760) Shilling, 1727, young laureate and draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to harp, five hearts to semée, plumes in angles, (S.3697, ESC.1694). Lightly toned and nearly very…	£260 - £300	-	View
102	George III (1760-1820) Half Guinea, 1786, fourth laureate head right, rev. crowned garnished shield of arms, eight strings to harp, (S.3734). Some hairlines and faint scratches, good very fine	£650 - £700	£750	View
103	George III (1760-1820) Shilling, 1763, 'Northumberland' type, laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, angles plain, (S.3742, ESC.2124). Old cabinet tone, extremely fine Provenance: Purchased AMR…	£1,200 - £1,400	-	View
104	George III (1760-1820) Three Shillings, 1815, second laureate head right, rev. mark of value within a wreath of oak and olives, (S.3770, ESC.2084, Davis D.59). Toned with subtle hints of underlying mint bloom, extremely…	£150 - £180	£150	View
105	George III (1760-1820) Eighteenpence, 1812, Bank of England issue, laureate and cuirassed bust right, rev value and date within oak wreath, (S.3771, ESC.969). Beautifully toned, with underlying mint brilliance, extremely…	£80 - £100	£95	View
106	George III (1760-1820) Halfpenny, 1770, first issue, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3774). Well struck and good extremely fine	£200 - £240	£170	View
107	George III (1760-1820) Twopence, 1797, Soho mint, 'Cartwheel' type, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3776). Small (corrosion?) spot in reverse field and a tiny edge bruise to reverse,…	£130 - £180	-	View
108	George III (1760-1820) Twopence, 1797, Soho mint, 'Cartwheel' type, laureate and draped bust right, ten leaves in wreath, rev. Britannia seated left, date below, (S.3776). About extremely fine	£180 - £240	-	View
109	George III (1760-1820) Restrike Proof Penny (Taylor workshop), 1807, struck in bronzed copper, laureate bust right, date below, rev. Britannia seated, (S.3780, Peck 1354 [R98]). Toned and about as struck, certified and…	£300 - £400	-	View
110	George III (1760-1820) Crown, 1819, laureate head right, date below, rev. St. George slaying dragon, edge LIX, (S.3787, ESC.2010). Perhaps sometime lightly cleaned, nearly extremely fine	£280 - £360	£240	View
111	George IV (1820-1830) (2) Sovereign set, 1824, laur. head left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below; 1830, bare head left, date below, rev. crowned shield, (S.3800 and S.3801). The first fine, the second nearly very…	£1,200 - £1,400	£1,300	View
112	William IV (1830-1837) (2) Fourpence, 1836 and 1837, bare head right, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3837, ESC.2515 and 2520). Both delightfully toned and good extremely fine to about mint state	£160 - £200	£150	View
113	Victoria (1837-1901) (2) Sovereigns, 1885, Melbourne mint, second young head left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, horse with short tail, no BP in exergue, date below, (S.3857E); 1900, Sydney mint, old bust left, rev. St.…	£800 - £900	£900	View
114	Victoria (1837-1901) Two pounds, 1887, jubilee bust left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below, (S.3865). Nearly very fine	£800 - £1,000	£950	View
115	Victoria (1837-1901) Half Sovereign, 1887, jubilee bust left, normal J.E.B, rev. high shield, date below, (S.3869). Extremely fine	£200 - £240	£260	View
116	Victoria (1837-1901) Proof Crown, 1847, Gothic type, bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, emblems in angles, edge UNDECIMO, (S.3883, ESC.2571). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine	£3,000 - £5,000	£2,800	View
117	Victoria (1837-1901) (2) Fourpence, 1838 and 1839, young head left, rev. Britannia seated, date below, (S.3913, ESC.3319 and 3323). Both delightfully toned and about mint state	£160 - £200	£190	View
118	Victoria (1837-1901) Maundy set, 1884, young head left, rev. crowned mark of value, (S.3916, ESC.3541). Steel grey tone, extremely fine or better, in undated period case	£100 - £140	£220	View
119	Victoria (1837-1901) Crown, 1892, jubilee bust left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below, (S.3921, ESC.2592). A few scattered marks, lustrous and good extremely fine	£180 - £220	£170	View
120	Victoria (1837-1901) Crown, 1897, old bust left, rev. St. George slaying dragon, date below, edge LXI, (S.3937, ESC.2603). Light tone and about extremely fine	£120 - £150	£220	View

Total lots: 234

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