1783 B Hungary Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II silver Thaler struck at the Kremnica Mint. Obverse: Hungarian coat of arms with a crown above, supported by winged angels with laurels and palms below, 'IOS · II · D · G · R · IMP · S · A · G · H · B · REX · A · A · D · B · & · L ·'. Reverse: crowned, radiant Madonna and child Jesus holding an orb with 'B' mintmark below in cartouche for Kremnica in modern Slovakia. The legend around reads · MARIA MATER DEI PATRONA HUNG · 1783 · X'. Edge: reads 'VIRTUTE ·~· ET ·~· EXEMPLO ·~·'. Weight: 27.95g. Diameter: 41.00mm. Grade: gF - some possible adjustment marks, otherwise good Fine with eye appeal.
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1887M Melbourne gold 'Hooked J' Sovereign graded AU 55 by NGC (Marsh 131B, S 3867). Obverse: 'Jubilee Head' portrait of Queen Victoria with 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around, 'J.E.B.' initials for Joseph Edgar Boehm show the hooked J variation. Reverse: Saint George and the dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci with the date (1887) below and an 'M' mintmark to the ground. Edge: milled. Mintage: 64,013 total. Grade: AU 55. Sealed in NGC holder (#2915842-004).
1553-1554 Queen Mary I hammered silver Groat with pomegranate mintmark (S 2492, North 1960). Obverse: crowned bust facing left with long flowing hair, 'MARIA [mintmark] D G ANG FRA Z HIB REGINA' around. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a long cross fourchée with 'VERITAS [mintmark] TEMPORIS FILIA'. Weight: 1.90g. Diameter: 23.4mm. Grade: VF - Very Fine a historic crease does not detract from great details and attractive blue toning, particularly to the reverse.
1874-M Queen Victoria Melbourne mint gold 'Young Head' Sovereign (Marsh 96, S 3853B). Obverse: William Wyon's filleted bust of the Queen with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around and the date beneath. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms surrounded by a wreath of olive branches, 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:' around with tiny 'M' branch mint mintmark to the base of the wreath. Edge: milled. Weight: 8.00g. Diameter: 22.05mm. Mintage: 1,373,000. Grade: VF - minor contact lines and hairlines under magnification, Very Fine.
1651 Commonwealth hammered silver Shilling, EF for this issue and scarce (S 3217, North 2724). Obverse: shield within wreath of palm and laurel, sun mintmark and 'THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND' around. Reverse: twin shields with '· XII ·' below the date (1651), 'GOD · WITH · VS' around. Weight: 5.98g. Diameter: 33mm. Grade: EF - Extremely Fine with a full flan, minor stress cracks from a historic crease, very few scuffs or scratches, the hatching detail clear, strong details and much eye appeal.
1882 Top Pop Queen Victoria Heaton Mint bronze Farthing graded MS 65 RD by NGC (S 3959). Obverse: 'Bun Head' bust by Leonard Charles Wyon, facing left with 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around. Reverse: 'FARTHING' above seated Britannia with a trident, shield, lighthouse and ship, the year (1882) below and beneath that a tiny 'H' for the Heaton and Sons. Edge: plain. Diameter: 20mm. Mintage: 1,792,000. Grade: MS 65 RD shared top of the NGC population. Sealed in an NGC holder with a standard brown label (#2910695-012). This Farthing was produced by Heaton and Sons, a firm later known as the Birmingham Mint. Ralph Heaton II founded this prolific privately owned mint struck coinage for various territories across the expanding British Empire, initially using coining equipment purchased from Matthew Boulton's defunct Soho Mint. From 1874, the Royal Mint, experiencing high demand, outsourced the minting of domestic copper coinage, including Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings to Heaton. These coins bear a tiny 'H' mintmark below the date to indicate their origins.
1884-M Queen Victoria Melbourne mint gold 'Young Head' Sovereign (Marsh 65, S 3854A). Obverse: William Wyon's filleted bust of the Queen with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around and the date beneath. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms surrounded by a wreath of olive branches, 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:' around with a small 'M' branch mint mintmark to the base of the wreath. Edge: milled. Weight: 7.96g. Diameter: 22.05mm. Mintage: 1,373,000. Grade: EF - Extremely Fine or slightly better, minor contact lines and hairlines under magnification, some lustre in the legends.
1689 King William III and Queen Mary II silver Halfcrown with a frosted caul and no pearls (S 3434, ESC 503). Obverse: first laureate draped busts, conjoined, with a legend around that reads 'GVLIELMVS · ET · MARIA · DEI · GRATIA'. Reverse: first crowned shield of royal arms, the crown's caul frosted with no pearls to the band. The crown divides the date (1689) and precedes the legend, which reads 'MAG · BR · ET · HIB · REX · ET · REGINA ·'. Edge: raised lettering reads 'DECVS · ET · TVTAMEN · ANNO · REGNI · PRIMO · + · · + ·'. Weight: 14.97g. Diameter: 32.9mm. Grade: approaching VF - Very Fine with good eye appeal.
1675 King Charles II copper Halfpenny coin (S 3393). Obverse: left-facing laureate cuirassed bust, 'CAROLVS · A · CAROLO'. Reverse: Britannia seated left with spear and shield at her side, 'BRITANNIA.' around and 1675 below. Edge: plain. Weight: 11.26g. Diameter: 30.2mm. Grade: VF/aVF - a rich chocolate brown patina with attractive Very Fine obverse bust details, reverse has a metal flaw to area above Britannia’s head and in front of her knee.
1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee Head silver Threepence coin graded MS 65 by NGC (S 3931). Obverse: crowned and veiled portrait of by Joseph Edgar Boehm, introduced to mark Victoria's Golden Jubilee, with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA F: D:' around. Reverse: crowned '3' within a wreath of oak leaves, the year (1887) divided either side of the numeral. Edge: plain. Diameter: 16mm. Grade: MS 65. Sealed in an NGC holder (#2910695-005).
1208/9-c1211/12 King John, third coinage 'Rex' silver Penny, Roberd on Dublin (S 6228). Obverse: facing bust in a triangle with sceptre, quatrefoil by his shoulder, 'IOHANNES REX' around. Reverse: moon, sun and three stars in a triangle, 'ROBERD ON DIVE' around. Weight: 1.36g. Diameter: 18mm. Grade: aF - approaching Fine, some minor scuffs and scratches from being in the ground.
1860 Queen Victoria bronze Farthing 1/4p toothed borders coin graded MS 64 BN by NGC (S 3958). Obverse: 'Bun Head' portrait of Victoria by Leonard Charles Wyon with 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around and toothed borders. Reverse: seated Britannia with trident and shield, lighthouse and masted ship in the background, 'FARTHING' above and the year (1860) below. Edge: plain. Mintage: 2,867,200 (total annual). Grade: MS 64 RB. Sealed in NGC holder (#2910695-007).
1889 Queen Victoria bronze 'Bun Head' Penny type 12+N (S 3954). Obverse: type 12 left-facing laureate bust of Victoria with no curls to the nape of the neck, larger lettering around reads 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:'. Reverse: type N thinner Britannia seated right with trident and shield, a lighthouse to left and ship to the right, 'ONE PENNY' around and date (1889) below. Edge: plain. Weight: 9.49g. Diameter: 30.8mm. Mintage: 12,560,000. Grade: EF - Extremely Fine with some mint lustre remaining.
1547-1551 Edward VI in the name of Henry VIII silver Southwark mint Groat with roses in forks (S 2404). Obverse: three-quarters crowned bust of King Henry VIII within a beaded circle, legend begins 'HENRIC.' 8'. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a long cross that terminates in roses, 'CIVITAS LONDON' around. Weight: 2.24g. Weight: 25.2mm. Grade: gF - good Fine for this debased issue, flan edge uneven with a small crack.
1889-S Sydney gold Sovereign with first legend, the 'G:' distant from the crown (Marsh 140, Dish S12, S 3868B). Obverse: Jubilee Head bust of Queen Victoria, facing left with small crown, 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around, larger type gap between 'G:' and crown. Reverse: St George slaying a dragon, the date (1887) below and a tiny 'S' mintmark to the ground for the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint. Edge: milled. Grade: AU 50. Sealed in NGC holder (#2915842-001).
1707 Queen Anne post-Union silver Hafcrown with SEPTIMO edge (S 3604). Obverse: left-facing draped bust of Queen Anne by John Croker, 'ANNA · DEI GRATIA' around. Reverse: crowned sheilds of royal arms arranged cruciform around a central garter star, the arms of England and Scotland combined, plain angles, 'MAG BRI · FR ET · HIB REG · 1707' around. Edge: raised lettering reading '+ · DECUS · ET · TVTAMEN · · ANNO · · REGNI · SEPTIMO ·'. Weight: 14.96 grams. Diameter: 33.2 millimetres. Grade: nEF - light tone and some metal flecking, mint lustre remains near legends, near Extremely Fine.
1758 George II 'full' gold Guinea with old laureate head of the King (S 3680, Bull 621). Obverse: left-facing bust with legend around that reads 'GEORGIVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·'. Reverse: ornate quartered shield of royal arms, surmounted by a crown which divides the date (1758) with a legend around which reads 'M · B · F · ET · H · REX · F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E ·'. Edge: milled. Weight: 8.31g. Diameter: 24.9mm. Grade: F - a few minor scratches under magnification, around Fine.
1547-1551 King Edward VI posthumous Henry VIII issue, Bristol, TC mintmark (S 2407). Obverse: bearded Bristol bust 3, three-quarters facing, 'HENRIC 8 D G ANG FRA Z HIB REX' around. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a long cross, 'TC' mintmark, 'CIVITAS BRISTOLIE'. Weight: 1.22g. Diameter: 25.5mm. Grade: VF - Very Fine.
1820 King George III silver Crown with 'LX' regnal edge (Bull 2016, ESC 219, S 3787). Obverse: laureate bust of King George III by Benedetto Pistrucci, facing right, with 'GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:' around and 1820 below. Reverse: St George and the dragon design surrounded by garter, 'PISTRUCCI' below ground. Edge: raised lettering that reads 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI LX.'. Weight: 28.12g. Diameter: 37.8mm. Mintage: 448,200. Grade: F - Fine with attractive blue toning, particularly around the legends.
1887 imperfect J gold Half Sovereign graded MS 62 by NGC (S 3869, Marsh 478C, DISH L508). Obverse: 'Jubilee Head' portrait of Queen Victoria facing left by Joseph Edgar Boehm, with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around and L508 imperfect J variant to artist initials at her shoulder. Reverse: crowned shield of royals arms with 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:'. Edge: milled. Mintage: 1,771,425 struck, 871,770 suitable for circulation, fewer with this variant. Grade: MS 62. Sealed in NGC holder (#2915842-003).
1696 King William III silver Crown with Octavo edge and first bust graded MS 62 (Bull 995, S 3470). Obverse: first laureate and draped portrait of the King with 'GVLIELMVS · III · DEI · GRA ·' around. Reverse: crowned shields of royal arms arranged around a central Lion of Nassau, plain angles, first harp, date (1696) divided, 'MAG · BR · FRA · ET · HIB · REX ·' around. Edge: raised lettering with 'OCTAVO' regnal year. Grade: MS 62. Sealed in NGC holder (#2915840-002).
1638-1639 Tower mint under Charles I silver Shilling with anchor mintmarks (S 2797). Obverse: group E, type 4.1 larger crowned bust with rounded shoulder and 'XII' mark of value behind, anchor mintmark and 'CAROLVS · D: G.' MA.' BR.' FR.' ET · HI.' REX'. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a short cross, anchor above and 'CHRISTO · AVSPIC · REGNO' around. Weight: 5.84g. Diameter: 30.6mm. Grade: gF - good Fine, better in places, slightly irregular flan as is typical.
1609-1625 King James VI Scotland gold Unite or Sceptre with Scottish arms (S 5464). Obverse: crowned and cuirassed half-portrait of James holding an orb and a sword, in front of a beaded circle, a thistle mintmark precedes a legend that reads 'IACOBVS · D '· G '· MAG · BRIT ·' FRAN ·&· HIB · REX'. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms within an ornate frame, the Scottish arms in the top left and bottom right segments, 'IR' divided on either side, thistle mintmark and legend reading 'FACIAM · EOS · IN · GENTEM · VNAM ·'. Weight: 9.63g. Diameter: 37.4mm. Grade: gF - a full flan, good Fine detail, slightly better in places.
1820 King George III gold 'full' Sovereign with second laureate head (Marsh 4, S 3785C). Obverse: right-facing bust surrounded by second-type legend, 'GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR. REX F: D:' with the date (1820) below. Reverse: Saint George and the dragon design with a garter around which reads 'HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE ·'. Edge: milled. Weight: 7.92g. Diameter: 22mm. Mintage: 931,994. Grade: F - hairlines and contact marks under magnification, Fine or slightly better.
1505-1509 King Henry VII hammered silver 'Profile Issue' Groat with pheon mintmark (S 2258). Obverse: right-facing bust with a triple band to the crown, which cuts through a beaded border. A pheon mintmark precedes a legend that reads 'HENRIC' x VII' DI' x GRA' x REX x A'L' x Z x F''. Reverse: royal shield of arms quartered by a long cross fourchée with a pheon mintmark and 'POSVI xx DEV' xx ADIVTORE' xx MEV' x'. Weight: 2.76g. Grade: AU 55 with nice round flan and great details. Sealed in brown label NGC holder (#2910695-011).
1741 King George II silver Shilling with roses in the angles on the reverse (S 3701). Obverse: young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of George II facing left by John Croker with 'GEORGIVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·' around. Reverse: crowned cruciform shields of royal arms around a garter star with roses in each of the angles, '· M · B · F · ET H · REX · F · D · B ET · L · D · S · R · I A · T · ET · E · 17 41·' around. Edge: milled. Weight: 5.94g. Diameter: 26.0mm. Grade: F - Fine, light grey tone with a little colour.
1820 King George IV high-grade silver Halfcrown with garnished shield reverse (S 3807). Obverse: left-facing laureate bust, 'GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:' around. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms with national flowers around and 'ANNO 1820' below. Edge: milled. Weight: 14.20g. Diameter: 32.2mm. Grade: UNC - bright and Uncirculated with minimal bag marks, very fine minute scratches under high magnification due to being wiped with a cloth.
Two (2) 1670s King Charles II early milled copper Farthings (S 3394). Includes (1) 1674 Farthing, and (2) 1679 Farthing. Obverses: cuirassed bust with 'CAROLVS · A · CAROLO' around. Reverses: seated female figure with 'BRITANNIA.' around and the date below. Grade: both F - Fine.
1660-1662 undated third issue King Charles II late hammered Fourpence (S 3324). Obverse: crowned left-facing bust with a mark of value behind the head, 'III', crown mintmark, and legend around that reads 'CAROLVS · D · G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX'. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a short cross, crown mintmark and 'CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO' around. Weight: 1.90g. Diameter: 21mm. Grade: VF - attractive dark grey toning, bust a little weakly struck, otherwise Very Fine.
1810 King George III gold third type Third Guinea with graded AU 55 by NGC (S 3740, Bull 879). Obverse: second laureate head facing right with 'GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA' around. Reverse: crown above date with 'BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR *' around. Grade: AU 55. Sealed in NGC holder (#2915842-002).
1887 Queen Victoria 'Jubilee Head' London Mint gold Sovereign (S 3866). Obverse: Joesph Edgar Boehm's portrait of Victoria, facing left and wearing a small crown, 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around and artist's initials to the shoulder. Reverse: St George and the dragon design by Benedetto Pistrucci with the date (1887) below, no mintmark. Edge: milled. Weight: 7.99g. Diameter: 22.05mm. Mintage: 1,111,280. Grade: gEF - good Extremely Fine with minor contact marks under magnification.
1944 Top Pop King George VI silver Threepence coin graded MS 66 by NGC (S 4085, ESC 2158). Obverse: left-facing bare-headed portrait of George VI by Humphrey Paget with 'GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX'. Reverse: shield with St George cross over a Tudor rose, dividing the year (1944) with 'FID: DEF: IND: IMP' above and 'THREE · PENCE' by George Kruger Gray. Edge: plain. Diameter: 16mm. Mintage: 2,005,500. Grade: MS 66 - joint highest graded example. Sealed in its NGC holder (#6867540-007). Silver Threepences minted between 1942 and 1944 were all shipped to the British West Indies for Colonial use. This example is one of two examples graded MS 66 by NGC as joint top of the population. Circulating silver Threepences were phased out in favour of their 12-sided nickel-brass counterparts, with coins struck with a 1945 date melted down.
383-388 AD Magnus Maximus gold AV Solidus, London graded Ch AU by NGC (S 741). Obverse: right facing laureate draped bust, 'D N MAG MA XIMVS P F AVG' around. Reverse: two enthroned emperors, Maximus and Theodosius, facing, their hands on a globe, the winged figure of Victory between them, 'VICTOR IA AVGG' around with 'TROB' in exergue. Weight: 4.46g. Grade: Ch AU (Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5). Sealed in NGC holder (#6768192-001). Born in Gallaecia, Magnus Maximus served as an officer in the final years of Roman Britain, fighting the Picts and the Scots. He was proclaimed Emperor by British troops in the spring of 383 and, by the summer, had defeated Emperor Gratian to become the sole Emperor in the West. Initially, Magnus Maximus was recognised by Theodosius, as indicated by the harmonious reverse on this stunning Solidus. Soon after this coin was struck, Roman armies were withdrawn from Britain. This coincided with the end of official Roman coinage being minted in Londinium (London), making this coin the final gold issue struck by the Romans in the British Isles. He defeated the Emperor Gratian in the year 383, becoming the sole ruler in WestMagnus Maximum usurped the Emperor Gratian in the west of the Roman Empire in 383 AD
1738 King George II uncirculated copper Halfpenny with young laureate cuirassed bust (S 3717). Obverse: left-facing portrait by John Croker with 'GEORGIVS · II · REX ·' around. Reverse: the seated figure of Britannia holds an olive branch in one hand and a spear in the other, at her side is a shield. The date (1738) appears below and the inscription 'BRITANNIA.' around. Edge: plain. Weight: 10.00g. Diameter: 28mm. Grade: UNC - Uncirculated.
821-823 Ceolwulf I Rochester Penny, broken, struck by Eahlstan, excessively rare (S 924-926, Naismith R6.6). Obverse: draped and diademed bust. Reverse: three lines of lettering divided by two lines, the moneyer's name is shown in reverse, unlike the example in Naismith's 'The Coinage of Southern England 796-865'. Weight: 1.19g (total). Grade: aVF - broken in half with a small fragment missing, near VF, very scarce.
1849 Queen Victoria scarce silver 'Godless' Florin or Two Shillings graded MS 61 by NGC (S 3890). Obverse: left-facing crowned bust of Victoria by William Wyon with richly detailed robes, 'VICTORIA REGINA 1849' around. Reverse: crowned cruciform shields of royal arms with national flower emblems in the angles by William Wyon with '+ + ONE FLORIN' above and 'ONE TENTH OF A POUND' below. Edge: milled. Diameter: 30mm. Mintage: 413,800. Grade: MS 61. Offered sealed in an NGC holder (#2912515-005).These coins are known as 'Godless' Florins as the letters 'D. G.', standing for 'Dei Gratia' or 'by the Grace of God' were not included in the obverse legend. This was controversial in the Victorian period and the design was quickly modified for issues dated 1851 onwards.
1685 gold 'full' Guinea from the first year of King James II's reign (S 3400, Farey 260, Bull 321). Obverse: first laureate bust of James II, facing left by John Roettier with 'IACOBVS · II · DEI · GRATIA' around, without elephant and castle below. Reverse: crowned cruciform shields of arms representing England, Scotland, France and Ireland with sceptres in the angles. The legend reads 'MAG BR · FRA ET HIB REX · 1685'. Weight: 8.32g. Diameter: 24.5mm. Grade: F - some minor scuffs and scratches with Fine detail, better in places.James II came to the throne in 1685, following the death of his elder brother, Charles II. The last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland, he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
1668 King Charles II milled silver Crown with VICESIMO regnal year to the edge (S 3357, Bull 373). Obverse: second laureate draped bust, facing right, attributed to John Roettier, 'CAROLVS · II · DEI · GRATIA' around. Reverse: crowned cruciform shields of royal arms representing England, Scotland, Ireland and France around a central Garter Star with interlinked Cs in the angles. The date (1668) is divided by the English crown and precedes a legend that reads 'MAG · BR · FRA · ET · HIB · REX ·'. Edge: raised lettering that reads '+ · DECVS · ET · TVTAMEN · ANNO · REGNI · VICESIMO ·'. Weight: 29.62g. Diameter: 37.7mm. Grade: nF - near Fine, lightly toned, probably historically cleaned and starting to re-tone.
1924 King George V second coinage silver Sixpence graded MS 65 by NGC (S 4024, ESC 1810). Obverse: left-facing portrait of King George V by Sir Edgar Bertram MacKennal with 'GEORGE V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX' around. Reverse: lion on a crown, dividing the date (1924).'FID: DEF: IND: IMP:' above and 'SIXPENCE' below. Edge: milled. Mintage: 17,444,000. Grade: MS 65. Sealed in NGC holder (#2915842-006).
1591 sixth issue Queen Elizabeth I hammered silver Sixpence with hand mintmark to reverse (S 2578B). Obverse: bust 6C facing left with a rose behind. A worn tun mintmark precedes a legend that reads 'ELIZAB. D.' G.' ANG: FR: ET. HIB' REGI.''. Reverse: a long cross fourchée quarters a shield of royal arms and divides the date (1591) which is displayed above. A hand mintmark appears conjoined to the first letter of the legend which reads 'POSVIDEV.' ADIVTOREM MEV.''. Weight: 2.82g. Diameter: 25.2mm. Grade: F - Fine, minor crease, cleaned.
1495-1498 King Henry VII, facing bust issue class IIIb silver Groat with pansy mintmark (S 2198A). Obverse: facing crowned bust with realistic hair within a tressure of arcs, pansy mintmark, saltire stops. Reverse: long cross, bisecting two rings, three pellets in each central quarter, 'CIVITAS x LONDON' in the centre, mintmark unidentifiable. Weight: 3.1g. Diameter: 25mm. Grade: VF - Very Fine, dark tone with an attractive portrait.
1638-1639 Charles I Tower under the King silver Shilling with anchor mintmarks (S 2797). Obverse: group E, type 4.1 larger bust with rounded shoulder and single arched crown and 'XII' mark of value behind, anchor mintmark and 'CAROLVS · D: G.' MA.' BR.' FR.' ET · HI.' REX'. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a short cross, anchor above and 'CHRISTO · AVSPIC · REGNO' around. Weight: 5.91g. Diameter: 30.7mm. Grade: VF - dark tone, minor edge clip, approaching Very Fine. Offered with an old dealer's ticket, lists ex. Timothy Medhurst, ex. Rye Collection, ex. Kelvin Brosz.
1673 high-grade King Charles II copper Halfpenny (S 3363). Obverse: old, laureate cuirassed bust, facing left with 'CAROLVS · A CAROLO'. Reverse: seated Britannia with a shield to her right, holding a spear and an olive branch, 'BRITANNIA ·' around. Edge: plain. Weight: 11.22g. Diameter: 29.2mm. Grade: aVF - approaching Very Fine details, seldom found in this grade, polished look due to handling.
1887 Victoria gold 'Jubilee Head' Double Sovereign Two Pound coin (S 3865). Obverse: left-facing bust of the Queen with small crown by Joseph Edgar Boehm, 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:'. Reverse: St George and the dragon by Benedetto Pistrucci with the date (1887) below. Weight: 15.99g. Diameter: 29.3mm. Mintage: 91,345. Grade: nEF - near Extremely Fine, minor hairlines and contact marks under magnification.
1702 Queen Anne pre-union silver Shilling with 'VIGO' mintmark (S 3585, Bull 1387, ESC 1130). Obverse: left-facing draped bust of Anne with 'VIGO.' below and 'ANNA · DEI · GRATIA.' around. Reverse: crowned cruciform shields of royal arms with a radiating garter star in the centre and plain angles, the date (1702) divided above and a legend that reads '· MAG BR · FRA ET HIB REG ·'. Edge: milled. Weight: 5.98g. Diameter: 25.6mm. Grade: AF - around Fine, previously cleaned.
1480-1500 King Henry VII 'Sovereign' Penny struck at York under Archbishop Rotherham (S 2236, North 1728). Obverse: enthroned portrait holding orb and sceptre, on of the thrones pillar's visible. Reverse: long cross quartering a shield of royal arms with keys below. Weight: 0.58g. Diameter: 15mm. Grade: F - some soil deposits, weak legends, otherwise Fine.
1745 silver Shilling of King George II with 'LIMA' below the bust (S 3703, ESC 1205). Obverse: old laureate bust, facing left with 'GEORGIUS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·' around and 'LIMA' below. Reverse: crowned shields of royal arms arrange cruciform around a central garter star with nothing in the angles and 'M · B · F · ET H · REX · F · D · B ET · L · D · S · R · I A · T · ET · E · 1745 ·' around. Edge: angled milled. Weight: 5.99g. Diameter: 25.8mm. Grade: VF - Very Fine with colourful toning.
Four (4) Queen Anne post-Union with Scotland silver Shillings and Sixpences. Includes (1) 1711 Shilling with fourth bust, S 3618, (2) 1711 Shilling, similar, (3) 1708 Sixpence, S 3619, and (4) 1711 Sixpence, also S 3619. Obverses: fourth busts. Reverses: crowned cruciform shields of arms, post-Union design. Grade: VG - Very Good, some approaching Fine.
1509-1526 King Henry VIII silver Groat with rose mintmark and Laker bust D, (S 2337D). Obverse: right facing crowned young profile portrait of Henry with Roman nose within beaded circle, clear rose mintmark above, 'hЄnRIC ’x VIII 'x DI 'x G x' R 'x ΛGL x Z FRAC'. Reverse: shield of royal arms quartered by a long cross, rose mintmark above, 'POSVI DEV 'xx ADIVTOR x E 'xx MEV x'. Weight: 2.62g. Diameter: 25.9mm. Grade: EF - some minor flan damage and small scuffs, otherwise Extremely Fine. Comes with an old dealer's ticket.
1886 Queen Victoria bronze 'Bun Head' Penny with dies 12+N (S 3954). Obverse: type 12 left-facing laureate bust of Victoria with no curls to the nape of the neck, larger lettering around reads 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:'. Reverse type N thinner Britannia seated right with trident and shield, a lighthouse to left and ship to the right, 'ONE PENNY' around and date (1886) below. Edge: plain. Weight: 9.42g. Diameter: 30.9mm. Mintage: 6,088,000. Grade: GEF - Good Extremely Fine with some mint lustre remaining to the reverse.
1859 Queen Victoria silver 'Young Head' Shilling graded MS 61 by NGC (S 3904, Davies 879). Obverse: second Young Head, type A3 portrait of Queen Victoria, facing left. Legend reads: 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:'. Engraver: William Wyon. Reverse: 'ONE SHILLING' in the centre with a crown above and oak and laurel branches around. Date below: 1859. Engraver: Jean Baptiste Merlen. Edge: milled. Weight: 5.66g. Diameter: 23.5mm. Mintage: 4,561,900. Grade: MS 61. Comes sealed in NGC holder (#6029966-012).
1826 George IV copper Halfpenny with impressive misstrike error with around 20% double struck (S 3824). Obverse: laureate bust facing left with face covered by over-strike, which shows the back of the portrait's neck., date below (1826) and legend around, 'GEORGIUS DEI GRATIA', half covered by the error. Reverse: Britannia seated right with shield and trident, national flowers below, flowers and shield duplicated along with the first part of the legend: 'BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:'. Weight: 9.12g. Diameter: 30.9mm (measured at the widest point). Grade: F-VF - Fine to Very Fine details, a clear and eye-catching example of a mint error with a few unusual dot indentations along the overstrike edges.
1826 silver Sixpence of King George IV with bare head and third reverse design (S 3815). Obverse: William Wyon's left-facing bust of George IV with 'GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA' around and the year 91826) below. Reverse: English lion stood on a crown with national flowers below and 'BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR' around. Edge: milled. Weight: 2.84g. Diameter: 19.5mm. Mintage: 689,000. Grade: VF - Very Fine, light colourful tone.
1880 Sunday School Institute bronze centenary medal in a contemporary box (Eimer 1669, BHM 3085). Obverse: left-facing bust of Queen Victoria, crowned by J S and A B Wyon, 'SUNDAY SCHOOL CENTENARY · 1880' above and 'QUEEN VICTORIA · PATRON' below. Reverse: open book within a wreath of olive branches, 'CHURCH OF ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE' above with 'FOUNDED 1843' below. Weight: 73.73g. Diameter: 51.3mm. Packaging: offered in a period leather box with the address of the Wyon families' premises on Regent Street to the interior of the lid.
1902 King Edward VII silver Crown, the only Crown issued in this reign, graded MS 64 (S 3978). Obverse: right facing, bare head portrait of King Edward VII by George William de Saulles with 'EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:' around. Reverse: Benedetto Pistrucci's classic St George and the dragon design with the year (1902) below. Edge: inscribed 'DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI II'. Mintage: 256,000. Grade: MS 64 with very attractive toning. Sealed in NGC holder with a brown label (#6867540-004).
1612-1619 King James I round-type Spur Ryal coin weight with value marked as 16s 6d. Obverse: a crown with '· XVI · S ·' and '· VI · D' below. Reverse: sun in glory, similar to the reverse of the rare Spur Ryal. Weight: 5.96g. Diameter: 17mm. Grade: VF - Very Fine or better for a coin weight since most are detecting finds in poor condition.
1857 Queen Victoria 'Young Head' gold Sovereign with close date (S 3852D, Marsh 40). Obverse: bare head left-facing portrait by William Wyon, date below and 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around. Reverse: crowned shield of royal arms within a wreath, national flowers below and 'BRITANNIRUM REGINA FID: DEF:' around. Edge: milled. Weight: 7.99g. Diameter: 22.05mm. Mintage: 4,495,748. Grade: gVF - good Very Fine with minor contact lines and hairlines under magnification.

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