George IV (1820-30), copper Third-Farthing, 1827, laureate head left, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, holding branch, trident prongs intrude legend, emblems in exergue, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, weight 1.58g (Peck 1453; C&R 1286; S.3827). Unevenly toned with some original lustre, a few tiny flecks, extremely fine; William IV (1830-37), copper Third-Farthing, 1835, bare head right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA., rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, incuse line on saltire of shield, legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REX: FID: DEF:, emblems in exergue, weight 1.60g (Peck 1477; C&R 1400; S.3850).Toned good very fine; Victoria (1837-1901), bronze Third-Farthing, 1878, struck for use in Malta, laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D. G. BRITT. REG. F. D., rev. crown over three line inscription with emblems curving below, ONE THIRD / FARTHING / 1878, weight 0.95g (Peck 1932; S.3960). Toned good very fine; copper Quarter-Farthing, 1839, issued for use in Ceylon, young head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, rev. crown over three line inscription with emblems curving below, QUARTER / FARTHING / 1839, weight 1.18g (Peck 1608; C&R 2032; S.3953). Toned practically extremely fine. (4) Provenance: First coin Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 2000, item 4586. Second coin Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1998, item 6538. Third coin Ex Spink and Son Ltd, 23rd January 2001. Fourth coin Ex Roger Shuttlewood Collection of British Base Metal Coinage, Spink Numismatic Circular, February 2001, item MC0851.
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Victoria (1837-1901), copper Third-Farthing, 1844, issued for use in Malta, young head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. Britannia seated right with trident and shield, incuse line on saltire of shield, legend and toothed border surrounding, BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:, emblems in exergue, weight 1.63g (Peck 1606; C&R 2030 R2; S.3952). Toned practically extremely fine and rare. Provenance: Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 2002, item MC2029.
Edward VI (1547-53), gold Crown of five shillings, second period (January 1549 - April 1550), Southwark Mint, crowned bust right, Latin legend with linear and beaded borders surrounding both sides, initial mark Y, double lozenge stops, .EDVVARD; V.I: D: G: AGL: FRA: Z. HIB: REX. rev. inverted die axis, crowned garnished quartered shield, E to left, R to right, rosette stops in legend, SCVTVM* FIDEI* PROTÉGÉ* EVM, weight 2.81g (Schneider 688; N.1914; S.2442). Weakly struck on bust and crown and corresponding part of reverse, though face clear, lightly toned, good fine to almost very fine and very rare, just over ten examples known. These gold Crowns were struck in 22 carat gold in the second period of coinage at the Southwark Mint which had closed by August 1551. The mint mark Y is indicative of the Under-Treasurer Sir John York and the second period was covered by two indentures which had the same conditions for the gold coinage, the first dated 24th January 1549 and the second on the 12th April 1549. The other mint mark that occurs at Southwark is the lis and both marks contributed to a total gold output at Southwark of £28,594 of gold coins across four denominations. This output was just over half that of the main Tower I output.
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), gold Half-Pound of ten shillings, second issue (1560-61), crowned bust with long hair left, all within beaded circle with legend surrounding, initial mark crosslet (1560-61), triple pellets after Queen’s name, +ELIZABETH: D; G; ANG; FRA; ET. HI; REGINA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, crown breaks inner circle with legend surrounding, SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROTEGET: EAM., weight 5.62g (Schneider 738; N.1982; S.2520). Lightly toned, a little weakly struck in parts on the high points, with a good portrait, a bold very fine. Provenance: Ex Glendining, 19th March 1969, lot 12. Ex The Sheffield Collection, Spink Noble Australia, Auction 43, 17th November 1993, lot 2696. Ex Samuel King, Spink Coin Auction 173, 5th May 2005, lot 45.
Elizabeth I (1558-1603), gold Half-Pound of ten shillings, second issue (1560-61), crowned bust with long hair left, all within beaded circle with legend surrounding, initial mark crosslet (1560-61), +ELIZABETH: D; G; ANG; FR; ET: HI; REGINA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, E to left, R to right, crown breaks inner circle with legend surrounding, SCVTVM: FIDEI: PROTEGET: EAM., weight 5.07g (Schneider 738; N.1982; S.2520). Lightly toned, a little weak in parts on the high points, with a good portrait, a bold very fine. Provenance: Purchased from A. H. Baldwin and Sons Ltd, 2007.
Australia, Victoria (1837-1901), gold Sovereign, 1855 Sydney mint, young filleted head left, engraved by Joshua Payne, date below, legend surrounding, rev. AUSTRALIA at centre, crown and laurel wreath surrounding, SYDNEY MINT above, ONE SOVEREIGN below, weight 7.94g (Bentley 629; McD 102; QM 25 R3; Marsh 360 R; KM 2; Fr. 9). Bagmarked from circulation, surface marks and scuffs, though with a good portrait, good fine and very rare as the first currency date of this type. Calendar year mintage 502,000.g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
James I (1603-25), gold Sovereign of twenty shillings, first coinage (1603-04), struck in crown gold of 22 carat fineness, second crowned armoured half-length figure of King right, holding orb and sceptre, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark lis (23rd May to 10th November 1604) both sides, IACOBVS. D; G; ANG; SCO; FRAN; ET. HIB; REX., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, I to left and R to right, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI., weight 11.09g (Schneider 2; N.2066; S.2609). Lightly toned, flan a little undulating, with a well-defined portrait, good very fine, very rare. Provenance: Ex James O'Byrne, Christies, 18th June 1963, lot 39Ex David Dupree Collection, purchased privately by Spink 1989. Ex Thos. Law, Stacks Bowers Ponterio, 13th August 2013, lot 126. The first indenture for coinage in the reign is dated 21st May 1603 and allows for a "crown" gold 22 carat Sovereign of twenty shillings, the only fine gold being the Angel and its fractions. The short-lived first issue features a legend mentioning England and Scotland separately, which only occurs in the first coinage of this King before he styles himself King of Great Britain from the second coinage onwards. The second bust mint mark lis coinage is a short-lived issue within this coinage only being issued for four and a half months, but alas there is no breakdown of output between the first mint mark of thistle and that of the lis. What we do know is only £31,609 of crown gold was made for all crown gold denominations across the first coinage which is only a small amount when compared with other later outputs in the other coinages.
Charles I (1625-49), gold Unite of twenty shillings, Tower Mint under Parliament, group G, seventh crowned bust left with lace collar, value XX in field behind, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark sceptre (1646-48), .CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRI; FRA; ET. HIB; REX., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, terminal mark sceptre, FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA., weight 9.13g (Brooker 126 this coin; Schneider 172; N.2157; S.2696). Weakly struck on obverse with light die striations evident, a bold very fine, would seem to be the finest available, a superb example for the issue and extremely rare, less than five available to collectors. Provenance: Ex Major P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton, collection sold to Spink and son c.1922. Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English collection part 2, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 2204. Ex John G. Brooker Collection, S.C.B.I. volume 33, no. 126, sold privately to Spink and Son Ltd from 1978. Ex Spink Coin Auction 206, 2nd December 2010, lot 942. Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2014, item BH092. The last coinage of the reign of Charles I has an output of 22 carat crown gold denominations under the mint mark sceptre; and though a smaller mintage when compared across the whole reign, the issue was still sizeable at circa £98,000 worth. The scant few survivors we have today is perhaps understandable as the Commonwealth took over in 1649, and no doubt called in much of the most recent money to re-coin.
Isle of Man, Victoria (1837-1901), copper Pattern Halfpenny, 1860, gold streak in metal mix showing on reverse, young head left, W:W. incuse on truncation, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, rev. struck en medaille, triskeles, legend surrounding, QVOCVNQVE . IECERIS . STABIT (Pr. 39; S.7418d). Toned, good extremely fine practically as struck, and extremely rare, purportedly less than 10 struck. Provenance: Ex Property of a Lady, Glendining, 16th December 1920, lot 89. Ex R J Ford Collection, part I, Spink Coin Auction 79, 15th October 1990, lot 218. Ex Dr Robin Caine Collection, Spink Coin Auction, 14th July 2000, lot 2755. Ex Arielle Collection, Baldwin Auction 86, 6th May 2014, lot 38.† This item is subject to 5% import duty.
Charles I (1625-49), silver obsidional Newark Shilling, 1645, Royal crown, C to left, R to right, denomination below in Roman numerals, beaded border both sides, rev. three line inscription and date, OBS: / NEWARK / 1645, weight 6.31g (Brooker 1225; N.2640; S.3143). The whole flan gilt, one small rim split, test mark at one edge, otherwise good fine. Provenance: Ex Rev. Arnold Mallinson, Spink Coin Auction 38, 6th December 1984, lot 103.
Charles I (1625-49), silver obsidional Newark Sixpence, 1646, Royal crown, C to left, R to right, denomination below in Roman numerals, beaded border both sides, rev. three line inscription and date, OBS: / NEWARK / 1646, weight 2.84g (Brooker 1228; N.2642; S.3146). Toned, struck a little off-centre, hairline scratches ad striking flaws both sides, otherwise very fine for issue and the rarest and shortest-lived Newark denomination, rare. Provenance: Ex London Coins Auction 136, 8th June 2016, lot 608.
Commonwealth (1649-60), silver Shilling, 1653, English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English language, initial mark sun, no stops at mint mark, THE. COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND, rev. English and Irish shields, value .XII. above, beaded circle and legend surrounding, date at top, legend surrounding, .GOD. WITH. VS., weight 5.93g (Bull 133 R; ESC 989B; N.2724; S.3217). Double struck in parts of legend and around date are with some weakness, otherwise, toned, very fine and rare without the stops by the mint mark sun.
Oliver Cromwell (d.1658), gold Broad of twenty shillings, 1656, laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding, OLIVAR. D. G. R. P. ANG. SCO. ET. HIB. & PRO, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms of the Protectorate, date either side of crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, PAX. QVÆRITVR. BELLO. edge milled, weight 9.08g (Schneider 367; WR 39 R2; N.2744; S.3225). Brilliant, once lightly polished, proof-like, some hairlines with a few light handling marks, extremely fine and becoming hard to find well preserved, rare, in NGC holder graded PF61 CAMEO.
Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1675, elephant below first laureate bust right similar style with shorter ribbon ties, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, eight strings to Irish harp, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB. REX., edge inscribed in raised letters, .*.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. VICESIMO. SEPTIMO.*, weight 41.84g (Schneider -; M.C.E. 11; S.3329). Very attractively toned with underlying mint brilliance, a pleasing extremely fine and as good as you would expect to see for a Charles II Five Guineas, superb, in NGC holder graded MS62+. The elephant mark is the badge of the African Company that supplied gold bullion to make this coinage. The “Samuel King” Survey, “The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces – An Analysis” co-authored by this cataloguer revealed a total of only six examples of the elephant below bust passing through the British market place in a 45 year period up until 2005, one of the lowest numbers generated for Charles II in this survey. Based on the survey findings the date of 1675 is the fourth rarest for Charles II. The coin offered here being the one from the Samuel King collection and others as defined below. Provenance: Ex Glendining, 26th June 1963, lot 4. Ex Lady Duveen, Glendining, 29th September 1964, lot 87. Ex R. Strauss, Sotheby, 26th May 1994, lot 171. Ex Samuel King, Spink Coin Auction 173, 5th May 2005, lot 98.
William III (1694-1702), gold Five Guineas, 1701, second "fine work" style laureate bust right, larger legend and toothed borde`r surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, nine strings to Irish harp, emblematic sceptres in angles with plain handles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG BR. FRA ET.HIB REX., edge inscribed in raised letters, +. DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. DECIMO. TERTIO., weight 41.67g (Schneider 481; M.C.E. 172; S.3456). Some weakness in edge lettering, though not obviously caused from a mount, some other nicks and marks both sides, toned very fine.
George II (1727-60), gold Five Guineas, 1741, the 4 of date struck over a 3, first young laureate bust left, legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. II. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, nine strings to Irish harp, ornate crown band, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .M. B. F. ET. H. REX. F. D. B. ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T. ET. E., edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO REGNI. DECIMO. QVARTO, weight 41.91g (Schneider 562; M.C.E. 284; S.3663A). Toned, of bright appearance, with a few tiny marks and nicks both sides, good very fine.
Victoria (1837-1901), gold Proof Five Pounds, 1839, young filleted head left, front fillet with six full scrolls cresting to right, rear hair fillet with eleven leaves, W WYON. RA. raised on truncation for engraver and designer William Wyon, legend and ornamental toothed border surrounding both sides, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIARUM REGINA F: D:, rev. The Queen as Una leading the British lion left, holding orb and sceptre, thick plain ground line, date in Roman numerals below, MDCCCXXXIX, W. WYON R.A. curving below, legend around upper half, DIRIGE DEUS GRESSUS MEOS. edge inscribed in raised letters of upright orientation to obverse, wire line raised border above and below, rose stops, DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI TERTIO *, weight 39.26g (L&S 17 dies 2AW; W&R 278; S.3851). Toned with a light red colour, number of light handling marks and hairlines in the fields both sides, small dig on neck, two light hairline scratches in obverse field behind head, the raised design both sides, relatively problem free, tiny black spot on reverse field below second G of legend, otherwise in UK grading terms good extremely fine and rare; has been graded and encapsulated by NGC as PF62 Cameo. NGC certification 4697969-001. Provenance: Ex Spink Coin Auction 141, 22nd March 2000, lot 351. Illustrated on front cover. The Latin legend upon this coin translate as on the obverse “Victoria, by the grace of od, Queen of the Britons, Defender of the Faith,” and on the reverse as “May God direct my steps,” a Psalm from the Bible. The edge inscription translates as “An ornament and a safeguard, in the third year of the reign,” a reference to safeguarding the coin from the then defunct illegal practice of edge clipping gold coins. The gold “Una and the lion” Five Pounds of 1839 represents the pinnacle of the modern milled British gold coin series. Amongst the most classic of the coin designs in the entire British series, engraver William Wyon’s master work at the height of his career, was produced as the key coin for the anticipated proof set of all the young head denominations that are dated 1839. Royal Mint record shows that some 400 sets were issued, which were sold gradually over the following decade or more, though undoubtedly single coins like this were available too. The obverse design depicts the young Queen then only around 20 years of age with her hair bound and filleted, the leading front fillet ornamented with six full scrolls like cresting waves passing to the right; the rear fillet with ten pairs of leaves pointing upwards along a stem, with an extra one at the lower extreme and a partial extra pair at top. The Wyon name is displayed prominently raised on the truncation of the neck, with his credentials as a member of the Royal Academy of Art. The reverse depicts a classical scene of the Queen as Una leading the British lion which is based on one of the longest poems ever written “The Faerie Queene” by the Tudor poet Edmund Spenser (1553-99). The Queen as “Una” represents Truth, as truth is one, and is depicted in book one of the fable upon adventures with the Patron Saint of Great Britain, St George. They are driven by a storm into the “Wandering Wood” where they shelter in Hypocrisy’s cell together. Once the storm has passed, St George then leaves Una behind, who is then attended to by the lion and leads her onwards in her quest to ultimately reunite with St George.g This item is sold under the investment gold scheme. VAT may be reclaimed on investment gold lots by VAT registered traders.
A 19th Century R & J Beck lacquered brass 'Best Student' model Compound Monocular Microscope, serial no. 4783, with two eyepieces, objective, mechanical stage, wheel of stops condenser and Y-shaped base, in mahogany case, 420mm high, F, case lid detached; Beck's production records show that this instrument was received back from the workshop on 23rd August 1867 and sold to G Wattson
A 19th Century R & J Beck lacquered brass 'Large Best or No. 1' Compound Binocular Microscope, serial no. 6637, with pair of eyepieces, Wenham prism, circular mechanical polarising stage and condenser engraved to perimeter of stage 40 - 0 - 180 degrees, on flat tripod base with twin-pillar trunnion, in mahogany case, 498mm high, F-G, lacks objectives, chest of accessories and micrometer fine focusing wheel; Beck's production records show that this instrument was received back from the workshop on 14th February 1873 and sold to G Gowland
A mid-19th Century Four-Inch Section or Sample of the First Undersea Telegraph Cable to Link Great Britain and France in 1851, with four 16-gauge conductors at the core, with gutta percha insulation and ten spirally-wound armoured wires, with brass rings engraved Manufactured by R S Newall & Co, Birkenhead and Dover & Calais 1851; the cable was manufactured at Millwall and laid successfully in September and October 1851, G, one brass ring split; see atlantic-cable.com
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