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S3393, P510var. C/O in CAROLVS for certain and possibly B/R in BRITANNIA with the caveat that the reverse die is badly clashed, with two clear ties showing between the shield and NIA. Unrecorded and the only example I am aware of. (2337)

S3393, P510var. A/R in CAROLVS. Unrecorded & the overstrike clear. Rare and the only example I have seen. (2338)

S3393, P513. No reverse stop. The apparent stop after BRITANNIA is an incuse flaw. Worn but rare. ex Nicholson 016. (1727)

S3393, P517. No obverse stops. Worn and only fair, but rare. (1660)

S3449, P-. The edge reading of NVMMORVM[ }+FAMVLVS.1691++ not recorded by Peck and presumably rarer than usual for what is a scarce issue. Strictly only fair, but stable and the edge clear. Ex Dr B Nicholson collection lot 038 sold by Colin Cooke in 2004. Weight 10.86g. (1467)

S3452, P602. Light even wear with all details clear. A nice example. (2009)

S3452, P604. Unbarred A's in MARIA. Strictly fair with weakness at the bottom of the busts and at Britannia's head, but the variety clear. Extremely Rare. Weight 10.05g. (1662)

1/2d. S3554, P641. A reasonable example of this issue. (1894)

S3554, P650*. No stop after TERTIVS. Even wear with the feature clear as there is nowhere to put the stop. There is a trace of a stop after GVLIELMVS.(2008)

S3554. Ist Issue. Date in exergue. Worn and only fair, but rare in any grade as they were only struck for the first three months of 1698. (1825)

S3555, P674. Date in legend and a distinctive mistrike. The obverse reads GVLIELMELM ERTIVTIVS around a deformed head with 4 ties. The reverse reads BRBRITANIA16981698 with no head to Britannia. Low grade, but interesting. (2339)

S3555, P675. Date in legend and no stop after date. General wear with some pitting and a green patina, but stable. Rare. (35)

S3556, P697. Unbarred A's on the reverse. Worn. (762)

S3556, P699. Reads GVLIELMS. Worn with the reverse better. Ex W J Noble, Glendining 28/11/1973 lot 49 (part). Very rare. (262)

S3556, P702. I/V in TERTIVS. Worn with the reverse worse. This is the Peck plate coin. Attempts to trace its provenance have not been conclusive. Initially all bar three sources used by Peck were eliminated - West, Firth or P G Smith. However, the Circular for Feb.1979 lists an example of this type as ex-Peck and which more adequately fits the description of this coin than that given in the Nicholson sale for lot 140 which was described as ex-Peck and the timing of the Circular listing fits well with Nicholson's purchase of it in early 1981. It is therefore likely that this is in fact an ex-Peck piece as well as ex-BN 141. Very rare. (1728)

1/2d. S3556, P-. L/E, 2nd L in GVLIELMVS. Pitted, but much higher grade than normally encountered. Only the second example I have seen. Looks much less pitted and the overmark is clear in the hand. Unrecorded in Peck. Rare. (2294)

S3659, P769. No obverse stops.(1666)

S3659, P774. Dump issue. Even wear to both sides from circulation, the obverse E's and rev. R are blundered but don't appear to be over anything. Weight 9.48g. (212)

S3660, P796. Slightly porous with general even wear, the variety clear. (1664)

S3660, P803. Decent detail, but a bit porous and a clipped flan. (1465)

S3717. Worn, but the date detail is obvious. It also looks like B/D in BRIT. Odd. ex Nicholson (1724)

S3717, P849. Small date numerals. General wear. (1663)

S3717, P-. No apparent stops to either side. Slightly claggy. (805)

S3718. Good detail with minimal wear. Probably cleaned at some time in the distant past. (1725)

S3718. Toned with light cabinet friction and lustre traces in the recesses. (2177)

S3719, P883. Toned with only a trace of wear. (1667)

S3774, P896. Toned with only a trace of wear to the high points. Flaw by the eye and weakness through the laurel leaves, both not fully struck. Pleasing even so. The second 7 appears to be over an underlying 7 or 1. (261)

1/2d. P898 (ball below spear blade. Minimal signs of friction to the highest points. (1892)

1/2d. P904. A really nice example which is essentially uncirculated with the barest hint of cabinet friction only to the highest point of both sides. Previously slabbed NGC MS63BN. (2143)

S3774, P907. Some lustre to both sides, more to the reverse which is quite iridescent. Slight wear to Britannia's left breast only. Slabbed PCGS MS64 RB. (529)

Pattern in Bronzed Copper, P953 [ER]. Light friction to the drapery and breast. Rare. (2137)

S3778, P1248. 5 incuse gunports.(823)

1/2d. S3778, P1248. 5 ports. Struck from dies having prooflike or semi-prooflike qualities with raised polishing lines to both sides, this has attributes of a currency die polished for striking proofs, though the raised flaw on Britannia's lap would result in the die's rejection. Well above average fields and some iridescence. (2341)

1/2d. S3778, P1252. Raised line on hull. Minimal wear and scarce. (2342)

S3778, P1249. 6 raised gunports. Toned with only modest wear. Comes with an old ticket indicating it was purchased from a Dr Johnson - possibly Dr E A Johnstone whose collection was bt 1973 by Baldwin. (715)

S3781, P1376(var). No berries. This coin has a ball below on the trident shaft below the forks. Peck asserts on p.375 that only some proofs have a ball but all current pieces or proofs struck from current dies are without, however there is always an exception to the rule and this is it. To date, a search for another example from this reverse die has not revealed any further examples, so is presumably ext. rare. Previously cleaned, it is now retoned. (1640)

Proof in Bronzed Copper. P1363. Problem free, but a little dull. Previously slabbed PCGS PF64. (2131)

Copper proof halfpenny P1364. Attractive iridescent tones (2307)

S3781, P1376. No berries. Trace of wear to one laurel leaf and Britannia's left breast. Toned with traces of lustre to the obverse. (39)

S3781, P1377. 3 berries to olive branch. Modest wear only. (41)

S3781, P1377. 3 berries to olive branch. Toned with light wear. (718)

S3781, P1378. Wear to the higher points and a few spots. (42)

Proof Bronzed 1/2d. S3781, P1383. Restrike by Taylor. Practically as struck. (1889)

S3824, P1433. Light even wear to the higher points and a few small marks. (374)

S3824, P1437. Bronzed proof with single raised line on saltire. A hint of cabinet friction only. (1715)

1/2d. P1438. EF for wear, but a few marks to both sides and priced accordingly. (1890)

S3847, P1465. Light wear to the high points. (815)

1/2d. S3949, P1536. No dots on shield. Light wear and a few small surface marks. Scarce. (2134)

1/2d. S3949, P1544. Some lustre with a trace of friction. Scarcer date. (2189)

S3949, P1548. This is actually a large date 1858 completely overpunched on a small date 1857. A few trivial marks, but little wear. (1648)

S3956, P1761, F274. Worn and toned, the reverse better. (217)

S3956, F282. Toned with minimal wear. (1450)

S3956, P1776, F289. Full brilliance with minor spotting and clashed dies evident. (192)

S3956, P1776, F289. Toned with slight wear. (418)

S3956, F292. Large 3 in date. Unevenly toned on the obverse with residual lustre on the reverse. (1916)

Good detail with minimal wear, though there is some light pitting. Dark tone. Rare. (1720)

S3956, F310. Streaky toning and a lamination flaw to the reverse. (1751)

1/2d. S3957, F329, P1816. Lightly toning over original colour with brilliance in the fields, particularly the reverse. Nice. (1857)

S3956, P1843, F358. Subdued lustre. (1440)

S3956, P1844, F359. Struck from a worn obverse die showing a degree of flatness to the hair strands but no corresponding flattening of the bun. Most lustre, toned in places. (258)

1/2d. S3956, F362. Underlying brilliance in the fields with a hint of toning. (2187)

S3956, P1852, F368. Virtually full lustre, lightly toning with no wear. A couple of minor marks to the obverse do not significantly detract.(1885)

S3962, F372. Lightly toning. (2123)

1/2d. S3962, F376. A hint of toning. Nice coin. (2186)

S3962, P1955, F377. Very good lustre and a couple of bagmarks. (1758)

S3991. High tide. Small rev. spot o/w full lustre. (2122)

S3991, P2223, F382. Toned with residual lustre. (1757)

1/2d. S3991, F386. A few tiny obverse contact marks. Toned. (2184)

S4056, Gouby A+a. Full lustre with a hint of toning, not as dark as the picture suggests. (800)

S4056, P2286, F390, Gouby B+b. A very deep obverse strike and correspondingly weak on the reverse. (1733)

S4056, P2287, F391. Most lustre with a hint of cabinet friction to a few high points. (203)

S4056, P2294, F398. Speckled lustre and a trace of friction on the fingertips. Weakly struck, as is usually the case for this era. (1756)

S4056, P2295, F399. Subdued lustre. (180)

S4056. Slightly weak in the strike with a trace of wear. Scarce. (1730)

S4058, F412. Toned with lustre remaining in the obverse legend and exergue. (49)

S4058, P2314, F418. Some lustre with light toning. (1762)

Proof. S4115, F430, P2425. Toned, practically as struck. (1759)

S4115, F435 (1+D). Light even wear. Scarce. (1081)

1/2d. P2448, F455. As struck. (2157)

S4118, P2451, F458. Proof from the sets. Brilliant. (1753)

S4118, P2451, F458. Proof from the sets. Lightly toned. (1228)

S4118, P2452, F459. Lustre with mottled toning. One of the more difficult dates to acquire in this grade. (492)

S4118, P2454, F461. Full slightly subdued lustre with a couple of lightly toning spots. (51)

S4155, P2507, F465. Proof from the sets. Toned with a small spot in the obverse legend. (371)

S4158, P2508, F466. Decent lustre. (1760)

S4158, P2508, F466. Somewhat subdued lustre. (427)

S4158, P2511, F469. Lightly toned. (1735)

S4158. CALM SEA variety. Of the 4 sub-varieties of this coin, this is the 7 to left of tooth type. Slightly subdued lustre. (1732)

S4158, F477, P2516. Lightly toned. (1761)

S4158, F479. Virtually full lustre and a relatively scarce variety. (1754)

S4158, P2518, F481. Full lustre. (632)

S4158. Full, slightly subdued lustre. (1959)

S4158, F494. As struck. (2185)

S4158, F494. As struck. (1963)

S4158, F495B. Proof from the sets. Wide rim. As struck. (1482)