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coins for numismatists
$21.00
S4061, Freeman 615. George V 1931 second issue modified effigy farthing. Full lustre, lightly toning. Grade: Unc
$11.00
S4119, F654, P2481. George VI 1949 second issue farthing. Full lustre except for a tiny spot by the I of FARTHING. Grade: Unc
$39.00
S3990, F159. Edward VII 1904 penny. Scarce. Mostly toned with light wear and residual lustre to the obverse. Grade: EF
$482.00
S3779, P1274. George III 1799 copper proof farthing. Ex Lockdales, October 2003. With ticket. Attractively toned, an old light hairline visible under magnification between the head and IUS, but otherwise...
$33.00
Mitchiner 8989. Victoria 1896 Four Generations obverse by Greuber and an advert for Reminton Typewriters on the reverse. Toned with virtually no wear, the most obvious being to the feather...
$180.00
S3221, N2728, ESC 224 (2160). Commonwealth halfgroat. Weight 0.96g. Darkly toned. Grade: aVF
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The Dennis Beadell Collection of English Shillings and Other Coins comprises 213 lots of English shillings from Edward VI fine issue to the last currency issue in 1966. There are...
$71.00
S2569, N2000, BCW PT-1A:PT-a. Elizabeth I 1566 threehalfpence with mm. Portcullis (obv. over Rose?). Weight 0.73g. Ex Comber and Shuttlewood and comes with a ticket. Decent detail. A flan defect below...
$110.00
S2556, N1986, BCW CC-1H:CC-b11. Elizabeth I 2nd issue halfgroat with mm. Crosslet. Weight 1.73g. Scarce. Light scuffs to the portrait and a slightly wavy flan. Grade: Fine
$193.00
S2595, N2026, BB 24-O1:24-R1. Elizabeth I 1562 milled 6d with no stops at date. Weight 2.90g. Ex Comber collection and comes with his ticket. General wear with traces of past...
$103.00
S2577, N2014, BCW SC-1:SC-a. Elizabeth I sixth issue shilling with mm. Scallop (rev. over A). Weight 5.99g. Scarce. Weak on the portrait as often seen, with the reverse quite reasonable....
$290.00
S3985, Davies 1610, ESC 3608 (2518). Edward VII 1902 matt proof Maundy set. Toned, practically as struck Grade: Unc
$123.00
S3826, P1446. George IV 1828 half farthing with with helmet intruding the legend. Scarce. Light wear to the high points and toned. Grade: nEF
$29.00
Eimer 1817. The official medallion struck by the Royal Mint to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Victoria in 1897. Struck in silver, diameter 26mm. Weight 9.60g. Lightly toning Grade: gVF...
$20.00
D&H 15. A 1794 Chichester 1/2d token with Elizabeth I and Chichester Cross. The edge reading is Payable at Dallys Chichester. toned with general wear. Grade: gFine
$52.00
S3955, F85, Gouby BP 1875Hc. Victoria 1875H bun head penny struck at the Heaton mint. Date width is 12.5 teeth and there are obverse repairs to the legend. Cleaned but...
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S3955, F87, Gouby BP 1876Hb. Victoria 1876H penny struck at the Heaton mint. Date width is 13 teeth. Small digs to both sides. Grade: VF
$354.00
S2577, N2014, BCW SC-1:SC-a. Elizabeth I 6th issue shilling with bust 3B and mm. Scallop/A both sides. Weight 6.07g. Scarce with this bust. Ex Comber and comes with his ticket....
$290.00
S2555, N1985, BCW CC-5Di:CC-c3. Elizabeth I 2nd issue shilling with bust 3c and mm. Crosslet. Scarce with this obverse legend. Weight 6.04g. Ex Comber and comes with his ticket. Toned...
$290.00
S2791, N2225, Sharp E2/2. Charles I E2/2 shilling with mm. Tun. Weight 5.98g. Comes with an old unidentified ticket from the early 20th century based on the paper. Toned and...
$123.00
S2789, N2223, Sharp D4/1. Charles I D4/1 shilling with mm. Portcullis. Weight 5.63g. Worn, but virtually all detail present. Grade: Fine
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S2666, N2122. James I third coinage halfcrown with plain ground and mm. Lis. Weight 14.75g. Comes with 2 tickets. Slightly irregular and nicely toned. The reverse better. Grade: nVF/VF
$354.00
S3367, ESC 475 (479). Charles II 1677 fourth bust halfcrown with V. NONO edge. Bright. Has been dipped, but not polished, with decent detail to both sides. The reverse better....
$36.00
S3924, Davies 640, ESC 2771 (719). Victoria 1887 JH halfcrown with Davies obverse 1 (open lace to veil). General wear. Grade: gFine
$13.00
S7026, McCammon J33A. Jersey proof 1966 1/12th shilling commemorating the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. Practically as struck with some toning. Grade: Unc
$11.00
S7014, McCammon J50. Jersey 1926 second issue 1/24th shilling (halfpenny). Toned with lustre traces. Grade: EF+
$193.00
S3815, Davies 270, ESC 2433 (1662). George IV 1826 bare head sixpence with Davies obverse 1. Only light friction to the highest points. Grade: EF+
$84.00
S3814, ESC 2427 (1659). George IV 1825 laureate head sixpence. General wear with some tiny marks from circulation. Grade: VF or slightly better
$84.00
S3711, ESC 1762 (1622). George II 1757 old head sixpence. Lightly toning with even wear to both sides. Grade: gVF
$103.00
S4011, Davies 1665, ESC 3714 (762). George V 1915 first issue halfcrown. Light peripheral toning with a couple obverse bagmarks. Grade: gEF/Unc
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Spink PSS70. Elizabeth II 2015 proof set in 'Collectors Edition' case. No paperwork. Some coins with light toning, otherwise as struck. Grade: Unc
$39.00
S4078, Davies 2010, ESC 4020 (392). George VI 1937 crown. A few obverse marks, the reverse better. Grade: EF/gEF
$16.00
Victoria 1837 'Cumberland Jack' token commemorating the Duke of Cumberland's departure to Germany as King of Hanover. Gilt, this mostly intact. Grade: EF
$110.00
S3711, ESC 1763 (1623). George II 1758 old head sixpence. Attractively toned. Grade: nEF
$123.00
S3982, Davies 1550, ESC 3588 (1411). Edward VII 1902 proof shilling. Previously grade by the Canadian company ICCS as PF-63. Certificate and ticket with coin. Light friction to the obverse...
$29.00
S4015, Davies 1922, ESC 3926 (2124). George V 1911 first issue 3d with Davies dies 1+B, I of GEORGIVS to tooth and top leaf of left wreath emanates from the...
$13.00
S4015, Davies 1923, ESC 3926 (2124). George V 1911 first issue 3d with Davies dies 2+B, I of GEORGIVS to right of tooth, top leaf on the left wreath emanates...
$36.00
Spink PS68. Elizabeth II 2001 Standard Proof Set in original Royal Mint packaging as issued. Brilliant, as struck. Grade: Unc
$129.00
S2570, N2001, BCW CN-1:CN-a2. Elizabeth I 3rd issue penny with mm. Coronet and colon stops after G. Weight 0.53g. Ex Comber collection (ticket included), from Baldwin's 1984. A strong strike...
$26.00
A copper halfpenny size advertising token for the coin dealer William Till dated 1834. Toned with some wear to the high points. Grade: VF
$26.00
A brass medallion commemorating the death of the then Prime Minister George Canning in 1827. Diameter 24.5mm, weight 5.51g. A flan flaw above the head and mostly toned. Grade: VF
$13.00
A 19th century(?) Bath Society brass token or medallion on a thin flan, issued for an unknown purpose and countermarked with an S. Possibly to do with food handouts to...
$155.00
S2558, N1988, BCW CC-2A:CC-a1. Elizabeth I 2nd issue penny with mm. Crosslet, small bust 1H and 3 stops after SPINA. Weight 0.51g. Ex Fred Baldwin and Comber collections. With ticket....
$103.00
S2558, N1988, BCW CC-4:CC-a11. Elizabeth I 2nd issue penny with bust 3I, a colon after D and stops by the mm. Crosslet. Weight 0.51g. Ex Comber collection. Creased. Grade: Fine/nVF
$123.00
S2577, N2014, BCW SC-2:SC-b. Elizabeth I 6th issue shilling with mm. Scallop and reads ELIZBETH. Weight 5.81g. A rare variety. Ex Comber collection. A weak portrait and obverse scratches, but...
$129.00
S3618, ESC 1408 (1158). Anne 1711 4th bust shilling with plain angles. Toned with even wear. A flaw by the date. Grade: nVF *REDUCED*
$110.00
S3746, ESC 2131 (1225A). George III 1787WH shilling, the 1 of the date struck over an inverted 1. Scarce. Even wear. Grade: nVF *REDUCED*
$84.00
S3907, Davies 920, ESC 3072 (1342). Victoria 1883 fourth head shilling. Light wear and a metal inclusion (presumably copper) on the bottom of the bust. Grade: nEF *REDUCED*
$142.00
S2570, N2001, BCW PT-1:PT-a. Elizabeth I 3rd issue penny with mm. Portcullis and colon stops on the obverse - these very rare. Weight 0.41g. Ex H W Morrieson lot 353,...
$90.00
S3981, Davies 1533, ESC 3581 (923). Edward VII 1905 florin. The key date. General wear and has been dipped, but an affordable example of this rare date. Grade: gFine
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The first country to decimalise was Russia in 1704 which introduced a currency based on 100 Kopeks = 1 Rouble. By the end of the century a decimal currency was either implemented or was actively being considered by a number of countries. e.g. America had used a decimal currency from the earliest US coins in 1792 with 100 Cents = 1 Dollar and in 1795 the French had dropped the Livre in favour of a system based on 100 Centimes = 1 Franc. More countries followed suit over the next few decades. Unsurprisingly, in line with other countries there was a call to decimalise the currency in Great Britain and so in 1824, the MP for Staffordshire, Sir John Wrottesley,...
Coin descriptions will contain references pertaining to that item. These are the main references used by collectors of their respective fields. A list of the prefixes used here is as follows: BCW The Hammered Silver Coins Produced at the Tower Mint During the Reign of Elizabeth I (I D Brown, C H Comber, W Wilkinson). A detailed study of dies, punches and die pairs for Elizabethan silver coins. The definitive reference. (2006) Dxxxx British Silver Coins since 1816 (Peter J Davies). A list of silver coins struck since 1816 which includes proofs and patterns together with more detailed die varieties than ESC. (1st Ed. 1982) ESC xxxx (xxxx) English Silver Coinage since 1649 (Maurice Bull). A list of silver coins...
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