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coins for numismatists
£120.00
S1835, N1423. Henry VI Annulet issue groat of London with mm. Cross II. Weight 3.46g. Toned and clipped with reasonable detail. Grade: nVF
£250.00
S3322, N2764, ESC- (1016). Charles II 3rd hammered issue shilling with mm. Crown, reading BRIT FR ET HIB [R3]. Weight 5.77g. Bull only notes this legend reading with large reverse...
£70.00
S2654, N2099. James I second coinage, third bust shilling with mm. Lis. Weight 5.43g. General weakness and slightly double struck, the reverse better. Grade: aFine/Fine
£65.00
S2577, N2014. Elizabeth I sixth issue shilling with mm. A. Weight 5.57g. General wear with typical weakness to the bust and light surface marks. Grade: nFine/Fine
£30.00
S1408, N1037/1. Edward I cl. 9b1 penny of London. Weight 1.22g. General wear with an edge crack at 7 o'clock. Grade: Fine
£95.00
S4011, Davies 1660, ESC 3709 (757). George V 1911 first issue halfcrown. A couple bagmarks and light wear to the portrait, the reverse better. Grade: EF/EF+
£60.00
S3808, Davies 181, ESC 2365 (634). George IV 1823 halfcrown with the Garter reverse. Problem free with general wear. Grade: Fine
£175.00
S3938, Davies 674, ESC 2787 (735). Victoria 1901 halfcrown. The last date of issue. Practically as struck with light toning and a small spot behind the head. Grade: Unc
£150.00
S3889, Davies 591, ESC 2758 (707). Victoria 1881 young head halfcrown. Light wear to the higher points. Grade: gVF
£50.00
RIC 346b, RSC 41. Faustina Senior denarius of Rome with Aeternitas holding veil and sceptre reverse. Weight 3.10g. Wear to the high points. Grade: nVF
£50.00
RIC 34, Sear 7186. Geta denarius of Rome with PONTIF COS and Minerva standing reverse. Weight 3.21g. Decent detail, but slightly porous surfaces. Grade: VF+
£20.00
RIC 866a. Constantine I follis of Trier with SOL INVICTO COMITI reverse. T-F in reverse field, PTR in exergue. Weight 3.11g. General wear and with a find patina. Grade: Fine
£110.00
S2651, N2078, Withers 1b. James I first coinage halfpenny with mintmark Lis. Weight 0.30g. Comes with old ticket. A full coin with all detail struck up. Grade: VF
£95.00
S2663, N2107, Withers 2b. James I second coinage halfpenny with mm. Rose. Weight 0.25g. Comes with a collector's ticket. Toned on a slightly wavy but full flan. Grade: VF
£175.00
S3470, ESC 998 (90). William III 1696 first bust crown with OCTAVO edge and the second 6 of the date recut over a 5. Rare. General even wear with weakness...
£480.00
S3834, Davies 325, ESC 2482 (666). William IV 1836 halfcrown with WW in script on the truncation. Light wear to the high points of both sides with the reverse better....
£90.00
S3790, Davies 90, ESC 2157 (1236). George III 1820 new coinage shilling. A nice old tone with light underlying wear. Grade: EF
£60.00
S2577, N2014, BCW WK-2:WK-b7. Elizabeth I 6th issue shilling with mm. Woolpack. Weight 5.95g. Weak in places and irregular. Grade: Fair - Fine
£22.00
S3835, Davies 341, ESC 2489 (1268). William IV 1834 bare head shilling. General wear, problem free. Grade: Fine
£115.00
S3748, ESC 2187 (1626). George III 1787 no hearts sixpence. Minimal traces of friction with a few tiny marks to the obverse, the reverse better and practically as struck. Dipped...
£12.00
S4145, Davies 2338, ESC 4392 (798Y). Elizabeth II 1970 proof halfcrown from the set with Davies dies 2+C, noted by him as to be confirmed, so presumably scarcer than 3+C....
£450.00
KM# 781.1, Gadoury 1061. France under Napoleon III 1854A 20Fr struck in 0.900 gold at the Paris mint. A few surface marks, but good eye appeal. Grade: VF
£75.00
Mexico Maximiliano Emperador 1865B gold wedding token. Weight 0.44g. Practically as struck.
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S1874, N1460. Henry VI pinecone-mascle groat of London with mm. Cross IIIa/ Cross V. The first I of CIVI is struck over a V, and the error presumably rare. Weight...
£35.00
S3790, Davies 86, ESC 2152 (1235). George III 1819 'New Coinage' shilling. General even wear. Better than VF. Grade: VF+
£90.00
S3358, ESC 397 (51). Charles II 1676 third bust crown with V OCTAVO edge. Considerable wear with some scratches to the obverse. Grade: Fair
£200.00
A Jonas, Brook and Hirst 5c token for use in Hong Kong, where they maintained a trading presence in the period 1870-1890. Scarce. Light wear to the higher points. Grade:...
£40.00
S3722, P892. George II 1754 old head farthing. Toned with slightly pitted surfaces, but not so much wear. Grade: VF+
£12.00
S4059, Freeman 590. George V 1912 first issue mint toned farthing. Light wear to the reverse, otherwise full mint toning. Grade: Unc/gEF
£50.00
S4156, Freeman 662A. Elizabeth II 1953 proof farthing with dies 2+A. An impaired proof that looks to have been cleaned at some point. Rare whatever. Grade: gEF
£10.00
Germany, 1918 Stadt Duren local issue 10pf token in iron, struck for emergency use in WW1. Minimal wear with two minute rust spots to the helmet. Grade: EF
£8.00
KM# 23. Australia 1936 George V penny. The last year of the reign. A little wear to the highest points. Grade: EF
£30.00
Coins of England 2025 published by Sovereign Rarities . The Standard Catalogue of British Coins. Annual price list of pre-decimal British Coins. New.
£22.00
Coins of England 2025 published by Sovereign Rarities. The Standard Catalogue of British Coins. Annual price list of decimal British Coins. New.
£75.00
S4021A, Davies 1678, ESC 3722 (768). George V 1921 second issue halfcrown struck in 0.500 silver. No discernible wear and technically uncirculated, but weakly struck. There is a trace of...
£75.00
S3790, Davies 80, ESC 2140 (1228). George III 1816 'New Coinage' shilling. The first year of issue. Toned with light wear to the high points. Grade: EF
£150.00
S3604, ESC 1376 (583). Anne, post Union 1713 halfcrown with plain angles. General wear, the reverse a little better. Grade: Fine/Fine+
£75.00
S1397, N1026. Edward I class 4d penny of London with a pellet at the start of the legend both sides. Weight 1.42g. Toned with some wear, but quite attractive in...
£50.00
S1415, N1079, Blunt IVb, Withers 5b. Edward I penny of Berwick on Tween with bifoliate crown, pellet eyes and coarse hair. Weight 1.42g. Some scratches to the obverse and deposits...
£20.00
KM# 122.1. Belgium under Leopold III, 1939 silver 50 francs, cross on top of crown variety. Toned with some light wear. The reverse slightly better. Grade: gVF
£25.00
KM# 23. Italy under Umberto I, 1898 2 lire struck in silver. Rare. Traces of mount removal on the obverse rim and even wear to the higher points, but still...
£20.00
KM# 5. Palestine under British Mandate, 1933 20 mils struck in cupro-nickel. A better date. Light wear. Grade: gVF
£750.00
S3888, Davies 568, ESC 2722 (679). Victoria 1845 young head halfcrown with 1 over a smaller 1 and 5 over a larger 5 with a different font. The harp has...
£25.00
KM# 87. USA 1859 1c struck in cupro-nickel. A popular one year issue with the wreath reverse. General wear, with residual traces of LIBERTY on the head. Grade: gFine
£140.00
S3954, Freeman 73, Gouby BP1874N. Victoria 1874H penny struck at the Heaton mint with Gouby die pair K+j. Light friction to the high points and residual lustre. Grade: EF
£75.00
S3954, Freeman 125, Gouby BP 1887Aa. Victoria 1887 bun head penny. Toned with some lustre and light friction. The obverse fields are brilliant and prooflike and there are a few...
£45.00
S3718, P870. George II 1740 second issue halfpenny with older features. Toned with moderate wear, and the reverse with a massive flaw across the diameter. Grade: nVF
£35.00
S2563, BCW AC-2B:AC-b1. Elizabeth I 1573 fourth issue 6d with the large bust and mm. Acorn. The reverse mark is over Ermine, but the obverse mark too indistinct to say...
£25.00
KM# 527. Prussia under Wilhelm II, 1909A 3 marks in a silver mount with suspension loop. Struck in 0.900 silver. Total weight 20.91g. Moderate wear, lightly toned and quite attractive....
£110.00
S3948, P1518. Victoria 1858OT penny with no. WW on the truncation. A trace of friction. Grade: gEF *REDUCED*
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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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