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coins for numismatists
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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
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An Edward VII 1902 Coronation medal struck in copper and issued by Woolwich Borough in the name of Mayor Messent. Produced by H Jenkins & Sons, Birmingham. Diameter 32mm and...
£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...
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KM# 94. Germany, Third Reich, 1938E 5 marks struck in silver at the Muldenhutten mint. The lowest mintage of any year or mint for the type with 425,000 struck. Scarce....
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KM# 45. Germany, Weimar Republic, 1931F 2 reichmarks, struck in 0.500 silver at the Stuttgart mint. Rare. Some even wear to both sides. Grade: VF
£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*
£70.00
Davis 29. obv. JOHN SMALPAGE & S.LUMB LEEDS, arms between palm and olive branches, crest above, rev. ONE SHILLING TOKEN 1812, Female sat on a bale with scales and a...
£260.00
S3985, ESC 3538 (2496), D1444. 1882 Maundy Set. Evenly toned and practically as struck with just a bare trace of friction to some high points. Scarce date. Grade: gEF *REDUCED*
£450.00
S3393, P-. Charles II 1675 over 3 halfpenny. Unrecorded by Peck, but several dies are known to exist. Rare. Weight 11.25g Relatively little wear, but a small edge knock. Nevertheless, bold...
£75.00
S3586, ESC 1388 (1131). Anne 1703 second bust VIGO shilling with a 6-pointed star countermark to the bust. The reason for this is unknown. Scarce. Darkly toned and with considerable...
£75.00
S3789, Davies 60, ESC 2096 (618). George III 1817 small head halfcrown. Toned with general even wear. Grade: VF
£175.00
S2773, N2209. Charles I 3a1 Tower halfcrown with mintmark Tun. Weight 14.90g. A good portrait of the King and the horse's head, but a few scratches and minor deposits. Grade:...
£55.00
S1584, N1149. Edward III series C pre-treaty penny of London . Weight 1.11g. Toned. Struck off-centre and the obverse double struck. Grade: gFine/nVF
£75.00
S1394, N1023. Edward I class 4a penny of London. Weight 1.40g. Comes with an old ticket priced at 80 shillings. Weakness to the face from ghosting. Toned and round. Grade:...
£175.00
S3776, P1077. George III 1797 cartwheel twopence, struck at the Soho mint. A few tiny marks, but decent edges and problem free. Grade: gVF
£275.00
S3889, Davies 579, ESC 2741 (692). Victoria 1874 young head halfcrown with a plain 4 in the date. Minimal wear and a small spot on the shield. Grade: EF
£25.00
S4038, Davies 1773, ESC 3785 (950). George V 1930 fourth coinage florin. Light wear and a couple spots. Dipped. Grade: aEF
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S4144, Davies 2301, ESC 4339 (393N). Elizabeth II 1965 'Churchill' Crown, struck with the die axis rotated approximately by the amount seen in the picture. Unusual. Minimal wear. Grade: gEF
£15.00
KM# 14. Bermuda 1964 crown, struck in 0.500 silver. A trace of friction to the high points. Grade: gEF
£20.00
S4051, Freeman 185. George V 1919 first issue penny. The obverse weakly struck with light wear to both sides. Grade: EF+
£120.00
S3834, Davies 325, ESC 2482 (666). William IV 1836 halfcrown. General even wear and toned. Grade: VF
£245.00
S3980, Davies 1514, ESC 3572 (751). Edward VII 1906 halfcrown. Light wear and quite attractive. Grade: EF
£65.00
Sear 9366, RIC 11b. Trajan Decius debased silver antoninianus of Rome with ADVENTVS AVG reverse and Decius on horseback left. ex Glendining 25th October 1995, lot 27. Minimal wear, but...
£25.00
S4085, Davies 2237, ESC 4294 (2157). George VI 1943 silver threepence. Struck for colonial use. Scarce. Toned with light friction to the highest points. Grade: EF+
£195.00
S4052, Freeman 173. George V 1912H first issue penny, struck at the Heaton Mint. Much lustre and a hint of toning. A trace of cabinet friction to the highest points...
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S4051, Freeman 190. George V 1921 first issue penny with Freeman dies 2+B. Minimal rub to the highest points of both sides. Grade: gEF
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S3933, Davies 1471pt, ESC 3547 (2504)pt. Victoria 1889 Maundy fourpence. Toned, mint state. Beautiful. Grade: Unc
£32.00
S3935, Davies 1471pt, ESC 3547 (2504)pt. Victoria 1889 Jubilee Head Maundy twopence. Attractively toned with no wear, but tiny marks in front of the throat. Grade: Unc
£125.00
S3882, Davies 434, ESC 2564 (282). Victoria young head 1845 crown with large date, cinquefoil stops and VIII edge. The obverse lightly cleaned (not bright) with wear, the reverse better,...
£25.00
KM# 820.1, Gad. 745a. France 1873A Hercule 5 Francs struck in 0.900 silver at the Paris Mint. General wear with a light tone. Grade: VF
£160.00
Dalton & Hamer 932. National Series 1789 copper halfpenny token struck to commemorate the Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul's for the restoration to health of George III. Engraved by James Davies. ...
£125.00
Dalton & Hamer 1016f. 1794 Middlesex halfpenny token from the Political series showing France and the results of the French Revolution. Engraved by William Mainwaring. ex W Longman collection (Glendining...
£80.00
S4011, Davies 1666, ESC 3715 (763). George V 1916 first issue halfcrown struck in 0.925 silver. A bare trace of rub to the cheekbone. Grade: gEF
£50.00
S4012, Davies 1743, ESC 3764 (938). George V 1919 first issue florin. The last year of issue. Light wear to the high points Grade: EF
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S3950, P1583. Victoria 1856 young head copper farthing. Scarce. Toned with a trace of wear to the reverse only. Grade: gEF
£50.00
S3959, Freeman 525. Victoria 1874H bun head farthing struck at the Heaton mint. Toned with light wear and a couple of small contact marks. Grade: EF+
£85.00
S3956, Freeman 358. Victoria 1887 bun head halfpenny. Some toning with most lustre. Grade: Unc
£295.00
S3882, Davies 435, ESC 2567 (286). Victoria 1847 crown with XI edge. Moderate wear with a mark to the cheek. Past cleaning but now retoned and free of edge bumps....
£15.00
S4112, P2388. George VI 1946 brass threepence. The key date for the issue. Scarce. General wear and marks from circulation. Grade: aVF
£50.00
RIC 763, Sear 2737. Domitian denarius of Rome with IMP XXII COS etc reverse. Weight 3.22g. Moderate wear to both sides, the reverse not as bright as the image suggests....
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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...
Why collect coins? People are attracted to the hobby for a variety of reasons, from taking an interest in a pile of coins found in Granny’s cupboard or inheriting a group of old coins in a bequest, to being interested in an old coin you found in the garden. Everyone handles coins on a daily basis, and some will take a few moments to look at them in closer detail. People often tell me they started collecting as a result of finding a specific 50p or £2 piece in their change. This is a cheap way into collecting, as you can always spend the collection for what it cost, should you get bored. A large number take up the hobby...
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