271 |
|
1770 |
George III. BMC 893. Weight 9.94g. Brilliant mint state, almost certainly the finest
specimen in existence. Spinks' comment about it when they sold it was "We cannot
recall having seen such a magnificent specimen". Rare in this state. Purchased from
Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1992, item 1083, £250.
|
272 |
|
1770 |
George III. BMC 894. Weight 15.17g. Silver Proof. Reverse upright, i.e. struck en
medaille. Practically as struck except for an unfortunate test scratch behind the bust and
to the right of Britannia. A stunning coin. Extremely rare. As far as it is possible to
know, no other specimen has appeared on the market in the last 35 years or more. Purchased
from Spink Coin Auction 95, 25-11-1992, Lot 307, £1,173.
|
273 |
|
1770 |
George III. BMC 895. Weight 8.52g. Copper Proof. Reverse upright, i.e. struck en medaille.
Extremely Fine, toned, a most attractive example. Purchased from Dolphin Coins, List 2,
19-12-1991, £350.
|
274 |
|
1771 |
George III. BMC 896. Weight 9.19g. Some toning in the margins, Practically Mint State with
almost full brilliance. Rare in this grade. Purchased from Glendinings, 11-12-1991, Lot
562, £123.
|
275 |
|
1771 |
George III. BMC 896 (variant). Weight 10.05g. Large 31.5mm flan, but normal weight. Edge
knock at 12 o'clock, Fine/Good Fine. Unusual.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence,
28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke, 1996.
|
276 |
|
1771 |
George III. BMC 897. Weight 9.92g. Reverse No Stop. Near Very Fine, rare.
Ex
Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke, 1996.
|
277 |
|
1771 |
George III. BMC -- . Weight 9.49g. No Stop after GEORGIVS. A bold Good Fine/Fine. Hitherto
unrecorded. Presumably at least very rare.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997,
collection purchased by Colin Cooke, 1996.
|
278 |
|
1771 |
George III. BMC 898. Weight 10.04g. Good Extremely Fine, practically as struck, with
lustre on both sides. Rare in this grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 10-5-1983,
£64.
|
279 |
|
1772 |
George III. BMC 899. Weight 9.57g. Reverse A. No ball below spear blade. Good Extremely
Fine, practically as struck, with lustre on both sides. Rare in this grade. Purchased from
Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1998, item 1182, £95.
|
280 |
|
1772 |
George III. BMC 900. Weight 9.38g. GEORIVS spelling error. Clashed dies evidence showing
an exergue line above George's head. Good Extremely Fine, practically as struck, with
almost full lustre on both sides. Extremely Rare in this grade, certainly one of the very
finest known specimens. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1985, item 2334,
£200.
|
281 |
|
1772 |
George III. BMC 901. Weight 9.53g. Reverse A. Ball below spear blade. Brilliant mint
state, certainly one of the very finest examples in existence. We cannot recall having
seen such a magnificent specimen. Extremely rare in this state. Purchased from Spink
Numismatic Circular, March 1992, item 1040, £250.
|
282 |
|
1772 |
George III. BMC 901. Weight 10.46g. Reverse A. Ball below spear blade. Good Very Fine or
better. Purchased from Aston Coins, 12-4-1980, £23.
|
283 |
|
1772 |
George III. BMC 902. Weight 10.16g. Reverse B. Extremely Fine, practically as struck, with
lustre on both sides. Rare in this grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-11-1993,
£95.
|
284 |
|
1772 |
George III. BMC 903. Weight 9.79g. Reverse B. No Stop after BRITANNIA. Very Fine/Good Very
Fine, rare.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin
Cooke, 1996.
|
285 |
|
1773 |
George III. BMC 904. Weight 10.08g. Extremely Fine, practically as struck, with good
lustre on both sides. Rare in this grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-11-1993,
£100.
|
286 |
|
1773 |
George III. BMC -- . Weight 9.43g. No Stop after GEORGIVS, a slightly roughened patch
after this word does not appear to conceal a stop. Both the other two stops are very
clear. Extremely Fine with traces of lustre. Purchased circa 1991, £125.
|
287 |
|
1773 |
George III. BMC 905 (variant ?). Weight 8.82g. (Compare with coin 290 listed below.) No
Stop after REX. Also, the second G of GEORGIVS appears to be struck over an I. As the
weight is just outside the weight range given in BMC, this coin may be a high class
contemporary forgery. The style is good, apart from the datal figures. Very Fine/Good
Fine.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke,
1996.
|
288 |
|
1773 |
George III. BMC 906. Weight 10.10g. No Stop on Reverse. Good Fine, rare.
Ex
Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997, collection purchased by Colin Cooke, 1996.
|
289 |
|
1773 |
George III. BMC -- . Weight 10.25g. First 7 of the date is struck over a 1. Under high
magnification, it also appears that the 3 is over a 7. This is probably a correction
deemed necessary aftere placing the initial 1 too far to the right. Extremely Fine,
practically as struck, with good lustre on both sides. Extremely rare in this grade.
Hitherto unrecorded. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 10-5-1983, £170.
|
290 |
|
1773 |
George III. BMC 905. Weight 10.30g. No Stop after REX. (Compare with coin 287 listed
above.) Extremely Fine, practically as struck, with good lustre on both sides. Extremely
rare in this grade. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1993, item 1134,
£125.
|
291 |
|
1774 |
George III. BMC 907. Weight 10.06g. Weak Stop after REX. Extremely Fine, practically as
struck, with good lustre on both sides. Extremely rare in this grade. Purchased from Colin
Cooke, 28-3-1988, £99.
|
292 |
|
1774 |
George III. BMC 907 (but a different die from the other BMC 907 in the Nicholson cabinet
(291)). Weight 10.13g. Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Peter W. Lawrence, 28-11-1997,
collection purchased by Colin Cooke, 1996, £40.
|
293 |
|
1775 |
George III. BMC 908. Weight 9.44g. Practically Mint State with full, blazing lustre, very
lightly toning. A quite outstanding example, which is extremely rare in such a high grade.
Purchased from Colin Cooke, 10-5-1983, £102.
|
294 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1248. Weight 13.17g. 5 Gun ports, incuse. Blazing Mint State withslight
toning areas on the obverse. A stunning coin, very difficult to find in this absolutely
top grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 10-2-1995, £110.
|
295 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1249. Weight 13.22g. 6 (or 7 ?) gun-ports in relief. Dr Nicholson notes:
"Great interest has been aroused by the ship at the LHS of the reverse of these
currency halfpennies. This has become a rather absurd obsession. It should be stressed
that the whole ship including its gigantic flag is no more than 2.5mm in length, so that
the detail and number of the gun-ports is a trifle academic. Indeed, I measured the ship
itself from bows to stern in one instance as 1.48mm. The gun-ports are approximately
0.1mm in diameter. They are counted by including any points that are roughly in a line.
Thus BMC 1250 (297 below) is described as having '9 relief gun-ports'. So it does,
provided that one reckons in three and possibly a fourth that are floating in the air
underneath the bowsprit and behind the stern. But of course, the skill required to
create them was outstanding."
Good Extremely Fine with lustre on both sides. Rare in this grade, certainly rarer than
Peck indicates. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £38.
|
296 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC -- . Weight 12.78g. 7 gun-ports in relief. The 7 gunports are quite clear,
as such unrecorded (given the caveat of Dr Nicholson's comments in coin 295 above).
Practically Mint State with full, blazing lustre, very lightly toning. A quite outstanding
example, which is extremely rare in such a high grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke,
16-5-1990, £38.
|
297 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1248. Weight 12.76g. 5 gun-ports (but a different die from the other BMC
1248 in this cabinet). (Originally purchased as 9 gun-ports !) Practically Mint State with
very good lustre on both sides. Purchased 12-5-1983, £55.
|
298 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1251. Weight 12.36g. Plain hull. Much scarcer than Peck suggests.
Extremely Fine, hint of lustre. Purchased 12-5-1983, £10.
|
299 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1253. Weight 13.03g. Copper Proof. 5 gun-ports. The Glendinings catalogue
states :
"We are reasonably certain this is a Proof. The texture of the field and the
absence of wavy unevenness, together with the sharpness of detail suggest one, although
both the A and first N of BRITANNIA are weak. Those examples known to Peck (three, all
in his own collection) were all from different dies. On this specimen, there is a thin
flaw extending from the mouth giving the appearance of a tongue poked out; this flaw may
not have gone unnoticed and it is not implausible that this die was subsequently either
discarded or repolished."
Almost FDC, very rare. Purchased from Glendining Auction 30-4-1986, Lot 352 (part).
|
300 |
|
1806 |
George III. BMC 1376. Weight 9.43g. Reverse with no line under SOHO. Reverse no berries.
Practically Mint State with almost full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983,
£38.
|
301 |
|
1806 |
George III. BMC 1377. Weight 9.54g Reverse with line under SOHO. Reverse with 3 olive
berries. Rather badly carbon-marked. Otherwise Extremely Fine. Purchased from Lickey Coins
8-6-1982, £7.
|
302 |
|
1807 |
George III. BMC 1378. Weight 9.25g. Extremely Fine with some lustre, a little marked and
stained. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £21.
|
303 |
|
1806 |
George III. BMC 1362. Weight 9.58g. Gilt Copper Proof. Late Soho. Practically FDC. Scarce.
Purchased from Colin Cooke, 5-11-1984, £80.
|
304 |
|
1806 |
George III. BMC 1365. Weight 9.35g. Bronzed Proof. Late Soho. A few minor carbon spots.
Almost FDC. Rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 16-5-1990, £85.
|
305 |
|
1806 |
George III. BMC 1371. Weight 10.04g. Copper Proof. Late Soho. Ship with long pennant at
mainmast. A few minor surface marks, Almost FDC. Rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic
Circular, June 1993, item 3633, £85.
|
306 |
|
1807 |
George III. BMC 1383. Weight 10.05g. Restrike Bronzed Proof by Taylor. Note that no
genuine, original Soho Proof is known for 1807. Note the re-cut letters and filed rims.
Practically FDC, rare. (1807 Proofs are much rarer than 1806 Proofs.) Purchased from Colin
Cooke, 11-5-1992, £85.
|
307 |
|
1788 |
George III. BMC 921. Weight 17.68g. Pattern by L. Pingo. The reasons for this pattern
being a Halfpenny (and not a Penny) are clearly set out by Peck in his book. Practically
FDC with considerable mint lustre on both sides. One of the finest known examples of this
extremely rare coin. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, June 1995, item 3564,
£650.
|
308 |
|
1796 |
George III. BMC 924. Weight 5.11g. Copper Pattern, probably by L. Pingo. Fully discussed
by Peck on page 237, to which the reader must refer to understand more about this coin,
this enigmatic piece stands separately from all the other patterns and proofs of this
period. With a new portrait, facing left instead of right, a "first" for the
legend DEI GRATIA being produced at the Mint for almost 100 years, a miserably thin flan
(note the weight), this coin might have been mistaken for a contemporary counterfeit. It
is indeed an extremely rare pattern and Dr Nicholson comments on its rarity :
"A specimen (not this one) was sold in Spink Auction 95, Lot 330, wherein it was
stated: "C. W. Peck records a specimen in the British Museum. Spink sold the Peck
(ex Rev. E Rogers) piece in the early 1970's and this would appear to be the third
recorded example. "
If this account can be accepted, -- which is by no means certain, -- this specimen would
appear to be the Peck-Rogers piece described above. Weakly struck on the monarch's head
and corresponding part of the reverse, Choice Extremely Fine or better, retaining traces
of mint lustre on both sides. Extremely rare with very few known examples.
Ex
Dr T. Aitken (Canada), who acquired it from Baldwins for £320. Dr Aitken's
collection was purchased by Colin Cooke, 1996. Dr Nicholson purchased it from Colin Cooke,
5-6-1996, £360.
|
309 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC 952. Weight 15.50g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Brown-Gilt Copper. Edge
guilloche. Some edge bumps, Good Very Fine or better, very scarce. Purchased from Spink
Coin Auction 129, 17-11-1998, Lot 186, where it was incorrectly described as BMC 947.
Note: Dr Nicholson had three examples of BMC 952.
|
310 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC 952. Weight 15.98g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Brown-Gilt Copper. Edge
guilloche. A few minor hairlines, Practically FDC, very rare. Purchased from Spink
Numismatic Circular, May 1997, item 2388, £200.
|
311 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC 953. Weight 16.30g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Bronzed Copper. Edge
guilloche. A few trivial surface marks, Almost FDC, extremely rare (Peck recorded his own
piece as the sole location outside the British Museum). Purchased from Colin Cooke,
10-2-1995, £155.
|
312 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC 955. Weight 16.02g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Brown-Gilt Copper. Edge
RENDER TO CESAR etc. A few trivial surface marks, Almost FDC, extremely rare. Purchased
from Colin Cooke, 10-2-1995, £160.
|
313 |
|
1795 |
George III. BMC 1041. Weight 13.83g. Pattern in Bronzed Copper by Kuchler. Early Soho.
Plain edge. About FDC, rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1997, item
2403, £280.
|
314 |
|
1797 |
George III. BMC 1152. Weight 14.03g. Pattern in Gilt Copper. Early Soho. Grained edge.
Some scuffs to the mirrors, otherwise Brilliant Almost FDC. Very rare.
Ex
Spink Coin Auction 6, 11-10-1979, Lot 759, £170. Purchased Glendinings, 30-4-1986,
Lot 340.
|
315 |
|
1797 |
George III. BMC 1154. Weight 14.07g. Pattern in Copper. Early Soho. Good Very Fine or a
little better. Very rare. Purchased from Spink, 2-4-1979
|
316 |
|
1797 |
George III. BMC -- . Suggest BMC 1156A, as it is the same type as BMC 1156 and BMC 1157.
Weight 14.09g. Pattern in Bronzed Copper. Early Soho. Ship with 3 stays. 2 Berries. About
FDC, at least extremely rare. Unrecorded.
Ex H. Selig, Spink Coin Auction 131,
2-3-1999, Lot 1375, £220.
|
317 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1233. Weight 12.25g. Pattern in Gilt Copper. Early Soho. Grained edge. A
few trivial surface marks, About FDC, very rare. Purchased from Bonhams Auction 30-5-1995,
Lot 356, £156.
|
318 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1234. Weight 12.20g. Pattern in Bronzed Copper. Early Soho. A few trivial
surface marks, About FDC, very rare. Purchased from Bonhams Auction 30-5-1995, Lot 357,
£134.
|
319 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1235. Weight 12.05g. Pattern in Copper. Early Soho. A few trivial surface
marks, Superb Practically FDC, very rare. A magnificent specimen. Purchased from Bonhams
Auction 30-5-1995, Lot 358, £123.
|
320 |
|
1788 |
George III. BMC 978. Weight 18.90g. Trial Uniface Reverse die. Obverse blank. 35mm
diameter. Thick flan in copper. Dr Nicholson notes:
"This exactly matches the description in BMC, page 256, of Peck's own specimen,
and as it appears to be unique there seems no reason to doubt that this is ex-Peck. The
British Museum uniface listed with it used the same die but was struck on quite a
different flan. It is almost certainly the coin listed in Spink Numismatic Circular,
February 1990, item 415, which, however, states: 'similar to BMC 978 but struck on a
large thick flan, 18.90gm. Unrecorded on this size of flan.' The full account in BMC
records it clearly."
Extremely Fine with some lustre in the legend. Almost certainly the Spink Numismatic
Circular, Feb 1990, item 415. Almost certainly
Ex Peck (this piece listed in
BMC). Purchased from Colin Cooke, 29-10-1990, £350.
|
321 |
|
1788 |
George III. BMC 964. Weight 16.42g. Pattern in Silver-plated Copper. Late Soho striking
from DH11 dies, from re-polished DH1. Marginally heavier than the other two similar pieces
in this collection (322 and 323). Edge RENDER TO CESAR etc. Without tests on rim as
described in Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1989, item 7037. Light scuffing to
mirrors, Good Extremely Fine, extremely rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 8-1-1991,
£210.
|
322 |
|
1788 |
George III. BMC 966. Weight 16.08g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Brown-Gilt Copper. Edge
RENDER TO CESAR etc. A few trivial surface marks, Almost FDC, extremely rare. Purchased
from Colin Cooke, 21-4-1982, £120.
|
323 |
|
1788 |
George III. BMC 968 (or a badly worn example of the Brown-Gilt, BMC 966). Weight 15.94g.
Pattern by J. P. Droz in Copper (or worn Brown-Gilt Copper). Edge RENDER TO CESAR etc.
Near Very Fine, a "budget" pattern coin. Purchased from Aston Coins, 22-3-1979,
£14.
|
324 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC 971. Weight 16.29g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Bronzed Copper. Edge RENDER
TO CESAR etc. Obverse from die of DH5 with faint flaws under GEO and III and under the
bust. Reverse from slightly rusted and re-polished DH6. Late Soho. A few minor surface
marks, Good Extremely Fine, very rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 21-4-1982, £115.
|
325 |
|
1799 |
George III. BMC 1237. Weight 14.51g. Pattern in Copper. Late Soho. Large Crown. Edge
grained. FDC, rare.
Ex Dr T. Aitken (Canada), collection purchased by Colin
Cooke 1996. Dr Aitken had acquired the coin from Spink. Purchased from Colin Cooke,
5-6-1996, £200.
|
326 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC 952. Weight 16.07g. Pattern by J. P. Droz in Brown-Gilt Copper. Edge
guilloche. A few trivial surface marks, Almost FDC, extremely rare. Purchased from Colin
Cooke, 17-8-1985, £110.
|
327 |
|
1790 |
George III. BMC -- . Weight 4.25g. Restrike Pattern in Aluminium by Taylor. Nude Britannia
and "normal" Britannia. A double reverse striking. Unrecorded in this metal.
Dies are as BMC 1021A - 1023 but in a metal not recorded by Peck. 27 restrike Halfpennies
by Taylor are recorded by Peck in Aluminium, all but nine being in the British Museum
only. Practically FDC, excessively rare. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, October
1994, item 6650, £500.
|
328 |
|
1795 |
George III. BMC 1055. Weight 13.34g. Restrike Pattern struck in Brass. About FDC, lightly
toning. Extremely rare. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-4-1988, £210.
|
329 |
|
1797 |
George III. BMC --. Weight 13.34g. Pattern in Copper. Similar to BMC 1173 but in unbronzed
copper. Practically FDC, extremely rare, unrecorded in this finish. Purchased from Colin
Cooke, 13-7-1985, £145.
|
330 |
|
1805 |
George III. BMC 1308. Weight 11.65g. Pattern in Silver by Taylor (though Dr Nicholson
questions the silver as it should surely weigh more than this if it was in Silver. He
suggests it might only be Silver-plated copper, as are some others in the Soho series).
Light trivial scuffing to mirrors, Almost FDCe, extremely rare. A stunning coin, most
pleasing to the eye. Purchased from Glendinings, 28-1-1998, Lot 230, with premiums, VAT
and commission £595.
|
331 |
|
1825 |
George IV. BMC 1431. Order in Council for this coinage was dated 14th November 1825 but
not made current by proclamation until January 30th 1826. As a result, halfpennies dated
1825 are very much rarer than those of 1826. Mint State with full mint lustre. A superb
coin, extremely rare today in this condition. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular,
September 1989, item 4847, £152.
|
332 |
|
1826 |
George IV. BMC 1433. Reverse A. Two incuse lines down the arms of the saltire. Practically
mint state with almost full mint lustre. Scarce in this condition. Purchased from Colin
Cooke, 12-5-1983, £38.
|
333 |
|
1826 |
George IV. BMC 1434. Bronzed Proof. Reverse upright. FDC. Scarce. Purchased from Spink
Coin Auction 20, 31-3-1982, £80.
|
334 |
|
1826 |
George IV. BMC -- . Copper Proof. Reverse B. One raised line down the arms of the saltire.
Practically as struck, quite different in colour and character from the previous Bronzed
Proof and the Bronzed Proof of Reverse B (coin 336 in this collection). Not recorded by
Peck in Copper finish. Purchased from Glendinings, 24-4-1991, £145.
|
335 |
|
1826 |
George IV. BMC 1436. Reverse B. One raised line down the arms of the saltire. Extremely
Fine, lustrous undertones. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £21.
|
336 |
|
1826 |
George IV. BMC 1437. Bronzed Proof. Reverse B. One raised line down the arms of the
saltire. A couple of old carbon spots, otherwise About FDC. Scarce. Purchased Seaby Coin
and Medal Bulletin, November 1983, £70.
|
337 |
|
1827 |
George IV. BMC 1438. Good Extremely Fine with good lustre on the obverse and some lustre
on the reverse. Scarce in this grade. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 12-5-1983, £34.
|
338 |
|
1831 |
William IV. BMC 1461. Near Extremely Fine, a darker tone. Purchased from Colin Cooke,
12-5-1983, £13.
|
339 |
|
1831 |
William IV. BMC 1462. Bronzed Proof. Reverse upright. One very tiny blemish in the obverse
field, and a tiny edge bruise by BR on the reverse, otherwise FDC, very rare.
Ex E. M. H. Norweb, Spink Coin Auction 59, 17-6-1987, Lot 1672, £145.
|
340 |
|
1831 |
William IV. BMC 1463. Bronzed Proof. Reverse inverted. Practically FDC. Very scarce.
Purchased Spink Coin Auction 20, 31-3-1982, Lot 453, £120.
|
341 |
|
1834 |
William IV. BMC 1464. Good Extremely Fine/Extremely Fine with good lustre on the obverse
and traces of lustre on the reverse. Purchased Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, November
1983, £55.
|
342 |
|
1837 |
William IV. BMC 1465. Date and parts (but not all) of the legend on the obverse are
double-struck, or double-entered on the die. An interesting piece. Practically Mint State
with good lustre on both sides. Rare in this condition. Purchased from Colin Cooke,
12-5-1983, £36.
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