Irish Coins - St James's Auctions

Irish Coins
522 Ireland, King John, Pennies (2), Dublin, Roberd; Edward I, pennies (2), Waterford (S.6228/54) fine to
very fine (4) £100-120
523 524
523 Ireland, Elizabeth I, base coinage (1558), groat, mm. rose, bust l., rev. crowned harp, legends read
REGI/MEVM ● (S.6504), very fine/fine for issue, with an attractive portrait £200-250
524 Ireland, Elizabeth I, base coinage (1558), groat, mm. rose, bust l., rev. crowned harp, legends read
REGI/MEVM (S.6504), some corrosion, very fine for issue £200-250
525 Ireland, Civil War Coinage, ‘gunmoney’ crown, 1690, overstruck on large size gunmoney halfcrown,
King on horse l., rev. shields of arms, crown in centre (S.6578), good fine, reverse better, with some of original
lettering still visible; ‘gunmoney’ halfcrown, small size, May 1690, laur. head l., rev. crown over sceptres
dividing JR, XXX above, month of issue below (S.6580B), very fine (2) £130-180
526 Ireland, Civil War Coinage, ‘gunmoney’ shilling, large size, November 1689, laur. head l., rev. crown
over sceptres dividing JR, XII above, r9 below (S.6581I), good fine, scarce £80-100
527 528
527 Ireland, Civil War Coinage, ‘gunmoney’ shilling, small size, May 1690, laur. head l., rev. crown over sceptres
dividing JR, XII above, month of issue below (S.6582D), good very fine, reverse better £80-100
528 Ireland, Civil War Coinage, ‘gunmoney’ sixpence, December 1689, laur. head l., rev. crown over
sceptres dividing JR, VI above, month of issue below (S.6583I), practically as struck £80-100

Scottish Coins
529 Scotland, Alexander III, second coinage, penny, type B; Robert III, groat, Edinburgh, heavy issue
(S.5052/5164), the first very fine, the second nearly fine (2) £80-100
530 Scotland, Francis & Mary, second period, testoon, 1558, crowned arms over cross potent, rev. FM
monogram crowned, Lorraine cross each side (S.5416), crack at 5 o’clock, otherwise good very fine £350-400
531 Scotland, Mary, ryal, 1566, bust l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.5425), some slight cracks in flan, otherwise
toned, good very fine £800-1000
532 Scotland, James VI, unit, mm. thistle, crowned bust r., rev. crowned shield of arms, Scottish lion in first
and fourth quarters, IR at sides (S.5463), good portrait, about very fine £1000-1250
533 Scotland, James VI, ryal or sword dollar, 1567, crowned shield, rev. crowned sword (S.5472), good very
fine or better £1000-1200

534 Scotland, James VI, ryal or sword dollar, 1571, crowned shield, rev. crowned sword (S.5472), good
fine £600-650
535 Scotland, James VI, second coinage, half merk or noble, 1574, crowned shield of arms between value,
rev. ornate cross, crowns and thistles in angles (S.5478), edge cracks, flan flaws on reverse, about fine £60-80
536 Scotland, James VI, fourth coinage, thirty shillings, 1586, half length figure l. in armour, holding sword
rev. crowned pointed shield between I R and XXX (S.5487 var.), flan flaw at 2 o’clock, portrait slightly rubbed,
otherwise almost very fine, extremely rare £1600-1800
* ex Lockett (380), Mackenzie (329) and Asherson collections.
With two old collector tickets, one annotated RRR.
This type and date unlisted in Burns (the Murdoch cataloguer considered the type unique, noting differences in the armour.
The Murdoch piece was graded ‘in fair state and possibly unique’).
537 538
537 Scotland, James V, ‘bonnet piece’, 1539, bearded bust r., wearing flat bonnet, rev. crowned shield of
arms, I-5 at sides, appears to be possibly struck over another coin (a ducat), small plug and trace of mount, otherwise
about very fine, scarce £1250-1500
538 Scotland, Charles I, third coinage, Briot’s issue, half unit, crowned bust l., tiny b below, rev. crowned
shield of arms, crowned C-R at sides (S.5534), old jeweller’s number scratched before face, slight reverse flan flaw,
otherwise toned extremely fine, rare thus £3250-3500

539 Scotland, Charles I, third coinage, Briot’s issue, sixty shillings, mm. B and flower / B and thistle,
crowned figure of king on horseback, brandishing sword, rev. crowned, flat-topped, garnished Scottish
shield of arms (S.5552), very fine £1500-2000
540 Scotland, Renfrewshire, Paisley, J. Muir’s five shillings, on a Charles IV 1801 dollar, Potosi mint,
cancelled with a grille pattern, good fine, counterstamp good very fine £600-800
Guernsey Coins
541 Guernsey, proofs, 1830/4, 8 doubles; 4 doubles; 1 double, shield, rev. date below denomination, graded
by NGC as PF66 BN/PF65 BN/ PF65 BN, magnificent proofs, extremely rare (3) £850-900
* ex Murdoch Collection
542 Guernsey, two new pence, 1971, cupro-nickel, not bronze as standard, wt. 7.16g. (correct weight),
shield of arms, rev. windmill (KM.22 var.), appears to be a test mark at 10 o’clock on reverse, very fine, most
unusual and presumably scarce £80-100

Gibraltar Coins
543 Gibraltar, Victoria, proof, 2 quart; quart, 1861, young head l., rev. castle (KM.2/3), graded by NGC as
PF66 RB/PF65 BN, both brilliant proofs, rare (2) £800-850
* ex Murdoch Collection
544 Gibraltar, Victoria, proof half quart, 1841; young head l., rev. castle, graded by NGC as PF65 RB,
FDC, proof £450-500
* ex Murdoch Collection
Miscellaneous English Coins
545 Early Engraved coins (3), Charles II, crown, 1666, elephant below; Charles II, halfcrowns (2), 1675,
1689, a most unusual lot (3) £300-325
546 Charles II to Victoria, collection of farthings, 1754 very fine, 1799 about uncirculated and lustrous, the rest
fine or better (22) £100-120

547 William and Mary to Victoria, collection of halfpennies; George III, counterfeit halfpennies (2), fair
to very fair (21) £60-80
548 Victoria to Edward VII, miscellaneous silver, all good very fine to about uncirculated (7) £250-300
549 Miscellaneous maundy oddments (11), fine to good very fine £80-100
British Tokens
550 17 th Century tokens (5), Reading, Oxfordshire, Devonshire, Hampshire, Doncaster; silver 6d tokens
(2), fine to good very fine (7) £80-100
551 18 th Century tokens (40), fine to good very fine (40) £120-150
552 18 th Century tokens (40), fine to good very fine (40) £180-200
553 18 th Century tokens (12), mostly with lustre, all about extremely fine to about uncirculated (12) £100-120
554 19 th Century silver one shilling tokens (4), very fine or better (4) £100-120
Lunch Break - The Auction will resume at 3pm

A Collection of Sovereigns
555 George III, sovereign, 1817, laur. head r., rev. St George slaying the dragon (S.3785), uncirculated, a choice
mint state coin showing precious few abrasions, satiny mint frost, old-gold toning, and for the issue a crisp strike with all
points of the design motifs sharp, a beautiful example and one of the finer of this date to be located in the current market,
quite scarce in grade £1300-1500
556 George III, sovereign, 1817, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785), extremely fine or
better £1000-1200
557 George III, sovereign, 1817, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785), struck en médaille, only
a couple of specimens known, good fine or better, extremely rare £1500-2000
558 George III, sovereign, 1818, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785A), good very fine,
rare £1750-2000

559 George III, sovereign, 1819, laur. head r., rev. St George and the dragon (S.3785), oldtime
gold toning, small abrasions showing years of circulation but no abuse, the rims relatively high
and unmarked, about very fine, the rarest date of the entire sovereign series £50000-60000
Reputedly the second finest known depending upon whether or not the proof mentioned by Spink in 1950 exists.
This piece ex. J. J. Cullimore Allen (author of the book Sovereigns of the British Empire, London 1965), sold at Spink Auction
Sale 90 (March 1992, lot 334) as ‘The Property of a Lady’. It is a great rarity and it was considered to be the finest known,
until a few years ago when one surfaced in extremely fine condition and was sold at auction. This currently resides in a
collection in the U.S.A and is valued at around £150000. We have only handled one other piece a few years ago in about
fine, that sold in excess of £30000. There are a couple of other specimens; one mounted and one pierced. This truly is the
best piece currently available and will doubtless be highly sought after.

560 561
560 George III, sovereign, 1820, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785C), almost extremely fine,
reverse better £700-800
561 George III, sovereign, 1820, large date, open 2, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785C),
about very fine, reverse better £300-350
562 563
562 George III, sovereign, 1820, large date, open 2, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785C),
about fine £180-200
563 George III, sovereign, 1820, large date, open 2, laur. head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3785C),
mounted on obverse, otherwise good fine £100-120
564 George III, pattern half sovereign, 1820, by T Wyon, laur. head r., date below, rev. rose thistle and
shamrock on single stem, crown above (somewhat similar in style to the Cromwell crown), edge plain
(as W&R 206, but in silver), about mint state and extremely rare £600-650
565 George III, half sovereign, 1818; George IV, half sovereign, 1828, laur. head r./bare head l., rev.
crowned shield of arms (S.3786/3804), both fine or better (2) £80-100
566 George IV, sovereign, 1821, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), mint state, choice
£1300-1500
567 George IV, sovereign, 1821, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), scuffs in field, otherwise
extremely fine £900-1000

568 569
568 George IV, sovereign, 1821, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), good fine £280-300
569 George IV, sovereign, 1821, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), good fine £280-300
570 571
570 George IV, sovereign, 1821, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), about extremely
fine £750-800
571 George IV, sovereign, 1822, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), some scuffs, otherwise
very fine £300-320
572 573
572 George IV, sovereign, 1822, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), good very fine £350-400
573 George IV, sovereign, 1822, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), rim damage on obverse
at 10 o’clock, otherwise very fine £120-140
574 George IV, sovereign, 1823, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), slight edge bruise at 7
o’clock, otherwise good very fine or better, the key date and hard to find in this grade £3500-4000
575 George IV, sovereign, 1823, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), slight edge bruise on
obverse at 10 o’clock, otherwise very fine, scarce date £2250-2500

576 George IV, sovereign, 1823, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), fine, a very rare
date £700-800
577 578
577 George IV, sovereign, 1824, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), good fine £280-300
578 George IV, sovereign, 1824, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), good very fine £450-500
579 George IV, sovereign, 1825, laur. head l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3800), in this grade possibly the
finest known, superb mint state, extremely rare £5500-6500
580 George IV, sovereign, 1825, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), light scratch on neck,
otherwise extremely fine £650-750
581 George IV, sovereign, 1825, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), good very fine £400-450
582 George IV, proof sovereign, 1826, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), a choice example
exhibiting bright gold iridescent toning, the portrait and crest lightly frosted – a coin of a certain elegance, not easily
duplicated £2750-3250

583 584
583 George IV, sovereign, 1826, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), lightly cleaned, otherwise
very fine £350-400
584 George IV, sovereign, 1826, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), good fine £275-300
585 586
585 George IV, sovereign, 1826, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), lightly brushed, otherwise
good very fine £400-450
586 George IV, sovereign, 1827, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), good very fine, a scarce
date £500-550
587 George IV, sovereign, 1828, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), reverse good fine, obverse
about fine, very rare £4750-5250
A much sought-after coin, the second rarest date sovereign in the London mint series after the 1819.
588 589
588 George IV, sovereign, 1829, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), nearly very fine £300-350
589 George IV, sovereign, 1829, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), scratches on neck, otherwise
good fine £200-220
590 591
590 George IV, sovereign, 1829, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), good fine £200-220
591 George IV, sovereign, 1830, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), good very fine £500-550

592 593
592 George IV, sovereign, 1830, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), extremely fine £700-750
593 George IV, sovereign, 1830, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801), good very fine, reverse
extremely fine £700-800
594 595
594 George IV, half sovereign, 1825, laur. head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3803), graded by NGC as
MS62, practically mint state £400-500
595 William IV, proof sovereign, 1831, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), some hairlines,
otherwise brilliant, FDC, choice £2500-3000
596 William IV, sovereign, 1831, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829), almost uncirculated and
scarce £1500-2000
597 598
597 William IV, sovereign, 1831, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829), very fine, a scarce
date £400-450
598 William IV, sovereign, 1831, WW without stops, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829A),
some light scuffing, otherwise about very fine, very rare £1000-1250
599 600
599 William IV, sovereign, 1832, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), practically mint
state £1000-1250
600 William IV, sovereign, 1832, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), almost extremely
fine £800-900

601 William IV, sovereign, 1832, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), almost extremely
fine £800-1000
602 603
602 William IV, sovereign, 1832, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), almost extremely
fine £750-800
603 William IV, sovereign, 1832, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), brushed, some scuffs, edge
knock, otherwise good fine £200-220
604 William IV, sovereign, 1833, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), rarer date in this short
series, an unusually sharp strike on both sides, showing small details in the shield, obverse satiny with faint scratches,
reverse prooflike with gleaming lustre, rarely seen so fine, good extremely fine £1500-2000
605 606
605 William IV, sovereign, 1833, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), almost uncirculated,
scarce in this grade £1500-1800
606 William IV, sovereign, 1833, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), good very fine £550-600
607 608
607 William IV, sovereign, 1833, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), about fine £200-220
608 William IV, sovereign, 1835, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), tiny mark by 5 of date,
slight rim nick at 1 o’clock, otherwise nearly very fine, scarce date £450-500

609 610
609 William IV, sovereign, 1836, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), top of 3 filled, unusual,
good fine £350-400
610 William IV, sovereign, 1836, bare head r., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3829B), N of ANNO struck
in shield, the first we have encountered, about fine £2500-3500
611 Victoria, pattern sovereign, 1838, by Wyon, young head l., rosette either side of date, rev. crowned
shield of arms within wreath (S. - ; W&R.299; R.5), graded by NGC as PF63 CAMEO, a few light hair lines,
otherwise as struck, the scarcer of the two dates £10000-12000
612 Victoria, proof sovereign, 1839, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852),
plain edge, coin-die axis orientation, a pleasing example, nearly choice with deeply frosted portrait providing
stark contrast with the mirror fields, a scuff in the obverse right field and many hairlines, this is a most attractive
piece, more so at a slight distance when not glaringly illuminated – showing off its engraving qualities more
distinctly £2500-3000
613 Victoria, sovereign, 1838, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), almost
extremely fine, reverse better and prooflike £1500-1750

614 615
614 Victoria, sovereign, 1838, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), slightly
cleaned, otherwise about very fine, scarce £500-550
615 Victoria, sovereign, 1838, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), tiny edge
knock by T of VICTORIA, otherwise about very fine, scarce £450-500
616 Victoria, sovereign, 1839, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), light scratch
by ear, otherwise extremely fine, reverse proof like, extremely rare in this grade £3500-4000
617 Victoria, sovereign, 1839, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), some scuffing
in fields, otherwise extremely fine, rare date £3000-3500
618 619
618 Victoria, sovereign, 1839, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), some edge
knocks, a few scratches on reverse, good fine, rare £750-1000
619 Victoria, sovereign, 1841, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), graded by
NGC as VF30, good fine, extremely rare £3000-3500
620 621
620 Victoria, sovereign, 1842, open 2 in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), very fine, scarce £150-200
621 Victoria, sovereign, 1842, open 2 in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), some marks on bust, otherwise good fine, scarce £400-500

622 623
622 Victoria, sovereign, 1842, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very fine,
reverse better £150-180
623 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1842, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), about
very fine or better (4) £500-600
624 Victoria, sovereign, 1843, young head l., rev. crowned narrow shield of arms within wreath (S.3852B),
very few specimens known, some marks on reverse, otherwise good very fine, extremely rare and one of the finest
known £5000-6000
625 Victoria, sovereigns, 1843, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very fine
or better (2) £250-300
626 627
626 Victoria, sovereign, 1843/2, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), almost
extremely fine, reverse better, extremely rare in this grade £400-450
627 Victoria, sovereign, 1843/2, 3 over 2 in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), some scuffs, otherwise good very fine or better £275-325
628 629
628 Victoria, sovereign, 1843/2, 3 over 2 in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), some scratches by date, otherwise good very fine £250-300
629 Victoria, sovereign, 1844, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), interesting
die faults, bottom serif of first N in BRITANNIARUM is incomplete, top of second I is unusual, some obverse
marking, otherwise good extremely fine or better £350-400

630 631
630 Victoria, sovereign, 1844, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), 44 of date
in large digits, scarce, good very fine £200-250
631 Victoria, sovereign, 1845, roman I in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), very fine or better, very scarce £700-800
632 633
632 Victoria, sovereign, 1845, large 5 in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), most unusual, very fine £250-300
633 Victoria, sovereign, 1845, 5 over 3 in date, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852), unlisted, most unusual, nearly very fine £500-750
634 635
634 Victoria, sovereign, 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), inverted 8
in date, about very fine, scarce £200-250
635 Victoria, sovereigns (5), 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (5) £600-700
636 637
636 Victoria, sovereigns (3), 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (3) £350-400
637 Victoria, sovereigns (3), 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (3) £350-400
638 639
638 Victoria, sovereign, 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), 18 of date
double struck, good very fine £180-200
639 Victoria, sovereigns (3), 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine (3) £350-400

640 641
640 Victoria, sovereign, 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), scratch by
date, otherwise almost extremely fine £120-140
641 Victoria, sovereign, 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), 6 of date
double struck, good very fine £150-200
642 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £550-650
643 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £550-650
644 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £550-650
645 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £550-650
646 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1846, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £550-650
647 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), inverted 1
in date, the only specimen the cataloguer has ever seen, good fine, rare £650-750
648 649
648 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), extremely
fine £250-300
649 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), some scuffs,
otherwise about uncirculated £300-350
650 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), extremely
fine £250-300

651 652
651 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), extremely
fine £250-300
652 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), good very
fine £125-150
653 654
653 Victoria, sovereign, 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), some scuffs,
otherwise practically extremely fine £200-250
654 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
655 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
656 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
657 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
658 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
659 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
660 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
661 Victoria, sovereigns (4), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), very
fine or better (4) £600-700
662 Victoria, sovereigns (2), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), about
very fine (2) £400-450
663 Victoria, sovereigns (2), 1847, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852), about
very fine (2) £400-450
664 Victoria, sovereign, 1849, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852C), almost
uncirculated, reverse choice £250-300

665 Victoria, sovereign, 1850, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852C), roman I
in obverse legend, very fine, scarce £500-550
666 667
666 Victoria, sovereign, 1852, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852C),
uncirculated £350-400
667 Victoria, sovereign, 1854, WW raised, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3852C), very fine, scarce £130-150
668 669
668 Victoria, sovereign, 1855, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852C), about very
fine £160-200
669 Victoria, sovereign, 1857, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852D), scratch
on obverse, otherwise almost uncirculated £120-150
670 Victoria, sovereign, 1859, Ansell, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852E),
almost fine, scarce £800-1000
671 672
671 Victoria, sovereign, 1860, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852D), O over C
in obverse legend, nearly very fine, rare £300-350
672 Victoria, sovereign, 1861, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852D), unusual
inverted I in DEI, very fine £200-250

673 Victoria, sovereign, 1863, 827 on truncation, no die number on reverse, young head l., rev. crowned
shield of arms within wreath (S.3852F), very fine, reverse better, scarce £4000-4500
674 Victoria, sovereign, 1863, die no. 13, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3853),
gash on cheek, otherwise mint state £250-300
675 Victoria, sovereign, 1863, 827 on truncation, die no. 22, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms
within wreath (S.3853A), almost extremely fine reverse better, very rare in this high grade £7000-8000
676 677
676 Victoria, sovereign, 1869, die no. 57, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3853),
edge knock at 4 o’clock, extremely fine £150-180
677 Victoria, sovereign, 1871, die no. 30, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3853B),
die cracks on obverse, minor edge nicks on reverse, otherwise uncirculated £120-150
678 Victoria, sovereigns (2), 1872, die no. 89, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath
(S.3853B); 1888S, Jubilee head l., rev. St. George and the dragon, S above date (S.3868A), the first extremely
fine, the second uncirculated (2) £250-300

679 680
679 Victoria, sovereign, 1878S, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath, S below (S.3855),
almost uncirculated, reverse choice £150-200
680 Victoria, sovereign, 1881S, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath, S below (S.3855),
practically uncirculated £200-250
681 682
681 Victoria, half sovereign, 1845, young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3859), some light hairlines on
obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £800-1000
682 Edward VII, sovereign, 1904, head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3969), misstrike struck with extra
collar, extremely rare as these seldom turn up during this period, extremely fine £200-250
683 Edward VII, sovereign, 1908C, bare head r., rev. St George and the dragon, Ottawa Mint (S.3970), a
rare Canadian issue known as a specimen or satin proof, this piece bright with a crisp strike, just light hairlines vertically
down the portrait – not only an excellent example of this proof-only issue but also one of the sharpest sovereigns of this
monarch likely to be encountered £2500-3000
684 George V, sovereign, 1913C, bare head l., rev. St. George and the dragon, C above date, Ottawa mint
(S.3997), extremely fine, rare £1000-1250

685 686
685 George V, sovereign, 1914C, bare head l., rev. St. George and the dragon, C above date, Ottawa mint
(S.3997), almost uncirculated, scarce £450-500
686 George V, proof sovereign, 1923SA, bare head r., rev. St. George and the dragon, SA above date,
Pretoria mint (S.4004), FDC, scarce £1250-1500
687 688
687 George VI, proof half sovereign, 1937, bare head l., rev. St George and the dragon (S.4077), 5001 struck
for the coronation sets, a beautiful example, virtually as struck with only faint hairlines and a frosted portrait of the
king £300-350
688 Elizabeth II, proof sovereign, 1999, crowned head r., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.4430), in
original case with certificate, FDC £120-150