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Great Britain. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Edward VII AE Third Farthing. 1901-1910.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
London (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1902. For use in Malta. EDWARDVS VII D : G : BRITT : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP :, bare head to right / ONE THIRD FARTHING 1902 in three lines, crown above; all within oak wreath. SCBC 3993. 0.94gr, 15mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Great Britain. Windsor, George V AE Penny. 1910-1936.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
London mint. Dated 1936. Designs by Bertram Mackennal and Leonard Charles Wyon. GEORGIVS V DEI GRA : BRITT : OMN : REX FID : DEF : IND : IMP :, bare head to left; B M in small lettering on the base of truncation / ONE PENNY, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in right, sea behind; date in exergue. Freeman 214; SCBC 4055. 9.35gr, 31mm, 12h.
Brilliant Uncirculated.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK. -
United Kingdom. Elizabeth II AR 2 Pounds. 1952-2022.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £34
Royal Mint. Dated 2021. Silver Britannia Series. Design by Jody Clark and Philip Nathan. ELIZABETH II · D · G · REG · F · D · 2 POUNDS ·, fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the George IV State Diadem on guilloche design; J.C below / ' BRITANNIA ' 2021 ' 1oz ' 999 ' FINE ' SILVER ', Britannia standing facing, head to left, holding trident in her right hand, shield bearing the Union flag and olive branch in her left hand; security padlock to left; all on wave effect; DECUS ET TUTAMEN on inner circle, NATHAN below. Sp BSF23; KM 2019. 31.11gr, 39mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Elizabeth II Blank Error One Pound. Dated 2017.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
ELIZABETH II D. G. REG . F . D, fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, with holographic image below and denomination as incuse micro-legend around the edge / ONE POUND, English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within royal coronet, with the minting year as incuse micro-legend around the rim. For prototype cf. KM 1378. 8.57gr, 23mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Lustrous, extremely rare and exceptional. Apparently unique.
Property of a Wiltshire, UK, collector.
This One Pound coin of the new type (issued 2017) has been struck on a metal error blank, rather than on the bi-metallic flan that should have been used; such occurrences are extremely rare. -
Scotland. Mary BI Lion-'Hardhead'. 1542-1567.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Edinburgh mint. Date not visible. Second period, Francis and Mary. Crowned FM monogram; dolphins flanking, heads to left / Crowned lion rampant to left. SCBC 5450. 0.69gr, 14mm.
Fair.
Found Tyne and Wear, UK. -
Scotland. James VI AE Turner Twopence. 1567-1625.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Edinburgh mint. Struck 1623. • IACOBVS • D • G • MAG • BRIT, three thistles / • FRAN • & • HIB • REX, crowned lion rampant to left; two pellets to right. SCBC 5524. 1.77gr, 19mm, 10h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Scotland. Charles I CU Twopence. 1625-1649.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Earl of Stirling coinage, 1632-1639. I.m: saltire. ˣ NEMO • ME • IMPVNE • LACESSET, thistle with two leaves / CAR • D • G • SCOT • AN • FR • ET HIB [...], small C R slightly above large II; double arched crown above. Cf. SCBC 5601a. 0.66gr, 16mm, 3h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Ireland. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dublin mint. Second ('ЄDW') coinage, class IV. Struck 1297-1302. ЄDW R ANGL D-NS ҺУB, crowned facing bust; single pellet below; all within triangle / CIVI-TAS DVBL-INIЄ, long cross pattée; trefoil of pellets in quarters. North, Anglo-Irish, Group G, 1; D&F 68; SCBC 6264. 1.21gr, 19mm, 4h.
Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
Ireland. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Dublin mint. Second ('ЄDW') coinage. ЄDW R ANGL' D-NS ҺУB, crowned facing bust within triangle / CIVI-TAS DVBL-INIЄ, long cross pattée; trefoil of pellets in quarters. SCBC 6246. 1.21gr, 18mm, 6h.
Fine.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector. -
Ireland. Edward IV AR Penny. Second reign, 1471-1483.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Dublin mint; i.m: not visible. Bust with sun and Roses/Rose on Cross coinage. Struck circa 1478-1483. Illegible inscription, crowned facing bust; rose and sun by crown, sun and rose by neck, / [...] DVB-L[...], long cross pattée with small rose at center; rose and two suns and sun and two roses alternating in angles. Cf. Burns Du-S4; cf. SCBC 6396. 0.45gr, 14mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector. -
Ireland. Edward VI Brass Shilling - 'Bungal'. 1547-1553.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Contemporary cast imitation of the London mint; i.m: arrow. Dated 1549 in Roman numerals. (Arrow) ♦ ЄDWARD ♦' VI ♦♦ D ♦' G ♦' AGL ♦' FRA '♦ Z ♦♦ HIB ♦' RЄX ♦, crowned and mantled bust to right / [TIMOR DOMINI] ♦♦ FONS ♦♦ VITE ♦♦ M ♦♦ D ♦♦ XLIX(date) ♦, garnished coat-of-arms; E R flanking. For prototype cf. SCBC 2466. 4.22gr, 29mm, 7h.
Fair. Areas of corrosion. Extremely rare.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector. -
Ireland. Stuart, Charles I CU Farthing Token. 1625-1644.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
'Maltravers' issue. I.m: bell. (Bell) CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT, crown over two sceptres crossed in saltire / • FRAN .' ET • HIB .' REX (bell) •, crowned harp. SCBC II 6526. 0.32gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).