Simon Willis Coins Ltd Circular 7Winter 2017

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Contents for coins of note:GOLD UNITE– Commonwealth Unite 1651 S3208 – illustrated on the front cover.

SCOTTISH SCEPTRE – Scotland Charles I Gold Unit or Sceptre piece S5531.

NOBLE - Edward IV Ryal or rose noble, light coinage, 1464-70, London, m.m. large sun mint mark with long, sharp and wavy rays.

CROWNS – William III Silver Crown 1696 OCTAVO S3470 1st Bust. with Edge error.- George II Lima Crown 1746 Edge D, NONO S3689.- Victoria Old Head Coinage 1900 Silver Crown S3937 Edge LXIV ESC 2609.- George V Silver Proof Crown 1935 edge raised ESC 3655 S4050 The Rocking Horse Crown.- George VI Silver Crown 1937 Coronation Commemorative Frosted VIP Proof Crown S4079 FDC/PR65

Cam R5.

HALFCROWNS – Charles I, Chester mint, Halfcrown S3131.- Charles I, Newark besieged, Halfcrown, 1646 33140A.

COLLECTORS ITEMS – James I Silver Sixpence 1603, mm thistle both sides, first bust.- Henry VII Silver Groat, Class 1 mm - rose on obv only Saltires by neck. Rev trefoil before TAS.

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Commonwealth Gold Unite 1651. S3208 N2715.

Obv. English shield within laurel and palm branch, legends in English THE COMMONWEALTH. OF. ENGLAND. mm Sun.Rev. English and Irish shields value XX above beaded circle vand legend surrounding date at top, GOD. WITH. VS.

A neat round coin having a most splendid golden orange toning. Extremely Fine and Rare.

Price £17,375.

Comes with an old Baldwin ticket bought for Four Ponds and 4 Shillings 27/6/1930.

Scotland Charles I Gold Unit or Sceptre piece. Third Coinage Briot issue 1637-1642. S5531. mm Thistle and B on Obv.

Machine made using a mill and screw press resulting in a magnificent issue of the highest quality and workmanship and possible one of the finest Scottish coins. Superb in style with an intricate portrait of the King in his armour carrying his orband sceptre.

Obv. Legend CAROLUS D. G. MAG BRITAN FRAN ET HIB REXRev. Legend HIS PRAESUM VT PROSIM

A handsome coin having most attractive orange red toning. Extremely Fine or better and Rare.Price £13,775.

Ex W. H. Tapp collection bought Seaby 1948 and comes with this ticket and originally priced at GBP 17 and Shillings 10.

Edward IV Ryal or rose noble, light coinage, 1464-70, London, m.m. large sun mint mark with long, sharp and wavy rays.

King, crowned, standing facing in ship holding sword and shield, flag with letter E to left, rose below on ships hull, pellet stops, rev. rose over a radiate sun over royal cross, crowned leopards in angles, large fleurs in spandrels, trefoil stops.(N.1549, S.1950)

Obv. legend starts at 3 o’clock. The double sized representation of the sun was previously unrecorded until the discovery of this coin, therefore this is so far unique and excessively rare.

Not represented in Schneider.

Price £9,250

Found in 2008 and recorded in the BNJ 2009 (No.445)

Charles I Return to London by Nicholas Briot MI I /266, Eimer 124 EF.

Obv. King on horseback left , holding an upright baton. CAROLVS AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISSMAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA Ex 1633.

Rev. View of London seen from the South bank of the Thames, above radiate Sun and withE (Edinburgh) above. SOL ORBEM REDIENS SIC REX ILLVMINAT VRBEM.

A quality early cast 43 mm Extremely Fine and most attractively toned. A splendid piece.Price £4,250

Ex Morton & Eden sale 87 lot 219.

William III Silver Crown 1696 OCTAVO S3470 1st Bust. with Edge error.

Obv Draped laureate bust right. Rev. Crowned shield of arms. Edge error which reads DECVS IMEN TAMEN ANNO REGNI OCTAVO in raised letters , with cross crosslet stops. Should read DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI OCTAVO.

A most handsome coin having proof like fields and mint bloom and about As Struck. Free of adjustment marks and with minor flecking which does not detract.

Very Rare thus with the edge error not listed in the Old or New ESC.Price £4,750

George II Lima Crown 1746 Edge D, NONO S3689.

ESC 125 New ESC 1668.Old Laureate bust 1, Rev. crowned cruciform shields.

Most attractively toned over underlying lustre with great eye appeal and choice. Virtually as struck having a few light bag marks and a slight edge nick or collar flaw on the rev. near the Irish shield.

About As Struck and Rare.

Price £4,475

Victoria Old Head Coinage 1900 Silver Crown S3937 Edge LXIV ESC 2609 PCGS MS64 Choice UNC.

One of the finest known virtually mint and with most attractive toning.

Price £1,375

PCGS MS64 Verification No 33046465.

George V Silver Proof Crown 1935 edge raised ESC 3655 S4050 The Rocking Horse Crown.

A gem of a coin superbly toned and mint state. Currently slabbed by NGC PR65 and rare only 2500 struck.

Price £1,375

Ex Cheshire collection Goldberg Auction 31 Beverly Hills USA 30th May to 1st June 2005 lot 3273. NGC PF65 Verification No 1846738-008.

George VI Silver Crown 1937 Coronation Commemorative Frosted VIP Proof Crown S4079 FDC/PR65 Cam and R5.More heavily frosted detail especially on the Rev. Obv. portrait of the King left by H Paget. Rev. Royal coat of arms with supporters.

Mint state and Extremely Rare and probably one of the finest known. Ref Old ESC 393A New ESC4022,Special Proof with only 6 struck so R5 and struck in pure Silver instead of the normal 50% silver content.

Price £2,850

Slabbed by PCGS PR65CAM Verification No 84917969.

Victoria Silver Young Head Crown 1845 Edge VIII cinquefoil stops S3882 GEF.

Lightly toned having a few light surface marks on the obv. Good Extremely Fine.

Price £1,450

Victoria Silver Young Head Crown 1847 Edge XI S3882

GVF and attractively toned.

Price £495

Charles I, Newark besieged, Halfcrown, 1646, large double-arched crown dividing c r, value below, rev., obs: newark 1646 in three lines N.2638 S.3140A.

Attractively toned and Good Very Fine with a good provenance.

Ex Slaney Part 2 Spink 14/5/2015Glendining 12/4/1949 lot 29 part - a complete set in fine condition as struck, rare.

Price £4,175

Charles I, Chester mint, Halfcrown, 14.49g., king in armour holding sword upright, on horse with straight tail walking left, no marks in field, rev. crowned oval shield with lion-skin garniture, double pellet stops, three pellets after REX, m.m. cinquefoil on reverse only (JGB 1115 (this coin) N.2628 S.3131).

A handsome example, a small flan flaw and scratch on reverse, otherwise on an unusually full oval flan, with an excellent portrait of the king.

Good Very Fine, very rare with a splendid provenance.

W Talbot Ready, Sotheby, 15 November 1920, lot 711,G Hamilton-Smith, Glendining, 23 May 1927, lot 329,E C Carter, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin,1950,

R Carlyon-Britton, third collection purchased by Seaby, 1959,J G Brooker, SCBI 33,no 1115.Colin Adams, Spink 5033, lot 245 Dec 2005. Price £7,750

George III Silver Half Crown 1817 S3789 ESC 2096 Old ESC 618 New Coinage small head.

MS64 Choice UNC and attractively toned. (PCGS MS64 Verification No 32965843)Price £875

George IV Silver Half Crown1820 S3807 ESC 2357.Mint State and attractivelytoned.Price £825

Elizabeth I Silver Shilling 2nd Issue Bust 3C mm Martlet 1560-1561 S2555 GVF.S2555 N1985.

Attractively toned with a good portrait of the Queen. Good Very Fine.

Price £1,250 Edward VI Tudor Fine Silver Issue 1550-1553 Shilling London mm tun, third period. S2482 N1937 NEF. Attractive toning with a good portrait of the King. Near Extremely Fine.

Ex Dr Stewart Lyon collection Spink 26/6/2008 lot 589 -fetched GBP 680 Hammer.Bought Spink Nov 1941 for 10 Shillings. Comes with these collectors ticket's.

Price £1,650

James I Silver Sixpence 1603, mm thistle both sides, first bust. With square cut beard wearing decorative armour mark of value VI behind. Rev date above plain square shield.S2647 N 2074.

Attractively toned and with a fabulous portrait of the King. Some weakness in the legends but overall a well struck piece. Near Extremely fine and Rare.

Price £1,525

Collectors Items

Charles I Silver Sixpence Nicholas Briot's first milled issue. S2855, N2301, Brooker 718.

Obv. crowned bust left with mark of value behind bus, mm daisy with small B lower left. Rev. long cross fourchee over square topped quartered shield of arms.

Attractive toning and free of adjustment marks on both sides. A slight flan shear at 9 o'clock done at the mint to adjust weight. A Bold VF with the rev better.

Price £750

Henry VII Silver Groat, Class 1 mm - rose on obv only Saltires by neck. Rev trefoil before TAS. S2194 N1703. Toned with eye appeal Very Fine and very rare.

Ex Patrick Finn list no 7 1966 item 194 and illustrated. Comes with this ticket.Price £585

Collectors Items - continued

Henry VII Silver Groat, Regular Issue, Triple band to crown, mm Cross - crosslet both sides date (1504 - 5) S2258.

Toned and well struck with sharp legends, clean fields and on a full flan. Exceptional portrait piece. Near Extremely Fine. Scarce this nice.Price £1,375

Henry VIII. 1509-1547. Silver Groat Second coinage. Laker Bust D Tower (London) mint, mm lis both sides. Struck 1526-1544.Crowned and draped bust right with crown breaking inner circle, Rev. coat-of-arms over long cross fourchee. S2337E.

A lovely portrait piece and most attractively toned, Extremely Fine. Price £685

Simon Willis Coins Ltd Circular 7

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