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Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1731

Victoria (1837-1901), Groat, 1849, young head left, rev. Britannia seated right, milled edge, 12h, 1.86g (ESC 1945; Bull 3343; S.3913), some rub to the hair, otherwise toned and lustrous to the reverse, good very fine; another, 1854, milled edge, 12h, 1.91g (ESC 1952; Bull 3351; S.3913), lustrous, about extremely fine; another, 1855, milled edge, 12h, 1.80g (ESC 1953; Bull 3352; S.3913), some hairline die flaws to the reverse, largely lustrous, more so to the reverse, about extremely fine; and Shilling, 1868 [Die 35], Type A6, third young head left, milled edge, 6h, 5.65g (ESC 1318; Bull 3036; S.3906A), wiped and some hairlines, yet residually lustrous, bolder very fine; Shilling, 1871 [Die 37], Type A6, third young head left, milled edge, 6h, 5.65g (ESC 1321; Bull 3039; S.3906A), tooled on the neck and cleaned, otherwise about bolder very fine; and Shilling, 1874 [Die 64], Type A6, third young head left, milled edge, 6h, 5.64g (Bull 3044; ESC 1326; S.3906A), cleaned and some contact marking, otherwise bolder very fine; and Shilling, 1877 [Die 22], Type A6, third young head left, milled edge, 6h, 5.63g (Bull 3047; ESC 1329; S.3906A), some pitting to the obverse and pin marked in the field, otherwise some lustre to the fields, bolder very fine; and 'Young Head' Shilling, 1880, Type A7, fourth young head, long dumpy line, milled edge, 6h, 5.61g (ESC 1335; Bull 3064; S.3907), contact marked, yet residually lustrous, very fine; and Shilling, 1881, Type A7, fourth young head, long dumpy line, milled edge, 6h, 5.65g (ESC 1338; Bull 3068; S.3907), wiped, otherwise very fine; and Shilling, 1883, Type A7, fourth young head, long dumpy line, milled edge, 6h, 5.64g (ESC 1342; Bull 3072; S.3907), streaks of verdigris to otherwise lustrous surfaces, good very fine; and 'Old Head' Proof Shilling, 1893, veiled bust left, rev. small rose, crowned shields in garter, milled edge, 12h, 5.62g (ESC 1361; Bull 3153; S.3940), with some unfortunate scratches to the obverse field behind the bust, otherwise with a much brilliance to cabinet toned surfaces, extremely fine; and Penny, 1841 OT, no colon after REG, young bust left, W.W. incuse on truncation, rev. Britannia seated right, plain edge, 12h, 19.08g (Peck [BMC] 1484; S.3948), some deposits to the fields and a couple of bagmarks to the neck, otherwise with a most pleasing mint red to the peripheries, extremely fine; and 'Old Head' Penny, 1896, veiled bust left, rev. Britannia seated right, plain edge, 12h, 9.25g (S.3961), with largely mint red surfaces, nearing uncirculated; another, 1897, plain edge, 12h, 9.61g (S.3961), extremely fine; 1897, plain edge, 12h, 9.33g (S.3961), nearing extremely fine; 1901, plain edge, 12h, 9.40g (S.3961), very fine; and 'Old Head' Halfpenny, 1895; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901, veiled head left, rev. Britannia seated right, plain edges, 12h (S.3962), the first rubbed and with carbon spotting to otherwise red surfaces, very fine, the last discoloured and with irregular toning, bolder very fine, the rest all with largely mint red surfaces, extremely fine to about uncirculated (20)

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ii) Spink, by private treaty, February 2000 - £25

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