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15–18 September 2015
Charles II (1649-1685), Ormonde Money of 1649, Crown, mm. lis, 28.06g/3h (S 6553; DF 336; KM. 84). Weak in parts although centre of obverse with good detail, fine to very fine, large flan, grey tone, very rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £8,000
Charles II (1649-1685), Ormonde Money of 1649, Halfcrown, mm. lis, 14.08g/4h (Bull 15; S 6554; DF 337; KM. 83). Part flat and a small striking split, otherwise very fine and very rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Charles II (1649-1685), St Patrick’s coinage, Proof Farthing, in silver, large module, large lettering, colon stops, legend without stars, 25mm, 8.20g/6h (S 6570 var.; DF 344; J.J. Ford VII, 8, same dies; KM. 86.2a). Edge filed and some light scratches on obverse, even wear, fine, very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Charles II (1649-1685), St Patrick’s coinage, Proof Farthing, in silver, small module, small lettering, nimbus around the head of St Patrick, colon stops on obv., single pellet stops on rev., edge grained, 7.00g/12h (S 6572A; DF 346 var.; Nelson, BNJ 1904, pl. ii, 13, this coin). Minor surface marks on obverse and high points with even wear, otherwise good fine and toned, exceptionally rare; perhaps only 3 or 4 specimens known £5,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Charles II (1649-1685), Dublin Corporation, Halfpenny, 1679, in silver, arms of Dublin, · the · dvblin · halfpennie ·, rev. crowned harp, · long · live · the · king ·, edge grained, 9.14g/12h (DF 349, not listed in silver). Obverse fine, reverse better, of the highest rarity; believed to be the only known specimen in silver £6,000-10,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
Charles II (1649-1685), Regal coinage, Proof Halfpenny, 1680, in silver, large letters, edge grained, 8.24g/12h (S 6574; DF 352; KM. 90.1a). A pocket piece; high points worn, otherwise good fine and toned, of the highest rarity, only one other, less fine, specimen believed known [Lockett 641, from a different reverse die] £3,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles II (1649-1685), Regal coinage, Proof Halfpenny, 1681, in silver, small letters, edge grained, 7.37g/12h (S 6575; DF 355; KM. 91a). Several scratches in reverse field, otherwise very fine, rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £900
Charles II (1649-1685), Medal or Pattern for a coin, in silver, unsigned [by G. Bower], laureate bust left with long hair, carolvs · a · carolo, rev. crowned harp, honi · soit · qvi · mal · y · pense in surrounding Garter, edge plain, 34mm, 23.13g/6h (MI I, 599/285; cf. ‘English’ Coll. I, 256; cf. M & M Deutschland 9, 1317; cf. Foley 506). A pocket piece; minor edge bruising, otherwise about fine, reverse better, superior to the Foley specimen, extremely rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £480
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Halfcrown, 1689 Sepr, in silver, edge grained, 15.06g/12h (S 6579DD; DF 380; KM. 95a). Several surface marks and scratches, otherwise fine with grey tone, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Halfcrown, 1689 Jan:, in silver, edge grained, 15.93g/12h (S 6579JJ; DF 386; KM. 95a). Striking flaw above forehead, otherwise about very fine, light grey tone, extremely rare £2,000-3,000
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Halfcrown, 1689 Mar:, in silver, James press, edge grained, 17.04g/12h (S 6579MM; DF 390; KM. 95a). Struck on a slightly oval planchet, fair to fine, extremely rare £700-900
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Halfcrown, 1690 Apr., in silver, large size, James press, edge grained, 17.01g/12h (S 6579NN; DF 395; KM. 95a; cf. LaRiviere 163, same dies). Very slight rubbing on right side of crown on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with reflective fields, grey tone, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Halfcrown, 1690 May·, in silver, small size, James press, edge grained, 9.90g/12h (S 6580b; DF 400; KM. 101a; cf. Spink 26 March 2013, 681, same dies). Edge graining irregular in parts, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,400
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1689 Augt·, in silver, James press, foliate bands on crown, edge grained, 8.11g/12h (S 6581CC; DF 413; KM. 94a). Face slightly rubbed and die flaw across reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1689 Jan, in silver, Duchess press, pearled bands on crown, normal a in Jan, edge grained, 5.87g/3h (S 6581Mmm; DF 422; KM. 94a). Struck slightly off-centre, weak on obverse at 3 o’clock (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise about very fine, grey tone, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,000
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1689 Jan:, in silver, James press, foliate bands on crown, reversed a in Jan, edge grained, 6.35g/12h (S 6581mm; DF 424; KM. 94a). Extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1689 Feb:, in silver, James press, foliate bands on crown, edge grained, 6.09g/12h (S 6581n; DF 426; KM. 94a). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1690 Mar:, in silver, James press, foliate bands on crown, sceptre to stop between br fra, edge grained, 7.03g/12h (S 6581PPP; DF 431; KM. 94a; cf. LaRiviere 169, same dies). Extremely fine with reflective fields, toned, very rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1690 Mar:, in silver, James press, foliate bands on crown, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. sceptre to f of fra, edge grained, 7.26g/12h (S 6581PPP; DF 431; KM. 94a). About fine, very rare £300-500
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1690 Mar:, in silver, James press, foliate bands on crown, different dies, a of iacobvs appears un-barred, rev. of neater style, edge feintly grained over bust, otherwise apparently plain, 7.53g/12h (S 6581PPP; DF 431; KM. 94a). Fair, extremely rare £300-500
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1690 May, in silver, Dublin, pearled bands on crown, shackles on uprights of ir, edge grained, 3.82g/12h (S 6582DDD; DF 442; KM. 100a; cf. LaRiviere 171, same dies). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,800
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Shilling, 1690 June, in silver, on a thick flan, edge grained, 6.55g/12h (S 6582g; DF 445; KM. 100a). Practically as struck with fully reflective fields and deeply toned, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Sixpence, 1689 Sepr, in silver, James press, pearled bands on crown, edge plain, 3.87g/12h (S 6583EEE; DF 455a; KM. 93a; cf. Baldwin 48, 5043, same obv. die). Fine, green patina, extremely rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,300
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Sixpence, 1689 Jan:, in silver, James press, pearled bands on crown, edge grained, 3.39g/12h (S 6583jjj; DF 460; KM. 93a; cf. LaRiviere 174, different dies). Struck slightly off-centre and with dulled appearance, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
James II (1685-1691), Gunmoney coinage, Proof Sixpence, 1689 Feb·, in silver, James press, pearled bands on crown, edge grained, 4.34g/12h (S 6583KK; DF 463; KM. 93a; cf. Gibbs 226, same obv. die; cf, LaRiviere 175, different dies). About extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,800
James II (1685-1691), Pewter coinage, Proof Crown, 1690, in silver, reads triumpho, edge mlioris tessera fati, 20.02g/12h (S 6584; DF 473; KM. Pn11; cf. LaRiviere 176 and Spink 26 March 2013, 691, same dies). Weakness in centres and obverse with several rim nicks, otherwise about very fine, portrait of King better, very rare £2,000-3,000
James II (1685-1691), Pewter coinage, Proof Halfpenny, 1690, type I, in silver, thick flan, edge grained, 3.79g/12h (S 6591A; DF 483; KM. 96a; cf. Baldwin 65, 1455, and Spink 26 March 2013, 693, same dies). Extremely fine with much mint bloom, rare £1,000-1,500
James II (1685-1691), Pewter coinage, Proof Halfpenny, 1690, type I, in silver, from the same dies as previous, thin flan [of a contemporary French Twelfth-Écu], edge plain, 2.12g/6h (S 6591A; DF 484; KM. 96b; cf. Baldwin 59, 253, same dies). Traces of undertype both sides, extremely fine and deeply toned, rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,200
William and Mary (1691-1694), Proof Halfpenny, 1693, in silver, edge grained, 4.54g/12h (S 6597; DF –; Nelson –; KM. 109a). Fine to very fine, exceptionally rare; the only specimen traced by the cataloguer £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
William III (1694-1702), Proof Halfpenny, 1696, type I, in silver, reads mag br, edge grained, 6.40g/12h (S 6598; DF 499; KM. 110a; cf. LaRiviere 187, same obv. die). From the obverse die in early state with minor trace of a flaw below the tie-ribbons, good fine and toned, very rare £800-1,200
William III (1694-1702), Proof Halfpenny, 1696, type I, in silver-gilt, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 6.98g/12h (S 6598 var.; DF 499 var.; KM. 110b; cf. LaRiviere 188 and DNW 78, 127, same dies). From the obverse die in mid-state with the flaw below the tie-ribbons developing and over the last s of gvlielmvs, some blank filing on the edge perhaps suggestive of once having been mounted, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £800-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,600
William III (1694-1702), Proof Halfpenny, 1696, type I, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge apparently plain, 6.13g/12h (S 6598; DF 499; KM. 110a; cf. LaRiviere 187, same obv. die). From the obverse die in late state with the flaw below the tie-ribbons almost reaching the circumference, initials AK and BD engraved on obverse and scratch in reverse field, otherwise fair, very rare £100-150
George I (1714-1727), Wood’s coinage, Proof Farthing, 1723, type III, in silver, edge plain, 4.57g/6h (Martin 3.2/Bc.10; S 6604; DF 527; KM. 119a). Light scuffing both sides, otherwise extremely fine with mint bloom, attractive, rare £3,000-4,000
George II (1727-1760), Proof Halfpenny, 1736, in silver, edge plain, 11.70g/6h (S 6605; DF 540; KM. 125a; cf. Spink 29 March 2007, 322 [= DNW 77, 149]). Test marks and scrapes on edge, otherwise very fine with grey tone, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,200
George II (1727-1760), Proof Farthing, 1737, in silver, edge plain, 5.21g/6h (S 6608; DF 559; KM. 126a; cf. LaRiviere 199). Practically mint state, attractive dark tone, very rare £1,500-2,000
George III (1760-1820), London coinage, Proof Halfpenny, 1775, in plated copper, edge plain, 11.16g/12h (S 6614 var.; DF 585 var.; KM. 140 var.; cf. DNW 92, 323). Two trifling spots on obverse and light traces of handling on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with reflective surfaces, very rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £4,400
George III (1760-1820), Bank of Ireland coinage, Proof Six Shillings, 1804, type D, first leaf points to end of e in dei, edge plain, 26.92g/12h (Dickinson, SNC 1999, p.276; S 6615; DF 616; KM. Tn1). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck £1,200-1,500
George III (1760-1820), Bank of Ireland coinage, Proof Six Shillings, 1804, type D, from the same dies as previous, the obv. in a later stage with rim teeth developing a flaw, edge plain, 26.97g/12h (Dickinson, SNC 1999, p.276; S 6615; DF 616; KM. Tn1). Reverse field engraved ‘M.A. Iles to Miss Stuart’, extremely fine and toned, an interesting love token worthy of further research £400-600
Hammer Price: £420
George III (1760-1820), Bank of Ireland coinage, Thirty Pence, 1808, top of harp points to o in token, edge grained, 12.42g/12h (S 6616A; DF 619; KM. Tn4). Light flan flecking on obverse, otherwise brilliant mint state with full reflective bloom, a stunning coin, most attractive £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,000
George III (1760-1820), Bank of Ireland coinage, Ten Pence (2), both type I, 1805, front leaf of laurel to circumference of d in dei, 4.11g/12h; 1806, front leaf of laurel to space between d and e in dei, 4.16g/12h (S 6617; DF 622-3; KM. Tn3); Five Pence, 1805, 2.04g/12h (S 6619; DF 626; KM. Tn2) [3]. First virtually as struck with considerable mint bloom, others extremely fine, second dark-toned £120-150
Hammer Price: £340
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