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richatthecroft

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  1. Queen’s Coronation 60th Anniversary 1953-2013 £5 Silver Proof PIEDFORT Set Of Four coins. Only 697 sets issued Was £295 posted SD now £275 Coins have toning consummate with age Beautiful Silver Proof Set featuring the classic Obverse Portraits of Her Late Majesty by Mary Gillick, Arnold Machin, Raphael Maklouf & Ian Rank- Broadley. Reverse featuring a distinguished representation of The Royal Arms engraved by James Butler.
  2. The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III 2023 UK 1/4oz Gold Proof £810 posted SD
  3. 2018 Portrait Of Britain UK Silver Proof £5 Pounds 4 Coin Set The presentation of this set is impeccable. £225 plus postage of buyers choice. Supplied as issued by the Royal Mint Beautiful set- textured coins struck in .925 Proof Silver Please don’t hesitate to ask for further information/ photos.
  4. 2023 Coronation Of King Charles III SOTD Sovereign £1650 posted
  5. Up for sale is this handsome Charles I Thirty Shillings which would make a nice accompaniment to the latest British Monarchs series. Great detail, nice blue toning and a full flan, with a good weight of 14.75g, it’s diameter 36mm £450 inclusive of SD Postage Third Coinage which dates the coin between 1637- 1642 The Engraver is Falconer, his second issue. Edinburgh Mint. Description: Charles I (1625- 1649) Thirty Shillings, Obverse: Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'F' below the horse's hoof, rough ground below. Mint Mark, Thistle at the start of the legend. Reverse: Crowned royal arms. Thistle at the start of the legend. Spink: 5556 Obverse Lettering: CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRITAN : FRAN : ET : HIB : REX : Translation: Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland Reverse Lettering: QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT : NEMO : SEPARET Translation: What God hath joined together, let no man put asunder
  6. Charles I (1625- 1649) Tower Mint Hammered Shillings 2 Sold- 3 remain available Selling to concentrate and expand my Sixpence collection. Lovely examples of nigh on, 400 year old coins- numismatically one of the most interesting periods of British coin collecting. Prices under photographs- plus postage of buyers choice, free SD if purchasing 2 or more coins. Keenly priced. As the country prepares to celebrate the Coronation of Charles III, I’m offering for sale a nice collection of Shillings issued during the reign of the first crowned King Charles. Charles I ruled in one of the most tumultuous periods of British history, his Reign blighted by feud and unrest leading to Civil War, the Royalists battling Cromwell’s New Model Army, which led to Royalist defeat and Charles I eventual execution, this Regicide signifying the commencement of Britain becoming a Republic, headed by Oliver Cromwell. Let’s hope Charles III has more luck! c.1638- 39 Tower Mint under the King mm. Anchor, ‘Aberystwyth’ Bust. Fantastic Portrait £190 c.1640 Tower Mint under the King mm. Star. Briot’s’ Bust. Lovely detail, overweight at 6.20g! £220 c. 1638- 39 Tower Mint under the King mm. Crown- a fantastic coin with multiple tickets- a robust provenance £395 c. 1645- 46 Tower Mint under Parliament. mm. Sun. This Shilling struck at the height of the Civil War, Rare Sun Mint Mark- £225 SOLD c.1644- 45 Tower Mint under Parliament mm. (R) ‘Briot’s’ Bust struck during the Civil War £190 SOLD Warning ⚠️ Collecting Hammered Charles I coins can become compelling!
  7. Agreed, lovely little coins and Bronze coins can tone so nicely- here’s a 1953 Farthing that I own, from a Coronation Proof Set.
  8. Yes, but I got tired of the tumbleweed blowing around them, besides they are so much nicer than some of the Silver sh@te posted here.
  9. 1950 George VI Mid Century Proof 9 Coin Set A lovely set of 9 Proof coins presented in its original rigid card Royal Mint case. Halfcrown to Farthing Cupronickel, Bronze & Brass coins. Just £95 Posted Signed For Coin tray not included in sale.
  10. 1951 George VI Festival of Britain Set of Ten Proof coins. Crown down to Farthing Lovely set of Cupronickel, Bronze & Brass coins in original Royal Mint maroon case. Lining of case loose. Note: coin tray not included in the sale Ten Proof coins just £100 posted signed for
  11. 1821 George IV Silver Crown Secundo Rich dark toning with rainbow hue. Extremely Fine. Tiny, shallow edge knock exemplified in photo six under the ‘ I’ of ‘Regni’, a minor critique of a 202 year old circulation coin. £695 posted Special Delivery Obverse: Laureate portrait of George IV left, legend around. Lettering: GEORGIUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR:REX F:D: B.P. (Benedetto Pistrucci) below. Translation: George the Fourth by the Grace of God King of the Britains Defender of the Faith Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci Reverse St. George slaying the dragon right, date and engraver's initials (BP) upper right in exergue, tiny italic ‘WWP’ under lance Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci Edge Inscribed: DECUS ET TUTAMEN. ANNO REGNI SECUNDO. Translation: An ornament and a safeguard second year of reign Spink 3805
  12. George III (1760-1820), Silver Crown 1820 LX Attractively toned. Extremely fine. £525 Posted Special Delivery Obverse: Laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: Reverse: St George and dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue, Order of the Garter motto in French surrounding, .HONI . SOIT. QUI. MAL . Y. PENSE. Edge: Inscribed in raised letters, DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI LX*, weight 28.22g. (Spink.3787). The Latin legend translates as on the obverse "George the Third, by the grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith" and the French on the reverse, "Evil to him who evil thinks," additionally on the edge "An ornament and a safeguard, in the 60th year of the reign".
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