Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

World Crowns and Minors Great Britain

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3192		Great Britain. Crown, 1695. S.3470; ESC-87; Dav-3781. William III, 1694-1702. Octavo edge. Obverse: First draped bust right with curved breast plate or drapery. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields around central lion. Regnal year on edge in raised letters. Light pastel blue and grey toning over some original luster. A nicely struck round coin with good eye appeal, and very difficult to now locate in high grade. Somewhat rarer than the 1696 Octavo Crown, the 1695 Crown was one of the first coins struck after the death of Queen Mary II. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3193		Great Britain. Crown, 1695. S.3470; ESC-87. William III. First bust. Edge: OCTAVO. First year of issue for this king. Reflective fields. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 3194		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1696-Y. S.3525; ESC-1539. William III, 1694-1702. York mint. First draped bust right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, early harp. Toned. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3195		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1696. S.3554. William III, 1694-1702. Obverse: Laureate draped bust of King right. GVLIELMVS TERTIVS. Reverse; Britannia left. Date in exergue. Despite the usual granular surfaces this is a sharply struck piece with excellent detail on the portrait. Peck writes that considered as a whole William III's copper is of poorer quality than that of the last years of William and Mary, not because of any falling off in the quality of the punches or the designs, but it was the method of production which was at fault. Contractors seem to have used slip shod workmen and cheap processes. Despite the stipulation in the contracts that coin blanks should be rolled and cut, they had most of the coins struck on cast blanks, which explains their frequently pitted surfaces and poor definition. Grading service called environmental damage. Extremely Fine.** Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 3196		Great Britain. 6 Pence, 1696. S.3520; ESC-1533; KM-484.1. William III. First bust. Early harp. Clash dies otherwise boldly struck with original luster and attractive tone. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 3197		Great Britain. Shilling, 1697. S.3497; ESC-1091. William III, 1694-1702. First draped bust right. Reverse; Crowned cruciform shields. Soft strike with the 9 in the date weak. Original luster. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3198		Great Britain. 6 Pence, 1697. S.3538; ESC-1566; KM-496.1. William III. Third bust. Large crowns. Slight softness of strike, original fresh mint luster with attractive toning. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3199		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1697. S.3538; ESC-1566. William III, 1694-1702. Obverse: Third draped bust right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. An exquisite coin with a prooflike look overall, and a tinge of old toning in the lettering. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 3200		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1697. S.3538; ESC-1566. William III. Third bust. Large crowns. Light haymarking. NGC graded EF-40. Estimated Value $125 - 150. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3201		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1698. S. William III, 1694-1702. Decimo edge. Obverse: Draped laureate bust of King right. Reverse: Large crowned cruciform shields. Raised edge lettering. Recently plucked from a top collection of quality milled British coins, this piece has a wonderful old green and gold tone and a crisp even strike. Excellent. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,260
Lot 3202		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1698. S.3553; ESC-2389 (R). William III, 1694-1702. Laureate head right. Reverse: Crowned numeral to denote denomination. Light gray toning. Lot of 4 coins. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $300
Lot 3203		Great Britain. Crown, 1700. S-3474; Dav-3782b; KM-494.3. 29.93 grams. William III, 1694-1702. Third Bust type; third harp. DVODECIMO edge date. Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of William right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform arms, lion escutcheon at center, and divided date. A nearly perfect strike, with only a handful of light adjustment marks evident. Satiny to glossy devices; the obverse field reflective, the reverse with prooflike luster. Remarkable preservation, nearly pristine surfaces shimmering with cartwheel luster under a medium pinkish gray tone, and blessed by an iridescence of other muted colors, tending to the blue-greens. Among the finest known. Choice Uncirculated. This coin came from a small group of about 20 halfcrowns and crowns of 1698-1700 found in an old safe in London years ago; one of the halfcrowns was similar to this beautiful coin but was graded MS66 by NGC for another owner. This was the nicest crown in the little "find" and few exist to equal it. NGC graded MS-64. Queen Mary's death in 1694 left the royal couple without heirs and so Parliament, fearing a Catholic claimant to the throne, passed in 1701 the Acts of Settlement to provide that, if William III and Princess Anne (later Queen Anne) should die without heirs, the succession to the throne should pass to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and granddaughter of James I, or to her heirs, only if they were Protestants. Queen Mary's sister, Anne, ascended to England's throne after the death of William. Although Queen Anne (1702-1714) gave birth to seventeen children, none of them lived long enough to survive her. In fact, Anne's last surviving child, the Duke of Gloucester, died the same year as this coin was made -- 1700. So the succession strictures went into effect, placing the House of Hanover at one with England and English history for the next century. Another royal passing for the year that would have profound dynastic impact was that of Charles III of Spain. With him ended the Spanish line of Hapsburgs. The lineage of the eventual ascendant to the throne, Philip V, came through Louis XIV of France. Now a French Bourbon would sit astride the Spanish throne. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex: The Millennia Collection, Lot 348. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 3204		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1700. S.3494; ESC-561. William III, 1694-1702. First draped bust right. Reverse: Modified large shields. An exceptional specimen, well struck with a lovely original green and blue toning and considerable original mint luster. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,380
Lot 3205		Great Britain. Shilling, 1700. S.3516; ESC-1121. William III. Fifth bust. Lustrous and lightly toned. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $415
Lot 3206		Great Britain. Coronation Medal, 1702. Med Ill. Vol 2.p.228,4 (PL-CXV-4). Silver 35 mm. Unsigned. Queen Anne, 1702-1714. For the Coronation. Bust of Anne left. Reverse: Anne, as Pallas, hurls thunder against a double-headed and four-armed monster. Toned. NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 3207		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1703. S.3580; ESC-569. Queen Anne, 1702-1714. Vigo below bust. Draped bust of Queen facing left. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. A lovely rose tone and original luster. Pop 1, none better. An excellent example of this popular one-year type coin struck from silver bullion seized by the British (in Vigo Bay) from the Spaniards. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,335
Lot 3208		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1703. S.3590; ESC-1582. Queen Anne. Vigo below bust. Lovely deep old toning. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 3209		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1703. S.3590. Anne, 1702-1714. VIGO below bust. Light hairlines beneath lovely toning. Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3210		Great Britain. Crown, 1707. S.3601; ESC-104; Dav-1341. Anne, 1702-1714. "SEPTIMO" edge. After-Union type. Old well-set original medium gray toning. Very few surface abrasions and thus quite pleasing for the grade. Spink catalogue value is £475 in VF. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded VF-35. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3211		Great Britain. Crown, 1707-E. S.3600; Dav-1342. Queen Anne, 1702-1714. Draped bust of Queen left, E for Edinburgh mint below. Reverse: Post-Union shields of England and Scotland. Hair detail well worn, a few edge bumps and light adjustment marks. Toned. ANACS graded VF-20. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 3212		Great Britain. Shilling, 1708. S.3610; ESC-1147. Queen Anne. Third draped bust of Queen facing left. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. Mauve and blue old toning over original luster. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $480
Lot 3213		Great Britain. Shilling, 1708. S.3610; ESC-1147. Queen Anne. Third draped bust of Queen facing left. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, fields plain. Lustrous. PCI graded MS-62. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 3214		Great Britain. Crown, 1713. S.3603; ESC-109; Dav-1344. Queen Anne, 1702-1713. Third draped bust left. Reverse: Roses and plumes in angles. Minimal adjustment marks. Pop 1, 1 better MS62. Boldly struck with an abundance of luster beneath a lovely original blue and green old tone. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,750 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 3215		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1713. S.3599; ESC-2399(R). Anne, 1702-1714. Draped bust left. Reverse: Crowned numeral to denote denomination. Attractive set with light toning. Lot of 4 coins. Choice Very Fine. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $242
Lot 3216		Great Britain. Medal, 1717. George I (1714-1727) Medallion 'Act Of Grace' 15th July 1717. Copper. 45mm diameter. By John Croker. MI 436/36) Obverse: Bust of King with long hair in embroidered mantle. Reverse: Clemency as a winged female figure holding an olive branch and touching the head of a serpent. In July 1715 an Act of Grace and Free Pardon for nearly all who had been engaged in recent rebellions received the Royal assent. A pleasing example of a popular portrait piece. NGC graded AU-55 Brown, with Photo-certificate. Estimated Value $175 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $230
Lot 3217		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1719. S.3660. George I, 1714-1727. Second obverse. Reverse: Britannia. Sharply struck with gleaming chocolate-brown surfaces and virtually no marks. Very difficult to obtain this nice. NGC graded MS-65 Brown. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 3218		Great Britain. Shilling, 1720. S.3646; ESC-1168. George I. First bust of king right. Reverse: Angles plain. Softly struck in part of the legends. Lustrous with a rich old tone. ANACS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3219		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1723. S.3658; ESC-2400 (R). George I, 1714-1727. Laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: Crowned numeral to denote denomination. Colorful toned set. Very Fine. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $336
Lot 3220		Great Britain. Medal, 1725. MI-463/75. George I (1714-1727) Medallion 'Order Of Bath Revived' 1725. Copper. 46mm diameter. By John Croker Obverse: Laureate bust of George I right with long hair, no drapery. I.C. below (John Croker). Reverse: Prince William standing, facing, dressed as a Knight of the Bath. Legend: SPES ALTERA ('The Other Hope') date in Roman numerals in exergue. A beautiful portrait by Croker. Exceptional condition for a 281 year old medal. Often copper medals are rarer in top grade than their silver or gold counterparts because they were mishandled. This may be the finest known specimen. Lightly cleaned. Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated. * After the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy, the Order of the Bath fell into neglect. George I revived the Order in 1725, introducing new regulations and making 4 - year old Prince William (afterwards Duke of Cumberland) a member. William was the second son or 'Other Hope' of the nation. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $414
Lot 3221		Great Britain. Crown, 1726. S.3639A; Dav-1345. George I, 1714-1727. Laureate and draped bust right. Reverse: Small roses and plumes in angles. Toned. ANACS graded VF-35. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3222		Great Britain. Farthing, 1731. S.3720; KM-572. George II, 1727-1760. Draped bust of King left. Reverse: Britannia with spear and olive branch. A well struck little coin - quite rare with hints of original mint red. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $368
Lot 3223		Great Britain. Farthing, 1731. S.3720. George II. Young head. Traces of luster. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3224		Great Britain. Farthing, 1736. S.3720; KM-572. George II, 1727-1760. Obverse: Laureate cuirassed bust left. Reverse: Britannia left with pike and shield. Date in exergue. Softly struck in the hair. Lustrous. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $200 - 250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $184
Lot 3225		Great Britain. Shilling, 1737. S.3699; ESC-1200. George II. Young laureate and draped bust left. Reverse: Roses and plumes in angles. Toned. PCGS graded AU-55. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3226		Great Britain. Farthing, 1737. S.3720; KM-572. Small date. George II, 1727-1760. Draped bust of King left. Reverse: Britannia with spear and olive branch. Glossy brown, a high grade example of this small denomination. NGC graded MS-62 Brown. Estimated Value $225 - 275. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $264
Lot 3227		Great Britain. Sixpence, 1739. S.3708; ESC-1612; KM-564.4. George II, 1727-1760. Young head of king left. Reverse: Roses in angles. Lovely original iridescent old tone. Pop 3, 1 better. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3228		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1739. S.3717. George II. Young head. With traces of luster. PCGS graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3229		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1740. S.3716; ESC-2408. George II, 1727-1760. Obverse: Draped laureated bust of King left. Reverse: Crowned numeral to denote denomination. Each piece has a light matching tone and an original sheen. Practically mint state. Lot of 4 coins. Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $550 - 650. View details	Realized $636
Lot 3230		Great Britain. Maundy Set, 1740. S.3716; ESC-2408. George II, 1727-1760. Young laureate and draped bust left. Reverse: Crowned numeral to denote denomination. Light haymarking on fourpence and threepence. Pleasing toning. Lot of 4 coins. Averages, Extremely Fine or better. Estimated Value $300 - 400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $322
Lot 3231		Great Britain. Crown, 1741. S.3687; ESC-123; Dav-1348. George II, 1717-1760. Edge:D.QVARTO. Young laureate bust left. Reverse: Roses in reverse angles. A signal "Roses" crown, one of the prettiest imaginable. NGC graded MS62, probably because of some light old hairlines in the attractive medium gray toning. Strike is sharp all around, with no roller lines visible this time. The luster gleams through the color, and there is nary a mark, even the tiniest, anywhere on the coin. Handsome, and rare so fine. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex: Goldberg's Cheshire Sale, May 2005, Lot 2328. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,450
Lot 3232		Great Britain. Crown, 1746. S.3689; ESC-125; Dav-1350. George II, 1727-1760. Lima below bust of King. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields. Edge year DECIMO NONO on edge in raised letters. Some of the treasure seized by Admiral Ansom during his circumnavigation of the globe 1740-1744, and by other privateers, was used to produce coins which had 'LIMA' below the effigy of the King, to celebrate the expedition's successful harassment of the Spanish colonies. A fascinating piece of history and a high quality Crown. Overall, a pretty coin with a lovely medium golden original old tone and lots of luster. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 3233		Great Britain. Proof Halfcrown, 1746. S.3696; ESC-608. George II. Old laureate bust. Reverse: Plain angles. A three-year type with this year being a proof only issue. Attractive old toning with good eye appeal. Very Scarce. In a new 4 prong NGC holder. NGC graded Proof 58. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 3234		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1746. S.3719. George II, 1727-1760. Laureate cuirassed bust of King left. Reverse: Britannia with shield left. A superb specimen with much original color. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3235		Great Britain. Halfcrown, 1746. S.3695A; ESC-606. George II. Lima below bust. Old head left. Reverse: Angles plain. Toned. NGC graded VF-30. Estimated Value $150 - 175. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3236		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1748. S.3719. George II. Old laureate head left. Well struck with trace of luster. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $489
Lot 3237		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1752. S.3719; KM-579.2. George II, 1727-1760. Old laureate and cruciform bust left. Reverse: Britannia, date below. With considerable mint red. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $450 - 550. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3238		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1753. S.3719; KM-579.2. George II, 1727-1760. Draped bust of King left. Reverse: Britannia holding pole. Tiny trace of luster. NGC graded MS-63 Brown. Estimated Value $350 - 450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $311
Lot 3239		Great Britain. Halfpenny, 1753. S.3719. George II. Old laureate head left. Reverse: Britannia. PCGS graded MS-62 Brown. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3240		Great Britain. Farthing, 1754. S.3722. George II. Old head. NGC graded MS-61 Brown. Estimated Value $175 - 225. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 3241		Great Britain. Farthing, 1754. S.3722; KM-581.2. George II, 1727-1760. Obverse: Laureate and cuirassed bust of King left. Reverse: Britannia with shield. Date in exergue. A sharply struck specimen with a tiny hint of mint red. Not easily available any more. Almost Uncirculated to Uncirculated. Estimated Value $100 - 125. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $104

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