ST. JAMES AUCTIONS 120

Wessex, Alfred the Great (871-899), penny, Phase III, London Monogram type [BMC ix], Tilewine, ælfr ed rex, diademed bust right wearing decorated tunic, rev. londonia monogram, tilevine above, moneta below, wt. 1.50gms. (S.1062; N.646; BMC 116; MacKay B 9.2 [O3/R8], this coin; SCBI Fitzwilliam 549 = MEC 8, 1259, same dies), well struck on a regular flan, minor planchet flaw in reverse field, otherwise good extremely fine and attractively toned, rare

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Anne, half guinea, 1711, bust l., rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles (S.3575), about extremely fine

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George IV, proof penny, 1825, bare head left, rev. Britannia seated (S.3823), certified and graded by NGC as Proof 64 Brown Cameo, some small ancient abrasions (from the time of minting) but here is a gem of a copper penny, fully struck showing a1874 wonderful portrait and luscious surfaces retaining most of the original red lustre just slightly faded over the past two centuries-among the finest to be found anywhere, a true copper jewel!
The highest graded example

The pennies made from 1825-27 of this design were the first minted since the 1806-1807 coins made at the Soho Mint. It had been a long time since the king's Royal Mint had struck coppers (although the farthings of this reign appeared first, in 1821). Copper coinage was quite limited in this period because the massive output of the Soho Mint had fulfilled the needs of homeland commerce. New need was just beginning to be felt in the 1820s; it continued in the following decade as the Soho coins remained circulating, and wearing down. It was not until Victoria's reign that copper coins again began to be produced in larger quantities. A penny like the one in this lot turned out to be a very rare exception, somehow miraculously surviving much as struck

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Victoria, sovereign, 1850, second young head l., rev. crowned shield of arms within wreath (S.3852C; M.33), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 66
*ex D. Moore Collection

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Elizabeth II, piedfort gold proof fifty pence, 2021, The 50th Anniversary of Decimal Day, head r., wearing tiara, rev. array of pre-decimal coins, wt. 31.1gms. (S.H92), in case of issue, with certificate, FDC
One of 205 minted.

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Elizabeth II, piedfort gold proof fifty pence, 2021, The 50th Anniversary of Decimal Day, head r., wearing tiara, rev. array of pre-decimal coins, wt. 31.1gms. (S.H92) (https://bsjauctions.auctionmobility.com/lots/view/1-C5Z51X/british-coins)

Charles I, Return to London, gold medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, King on horseback rides to l., holding baton, crowned rose on flank, his plumed helmet amidst flowers on ground, legend with eye of Prudence at start, CAROLVS AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA, rev. panoramic view of London seen from the south bank of the Thames (after Claes Visscher), showing old St. Paul's Cathedral, boats and swans on the river and London Bridge with traitors' heads on spikes at the Stone Gateway on the south bank, legend after E mint mark, SOL ORBEMREDIENS SIC REX ILLVMINAT VRBEM, 42.11mm., 24.96gms. (MI 266/62; Eimer 124; BMC [Jones – French Medals] 157 [struck gold]; Platt p. 135, type B; - Companion volume, p. 130, this specimen illustrated in both), an excellent cast, good very fine and exceptionally rare
*ex. Morton & Eden, June 2009 (lot 331), "The Property of a Gentleman" .

Examples of this medal in gold are excessively rare, especially so in the commercial market. This is possibly because, when Charles I arrived back in London, the city was at the tail-end of a period of outbreaks of plague and the planned procession from the Tower of London to Westminster was cancelled. This may be so, however after the Coronation ceremony held on 18 June 1633 and the King's stay in Edinburgh, where he had entertained lavishly, there was a disaster at Burntisland at the start of his journey home. The King witnessed the small ship carrying all his belongings and plate sank, with the total loss of the cargo and 35 lives (of the 37 on board). The King finally left on Friday 12th July arriving at Greenwich on Saturday 20th July. He would have been in no mood to hand out gold medals on his return to London.

The British Museum have a struck specimen in gold, presented to them by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks, however there is no gold specimen in the Royal Collection. In commerce, an example in gold is found in the Montagu Collection, 24 May 1897 (lot 121), sold £8-15-0 to H[enry] Osborne O'Hagan (1853-1930). When re-sold in the O'Hagan sale, 27 April 1908 (lot 849 - on the 5th day), it sold for £3-15-0, less than half his purchase price. A second gold specimen was in the Murdoch Collection, 2 June 1904 (lot 57), which sold for £15 to Ready. Neither of these medals are illustrated in the respective catalogues.

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Charles I, Return to London, gold medal, 1633, by Nicolas Briot, King on horseback rides to l., holding baton, crowned rose on flank, his plumed helmet amidst flowers on ground, legend with eye of Prudence at start, CAROLVS AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA, rev. panoramic view of London seen from the south bank of the Thames (after Claes Visscher) (https://bsjauctions.auctionmobility.com/lots/view/1-C5Z59L/british-medals)

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