Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 53

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

World Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2584		Great Britain. Noble, ND. S.1799; Fr-112. Henry VI, first reign, 1422-1461. London mint. Annulet issue. Obverse: King standing in ship facing, holding sword and shield. Reverse: Floritated cross with lis at ends, h in center and annulet in first spandrel. A wonderfully round flan, an abundance of original luster and a magnificent portrait are all the features of this large medieval gold coin. So difficult to find in high grade, top quality specimens are now practically unavailable. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 2585		Great Britain. Crown of the Double Rose, ND. S.2279; Fr-164. Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Henry and Jane Seymour issue (1536-1537). Obverse: Large crowned double rose, crowned letter h and I on either side. Reverse: Crowned Tudor shield, crowned letters h and I either side. Arrow or pheon mintmark. This very pretty specimen is similar in type and mintmark to lot 285 in the (May 26 2008) Millennia Collection. On a large flan it is a bold and lustrous example of one of the rarer varieties of a new denomination. An excellent and well struck piece for this crude issue. NGC graded AU-55. *The period 1536-7 was a remarkable one in English history. On May 19th 1536 Henry VIII executed his wife Ann Boleyn, after accusations of adultery, and eleven days later he married Jane Seymour. She was crowned Queen of England on October 29 that year. Henry had already, in April 1536, begun the process of expropriating the smaller monasteries and thus began his complete break with the Church of Rome. On October 24th 1537 Jane Seymour died during complications from childbirth. The future King Edward VI had been born a few days earlier, and for King Henry here was a son and heir to continue the Tudor dynasty. Estimated Value $2,700 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,645
Lot 2586		Great Britain. Half Sovereign, ND. S.2295; Fr-167. Henry VIII (1509-1547) Half Sovereign. Tower Mint. Mint mark pellet in annulet. Extra annulet on inner circle on reverse. Obverse: King seated on throne facing, holding orb and scepter. Reverse: Crowned Tudor shield of arms with supporters. H R below. Nice portrait and some sharp struck areas of design on this notoriously weakly struck coin. Well centered and a little original luster. A scarcer variety. Struck 1544-1547 during the last three years of the King's reign. Removed from mount. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. * By 1544 Henry VIII had been married for several months to his last wife, the wealthy widow Catherine Parr. Although they had different views over religion and certain affairs of state, Catherine was careful to refrain from antagonizing the King. Indeed she helped reconcile Henry with his daughters Mary and Elizabeth. A 1544 Act of Parliament put the two daughters back in the line of succession behind his son later to be Edward VI. In his last few years Henry became grossly over weight and reputedly had a waist measurement of 54 inches. It was eventually necessary to move him around by mechanical means. He died at the age of 55 in late January 1547 at the Palace of Whitehall. Despite a cruel and tyrannical streak, Henry's reign was a significant one in British history. He broke with the Church of Rome in 1533-1534, boosted the Royal Navy and built and improved many famous buildings. He is noted for his six marriages. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,600
Lot 2587		Great Britain. Sovereign of 30 Shillings, ND. S-2529; Fr-209; Schneider-780; North-2003. 15.20 grams. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Sixth issue. London mint. Mint mark, Escallop (1584-86). Obverse: Facing portrait of the Queen enthroned, holding scepter and orb, portcullis below. Reverse: A gigantic Tudor rose, in full bloom, holding in its center the royal shield. Sharply struck with traces of luster. Most surviving fine sovereigns cannot approach this specimen in quality. A lovely coin! Historical note: How aptly named this coin is! When Good Queen Bess came to the throne in 1558, at age 25, she inherited a kingdom in financial shambles, as evidenced by the poor quality of the coins manufactured at the end of her father's reign and most of those of her two short-lived predecessors, her ill-fated siblings. In fact, little gold was coined for some years before her, testament to which is their rarity today and their fairly high values. Elizabeth quickly saw the problems and set to work changing them. In 1558, the treasury was nearly empty. Henry VIII had lived lavishly, and his infamous stripping of even the lead holding the windows and roofs of monasteries together proved how desperate he was, even for poor metal. Gold was another matter entirely. Known for her keen intelligence and learning, and for her remarkable ability to keep even the most savage political opponent at bay within her own court, Elizabeth's judgments encouraged trade and she gained a widespread loyalty among her varied subjects. Foreign trade had flagged under her predecessors' heavy-handedness. In short order, the treasury was again fit and issuing exquisitely engraved, often large gold coins such as this one. Trade abroad brought in more wealth, as did the capture of enemy goods. By the 1580s, when this coin appeared, not only was the monarch sporting beautiful clothes and lavish jewels once again but the treasury was amply endowed, and England again was a wealthy nation. Elizabeth detested war, knowing it could be costly, knowing its outcome was never certain, and she avoided conflict when possible, but England's age-old enemies on the Continent pushed British patience often to the limit. The French slew Huguenots, the Spanish held a death wish against all who were not Catholic, yet Elizabeth kept them at bay (no one ever knew the queen's personal religious inclinations) until it was no longer possible. The famed success of the Armada in 1588 (which coins such as this gold one certainly funded in large measure) brought victory to the English and was the beginning of the Royal Navy's worldwide acclaim as ruler of the seas. The Renaissance was in full bloom in England during these years, and it was fueled by such bold ventures as Francis Drake's circumnavigation of the globe, which alone brought in some one and a half million pounds sterling of wealth to the island nation. On that voyage's back was founded the East India Company - and was sealed English influence on a world forever changed by a woman ruler whose reputation has never faded in the succeeding centuries. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex: Garth R. Drewry Collection; Ex: Christie's 11 October 1983, Lot 216 (cover coin); Ex: CNG 66, May 19, 2004, Lot 1999; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $55,200
Lot 2588		Great Britain. Angel, ND. S.2531; Fr-199. Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Mint mark bell. Sixth coinage (1583-1600). Obverse: St Michael spearing mythical dragon. Reverse: Stylized ship with shield and cross above. Initial E and rose to left and right of cross. Lovely old red tone and all lettering and design sharply struck. There is a wealth of detail on the portrait and figure of St Michael and the reverse shield (lions and lis) which is rarely, if ever, seen on an Elizabeth Angel. Produced on a generous sized flan. This coin compares well with the Millennia Collection specimen, although a different issue and mint mark, and is superior to the Spink catalogue plate coin. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded MS-62. * This piece was almost certainly struck in the year 1583. This was five years before the Spanish Armada was sent to 'subdue' England, and four years before the execution of Mary Queen of Scots. The Queen was about to defend herself and the fledgling Protestant church in England from attack. Elizabeth addressed Parliament and took time to discuss the question of religion. She told of how she was wary of 'Romanist' or Catholic factions, as she (justifiably) felt under threat from Catholic Europe and the Scottish Queen whom she feared was plotting against her. She said: 'One matter which touches me so near as I may not overskip. Religion is the ground on which all other matters ought to take root, and being corrupted may mar all the tree. I know no creature that breathe, whose life standeth hourly in more peril for it than mine own. If I were not persuaded that mine were the true way of God's will, God forbid I should live to prescribe it to you. Take you heed lest Ecclesiastes say not too true, they that fear the hoary frost, the snow shall fall upon them. Yet mind I not here to animate the Romanists (which what adversaries they be to mine estate is sufficiently well known) I mean to guide them by God's holy true rule'. In the event the continental threat expired in 1588 and the domestic difficulties with the Queen of Scotland ended with Mary's death in 1587. Elizabeth showed a great degree of religious tolerance and was above all a pragmatist. The rest of her reign was relatively peaceful. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 2589		Great Britain. Pound of Twenty Shillings, ND. S.2534; Fr-214. Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Mint mark, woolpack (1594-1596). Obverse: Bust of Queen facing left with elaborate dress and profusion of hair. Reverse: Crowned shield of arms with E and R to left and right. Carefully struck on an impressively large flan of around 39 mm diameter, this lustrous specimen has an unblemished and incredibly sharp and detailed portrait which would rival any numismatic representation of a Tudor monarch. It is also the much rarer variety where the mintmark is placed to the left of the Queen's portrait (it is normally to the right). Better than the specimen in the May 2008 Millennia Collection, this coin is superior to the Clarendon specimen, the Marshall specimen and other pieces which have appeared recently in the marketplace. The Slaney, Strauss and Eliasberg sales did not offer an example of an Elizabeth I Pound. In a past sale it was noted that the Pound is 'perhaps the most attractive of all the gold coins of the Tudor period. Although the first English 'milled' coins were produced in a screw press (by Eloye Mestrelle) early in Elizabeth's reign, the Pound pieces were struck by hand using the old method. It is therefore surprising that what is essentially a crudely made coin has such a wealth of detail'. The mint mark woolpack indicates that the coin was produced in the period 1594-1596. At this time Elizabeth was over 60 years old. As it became increasingly certain that she would not marry, her image changed. After the Armada she was portrayed as Gloriana, the eternally youthful 'Faerie Queene' of Edmund Spencer's poems. Her painted portraits and coinage portraits became iconic items which made her look more youthful than she was. Nevertheless she was loved by nearly all sections of the population and she enjoyed several years of calm before the end of her reign in 1603. She had vanquished the Spanish, preserved the Church of England brought relative prosperity and peace to her nation. Elizabeth was unquestionably one of England's greatest monarchs. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded AU-58. Estimated Value $17,500 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $27,600
Lot 2590		Great Britain. Half Laurel, ND. S.2641A; Fr-243. James I, 1603-1625. Third coinage. Mint mark trefoil. Obverse: Laureate draped bust of King left. Reverse: Quartered shield of arms. This coin has an exceptionally sharp portrait - quite unusual for this normally badly made and extensively circulated issue. Very rare now in top grades. Lightly cleaned. In PCGS holder, Genuine not Gradable. Our grade, Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 2591		Great Britain. Proof Unite, ND. Schneider 134 (same obv, die); North-2150, footnote 99. 9.0 grams. Charles I, 1625-1649. Tower mint, under King. Mint mark, Plume (1630-1). Group C, Class 1, bust 3, third bust with ruff and armour, wearing crown 3c similar to crown 3b on the later issues of Group B. Legend: CAROLVS DG MSG BRIT FR ET HIB REX. Reverse: Oval garnished shield, CR at sides, FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA. Lightly scratched under R on reverse, of highest rarity, believed to be only 5 known examples. Historical note: This most regal of engraving types stands out as an especially fine golden portrait of King Charles, facing to left in his Renaissance neck ruff. The strike, as seen in our photos, is particularly sharp, on a broad flan showing truly crisp legend details. The king's facial qualities, so often blurred or entirely missing (due to strike and/or engraving on so many of his coins), are about as fine as may be found, and in fact they present the viewer with a splendid quality of portrayal seen mainly in paintings in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Should those Gallery paintings not be convenient for your viewing, here you have a fabulous "miniature" that may be held right in your own hand! The plume mint or initial mark, so prominent on this wonderful specimen within the pair of beaded circles just above the king's head, was used for only some two years early in the reign, when the monarchy was fully in control of its coinages and could direct the engraving efforts performed within the Tower Mint. At the time of this coin's creation, Charles was just 30 years old, having been born in 1600 to James I and Anne of Denmark and by 1630 having outgrown his childhood sicknesses. He is remembered as having been remarkably courageous in his day, although his strong will sometimes led him to make poor judgments in the affairs of state. All his life he resisted Parliament's attempts to temper his power; accordingly, he dissolved Parliament three times before the disastrous onset of civil war. Beginning in 1629, and for the following eleven years, he ruled without parliamentary governance, entirely alone as head of state. Without a parliament, however, he was unable to raise taxes and so he cleverly resorted to the sale of monopolies and such hated fees as the infamous "ship money" demanded of seaports and towns throughout the kingdom. Early in the reign, his coinage was often elegant, as seen in this very special Unite, but by the time he raised his standard at Nottingham in 1642, and for the duration of the four years of civil war that followed, the coins became as weary looking as the man whose often ill-shapen image they bore. There can be little doubt that some aristocrat, some great defender of the king, discovered and kept secret this memento of the reign - and thus it came down to us today, nearly as unsullied as the day it was struck during the early halcyon years of one of England's most famous rulers. Proof, Choice Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex: W Talbot Ready, Sotheby 15-19th November 1920 Lot 636; Sir Kenyon Vaughan Morgan, Sotheby 17th June 1935 Lot 100; R C Lockett, Glendining 4th November 1958 Lot 3359; C Dabney Thompson en block by Spink 1965; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $24,150
Lot 2592		Great Britain. Tower Unite, ND. S-2692 (2693A); N-2152. 9.00 grams. Charles I, 1625-1649. Fifth Bust, in small lace collar; Tower mint under the King (1633-1634). High-crowned bust left. Reverse: Garnished oval shield, crown above. Portcullis mintmark. Superb grade for issue: essentially As Struck on the usual, wretched, irregularly shaped flan, the hand-striking qualities soft in areas. Scarce and as nice as this issue comes. NGC graded AU-55. Charles assumed the mantle of kingship at age twenty-five. After a weak and sickly childhood, he became an excellent horseman and a strong-willed king (which would doom him). Charles inherited the incessant financial problems of his father, namely the refusal by Parliament to grant funds to a king who refused to address the grievances of the nobility. He thus continued in the tradition of his father and mismanaged affairs until the point at which he forced a fatal showdown with Parliament. Civil war ensued. Also exacerbating tensions was Charles's marriage to a devoutly Catholic French princess who, along with her meddling and immense Catholic retinue, only incensed the increasingly Puritan nobility. Charles was eventually incarcerated by Parliament in 1646. In 1648 he was put on trial for treason. The tribunal, by a vote of 68 to 67, found him guilty and set his execution for early 1649, by beheading. Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection (by private treaty to the Millennia Collection); Ex: The Millennia Collection, Lot 304. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2593		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1668. S-3329; Fr-282; KM-430.2. Charles II, 1660-1685. First laureate bust of King right with Elephant below. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields with sceptres in angles, interlocking C's in center, lettered edge reads +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGTNL VICESIMO. Lovely reddish toning with considerable luster. Historical note: This stunning, large gold coin features an especially well-made portrait, essentially identical to that on the later piece, of 1677, in this collection, but made distinctive by its elephant hallmark not having the surmounting castle. Its plainness speaks volumes, however, as indicative of the source of the metal from which this coin was made, Guinea on the gold coast of Africa. The Royal African Company mined and imported the gold ore, which was coined at the Tower Mint. The hallmark was initially just the elephant, the company's badge, but later the more distinctive elephant with castle was used as it seemed more regal. It first appeared on the Guinea of 1664, and on the 5 Guineas in this year, 1668, which was a new denomination at the time, the first huge machine-made gold coin of royal issuance. The hallmark's last use in this reign was on the "fiver" of 1684, which is the final coin in this collection bearing this monarch's name. (Thus, all the varieties are here represented.) In their day, these coins were not called Guineas or their multiples, but instead were known by their weight as the Pound Sterling and its multiples, initially being valued at 20 Shillings to the Pound (or Guinea), and so today's 5-Guineas coin was then known as 100 Shillings in gold. It was quite a coin! Its value represented months and months of a laborer's time, and in fact few commoners ever saw a coin such as this, which was normally the property of the nobility and of bankers. A century after this coin was minted, a wealthy heir may have had an annual income of 500 Pounds, and yet most 5-Guinea coins seen today show considerable wear, so the denomination must surely have been passed constantly from one hand to another, if mainly as banking transactions. Commerce has been fierce in England for centuries, as anyone knows who visits the country today: a coin bearing a date of just five years ago is typically quite beat up from use. Times were no more kind to a large gold coin in 1668, so it is a miracle of survival to behold a coin so finely preserved as the present piece. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 370. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $41,400
Lot 2594		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1677. S-3330; Fr-283; KM-430.3. Charles II, 1660-1685. First laureate bust of King right with elephant and castle below. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields with sceptres in angles, interlocking C's in center. No stop after HIB, lettered edge reads DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. VICESIMO. NONO. Reflective surfaces with sparkling luster, this specimen has great eye-appeal. Historical note: This coin is a tribute to a man who was a great art lover, who in fact founded what is today the National Art Collection. The engraving here is true to life, the coin superbly struck, wonderfully preserved, and the hallmark perhaps the most fitting one in all of English coinage - an African elephant surmounted by an English castle, symbolically proclaiming domination over the source of the gold from which the coin was manufactured. It is fitting that this hallmark appeared on Charles II's gold coins, not only because of the happy coincidence of the source of the metal itself, but also as homage to perhaps the last of the English kings of great heart. Charles was a mere boy of twelve when he witnessed the Battle of Edgehill with his father. For a while, he stayed with his father in exile from the capital, at Oxford, Charles I's stronghold. When the Civil War's end approached, he escaped to France, in July 1646, and lived for a time at the court of Louis, safe from harm and growing into a man. He was in Holland when news reached him of his father's execution. In 1650 he landed in Scotland, where he was proclaimed King of Great Britain, France and Ireland. He formed an army of 10,000 men and marched into England the following year, where he fought Cromwell at Worcester. His Scots army was defeated soundly, and with a large bounty on his head he eluded Cromwell's soldiers again, roaming around the Continent for another eight years, trying to raise another army but without success. Cromwell died a painful death from kidney stones in 1658, and at last the Protectorate's fate seemed sealed. Charles returned to England, landing at Dover, immediately issued a proclamation guaranteeing religious toleration and a free Parliament, and was proclaimed King at Westminster on May 8 in his absence. He entered London to great proclamation from the loyalists on his 30th birthday, May 29, 1660. He was weary of strife and, to the chagrin of many royalists, offered the famous Act of Oblivion and Indemnity, forgiving many of his former opponents and enemies. He wished ardently for stability in England, and was vindictive toward few, executing only the most vicious of his father's opponents. The early years of the Restoration, however, were far from happy. The Great Plague wracked London in 1665 and it was only ended by the Great Fire of 1666, which destroyed the source of the plague, London's rats, along with virtually all of the city's medieval wooden buildings. During the 1670s, at the time this coin was minted, a new London was being built out of stone, under the guidance of such gifted builders and architects as Christopher Wren. NGC graded MS-61.* Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 373. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $34,500
Lot 2595		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1684. S-3332; Fr-283; KM-444.2. Charles II, 1660-1685. Second laureate bust of King facing right, with rounded truncation. Elephant and castle below bust. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, scepters in angles, interlocking C's in center, lettered edge reads +. DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. TRICESIMO. SEXTO.+. Highly reflective surfaces with considerable luster and great eye appeal. Historical note: This date was the final issue of Charles II's 5-Guineas coinage. Early in the reign, a "guinea pound" in gold was worth 20 Shillings. In 1670 the intrinsic weight was slightly reduced, reflecting the fluctuating price of gold, but by 1684 the Guinea was worth 22 Shillings. Thus the value of this 5-Guineas piece was 110 Shillings. It was a literal fortune at the time! The portrait is distinctive with its long, curved truncation. It is a statement of elegance which somehow seems to suggest a conclusion to a reign marked by transition. With the various wars of the 1670s at an end, trade increased and the king's treasury swelled, allowing for the creation of coins such as this. The king had survived civil war as a youth, waged war at sea (often disastrously) but managed to conclude foreign hostilities, dallied with a host of mistresses, produced an illegitimate son whose existence threatened yet another civil war which was happily averted, lived through years of extravagance yet never managed to produce a legal heir, and despite his intellectual deficiencies out-navigated all loyal opponents in the newly emerging two-party political climate. Charles had a substantial and well-appointed army and controlled an absolutist government but had no will to rule absolutely, and thus the former power of kingship was forever diminished in his reign, the substitute being the foundation of modern parliamentary democracy. The king's main wish as titular ruler was that his brother, James, third son of their father, should succeed him, and succeed he did in the spring of 1685. King Charles II died suddenly at the age of 54. He left his mark on England as a courteous man of good humor, cultured but not especially clever, a man of dignified stature but not very good looking, an art connoisseur and a reluctant warrior, above all a survivor of the most dire of times - a restorer of the monarchy, faithful to his subjects if not to his wife, a ladies' man and a sober judge of his fellow men, remembered by one contemporary (Halifax) as having "lived with his ministers as he did with his mistresses: he used them, but he was not in love with them." NGC graded AU-55. Estimated Value $18,000 - 22,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 375. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $27,600
Lot 2596		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1688. S.3403; Fr-297; KM-458.1. James II, 1685-1688. Obverse: Laureate bust of King left. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields with scepters between. A superb coin, boldly struck, with great eye appeal and lots of original luster. Ironically, the James II Half Guinea has always been more difficult to locate in high grade than the Guinea of this short three year reign. NGC graded AU-50. Estimated Value $2,700 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2597		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1692. S-3422; Fr-299; KM-479.1. William and Mary, 1688-1694. Variety with 7 strings to harp and 11 pellets by lion. Conjoined heads of William and Mary right, William laureate. Reverse: Crowned, ornately garnished shield, with central small escutcheon, and shell "wings" at sides, lettered edge reads +DECVS.ET.TVTAMEN.ANNO.REGNI QVARTO+. Sharply struck with a lovely reddish tone and reflective fields. Historical note: Few coins show two rulers, and the side-by-side style is highly unusual, this issue type showing the dominant king's portrait in the forefront despite the fact that his queen, Mary Stuart, actually had more claim to the English throne than did William, formerly Prince William of Orange (whose rampant Lion of Nassau occupies the central device on the reverse of this coin), or as he was known in his day "The Little Dutchman." Mary was the daughter of James II and Anne Hyde, born in 1662 during the reign of Charles II early in the Restoration; she died young, aged 32, in 1694, and was thus succeeded by her husband, who thereafter ruled as sole sovereign from 1694 until 1702. They had married in 1677 while living in Holland. They came to the English throne in 1689 as a result of the so-called Bloodless Revolution, in which Parliament selected a successor to the disgraced James II, who had turned to Catholicism and thereby thrust the nation back into the throes of religious strife (which Elizabeth had sought so hard to end). The reverse of the distinctive 5 Guineas of these joint sovereigns is as unusual as was their rule, inasmuch as it featured a regal shield seen on no other "fivers" which turned the normally staid rendition of the crest into a work of Renaissance art. To left and right of the shield, adorning the field, is a seashell opened to reveal its scalloping. This adornment may well have been influenced by the 15th-century Italian master Sandro Botticelli, whose painting the "Birth of Venus" features prominently just such a seashell, out of which the goddess of love is stepping. William & Mary may have known little or nothing of this masterpiece but not the engraver of this coin, John Roettier, ironically a Catholic who had long experience engraving coins and seals for Charles II. That king had brought marvelous paintings to the Royal Collection, and was known as an art lover. The royal collection in fact was founded by him. Botticelli's painting was not then known by its current name, but it was admired instead as representing the mythical arrival of Venus on a Mediterranean island. It thus was known in William & Mary's day as celebrating the theme of "arrival" amid good fortune - surely most appropriate in the case of these joint sovereigns' coming to power after the last arduous days of their Catholic predecessor. The theme was carried throughout this reign, then abandoned and not used again. The question has never really been answered: did Roettier intend his seashell adornment as symbolic, or merely as an ornament? Truth may lie entirely within the eye of the beholder, and here indeed is a specimen to behold! NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. Purchased Baldwins 1943 for £70; Ex: Spink Sale #163, Slaney Collection; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $32,200
Lot 2598		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1693. S-3423; Fr-300; KM-479.2. William and Mary, 1688-1694. Conjoined busts right, with Elephant and Castle hallmark below. Reverse: Crowned, ornately garnished shield, with central small escutcheon, and shell "wings" at sides, lettered edge reads + DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. QVINTO +. Minor mark on cheek. A hint of reddish tone highlights this spectacular lustrous example with reflective surfaces. Historical note: First used on the gold coins of Charles II, the provenance mark Elephant and Castle rarely appeared as the years rolled on. Its significance was entirely symbolic: it proclaimed royal domination of the gold mined in Guinea, a country still rich with ore to this day, but in 1693 it was distant by months of sea travel from England, and gold from the place from which the golden denominations of the day derived their name was mined at considerable cost in materials, time and labor. Gold mining has never been an activity without danger. Using this hallmark, the British paid it homage. Those who have traveled to London may have noticed that a stop on the Underground ("tube") exists just over the Thames, in Southwark, that still bears the name Elephant and Castle. In the 1690s, however, such details as this were probably ignored or unobserved by most who might come into contact with a coin of this one's value - five golden guineas represented months of labor for an ordinary man of the time, and was customarily handled by aristocrats and used in banking transactions. Many got sent abroad and were subsequently melted, their gold becoming other countries' coins. This particular specimen, which is among the finest to be seen, was made during the last year of Queen Mary's life, for she died of smallpox the following year. She was actually known as Mary II in her lifetime, the first royal Mary having been the daughter of Henry VIII with Catherine of Aragon, his first (Catholic) wife. Mary II's joint reign, with William, had been short indeed. She had helped her Dutch husband win the favor of the English people, and ultimately their collective loyalty. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $17,500 - 20,000. Ex: Spink Sale 97, 13 May 1993, lot 42; Ex: Samuse Coll. Lot 128; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $29,900
Lot 2599		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1699. S-3455; Fr-311; KM-505.2. William III, 1694-1702. First bust type, laureate head right, Elephant & Castle hallmark below. Reverse: Crowned cruciform arms, with angled scepters and lion escutcheon at center, and divided date, lettered edge reads +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. UNDECIMO. Sharply struck with somewhat prooflike surfaces and considerable luster. Historical note: William was the perfect successor to the last Catholic king, James II, as he had no real interest in any religious matter and was technically a Calvinist; he established Presbyterianism in Scotland but was unable to quell the broiling political climate of that part of his realm (the Massacre of Glencoe was a blot on his attempts to solve Scottish issues), and throughout his short reign William dealt with various Jacobite plots to restore James II to the throne - beginning with 1689's Battle of the Boyne in which William himself led the English army against James at the head of a French force in Ireland. When it ended, James fled to France for good but continued to plot against his successors, and it was William's trusted general, the Duke of Marlborough, who dealt with the foreign menace in the War of the Spanish Succession against France - and concluded it decisively in a series of battles. This left King William with little to do, in reality, and so he pursued his passion for hunting in the homeland forests. Ironically it was not invasion which ended his rule, but a hunting accident: the king's horse put a foot into a mole hole and threw him, killing him. His Jacobite enemies toasted him far and wide as "the little gentleman in black velvet." 1699 saw the last of the big 5 Guineas of this reign that bore this distinctive hallmark, which appears here markedly larger than it was rendered on the dual-monarchy issues of William & Mary. NGC graded AU-58, Our grade is borderline Uncirculated. All the 5 Guineas struck in 1699 had a "soft" or lightly struck surface. As such NGC grading techniques did not assess this coin correctly. This example is the finest in private hands and is the true meaning of "as struck" for this coin. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 381. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $36,800
Lot 2600		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1700. S-3454; Fr-309; KM-505.1. William III, 1694-1702. First laureate head right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform arms, with angled scepters and lion escutcheon at center, and divided date, lettered edge reads +DECVS.ET.TVTAMEN.ANNO.REGNI.DVODECIMO. Surfaces are somewhat prooflike and gleaming with luster. A lovely example with great eye appeal. Historical note: Although he was known in his day as William of Orange, after the small principality he haled from near Avignon, France, William III was a cosmopolitan mixture of nationalities - of decidedly Dutch inclinations due to his House of Orange affiliations (his father was Wilhelm, Prince of Orange), but also of English stock as the nephew of Charles II. He was apparently bored by religion while a Calvinist in name, another irony inasmuch as the nearest town to where he grew up, Avignon, was once a Papal seat. He had first visited England in 1670, at which time he was granted two honorary university degrees. Although small of stature and frail looking, he seems to have had considerable stamina as well as courage: he survived an attack of smallpox in 1675 and in 1676 was wounded while fighting the French. He had met with his uncle, Charles II, on his visit two years earlier but had not been particularly welcome. Wishing to cement his English connections, he traveled again to England in 1677 and negotiated marriage to the eldest daughter of the Duke of York, later to become King James II, and thereby became his son-in-law. He and Mary did not have a happy union at first as they were unable to have children, but eventually their marriage became a deeply affectionate one. William's interests were hunting and the admiration of furniture and gardens, on which he spent fortunes. It was only his long hatred of the French which motivated him to accept the English throne offered to him by Parliament in February 1689 upon the removal of King James, the papist. William's aim was to protect Dutch interests, and he accepted the English offer on the condition that he was not to be just Mary's consort but that "the sole and full exercise of the regal power" would be his, not Mary's. He saw his role as that of frustrating the French king's desire for European domination, but he waged war against France with few victories. Mary's death in 1694 took a great toll on his health, and he just survived an assassination plot in 1696. By 1699 his popularity was seriously waning, to the extent that Parliament ordered his personal Dutch Blue Guards out of the country. After his horse stumbled on a mole hill at Hampton Court in February 1702, when he broke his collarbone, he contracted pneumonia and died within two weeks. His funeral was conducted at midnight, and he was all but forgotten until Daniel Defoe took up his cause in 1705 and pointed out that, without him, England should be Catholic and subject to the despotism of the Vatican, whereupon Queen Anne declared to the nation that King William was through and through a devoted Englishman whose people had disappointed him with their lack of affection so deeply that it "absolutely broke his heart." And thus the Little Dutchman passed into history. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $20,000 - 22,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 382. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $36,800
Lot 2601		Great Britain. 'Fine Work' 5 Guineas, 1701. S-3456; Fr-310; KM-508. William III, 1694-1702. Second Bust type ('fine work'). Laureate head of William right. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields with plain sceptres, no stops after MAG, FRA or HIB, lettered edge reads +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI.DECIMO. TERITO +. Sharply struck example with fine hair detail. The 'Fine Work' gold coins of William III are among the most spectacular of the period. Surfaces are prooflike and gleaming with luster. Historical note: No one is certain why this magnificent style was created and struck only in this one year. The quality of the engraving is simply marvelous to behold, and it causes this issue to stand out among gold coins much as the U.S. High Relief $20 gold coin of 1907 does, as something truly special. By contrast, the reason for the creation of the U.S. coin is well known. Perhaps William's lavish, wigged portrait was intended as an artist's tribute to the king's personal passions, which included stylish furniture design. The year 1701, however, is significant in English history: it was the year of the Act of Settlement, passed by Parliament to assure a peaceful transition of monarchial power, as William and Mary produced no heir. The "Fine Work" portrait appears on other gold coins of 1701, but perhaps none is so fine, so utterly captivating, as the massive 5-Guineas piece. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $17,500 - 20,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 383. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $28,750
Lot 2602		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1705. S-3560; Fr-317; KM-520.2. Queen Anne, 1702-1714. Draped bust of Queen left. Reverse: Pre-Union type crowned cruciform shields, ornamental sceptres in angles, rose at center, lettered edge +DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO QVARTO. Sharply struck with prooflike surfaces, attractively toned. An exceptional specimen and very rare. Historical note: Mirror surfaces are unusual on five guineas, and on this delightful specimen they bring out the sharp engraving qualities to produce real eye appeal. The queen's portrait is certainly remarkable here, as well as rather lifelike. In fact, Anne was a portly lady, weighing in at some 350 pounds, much of it gained while producing her numerous children (seventeen, none of whom, sadly, outlived her despite her weight). But this coin should be of interest for a reason having little to do with the remarkable regal portrait it exhibits. It was minted in the year following the famous Battle of Blenheim, one of the truly landmark modern British battles and the first confrontation of the Marlborough Campaign. It cemented the permanence of the rule, and it created a bond between the queen and the Churchill family which was one of the more astonishing alliances between a royal family and a military family in human history. The Duke of Marlborough, who led the campaign, was married to Sarah Churchill, who was Queen Anne's closest confidant, and the queen's gratitude to the Churchills remains today in physical form - Blenheim, the estate of that family given to them in perpetuity by Anne in gratitude for their numerous services and loyalty to the Crown. That, however, is a mere numismatic date fixation. It's this coin's reverse which sets its place in the historical record, for it was the Union of the sovereign lands of the kingdom, in 1707, which finally ensured that Queen Anne's reign would become one of the richest in British history: the nation's monetary wealth increased greatly in these years, and with it came a cultural wealth which has come to define the land and its people to this day. This coin is in fact something of an irony, for it was struck using the old-style reverse insignia, that used prior to the Act of Union, and yet it was made of rich gold garnered out of such military triumphs as the Battle of Blenheim and other successful campaigns waged under Anne's aegis. Only at certain rare moments in history do events come together to produce such a lasting influence, enshrined in a stunning golden memento! NGC graded AU-58 Prooflike, Our grade is Choice Brilliant Proof. One of the finest of all Queen Anne 5 Guineas, its lengthy pedigree which is unusual for British Milled coins reflects this. Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. Ex: R. Huth, Sotheby 4 April 1927 Lot 161; Baldwin called it Proof; and S.A.H.Whetmore, Glendining 24 March 1943 (3) catalogue describes coin as Proof: Ex: D'Amelia Spink 91 Sale, 1st May, 1992 Lot 71; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $143,750
Lot 2603		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1706. S-3566; Fr-317; KM-521. Queen Anne, 1702-1714. After Union with Scotland. First bust left. Reverse: Second type, crowned cruciform shields with arms of England and Scotland combined, a Garter star in center, lettered edge reads DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. QVINTO. Sharply struck example with lovely original mint luster. Rare thus. Historical note: Virtually as struck, this mighty gold coin preserves the emblems of the Act of Union of 1707, shown here with transposed quadrants displaying the new insignia of Scotland's final alliance with England. For the first time, the French lis oppose the Irish harp (itself more dainty, more finely engraved, than previously), and the three English leopards are joined with the Scots lion. But the alliance was more than symbolic. This reign is remembered for its lushness, its wealth, for the years of Anne's monarchy were years of plenty when the nation's literary and artistic strengths could flourish, could produce a cultural renaissance which would come to be hallmarks of the nation. It was a remarkable change wrought in a relatively short period of time, for Anne was the daughter of a Catholic king, James II (his second daughter). The bloodless revolution was of recent memory, signaling the final demise of Catholicism in England and the end to centuries of religious strife. Anne saw the full establishment of the Church of England, of Protestantism and of religious peace throughout the nation. Much of the political accord of this reign came about because of the influence of the wise Sarah Churchill. Whig and Tory were constantly at each other's proverbial throats, but their strife was one of loyal opposition, not of subterfuge as in past reigns. Sarah's husband was a commander to whom the queen owed a great deal of gratitude (as he finished the military campaigns begun under William III on the Continent), and with his wife he exerted great influence on the queen. They remained friends for many years, even though the queen finally entered upon a bitter quarrel with him concerning her succession. All during these years, for England war remained distant, fought on foreign shores, and the homeland was vibrant long before peace finally came in 1713, just months before the queen's death, with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht. Anne was about to pass into history, but her nation was about to embark on an entirely new adventure - that of being the dominant colonial power of the 18th century. Massive gold coins such as this one would largely perish abroad, in melting pots of other mints, but the influence of their wealth took the British around the globe, symbolically on the backs of the nation's solid gold. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded MS-61, Our grade is a pleasing Brilliant Uncirculated, Prooflike example. Estimated Value $25,000 - 30,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 385. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $43,700
Lot 2604		Great Britain. 5 Guineas, 1711. S-3568; Fr-317; KM-535. Queen Qnne, 1702-1714. Second draped bust left. Reverse: Post-Union coinage, fourth type, with wider crowned shields similar to second type but with larger lettering, lettered edge reads +. DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. DECIMO. Sharply struck with reflective and lustrous fields. Historical note: Although the portraiture change here is subtle, it shows an aging queen nearing the end of her life. The triumphs of Anne's reign were now largely behind her, and the deaths of her seventeen offspring surely weighed upon her heavily. There is a huge statute of her in Blenheim Palace, a magnificent thing finely wrought, but few of her followers ever saw such emblems of their majesty. The ordinary citizen saw only her poorer coins, of base metals. Large heavy gold coins such as this one were the property of aristocrats and the enlarging merchant class, but they were no longer playthings for Court, as earlier pieces often had been. No, now they were used to finance the coming colonial expeditions, the emerging foreign trade, and the literal spread of the empire across the seas into virtually every corner of the globe. Anne's was a time of expanding English expression in many formats, certainly not the least of which was the budding intellectual curiosity and creative expression which took many forms - the literary writing of Swift and Pope, the birth of the coffeehouse culture along with stinging political insight from the pens of Addison and Steele, the inventions and theoretical genius of Locke and Newton (who among his other accomplishments was master of the mint), and magnificent, enduring emblems of the nation such as Wren's St Paul's Cathedral. All was astir across the land during these last days of Queen Anne's reign and life. The mark of these people was left on the face of the country and impressed on the English soul. No numismatic emblem captures the age better than a finely preserved 5 Guineas such as this specimen - sharp and gleaming and rich with gold! In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded AU-58, Our grade is Original Borderline Uncirculated. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. Ex: Eli Wallit Coll. lot 387. Morton & Eden 12/11/2003; The "Sylvia" Collection, through Mark Rasmussen by private treaty. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,450
Lot 2605		Great Britain. 2 Guineas, 1711. S.3569; Fr-319; KM-531. Anne, 1702-1714. Draped bust of Queen left. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields sceptres in angles. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded VF-30. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 2606		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1748. S.3685; Fr-349; KM-587. George II, 1727-1760. Obverse: Old laureate head of King left. Reverse: Crowned quartered shield of arms. Edge obliquely grained. A very tough date to find in high grade, this coin has lots of original luster and is well struck. It is difficult to remember when any example of this date was last sold, as there was no 1748 Half Guinea in the Dr Jacob Terner, Millennia, Slaney, Samuel King, Clarendon, Cheshire, Strauss, Norweb, Eliasberg, Slaney, Schneider, Kaufman, or Marshall collections! NGC graded AU-53. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,875
Lot 2607		Great Britain. Guinea, 1750. S-3680; Fr-344; KM-588. George II, 1727-1760. Old Laureate Head, left. Reverse: Crowned and garnished shield. Rare date in actuality, not that the standard references would so indicate. Among the finest known of its type, and possibly the very best 1750 in existence, despite the seemingly modest number grade. Sharp and beautiful! NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection; Ex: The Millennia Collection, Lot 385. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,795
Lot 2608		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1759. S.3685; Fr-349; KM-587. George II, 1727-1760. Obverse: Old laureate head of King left. Reverse: Crowned quartered shield of arms. Edge obliquely grained. A minor buff mark on face. A very high grade example of an obtainable date. Lustrous and better made than most examples of this coin, struck in the penultimate year in the reign of George II. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,700 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2609		Great Britain. Guinea, 1776. S.3728; Fr-355; KM-604. George III. 4th Head. A pleasing example of this ever-popular date, highly collectible for its obvious Colonial connections. Lustrous. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,783
Lot 2610		Great Britain. Guinea, 1785. S.3728; Fr-355; KM-604. George III. 4th Head. A late-date Rose guinea possessing superb luster and wonderful surfaces, as sharp as these come in strike. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. Ex: Terner. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,220
Lot 2611		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1811. S.3737; Fr-364a; KM-651. George III, 1760-1820. Obverse: Seventh laureate head of King, with short hair, facing right. Reverse: Crowned shield within garter, date below. Lightly cleaned. A glistering example of the rarest obtainable date in the eight year series (only the 1805 is rarer, but this is seldom seen). Very rare in high grade. About Uncirculated. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2612		Great Britain. Half Guinea, 1813. S-3737; Fr-364; KM-651. George III, 1760-1820. 7th Head, military style. Last year of this type. A handsome uncirculated coin with flashy luster and lovely, old-time, well-set gold color, sharply struck for the type, only tiny abrasions. Finer than most seen. Only a few have been graded higher by the grading services. NGC graded MS-62. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 2613		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1820. S.3785C; Fr-371; KM-674. George III. Large date, open 2. Laureate head right. Reverse: Pistrucci's classic St. George and dragon design. The final year of this first type of sovereign. Becoming very difficult to obtain in mint state condition. NGC graded MS-63. Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,048
Lot 2614		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1826. S.3799; Fr-374; KM-701. George IV, 1820-1830. Obverse: Bare headed portrait of King left. Reverse: Crowned shield within mantle. A superb example which is crisply struck. Portrait and reverse design nicely matte against surrounding mirror like fields. The slightest wisp of toning on this very high grade example of a key coin in the British gold series. Very appealing. Mintage unknown, but likely to be no more than 120-150 pieces. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 2615		Great Britain. 2 Pounds, 1826. S-3799; Fr-374; KM-701. George IV, 1820-1830. Bare head left. Reverse: Crowned and mantled shield. Mintage approximately 450 pieces. Very Rare. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded Proof 62 Cameo. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,613
Lot 2616		Great Britain. Proof Una & Lion 5 Pounds, 1839. S.3851; Fr-386; KM-742. Engraved by William Wyon. Victoria. The obverse design features a young bust of Victoria aged 20 years. Reverse: Queen dressed as Una leading the British lion. Moderate scuff marks, brllliant fields with a cameo effect. NGC graded Proof 60 Cameo. Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $35,650
Lot 2617		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1847. S-3852; Fr-387e; KM-736.1. Victoria, 1837-1901. Young head. Reverse: Shield. Scarce earlier date of this style. Bright luster, sharp strike, normal gold abrasions, mainly on the obverse. Few are seen as lustrous as this piece. Digits in the date are all shadowed, or double cut. NGC graded In a new 4 prong NGC holder. MS-61. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2618		Great Britain. 'Ansell' Sovereign, 1859. S.3852E; Fr-387g; KM-736.3. Victoria, 1837-1901. Young bust of Victoria with hair in bun VICTORIA DEI GRATIA date below. Reverse: Crowned shield of arms within wreath BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: emblems below. This is an unusually high grade example of this great rarity and key type coin from the popular British Sovereign series and must be one of the finest extant specimens. Lots of original color. NGC graded In a new 4 prong NGC holder. AU-55. *The 'Ansell' Sovereign is distinguished by the small additional line placed in the center lower edge of the ribbon at the back of Victoria's head. The coin came into existence because of the efforts of George Frederick Ansell who was a person with a good scientific knowledge employed by the British Royal Mint, in their Rolling Rooms. In 1859 a large quantity of gold was ordered to be melted and returned to the Bank of England because it was too brittle to use in gold coin production. The gold contained small quantities of antimony, lead and arsenic. Ansell was given permission to experiment with the gold and, against expectation, he successfully rendered it fit for coinage. this was done with little addition cost and without the need for annealing. Some of the gold was used to make what became known as the 'Ansell' Sovereigns. Michael Marsh says in his book 'The gold Sovereign, 'The new Sovereigns were in fact so tough that an ordinary man could not even break them. For his efforts Ansell received a letter of thanks from the Master of the Mint plus £100 (a large sum in those days)". Catalogue price is 3750 British Pounds in Extremely Fine. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,175
Lot 2619		Great Britain. Pattern Gold Halfpenny, 1860. Peck-2151; Wilson & Rasmussen-395 (Rarity-6); Freeman-882 (rarity-20). By Ludwig C. Lauer for Adolph Weyl. Edge milled. Victoria, 1837-1901. Obverse: Young head of Queen to left, hair bound with a double fillet, similar to William Wyon's young head portrait type, date below. Legend reads: VICTORIA D.G.BRITANNIAR REG.F.D. Reverse: Central floral emblem around which are crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland and Ireland, and in the fourth an elephant, a seal lion and a kangaroo thus representing the overseas Dominions, within the angles of the cross are two roses, a thistle and a shamrock. Legend reads: UNITED. KINGDOM. AND. GREATER. BRITAIN. At base: .HALFPENNY. Probably Unique. NGC graded Proof 63 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $13,000 - 16,000. Ex: Murdoch Collection Part III, Lot 538 (Evan Roberts was the buyer in the Murdoch sale and this coin has been sourced from the Grandchildren of Evan Roberts). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $14,375
Lot 2620		Great Britain. Pattern Gold Half Florin, 1863. Similar to ESC-1376 (ESC-1377 on NGC holder). Not in Wilson and Rasmussen. Plain edge. By Wiener and Taylor. Victoria, 1837-1901. Coronetted head of Queen left. C.W. on neck. Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse: Crowned square-topped shield, in tressure over cross. Legend. HALF. FLO. RIN.1863. Presumably Unique. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $18,000 - 22,000. Ex: Murdoch Collection Part III, Lot 536 (Evan Roberts was the buyer in the Murdoch sale and this coin has been sourced from the Grandchildren of Evan Roberts). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $24,150
Lot 2621		Great Britain. Pattern Gold Half Florin, 1865. Similar to. ESC-1384. Not in Wilson and Rasmussen. By Wiener and Taylor. Plain edge. Victoria, 1837-1901. Coronetted head left, C.W. on neck. Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse: Crowned square-topped shield, in tressure over cross. Legend. HALF FLORIN MDCC - CLXV. Presumably Unique. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $18,000 - 22,000. Ex: Murdoch Collection Part III, lot 536 (Evan Roberts was the buyer in the Murdoch sale and this coin has been sourced from the Grandchildren of Evan Roberts). View details and enlarged photos	Realized $25,300
Lot 2622		Great Britain. Coronation Gold Medal, 1902. Brown-3737. 31 mm. 17.24 grams. By G. W. De Saulles, manufactured by the Royal Mint. Edward VII, 1902-1910. Crowned, draped bust of King right, above laurel branch. Reverse: Crowned, draped bust of Queen Alexandra, right, above rose branch. With original red case. NGC graded MS-65. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 2623		Great Britain. Gold Abdication Medal, 1936. Brown-4277. 36 mm. By Pinches. 22 carat. Mintage 100 pieces. Crowned draped bust of Edward VIII right. Reverse: Legend within wreath. In a new NGC 4 prong holder. NGC graded MS-67. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 2624		Great Britain. Gold Crown, 1936. KM-X#M5c. Richard Lobel Issue. Edward VIII bust left. Reverse: St. George on horseback left slaying dragon. NGC graded Proof 67 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,155
Lot 2625		Great Britain. Sovereign, 1957. KM-908; Fr-417. Elizabeth II. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $180 - 200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $252
Lot 2626		Great Britain. Maundy Set Struck in (22ct) Gold, 2002. S.PGJS1 (4212-4215). Elizabeth II, 1952 to present. Obverse: Mary Gillick's traditional young portrait of the queen facing right. Reverse: Single crowned numeral within wreath signifying denomination (4,3,2,1 pence). This is an exquisite set which is only usually available in the 13 gold coin 2002 Golden Jubilee proof collection. Some of the gold Maundy coins in the larger 2002 set are to be found with the Queen's portrait imperfectly struck up, but this is a superb and fully detailed group. Certainly the only date of gold Maundy set available for less than $30,000! Lot of 4 coins. NGC graded The 4 Pence Proof 70 Ultra Cameo, balance of set 1, 2, and 3 Pence NGC graded all Proof 69 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 2627		Great Britain. Gold Proof 20 Pence, 2002. S.4630 (PGJS1). Elizabeth II, 1952 to present. Proof struck in 22 carat gold. Obverse: Ian Rank Broadley's crowned portrait of HM Queen facing right ELIZABETH II D.G. REG. F.D.incuse into outer rim Reverse: Crowned rose date numerals on either side and TWENTY PENCE incuse into outer rim. Normally only available in the gold proof set issued to commemorate Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee, this is a rare chance to buy the only reasonably-priced florin or 20 pence struck in gold! A beautifully frosted specimen. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $805
Lot 2628		Great Britain. Penny Struck in Proof (22ct) Gold, 2002. S.PGJS1. Elizabeth II, 1952 to present. Obverse: Ian Rank Broadley's crowned portrait of HM Queen facing right. ELIZABETH. II. D.G REG.F.D.2002. Reverse: Crowned portcullis, numeral 1 and ONE PENNY. This spectacular striking in gold is normally only available in the complete 13 coin gold proof set struck in limited numbers for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. A very rare opportunity for the collector of this popular denomination. NGC graded Proof 69 Ultra Cameo. Estimated Value $250 - 300. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $391
Lot 2629		Great Britain. Lot of George V Sovereigns: 1911, 1913, 1925, 1925SA. Lot of 4 coins. Uncirculated. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details	Realized $920
Lot 2630		Greece. 100 Drachmai, 1935. Fr-19; KM-76. Apparently minted in England in 1940. George II, 1935-1947. Head left. Reverse: Value. On the re-establishment of the Kingdom. Proof only issue. Mintage of only 140 pieces struck. Very Rare. PCGS graded Proof 62 Cameo. Estimated Value $20,000 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $33,350
Lot 2631		Guatemala. 20 Quatzals, 1926. Fr-49; KM-245. Quetzal on column. Reverse: Arms. PCGS graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,840
Lot 2632		Guatemala. 20 Quetzales, 1926. Fr-48; KM-246. Arms of the Republic. Reverse: Quetzal on column. NGC graded MS-61. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,725
Lot 2633		Guatemala. 10 Quetzales, 1926. Fr-49; KM-245. National arms. Reverse: Quetzal on column. PCGS graded AU-58. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold

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