George III 1820 gold proof Pattern Five Pounds Extremely Rare gold Five Pound

Auction XVIII - Now accepting Consignments for june 2025

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Royal Mint Great Engravers - Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal: Victory

Benedetto Pistrucci's third coin within the Great Engravers series, featuring the reverse design of his Waterloo Medal, portraying Wellington and Blucher being lead by Victory to glory.

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Coins of England & the United Kingdom: 2025

Comprising a Pre-decimal and Decimal issue, these volumes are not only the go-to reference guide for collectors and detectorists alike, but also provide an insight into British history itself, shedding light upon the land's culture, religion, politics and technological development

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Coins of England and the United Kingdom: Pre-decimal and Decimal issues

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  • Pre-decimal issue 2025

    The historic reference work for British coins, featuring all major coin types from Celtic and Roman Britain through to the pre-decimal coinage of Her Late Majesty Elizabeth II, in chronological order and divided, within each reign, into metals, coinages, denominations and varieties.

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  • Decimal issue 2025

    The Decimal volume comprises the entirety of the decimal coinage minted by the Royal Mint during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II since 1971, and subsequently the coinage of King Charles III, including sets and commemorative issues.

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  • Pre-decimal/Decimal issues pair 2025

    Get £5 off when you buy the Pre-decimal and Decimal 2024 volumes together.

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2025 Sovereign Series

The Sovereign series of 2025 celebrates a rich history. Paying homage to the 200-year-old Royal Arms and Pistrucci's St George and the dragon designs, both feature in the 2025 range.

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Charles III 2025 gold proof Sovereign

Highlighted Collection: Five Guineas

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Anne 1711 Five-Guineas, 2nd bust, NGC MS62, edge DECIMO, second finest
Anne 1711 Five-Guineas, 2nd bust, NGC MS62, edge DECIMO, second finest

JM36876

£175,000
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William and Mary 1693 Five-Guineas NGC MS62+, edge QVINTO
William and Mary 1693 Five-Guineas NGC MS62+, edge QVINTO

JM36846

£150,000
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Charles II 1675 Five-Guineas, first bust, NGC MS61+ finest graded very rare date
Charles II 1675 Five-Guineas, first bust, NGC MS61+ finest graded very rare date

JM36838

£150,000
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William and Mary 1692 Five-Guineas NGC MS61, edge QVARTO
William and Mary 1692 Five-Guineas NGC MS61, edge QVARTO

JM36845

£130,000
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Royal Mint Great Engravers - Pistrucci's Waterloo Medal Allied Leaders

The second coin of the celebrated Benedetto Pistrucci within the Great Engravers series, featuring the obverse design of his Waterloo Medal, portraying the allied leaders at its centre.

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Great Engravers 2024 Waterloo Medal gold proof silver proof

Royal Mint Great Engravers - Pistrucci's St. George & the Dragon

The first coin of the celebrated Benedetto Pistrucci within the Great Engravers series, making use of the St. George and the Dragon design based upon his 1818 Crown, which would go on to become one of the Royal Mint’s most enduring motifs.

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Great Engravers Pistrucci gold and silver matte proof Royal Mint
Charles I 1642 Shrewsbury Half-Pound
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Charles I 1642 Shrewsbury Half-Pound

Charles I (1625-49), silver Half Pound of Ten Shillings, 1642, Shrewsbury Mint, armoured King on horseback left, crowned holding sword, Shrewsbury plume in field behind, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark seven pellets, CAROLVS. D: G: MAG: BRI: FRA: ET. HIB: REX, rev. Latin Declaration in two lines at centre between ruled lines RELIG: PROT: LEG / ANGL: LIBER: PARL, three Shrewsbury plumes above, over value X, date below, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark four pellets, EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI, weight 60.86g (Brooker 800 this coin; Morrieson B-4; N.2364; S.2920). Toned, double struck on reverse, some light smoothing and tooling both sides, with an excellent depiction of the King, good very fine and scarce.

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The Collection of an English Doctor

We are delighted to announce the release of the superb English Doctor's collection, celebrating the period of the Anglo-Saxon world through to the Commonwealth.

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Rare English Hammered Coins

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Charles I Oxford Crown

The New York Sale XLIII, January 2018

Charles I (1625-49)

Silver Pound, 1644, Oxford mint
AU53 PCGS
Hammer Price
$277,300 (£205,000) (incl. BP)
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