A selection of choice Milled coins for sale through HistoryInCoins:
WV-4322: EF+ Victoria Bun Head BROCKAGE Halfpenny. Stunning grade coin – cabinet friction to high points – approaching Unc. The incuse reverse is possibly even better. A brockage is where a coin is stuck in a die and another planchet is introduced with that first coin making an incused impression on the second coin. It acts like a miniature die. The second coin ends up with the same impression raised and incused. Quality control at the mint would recall these obvious errors. This one escaped! Extra (larger) images here & here & here. A classic error, reported to be one of the best extant examples known outside of the Royal Mint. £359
WV-4041: Largest Size 1897 Victoria SILVER Medal & Case. Struck to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – x60 years on the throne. Medal in high grade with good toning. Original case in very good condition. Extra image here. £245
WG-2821: Rare
1827 George IV Penny.
This was a tiny mintage and all coins were sent to the Colonies in
WCA-3045: EF Grade 1714 Queen Anne Farthing. Superb toning. Ex Locket. One of the best examples around of this very rare coin. £799
WAu-4649: 1679 Charles II Full Gold Guinea. Fourth bust, crowned shields. Coin is ex mount (subtle crimp technique). Whilst the obverse does need to tone down, which it will do over time, the effect on the image is down to the low position of the sun during photography. Many of you will know that I only ever take one image and that image is never manipulated apart from occasionally altering the brightness. £639
WAu-3184: Charles II Full Gold Guinea. Rarer Elephant & Castle-under-bust type. 4th bust, 1674 – 1684 but date deliberately obscured in antiquity. £429
WAu-4032: Charles II Gold
Touch-Piece. Gold Angel Touchpiece, in the form of a
medal, which was personally presented by King Charles II at a "Touching
Ceremony". This amulet held
miraculous powers to heal the sick only because the king had actually touched
it. This medalet
is the successor to the Gold Angel which was discontinued during the reign of
Charles 1st. The "Touching
Ceremony" was around in the early Medieval period
and continued right up to Queen Anne.
Interestingly, Charles II hated to touch the sick & afflicted and it
was reported that the only thing he did touch was the gold coin / medalet. This piece
is slightly larger than others at 23mm diameter with a contemporary piercing so
that the recipient could wear it around their neck. Samuel Peeps was given one of these and he
kept it next to his body until he died.
In the October 2003 Spink "Coinex Sale" a large collection of Gold Angels and Touchpieces brought tremendous prices. Very much a tangible piece of English
history! £599
WI-4046: 1691 Irish Limerick
Besieged Halfpenny. Single year issue. Struck over a Gun Money
shilling whilst James was besieged at
WI-2890: 1805 Irish Guilded Proof Penny.
Uncirculated grade. Very rare. £389
WSC-4667: 1745 Scottish Jacobite “Bonnie Prince Charlie” Medal. Struck in
WSC-3132: 1681 Scottish Charles II Silver ¼ Merk. Very good grade and thus extremely rare. £325
WSC-4288: 1691 William & Mary Scottish 10 Shillings. Stunning grade – one of the best-known examples. The coin is sold with x4 original sales tickets, one of which is Spink, so has excellent provenance. Unambiguously choice. £425
WCA-3863: 1693 William & Mary
Sixpence – EF Grade. Lustrous with cabinet wear to high points. Ex Peter Viola collection. £945
WCA-4710: 1694 William & Mary
Silver Proof Farthing. Plain edge. Peck 623. EF grade and simply stunning. Choice. £825