This week’s fresh listings:
This page is to be updated every
Tuesday and will contain all the latest Coin,
Medal & Token listings for that particular week.
Most sold coins are now
accessible via a new link on the front (index) page category grid.
Additions to www.HistoryInCoins.com
for week commencing
We already held the most comprehensive stock of James 1st English
dated sixpences in the world.
With this new influx of coins - a combination of grade, rare dates and
remarkable provenances - that position is well and truly cemented.
WJC-9304: 1603
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. First coinage, first bust. Initial mark Thistle,
S.R.2647. The
commonest date but the rarer first coinage and rarer still first bust type. A deceptively hard coin to
source, particularly so in this remarkable grade - collectors will be all too
aware of the appalling state of most extant James 1st sixpences. Toned and VF. 
£665
Provenance:
ex
Heron Collection of English Silver Coins
ex
Spink
WJC-9305: 1604
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. First coinage, second bust. Initial mark Lis, S.R.2648.
One of the commoner date but a deceptively hard
coin to source in this remarkable grade - collectors will be all too aware of
the appalling state of most extant James 1st sixpences. Toned and a touch better than VF for issue. £665
Provenance:
ex
Heron Collection of English Silver Coins
ex
Spink
WJC-9306: 1605
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, rarer third
bust. Initial mark Rose obverse /
Rose over Lis reverse, so a recycled reverse
die. The reverse dies were made with the
final date digits omitted so no overdate, although the 6 has been
re-entered. S.R.2657. A better date (most sixpences tend to
be 1603) and better than average grade for issue - collectors will be all too
aware of the appalling state of most extant James 1st sixpences. £295
WJC-9307: 1605
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, fourth
bust. Initial
mark Rose. S.R.2658. A better date (most
sixpences tend to be 1603) and superb grade for issue - collectors will be all
too aware of the appalling state of most extant James 1st sixpences. Beautifully toned and of as high a grade as
you're ever likely to see on one of these sixpences. £795
Provenance:
ex
Michael Trenerry
ex Paul
Cattermole Collection
ex
Michael Trenerry (Dec 2017)
ex
Gentleman collector
WJC-9308: 1609
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, fourth
bust. Initial mark
Key. S.R.2658. A much better date (rarely seen) but
very much average grade for issue - collectors will be all too aware of the
appalling state of most extant James 1st sixpences. £185
WJC-9309: Excessively
Rare STRAIGHT 1610 James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated
Sixpence. Second
coinage, fourth bust. Initial mark Key.
S.R.2658. A
much better date (rarely seen - virtually NEVER seen as a straight date!);
above average grade for issue with a very clear date - collectors will be all
too aware of the appalling state of most extant James 1st sixpences. Sold with some very interesting old tickets,
one of which is very professional looking, complete with QR code on the back,
but you do need a strong loop to read it.
Only the second straight 10 coin (if you do see a 1610, they are always
1610/09) that I am aware of. £645
WJC-9310: 1611
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, fourth
bust. Initial
mark Mullet. S.R.2658. A very rare date
indeed (hardly ever seen); much above average grade for issue, particularly
these double digit mid-reign rare dates, with a very clear date - the final
digit (and probably the initial mark) would not have been included on the die,
making it useful for several years to come, a useful device because so few of
these double digit mid-reign rare dates were actually struck that the dies
lasted over many years. A rare date coin. £450
WJC-9311: Exceptional
1613 James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, fourth
bust. Initial
mark Trefoil. S.R.2658. An excessively rare
date (hardly ever seen); much above average grade for issue, particularly these
double digit mid-reign rare dates, with a very clear date. Beautifully toned, full flan, super grade for
issue - probably one of the best known examples. And the provenance is unsurpassed!! What a coin. £1,345
Provenance:
ex
William S Lincoln & Son,
ex
Alfred Leonard Fuller collection (1870 - 1941), and through the family by
decent, dispersed ...
ex
Spink (2024)
ex Ian
Davison
WJC-9312: Excessively
Rare 1614 James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, fourth
bust. Initial
mark Cinquefoil. S.R.2658. A very rare date
indeed (hardly ever seen - check out the rarity table on this page) and
actually above average grade for issue, particularly these double digit
mid-reign rare dates. One of the very
rarest dated hammered coins you will ever encounter (trumps the 1630 6d) and
one that I am able to offer to collectors for a very good price. £945
Provenance:
ex
Spink
WJC-9313: Excessively Rare 1615
James 1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence. Second coinage, fourth
bust. Initial
mark Tun.
S.R.2658. A
very rare date indeed (hardly ever seen - check out the rarity table on this
page) and actually above average grade for issue, particularly these double
digit mid-reign rare dates. The final
digit (and probably the initial mark) would not have been included on the die,
making it useful for several years to come, a useful device because so few of
these double digit mid-reign rare dates were actually struck that the dies
lasted over many years. The final 5 was
added slightly lower than the three die digits and it looks as though they've
overstruck it with the same 5 punch, but in the process making the date a tad
ambiguous. A rare
coin. £475
Provenance:
ex
Spink
WJC-9314: 1621 James
1st Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence.
Third coinage, sixth bust. Initial mark Rose. S.R.2670. A rarer date but really, this coin is
all about the grade. £395
Provenance:
ex
Hammered British Coins, sold to...
ex
Gentleman collector, dispersed...
ex
WJC-9315: 1624 James 1st
Hammered Silver Stuart Dated Sixpence.
Third coinage, sixth bust. Initial mark Rose. S.R.2670. A rarer date but really, this coin is
all about the grade. £495
Provenance:
ex Tim
Owen (his early, uniface ticket)