2004 (HWCA) New York Signature Sale #340 - Session 2

George III 3 Shillings 1812, S-3769. Draped bust. MS63 PCGS. Pleasing "old silver" silvery gray surfaces, hint of gold iridescence.From th...

George III Proof 3 Shillings 1812, S-3769. Draped bust. Very rare. PR64 PCGS. A subtle coin which takes a bit of studying before you appreciate how ni

George III Proof 3 Shillings 1812, S-3770. 2nd laureate head. PR65 Pittman PCGS. Old-time deep blue, amber gold, and gray toning. A few stray hairline

George III 3 Shillings 1814, S-3770. 2nd laureate head. This portrait was obviously the inspiration for the Bullhead halfcrowns that would appear two

George III Bank Dollar 1804, S-3768. 1st, normally seen variety. MS64 PCGS. A really handsome coin having glowing luster and beautiful golden iridesce

George III Proof Bank Dollar 1804, S-3768. PR64 PCGS. Mottled golden gray toning, nice reflective mirror fields. Rare. Undertype clearly shows (even f

George III copper Proof Bank Dollar 1804. S-3768, the standard design. PR64 BN PCGS. Nice chocolate brown surfaces, usual buckled die shows in middle

George III copper Pattern BOE 5 Shillings & Sixpence 1811, ESC-205. Wreath reverse. PR64 BN PCGS. Mostly milk-chocolate in color. Lots of small ...

George III copper Proof BOE 5 Shillings & Sixpence 1811. ESC-205. Wreath reverse. PR65 Bronzed PCGS. A simply superb example of this design type...

George III uniface Pattern Crown 1818. ESC-234B but only the obverse. By Pistrucci. Struck in white metal. Type is illustrated fully in the Wilson-Ras

George III Crown 1818, S-3787. LIX edge. 1st year of issue of the adopted design. MS63 PCGS. Choice Uncirculated with lovely and brilliant surfaces, l

George III silver Pattern Guinea 1791. By Conrad Kuchler. Plain edge (difficult to see in the slab)? PR64 NGC. A nice choice piece having two-tone sil

George III gold Quarter Guinea 1762, S-3741. Laureate head. Choice AU, sharp strike, pleasant color, no problems. One-year type. Important notice: Her

George III gold Quarter Guinea 1762, S-3741. Laureate head. MS62 NGC. Sharply struck and attractive. Choice. Most of these are not so nice nor so well

George III gold Half Guinea 1806, S-3737. Half-sized version of the Military Guinea. EF, light yellow gold color.From the Dr. Irving Arenberg Collecti

George III gold Guinea 1761, S-3725. 1st laureate head. 2 leaves. Very rare. One of the least seen of all guinea types, issued just this one year at t

George III gold Guinea 1763, S-3726. 2nd laureate head. Rare. About EF, light porosity in the gold, well struck, no major abrasions. Seldom offered. T

George III gold Guinea 1773, S-3727. 3rd head, Rose guinea. EF, lots of luster, small marks. Well struck. No major abrasions. Important notice: Herita

George III gold Guinea 1774, S-3728. 4th bust, Rose guinea. EF, quite lustrous, reverse struck from a rusty die, a few noticeable marks but fewer than

George III gold Guinea 1777, S-3728. 4th bust, Rose guinea. EF, well struck, pleasing old-gold color, very clean surfaces showing few abrasions.From t

George III gold Guinea 1785, KM604, choice AU, fully lustrous and very attractive. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of

George III gold Spade Guinea 1787, S-3729. 5th head. 1st year of the Spade guinea, the only year in which the design was struck in higher relief. Choi

George III gold Spade Guinea 1789, S-3729. Choice EF, sharp strike, lovely yellow-gold color, almost no abrasions. This run of gold Guineas was obviou

George III gold Spade Guinea 1791, S-3729. Spade guinea. Choice EF, well struck, a number of minute abrasions but the fields are far nicer than are no

George III gold Guinea 1813, S-3730. Military guinea, struck only this year. Choice AU, lots of brilliant luster, no major marks. A beautiful and well

George III gold Guinea 1813, S-3730. Another Military guinea. Almost exactly the same as the last: Choice AU, lots of brilliant luster, no major marks

George III gold Sovereign 1817, S-3785. VF, no problems, just normal wear. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250

George III gold Sovereign 1817, S-3785. Choice AU, most of its luster intact, usual small abrasions in the soft metal, a very nice coin indeed. Import

George III gold Sovereign 1817, S-3785. Choice Uncirculated, prooflike reverse with frosted St George and outer circle consisting of the Order of the

George IV copper Farthing 1825, S-3822. MS66 BN PCGS. Superb chocolate-brown surfaces, as boldly struck as anyone could want. Hint of the usually seen

George IV copper Farthing 1825, S-3822. MS64 RD PCGS. Blazing red luster mixed with just a bit of iridescent blue toning. Boldly struck. Exceptional d

George IV copper Halfpenny 1826, S-3824. Bare head. MS65 RB PCGS. A light brick-red color mixed with some brown toning. Slightly soft in strike on the

George IV Proof copper Halfpenny 1826, S-3824. Bare head. PR65 Bronzed PCGS. A wonderful coin, deep reddish brown in color with absolutely no flaws.Fr

George IV copper Penny 1826, S-3823. Bare head. Plain saltire. MS63 BN PCGS. Light brown and most pleasing for the grade. Very scarce!From the Craig H

George IV Proof copper Penny 1826, S-3823. Bare head. Plain saltire. PR64 Bronzed PCGS. Lovely chocolate-brown surfaces, no flaws. They don't co...

George IV copper Penny 1826, S-3823. Bare head. Plain saltire. MS65 BN PCGS. Wonderful light brown color mixed with more than a few hints of red mint

George IV Proof Sixpence 1821, S-3813. Laureate head, combined with the Crowned Garnished Shield reverse. One-year type. PR64 PCGS. Blue-gray toning w

George IV Sixpence 1825, S-3814. Laureate head. MS65 PCGS. Silvery white luster, hint of gold, sharply struck. Scarce, particularly so fine.From the C

George IV Shilling 1821, S-3810. Laureate head, Crowned Garnished Shield reverse. Made only this one year. MS63 PCGS. Steel gray. Well struck.From the

George IV Halfcrown 1821, S-3807. Laureate head, Crowned Garnished Shield (1st) reverse. AU58 PCGS. Lavender-gray surfaces and sharply struck. The cla

George IV Halfcrown 1823, S-3808. Laureate head, Crowned Shield in Garter (2nd) reverse. MS63 PCGS. A number of only small marks, slightly soft strike

George IV Halfcrown 1825, S-3809. Bare head. MS62 PCGS. Mostly brilliant, a little gold toning, good strike but lacking detail in the highest points,

George IV Halfcrown 1826, S-3809. Bare head. PR63 PCGS. Fully prooflike and nicely toned.From the Craig Haller Collection. Important notice: Heritage

George IV Crown 1821, S-3805. Laureate head. St George reverse. SECUNDO edge. 1st of only two years of issue for this wonderfully designed type. MS65

George IV Proof set 1821. Laureate head. An extremely rare item that appears to be an intact, original set, as the toning matches on all pieces and it

George IV Proof Crown 1826, S-3806. Bare head. To this cataloguer's eyes, one of the most elegant of all British silver coins, the bust modeled ...

George IV Maundy set 1828, S-3816. Laureate head. A decent set which is quite a lot nicer than most seen, all graded by PCGS as follows: 4d MS62, 3d M

George IV gold Sovereign 1821, S-3800. Laureate head. About EF, typical light marks. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate

George IV gold Sovereign 1821, S-3800. Laureate head. AU, frosty and pleasing. Scarce. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rat

George IV gold Sovereign 1825, S-3801. Bare head. Choice AU, frosty. A couple of obverse edge marks, but this is well struck and overall very pleasing

George IV gold Sovereign 1826, S-3801. Bare head. EF, relatively few marks, none large. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the ra

George IV copper Pattern 2 Pounds 1824. As Montagu-920 but in copper. Bare head, ornate shield reverse as used on the other large coins of this king f

George IV gold 2 Pounds 1823, S-3798. Bare head. Lots of marks but EF or better with prooflike fields.From the Dr. Irving Arenberg Collection. Importa

George IV Proof gold 5 Pounds 1826, S-3797. Bare head. Rare, issued only in the sets made this year to celebrate the king's new portrait, which ...

William IV copper 1/3 Farthing 1835, S-3850. MS65 RB PCGS. Light carbon flecks as nearly always seen even on the nicest pieces. The mint red is toning

William IV copper Farthing 1837, S-3848. MS64 BN PCGS. Lovely chocolate-brown surfaces and very sharply struck. Almost impossible to find in Gem and w

William IV copper Proof Halfpenny 1831, S-3847. Normal coin alignment. PR66 Bronzed PCGS. A beautiful coin from the Coronation sets, perfect original

William IV copper Penny 1831, S-3845. AU50 PCGS. Nice brown color but a lot of heavy marks and some green verdigris. Scarce nonetheless.From the Craig

William IV silver Three-Halfpence 1835/4, S-3839. MS63 PCGS. Brilliant. Scarce type, quite difficult to locate better than EF.From the Craig Haller Co

William IV silver Sixpence 1831, S-3836. MS66 PCGS. Typical color of this era, silvery gray with hints of blue and gold iridescence. Sharp strike. Ver

William IV silver Halfcrown 1836, S-3834. MS64 PCGS. Silvery brilliance, almost no abrasions, even tiny ones, sharply struck except for the smallest d

William IV silver Proof Crown 1831, S-3833. "W.W." on truncation, normal coin-die alignment. Plain edge. The only crown of this monarch, a...

William IV silver Maundy Set 1831, S-3840. Consists of the usual 4d, 3d, 2d, and penny. Each piece is graded PR64 by PCGS. Similar silvery blue toning

William IV gold Sovereign 1832, S-3829B. Small edge bump obverse 9 o'clock, a few tiny ones on reverse, lightly cleaned, but EF. Scarce nonethel...

Victorian trio: 1844 1/3 Farthing S-3952 MS63 BN PCGS; 1881 1/3 Farthing S-3960 MS64 RD PCGS; 1853/2 Farthing S-3950 MS63 BN PCGS. (Total: 3 coins)Fro

Victorian copper duo: 1843 1/2 Farthing S-3951 MS64 RB PCGS; 1841 Halfpenny S-3949 MS64 BN PCGS. Very pleasing type lot. (Total: 2 coins)From the Crai

Victoria bronze 1/4 Farthing 1881-H, S-3959. MS66 RD PCGS. Full luster, sharp strike, a real Gem!From the Craig Haller Collection. Important notice: H

Victoria pattern bronze Farthing 1896, Peck-2070 (Very Rare). Small bust entirely circled by obverse legend. Olive-brown toning. Seldom available, a r

Victoria Pattern Halfpenny 1859, Peck-2017 (Extremely Rare), Proof 66 Red and Brown NGC. Nicely mirrored fields with considerable mint red color remai

Victorian bronze Halfpenny pair: 1860 Bun Head S-3956 BB MS65 RB PCGS; 1901 Old Head S-3962 MS65 RB PCGS. (Total: 2 coins)From the Craig Haller Collec

Victoria copper-nickel Proof Halfpenny 1868, 3956 type. Listed as a pattern but these are frequently seen and are only off-metal Proofs. Nonetheless t

Victoria bronze Halfpenny 1891, S-3956. Bun head. MS66 RB PCGS. Brick-red color, sharp strike, one noticeable mark in the reverse field. A little jewe

Victoria bronzed copper Proof Penny 1839, S-3948. A choice piece with some obverse staining. PR63 or better. Important notice: Heritage usually auctio

Victoria copper Penny 1841, S-3948. Young head. No colon after "REG." MS62 BN PCGS. A few marks but pleasing medium brown color and well s...

Victoria copper Penny 1856, S-3948, Peck-1510. Young head. Extremely Rare! The Plain Trident variety, and what a coin this is: MS64 BN PCGS. Sharp str

Victoria bronze Penny 1862, S-3954. Bun head. MS65 RB PCGS. Unusually smooth, blemishless surfaces, and a sharp strike.From the Craig Haller Collectio

Victoria bronze Penny 1865/3, S-3954. AU53 PCGS. Nice brown color.From the Craig Haller Collection. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions materi

Victorian bronze Penny pair: 1887 Bun Head S-3954 MS65 RB PCGS, and 1897 Old Head S-3961 MS64 RB PCGS. Two beautiful pennies, glowing with red mint lu

Victorian quartet: 1869 3d S-3914C MS64 PCGS; 1839 Groat S-3913 MS64 PCGS; 1853 Sixpence S-3908 MS64 PCGS; and 1894 Shilling S-3940 MS64 PCGS. Attract

Victorian silver trio: 1896 3d S-3942 MS67 PCGS; 1888 Groat S-3930 MS65 PCGS; and 1895 Sixpence S-3941 MS65 PCGS. All are brilliant and very nice inde

Victoria Sixpence 1851, S-3908. Young Head. MS65 PCGS. Just about fully struck with light golden gray toning, very handsome indeed.From the Craig Hall

Victoria silver Sixpence 1901, S-3941. MS66 PCGS. Dark greenish gray toning but glowing luster.From the Craig Haller Collection. Important notice: Her

Victoria Shilling 1859, S-3904. Young Head. MS65 PCGS. A little soft in strike but the luster is a luscious silvery gray with iridescent gold highligh

Victoria Pattern Florin 1848, S-3890. Godless type. Plain edge. PR65 PCGS. Gorgeous deep amber gold and blue iridescent toning. Marvelous strike, need

Victoria Florin 1849, S-3890. Godless type. "W.W." clear. MS64 PCGS. Silvery white with light gold on the peripheries. A little dull but s...

Victoria Gothic Florin 1852, S-3891. Choice BU, excellent strike. Silvery luster with a hint of gold iridescence. Usual small marks on obverse. Import

Victoria Gothic Florin 1867, S-3892. Die #7. MS64 NGC. Very dark grayish mauve toning, fairly well struck, as usual, but the faces of the leopards in

Victoria Gothic Florin 1885, S-3900, ESC-862 (R.6), Proof 67 PCGS. In addition to being a great rarity, this example is truly spectacular in appearanc

Victoria Florin 1893, S-3939. MS65 PCGS. Brilliant silvery gray surfaces, very pleasant.From the Craig Haller Collection. Important notice: Heritage u

Victoria Young Head Halfcrown 1883, S-3889, Unlisted in ESC in Proof, Proof 67 PCGS. Another Superb Victoria Proof piece with exquisite eye-appeal and

Victoria Young Head Halfcrown 1885, S-3889, MS63 NGC. Fully brilliant with frosty luster. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the

Victoria Young Head Halfcrown 1885, S-3889, Proof 67 PCGS. The third, and final incredible, Proof 67 Victoria piece offered in this sale. As with the

Victoria Young Head Halfcrown 1887, S-3889. Last year of this type, very scarce in nice grade such as this: MS64 PCGS. Brilliant and somewhat prooflik

Victoria Halfcrown 1900, S-3938. Old Head. MS64 PCGS. Medium gray toning.From the Craig Haller Collection. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions

Victorian Double Florin foursome: 1887 Arabic 1, MS64 PCGS; 1888 Inverted "1" in legend, F15 PCGS; 1888 MS64 PCGS; 1889 MS63 PCGS. All are...

Victoria Double Florin 1890, S-3923. Jubilee Head. MS66 PCGS. Bold strike, mottled mauve toning, great luster, some small marks. A scarce date in this

Victoria Young Head Crown 1845, S-3882. Brilliant Choice AU, really good eye-appeal for the grade. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions materia

Victoria Gothic Crown 1847, S-3883. Plain edge. Brilliant Proof, light hairlines, very pretty iridescent bluish red toning around the obverse legend a

Victoria Gothic Crown 1847, S-3883. Plain edge. PR63 PCGS. Pleasing bluish gold toning but some noticeable marks on the queen's shoulder.From th...

Victoria Gothic Crown 1847, S-3883. Lettered edge. Lightly impaired, silvery gray surfaces with some gold toning. PR55 or so would be a fair number gr