Ancient Gold Coins
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English Hammered Gold Coins:
WMH-4561: Henry V Hammered Gold Noble. A class E type having annulets both on the ship and the sword arm. Looks to be relatively unclipped and also benefits from no piercings or mount marks. There are contact marks both obverse and reverse which, along with an indifferent strike by the moneyer, leaves the detail less than sharp. However, it is a full noble and it is from one of the rarer monarchs. £995
WAu-4376: Edward IV Hammered Gold
Rose Ryal. Initial mark crown,
trefoil stops. 116 grains, unclipped
and high grade. This is the large flan,
Flemish type but whereas Flemish coins are usually coarse work, this is fine
work. A lovely full weight coin. £1095 RESERVED (S.B.)
WAu-4145: Henry VII Hammered Gold
Angel - High Grade. Class III, mm
pansy (1495-8) and new-dies issue.
Subtle crimp mount marks that would take a good jeweller longer to spot
than to sort out! A very high grade
example coin. £1175
WAu-4103: Henry VIII Hammered Golf
Half Sovereign. Posthumous issue,
1547-51. Tower mint, mm lis, king with
youthful portrait. All Henry VIII gold
coins are rare but the half sovereign turns up much more infrequently compared
to the crowns. A rare Tudor gold
coin. £1175 RESERVED
(I.M.)
WAu-4453: Henry VIII Hammered Golf
Half Sovereign. Posthumous issue,
1547-51. Southwark mint with an unusual
mintmark below the shield. Full flan,
better grade, problem-free example. A
rare Tudor gold coin. £1695 RESERVED (S.B.)
WAu-4414: Henry VIII Hammered Gold
Angel. 1st issue coin,
i.m. castle with H. Tudor Rose and H
divided by ship’s mast. Interesting
variations in both the obverse and reverse legends. Well struck on a generous flan with no clipping. No mount marks (discolouration at 12 o’clock
is just that – discolouration). There
is a single punch mark to the head of St Michael where some individual
presumably has a grievance with Henry VIII?
£985 RESERVED (S.B.)
WAu-4245: Elizabeth 1st
Hammered Gold Pound – High Grade.
Initial mark: woolpack = 1594 – 1596, 5th (single)
issue. A very good grade example with
larger images here
and here. Strong investment piece. Interestingly, at the time of listing this
coin Spink have also listed an EF woolpack pound in their August 2007 circular
- slightly better grade than this one and much more money at £10,500. This one realistically priced at £4,450
WAu-4351: James 1st Hammered Gold
Unite. 4th bust, im
mullet (1611 – 1612). Extra large
images here and here. Generous full flan. Overall good VF grade with the usual weak
strike in places. This one
numismatically interesting as there is an annulet above the obverse initial
mark and a letter F behind the I of IACOBUS.
£1150 RESERVED (I.M.)
WAu-4149: James 1st Hammered Gold Unite. 5th bust, im plain cross (1618-19). A good grade coin with lots of detail, leading to the conclusion that this coin had an indifferent strike resulting in partial weak areas on the obverse bust. £845
WAu-4429: James 1st Hammered Gold Unite. 5th bust, im book on lectern (1616-17). Moderate wear but more a poor strike as is usual on this type. Slight crease. An honest example of this large gold coin. Cheap. £675
WAu-4442: James 1st Hammered Gold Laurel. 3rd coinage, 3rd bust, i.m. rose (1620-21). Minimal clipping, strong detail and nicely toned or at least unleaned for a very great number of years. £789
Celtic Gold
Coins:
WAu-2555: English Celtic Gold Stater. Chute type (Kent), Spink 22. Circa 65 BC. £495
WAu-2701: Celtic Full Gold Stater. 50 BC, Gallo-Belgic Ambiani. High grade. £429
WAu-3415: Celtic Full Gold Stater – Remic. Triple tailed horse, wheel below & crude laureate head. Spink 38. £365
WAu-3552: English Celtic Full Gold Stater. “Chute” type, 65 BC. Head of Apollo, disjointed (abstract) horse with crab below. £399
WAu-4104: x2 English Full Gold Dobunni Celtic Staters. This is something of a find and originates from, of all places, an old French collection. Presumed to be x2 full staters that were badly struck and didn’t pass the quality control that was in place 2,000 years ago. Extra image here. The staters are semi-melted and folded in preparation for full melting and subsequent re-striking as individual coins. A window on Celtic life we don’t normally witness! £495
USA Gold
Coins:
WAu-2580: 1881 US Gold Eagle. Variety Two – motto above eagle. Looped to wear for jewellery. £195
English Gold Milled Coins:
Charles II
WAu-3184: Charles II Full Gold
Guinea. Rarer Elephant &
Castle-under-bust type. 4th
bust, 1674 – 1684 but date deliberately obscured in antiquity. £399
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! £575 RESERVED (IM)
George
II
WAu-4273: 1756 George II Gold Guinea. Ex mount, worn thus cheap. £165
George III
WAu-3464: 1774 George III Gold Guinea. EF grade, ex mount. £299
WAu-4381: 1776 George III Full Gold
Guinea. 4th head,
crowned shields. Sought after year
(American year of Independence). Ex mount.
£349
WAu-3906: 1777 George III Full Gold
Guinea. EF grade, no mount marks. Fourth head with crowned shield of
arms. Rare this grade. £675 RESERVED (S.B.)
WAu-3867: 1787 George III Gold
Guinea. Nice grade full Spade
Guinea. Ex mount. £245
WAu-3868: 1788 George III Gold
Guinea. Nice grade full Spade
Guinea. Ex mount. £245
WAu-4382: 1788 George III Gold Guinea. Lovely grade full Spade Guinea. Ex mount. £265
WAu-3865: 1798 George III Gold Guinea. Spade type, 5th bust. Ex mount. £245
WAu-4252: 1800 George III Gold 1/3 Guinea. Date in legend, 1st type. A cheap George III gold coin at £64 RESERVED (J.P.)
WAu-4231: 1806 George III Gold Half Guinea. 7th head, shield-in-garter and rarer date. Ex mount. £159
George IV
WAu-2275: 1822 George IV Full Gold
Sovereign. Decent grade and good
value for money in today’s buoyant early milled gold coin market. £255 RESERVED (S.B.)
WAu-4010: 1825 George IV Full Gold
Sovereign. Bare head with date
below; shield back. Nice coin. £320 RESERVED
(IM)
WAu-3183: 1829 George IV Full Gold
Sovereign. Excellent grade and
slightly rarer year. £559 RESERVED (S.B.)
Queen Victoria (and later)
WAu-4250: 1870 Young Head Full Gold Sovereign. Rarer Commonwealth of Australia (Sydney)
issue. £179
WAu-4411: 1871 Young Head Full Gold
Sovereign. Shield-back. Rarer incuse WW on trunk (see Spink). £185
WAu-4563: 1886 Young Head Full Gold
Sovereign. St George & dragon
reverse. Commonwealth of Australia
(Sydney) issue. 
£155
WAu-3772: 1899 Old Head Full Gold Sovereign. Collectable grade. £145
WAu-3857: 1905 Perth Full Gold Sovereign – Toned. St George & Dragon reverse. Very good grade. £135
