1640 hammered silver Shilling of King Charles the First, with the star mint mark to both sides indicating that this coin was struck in the year 1640 or 1641 in London before Parliament seized control of the Tower mint. The obverse features the sixth "Briot's'" bust facing left. The Roman numerals "XII" behind Charles I's head indicate the coin's value: twelve pence or one Shilling. The reverse shows an ornate, garnished oval shield of Royal Arms (Charles was facing bankruptcy in 1640 and seized silver bullion from the Tower mint worth £130,000), somewhat worn as always (Image)

Est.US$150

1817 Half Sovereign coin, with Laureate portrait of King George III lettered "GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817" (George the Third by the Grace of God), engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci, showing Crowned shield of arms on reverse. Also included is 1885 Victoria Half Sovereign, both about uncirculated, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$500

1820 George III, beautiful gold Sovereign, struck in 1820, showing laureate head of King George III with tighter curls, facing right and St George wearing cape and helmet, mounted on a rearing horse on reverse. England's patron saint holds one half of a broken spear, the other half lies on the ground near a dragon which cowers under the horses hooves. George III died on 20 January1820 but his name and portrait continued to be used on Sovereigns. These gold coins had been introduced in late 1817, taking their name from an older, hammered Tudor coin. Both sides of the first milled Sovereigns were designed by the Italian artist Benedetto Pistrucci. This example is struck in 7.98 grams of 22 carat gold with a 22.05mm diameter and a milled edge. A v.f. and scarce George III Sovereign, minor contact marks (Image)

Est.US$500

1864 Queen Victoria, gold Sovereign, head of Young Queen Victoria facing left wearing ribbon (double fillet) in her hair, which is collected up into a knot behind. The reverse shows the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom within a plain shield quartered with the arms of England, Scotland and Ireland, with a branch of laurel on each side of the shield, tied at the bottom by a ribbon. A v.f. and attractive coin (Image)

Est.US$500

1871-72 Queen Victoria, gold Sovereigns, two different, about uncirculated, v.f. (Image)

Est.US$1,000

1880-1901 Queen Victoria, gold Sovereigns, 15 different dates, about uncirculated, mostly v.f. (Image)

Est.US$7,000

1904-1910 KEVII, gold Sovereigns, 6 different dates, about uncirculated, mostly v.f. (Image)

Est.US$3,000

1908-1913 King Edward VII and George V, gold Half Sovereigns, 4 different dates, about uncirculated, mostly v.f. (Image)

Est.US$900

1911-1928 King George V, gold Sovereigns, 11 different dates, about uncirculated, mostly v.f. (Image)

Est.US$5,000

1957-1967 Queen Elizabeth II, gold Sovereigns, 8 different dates, about uncirculated, mostly v.f. (Image)

Est.US$4,000