The Dr. Basil Nicholson Collection
Part 6 (1902-1970)

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Item Picture Date DESCRIPTION
482 image 1902LT Edward VII. Low Tide. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, a small toning patch on the reverse legend at 1pm-2pm. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 3-8-1998.
483 image 1902 Edward VII. High Tide (normal). Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 16-5-1990.
484 image 1903 Edward VII. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item 114.
485 image 1904 Edward VII. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-2-1983.
486 image 1905 Edward VII. A weakly struck reverse. Uncirculated with good lustre on the obverse and traces of lustre on the reverse. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item 116, £15.
487 image 1906 Edward VII. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item 117.
488 image 1907 Edward VII. Uncirculated with some lustre on the obverse and good lustre on the reverse. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item 118.
489 image 1908 Edward VII. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-11-1993.
490 image 1909 Edward VII. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 7-10-1991.
491 image 1910 Edward VII. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 16-5-1990.
492 image 1911 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, reverse lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-2-1983.
493 image 1912 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 17-2-1983.
494 image 1913 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-11-1993.
495 image 1914 George V. Uncirculated with good lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122d.
496 image 1915 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. A much rarer date in this grade than is generally appreciated. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122c.
497 image 1916 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122f.
498 image 1917 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122g.
499 image 1918 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122h.
500 image 1919 George V. Uncirculated with good lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122i.
501 image 1920 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre on the obverse and quite good lustre on the reverse. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 13-9-1989.
502 image 1920 George V. BMC -- . Freeman -- . Trial piece struck in Nickel. Large letter N punched on both faces. The coin is deeply struck, after the fashion of the 1924 specimen issue. Brilliant Uncirculated. Probably Unique. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 19-5-1998.
503 image 1921 George V. Uncirculated with good lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122k.
504 image 1922 George V. Uncirculated with good lustre on the obverse and subdued lustre on the reverse. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122l.
505 image 1923 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122m.
506 image 1924 George V. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122n.
507 image 1924 George V. BMC -- . Freeman -- . Specimen Finish, possibly for photographic purposes. An unusually deep strike. Uncirculated with traces of lustre. Excessively rare and one of only two known specimens.

Ex Mint of South Africa. Purchased from Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1998, item 1224, £275.
508 image 1925OE George V. Old Effigy. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L122o.
509 image 1925ME George V. Modified Effigy. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, very rare in this grade. Purchased from Rarity Coins 19-3-1979.
510 image 1926 George V. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L124.
511 image 1927 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre.
512 image 1928 George V. Uncirculated with good lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126a.
513 image 1929 George V. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126b.
514 image 1930 George V. Uncirculated with good lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126c.
515 image 1930 George V. BMC 2311. Bronze Proof. FDC, extremely rare (Peck records only one specimen outside the British Museum). Purchased from Colin Cooke, 11-5-1992.
516 image 1931 George V. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126d.
517 image 1932 George V. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126e.
518 image 1933 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, obverse lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 14-1-1992.
519 image 1934 George V. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Purchased from Colin Cooke, 14-1-1992.
520 image 1935 George V. Uncirculated with lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126h.
521 image 1936 George V. Uncirculated, obverse toned, reverse with good lustre. Purchased from Seaby Coin and Medal Bulletin, January 1986, item L126i.
522 image 1937 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre.
522A image 1937 George VI. Bronze Proof. FDC, lightly toning.
523 image 1938 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
524 image 1939 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning.
525 image 1940 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Rare.
526 image 1941 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
527 image 1942 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
528 image 1943 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
529 image 1944 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning.
530 image 1945 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
531 image 1946 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning. Rare.
532 image 1947 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning.
533 image 1948 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning.
534 image 1949 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
535 image 1950 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
535A image 1950 George VI. Bronze Proof. FDC.
536 image 1951 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, lightly toning in parts.
536A image 1951 George VI. Bronze Proof. Almost FDC, obverse lightly toning.
537 image 1952 George VI. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre.
538 image 1953 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
539 image 1953 Elizabeth II. Bronze Proof. FDC, light toning.
540 image 1954 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
541 image 1955 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
542 image 1956 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
543 image 1957 Elizabeth II. Normal wavy sea. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre, lightly toning.
543A image 1957 Elizabeth II. Calm Sea variety. (For the super-specialist who is aware that there are four sub-varieties for the Calm Sea variety, this one has a Pointed 7 pointing directly at a bead, which is the commonest of the four sub-varieties.) Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre. Very rare.
544 image 1958 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre.
545 image 1958 Elizabeth II. BMC 2519. V. I. P. Bronze Proof. A very small number of specially made proofs were struck for presentation to very important people or other dignatories visiting the Mint. These are designated V.I.P. Proofs and they are all exceedingly rare. A few light scuffs, otherwise Almost FDC, lightly toning. Extremely rare (Peck records only the British Museum specimen).
546 image 1959 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
547 image 1960 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
548 image 1962 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
549 image 1963 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with almost full lustre.
550 image 1964 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
551 image 1965 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
552 image 1966 Elizabeth II. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
553 image 1967 Elizabeth II. Normal, narrow rim on the obverse. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre.
553A image 1967WR Elizabeth II. With a wider rim on the obverse. Allegedly scarcer. Brilliant Uncirculated with full lustre, very lightly toning.
554 image 1970 Elizabeth II. From the Proof Sets. FDC.