A better than usual George III Farthing 1799

Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the Kingdom of Holland.

A Napoleon III 1854 10 centimes

A copper, 30 mm. Obv: NAPOLEON III | EMPEREUR 1854, with portrait left in central circle. Rev: EMPIRE | FRANCAIS, DIX CENTIMES, with eagle in inner circle. Paris mint - 13.2 million. Gad. 62

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A nice condition George V Penny Dated 1913


Victoria, born May 24, 1819, was the daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Edward died when Victoria was but eight months old, upon which her mother enacted a strict regimen that, shunned the courts of Victoria's uncles, George IV and William IV. She married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in 1840; the union produced four sons and five daughters. She died at eighty-one years of age on January 22, 1901, after a reign of sixty-three years.

A very nice condition Victoria Penny from 1900

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As Sophia, Electress of Hanover, had died two months before Queen Anne (who died in 1714), Sophia's eldest son George, Elector of Hanover, inherited the throne under the Act of Settlement (there were some 50 Roman Catholic relatives with stronger claims). His claim was challenged by James Stuart, Roman Catholic son of James II, who landed in Scotland in 1715, following a rising of Scottish clans on his behalf; this was unsuccessful and he soon withdrew.

A quite rare 1724 George 1st 2nd Issue "Dump" Halfpenny

Found at only 3" deep and in Excellent condition. Has a nice green Patina still.

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A better than usual 1799 George III Halfpenny

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