BALDWIN'S OFFERS NUMISMATIC LITERATURE ON WINTER FIXED PRICE LIST

Baldwin's are delighted to announce that their new Fixed Price List is now available both in printed format and online at www.baldwin.co.uk. As in previous years the new list comprises a wide selection of Ancient, British and Scottish Coins, including an unusually large run of unduplicated Anglo-Saxon pennies and a small run of Celtic gold coins, as well as a good selection of numismatic books.

During the compilation of this list the Baldwin's specialist team discovered a new transitional die variety of the William IV Crown, unrecorded in English Silver Coinage. The proof crown of 1831 created by William Wyon would appear to be the first die proposed for the new William IV Crown. Wyon spelt his surname in full on the bust of the King's portrait, which must have been considered as far too bold, but rather than waste a valuable obverse die Wyon must have re-filled the signature on the die's truncation and re-engraved with an incuse WW over the top. This is an extremely interesting discovery for English coin enthusiasts and William Wyon aficionados alike.

A smaller selection of numismatic books completes the list with a few notable items of great interest. Item NB011, a copy of Edward Burns ‘The Coinage of Scotland' is illustrated in part from the collections of Thomas Coats Esq. The three volumes were printed in Edinburgh in 1887 and are one of only 45 large paper copies ever produced. Other copies can be found in libraries and institutions internationally and so it is unusual for these volumes to be offered for sale on the open market. The books are priced at £875.

Item NB040, is perhaps one of the most interesting items in the list. A copy of both volumes of T.E. Mionnet's book De La Rareté Et Du Prix Des Médailles Romaines, have been interleaved and rebound with photographs and photocopies of illustrations taken from contemporary auction catalogues, cut and pasted onto the relevant pages. These images are accompanied throughout by numerous handwritten notes in French but sadly there are no clues as to the identity of the compiler . These unique volumes are priced at £365.

A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd were established 1872 and are one of the oldest numismatic dealers and auctioneers in the industry. Since our formation we have built the largest stock of coins in the UK and the Baldwin's specialist team scour three continents to source the rarest and highest quality items through attendance at international fairs and auctions. The bi-annual list produced by Baldwin's retail department is a product of all of our hard work and a compliment to the online stock listed at www.baldwin.co.uk and the extensive selection of coins held at the Baldwin's offices in London.

A NEWLY DISCOVERED TRANSITIONAL DIE VARIETY OF WILLIAM IV CROWN

BM052 William IV (1830-1837), Proof Crown, 1831, bare head right, W. W. engraved incuse over a weaker trace of a die-filled W. WYON on truncation, rev crowned mantle over quartered shield with escutcheon of the Arms of Hanover, within Order of the Garter, date below, plain edge (cf. ESC.271 / 278; L&S 1 / 3; cf. Davies 300; S.3833).

Wayne Homren, Editor

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