1877 Proof Set

[Mat]

My coin colleague bought a large UK collection from a country auction near Tampa a few weeks ago. When going through some of the paperwork in the lot he found a receipt dated 1890 for an 1877 proof set detailing a farthing, half penny and penny, cost of £8.10s There were no other details on the receipt apart from an illegible signature. Anyone else heard of such a proof set being issued?

Unfortunately none of the actual coins were included in the lot.

Mat

[Rob]

My coin colleague bought a large UK collection from a country auction near Tampa a few weeks ago. When going through some of the paperwork in the lot he found a receipt dated 1890 for an 1877 proof set detailing a farthing, half penny and penny, cost of £8.10s There were no other details on the receipt apart from an illegible signature. Anyone else heard of such a proof set being issued?

Unfortunately none of the actual coins were included in the lot.

Mat

Any chance of a scan of the receipt which would say who the buyer was? I will hazard a guess and say it was part of Montagu's milled coinage (from George I onwards) which was sold off by Spink in 1890. There is a nice catalogue of the sale which contained many patterns and proofs. A priced and named copy sold at DNW for about £500 hammer a few years ago. Tight a***d me only bid four, which I've regretted to this day. It won't be a proof set per se as in the usual mint output, just a trio of the three bronze denominations.

Edited February 14, 2012 by Rob

[Mat]

My coin colleague bought a large UK collection from a country auction near Tampa a few weeks ago. When going through some of the paperwork in the lot he found a receipt dated 1890 for an 1877 proof set detailing a farthing, half penny and penny, cost of £8.10s There were no other details on the receipt apart from an illegible signature. Anyone else heard of such a proof set being issued?

Unfortunately none of the actual coins were included in the lot.

Mat

Any chance of a scan of the receipt which would say who the buyer was? I will hazard a guess and say it was part of Montagu's milled coinage (from George I onwards) which was sold off by Spink in 1890. There is a nice catalogue of the sale which contained many patterns and proofs. A priced and named copy sold at DNW for about £500 hammer a few years ago. Tight a***d me only bid four, which I've regretted to this day. It won't be a proof set per se as in the usual mint output, just a trio of the three bronze denominations.

Hi Rob

I have asked for the receipt so hopefully it will come over, I don't know the guy too well though so I am not in a position to keep chasing. Several years ago I also read about an 1877 purple velvet lined box for the three mentioned denominations but I did not take too much note of it at the time.

£500 is a big push for a catalogue, I am not sure many people would have even considered £400 although I see the huge benifit of this one.

[VickySilver]

That 1877 farthing would go for serious money, and has!

Where are the coins from this set?

[Peter]

That 1877 farthing would go for serious money, and has!

Where are the coins from this set?

Yes I display it away from my collection with my 1676 & 1693.

[Coppers]

That 1877 farthing would go for serious money, and has!

Where are the coins from this set?

Yes I display it away from my collection with my 1676 & 1693.

Don't forget to take them out and polish them now and then.

[Cerbera100]

Yep, brasso and brillo pads all the way!