AustraliaPenny 1920 Dot above bottom scroll, KM#23 UNC with minor cabinet friction and good subdued lustre, all the pearls and diamonds on the crown band clear, the obverse with a light handling mark, Very rare, especially in this high grade
Monaco20 Centimes 1962 Gold Essai KM#E48,Obverse: Bust right, RAINIER III PRINCE DE MONACO date below, Reverse: Shield of Arms of Grimaldi supported by a monk soldier, with a crown above the shield DEO JUVANTE in left field, 20 CENTIMES in right field, by Georges Simon, 8.67grammes, Lustrous UNC, only 502 minted
AustraliaHalfpenny 1919 KM#22 A/UNC with subdued lustre, the obverse with some small spots behind the bust, all the pearls and diamonds on the crown band clear
Cyprus - Crusaders Denier Guy de Lusignan (1186-1192) Obverse: Crowned bust facing with pellet either side, Reverse: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1.030 grammes, Good Fine/Fine with an edge crack
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Long Cross and Stars, Obverse: Bust left, Reverse with tall fleured crown with large jewels, Stirling Mint, moneyer Henri, Type IV, S.5044, 1.49 grammes, Fine/Good Fine with an edge nick at the top
IrelandHalfcrownGunmoney 1689 Nov. Timmins TB30F-1A, S.6579G VF evenly struck with some pitting, some verdigris spots are present but overall a pleasing example
ScotlandTwelve ShillingsCharles I Falconer's Issue, type III with Thistle before legend and F over crown, Bust wholly within inner circle, S.5563, 5.82 grammes, overall Fine/Good Fine, the face a little weak
Anglo-Gallic Double Leopard Edward III (1317-1355) Obverse Crown over Leopard with 6 lobed mullet below, Reverse: Cross with crown in two angles, Boudeau 500, 0.88 grammes, Near Fine
AustraliaFlorins (3) 1914H KM#27 Good Fine with many scratches and hairlines, 1927 KM#27 A/UNC and lustrous, all 8 pearls clear on the crown band, 1927 Parliament House KM#31 UNC or near so, with some contact marks and small rim nicks
French States - Provence Gros a la couronne or Sol Coronat undated Louis III (1417-1434) Obverse: Crown over portcullis and two lis, Reverse: Combined arms of Jerusalem and Anjou, Boudeau 866, 1.74 grammes, Good Fine, short of flan in places
Ireland Crown Gunmoney 1690, the 1689 of the under type Halfcrown visible S.6578, TB60Y-1G, Fair, pitted, Halfcrown Gunmoney 1689 appears to read Nov (no punctuation) but is tooled in this area, VG pitted
IrelandGunmoney (2) Halfcrown Small size 1690 May, S.6580A Fair, pitted, Shilling Small size, 1690 May. S.6582D, Timmins TB12sM-1B, VG/Fine on a pitted flan with some verdigris spots on the obverse
Portuguese India - Goa Ten Reis 1834 Copper Pattern, Obverse: Crowned arms within sprays, Reverse: Value 10R within sprays, KM#Pn4, UNC with even tone, patterns of this series very rare and seldom offered
Southern RhodesiaProof set 1932 the 5-coin silver set Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, and Threepence, nFDC to FDC with beautiful and choice blue/green and magenta tone, in the original maroon box with SOUTHERN RHODESIA on the lid, an extremely desirable and rare set
France50 Francs Gold 1857A, Paris Mint, KM#785.1 VF the reverse with some deeper hairlines above the shield and crown causing a shallow depression in this area
ScotlandThirty ShillingsCharles I Falconer's anonymous issue, rough ground below horse, No F, no marks above crown, S.5557, mintmark Thistle, 15.02 grammes, VF or better, a flan flaw has caused an oval shaped hole just behind the King and correspondingly on the Scottish lion on the shield, the edge with an approximately 2mm square flaw between FRAN and HIB, the portrait and shield design attractive and eye-catching for this type
AustraliaShilling 1918M KM#26 GEF and lustrous, with all the diamonds and pearls bold on the crown band, a most attractive example and rare thus, comes with old ticket
Southern RhodesiaHalfcrown 1954 KM#31 UNC and lustrous with light contact marks, the reverse with a small spot to the left of the shield, a scarce one-year type
Cyprus 45 Piastres 1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule, Proof KM#19 nFDC with attractive grey tone, only 517 pieces minted, in the original box of issue and listing of the sale, the box in the style of the 1935 Specimen crown box, but lacking the markings on the lid. Accompanying paperwork reads thus: 'GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS THE CYPRUS CROWN PIECE. It is notified for general information that specimens of the Jubilee 45-piastre piece, specially struck and finished by hand as medals and encased in a cardboard box, will be available for sale to the public at all Post Offices on and after Monday 26th March 1928, at a charge of 7/4½ cp. each'. Stated by the vendor to be one of only two remaining examples of the Proof coin with the box and accompanying paperwork, the box with some wear and staining, a true piece of Cypriot history
ScotlandPennyAlexander III First Coinage, Type III, Obverse: Small head left with neat crown, Reverse: four stars of six points, WILAM ON E, S.5043, 1.24 grammes, NVF
Ireland (2) HalfcrownGunmoney 1690 May. Small size S.6580B, Timmins TB30sM-2B, VG, Penny Edward I Dublin Mint, Pellet before EDW.R, S.6247, Fine, along with Maundy Penny 1800 ESC About Fine/Fine with some haymarking
Order of MaltaZecchino Emmanuel Pinto undated issue 3.5 grams Armoured Bust left, Crown Shield reverse SEP.HIER HOSPI.ER.S. KM 233 EF/GVF the obverse double struck with the bust spectacularly so giving the appearance of a conjoined bust issue
Scotland - RyalJames VI - Revaluation Coinage of 1578 - countermarked on Ryal 1566 Mary and Henry Darnley, countermark Crowned Thistle, (Value 36s.9d.) as S.5425, 29.61 grammes, countermark VF, host coin Good Fine with some shallow re-tooling of the legend on the right ribbon
ScotlandSixty ShillingsJames VI Eighth Coinage, After Accession to the English throne, Obverse: King on horseback, wearing Scottish Crown, Thistle on housings, Reverse: Arms of England in First and Fourth quarters, legend commences QVAE DEVS, S.5501, mintmark Thistle (with stalk), 29.68 grammes, Near Fine/Fine and bold, the obverse with some old scratches in front of the King and slight weakness at 9 o'clock, a scarce issue
IrelandGroat Henry VIII First Issue (1534-1540) with crowned HR initials either side of the harp (issued 1540) S.6475, 2.42 grammes, about Fine the legends weak in places
HungaryThalers (2) 1780 BX Crowned arms obverse, Madonna with Child reverse KM#395.1 GF/NVF with a few small spots, 1782 BX Crowned arms obverse, Madonna with Child reverse KM#395.1 Fine/Good Fine with some weakness of strike on the reverse
South AfricaCrown 1892 Single shaft on wagon KM#8.1 UNC or near so and lustrous, with some contact marks, very seldom seen in this high grade and desirable thus
Nepal1000 Rupees Gold VS2031 (1974) World Conservation Series Obverse: Crowned Bust of King Barendra right, Reverse: Great Indian Rhinoceros KM#844, Weight 33.64 grammes. UNC and fully lustrous with the odd small contact mark, comes in capsule, uncased with no certificate
India One Rupee 1903 Bombay, with Raised B mintmark within the crown, KM#508 by far the scarcer of the two Bombay types with a mintage of only 52,969 pieces, EF with attractive blue and gold toning, Rare thus
Norway Two Kroner 1907 Border Watch, Obverse: Crowned and mantled Arms, Reverse: Inscription and date within tree, a wreath of clasped hand surround, crossed guns below date. KM#366 VF, Rare with a mintage of just 27,500 pieces
World (3) IrelandHalfcrown 1939 S.6633 NEF, Panama Quarter Balboa 1933 KM#11.1 GEF/AU and lustrous, scarce in high grade, Spain Two Reales 1812 Cadiz Mint, mintmark crowned C, KM#460.1 VF/GVF brushed
Italian States - Naples and Sicily 120 Grana 1818 Obverse: Large crowned head to right, front of crown points to the end of the L of SICILIARVM, KM#281 Near Fine/Fine
IrelandSixpenceGunmoney 1689 Aug, pearled top arch to crown, S.6583C, Timmins TB06C-1C, Fine, the edge slightly flattened between 10 and 11 o'clock on the obverse, this type of Crown listed as Rare by Timmins for this date
IrelandHalfcrownCharles I Inchiquin Money S.6533 with 9dwt. 16gr mark. Issue of 1642, Type 2, with thick lettering and wire line inside beaded border, struck on an irregular hexagonal flan, weight 11.25 grammes, overall VF with most of the design struck clearly, extremely rare and keenly sought after in any grade. Authenticated by NGC and in their holder simply graded as "CLIPPED" by NGC. 9dwt 16grs should be 15 gramms rather than 11.25 so NGC's description is based on this as it is impossible with this crude design to know whether the coin has been clipped or struck underweight when issued. If the coin has in fact been clipped, rather than being manufactured under weight at the time of issue there is no clipping on any part of the design which is sharp, and it is not un-common to find other examples that have been offered in the past with weights between 11 and 12 gramms. A very pleasing example of this very rare type.
Australia Fantasy Crown 1936 Edward VIII Geoffrey Hearn Series (struck in 1954) Reverse: Kangaroo standing left, plain edge X#M1a nFDC with some light hairlines
IrelandCrown Ormonde Money (c.1642-1643) S.6544 Curled tail to R, 29.61 grammes, some weakness in part as often found on this series, around Fine for this crudely struck type and scarce thus
German States - BavariaThaler 1807 Obverse: Uniformed Bust right, Reverse: Crowned Arms with supporters KM#701 Fine with a small flaw in the centre of the reverse
IrelandHalfcrownCharles IInchquin MoneyS.6533 with 9dwt. 16gr. Countermark, Issue of 1642, Type 2, with thick lettering and wire line inside beaded border, struck on an irregular hexagonal flan , weight 11.31 grammes, overall VF with most of the design struck clearly, extremely rare and keenly sought after in any grade
Italian States - MilanTestoneundated, Ludovica Maria Sforza (1494-1499) Obverse Bust right just breaks inner circle, LUDOVICVS. MS F ANGLVS . DVX. MIL, Reverse: Crowned Coat of Arms PP. ANGLE. Q3. CO. AC. IANVE. D. 7C, 9.63 grammes, NEF and attractively toned
AustraliaFlorin 1932 KM#27 NVF overall with some wear to the centre of the crown band, 6 pearls visible, a collectable example of the key date in the series, comes with an old ticket showing a purchase price of $100 in 1977
AustriaThalerundated (1522-1564) Obverse: Crowned Half length bust right, holding sceptre and sword, FERDI . D:G. RO. VNG. BOE. DAL. CRO. Z. REX , Reverse: Double-Headed Imperial eagle and shield INF. HISPA. ARCHIDVX. DVX. BVRG, Hall Mint, Davenport 8026, NEF the reverse with some light porosity in places, an eye-catching example of early European roller-press coinage
AustraliaShilling 1935 KM#26 UNC and lustrous with all the diamonds and pearls sharp on the crown band. Very minor contact marks and a small amount of cabinet friction barely detract, a most attractive piece, comes with old ticket stating 'Monarch sale 4th Sept 76
AustraliaPenny Tokens (3) 1857 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle, Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice, KM#Tn104 Fine with some edge nicks, 1858 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle, Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice, Close, large date, KM#Tn104, VF, 1858 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle, Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice, wider, small date, KM#Tn104 VF, Halfpenny 1857 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle, Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice KM#Tn103NVF/VF with an edge bruise
AustraliaFlorin 1931 KM#27 EF/GEF with an edge nick and minor traces of lamination on the obverse, a well struck obverse with all 8 pearls visible on the crown band, comes with an old ticket from 1975 showing a purchase price of $8.50
Australia Tokens (4) Pennies (3) undated, Melbourne, Victoria, E. De Carle & Co. Obverse: Legend, Reverse: Britannia seated left, KM#Tn54 Fine, 1857 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice KM#Tn104 Good Fine with some edge nicks, 1858 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice KM#Tn104 Good Fine, Halfpenny 1857 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle Obverse: Crowned Lion in centre, Reverse: Seated Justice KM#Tn103 NVF/VF
AustraliaPenny Token 1858 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Seated Justice KM#Tn104 VF with some edge nicks
AustraliaPenny Tokens (3) 1858 Melbourne, Victoria, Peace and Plenty KM#Tn285.1 Good Fine, 1857 Melbourne, Victoria, Robert Hyde & Co., General Marine Store, KM#Tn133 About Fine with some surface marks, 1858 Melbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle, Obverse: Crowned Lion at centre, Reverse: Justice seated, KM#Tn104 NVF
India 15 Rupees Gold 1918 KM#525 GVF/EF the crown band fully visible, some light contact marks and a tiny edge nick at 6 o'clock on the reverse, still a very pleasing example of this rare one-year type, seldom offered in any grade and one of the finest we have offered
Malta2 Scudi 1724 Larger Crowned Arms without inner circle KM#187 VF with multicoloured toning, once in jewellery, but still retaining considerable eye appeal
IrelandCrown 1690 Gunmoney, Legend commences to left of the King's Head S.6578, Timins TB60Y-1A, Bold VF with some die clashing in the legends as almost always found on this issue, struck on a slightly porous flan, overall a pleasing and evenly struck example, desirable thus
IrelandHalfcrown 1690 May Gunmoney, Small size, S.6580B, Timmins Obverse 2, TB30sM-2A, GVF, a little porosity in the centre of the obverse, on a far superior flan to most examples seen of this type
IrelandHalfcrownGunmoney 1689 Oct: S.6579E, Timmins TB30E-1E, NVF/Good Fine, with an edge nick, a little weak in places as is usual on many of these pieces
IrelandGroat Henry VIII First Issue (1534-1540) with crowned HR initials either side of the shield (issued 1540) S.6475, 2.23 grammes, VG or better with a flan stress mark across the harp
ScotlandSix ShillingsCharles I Third Coinage, Falconer's Second Issue with F, Bust within legend, 2.03 grammes, S.5571, mintmark Thistle, Obverse Fine with bold legends, Reverse Good Fine and bold with some adjustment lines on the crown, a pleasing example on a full flan
Australia - New South Wales Fifteen Pence Dump 1813 FIFTEEN and PENCE with 5mm date spacing, Mira (1977) type D/2, KM#1.3 the crown bold with the legends clear, Good Fine, has been plugged and well repaired, traces of the underlying coin are visible in places
Mexico8 Reales 1734 Mo MF KM#103, 26.86 grammes, GVF an ex-shipwreck coin, the reverse surfaces with some unevenness above the crown, however the surfaces largely free from any problems and generally with excellent eye appeal
Brazil960 Reis - Minas Gerais countermarked issue on Bolivia8 RealesCharles IIII host 1799 PTS PP, Obverse countermark: Crowned Shield in branches, Reverse Countermark: Banded Globe with cross, KM#242 in an ANACS holder and graded EF45, with the countermark obscuring the first three digits of the date of the host coin, the last digit a 9, so host must be 1799 and this the only date ending in 9 to have the PP assayer's mark. Countermarked issues of this type with PP assayer were issued on host coins 1795-1802. Only the second example of this scarce type we have offered in 17 years. We note an example described as VG host, countermarks Good Fine, sold in London Coins Auction A167 2/12/2019 (Lot 1881) for £180 hammer price, this example with considerably superior grade countermarks
Netherlands - ZeelandDucaton (Silver Rider) 40 Stuivers 1664 KM#41.1 VF evenly struck and nicely toned, with a flan crack from the right of the date through the crown
German States - BavariaThaler 1807 Obverse: Uniformed Bust right, Reverse: Crowned Arms with supporters KM#701 Fine with a small flaw in the centre of the reverse
Bhutan 2 Sertum 1979 Gold, Obverse: Crowned Bust left, Reverse: Two Dragons around an inner circle KM#52 Gold Proof nFDC/FDC with a very small spot in the obverse field, retaining practically full mint brilliance
Bhutan Sertum 1979 Gold, Obverse: Obverse: Crowned Bust left, Reverse: Two Dragons around an inner circle KM#51 Gold Proof FDC retaining full original mint brilliance
RussiaHalf Rouble 1725 Peter the Great, Obverse: Laureate Bust right, Reverse: Crown above double-headed eagle KM#161.2, weight 14.02 grammes, approaching VF with an even grey tone and rare thus
Italian States - Livorno Pezza Della Rosa 1684 Crown breaks legend KM#15.2 some scratches to the edge at 12 o'clock suggesting once in a mount, VF with some light tooling marks visible under magnification, Very Scarce
Royal Mint Trial for 2 Euro Cent undated, each side having the Crowned Coat of Arms flanked by Castle and Rose with ROYAL MINT on a ribbon below, grooved edge, 19mm diameter, 3.04 grammes Lustrous UNC
Netherlands East Indies - Sumatra Swan Duit 1836 Copper Pattern KM#Pn20 Obverse: INDIE NEDERL, with one star above, and a further two stars below, Reverse: Crowned Shield with swan, in an NGC holder and graded AU55 BN
South Africa INA Fantasy Crown 1937 Edward VIII crowned and draped bust with KING EMPEROR legend, in Barton-style gold plate, Plain edge, 20.45 grammes, nFDC with minor hairlines, retaining much mint brilliance, stated by the vendor to be unique
Hong Kong (2) 20 Cents 1890 KM#7 Fine/Good Fine the obverse with dark tone, One Cent 1879 KM#4.3 Fine/Good Fine with a flan flaw on the band of the crown
South AfricaCrown 1949 Proof KM#40.1 only 800 pieces minted nFDC with a few light marks and a handling marks on the obverse, retaining much original lustre, a very pleasing piece and rare thus
Southern RhodesiaHalfcrowns (2) 1937 KM#13 NEF/GEF and lustrous with some contact marks, a one-year type with the shortened Obverse legend arrangement, 1938 KM#15 GVF/EF with some contact marks, retaining some lustre
Iran Gold 10 Pahlavi MS2537 (1978) KM#1213, 81.36 grammes of .900 gold, Obverse: Head of the Shah, left with 'Aryamehr' now added to the legend, Reverse: Crown above radiant lion holding sword within wreath, BU and fully lustrous, an imposing coin, the flagship coin of the Iranian series and the last large Gold issue bearing the portrait of the Shah, these pieces were used as presentation pieces by the Shah to friends and dignitaries. This piece would be a high quality addition to any World or Middle Eastern Collection
IrelandCrownGunmoney 1690 S.6578, Obverse: Slimmer portrait with Lines over AN and OM Timmins TB60Y-1G VF or better with an edge nick, an evenly struck example with considerable eye appeal
IrelandGroat Henry VII Early Three Crowns Coinage, (1485-1487) No Mint name (Dublin) S.6415, 1.86 grammes, overall Fine with some weakness in the legends
AustraliaThreepence 1927 KM#24 UNC with original mint lustre and original gold toning in the legends. All the diamonds and pearls on the King's crown are fully visible. On the reverse the Emu shows full detail, a key point on Australian coins. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80, an extremely attractive example
Australia INA Fantasy Crown 1937 Pattern with EMPEROR legend on obverse, in a 'Barton-style' gold finish, 20.28 grammes, believed to be one of only 3 known nFDC retaining practically full mint brilliance
Hong KongOne Cent 1862 Copper Pattern, Type C, KM#Pn25, Pridmore 280. Obverse : Small Gothic head left, crowned, Reverse: ONE CENT around central circle, with date between anchor and lion. Unpriced by Krause, 9.17 grammes, GEF/AU the obverse with a few minor contact marks. All Hong Kong pattern Cents are very rare. We note this type is not recorded on the Heritage, Goldbergs or Stacks archive databases, and our research has not revealed any recent transactions of this type. A rare opportunity to own this rare pattern which would be certain to enhance any advanced Hong Kong collection
Southern Rhodesia (3) Halfcrown 1932 KM#5 Near EF, Two Shillings 1932 KM#4 Near EF, Shilling 1932 KM#3 GVF/NEF a matching trio each with grey and gold tone
Ireland Dublin Money - Lord's Justices Coinage Crown an imitation (possibly c.19th Century) V.s in beaded circle on either side, in the style of S.6542, KM#54 Fine on an irregular octagonal shaped flan
Netherlands - West Friesland 6 Stuivers (2) 1601 KM#5.1 VG or slightly better, 1680 Crowned Arms with branches in inner circle KM#5.1 Fine with old grey tone with underlying touches of blue, gold and magenta
AustraliaCrown 1937 Proof KM#34 in an NGC holder and graded PF64, only 8 examples have been graded by NGC of which this is the second finest, the first minting of the Crown in Australia. The event of the minting of the Crown was well publicised, this being the only denomination minted in that year. Many examples were sold outside of the traditional numismatic market and as a result, many of the tiny mintage of just 100 pieces were either mishandled or spent into circulation. The coin attained the nickname 'Casey's Cartwheel'. Extremely rare with a mintage of just 100 pieces
New ZealandCrown 1935 WaitangiProof KM#6 nFDC and retaining much original mint brilliance, in a PCGS holder and graded PR64, a truly superb example of this iconic design. Very Rare and seldom offered. Krause states that of the original low mintage of just 468 pieces, 364 were issued in sets with 104 issued loose
Nepal1000 Rupees Gold VS2031 (1974) World Conservation Series Obverse: Crowned Bust of King Barendra right, Reverse: Great Indian Rhinoceros KM#844, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC and retaining practically full mint lustre with minor hairlines and the odd small contact mark, comes in the capsule with Royal Mint certificate. Rare with only 2176 pieces minted
Nepal1000 Rupees Gold VS2031 (1974) World Conservation Series Obverse: Crowned Bust of King Birendra right, Reverse: Great Indian Rhinoceros KM#844, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC and retaining practically full mint lustre, comes in the capsule with Royal Mint certificate visibly superior to observed slabbed pieces graded at MS63. Rare with only 2176 pieces minted
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