USA Hard Times Token 1836 Obverse: a female figure seated left holding a wreath, surrounded by Spinning wheel, ship, shield, Liberty Cap on pole, medicine and wheat, AMERICAN INSTITUTE, in exergue NEW YORK /H, Reverse: Text in 9 lines, COPY OF GOLD MEDAL / AWARDED TO / R&W ROBINSON / FOR THE BEST / MILITARY, NAVAL / SPORTING / & PLAIN FLAT / BUTTONS / 1836, HT#155 VG/Near Fine, US Marine Hospital - Old Kentucky 38mm fob medal in silver plated bronze, Obverse: Man standing on right with horse SHE WAS BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY, Reverse: THE OFFICIAL WHISKEY OF THE US MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE : HIGHEST AWARDS / PARIS 1900 / ST. LOUIS 1904 / LIEGE 1905 / PORTLAND 1905 Fine
Venezuela Caracas 1 Real 1817 BS C-5.1 NGC VF 30 extremely rare type this being the only example of the C-5.1 on the NGC population census. From an original parcel of coins fresh to the market, the current vendor, himself a senior citizen, could tell us that his father now deceased who left the coins had an aunty who spent time in Central America presumably in the 19th century
Saudi Arabia Four Pounds Gold undated (1945-1946) Obverse American eagle with wings spread U.S. MINT PHILADELPHIA U.S.A, Reverse: Three lined inscription : GROSS WEIGHT - 493.1 GRAINS / NET WEIGHT - 452.008333 GR. / FINENESS 916 2/3, GVF with some surface marks and an edge nick. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint for a concession payment for oil to the Saudi government. Of the 91,000 minted, most examples were melted
Venezuela Caracas 1/8 Real 1818 NGC XF 45 BN. From an original parcel of coins fresh to the market, the current vendor, himself a senior citizen, could tell us that his father now deceased who left the coins had an aunty who spent time in Central America presumably in the 19th century
Venezuela Caracas 1 Real 1821 BS NGC VF Details Holed. From an original parcel of coins fresh to the market, the current vendor, himself a senior citizen, could tell us his father now deceased who left the coins had an aunty who spent time in Central America presumably in the 19th century
SpanishAmerican Two Reales , Countermarked W.LEVIS in a curved ribbon, GVF and bold, on a Fair host coin. Brunk L-313, Rulau HT-905. The ribbon-type prepared punch. Very Rare with about a dozen of this countermark are believed to exist on Spanish American Two Reales pieces. William Levis was a Philadelphia silversmith most active in the Hard Times era until his death in 1849. We note an example of this type was sold in the Donald G.Patrick collection of Merchant Counterstamps in January 2021 which realised $432, this coin has a superior and more bold countermark, an important coin.
Mexico Eight Reales 1761 Mo MM Tip of Cross between H and I in legend, KM#105 Good Fine and bold with an edge knock and some adjustment lines, once cleaned, and SpanishAmerican One Real Cob date 8-, mintmark P, assayer R Around Fine with weakness in places
Venezuela Caracas 2 Reals 1818 BS Lion Upper Left NGC VF 35. From an original parcel of coins fresh to the market, the current vendor, himself a senior citizen, could tell us his father now deceased who left the coins had an aunty who spent time in Central America presumably in the 19th century
Venezuela Caracas 2 Reals 814 C13-2 NGC Fine Details Holed. From an original parcel of coins fresh to the market, the current vendor, himself a senior citizen, could tell us his father now deceased who left the coins had an aunty who spent time in Central America presumably in the 19th century
SpanishAmerican Cob Coinage (2) 8 Reales (?) assayers initial P or R (unclear) 18.17 grammes, Obverse VG partially off the flan, Reverse Fair, VG/Fair, 8 Reales or 4 Reales date and assayers marks not visible, 11.44 grammes, both with much of the coin missing and both with salt water corrosion
USA Token Washington Cent 1783 Reverse UNITY STATES OF AMERICA , ONE CENT within wreath, 1/100 fraction below, Breen 1188, outer legend and date weakly struck, head and wreath both mainly bold, Fine/VG
SpanishAmerican 8 Reales Cob undated 1726 a countermarked issue the mint and assayer unclear. The countermark worn, 25.67 grammes, host coin Good, countermark Poor
USA 2 1/2 Dollars Gold 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence, Obverse: Liberty standing with cap hold declaration of Independence, Reverse: Sun behind Independence Hall. 4.20 grammes, Breen 7467, GVF, ex-edge mount, the surfaces appear undamaged and vastly superior to the majority of ex-jewellery pieces that we encounter. Out of the 200,000 minted 154,207 were melted, so only 45,793 pieces remain
Colombia 16 Pesos Gold 1843RS KM#94.1 Fine/Good Fine, an impressive large South American Gold issue, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first we have offered of this type
USA Gorham Manufacturing Co. 1896, 'Bryan Dollar' 52mm diameter, 53.3 grammes of silver, Plain edge. Uniface, A GOVERNMENT DOLLAR CONTAINS// 412 1/2 GRAINS// COIN SILVER 900/1000 FINE// --- //THIS PIECE CONTAINS// 823 GRAINS COIN SILVER// IN VALUE THE EQUIVALENT OF// ONE GOLD DOLLAR// SEPT. 16th. 1896.// GORHAM MFG. CO, SILVERMITHS. in 9 Lines, About EF. These pieces were struck for the Presidential campaign of 1896, for William Jennings Bryan, and represent the difference in size between a Silver Dollar and the silver bullion equivalent of a Gold Dollar. The market price of silver on Sept. 16th was used for comparison. Bryan fought for monetary reforms as part of his Presidential campaign. He was narrowly defeated in the election by William McKinlay. An interesting piece of USA Political history. Uniface examples are recorded as are hand-inscribed reverse types. Gorham Silver was founded in 1831 by Jabez Gorham and Henry L. Webster, and was well-known for high quality spoons, thimbles, jewellery and other small items. They were the first in America to use a steam-powered drop press. Such was their prowess in manufacturing that even Tiffany & Co. outsourced all it's silverware production to them.
Colombia8 Escudos Gold 1806 P JF, Popayan Mint GVF/NEF with some contact marks, one of a number of South American early Gold issues offered in this sale
USA North American Token 1781 Breen 1144, weight 7.52 grammes, Fine, a little weak on the RC of COMMERCE, otherwise bold and with some detail remaining on the ship's hull, unusual for this grade, slightly bent but rare
Peru8 Reales Cob 1685 L (-) the right hand letter not visible, weight 26.79 grammes, KM#24 Fine for issue, the 685 of the date clear. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Spain8 Reales Cob 1704 M BR KM#239, Bold Fine or better, with all four digits of the date clear, weight 26.76 grammes, Rare. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Mexico8 Reales Cob 1733 Mo F, the 733 and part of the 1 of the date and bold and clear, 'Klippe' type KM#48, weight 26.49 grammes, VF, bold and very rare in this grade. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Mexico4 Reales Cob 1734 MF KM#41 GVF, all the date bold and clear, 'Klippe' type KM#41 VF or better and bold, weight 13.20 grammes, very rare in this grade. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Mexico8 Reales Cob 1733 Mo F, all the date bold and clear, 'Klippe' type KM#48, weight 26.81 grammes, About VF, a bold piece and very rare in this grade. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Bolivia8 Reales Cob 1677 the PE assay mark not visible KM#26, much of the date visible on the reverse, weight 26.24 grammes, VG to Fine with some weak areas and with some bolder areas. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Guatemala8 Reales Cob 1738, the 38 of the date is visible KM#6, weight 27.07 grammes, VG on an irregular rectangular shaped flan. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Bolivia2 Reales Cob 1698, the 98 date visible on the obverse, KM#24, weight 7.49 grammes, Good Fine with much of the reverse bold. One of a small group of SpanishAmerican cobs in this sale, some in bold and pleasing grade
Colombia 150 Pesos Gold 1971 6th Pan-American Games, Reverse: Symbols on raft within an inner circle, the outer circle with 11 different sports depicted, KM#252 the impressive 50mm diameter .900 Gold Proof issue, nFDC lightly toning, with some contact marks and hairlines, a seldom seen issue, our archive auction results database stretching back to 2003 shows we have not previously offered this issue
Colombia 50 Pesos Gold 1971 6th Pan-American Games, two figures within inner circle, the outer circle with 11 different sports depicted, KM#251 nFDC with light toning, and some contact marks and hairlines, a seldom seen issue, our archive auction database stretching back to 2003 shows we have not previously offered this issue
Tobago - Cut and Countermarked coinage 1 1/2 bits undated (1798-1825) KM#9 Script T with rays on centre plug cut from a SpanishAmerican 8 Reales, Very Fine, very rare
USA One Trillion Dollars 2013 TrialPattern in platinum plated copper, 27.91 grammes, Prooflike UNC. Originally produced in 2013 by the American Mint. A US website stated in 2013 'Financial bloggers in the US floated the notion of a Trillion Dollar coin to address the nation's debt problems. A technicality in US law says it's Treasury has special discretion to create platinum coins of any denomination. The US Secretary of the Treasury could then deposit the coin in it's bank account via the Federal Reserve, then afterwards, it could sell bonds to raise money to pay down the debt
USA Cent 1794 Head of 1794, Sheldon 42 , Obverse 18: Truncated Hair Locks, Several hair locks are cut short just above and below the point where the cap meets the hair. Additional incomplete areas are noted in the hair behind the jaw and neck. Reverse R : Weak OF, AM of AMERICA widely spaced. A short spine or point extends the left stem end. Weight 13.22 grammes, NEF/GVF the reverse with a small spot near the centre, Rare in all grades above Fine
USAOne Cent (2) 1874 Breen 1988 Near EF, a little streaky, but still with plenty of eye appeal, OF AMERICA has all letters doubles, this variety not listed by the Fivaz/Stanton 'Cherrypicker's Guide', 1871 71 apart Breen 1981 NVG/VG both scarce
USAWashington Cent 1791 Hancock, Small Eagle, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA edge, Breen 1217 Good Fine/NVF once cleaned on the obverse, the reverse with a small scratch in the field
USATwopence 1723 Rosa Americana, No stop after X or 3, Breen 96, 14.58 grammes, NVF with some small rim nicks and thin scratches in the reverse field, nevertheless a pleasing and even coin with good eye appeal
USATwopence 1723 Rosa Americana, Stop after REX, No stop after 3, Breen 92 Good Fine or better the obverse with light adjustment lines, the reverse with a slightly uneven tone, rare in all grades above Fine
Mexico8 Reales 1819 JJ KM#111 VF, SpanishAmerican Half Real or One Real Cob weight 1.79 grammes boldly struck Good Fine with countermark this Fine and well struck but has merged into the host coin design
USA - Halfpenny George III 1772 Contemporary Counterfeit of crude type, Coleman CH-1772B-2, also Listed in Anton/Kesse 'The Forgotten Coins of the North American Colonies' as Plate 10, VF cleaned, lists at $600 VF in the Coleman book
USA North American Token 'Commerce' 1781 the so-called backdated token in copper Breen 1144, weight 7.85 grammes Good Fine or better with an edge nick, pleasing for issue
USA Cent 1798 Style I Hair Curly tail to Obverse R, Large 8 in date, Straight tail to Reverse R, Breen 1718, Sheldon 154, some weakness on the A of AMERICA otherwise a pleasing even strike nearer EF than VF and rare thus
USA (2) Halfpenny 1787 New JerseyBreen 919 'Goiter' with low mid-point to shield, old Rahway Shield weighs 9.1 grammes Fine, Rare, Ten Cents 1820 STATESOFAMERICA one word Breen 3166 Good VF Scarce
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