A brass Sovereign weighing scale , along with a set of 4 brass weights, for 50 Sovereigns, 30 Sovereigns , 20 Sovereigns and 10 Sovereigns respectively , the 30, 20 and 10 marked Doyle & Son, London, in good used condition, with a group of Bank bags from Pre-Decimal times (14)
A miniature portrait of King James I carved in bone in high relief, of good style, within a thin brass frame, an unusual item, in good second-hand condition
A Victorian gaucho coin studded money belt with three pockets comprising a fastener of six Argentina Pesos 1882 and having a large hand-engraved buckle stamped 'J.Fernandez'. The main leather body of the belt has 20 Centavos (115) and 10 Centavos (25) Argentina and Bolivia issues all 1880s, in mixed grades, this and other attachments gives a total silver weight in the region of 25 Troy oz. An unusual item.
Accessories - A Retired Ex-Dealers group comprising Aluminium carrying cases (4) 6-tray, 7 tray (2) and 8-tray sizes, an Abafil case complete with 10 trays to hold various sizes of coins, additional coin trays to fit the cases (34) to hold various coin sizes, a Numis Coin album with pages and dividers, in slip case, Hagner Banknote sheets as new, (13 packs of 10 pages) each page hold three strips (storage for 390 notes), a series of Banknote album page dividers with the names of the various Treasury and Bank of England Chief Cashiers (12), and a group of 6 wooden coin trays in a folding box, all in very good second-hand condition (Total weight over 28 Kilos)
Antique Spoons (2) with coins as the spoon bowls Norway Specie Daler 1694 HCM KM#194 edge reading DET KLIPPERNEYDER VOR BERGMAND UDBRYDER HVAD HYTTEN DA GYDER AF MYNTEN VI NYDER (edge B), Fine dished, Rare, Spanish Netherlands - Brabant Ducaton 1668 KM#79.1 Fine/VG dished, the spoons matching, an interesting antiquity
Badges and Medals a mixed group (26) includes Special Constabulary Bronze Medal with Long Service 1940 clasp on the ribbon, a Royal Automobile Club pair of elliptical badges with text 'Will Finder kindly write to The Royal Automobile Club quoting No. A 16618 Pall Mall, London. S.W.1', these in excellent condition, also includes some enamelled items some of these with a Northern theme, includes Bradford, West Riding and Keighley , some by Fattorini and Sons, in mixed grades
Books - Standard Catalog of World Paper Money Pick Vol II General Issues (2) 6th and 9th Editions, Krause World Coins 1801 - 1991 18th Edition, English Paper Money Duggleby (2) 4th and 7th Editions, Banknote Yearbook 2002, Collectors Banknotes 2008, Coin Year Book 1987, Coins Market Values 1976, a selection of books and pamphlets (18) concerning the histories of banks and paper money along with a selection of past auction catalogues and dealers lists (over 21 kilos gross weight), second hand
Books - Standard Catalogue of British Coins Seaby 1969, Australian Coins and Banknotes 2013, Australian Decimal Banknotes, Banks of Issue in Australia and Australian Banknotes by Vort-Ronald, Australian Banknotes in Full Colour, Renniks Australian Coins and Banknotes 19th Edition, Scottish Banknotes Douglas (small editions 1984) vol 1 and 2, Banknote Yearbook 5th Edition, second hand
Books (23) an interesting selection, includes The Numismatic Chronicle (10 Volumes) - The Royal Numismatic Society 1973-1982 editions, Coin Hoards (6 Volumes) Volumes 1-6 - The Royal Numismatic Society, 1975-1981 editions, Roman Coins And Their Values by David R. Sear 1970 Edition, The Coin Collector's Encyclopaedia by Colin Narbeth 1968 edition, Facts and Fictions About Coins by Leon Lindheim 1967, Chinese Cash by O.D. Cresswell 1971, Rare Coins of America, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany and Spain also Greek and Roman Coins by Wm Von Bergen 1889, British Coinage by W.A.C. Newwman - Royal Institute of Chemistry 1953, Catalogo General de La Moneda Espanola Felipe V (1700) i Isabel II (1868) by Jose A.Vicenti 1971, most are in good second-hand conditional the 1889 book in Fair condition
Books (6) British Historical Medals 1760-1960 Volume 2 'The Reign of Queen Victoria' by Laurence Brown (2007 edition), Spink's Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals 1558 to the present day with valuations by Daniel Fearon, 1984 Edition, The Banknote Yearbook 6th Edition (2009), The Banknote Yearbook 8th Edition (2013), British Military Authority Occupation Currency 1942-1956 Europe and North Africa by T.A.van Elmpt (2003), Standard Catalogue of British Coins 2004 (39th Edition), all in very good second-hand condition
Books an interesting selection (10) English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum First Edition 1960, this in good second-hand condition. Standard Catalogue of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland by B.A.Seaby (6 editions) 1938, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, and 1956 editions, 'The Coins of Great Britain' by Thorburn and Grueber (1904), 'Chats on Old Coins' by Fred W. Burgess (1928) and 'Coin Collector' by W.Carew Hazlitt these all in Fair condition
Box for an 1887 11-coin long set, by Hearn, Numismatist 175 Piccadilly, London W1, some light wear to the edges, otherwise in very good second-hand condition
Commemorative Plates (16) includes Wedgwood (11) includes Royal Family (6) 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee, 2002 Queen Mother Memorial, 2003 50th Anniversary of the Coronation - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip portrait, 2003 Coronation 50th Anniversary Queen Elizabeth II portrait, 2004 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Queen on horseback, 2005 The Marriage of the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, Calendar plates (2) 2003 with floral design, and 2004 with garden design, 2005 60th Anniversary of VE Day (3) each with World War II Aircraft designs, Spitfire, Hurricane and Avro Lancaster, Spode 2013 The Birth of Prince George of Cambridge, Worcester 2013 The Birth of Prince George of Cambridge, Diana- Princess of Wales England's Rose undated, in porcelain, undated World War II - This Is You Hour -Winston Churchill , by Timothy Noad, 2006 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday calendar plate with 12 different colour pictures of the Queen , by Timothy Noad, Danbury Mint Manchester United 100 Glorious Years with pictures of George Best, Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Billy Meredith, Bryan Robson and David Beckham, most in the boxes as issued and in excellent condition
Convict Token engraved on a 1799 Halfpenny the Obverse engraved HF REMEMBER ME . TILL . I . COME . BACK . FROM . SYDNY. E.M.L.G Engraving Fine, the reverse VG
Convict Token Engraved on a 34mm copper or bronze flan, CAPTAIN John Lancey Died June the 7th 1754 Aged 28 Years, the reverse in an ornate monogram style pattern
Convict Token Engraved on a Copper Penny DEAR BROTHER AND SISTERS FORGET ME NOT KEEP THIS IN REMEMBERENCE JW TRANSPORTED 10 YEARS 1841, VF a tidily engraved and well executed example
Convict Token Engraved on a Copper Penny JULY 3 FORGET ME NOT DEAR ELIZABETH 1832 WILLIAM TOOLEY AGED 18 TRANSPORTED FOR 7 YEARS with flowers and hearts alongside, VF a tidily engraved and well executed example
Convict Token Engraved on a George III Halfpenny 1799 Dear Sister when this you see ,think on your unfortunate brother John England 1820 25th August, About Fine with olive branch above
Italy - Milan a brass coin scale set 1756 with a set of 8 contemporary weights, the scale in excellent condition, the weights GVF to EF, in the original fitted case with a note inside the lid 'Bilancini fini della Fabbrica di Garlo Amadei in Milano nella Contrada de' Bossi al Num. 1756.'
Maundy Money boxes (22) includes 11 dated boxes as follows: 1884, 1893, 1898, 1902, 1903 (2, both different), 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1934 , the other boxes a mix of Victoria to George V styles, in mixed condition all have working catches and hinges
Maundy Money boxes official Red Royal Mint undated 4-coin cases (38) with Maundy Money and the coat of arms in gold on the lid, four are dated, 1956, 1973, 1975 and 1981 respectively, in good second-hand condition
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Farthing 1849 a spectacular off-centre striking with 3mm blank flan with a large 2mm high 'lip' between 12 and 5 o'clock on the obverse. Obverse with just IA DEI GRATIA legend and part of the 49 part of the date on the flan, Fine/About Fine and boldly struck for the grade, an interesting and unusual piece
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Fifty Pence undated Britannia reverse struck off-centre on an undersized 21mm diameter thin flan weighing 3.28 grammes, on the obverse only ELIZABETH II of the legend is on the flan, on the reverse only ENCE at the end of the legend is on the flan, EF and lustrous, highly unusual
Mint Error - Mis-Strike One Penny Token Sheffield 1812 a double reverse with one side incuse, similar to a brockage but the die axis does not align, as Withers 1045-47, VG/Fine and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Sixpence 1948 struck off-centre with 2mm blank flan between 12 and 6 o'clock thus causing a slight raised 'lip' Fine, Penny 1872 Fine with an unofficial 'counterstamp' causing by the coin being placed on a George III type Gaming token, Fine, unusual, as part of a group of minor Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (12) planchet clips, blank flan, some possibly done after minting
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Twenty Pence 1993 struck on an undersized 19mm flan, weighing 3.27 grammes, the lower part of the legend below the Queen's head in almost totally missing as is the raised rim. On the reverse the figure 20 is half off-flan as is the lower raised rim. EF and unusual
Mint Error - Mis-Strike Twenty Pence Blank flan 4.89 grammes, EF, this similar to the 25 Pence Blank (c.1981) of similar weight and composition from the Tansley Collection sold in September 2005
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (2) Fifty Pence 1969 obverse and reverse slightly misaligned causing a 'lip' giving the appearance of a wider rim when viewed from the obverse,. 13.49 grammes, GEF the obverse with a small touch of surface residue, Two Pence undated (date off flan) struck on an undersized 22mm diameter flan, weighing 3.60 grammes,, part of the legend and date off flan, UNC with almost full lustre
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (6) Shilling 1954E Fine with lamination flaw on the obverse, Sixpence 1964 struck around 1mm off-centre causing a raised lip between 2 o'clock and 7 o'clock on the reverse, only a small part of the edge milling is visible, Fine, Brass Threepence 1966 with a straight planchet clip causing a ragged edge at 2 o'clock on the reverse, NEF, Pennies (2) 1937 struck off-centre with around 1.5mm blank flan causing a raised lip between 3 and 7 o'clock on the reverse Fine with some scratches, 1967 with a small planchet clip, EF and lustrous, Cliché medals (2) the first undated by Phillips Aldershot of London, uniface and 32mm diameter Obverse: Angel holding two laurel wreaths facing, with sun and seascape behind, the second 32mm diameter undated and uniface depicting a standing woman above a kneeling man crowning him with a laurel wreath, loosely based on the style of 'Art is Obtained Through Labour' by Nicolas Reyers (c.1780) both EF with light gold tone
Postcards an accumulation, comprising Sussex (1355) includes Ardingly, Alfriston, Arundel, Battle, Bexhill, Brighton, Bognor Regis, Chichester, Eastbourne, Hastings, Hurstmonceux, Hove, Lewes, Pevensey, Rye, Worthing and more, Kent (452) includes Canterbury, Cliftonville, Dover, Folkestone, Margate, Maidstone, Rochester, Ramsgate, Sevenoaks, Tunbridge Wells and more, Surrey (226) includes Guildford, Dorking, Albury, Farnham, Croydon and more, and a mixed group (349) includes a group of Scottish types (32) with Tartan designs, many with ecclesiastical themes, many are early 20th Century with some sepia toned and some colour tinted types, many of the cards are unwritten, an interesting group and would appeal to the South-Eastern collector with over 1800 cards alone from Kent and Sussex with some smaller towns and villages noted, the vast majority in very good to excellent condition, also includes a number of empty vinyl storage sleeves
Silver cutlery items, including 13 items bearing the George III duty mark, some of these by Wildman Smith of London, a set of 6x George III teaspoons by Peter, Ann and William Bateman, date letter I (1804) boxed, and a further 5 items bearing the Victoria duty mark, (total weight of the silver items around 2500 grammes) also includes a host of other non-silver items including more cutlery, condiment holders, a match case, and small boxes (non-silver items total weight 6273 grammes including boxes), total weight over 10 Kilos
Silver Jewellery items (14) includes Crowns in pendant mounts (5) 1819 VG, 1887 a copy, once gilded, Fine, 1889 VG, 1890 VG, along with ID bracelets, brooches, an Indian snuff box, rings, a stoned tie-pin and St. John's Ambulance Brigade medallions 1911-1941 inclusive, these in mixed condition, total .925 silver weight 18.8 Troy oz.
Stamps - China - The Postage stamps of China 2012 an impressively package book containing 6 Yuan stamps (3), 3 Yuan stamps (3), 1.5 Yuan (1), 1.2 Yuan (98) and 0.80 Yuan (1) and a pair of 2011 fabric stamps commemorating the Lunar Year of the Rabbit UNC, covering a variety of subjects such as Ren-Chen Year, Bank of China, Zhonghua Book Company, Modern Chinese Musicians, Birds - Waxwing and Peace Dove, Asian-Pacific Postal Union, Good Fortune stamps, Communist Youth League of China, Centenary of International Nurses day, Nanjhing University, 70th Anniversary of Talks at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art, Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Third Asian Beach Games, Red Footprints, Pension Schemes, National Museum of China, Games of the XXX Olympiad, Early Generals of the People's Army, The Silk Road, Chinese Folklore, A Glimpse of Yanbian, Hetian Jade, Sanxingdui Bronze,Ci of the Song dynasty, Qin slips from Liye, Chinese Ceramics - Dehua Porcelain, 18th Antional Congress of the Communist Party of China, China Merchants, Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge and Bosphoros Bridge in Istanbul, 30th Anniversary of the Promulgation of the 1982 Constitution, Confucius Institute, and Audit of China, along with a commemorative coin for One Yuan 2012 UNC, and accompanying DVD, with text in Chinese and English, The Centenary of Tongji University an impressive package containing first day cover, along with a sheet of 16 1.20 Yuan stamps, and a sheet of 16 0.80 Yuan stamps, UNC in the orange folder of issue, Custom and Scenery of Shandong - Chinese stamp album of Shandong Theme an impressively packaged selection with a wide array of subjects, including Lecture Rooms, Confucius, Sunzi, Chinese Battles, Mount Taishan - The Eastern Sacred Mountain, Chinese Temple, Chinese Ancient Buildings, Birds, Modern Chinese industry and buildings, UNC in the attractive book of issue, text in Chinese and English
World Stamps in three albums a wide variety of countries represented, includes South Africa, Rhodesia, Mauritius , East Africa, West Africa, French Africa, Zanzibar, Gibraltar, Malta, Canada, Newfoundland, Jamaica, Argentina, Chile, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, Peru, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Straits Settlements, China, Cochin China, Japan, Philippines, Siam, Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Monaco, Austria, Australia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Cameroon, Denmark, Dominica, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, French Equatorial Africa, Germany, Gold Coast, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya Luxembourg, Malaya, Malaysia, Monaco, Mozambique. New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Samoa, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland Turkey, USA and many more, includes many early types, some 19th Century and early 20th Century, in mixed condition, the vast majority are postmarked, an interesting selection
£75 - £125
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