A large group with some rolls of mint state earlier decimal bronze, then mostly pre decimal issues including pre 1947 silver (lot over 60 kilos gross weight)
Australia (16) Shillings (8) 1938 VF, 1943S Good Fine, 1944S EF and lustrous, 1952 EF, 1953 Lustrous UNC with a striking flaw on the obverse, 1954 A/UNC and lustrous, 1955 NEF/EF, 1957 GEF/EF and lustrous, Sixpences (8) 1942S VF/GVF, 1943S NEF/EF and lustrous, 1946 GEF and lustrous, 1951 GF/NVF, 1952 Fine/Good Fine, 1955 NEF/GEF, 1957 EF/AU, 1958 GEF/AU
Austria 5 Corona 1908 Franz Joseph I 60th Anniversary of his Reign KM#2807 (2) both UNC, one with some edge nicks, Hungary (2) 5 Korona 1900 Proof Restrike KM#488 UNC with some small tone spots, retaining much original mint brilliance, 1909 KB UP KM#488 Proof Restrike UNC
Belgium50 Francs 1958 Brussels World Fair (69) French Legend DES BELGES, Reverse inverted, Coin alignment KM#150.1 (45), Dutch Legend DER BELGEN, Coin alignment KM#151.1 (24) EF to UNC
Bolivia50 Centavos (11) 1891PTS CB A/UNC, 1894 PTS ES (2) both EF, 1895 PTS ES About EF toned, 1896 PTS ES (2) both VF, 1897 PTS CB EF toned, 1899 PTS MM NEF, NEF and EF, 1900 PTS MM VF
Ceylon5 Rupees 1957 2500 Years of Buddhism KM#126 (50) A/UNC to UNC beautiful choice toning with underlying colourful lustre, an original and matching group. : Note, of the 500,000 mintage, 258,000 were returned to the Royal Mint in 1962 to be melted, groups like this are seldom encountered
China (47) Provincial - KiangnanDollar Y#145a.12 with HAH and CH on the obverse without dots or rosettes VF, Republic Dollar Year 3 Y#329.3 NEF, Kwangtung Province (4), 20 Cents (2) Year 9 (1920) NEF with some stains, Year 10 (1921) NEF, Sheng Tsao Y#200 (2) VG and NF, 10 Cents (3) Year 2 (1913) Y#422 Fine, 10 Cash (6) Kiang-Si undated (1902) VG, Kiangnan CD1905, Hupeh undated (1902-1905), Hupeh CD1906, Republic 10 Cash (2), undated (c.1920) (2) VG to Fine, Cash, many different mints and types (35) T'ai Cha'ng 1620, Ch'ung Chen 1628-1644, No Mintmark with dot at top of reverse, Ching Dynasty Shun Chih 1644-1661 (1), Sheng Tsu K'ang Hsi types 1662-1722 (4), Emperor Kao Tsung (1736-1795) Ch'ien Lung and Shan Lung types (16), Emperor Jen Tsung Chia-Ch'ing types (7), Emperor Hsuan Tao-Kuang types (4), Emperor Wen Tsung, Hsien Feng type (1), these in Good to VG
Denmark 10 Kroner (20) 1967 C (h) S Wedding of Princess Margrethe KM#856 (10) EF to UNC, 1968 C (h) S Wedding of Princess Benedikte KM#857 (10) Lustrous UNC with hints of gold tone, a few with small tone spots, one with a scratch
Denmark 2 Kroner 1953 (h) N S Foundation of the Campaign against Tuberculosis in Greenland KM#844 (10) UNC to BU, one with a stain on the reverse, now listed at $60 UNC and $150 BU by Krause
France50 Centimes (136) 1914 (1), 1915 (8), 1916 (17), 1917 (34), 1918 (29), 1919 (40), 1920 (7) One 1917 in VF, the others NEF to Lustrous UNC some with toning
GB and World 17th to 21st Century in a wooden box, total weight 2.38 Kilos, includes some in silver, along with some Tokens and Paranumismatic items in mixed grades with some later items lustrous (lot)
GB and World a mixed group (19) AustraliaOne DollarKookaburra 2002 UNC, MexicoOnza 2002 UNC, Fantasy Una and the Lion (2) each one ounce of gold plated silver UNC, GB Britannia Two Pounds silver (7) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 (2), 2002, 2004, UNC some with light toning, GB Crowns (2) 1937 EF toned, 1960 Polished Die UNC, Canada5 Dollars Maple Leaf (2) 2001, 2002 UNC, Gibraltar Crown 2001 New Century UNC, South Africa Crown 1953 GEF and lustrous, Southern Rhodesia Crown 1953 UNC, Bermuda Crown 1964 UNC or near so with some contact marks, housed in 2 Lindner Trays
GB and World Crowns (209) GB 1965 (99) EF to UNC, Gibraltar (58) 1967 (15), 1968 (18), 1970 (25) UNC in slide cases, some of the cases with tape residue, Western SamoaTala 1967 (5) UNC in slide cases, some of the cases with tape residue, Western Samoa Tala 1969 Robert Louis Stevenson (22) UNC in slide cases, some of the slide cases with tape residue, Isle of Man Crowns 1970 (25) UNC in slide cases the original packaging, plus rolls and part rolls of minors from GB, Fiji, Ceylon, Australia, Singapore, New Guinea and Malaya dating from 1940 onwards , in mixed grades some mint state (lot), along with GB and World (37) mostly 20th Century minors many in UNC
GB and World including a World War One Death Plaque holed for suspension, Tokens, Pre 47 Silver, a South African mint set and more (lot, nearly 20 Kilos gross weight)
GB and World mostly 19th and 20th Century includes some silver (lot) , also includes Britain's First Decimal Coins Sets 1968/71 (2) UNC, Dunkirk 1990 50th Anniversary Triumph of the Little Ships' BU in base metal, cased, pre-Decimal Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings, World includes France, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland, Medals mostly in base metal, and World Banknotes (7), in mixed circulated grades
GB and World Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1808 George III, after Kuchler's 'Bank of EnglandDollar' bust, (19) Wales (11), Scotland (3), Ireland (2), Sierra Leone (3) all struck in .925 silver, 26.75 grammes or more, UNC to BU Lustrous and eye-catching
GB and World Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1808 George III, after Kuchler's 'Bank of EnglandDollar' bust, (19) Wales (11), Scotland (4), Ireland (2), Sierra Leone (2) all struck in .925 silver, 26.75 grammes or more, UNC to BU Lustrous and eye-catching
Hong Kong5 Cents (36) 1901 (2), 1903 (11), 1904 (5), 1905 (1), 1905H (9), 1932 (7), 1933 (1) EF to UNC and lustrous a few with light surface deposit from vinyl storage this possibly removable with care
INA Retro Patina SeriesCrowns (180) Wales 1830 George IV in Pewter (30), Copper (30), and Golden Alloy (30) Lustrous UNC a few with light toning, GB Victoria Bonomi style 1887 in NickelSilver (30), Copper (30) and Golden Alloy (30) Lustrous UNC a few with light toning
INA Retro Patina SeriesCrowns (240) Wales 1830 George IV in Pewter (40), Copper (40), and Golden Alloy (40) Lustrous UNC a few with light toning, GB Victoria Bonomi style 1887 in NickelSilver (40), Copper (40) and Golden Alloy (40) Lustrous UNC a few with light toning
INA Retro Patina SeriesCrowns (315) Wales 1830 George IV in Pewter (50), Copper (50), and Golden Alloy (50) Lustrous UNC a few with light toning, GB Victoria Bonomi style 1887 in NickelSilver (55), Copper (55) and Golden Alloy (55) Lustrous UNC a few with light toning
India (9) One Rupee 1887 Calcutta, Half Rupee 1835, Quarter Rupee 1947, Quarter Anna 1889 (2) Lustrous UNC, Pice (2) 1944, 1945, Indian States - Awadh 1/8 Rupee AH1271 holed, and an unidentified Indian States piece on an irregularly shaped flan, in mixed grades to NVF unless stated
IndiaHalf Rupees (6) 1884 Bombay, Good Fine, 1888 Bombay B Raised NEF, 1894 Bombay, B Incuse Good Fine, 1899 Calcutta, C incuse (2) About EF/EF and Fine, 1912 Bombay Fine
India in an album (9) Half Rupees (2) 1862 Bombay VF, 1899 Bombay, inverted B incuse VF, Quarter Rupee (5) 1862 Calcutta VF, 1877 Calcutta NVF/GF, 1879 Calcutta, VG/NF, 1897 Bombay, B incuse GVF, 1898 Calcutta VF with dark tone, 2 Annas (2) 1889 Bombay, B incuse, About Fine, 1893 Bombay, B incuse GVF toned
IndiaRupees in an album (21) 1835 Plain Truncation, Bombay, 1835 RS incuse on truncation, Calcutta, 1835 F incuse on truncation, 1840 Legend Continuous over bust, Bombay, 1840 Legend divided by bust, W.W raised, Calcutta, 1862, 1880 Dot, Bombay, 1885 B Raised, 1886 B incuse, 1900 B incuse, 1901 B incuse, 1905 Bombay, 1907 Bombay, 1912 Bombay, 1918 Calcutta, 1942 Bombay, 1944 Lahore, 1945 Bombay (2), 1945 Lahore, 1947 Bombay in mixed grades NVF to GEF includes some useful earlier pieces
Ireland (11) Crown 1690 Poor/NVG, Halfcrowns Gunmoney (2) 1690 May. Small size S.6580CCC Limerick Bust NVF with some pitting to the flan, Halfcrown 1690 June VG/About Fine, Gunmoney Shillings (5) 1690 Large size Apr: Fine with a planchet clip, 1690 June. VF, 1690 June. Fine with pitted surfaces, 1689 Dec: as S.6581K with ERA for FRA, NEF for wear but pitted, Shilling 1690 June. S.6582G VF pitted with a few small spots Shilling Edward VI 1549 a contemporary brass imitation 'Bungal' issue S.6494A mintmark Arrow, weight 6.5 grammes Fair, scarce, Farthings (2) Armstrong's Coinage of 1660-1661 Upright die axis, R on Crown band, S.6566 Fair/NVF the obverse with surface corrosion, Southern Cities of Refuge local issue 1645-1647, Cork (?) Ship reverse on a rectangular flan, 2.9 grammes, Poor thus preventing a more accurate attribution, along with a further group of Ireland (19) Ten PenceBank Token 1813, Five Pence Bank Token 1805, Pennies (3) 1805 (2), 1822, Halfpennies (11) George II worn (1), 1742, 1748, 1749, 1766, 1781, 1805 (3), 1822, 1823, Farthings (2) 1723 Woods, 1806, and a small fantasy copy of an 1822 Penny in mixed circulated grades
Ireland and Scotland Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (18) Ireland (9) 1830 Reverse: Crowned Harp, Scotland 1830 Reverse: Crowned Scottish shield with a thistle either side, all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes, Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series, only 100 minted of each type
IrelandGunmoney (3) Halfcrown 1689 Feb: Timmins TB30I-1C Good Fine, Halfcrown Small size 1689 May No Wreath tie, Timmins TB30sM-4B NVF, Shilling Small size 1690 May Timmins TB12sM-1A, VF evenly struck with a small planchet clip
Ireland Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1820 George IV, Reverse in the style of the GunmoneyShilling and Sixpence reverses (18) each struck in .925 silver and weighing around 28.5 grammes
Italy and related (7) Italy (3) 10 Centesimi (2)1894 UNC nicely toned with traces of lustre, 1911 A/UNC, 5 Centesimi 1918, Italian States (3) Venice Centesimo 1849 ZV toned UNC, Papal States 4 Soldi 1868 (2) VF and GVF, Italian Somaliland 4 Bese 1923R GVF for wear with dull surfaces, Rare
Jersey 1972 Silver Wedding Issues, 4-coin sets (21) each comprising Two Pound Fifty Pence, Two Pounds, One Pound and Fifty Pence, also an additional Two Pounds 1972 (8), One Pound 1972 (2), Fifty Pence 1972 (1) a few with toning GEF to Lustrous UNC some prooflike
Malay Peninsula - Trengganu Cents AH1325 (1907) KM#20 (20) VF to GEF, despite it's modest catalogue value, this series rarely seen. Note: although dated AH1325 these were issued in 1920 under Sultan Sulaiman
Modern Collection in 6 Lindner Trays mostly late 20th century base metal issues, 1977 Flat Pack Proof Sets (3) along with a small group of other cased items (lot)
Netherlands East IndiesQuarter Gulden (24) 1941P (6), 1945S (18), One Tenth Gulden (24) 1941P (2), 1941S (1), 1942S (4), 1945P mintmark points to middle of 5 (8), 1945P mintmark points to top of 5 (6), 1945S (3) EF to UNC and lustrous with some green deposit from vinyl storage this possibly removable with care
New Guinea (49) Shillings (3) 1936 About UNC and lustrous, 1938 EF, 1945 GEF, Sixpences (6) 1935 (4), 1943 (2), Threepences (10) 1935 (4), 1943 (6) NEF to A/UNC some with lustre, Pennies 1936 (30) EF to UNC and lustrous
South AfricaCrowns (30) 1952 300th Anniversary of the Founding of Capetown KM#41 (10), 1953 KM#52, 1960 50th Anniversary of the South African Union KM#55 (10) UNC and lustrous some with toning
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