A mixed group containing a locket made from an 1803 Third Guinea, Penny 1797 hollowed into a smugglers box (contained four pieces of Victorian toy money and a Threehalfpence 1843) Crowns Forgeries (2) 1889 and 1892 an Elizabeth II sixpence hollowed into a George VI BrassThreepence, and a double obverse manufactured Florin one side George VI the other Elizabeth II in mixed grades
Book 'English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558-1958 Second Edition 1970 by C.Wilson Peck with cover, this detached, book in good condition
Books (8) a selection of useful titles, Roman Coins 4th Edition by David Sear, The John Brooker Collection of Coins of Charles I by Spink, English Hammered Coinage by J.J.North Volumes I and II 1960-1964 editions, The British Bronze Penny 1860-1970 by Michael Gouby, The British Numismatic Journal (3) Volumes 74, 75 and 76 2004, 2005 and 2006 all in good used condition
Books 'The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain' by Michael J.Freeman, the pre-production copy owned by Michael Freeman showing various annotations before the book went to press. (The jacket untitled unlike the standard edition) includes hand typed and hand-written lists of values for 1983 and 1984, Good condition and a historically important insight into the workings of the author prior to the publication of the second edition in 1985. Book 'English Copper Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558-1958' by C.W.Peck Second edition 1964, the copy owned by Michael J.Freeman, no dust jacket, in fair condition and including notes and annotations by Mr. Freeman who acquired many of Peck's collection when it was sold through Spink. We have Michael's school teacher to thank for his extensive insights into the bronze penny series as she attracted his interest through a charity collection the teacher administered, requesting the children to donate pennies Michael was immediately attracted to the variety he noticed in the collection spurring him on to extensive studies of the series leading to his book first published in 1970. A rare opportunity to acquire historically significant and original workings.
City of London Brewery Company 1869 32mm diameter in brass (over 100) UNC, plus a mixed group (26) includes Charles I Marriage medalet 1626 in silver about Fine creased, and detector finds (20) some are tokens, plus a small group of World Paper Money (14) in mixed grades
Coin Cabinet professionally made by Peter Nichols of St. Leonards, lockable with key 28 trays with all felts 300mm x 300mm x 310mm in very good condition (Note: listed on his website as £472 new plus delivery)
Countermarked (6) Twopence 1797 countermarked J.DILLECATE twice on each side VG. Halfpenny George III 1806-7 countermarked ROBINSON CUTLER OXFORD on the obverse Poor. Penny Victoria Bun Head Railway token countermarked 17 NORWICH LOCO WK on the reverse, countermark Fine, host coin Poor. Halfpenny George III 1806-7 with multiple countermarks including MARSDEN, WRIGHT and OATES countermarks about Fine host coin Poor. Countermarked Token 31mm diameter in brass uniface with 592 incuse Fair. Countermarked Token in Brass 25.5mm diameter uniface with G J F incuse and a larger Chinese? Character in a cartouche above. Plus Halfpenny 18th Century North Wales 1793 DH 1b NEF/GVF
Engraved for Advertising Penny Victoria Bun Head the reverse smoothed and inscribed IVY-MAX THE PANDORA GIRLS 25 JANUARY 08, unusual, engraving EF, coin Fine
Jewellery items in gold (8) Three 9 carat chains (broken), Three ear-rings all different each 9 carat, a gold pin unmarked presumed 9 carat, plus a pair of 14 carat ear-rings total weight 7.8 grammes of 9 carat and 2.1 grammes of 14 carat
Mint ErrorMis-StrikeHalfpenny George III contemporary counterfeit 1774 a spectacular double striking each striking around 14mm apart NVF, the date wiry with a j-shaped 1, struck on a slightly ovoid flan weighing 8.7 grammes
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (15) mostly off-centre, planchet clips etc. plus Halfpenny 1799 Fine, Ireland Halfpenny 1781 GF holed, Two Pounds 1823 forgery Ex-Mount Fine
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (2) Fifty Pence 2000 Public Libraries struck in bronze on a smaller mis-shapen flan weighing just 3.5 grammes Lustrous UNC, Fifty Pence 2000 struck on an almost round smaller flan of 29mm weighing 4.5 grammes toned UNC with some black marks
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (2) Sixpence William III 1697 struck off-centre with around 1.5mm blank flan Fine, Half farthing 1844 Struck Off-centre with around 3.5mm blank flan EF
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes Charles II Farthings (2) 1675 off-centre with 2mm blank flan VG, 1674 double struck with the second strike rotated by around 45 degrees VG
Mint Errors Sixpences (6) George VI Obverse uniface with traces of the obverse showing on the blank side EF, 1948 the edge mis-struck with a ridge part of the way round the coin Fine, 1953 with a plain and rounded edge Near Fine/Fine, 1954 struck on a thin flan Fine, 1958 struck on a thin flan Fine, 1964 struck on a large 21mm diameter flan seemingly struck without a collar but with full edge milling EF
Model Money 1848-1902 (13) a mixed group includes many in EF, plus Royal Mintmedallions from Proof sets (11) EF-UNC, and modern Farthing museum tokens (2) UNC
Modern Replicas Nero Bronze, Queen Elizabeth I Crown, Henry VIII Half Angel base metal, low grade late Roman Bronze (3), Retro Patterns Edward VIII (3) 3d/ 2/6, Crown 1936-37, Jersey 1/13 Shilling 1858 from circulation along with an Isle of Man Mint Set 2007 9 coin set 1d - £5 BU in a presentation wallet
Paranumismatic a parcel including toy money, George III forgeries, a Chinese Dollarimitation, tradesman's tokens some 19th century including Canadian issues (lot)
Paranumismatic including medals prize and commemorative some in silver, machine and transport tokens, fantasy issues and tourist imitations, plus two albums of first day cover with coins and some of these coins now removed, plus others (lot)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond JubileeCrown-sized Proofs 2012 (25) in Platinum Coloured Alloy comprising Scotland (14), Isle of Man (6), New Zealand (2), United Kingdom (3, 2 different designs) FDC in the wallets of issue
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