Argentina Provincias Del Rio De La Plata 4 Soles 1815 PTS FL Potosi Mint KM#13 Toned NVF/GF, seldom seen, we note Krause lists at $1500 VF for this rare one year type
AustraliaSovereign 1855 Sydney Branch Mint Marsh 360 Good Fine, rare in all grades, whilst South Australia solved its mid 19th century currency shortage by issuing the Adelaide Pound without London's approval Victoria and New South Wales requested the creation of a branch of the Royal Mint which opened in 1855 using part of Sydney Hospital. The first coins were struck in that year, including the coin offered here. Marsh 360 Good Fine, rare in all grades
Austria Double ThalerFerdinand II. 1619-1637, Joachimsthal.Reichstaler 1624 FERDINANDVS II. DG - R. - IM . S. A. G. H . BO. REX : AVST. DVX - BVRG. MAR. MOR. 1624 Crowned double eagle with shield of Bohemia. Dav. 3141. approaching VF with an old tone
British West AfricaTrial Pieces (2) Shilling 1952 Trial struck in chromed steel, Obverse with TRIAL written vertically to the left of the King's face, Reverse with TRIAL written horizontally above the 52 of the date, 5.00 grammes, Format 326 NEF with minor contact marks, Rare. Shilling George VI undated the obverse and reverse designs largely obliterated by three concentric circles, enough traces remain to show that this was originally the same type as the previous coin, edge 5.05 grammes GVF
CanadaDollar 1948 KM#46 UNC or very near so and lustrous with a pleasing residual golden tone, a most pleasing example with plenty of eye appeal. Very rare with a very low mintage of 18,780, the key date in this series, we note that this is only the second example we have offered in 15 years, and considerably superior to the example sold in our Auction A156 described as 'EF/About EF and lustrous which realised £500
Ceylon a 6-coin set 1963 VIP Proofs/Proofs of record comprising 50 Cents KM#132 for type, 25 Cents KM#131 for type, 10 Cents KM#130 for type, 5 Cents KM#129 for type, 2 Cents KM#128 for type and 1 Cent KM#127 for type, nFDC to FDC and brilliant, we note that Krause does not list any of these pieces as Proofs so clearly issued in very small numbers
France10 Centimes 1848 Copper Essai Piefort 30mm diameter by E.Rogat, Obverse Head left, helmeted in Roman style, REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, Reverse DIX CENTIMES 1848 within a wreath, LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE, edge MONETAIRE + PIEFORT + CONCOURS + UNC, struck on a 6mm thick flan and weighing 39.16 grammes, unlisted by Krause in either the Standard catalogue or Unusual World Coins catalogue
German States - Munster 1 1/4 Thaler (Shau) 1648EK Peace of Westphalia KM#49 in a large PCGS holder and graded 'Mount Removed - XF details', we note Krause lists this coin at $1500 in XF
German States - Schwarzenburg-Sondershausen (2) 3 Marks 1909A Death of Karl Gunther KM#154, A/UNC and attractively toned with minor rim nicks, 2 Marks 1905 KM#152 25th Anniversary of Karl Gunther's Reign A/UNC with grey and gold toning
Germany - Federal Republic5 Marks (2) 1957J Centenary of the Death of Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Poet KM#117 UNC or near so, the reverse with a pleasing underlying pastel tone, 1964 150th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Gottlieb Fichte KM#118.1 UNC and lustrous with some flecks of toning
Gold CoastHalf Ackey 1818 KM#8 NVF toned, we note this is only the second example we have offered in 15 years, the other being in Auction A153 5/6/2016 which was described as 'Good Fine and bold' and realised £300
India - Bombay PresidencyPatternRupee 1678 KM#Pn2, Pridmore 20, struck in silver at the Tower Mint, Obverse: THE RVPEE OF BOMBAIM in three lines, with two roses below, [BY] AUTHORITY OF [CHARLES THE] SECOND, Reverse: Crowned British Shield [KINGE. OF. GREAT. BRITAINE. ] FRANCE . AND. IREL [AND] 5.76 grammes, Fine on a wavy flan, struck off-centre, Very Rare. We refer to Pridmore Auction October 1982, Lots 450 and 451, this example with more similar striking and flan positioning to Lot 451, we also note a silver example in the British Museum with larger roses, and weighing 10.83 grammes, only a handful of examples known in silver, we also note examples are known struck in pewter, a pewter example selling at Baldwins in 2009 for £10,552 inclusive of buyers premium
Iran 5,000 Dinars AH1327 (1909) KM1017 obverse smoothed VG, reverse Fine edge plain and weighing 22.7 grams so perhaps once in jewellery, seldom offered in any grade and with a high book value in Krause
IrelandHalfcrownGunmoney 1690 Apr: Obverse 1, Timmins TB30L-1B EF with some small touches of residual dirt and verdigris in the legends, overall a pleasing portrait and a well struck even coin
Italian States - Tuscany (3) 5 Centesimi 1859 C#83 EF/GEF with traces of lustre, 2 Centesimi 1859 C#82 GEF with traces of lustre, 1 Centesimo C#81 EF with some small spots
Straits Settlements50 Cents 1889 KM#13 once mounted, signs of the edge milling having been skilfully recut and some hairlines on the portrait suggests once lightly smoothed, NVF/GF and very rare
USA (2) Halfpenny 1795 Grate, for Clark & Harris, Large Buttons, Breen 1271, diagonal edge reeding, weight 9.39 grammes, Near VF with some light staining on either side, One Cent 1872 1 and 8 almost touch Breen 1982 VG
Vietnam - Annam (2) undated Tu Duc (1848-1883) KM#494 Schroeder-320 weight 38.51 grammes in a PCGS holder and graded AU53, undated Gia Long (1802-1820) Large Characters KM#179, Schroeder 118 in a PCGS holder and graded AU53
World Gold (2) Russia 5 Roubles 1899 фЗ Y#62 VF the obverse with some surface residue, Austria10 Corona 1910 KM#2816 NEF the obverse with some surface residue
World Gold (3) Costa Rica 10 Colones 1897 KM#140 NVF/VF with some edge nicks, Japan 5 Yen Year 30 (1897) Y#32 Fine, Ex-Jewellery, Philippines 2 Pesos 1864 KM#143 NVF/GF
Anguilla Liberty Dollar 1967 Provisional Government, countermarked Coinage X#4.2, Countermarked on host coin YemenRiyal Y#31 Countermark VF, host coin Near Fine, Rare, our archive database indicates that this is the first that we have handled
Bolivia 14 Gramos 1952 Revolution Commemorative, Gold Bullion Series X#12 Ex-Jewellery with very slight traces of a mount having been skilfully removed
German States - Prussia20 Marks Gold 1888A VF scratched in the obverse field at 3 o'clock by KONIG leaving a small depression, viewing recommended, Ex-Reeves Auction 2/7/1976 Lot 1692 £35
German States (3) Teutonic Order Thaler 1603 (32 groschen) KM#3, Dav.5848 GVF, the edges showing some striations at 12 and 6 o'clock, the surface though show no signs of the coin having been mounted, Mansfeld - Eisleben Thaler 1577 MB#44 NVF, Saxony-Albertine2 Thaler 1854F KM#1149 NVF/VF once cleaned
German States (6) Saxe-Old-Weimar Half Thaler 1598 Obverse: Two Dukes facing, Reverse: Saxony Arms in ornate shield with date above in circle, formerly KM#3, Dav.9779 Fine or better with a flan flaw at the top where possibly once mounted, Saxony Thaler 1624 WA Middle figure on reverse holds a baton KM#301 NVF, purchased by the vendor in September 1977, Brunswick-Lunegurg-Calenberg 24 Mariengroschen 1697 KM#378 variety, Reverse legend SOLA BONA QUAE HONESTA Fine, Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg 12 Mariengroschen 1677 KM#136 Good Fine and bold, Brunswick-Luneburg 2/3 1807 GFM KM#422 GVF and lustrous, German States - Saxony Albertine Thaler 1763 KM#962 About Fine
Malta3 Tari 1649 KM#66 VF on a slightly irregularly shaped flan, a very rare type, currently lists at $1000 VF in Krause, accompanied by the vendors ticket stating 'May 1974 Lot 128 an F specimen fetched £100' (Ex Reeve Coln)
Malta30 Tari 1798 Hompesch, with dot below bust, Restelli & Sammut 009 KM#345 variant NVF with old coppery tone, we note we have only offered one previous example of this date in 15 years
Malta30 Tari 1798 Hompesch, with dot below bust, Restelli & Sammut 009 KM#345 variant, Near EF/EF with a superb old tone, very scarce in this high grade, we note we have only offered one previous example of this date in 15 years
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