Royal Mint Tokens (6) the small oblong plastic issues seldom seen these days denomination in circle at centre 1/2p, 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 50p Valid only within the Royal Mint Llantrisant, Reverse THIS TOKEN WILL BE ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT OR PART PAYMENT FOR ARTICLES PURCHASED WITHIN THE ROYAL MINT ONLY, Used condition
Specimen set case 1887 by W. Batty & Son (of Manchester) Watch & Clock Makers, 135 Lord St. Southport. to hold 15 pieces, 280mm x 233mm, with three large central apertures to hold the Gold, Silver and Bronze official Royal Mint issue medals, Gold Five Pounds to Half Sovereign and Silver Crown to Threepence (Sixpence x 2), with ROYAL JUBILEE MEDALS & COINS 1887 in gold on the lid, in excellent second-hand condition, with old sticker attached to the base, a most impressive and unusual case
Royal MintTrial Die 1957 Obverse: Britannia seated, striking a coin, Reverse: 6-pointed star, date within, 26mm diameter in aluminium, plain edge, 2.81 grammes, VF, Medal Birmingham Mint, undated, 26mm diameter in cupro-nickel , Obverse: Arms, Reverse: MANUFACTURERS OF NON-FERROUS ALLOYS, Inner legend: IN / SHEETS / STRIP WIRE / BLANKS TUBES / STAMPINGS ETC. / AND / COINAGE, VF
Accessories - a wide ranging group, includes Aluminium cases (2) one containing six Abafil trays, a Lindner tray with round inserts, promoter's boxes (9) includes Westminster boxes (7) some with additional trays, Boxes for World coin sets and singles (28), most being official cases from Franklin Mint, Pobjoy Mint or Royal Mint, these in excellent condition, a slide box, a box file and Banknote album pages (6), good to excellent second hand condition. Must go zero is the reserve
Empty boxes (58) includes many Royal Mint boxes with boxes for 1937 Gold Set, 1937 15-coin set and 1927 sets (2), also with many Royal Mint boxes for modern gold issues, mostly in good second-hand condition
SilverIngots (5) undatedRoyal Mint 10oz. With Britannia on the reverse, Royal Mint One Ounce 2021 Una and the Lion, UNC still sealed, Royal Mint One Ounce 2022 Three Graces UNC still sealed, One Ounce Birmingham Mint undated, with the Royal Mail Ship Britannia 1840 on the reverse, lustrous UNC, on the card of issue with book od stamps (6) all First Class, 4 x First Class Red, also First Class with a Royal Mail van and the other First Class with The Royal Mail Ship Britannia UNC , One Gramme, undated with Britannia on the reverse, UNC
Stamp Ingots in sets (4) The Victorian Stamp IngotCollection a 6-piece set in silver, comprising Five Pounds Orange, Embossed Shilling, Jubilee Shilling, Penny Lilac, Penny Black and Halfpenny Lilac, UNC in the folders and box of issue, The Edward VIII and George VI Stamp Ingot Collection a 6-piece set in silver, comprising Edward VIII Penny, George VI Festival Five Shillings, George VI Penny, George VI Coronation 1½d, George VI First High Value Five Shillings and George VI Festival of Britain Four Penny, Prooflike UNC and lustre with minor toning, in the folders and box of issue, The Edward VII and George V Stamp Ingot Collection a part set (3 pieces) comprising George V Postal Union Congress One Pound, George V Seahorse Ten Shillings, and george V British Empire Exhibition Penny UNC in the packs of issue, and 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1978 a 7-piece set UNC with some toning, boxed, along with First Day Covers (3) , High Value Definitives 1977, £5, £2, £1 and 50p, 25th Anniversary of the Coronation 13p, 11p, 10½p and 9p, and 1953 4d, 1/6, 1/3, 2½d, on the envelopes as issued, and set of 25th Anniversary of the Coronation 13p, 11p, 10½p and 9p UNC in the Royal Mint wallet
Books (33) a wide variety, Spink Standard Catalogue, Pre-Decimal Issues (2) 2015 and 2022 issues, Spink Standard Catalogue, Decimal Issues (3) 2015, 2016 and 2022 issues, Coin Yearbook 2023, Coins Market Values (3) 2016, 2023 and 2024 issues, Standard Catalogue of English Milled Coinage 1662-1972 by Geoffrey Cope and P. Alan Rayner, The Coinages of Edward I and Edward II by J.J. North 1968, KrauseWorld Coins 1801-present, 1996, Salisbury's Local Coinage by C.M. Rowe 1966 (2 copies, one copy signed), Convict Love Tokens by Michele Field and Timothy Millett, British Tokens and Their Values by Seaby 1984, Coins and Tokens of Scotland by Seaby 1972, British Tokens and Their Values by Seaby 1970, Specious Tokens and Those Struck For General Circulation 1784-1804 by R.C. Bell 1968, British Orders and Awards by Kaye & Ward 1968, A History of Early Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry by D.G. Neville 1978, Military Tokens of the British Commonwealth by John F. Yarwood 2006, Glendinning's Auction Sale Catalogues (6) European Historical Medals 28/6/1989, The Thomas Staintin Collection of British Historical Medals 18/2/1987, A Collection of British Historical Medals Part 1: Tudor Times to the Death of George III, 16/3/1989, Historical Medals, Tokens and Numismatic Books 22/11/1989, Historical Medals and Tokens 21/3/1990, Historical, Decorative and Beaux-Arts Medals 6/6/1990, Benedetto Pistrucci Principle Engraver & Chief Medallist of the Royal Mint 1783-1855 by Michael A. Marsh, The Royal Mint - An Illustrated History by G.P. Dyer 1986, Coin Hoards of Great Britain and Ireland 1500-1967 by I.D. Brown and Michael Dolley 1971, The Sovereign and it's Golden Antecedents by André Celtel and Svein H. Gullbekk 2006, Benet's Artefacts of England and the Unitged Kingdom Fisrt Edition 2000, compiled by Paul G. Murawski, in mixed condition, many very good or excellent
Royal MintTrial Die 1957 25mm diameter in Nickel? Obverse: Britannia seated on a stool, striking a coin, Reverse: ROYAL MINT TRIAL DIE and the date 1957 within a 6-pointed star, Plain edge, 5.32 grammes, EF
Royal Mint Accessories - Presentation boxes (12) includes many Royal Mint boxes, these for coin items, including a 1937 Gold set box (catch broken), Banknote albums (4) and CGS boxes (20) in in good secondhand condition
Royal Mint Trialundated Uruguay Obverse: A modified Sierra Leone obverse Five Centesimos with Z in centre of 5 on reverse, 4.89 grammes, Plain edge, believed to be struck in steel, UNC and lustrous with some minor hairlines
Empty Presentation Boxes (25), Royal Mint quality wooden boxes with outer black card box used from 2019 onwards suitable for modern Five Pounds and Fifty Pence, as new
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal Two Pence 1987 struck in cupro-Nickel, 6.98 grammes, Fine with test scratches, accompanied by a letter from the Royal Mint darted August 26 1992, confirming the coin has been tested by X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry
Royal Mint Trial Piece undated (c.1962-63) Obverse draped figure of Britannia, seated on a stool, striking a coin on a pedestal BRITANNIA MONETA, Reverse: Small 10 , no legend, 11.14 grammes, UNC, the reverse with a minor handling mark. Similar to ESC P.D.S.3. Trial coins of this series were struck for the 'Decimal Currency Committee' which had been appointed in December 1961 to advise on the most convenient and practical form that a Decimal currency might take. The Trial coins were circulated at a series of meetings by the Deputy Master of the Mint Mr. J.H.James CB.
Royal Mint Trial Piece 1957 25mm diameter in bronze, Obverse draped figure of Britannia, seated on a stool, striking a coin on a pedestal BRITANNIA MONETA, Reverse: 1957 within a 6-pointed star ROYAL MINT TRIAL DIE, Lustrous UNC with some scratches in the obverse field
Coin Weights (2) James I Angel Weight, Obverse: Angel and Dragon, reverse: XI and S Crowned, VF with some adjustment marks and some edge cracks, Royal Mint 1821 Sovereign Weight, Obverse: Lion on Crown ROYAL MINT 1821, Reverse: CURt. WEIGHT SOVEREIGN, Good Fine
Accessories - a large group includes an aluminium carrying box with 8 Lindner style trays, two small plastic cabinets, one with spaces for 9 trays (8 trays present), and another smaller with 4 trays, a small group of empty cases and boxes for Royal Mint single coin issues, two additional Lindner trays, and a quantity of capsules, banknote wallets, banknote album pages and empty albums, 7 Lindner display trays, a useful group, the vast majority in used condition
Accessories - Lindner Trays (5), Albums (4), and a selection of empty cases for Royal Mint items (14) includes cases for 1937 4-coin Gold set and 1950 Proof set boxes (2), in mixed condition (total weight over 12 kilos)
SilverIngots (12) The American Royal Mint each 15 Grains .999 Silver and with a different zodiac sign Limited Edition Proof. Will be 12 ounces of pure silver
Commemorative plaque Pope John Paul II 1982 First Visit of the Pope to Great Britain the obverse with two portraits within ovals, one of the Queen the other of the Pope, 67.55 grammes of .925 silver, hallmarked and numbered on the edge, in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate
Accessories a large group includes Lindner trays (14), Abafil-style trays (12), Westminster boxes (5), three coin album-style folders, a selection of Royal Mint and other promoters boxes and a group of capsules including Maundy 4-coin capsules, and more, all in good used condition (total weight around 21 Kilos)
GB and World Numismatic First Day Covers in albums (63) includes some medallic issues and a few in silver, with many Crown-sized issues many of these being £5 face value issues, and a Coin and Banknote Cover 2000 comprising £5 Crown and Five Pound Banknote QM10 prefix on the envelope of issue, Manchester Games 2002 £2 4 coin set BU in a stamp cover, all covers housed in albums on the envelopes, or in the folders of issue, along with Five Pound Crowns (2) 1999 Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial, 1999 Millennium, Two Pounds 1997, One Pound 1997 all Lustrous UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue
Books and Accessories a varied group, includes Books (7) World Paper Money 1368-1960 11th Edition (2006), World Paper Money 1961-Date Modern Issues 11th Edition (2005), The Banknote Update by Owen W. Linzmayer (2009), Seaby's Standard Catalogue (3) 1972,1976 and 1984, Spink Standard Catalogue 2017 Pre-Decimal Issues, all in good second-hand condition, Westminster 12-coin boxes (4), Westminster trays or similar (7), Abafil-style trays (4), Lindner Trays (2), an aluminium case 410mm x 245mm x 95mm containing three bags of assorted size capsules, a pack of coin flips 1 1/4 x 1 1/4, a pack of 2x2 coin envelopes, a coin album, A banknote album, drawer-style trays (10) for various size coins, a Lindner carrying box to hold eight full size Lindner trays (no trays included), boxes for Royal Mint and or/promoters issues (30) and soft promoters issue bags (5), a ring binder, a 12-coin Westminster box and a magnifying glass, in mixed second-hand condition, the majority in very good condition (total weight over around 27 Kilos)
Maundy Money boxes official Red Royal Mintundated 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
DecimalOne Pound edge lettering trials (2) both blanks with lettered edges, the first with DECUS ET TUTAMEN on a plain edge, 6.85 grammes, the second with DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI XXXI in italic font with a Cross Crosslet privy mark after TUTAMEN, 7.72 grammes both VF, along with a resin impression 65mm diameter of possibly a proposed design and two further paper impressions of the same design, , these accompanied by two booklets by the Royal Mint, the first entitled 'The United Kingdom Coinage' July 1987, the second entitled 'Proposals for a £1 coin and a 20p Coin' January 1981, these both in good condition
Coin Weights (8) Guineas (3) William and Mary undated, Good Fine with some adjustment lines, William III undated NVF with some light adjustment lines, George III undated Rev: 5Pw 8Gr Fine, Unite Charles I uniface Obverse: Crowned bust left Good Fine, the reverse blank with fine scratches, Half Guinea weight 1773 Obverse: Bust right, Reverse: A Half Guinea weight 1773 NVF the obverse unevenly toned, Sovereign weight 1843 Royal Mint Fine, Portugal Gold Moidore Weight '27s' on either side Good Fine, France Pistole Weight Louis XIV undated Fine, along with a group of Apothecaries weights (10) five are octagonal as follows: Two Drams, One Dram, Half Dram, 60 Grains and Two Scruples, the remainder round issues (3)Two Drams, 3 Dwt Troy weight (Three Pennyweights) Two Scruples, and square issues (2) Two Dram and Two Scruples NVF to GVF
Accessories including Westminster boxes with trays, Coin Library Albums, Royal Mint boxes, small albums and boxes, £1,000,000 Money Bag (empty sadly) (over 20 items)
Royal Mint Trial Designs compiled by a Mr.A.Wiseman, who was paid by the Royal Mint to make these designs, which include the original hand drawn sketches. The Mint subsequently chose not to use them, apart from the Gateshead Millennium Bridge idea, which was then used on a similar design on the One Pound coin. Some design ideas are included which were used on the Queen's Beasts series. The subjects cover Heraldic, Fauna, Sir Christopher Wren, Castles and Palaces and other supplementary designs. There are a total of 28 designs with 2-5 drawings and photos of each in a large book. This is a unique book purchased by the Vendor from the artist. The drawings depict many elegant designs and would make an interesting addition to any Numismatic Library
Coin Weights (2) 1821 Royal Mint for Half Sovereign, Obverse: Lion on Crown, Reverse: 2Dw. 13 1/8 Gr: Near VF the obverse with some scratches, 1843 Obverse: Young Head of Victoria left, ROYAL MINT, Reverse 2Dw 13 1/8 Gr, GVF
Royal MintExperimentalOne Poundpattern design in plaster 175mm diameter, Crowned shield ONE POUND below, also two rubber inverse casts 170mm diameter and 215mm diameter, the first with Crowned shield ONE POUND below, similar to the plaster, the second with Royal Shield of Arms helmeted and crowned, with Crowned Lion and Unicorn supporters, DIEU ET MOIN DROIT on ribbon below, all in excellent condition, an unusual group giving an insight into the early stages of design and minting processes
Great Seals of the Realm (2 sets) the first 'Nineteenth Century', an impressive five piece collection of medallic 5 ounce pure silver issues depicting the Royal seals of George III (2), George IV, William IV and Victoria superb engraving well presented with detailed historical documentation UNC and in the wooden impressive case as issued by The Royal Mint, issue number 331 of 1,000 limit. The second, Great Seals of the Realm, Twentieth Century, an impressive six piece collection of medallic 5 ounce pure silver issues depicting the Royal seals of Victoria, Edward VII, George V (2), George VI and Elizabeth II superb engraving well presented with detailed historical documentation Unc and cased as issued by The Royal Mint. issue number 199 of 1,000 limit
Tokens, Medals, medalets and Paranumismatic items, 18th to 20th Century (164) includes Army Temperance Medals in silver (3) c.1897-1901, in mixed grades, Kent Messenger Calendar Medal 1959, George V Silver Jubilee 1935 32mm diameter in silver, the Official Royal Mint issue EF a varied group, along with Engraved small silver (14), counter stamped coppers (2) and Engraved Halfpenny 1774 'John Rotherham/ Sign Painter in Derby 1774/ John Blease/ To F M U / Tobacconist, Liverpool, also Halfpennies Contemporary counterfeits and evasions (23) George II and George III types, in mixed circulated grades
Six New Pence 2017 UNC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate as part of a group of Accessories includes 4 Lindner trays, a Spink 2014 catalogue, magnifier, and more, in mixed condition
Royal Mint Trial Piece One Pound 2015 12-sided Bimetallic issue, Reverse with crowned shield on inner section , and THE ROYAL MINT and TRIAL PIECE in the outer section EF with some contact marks
Coin Weights (4) Guinea William III VG or better, Sovereign 1821 Royal Mint Good Fine, Half Sovereign 1821 Royal Mint NVF, Netherlands 1749 Ducat Weight Obverse Knight facing right, holds a bundle of arrows, Reverse: a lion facing right, on a plinth, C D below EF
Mint Error - Mis-StrikeDecimal One Penny 2001 in mild steel, confirmed by an accompanying Royal Mint letter stating it has been examined by X-Ray Fluorescent spectrometry, weight 3.312 grammes, EF
Six New Pence 2017 UNC in the Royal Mint box of issue with certificate as part of a group of Accessories includes 4 Lindner trays, a Spink 2014 catalogue, magnifier, and more, in mixed condition
10 Units Special Trial Design , struck in aluminium or white metal, Obverse: SPECIAL TRIAL DESIGN around 10, UNITS below, Reverse: similar but with a C inside the loop of the 0, Plain edge, 4.31 grammes, GVF, we note a similar example was sold in the J.Tansley Collection DNW September 2005 (Lot 479, hammer price £50) where it was stated to be the only example extant outside of the Royal Mint, this example of a slightly different weight so clearly a third example, Extremely Rare
Royal MintTrial Dies 1957 Britannia Moneta legend with Britannia striking coins, struck in cupro-nickel (10) weight range 5.17 to 5.33 grammes VF to EF
Trial Pieces (2), Birmingham Mint, 26mm diameter in cupro-nickel, undated Reverse: Manufacturers of Non-Ferrous Alloys, in centre: 'In Sheets Strip Wire Blanks Tubes Stampings, Etc. and Coinage' in 7 lines, Plain Edge, A/UNC with a small toning spot on the reverse, Royal Mint 1957 Britannia Moneta/6-point star 25mm diameter with scalloped edge, About EF with the appearance of a 'hand-cut' edge
Accessories and Books a large group in 5 boxes, Books include Krause World Gold Coins 5th Edition, English Silver Coinage 1992 by P.A.Rayner, Spink Standard Catalogue 2011, World paper Money 1961-present 10th Edition, Coins Market Values 2014, accessories include Westminster boxes, empty Royal Mint cases, display boxes, wooden storage boxes, coin albums and a home-made glass topped cabinet, (Total weight around 40 Kilos) Room bidders only, no postal
Royal Mint Trial Strikes (3) each 25mm diameter, the first 1927 Obverse Britannia striking coin, BRITANNIA MONETA, Reverse 1927 within 6-pointed star ROYAL MINT TRIAL DIE, in aluminium?, 1.75 grammes, A/UNC, the second with Obverse and Reverse the same, Britannia striking coin, BRITANNIA MONETA 4.19 grammes, EF with the edge damaged, perhaps as a metal test, the third with Obverse and Reverse the same 1957 within 6-pointed star ROYAL MINT TRIAL DIE 4.18 grammes About EF, again the edge showing damage at fairly even intervals, perhaps as a metal test, an interesting trio
Accessories, Lindner Trays (4), a coin album, second hand with used pages, Proof Set box 1927, Red Medal boxes 1935 for the official Royal Mint issue (4), Whitman folders (4) varied state
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