EgyptFive Pounds Gold 1968 1400th Anniversary of the Koran KM#416, UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the Egypt large Gold series always sought after when offered
Guernsey £50 Gold Half Ounce 1999 The Life of the Queen Mother, KM#136 .999 Gold Proof, the odd tiny fleck of toning, otherwise FDC uncased in capsule with certificate
South AfricaPound 1958 Gold Proof KM#54 nFDC with very minor hairlines and the odd small contact mark, retaining practically full original mint brilliance, only 515 pieces minted
Egypt Gold Pound 1960 Aswan Dam KM#401 A/UNC and lustrous with some light contact marks, an attractively designed one-year type, this series always popular with collectors
South AfricaHalf Pound 1959 Gold Proof KM#53 nFDC with minor hairlines and very light toning, retaining practically full original mint brilliance, only 630 pieces minted
EgyptFive Pounds Gold AH1377 (1957) 5th Anniversary of the Revolution KM#388 EF/About EF and lustrous, these Large Egyptian Gold pieces are always popular and sought after items
JamaicaSix Shillings and Eightpence GR countermark, undated (1758) on Mexico City 8 Reales host coin KM#8.2, host coin 1758 Mo MM (KM#104.1), 26.66 grammes, Countermark and host coin both Fine and bold. A very rare issue, we note an example sold in London Coins Auction A126 9/6/2006 Lot 534 described as 'Fine with some surface marks and spots' realised £460 hammer price, this example considerably superior. Cataloguers Note: In 1758 the Jamaica assembly passed an act which provided that some of the new Spanish milled money should be made lagal tender and have a fixed value. £100,000 was proposed and to distinguish the re-valued coins, they were countermarked with the initials of the reigning monarch, George II. This succeeded in raising the value of the Dollar to 6 Shillings and Eight Pence. All of the new money, stamped or not also passed at this rate. Home authorities, on receiving copies of the local act, repealed it and the Governor of Jamaica was censured for exceeding his powers. Only £12,000 of coinage was countermarked and the project was abandoned in 1759.
Guatemala8 Reales 1770 GP Small 38mm planchet type KM#27.2 Near VF a pleasing and collectable example of the short-lived small planchet series, only minted in 3 years from 1769-1771. We note an example sold in London Coins Auction A149 as far back as 6/6/2015 and described as Fine condition realised £220 hammer price, this example considerable superior in both grade and eye appeal
Brazil960 Reis - Minas Gerais countermarked issue on Bolivia8 RealesCharles IIII host 1799 PTS PP, Obverse countermark: Crowned Shield in branches, Reverse Countermark: Banded Globe with cross, KM#242 in an ANACS holder and graded EF45, with the countermark obscuring the first three digits of the date of the host coin, the last digit a 9, so host must be 1799 and this the only date ending in 9 to have the PP assayer's mark. Countermarked issues of this type with PP assayer were issued on host coins 1795-1802. Only the second example of this scarce type we have offered in 17 years. We note an example described as VG host, countermarks Good Fine, sold in London Coins Auction A167 2/12/2019 (Lot 1881) for £180 hammer price, this example with considerably superior grade countermarks
GibraltarFive Pounds 2018 Centenary of the End of World War I - Amiens Gold ProofPiedfort, Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, Reverse: Amiens Battle scene AMIENS 1914-1918, weight 79.50 grammes, a very rare modern issue with just 25 pieces minted, uncased. The release of these coins by the Tower Mint was commemorated by a visit from Simon Weston, the inspirational Falklands War veteran, survivor of the worst attack on British Force during the conflict. Simon himself struck the first Sovereign coin
EgyptTen Pounds Gold 1964 (AH1384) Reverse: Nile River basin scene KM#409 GEF and lustrous the intricacy of the reverse design can be fully appreciated on this large and impressive 52 gram issue. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have not previously offered this type
EgyptFive Pounds Gold 1960 (AH1379) Reverse: Aswan Dam KM#402 UNC or very near so and lustrous with a few light contact marks, a scarce and desirable large gold issue. The last of the 42.50 grammes gold Five Pounds issues, subsequent issues being 26 grammes. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have not previously offered this type
AlderneyFive Pounds 1995 Queen Mother 95th Birthday - Queen Mother with children Gold Proof, 47.8 grammes of .916 Gold KM#14b, nFDC with scattered lights hairlines, retaining practically full mint brilliance, uncased, rare with only 150 pieces minted
GibraltarTwo Pounds 2018 Centenary of End of World War I - Dover Strait, Gold ProofPiedfort, Obverse: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, Reverse: A close-up naval battle scene DOVER STRAIT 1914-1918, weight 31.95 grammes, FDC retaining full original mint brilliance, only 25 minted. The release of these coins by the Tower Mint was commemorated by a visit from Simon Weston, the inspirational Falklands War veteran, survivor of the worst attack on British Force during the conflict. Simon himself struck the first Sovereign coin
EgyptFive Pounds Gold 1964 (AH1384) Reverse: Nile River basin scene KM#408 EF with some hairlines and a small thin scratch on the obverse. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that we have not previously offered this type
St. Helena One Pound Gold 2017, the reverse a modern representation in the style of the India Gold Mohur 1877, Gold Proof, a few trivial hairlines only, nFDC retaining full mint brilliance, uncased
Straits Settlements50 Cents 1902 KM#23 Near Fine/About Fine, a collectable example for the grade, we note an example in similar grade offered in our A148 February 2015 Auction sold for £100 Hammer price
Poland 5 Zlotych 1928 Y#18 GEF/AU, rare and considerably under-rated by Krause, we note at the time of writing, only four other examples available online, all significantly inferior to this piece and priced from £140-£250. Our archive database stretching back 17 years, shows we have not previously offered another piece
Alderney Twenty-Five Pounds 2002 5th Anniversary of the Death of Diana, Princess of Wales - The Work Continues KM#28 FDC/nFDC the reverse with a handling mark, uncased in capsule
Tunisia 5 Piastres Gold AH1276 (c.1859) Sultan Abdul Mejid, type as KM#122 (this date unlisted by Krause) GVF, Very Rare, We note a similar example sold in a European Auction in 2016 for 750 Swiss Francs (around £590)
Muscat and OmanQuarter Anna AH1311 (1893) as KM#2 an off-metal striking and weighing 7.71 grammes (normally struck in copper) thought to have been struck in India, this example showing small differences to the obverse design, EF. We note we have previously sold a silver example weighing 10.25 grammes that had been tested and realised £3400 hammer price in LCA 158 Lot 1243
Falkland Islands 150 Pounds Gold 1979 World Conservation Series Obverse: 'Machin' Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, Reverse: Falkland Fur Seal KM#13, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC and highly lustrous with prooflike fields and a few touches of red tone, Rare, with a mintage of only 488 pieces, one of the lowest mintages in the entire Conservation Series
Falkland Islands 150 Pounds Gold 1979 World Conservation Series Obverse: 'Machin' Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right, Reverse: Falkland Fur Seal KM#13,Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC and almost fully lustrous, with small touches of red toning, Rare, with a mintage of only 488 pieces, one of the lowest mintages in the entire Conservation Series
Sudan 100 Pounds Gold 1976 World Conservation Series Obverse: Sudan Eagle divides dates, Reverse: Scimitar-horned Oryx KM#72, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC with almost full lustre, the obverse with a small tone spot and contact mark. With a mintage of 872 pieces, this is one of the scarcer pieces in the Conservation Series
Sudan 100 Pounds Gold 1976 World Conservation Series Obverse: Sudan Eagle divides dates, Reverse: Scimitar-horned Oryx KM#72, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC with practically full lustre, the obverse with minor hairlines, with a mintage of 872 pieces, this is one of the scarcer pieces in the Conservation Series
AustraliaPenny 1920 KM#23 UNC or very near so with traces of lustre on either side, the obverse shows minor contact marks. The obverse struck to an excellent standard with all eight pearls and all the central diamond bold and clear, a superior example of this rare date and type. We note an example only described as Fine was sold by us in our Auction A156 (Lot 1057) for as much as £48 hammer price, a truly rare item and seldom offered
AlderneyFive Pound Crown 2019 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing Gold Proof, nFDC with minor hairlines, retaining practically full mint lustre and brilliance, in capsule, no certificate. Online research shows an extremely low mintage of just 45 pieces, with an original issue price of £3795 by Jubilee Mint
USAFive Cents 1916 Doubled Die Obverse, Breen 2599, the variety confirmed by the last three digits of the date bold and with the understrike lower and to the right of the date, with also clear doubling to the feather tips, in a PCGS holder and graded XF40, listed as a separate entry in the Red book, the variety was only discovered in 1962, by which time many examples were well worn. It is estimated only 200-400 examples survive and of these many are in low grades, a key date rarity and listed in the Cherrypicker's Guide with the highest 'interest rating', this an evenly struck piece with pleasing detail and extremely rare thus, we note that the Heritage database shows only 4 examples sold since 2000. The PCGS database shows only 13 examples in XF40 with a PCGS price guide of £22,500
BurmaProof Set 1949 (5 coins) KM#PS1 comprising 8 Pe, 4 Pe, 2 Pe, Pe, and 2 Pyas VIP Proofs/Proofs of record, nFDC with light toning, retaining much original lustre and brilliance, with a mintage of only 100 pieces, this set in the Royal Mint maroon box with the Chinze crest in gold on the lid and accompanied by the original Burma Currency Board Secretary's compliment slip and note to the original recipient Mr. Sidney Wellington, Office of the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom, with extra notes on the back of this slip written by the original recipient. The set has been in the recipient's family for the entire 70 years since issue, only the second complete set to be offered for sale in recent times, the previous set lacking the accompanying paperwork realising £6200 hammer price in June 2016, also only two other incomplete sets have been offered, both lacking the 2 Pyas coin and also without the box
USAHalf Dime 1795 Breen 2967 Fine or near so, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 15, we note this piece marginally superior to the similar raw coin sold in London Coins Auction A138 1/9/2012 (Lot 1345) which realised £1400 hammer price
MaltaFive Pounds 1988 20th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Malta Silver ProofPiedfort as KM#87, FDC in the box of issue with certificate, unlisted as a Piedfort by Krause, the certificate states a mintage of 500 pieces
Saudi Arabia - Hejaz and Nejd Ghirsh AH1344 (1926) VIP Proof/Proof of record KM#6 in a PCGS holder and graded PR63, we note no examples recorded on the Heritage database, Extremely Rare, EX LCA 157 Lot 1599 realised £1700
Saudi Arabia - Hejaz and Nejd Quarter Ghirsh AH1344 (1926) VIP Proof/Proof of record KM#4 in a PCGS holder and graded PR65 EX LCA 157 Lot 1600 realised £1700
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Straits SettlementsDollar 1903 KM#25 GEF toned, with apparently no mintmark on the crown, Krause lists a rare Proof issue without mintmark, comes with an old Seaby ticket for £6
India - Madras Presidency Dub (20 Cash) 1808 Small flan of 24.3mm KM#347 approaching Fine with an edge flaw, we note an 1807 example of KM#330 in Fine condition realised £527 inclusive of buyers premium in our June 2016 Auction (Lot 1020)
Spain - Barcelona Real or Croat 1693 KM#50 Bold Good Fine, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Bid in a Spanish Auction Nov.1969 Nov. 750 Ptas. £4-11-0
IrelandSixpenceGunmoney 1689 Dec. S.6583I About EF evenly struck and pleasing, comes with old collector's ticket stating Baldwin 1947 Seaby No. IC172 7/-, £120 in 2008'
BermudaCrown 1959 350th Anniversary of the founding of the Colony Proof in an NGC holder and graded PF66 Cameo, a very rare matt proof is listed in the latest Krause catalogue, but brilliant proofs such as this are unlisted, we note a Proof 65 Ultra Cameo sold for $4025 in 2009, one example in PF65 sold in our previous sale in March for £3042 inclusive of buyers premium, another sold for $8000 in Japan
Hong KongDollar 1865 Pattern KM#Pn110 Plain edge, GVF/VF, ex-brooch mount, the obverse with some graffiti partially removed and a scratch in the field, weight 26.33 grammes, an extremely rare issue, we could find no previous transactions of this type, we also note that other less rare varieties in the Hong Kong Victorian Pattern series have been realising up to £9000 on the few occasions they have been offered for sale over the last 3 years
Canada10 Cents 1875H KM#3 Fine with some heavier surface marks, Very Rare the key date in the series, we note a Fine example in our Auction A141 1/6/2013 realised £397 inclusive of buyers premium
Belgium5 Francs 1842 in Gold Choice aFDC graded, authenticated and encapsuled by PCGS and graded SP63 Plain Edge 36.88 gr. Dupriez 189 and rated R3 by Dupriez being unique or extremely rare, similar era to the Gold £5 of Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion examples of which can realise over £100,000 in higher MS grades and have a much higher mintage than this Belgian piece offered here
ScotlandMary Three Pound piece 1555 S.5397 Fine the obverse cleaned perhaps ex-jewellery and now slightly underweight at 7.54 grammes but no evidence of problems to the fields or legends an excessively rare issue and seldom seen in any grade, an example recently realised £17,000 in Baldwins sale 25/9/2015 Lot 3444 which weighed 7.51 grammes
Zanzibar Quarter Riyal AH1299 (1882) KM#2, BritishCommonwealth Coins (1971) Y3, weight 6.80 grammes, a superb example, Sharp GEF or better, the fields lustrous and prooflike with subtle blue and gold toning, displaying only a few minor contact marks, this example superior to the Krause plate example, and also superior to the British Museum example, of the highest rarity, British Commonwealth Coins by Remick states 'only a few specimens known', no prices given in current world catalogues such as Krause and this not surprising as we were unable to find any recorded sales of this type, Baldwin's have twice offered the Gold 2 1/2 Riyals in 2014 (realised £38,000) and in 2008 (realised £26,450) and this silver issue will be of similar scarcity if not rarer
St. Helena, British East India Company Coinage Halfpenny 1821 in bronze, reverse inverted, design as the KM#4a Proof issue (Proof Issue is reverse upright) unlisted as a currency piece by Krause, Format FT3, stated to be a mintage of 702,704 pieces with 566,064 pieces melted at the Soho Mint in 1831. EF with traces of lustre and a nick in the reverse field above the date (Ex LCA 137 Lot 971 realised £280 hammer)
India and China Plantation Tea Company One Pound check 'TO BE PRESENTED AT DUBLIN OR KINGSTOWN' (St.Vincent) Elephant and castle reverse in White metal NVF
South AfricaBurgers Pond 1874 Fine Beard KM#1.2 GVF with some small scratches on the obverse, very rare with the mintage believed to be just 695 pieces with few surviving, most of which are ex-jewellery, we note an example in a recent London Auction described as VF, and with a scratched X in the obverse field realised over £4000
St. Helena, British East India Company Coinage Halfpenny 1821 in bronze, reverse inverted, design as the KM#4a Proof issue (Proof Issue is reverse upright) unlisted as a currency piece by Krause, Format FT3, stated to be a mintage of 702,704 pieces with 566,064 pieces melted at the Soho Mint in 1831. EF with traces of lustre and a nick in the reverse field above the date (Ex LCA 137 Lot 971 realised £280 hammer)
South AfricaBurgers Pond 1874 Fine Beard KM#1.2 NGC AU55, EF/GEF and extremely rare in this pleasing and high grade. This 1874 issue was South Africa's first circulating Pond (Pound or Sovereign) issue, engraved by Leonard Wyon the then Royal Mint engraver and struck by the Heaton Mint Birmingham. The coin was rejected by South African legislators who objected to the use of the portrait of Thomas Burgers the 2nd president of the Republic and the man entrusted with the design. The total issue of 695 were sold off as novelties with the vast majority becoming jewellery pieces, hence the extreme rarity of undamaged examples in this high grade. As well as South African collectors the coin fits well into any comprehensive Sovereign collection being the same weight and fineness, and in fact an example was sold in the recent Bentley Sovereign Collection at Baldwins which realised £38,000
AustraliaSovereign 1855 Sydney Branch Mint Marsh 360 GVF/EF with a hint of mint brilliance, the first Sydney branch mint Sovereign, rare in all grades and especially so in this high grade, a rare opportunity to add a choice piece to an Australian or a Sovereign collection. 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.
ScotlandUnit or Sceptre piece James VI Ninth Coinage with Scottish Arms in First and Fourth Quarters S.5464 mintmark Thistle GVF, an excellent portrait with some weakness on the Scottish emblems, Ex-London Coins Auction A137 3/6/2012 Lot 951 realised £2340
South AfricaBurgers Pond 1874 Fine Beard KM#1.2 About Fine, ex-mount, Very Rare with the mintage believed to be just 695 pieces, with few surviving, most of which are ex-jewellery, we note an example in a recent London Auction described as VF, and with a scratched X in the obverse field realised over £4000
St. Helena, British East India Company Coinage Halfpenny 1821 in bronze, reverse inverted, design as the KM#4a Proof issue (Proof Issue is reverse upright) unlisted as a currency piece by Krause, Format FT3, stated to be a mintage of 702,704 pieces with 566,064 pieces melted at the Soho Mint in 1831. EF with traces of lustre (Ex LCA 137 Lot 971 realised £280 hammer)
New ZealandCrown 1953 Matt Proof KM#30 a couple of tiny spots otherwise FDC, Extremely Rare, Krause states 4-10 examples known, Ex-Rasmussen21/3/2006 £600
JerseyINA Retro Pattern Model Four Shillings 1910 George V Silver Piedfort UNC with practically full lustre, milled edge, unique (Ex LCA 138 Lot 1257 realised £130)
MontserratCountermarked Coinage 12 Dogs (2 Bits - Quarter Dollar) 1772-1789 KM#10 a cut quarter segment of a SpanishColonial8 Reales Obverse countermark Cross, Reverse Countermarked with three M's, host coin date visible (1781) weight 6.85 grammes, host coin largely smooth, countermarks Fine and bold, extremely rare and the first we have offered, our research indicates a specimen of similar appearance without the host coins date fetched £2600 hammer price in a London saleroom in September 2010
ScotlandPennyWilliam the Lion 1165-1214 Short cross Phase B Obverse LE REI WILAM Reverse SVRELINEh (HENRI LE RVS retrograde) S.5031 1.4 grammes VF Rare in this grade (bought C.J.Martin 1986 £165)
ScotlandPennyAlexander III Second coinage Mb S.5054 Larger face with wider hair, Open C and E in legend 24 points on mullets, A's unbarred, weight 1.3 grammes, Good Fine (bought S.R.Porter 1984 £15)
USATrade Dollar 1878S Breen 5820 UNC and colourfully toned with underlying brilliance Ex LCA 132 Lot 837 (realised £460 hammer) now encapsulated by NGC as AU58+ the closest grade to the MS grades (AU59 is not used so the next grade is MS60) some high points friction and bag marks obverse presumably the reason for this conservative AU+ NGC grade, we have certainly seen worse coins in NCG MS holders.
East AfricaShilling 1941 I KM#28.2 Thicker rim with legend and leaves very close to the edge, longer border teeth, VF toned, Krause gives no price for the rarer KM28.2 and our research has been unable to find any example previously sold other than the one we sold in Auction A135 (lot 896 hammer price £160)
German States - NurnbergThaler 1754 PPW-CGL KM#316 GVF/NEF toned Very rare with no price given by Krause in any grade (Ex LCA Auction 129 Lot 795 realised £480 hammer)
Two Pounds 1887 Pattern from Proof-like dies. A very rare trial piece struck from a unique obverse die. The legend arrangement is similar to the standard proof dies but the BRITT is now at it's highest known point above the Crown and the R and E of REG do not touch as on all the other 1887 Two Pounds. The Crown supporter has 8 small pearls, not 7 larger ones as all other proofs and currency issues. This coin has a unique thin obverse rim with the bust now enlarged to accommodate this feature, whereas the reverse still has the usual and inconsistent thick rim. An unpublished pattern struck from proof dies with only two other examples noted by the vendor. GEF/AU with a few light scuffs and surface marks
Essequibo & Demerary2 Guilders 1809 KM7 nEF/EF pleasant tone with some surface faults or laminations a couple hardly noticeable reverse with a larger oval lamination reverse field left of the bust, (Pridmore specimen realised £1600 in the Spinks sale)
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