South Africa Year Sets and Part Year Sets (10) 1928, 1933, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1963 mostly VF-EF, Halfpennies 1931 (15) VF, Shillings 1960 (12) AU-UNC
South Africa Year Sets and Part Year Sets (9) 1927, 1930, 1932, 1940, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1963 mostly VF-EF, Halfcrowns 1944 (6) EF-GEF, Halfpennies 1960 (20) GEF-Lustrous UNC
Proof Set 1950 nFDC boxed, Proof Sets (16) Flat Packs (6) 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, Blue Set 1984, Red Leather Sets (6) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2002, Standard Sets (3) 2000 (2), 2001, Falkland Islands Proof Set 1974, Canada Gold One Dollar Maple Leaf 1995 BU cased as issued, Royal Mint Year Sets 1995 (2) UNC in wallets, Fifty Pence 1998 a two-coin set standard and EU coins UNC in wallet, Australia a three-coin set 2001 One Dollar, 50 Cents and 20 Cents BU in box, Estonia Mint Set 5 coins sealed in photo frame 5 Kroon, 1 Kroon, 50 Senti, 20 Senti and 10 Senti (date on other side, not visible) UNC, Lithuania Mint Set 2000 (6 coins) UNC in wallet, Euro Set 2002 (8 coins) UNC in wallet, British West Africa One Tenth Penny 1938 UNC
ScotlandClydesdale Bank Ltd £20 dated 2nd Feb.1976 prefix D/K 1st series Pick208b GEF loosely fitted onto home-made historical presentation sleeve with separate autographed card by Lord Kelvin (inscribed "yours Kelvin")
South Africa Amajuba Centenary 1981 an impressive 100mm diameter Silver Medal Obv S.J.P.KRUGER PRESIDENT ZUID-AFRIK. REPUB. Kruger facing left, of similar style to the late 19th Century coinage, Reverse Coat of Arms with AMAJUBA CENTENARY 1881-1981 below, FDC in a perspex case
Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden WeddingSilver Proof, Two Pounds 1995 Peace Dove Silver Proof, Fifty Pence 1998 EEC 25th Anniversary Silver Proof Piedfort, these FDC cased as issued with certificates, Proof Set 1978 FDC cased, Crowns (5) 1935 EF, 1951 UNC boxed, 1953 UNC, 1965 UNC, 1981 UNC, , Five Pound Crown 1997 Golden Wedding UNC in the wallet of issue, Pre 1947 Silver 18s 6d face, Threepence 1892 GF, Groat 1843 Good, these in mixed lower grades, a couple of scarcer dates noticed, Crowns (5) in an unofficial set 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1981 UNC in a clear case of issue, Farthings (15) in an unofficial set 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1953, 1954, 1955 in mixed grades VF-EF, a small group of pre-decimal £sd (15) in base metal, Isle of Man Crowns (3) 1997 Silver Proof (2), 1979 BU, Mexico 8 Reales 1738MF, Spanish American Cob with date only partly visible
Andorra 10 Diners 1993 Proof, Bahamas mint set 1966, Cuba 5 pesos 1981 silver for XIV central American & Caribbean Games (3) KM79 80 & 81 Proof aFDC in Banco Nacional de Cuba plastic COI , Denmark Mint set 1968, Guernsey One Pound 1997 Silver Proof, Isle Of Man One Crown d-day 1944-94 (4) KM695a , 697a, 70Ia & 702a Silver Proof in Pobjoy box, 2006 80 years silver proof Israel Jewish Heroism Unc set 1993 KMMS 57, Kiribati 5 Dollars 1979 silver proof in plastic case, Singapore Mint sets 1967, 68 & 75, Slovakia 200 Korun 1996 proof Km31 cased & Uruguay 25000 Nuevo pesos 1992 cased (4).
USA (6) Penny 1723 Rosa Americana brass-coloured and weighing 8.3 grammes NF/F. Halfpenny New Jersey 1787 Poor, Half Dollar 1919 D GF, 20 Cents 1875 NF scratched on the obverse, Cents (2) 1830 Fine, 1847 Good Fine
Gibraltar/Turks and Caicos Islands Gibraltar Crown (5) 1993 George I, 1993 George II, 1993 George III, 1999 Edward the Confessor, 1999 Richard III, Turks and Caicos Islands 20 Crowns (6) 2001 William and Mary, 2001 Edward I, 2001 James I, 2002 Richard II, 2002 Henry I, 2002 Henry VI, 2003 Edward II, all in Silver cased FDC
FrenchCommemorative Medals in silver (6), Chamber of masonry Octagonal Medal by E.Rogat 1810; Orleans Horticultural Society Octagonal Medal by Caque; bank of Bayonne Octagonal Medal 1834; Versailles Arts & Agricultural Society Octagonal Medal; Academic Medal by Depaulis; Society of Education Medal by Andrieu. Generally good very fine to extremely fine (6)
Gibraltar 'The Victorian Age' a 12-coin set comprising Crowns (12) 2001 depicting Historical events and famous people of the Victorian era FDC cased as issued
Halfcrown 1682 TRICESIMO QVARTO Fine with damaged surfaces, MaundyTwopence 1701 GVF, Pennies (3) 1864 Plain 4 Fine 1895 2mm Fair, 1912H VF, Farthing 1822 D of DEF over lower D NEF
VictoriaGolden Jubilee 1887 80mm diameter in copper Eimer 1732 issued by the Corporation of London, VF with some verdigris on the reverse, George I of Greece Visit to London 1880 76mm in copper Eimer 1668 VF, Italy 1844 Obverse: A.BANDIERA,E.BANDIERA,MORO,RICCIOTTI, NARDI,BERTI,VENERUCCI,ROCCA,LUPATELLI, E CONSORTI, Exergue A MEMORIA ED ESEMPIO Figure lighting torch within Reverse ORA E SEMPRE/ E FEDE NOSTRA/ GIOVARE-l'ITALICA LIBERTA/ MORTIMEGLIO CHE VIVI within wreath NVF some pitting, Practical Pathology Session 1909-1910 in copper and eye-shaped William James Edgar EF
A Mixed Group Mexico2 Reales 1803 Mo FT GF, Ireland St. Patricks Halfpenny GF but with no brass spot apparent, Middlesex Farthing Token Pidcocks Exhibition, Elephant reverse GVF/VF, Medal Oliver De Serres octagonal 31mm undated in silver Obverse bust facing left flanked by wheat and grapes Reverse figure harvesting crops SOCIETE D'AGRICULTURE with HERAULT in exergue EF, Token in lead? lozenge-shaped uniface with rounded corners 1577 'NECESSITATE * 4 * FEB NVF
Peru, Republic del Peru, 7% GovernmentLoan for 100 soles, Lima 1871, loan used for various construction projects in the port of Arica, vignettes of Peruvian arms and seated Liberty, black & green, with coupons, minor aging to paper, otherwise VF. (1).
South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificate for onr preference share, London 1930, signed by Lord Bessborough, ornate design incorporating coat of arms at top, text in English and French, black & green, no coupons remain, stamped cancelled, VF. (1).
South Africa, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd., bearer certificate for five preference shares, London 1902, signed by Francis Oats, ornate design incorporating coat of arms at top, text in English and French, black & green, with coupons, stamped cancelled, AVF. (1).
History of the Railways a 29-medal set in base metal, 28 being 45mm in diameter and depicting various famous locomotives, the other being 51mm in base metal depicting Obverse: Richard Trevithick and Reverse the Pendarren Locomotive, the medals in mint state, all housed in a double-sided glass frame 295mm wide by 525mm high. ROOM BIDDERS ONLY, NO POSTAL BIDS AS UNSUITABLE FOR POSTING
U.S.A., 8 certificates, all oil or petroleum related, Thos. A. HendricksPetroleum and Mineral Co., 1889, Higgins-Mexia Oil Co., 1922, Calumet Petroleum Co., 1918, Tuxpam Star Oil Corp., 1918, Sedalia and California Oil Co., 1902, Altoona Midway Oil Co., 1902, Young Oil Co., 1917, and Becky Sharp Oil Co., 1902, all with vignettes of oil wells, mostly VF. (8).
U.S.A., Indiana Southern Railway Co., $1,000 first mortgage bond, 1866, several vignettes including train and allegorical figures, signed on the reverse by Samuel Tilden as trustee, black & green, with coupons, VF. (1).
South Africa 1937 Coronation of KingGeorge VI Obverse Conjoined busts facing left, KRONING * 12.5.1937 CORONATION Reverse Wildlife on mountain UNIE VAN SUID AFRIKA. UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA EF once cleaned, boxed as issued
Germany 10 Marks 1972F, USA Dollar 1921, South Africa 50 Cents 1963 as part of a mixed group of GB and World largely base metal including many GB Pennies and Halfpennies, 19th to 20th Century, including a few Sixpences in .500 Silver, GB and World Banknotes (16) in mixed grades from circulation
Sovereign 1836 Marsh 20A with additional letter N above ANNO Rated R3 by Marsh (first discovered in 1995, see notes in Marsh page 19) GF/VF with a slight weakness on the Irish Harp, superior to the plate coin in Marsh, S3829B and with a strong book price in Spink
South Africa One Rand (142), 1965 (3), 1970 (29), 1971 (5), 1972 (5), 1974 Anniversary of Pretoria Mint (41), 1983 (15), 1984, 1985 75th Anniversary of Parliament (14), 1989 (2), 1990, 1991 Nursing Schools (8), 1993 200 Years of Banking, 1994 Presidential Inauguration Boxed, 1994 Wildlife Conversation (8), 1996 Constitution (8), all UNC-FDC most prooflike many nicely toned and/or with original brilliance
USASilver Eagles (19) 1986 (2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 UNC in capsules and cased, plus 'The Official Silver Coins of the United States of America' A 31 coin set mostly in .900 Silver and Crown Sized UNC or FDC in capsules, in three Westminster cases with certificates
South Africa Year Sets and Part Year Sets 1924 (7 coins), 1932 (7 coins), 1935 (8 coins), 1940 (7 coins), 1941 (8 coins), 1942 (7 coins), 1943 (2 sets, one with 8 coins one with 7 coins), 1946 (7 coins), 1951 (9 coins, includes Crown), 1959 (7 coins, no Crown), 1964 (7 coins), Halfpennies 1944 (20) sets generally F-VF, 1964 set UNC, 1944 Halfpennies EF-UNC
Ireland Bank of Limerick one guinea & half unissued remainder for George Maunsell, John Kennedy & Robert Hedges Maunsell, early 1800's, spindle holes at left, VF
GB and World a varied group includes Five Pound Crown 1990 SilverProof FDC cased, Two Pounds 1997 Silver Proof FDC cased, Fifty Pence 1998 EU Silver Proof FDC cased, Crowns 1972 Silver Proof, 1977 Silver Proof, 1981 Silver Proof, these FDC cased as issued, 1935 (3) VF-EF, 1951 (3, 2 boxed UNC, 1953 (3), 1965 (4), 1972 (11), 1977 (5), 1980 (10), 1981 (10), Fifty Pences 1973 (3) Proof FDC, Two Pound Silver Britannia (5) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 UNC, One Pound Silver Proof 1997 FDC in capsule, Two Pounds 2001 UNC in wallet, Plastic Sets 1953 (2) UNC in wallets, South Africa Crowns (2) 1948, 1960 UNC as part of a group containing an album and a tin of mixed GB and World Crown and Halfcrown sized including some silver issues in mixed circulated grades some modern issues in UNC-FDC (lot)
Proof Sets (22) Flat Packs (13) 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 nFDC-FDC some without the card wrappers, Blue Sets 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 (2), 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 nFDC-FDC some with toning, Crown 1981 Silver Proof, One Pound 1988 Silver Proof, Britannia Commemorative Society Ltd. .999 Silver Proof FDC, Panama 20 Balboas 1974 Silver Proof nFDC in capsule, Britains First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in wallet, Plastic Set 1953 UNC in wallet, Royal Mint Year Set 1983 UNC in wallet, Two Pounds 1989 a two coin set Bill and Claim of Right UNC in wallet of issue, Crowns (7) 1977, 1981 (5, some on the cards of issue), 1980, Reproduction Coins (6) by Westair, Royal Mail Medal and stamp set 1990 150th Anniversary of the Penny Black, UNC in wallet, Medals (2) VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 69mm in base metal NEF in wooden box, Crystal Palace Centenary Commemoration 51mm in Copper Obverse GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL EF
China, American-Oriental Bank of Szechuen, certificate No.23 for five shares, 1929, ornate with ship and pagoda at top, text in Chinese, seal and title in English, blue & orange, AVF. (1).
Halfpenny 1865 Freeman 296 dies 7+G EF and nicely toned much scarcer than catalogues suggest and very difficult to find in high grade. Ex-London Coin Auction 3rd September 2005 Lot 910 hammer price £160
Western Samoa a Three coin Set 1987 America's Cup comprising $100 Gold, $25 Silver 1 oz. and $10 Silver both the silver coins in .999 Silver FDC cased as issued with certificate, the case with a few light marks
South America, Central America and Caribbean a collection (560) 19th and 20th Century a wide variety includes over 100 coins pre-World War II and over 20 countries represented, in mixed circulated grades
Threepence 1849 ESC 2057 with 49 over lower 49 in the date EF/GEF with a few light surface marks. Ex-Andrew Wayne collection London Coin Auction 5th June 2006 Lot 1463 hammer price £160
South AfricaGoldPond 1898 VF for wear with brooch mount on the obverse, Proof set 1970 FDC as part of a group of GB and World 19th and 20th Century includes some in silver (small lot)
France (149) a collection mostly Central & West Africa C.F.A system related and devolved areas 1924-1986 all different types (89) F-Unc many obsolete plus duplicates (60)
Archbishop Sancroft and the Bishops 1688 Eimer 288b Obverse: Bust facing right wearing a cap and clerically robed GVIL.SNCROFT.ARCHIEPISC.CANTAVR.1688. Reverse Seven medallions containing busts, clerically robed, of William Lloyd, Francis Turner, John Lake, Henry Compton, Thomas Ken, Thomas White, and Sir John Trelawney, a field of stars, edge: Plain. Very Fine. Cataloguers Note : William Sancroft (1617-1693) Archbishop of Canterbury refused to read James II's 'Declaration of Indulgence' exempting Catholics and dissenters from penal statutes. The bishops were committed to the Tower for opposing the edicts of James II
Halfcrown 1683 TRICESIMO QVINTO ESC 490 Good Fine or better with the 3 of the date not visible due to weak striking and slight adjustment marks, date identifiable by the edge
China, 5 bonds and certificates, ChineseEngineering and Mining Co. Ltd., issued bearer warrant for ten shares, London 1912, and unissued bearer warrant for two shares, both with vignette of allegorical figure holding shield and lamp, standing over miner with pick, orange and brown respectively, Skoda Loan of 1925, bond for £10, Boxer Loan of 1925, bond for $50, and Emprunt Chinois 5% Or 1903, bond for 500 francs dated 1905, all with coupons, mostly VF. (5).
Russia, 7 bonds and certificates, Eclairage Electrique de St. Petersbourg, 3 x certificates, 1897-1903, different types, all with large vignette of river scene, different colours, Tramways et Eclairage Electriques de Simferopol, bond, 1911, vignette of tram, Russian General Oil Corporation, certificate for 5 shares, 1913, vignette of female, and Tramways et Entreprises Electriques de la Banlieue de St. Petersbourg, 2 x certificates, different types, both with vignette of allegorical figure, all pieces with coupons, mostly VF. (7).
Argentina, Campos Eliseos S.A., certificate No.216 for a 300 peso share, Buenos Aires 1889, very attractive large vignette of allegorical figure and pleasure park, brown, yellow & orange, VF. (1).
Great Britain, 8 certificates, Ensbury Park (Bournemouth) Racecourse Co. Ltd., 1925, Southampton Hard Courts Ltd., 1922, Bournemouth & District Constitutional Club Co. Ltd., 1903, Isle of Purbeck Club Ltd., 1900, Halcyon Club Ltd., 1911, Prestbury and Upton Golf Club Ltd., 1945, Fordingbridge Town Hall Co. Ltd., 1913, and Dorset Glass Co. Ltd., 1919, mostly VF. (8).
German StatesPrussia (2) 5 Marks 1901 200 Years Kingdom of Prussia KM#526 A/UNC toned over underlying lustre with a few light rim and surface nicks, 2 Marks 1901 200 Years Kingdom of Prussia KM#525 A/UNC toned with light friction
Great Britain, Mediterranean Electric Telegraph, 2 x share certificates, 1854, coats of arms at top, text in English, French and Italian, black, both VF. (2).
Florin 1938 ESC 958 bright AU with some toning lines on the lower half of the obverse and graded 75 by CGS, CGS mark down for high points friction and striking and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most commercial dealers CGS has acknowledged this by using AU 75 and AU 78 on their labels rather than EF 75 and EF 78
U.S.A., Bank of the United States of America, Dutch certificate issued for stock deposited with three prominent firms, Hope & Co., Ketwich & Voombergh and Weduwe Willem Borski, dated Amsterdam 1843, ornate border, black, with coupons, VF. (1).
Farthing 1861 Freeman 506 dies 3+B Bronze ProofCGS UNC 88. Unlike the American grading houses who clearly have a variety of grading standards dictated by the series of the coin being graded ("grading for type", which effectively allows a VF coin to be ca
China, The 29th Year (1940) ReconstructionGold Loan of the Republic of China, bond No.1335 for £100, ornate border incorporating, train, hydro-electric dam and building under construction, text in Chinese on face and English on reverse, blue, with coupon
Farthings 17th CenturyOxford (16) Dickinson 111 Mayors Token 1652 Fine, D.125 John Bowell Mercer 1657 Fine, D.128 Richard Carter undated NF, D.129 Thomas Combes undated pleasing VF, D.133 Thomas Dennis 1652 VF, D.134 Richard Ely undated Fine, D.135 John
World a collection in an album (310) a wide variety, not all common types, No Turkey or Yugoslavia, includes Greece (25) and Paranumismatic Historical Educational notes, in mixed circulated grades
Crown 1897 LX ESC 312 pleasant AU and graded 75 by CGS, CGS mark down for high points friction and bag marks and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC currently no veiled head crowns have been graded above 78, those that would make
Shilling 1865 Davies 914ESC 1313 pleasant AU and graded 75 by CGS. CGS mark down for high points friction and bag marks and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most commercial dealers and
South Africa Year Sets and part Year Sets Halfcrowns to Farthings 1924, 1934, 1936, 1942 (2), 1945, 1953, 1955, 1960 the last two sets also include the Crown NVF-UNC, 50 Cent to 2 1/2 Cent 1963 lustrous UNC
Panama, Compagnie Univeraelle du Canal Interoceanique de Panama, 14 x bonds, all Paris 1884, very attractive with vignette at bottom of allegorical figures shaking hands across the canal, green, all with coupons, VF. (14)
Shilling 1880 Davies 914CGS attribution SH.V1.1880.04 pleasant AU and graded 75 by CGS. CGS mark down for high points friction and bag marks and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most co
British Military Authority £1 prefix 55D, issued 1943 for use in North Africa & eventually Sicily, PickM6a, small rust spot & lightly pressed, looks about UNC
Caracalla Ae Sestertius laureate bust right. Rome AD 210. R. PONTIF TRPXIII COS III SC. Caracalla and Geta standing right and left sacrificing over altar, Concordia behind. RIC 452. Very fine, but with cuprite encrustation on obverse with some verdigris.
Panama, Compagnie Univeraelle du Canal Interoceanique de Panama, 10 x bonds, all Paris 1884, very attractive with vignette at bottom of allegorical figures shaking hands across the canal, green, all with coupons, VF. (10)
South Africa Year Sets and part Year Sets Halfcrowns to Farthings 1929, 1937, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960 the last two sets also include the Crown NVF-UNC, 50 Cent to One Cent 1961, 1963 lustrous UNC
Shilling 1913 bright AU and graded 78 by CGS, CGS mark down for high points friction, bag marks and striking and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most commercial dealers and we are told
Florin 1938 ESC 958 bright AU and graded 75 by CGS, CGS mark down for high points friction and striking and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most commercial dealers and we are told CGS i
Florin 1912 ESC 1732 bright AU and graded 75 by CGS, CGS mark down for high points friction and striking and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most commercial dealers and we are told CGS
British Military Authority 6 pence to 10 shillings issued 1943 for use in North Africa & eventually Sicily, PickM1a to PickM5a, average GVF to EF, some better
Russia, 7 bearer certificates, all oil related, Russian General Oil Corporation Ltd., certificates for 1, 5, 25 and 100 shares, 1912-1913, all with vignette of allegorical female, Emba Caspian Oil Co. Ltd., 1914, Ferghana oil Fields Ltd., 1911, and North
South Africa, 3 certificates, Republic GoldMining Syndicate Ltd., 1888, made out to Alfred Beit, poor, Sutherland Reed Ltd., 1892, and Aarons Reefs Ltd., 1893, poor-VF. (3).
Great Britain, Shell International Finance N.V., incorporated in the Netherlands Antilles, specimen bond for $1,000, bonds subject to English law, 1967, vignette of allegorical female with globe, specimen printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, black & red, with
India, Gwalior Government brass shield (130 x 150mm.) central shield surrounded by inscription "Tehsil Pichore District Shivpuri Gwalior Government" also with Indian text below, reverse with three hook fittings. Another similar shield, slightly smaller "T
Halfcrown 1916 bright AU and graded 75 by CGS. CGS mark down for high points friction and striking and most coins graded by them at 75 and 78 are very close to UNC and would attract an AU description from most commercial dealers and we are told CGS intend
Guernsey receipt dated 24th June 1924 for the Guernsey & Alderney District Militia Rifle Meeting, signed by the Lt.Colonel, Camp Commandant, 1d revenue stamp on face, mount marks reverse, about EF condition, interesting local history
A large and impressive collection from A - Z, 2,038 different notes being an incomplete collection by Pick number of all countries of the world post 1960 with a total Pick catalogue price of over $42,000 all Unc or near so. A comprehensive list by country
World a retiring show dealers "loose coin" bowls which contain coins priced from 35p to £12. 35p (2.2 kilos), 50p (7.4 kilos) then counted coins £1 (2,346), £2 (973), £3 (1,974), £4 (285), £6 (390), £12 (262) over £17,000 ticket price and probably an ebay
South Africa Year Sets and part year sets mostly Halfcrown to Farthing 1927, 1929, 1932, 1937, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963 50 Cent to 2 1/2 Cent mostly VF-EF some later coins better, Threepences 1940 (30) EF-UNC
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