GB and World a wide ranging group includes Pre-1920 Silver £2.87½ face, Pre 1947-silver £2.15 face, in mixed circulated grades, Halfcrown 1947 Fine, MaundyPenny 1834 Good Fine with some edge nicks. Penny 1806 Fair, Halfpennies (6) 1694, 1747, 1748, 177- (last date digit worn), 1799 (2), in mixed lower grades, Farthings (58) Victoria to George VI, in mixed grades, most Fine to VF includes 1946 EF, GB Decimal Issues (37) Five Pound Crowns (8) 1990 (2) UNC, 1996 (2) EF and UNC, 1997 UNC, 2001 (3) A/UNC and UNC (2), Two Pounds (17), Fifty Pence (12) a good mix of types, in mixed circulated grades, Crowns (5) 1935 GVF, 1965 A/UNC, 1972 UNC, 1977 GEF, 1981 A/UNC, Fantasy Crowns by INA (6) 1879 Reverse George and the Dragon left, a set of three in copper, golden alloy and silver, UNC, 1937 Edward VIII a set of three in copper, golden alloy and silver, Obverse: D.R.Golder head left, Reverse as the Double Florin type of 1887 Lustrous UNC, World in silver (6) Australia (2) Florin 1918M Fine, Sixpence 1940 Near Fine/Fine, India One Rupee 1890 Bombay, B incuse Fine, South Africa (2) Halfcrown 1940 VG, Two Shillings 1892 VG, France One Franc 1905 VG, World in base metal (15) 19st to 21st century in mixed grades generally in line with age, Medal RMS Lusitania 1917 A/UNC boxed with paperwork, Replica Shilling 'Daily Mail' 1914-1915 'The Kings Shilling' UNC in the blister pack of issue, all in an aluminium case, this with the catches broken
GB and World Tokens (22) a varied group as follows: Australia Penny Tokens (2) 1855 E.De Carle & Co. Melbourne, Victoria KM#Tn55 Good Fine, undated (1849) Annan, Smith & Co Melbourne, Victoria, No H&S on rock, KM#Tn16.2 Good Fine, New Zealand Penny Token undated S.Hague Smith Auckland, KM#Tn63 VG, GB SussexHalfpenny 1668 Thomas Godleman W48 Fair, Sussex - ChichesterShilling Token 1811 Davis 9 Fine, gilded, Halfpenny 19th CenturyWarwickshire - Wilkinson 1791 DH352 Fine, Halfpenny 18th CenturyMiddlesex Political and Social Series 1795 DH1018, Fine/Near Fine, Canada (6) New Brunswick Penny 1843 Near Fine/Fine, New Brunswick Halfpenny 1843 Fine, pitted, Quebec Halfpenny Bank Token 'Un Sou' 1852 NVF, Nova Scotia Halfpenny Token 1832 VG, Nova Scotia Halfpenny 1815 SUCESS TO NAVIGATION & TRADE Fine, Upper Canada - Bank of Upper Canada Penny 1857 Good Fine, Countermarked (2) Lloyds Weekly Newspaper Threepence (2) the first on a host coin Ireland Penny George III, the second on a GB Halfpenny 1807 both with countermark Fine, host coins both Poor, USA Cent - Hard Times Token 1837 Henry Anderson Boot and Shoe Store , Chatham Square, New York, VF and pleasing, Sixpence Token undated, IOSEPH ISAACS, FRUIT SALESMAN, SPITALFIELDS Fine, GB Model Penny Joseph Moore Bimetallic VG holed, Farthing Token 1897 BOVRIL - Souvenir of the Longest Reign, Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, VF, Berry's Tea Warehouse, Chichester 'EIGHT OF THESE WILL BUY AN OZ OF TEA' Fine, holed, Brass weight undated, with 1 . 7 on either side, Fine, Ancient - Kings of Syria, Selukid bronze Ae4 VG, Medals (2) Preliminaries of Peace between Great Britain and France 1801 25mm diameter in bronze, BHM 514 Fine, South Africa International Exhibition 1877 Prize Medal awarded to S.Allcock Coy Redditch 39mm diameter in bronze EF
World (36) USA (4) Dollars (2) 1882 Good Fine/Fine, 1921 Good Fine, the obverse with some surface residue, Half Dollar 1964 UNC and lustrous with a hint of toning, One Cent 1887 VG, Belgium (3) Five Francs 1868 Good Fine, Ten Centimes 1832 Fine, One Centime 1878 Fine, Ireland (3) HalfcrownGunmoney 1689 OctR VG, Halfcrown 1928 VG, Halfpenny 1693 VG, the reverse better, South Africa (2) Two Shillings 1897 NVF, Shilling 1892 Fine, AustraliaSixpence 1936 Good Fine, CanadaFive Cents Near Fine/Fine, British West Africa Shilling 1913 Fine/VF, France (4) One Franc 1822A Near Fine, 50 Centimes (3) 1912 Fine, 1913 Good Fine, 1918 Good Fine, toned, Jersey (2) 1/12th Shilling 1877H Fine, 1/24th Shilling 1877H Fine with some surface marks and spots, GuernseyFour Doubles 1864 Fine, One Double 1830 Fine, India One Rupee 1862 VG holed, Germany (2) Five Pfennigs 1906A Fine, City of Duren Ten Pfennigs 1918 Iron, Fine, Italian States (2) Sardinia One Lire 1825 Near Fine, Kingdom of Napoleon Five Soldi 1813M Fine/Good Fine, Italy Two Centesimi 1867M Fine, Spain Two Centimos 1870 OM Fine, Netherlands One Cent 1901 Fine, Russia Half Kopek 1897 Good Fine, Morocco Four Falus AH1285 VG, Thailand 25 Satang Tin BE2489 VG, GB Model Sovereign 1851 Prince of Wales NVF, Token undated, J.Huskins King Street Darlaston, Genuine Flour & Bread Warehouse VF
Medals Tokens and more a varied group, comprising Medals (7) Cambridge University 1855 50mm diameter in bronze GVF, Paris Universal Exposition/ D'Honneur a Alexandre 1855 50mm diameter in brass Fine, Good Conduct/Reward of Merit 45mm diameter in bronze by Allman, London EF, Sheffield Union of the Order of Druids 53mm diameter in white metal GVF holed, Israel - Israel's 20th Anniversary 1948-1968 60mm diameter in brass GVF, Prize Medals (2) Corporation of the City of Manchester 56mm diameter in bronze by Elkington & Co. Awarded to J.G.Stark and Co. for Cox's . Save All Stove price £6-6-0 EF, Gardener - Prestwood 51mm diameter in brass, awarded to George Salter ESQ. / F.Watkiss Reverse: A basket of flowers NEF with a few tone spots, Prize medals (7) GB, France and Germany, GB includes Golf, Cricket and Athletics, most in silver with some hallmarked, France Ministry of Commerce and Industry (awarded 1903) and Germany Friedrich Von Schiller/ Bell Ringers Fine to GVF, Shilling VictoriaJubilee Head enamelled in 5 colours, Fair workmanship, South Africa Shilling 1896 Fine, brooch mounted, Brazil 1000 Reis 1901 Near Fine with brooch mount and pin, Theatre Tokens (7) The Armada - Drury Lane 1888 VF, holed, Wyndham's Jelfs - Gerald du Maurier (2), in copper VF, in brass Good Fine, Prince of Wales, London - The Golden Parisian Revue, Good Fine, Admittance tokens (3) 1817/Paid, Inn and Pub Tokens (4) all undated, Five Pence Black Lion/Bishop Good Fine, Threepence Albion Hotel - Val Watkins, and 2 1/2 Pence Albion Hotal - Val Watkins (2) VF to GVF, Hampshire undated Floating Bridge Company - Gosport side Fine
South Africa (37) Crowns (6) 1947 NEF/EF with deep gold tone, 1948 NEF, 1951 NVF, 1952 (3) NVF, NEF/EF and GVF/NEF cleaned, Halfcrowns (4) 1895 NVF, 1896 Good Fine, 1897 (2) the first NVF, the second GVF nicely toned, Two Shillings (6) 1892 GF/NVF toned, 1895 Near Fine, 1896 (3) the first Near Fine, the second Good Fine, the third GVF and with attractive gold toning, 1897 Good Fine, toned, Shillings (11) 1892 (5) VG, VG/Near Fine (2), Near Fine and NVF, 1895 NVF with gold toning, 1896 (2) both Fine, 1897 (3) the first About Fine, the obverse with some scratches, the second Good Fine, the third Good Fine or better, Sixpences (6) 181895 NVG, 1896 (2) the first Near Fine, the second VF with some spots, 1897 Fine, 1948 EF toned, Threepences (3) 1893 GVF/VF, 1896 (2) the first Fine with colourful tone, the second Good Fine, Penny 1898 NVF, along with Italian States - Kingdom of Napoleon Soldi 1811M C#5.1 VG/Fine, all housed in a Lindner Tray
World (27) USAOne Dollar 1886 UNC (3), two lustrous and one with some toning, Austria (6) Thalers 1780 Maria Theresa Restrikes (3) Lustrous UNC one is Prooflike, 100 Schillings (2) 1991 MozartSilver Proof FDC, 50 Schilling 1967 Centennial of the Blue Danbe Waltz Silver Proof nFDC retaining practically full brilliance, 25 Schillings 1967 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Maria Theresa Silver Proof nFDC, Southern RhodesiaCrown 1953 Cecil Rhodes AU/UNC and lustrous, South Africa Crown 1952 Lustrous UNC, Bermuda Crown 1959 Lustrous UNC, Curacao2 1/2 Gulden 1944 Lustrous UNC, Greece 30 Drachmai (2) 1963 KM#86 UNC or near so and lustrous, 1964 Wedding of Constantine and Anne-Marie KM#87 About UNC and lustrous, IrelandTen Shillings 1966 Pearce UNC and lustrous, Canada Dollar 1958 BritishColumbia NEF with some hairlines, Bulgaria 5 Leva 1971 Georgi Rakovski Prooflike UNC with light toning, Spain100 Pesetas 1966 (1968) Lustrous UNC, Barbados One Dollar 1994 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Silver Proof nFDC, Iran 5 Kran AH1320 (1903) GVF/NEF , Saudi Arabia United Kingdoms Riyal AH1354 (1936) KM#18 Lustrous UNC, AlderneyOne Pound 1993 Queen Elizabeth II 40th Anniversary of the Coronation Silver Proof FDC in capsule with certificate, Germany (3) 10 Marks (2) 1972F MunichOlympics KM#132 Silver Proof UNC lightly toned with some contact marks, 1987J 750th Anniversary of Berlin Lustrous UNC, 5 Marks, SarawakOne Cent 1870 GVF/VF with small tone spots, USA Proof Sets 1964 (2) both FDC in the envelope of issue with certificates, USA Last of the Silver Coinage 1964 a 5-coin set comprising Half Dollar, Quarter Dollar, Dime, Five Cents and One Cent UNC, the Quarter Dollar a Denver Mint issue, in unofficial case
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (3) Sixpence 1821 struck with mis-placed collar the reverse 20.5mm diameter, the obverse 20mm diameter resulting in a raised 'lip' when viewed from the edge NEF/GVF and very unusual. Florin 1966 struck on a thin planchet, 9.16 grammes EF. Engraved Penny 1900 Obverse NVF, the reverse engraved with RELEIFS OF KIMBERLEY FEB 16' 123 DAYS/ LADYSMITH FEB 28' 118 DAYS/ MAFEKING MAY 17' 218 DAYS / PRETORIA TAKEN JUNE 5 an interesting item of South African interest, along with Shilling 1872 ESC 1324, Bull 3042, Die Number 25 About EF with some small rim nicks
World (54) a mostly early 1900's mixed grade group most ranging in the average of Fine/VF to about UNC - UNC and consisting of various and exotic issues. Comprising examples from Russia (22) from various periods and regions as the Imperial examples (6) including the Scarce 100 Rubley Catherine II Pick 5c dated 1898 (1898-1912) signatures Konshin & Ivanov. 1 Ruble Pick 1d 1898 (1912) signature Shipov second cashier's signature unrecognizable by me. 3 Rubley Pick 9c 1905 (1912) signatures Shipov & Baryshev. 5 Rubley Pick 10b 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 10 Rubley Pick 11c 1909 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Bylinskiy. 25 Rubley Pick 12b 1909 (1912) signatures Shipov & Bubyakin. 100 Rubley Pick 13a 1910 (1909-12) signatures Konshin & Afanasev. And 500 Rubley Pick 14b 1912 (1912-17) signatures Shipov & Metz. Provisional Government (3) 250 Rubley Pick 36 1917 signatures Shipove & Baryshev issued by the R.S.F.S.R. series ??-144.1000 Rubley Pick 37 1917 (1917-18) signatures Shipov & Sofronov series ?? 105222 issued by the R.S.F.S.R. And 1000 Rubley Pick 95 1918 signature Zhikharev series ??-045. South Russia State Bank (2) 1000 Rubley Pick S418c 1919 series ??-00093 and 5000 Rubley Pick S419d 1919 series ??-200, both with watermark mosaic. South Russia - High Command of the Armed Forces (4) 500 Rubley Pick S434 1920 series ??-011 along with 10000 Rubley Pick S425a 1919 printed on both sides variety (3) series ??-048, ??-086 and ??-020. Also 50 Kopek (2) Pick 31 ND 1915 and Pick S407 ND 1918. Soviet UnionLenin portrait 1937 examples (3) 1, 3 and 10 Chervontsev Pick 202, 203 and 205 respectively. Along with other countries examples as Italy (2) a RARE pair 500 Lire Pick 71 (Gigante BI 32A - R3) Seal Type Italia/ Monogram B-I 23rd August 1943. And 1000 Lire Pick 81a Seal Type Medusa / Monogram B-I 14th April 1948 signatures Eianudi & Urbini. South Africa1 RandPick 116a. Greece 1943-44 (4) including the highest, for its series, denomination 100.000.000.000 Drachmai Pick 135. Along with 50 Drachmai Pick 121. 25000000 Drachmai Pick 130b. And 100000 Drachmai Pick 125a. ChinaBank of Communications (5) consisting of 5 YuanPick 154 1935. Along with various 10 Yuan (3) including Pick 118q 1914 Shanghaioverprint, Pick 155 1935. And Pick 159 without overprint of place of issue (issued in Japanese controlled area) 1941 variety with serials on obverse and reverse. Also, a 100 YuanPick 120a 1st October 1914 place of issue - CHUNGKING. Romania (5) an interesting selection of the 1917 Ferdinand I First World War Emergency issues (5) very well preserved including 10 Bani Pick 69 (3) and 50 Bani Pick 71 (2). Sweden10 Kronor Commemorative 300th Anniversary of Sveriges Riksbank (1668-1968) Pick 56. FranceKingdom Assignat 50 Sols Pick A70b (Ass-42a). Malta 1 ShillingGeorge VIPick 16 manuscript signature and title Cuschieri ND 1943. Bolivia 100 Bolivianos Pick 147 with conflict overprint. Canada 1 Dollar George Vi portrait Pick 58e signatures Coyne & Towers. Yugoslavia (7) including a denomination set of the 1944 Partisan issues (4) 1, 5, 10 and 20 Dinara Pick 48b, 49b, 50a and 51c respectively. Along with 50, 100 and 500 Dinara from the following 1946 issues Pick 64b, 65b and 66b respectively. And finally Mexico 1960's issues (3) including 1, 5 and 10 PesosPick 59j, 60h and 58j respectively.
South Africa 1 ShillingBoer War Siege of Mafeking dated February 1900, series B7173, (PickS651b), one set of staple holes at left, rarely seen in good grade, about EF
World (21), small collection with interesting notes some in high grade, Malta Banco di Malta 20 lire Sterline dated 18xx, an unissued remainder, (PickS163), usual holes to left, about Uncirculated, South Africa Barry & Nephews 5 Pounds unissued remainder, Swellendam branch dated 185x, vignette of cattle wagon at centre, Uncirculated, South Africa Montagu Bank, Cape of Good Hope 5 Pounds dated 18xx, unsigned remainder series No.1456, (PickS231r), usual holes to left, Uncirculated, Malta Government 1 Pound (Law 1949) issued in 1951, series A/21 058885, KingGeorge VI portrait at right, (Pick22a), Uncirculated, USA the Sussex Bank New Jersey50 Dollars dated 18xx, unsigned remainder, Uncirculated, Saudi Arabia (6) 1 - 100 Riyals 1980's, generally VF, Scotland (4) face value £21, Bank of England 10 Shillings (2) Peppiatt mauve WW2 issue, one aVF the other aUncirculated, plus a small booklet of Travellers Cheques (4), Martins Bank Limited, 5 Pounds, 10 Pounds (2) and 50 Pounds
An accumulation in an album POW and Military Notes with Austro-Hungarian and German POW notes (93) 1915-1916 including Bautzen i.Sa, Braunau, Csot, Grodig, Minden, Neuhammer, Reichenberg, Soppronyek, Tabor, 1940-1945, Czechoslovakia, Thersienstadt set of 1-100 Kronen, Germany, 10 Reichspfennig, Netherlands, Westerbork 25 and 50 Cents, PolandLitzmannstadt, 50 Pfg, 1(2) and 20 Mark, Yugoslavia Industrijsko Zanatsko 1 (2),2 (2), 5, 10, 50 (2), and 100 kronen (2) plus Austro-Hungary Mauthausen 10, 20, 50 Heller 1918, Germany, Wertmarke for 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20 and 40 Reichspfennigs, and South Africa Mafeking 10 Shillings 1900 plus Green Point Track Five Shillings unissued, Mafeking note damaged VG, some of the POW notes stain but generally VF-UNC (138)
A collection in an album comprising Twenty Pounds (3), Ten Pounds (5), Five Pounds (8), One Pound (123), Ten Shillings (18), British Armed Forces One Pound (6), Fifty Pence (2), Ten Pence (2), Five Pence (2) all but a small quantity in mint state or near so, British Military Authority One Shilling About Fine , South Africa 10 shilling Mafeking Siege note dated 1900, error with word "Commaning", Pick s654a About Fine with tape residue over a large proportion of the reverse of the note, ProvincialDartmouth General Bank one pound dated 1822 for John Hine and Henry Joseph Holdsworth, Grant957A a few pinholes Near Fine, Postal Orders (44) One Pound (1), Fifty Pence (43) all 1993 or later and with counterfoils, EF-UNC
South Africa 10 shillings Mafeking Siege note dated 1900, Ps654a, misspelt " Comaning", pinholes & edge nicks, probable contemporary writing in pencil
£140
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