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
Decimal Twenty Penceundatedmule (2008) S.G4 NEF, along with Mint errors - Mis-strikes or cut coins (14) GB Pre-Decimal (4) Threepence 1965 on a burst flan UNC, Halfcrown 1966 on an oversized 35mm diameter flan, the reverse with a large elliptical area of blank flan where another coin has largely obstructed the correct striking, leaving just a crescent-shaped area containing the date and part of the legend EF, Sixpence 1967 with a small planchet clip, Fine or slightly better, Penny 1947 Fine with a small planchet clip, GB Decimals (7) Two Pounds 2010 with the centre section largely cut away VF, One Pound (3) hollowed out, the obverse removed and with a 8mm hole in the centre, Fine, along with the removed part, this cut across a section containing the date area, 2004, 8.32 grammes, on an oval flan, has the appearance of a cast piece, Fine, Fifty Pence (2) 1983 on an imperfect planchet, with a large planchet crack 13mm into the coin VF, 1997 on an irregularly shaped flan 7-sided with an addition piece of metal approximately 8mm x 7mm protruding between 4 and 5 o'clock on the obverse, EF and lustrous, Ten Pence 2007 with the imprint of a second Ten Pence reverse on the obverse, the reverse almost completely flat, Penny 1995 struck around 70% off centre with 14mm blank flan, only a partial section remaining, GEF and lustrous, World (2) One Euro 2014 the centre section removed, Fine, USA One Cent 1998 struck with 10mm blank flan, around 50% off-centre, GEF with lustre, an unusual group
Paranumismatic, a varied group of items (28) A Victorian Snuff box with decorative pattern to base and lid, with extra folding lid inside, 24mm x 15mm x 7mm. in silver by David Pettifer, a cartridge magazine, six shells joined in silver, by P & Co.Ltd, a silver snuff box, with decorative edges to the lid 34mm x 25mm 14mm hallmarked on the base, a silver thimble inscribed ISLE OF MAN, with decorative pattern, by James Swann, early 20th Century, a miniature coin box made from two George III Halfpennies, cylindrical with 10 coins thickness, Sovereign holders (2) the first a cylindrical shaped 64mm long x 28mm across, second 31mm square, in a square folding pocket-watch style case, Match Case, in the form of a book 48mm x 36mm x 14mm, a folding postage stamp case, to hold four stamps 50mm x 33mm x 3mm, an oval silver-coloured locket (not hallmarked) 43mm x 35mm, a miniature weighing scale, in a brass case 55mm x 30mm, a Victorian Whist Marker, with rotating dial, a miniature vase charm with 4-coloured enamel, Zinc Ingot, Sydney Opera House 10th Anniversary 1973-1983, Medal - National Dahlia Society Affiliated Societies Medal 38mm diameter awarded to E.J. Jackson 14th Seept 1968 Best Dahlia Exhibit, UNC, a miniature Barss Weight Quarter Ounce, An Agricultural award medal, uninscribed 51mm diameter in aluminium? EF, Brass Token 30.5mm, numbered 1308, inscribed Eccles Protector Lamp & Lighting Co. Ltd. Fine, National Transports Tokens in aluminium, Five Pence (2) NVF to VF, Groat 1836 VF gilded, SilverThreepence 1916 Near Fine/Fine, A silver Threepence 1937 Fine in a ring, silver coloured, not hallmarked, a mesh coin purse with maker's mark R.S not hallmarked, presumed not silver, a miniature oriental style seated man 18mm, all items in good used condition
Engraved and countermarked (7) Saudi Arabia Riyal the reverse smoothed and engraved 'PRESENTED BY H M KING IBN SAUD of ARABIA 20.2.46, Good Fine, holed, GB Halfcrown William III the reverse engraved with an ornate HJC monogram, Fair/VG, GB Shilling 1820 the reverse inscribed R Tebbutt P/Kx 85658 C of E, GB SilverThreepence George V, the reverse inscribed with the Lord's Prayer, Good Fine with some scratches in the obverse fields, France Ten Centimes (2) 1856B countermarked PEARS' SOAP, VG, 1853B countermarked BORTHWICK'S BAKING POWDER Fine, GB Farthing 1865 the reverse engraved with a crude design of a standing animal figure in a series of dots, along with an Unofficial Farthing Egyptian Hall Museum 1860 Fine, unevenly toned with an edge nick and some pitting
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (8) Australia Threepence 1953 Struck slightly off-centre with around 1mm blank flan between 2 and 6 o'clock on the reverse, Fine, Tanzania One Shilingi 1966 struck off-centre with around 2mm blank flan from 12 to 6 o'clock on the obverse and correspondingly so on the reverse GVF, Southern Rhodesia Penny 1943 VF the central hole not punched out, NVF with some scratches, Rhodesia and Nyasaland Penny 1963 with the central hole mis-positioned around 4mm and obscuring the ON of ONE NEF, East Africa Ten Cents 1934 with doubled-punched central hole, the second punch higher and the right, so touches the lower right of the crown on the reverse, Good Fine, British West Africa One Tenth Penny 1925 with double punched central hole, the second hole to the left and obscuring the ONE TENTH of the legend, Near Fine, Ireland Decimal Penny 1980 struck on a smaller 18mm diameter planchet, Lustrous EF, Nigeria 10 Kobo 1976 struck off-centre with 1-2mm of blank flan, crescent shaped from 4 to 10 o'clock UNC
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (4) GB BrassThreepence 1942 with lamination error causing the obverse surface to lift and split, Penny 1961 struck on a lightweight flan of 6.98 grammes, Fine, Shilling 1839 with NIAR : REG: F:D: struck incuse, a most unusual piece, VG/Fine, along with Shilling 1819 a contemporary counterfeit struck in copper with Roman 1's in the date VG
A silver vase with 28 silver coins embedded in the surfaces by Rowlands and Frazer 146 Regent Street W. Crowns (2), Double Florins (3), Halfcrowns (6) , Florins (5), Shillings (4), Sixpences (5) and Threepences (3) 1875-1896 Good Fine to NEF all cleaned, the vase inscribes 'Laurence' and 'Kellie' 'Some coins from G.K to L.K. Xmas 1862-1898', a bend on one side of the rim at the top, total weight 459 grammes, an interesting item
Sovereign balance weights in brass (2) 97mm length, for weighing Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns, one by Bourn, (John Bourn, Birmingham Brassfounder 1828-1850), the other unmarked, of similar style both in good second-hand condition, along with a Coin holder, to hold Halfcrowns, Florins, Shillings, Sixpences and Threepences, this 67mm x 57mm x 14mm in good second-hand condition
Pennies 1926-1967 an almost complete date run (no 1950, 1951 or 1953) and Halfpennies 1915-1967 both in 'Sandles' folders (similar to Whitman) in mixed circulated grades, Great Britain 'Sterling Coin Collection' in a Photo frame (9 coins) Halfcrown 1950, Florin 1951, Shilling 1948E, Sixpence 1960, SilverThreepence 1941, Brass Threepence 1953, Penny 1917, Halfpenny 1967 and Farthing 1941 in mixed grades, cleaned, along with Accessories includes Whitman Folders (12), Sovereign cases each to hold 10 Sovereigns, includes some capsules, A small Abafil case includes 2x trays each to hold 6 flips, Westminster and London Mint boxes (10) various sizes, a storage tray to hold 35 coins, Books (4) 'The Battle of Britain - Their Finest Hour, by the London Mint Office (2), A Flying Springbok of Wartime British Skies : A.G.'Sailor' Malan by Professor Bill Nasson, An Iconic Design Remastered by Angela Pistrucci, a hand drawn portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Angela Pistrucci (number 4 of only 90) in folder, A hand drawn Battle of Britain Aircraft by Angela Pistrucci, a DVD The Battle of Britain 1940-2015 by the London Mint Office, and a plastic cabinet with 6 drawers, all in good second-hand condition, (over 12 Kilos), To be collected from our offices only - NO POSTAL SERVICE
Fantasy issues (13) Edward VIII (8) 1936 and 1937 issues Crowns (4), Halfcrowns (2), SilverThreepence (1) and Brass Threepence (1) some in silver, a mix of different reverse designs, including Una and the Lion, George and the Dragon, and Thrift plant, along with a pattern Fantasy Maundy set Edward VIII 1936 EF to UNC, and Fantasies for Five Pounds 1821 George IV, Crown 1658 Cromwell, Crown 1732 George II, Halfcrown 1952 George VI, and a Charles I Pattern Halfcrown design UNC and lustrous
Model/Toy Money (6) celebrating Victoria's birth, Marriage and Coronation, with values of 1, 10 (3) and 20 (2) EF, used as school reward tokens, in a brass tube with leather exterior, along with Model/Toy Money by Lauer 1902 (11) models for Sovereign, Half Sovereign, Crown, Double Florin, Halfcrown, Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence and Penny, EF to UNC and lustrous, all contained in a white metal Florin design box
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (6) Shilling 1954E Fine with lamination flaw on the obverse, Sixpence 1964 struck around 1mm off-centre causing a raised lip between 2 o'clock and 7 o'clock on the reverse, only a small part of the edge milling is visible, Fine, BrassThreepence 1966 with a straight planchet clip causing a ragged edge at 2 o'clock on the reverse, NEF, Pennies (2) 1937 struck off-centre with around 1.5mm blank flan causing a raised lip between 3 and 7 o'clock on the reverse Fine with some scratches, 1967 with a small planchet clip, EF and lustrous, Cliché medals (2) the first undated by Phillips Aldershot of London, uniface and 32mm diameter Obverse: Angel holding two laurel wreaths facing, with sun and seascape behind, the second 32mm diameter undated and uniface depicting a standing woman above a kneeling man crowning him with a laurel wreath, loosely based on the style of 'Art is Obtained Through Labour' by Nicolas Reyers (c.1780) both EF with light gold tone
Enamelled Coins (62) Crowns (36) 1965, 1972 (3), 1977 (32), Halfcrowns (2) 1951, 1966, DecimalTen Pence 1976, Shillings (2) 1964E, 1965S, SilverThreepences (12) 1937, 1938 (3), 1939 (2), 1940 (5), 1941, Farthing 1932, Gibraltar Crown 1968, Guernsey Ten Pence 1970, Cyprus 10 Mils 1955, East Africa Shilling 1952, Hong Kong Two Dollars 1975, Australia Sixpence 1963, New Zealand (2) 50 Cents 1967, Sixpence 1963, all are enamelled on both sides, an interesting selection many with very good workmanship, in mixed grades, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Decimal Five Pence 2002 the reverse very weakly struck with signs of lamination under magnification VF/NF, and a Halfpenny Token 1972 F.J.Jeffery Melksham, Wiltshire, 'England's Leading Provincial Coin Dealer' EF
Toy Money by Lauer (140) Shillings (31), Sixpences (37), Threepences (36), Pennies (35), and a 1 MarkSpielgeld, mostly as struck, many with lustre, in a contemporary box with playing cards on the top, presumed the original box of issue rare thus
Gaming Counter Simon de Passee Edward III Fine with a small hole and a small plug, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strikes (3) Shilling 1932 George V partial brockage, the incuse design struck over about 2/3 of the flan, the last digit of the date struck in correct relief on one side, the first three digits incuse and reversed on the other side, Fine and highly unusual, Penny 1917 on a spread flan each side with an incuse impression of the other over the main design, this possibly done after minting, Good Fine, Co-op Brass token - Oldham Threepence with double striking to the reverse, the overstrike covering around half the token on both sides EF and lustrous
Mint Errors- Mis-Strikes (2) BrassThreepence George VI largely without legend or date only faint traces remain in parts, the fields with some thin scratches, United Kingdom One Euro 1992 Britannia double struck with each striking bold and clear around 11mm apart Lustrous UNC
Mint Error - Mis-Strike British West Africa Threepence 1938H struck off-centre with a raised lip of around 2mm between 12 and 6 o'clock GEF with a few small tone spots
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes (3) BrassThreepences (2) 1942 Fine with a band of lamination across the reverse, 1943 About Fine with a large area of lamination over GEOR and part of the King's neck, Farthing 1952 Good Fine this with a higher raised rim, all are unusual
Paranumismatic (11) The Silver Hunter Watch by Franklin Mint with 17-jewel Swiss movement, in the box of issue with certificate, Christening Spoon 1982 Prince William in silver by Franklin Mint, in the box of issue with certificate, One Troy Ounce Titanium Buffalo ingot UNC as issued, Necklaces (3) Scotland Flag gramme ingot on a silver chain, Stars and Stripes gramme ingot on a silver chain and Union Jack gramme ingot on a silver chain, Tie Pin in silver, Lion design, by Franklin Mint, boxed as issued, Silver Bowl 65mm diameter with planished effect finish, Space Shuttle keyring, two neck chains these apparently in base metal, plus Silver Threepences (40) includes Victorian issues, mixed grades
Mint Errors - Mis-StrikeBrassThreepences (3) 1943 struck off-centre with around 2.5mm blank flan, the flan rounded in places, UNC with some lustre, unusual. 1956 a uniface striking on a thin flan and weighing just 3.66 grammes, the 'obverse' with a laminated appearance with a faint outline of the bust, NVF unusual. George VI undated, the reverse hollowed out, probably post-minting, Fine
Toy Money (36) 1848-1902 Half Sovereign to One Sixteenth Farthing, includes medallic Victoria's Children issues (around 8mm diameter) in mixed grades to UNC, contained in a small black box and with Toy Money boxes (5) along with 'To Hanover' Gaming Tokens 1837 EF and GB SilverThreepence 1940 Fine
Coin holders (4) 1) a locket type holder for two sovereigns, in silver (1899) with ornate outer casing, makers mark W&H (Walker and Hall?) in good condition, 2) a locket type holder in gilt, for a sovereign and half sovereign, 3) a 5-coin holder for Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence or German origin, 4) a sixpence holder thimble sized inscribed on the base 'Christmas 67 to remind you of 'OLIVER!' from John Woolf in silver, makers mark SJR (S.J.Rose, Birmingham) all in good condition
Engraved a small group (6) Victorian issues Shillings (2), Sixpence (1), Threepence (1), Farthing Victoria Bun Head, Canada 10 Cents (holed), Enamelled Shilling 1787 Reverse in 5 colours, Fair workmanship, Medals (6) includes William IV and Queen Adelaide Coronation 1831 in white metal, holed for suspension, Coronation of Queen Victoria 1838 in white metal, holed for suspension , Death of the Duke of Wellington 1852 in white metal and three others in base metal, in mixed grades
Proof Sets and singles empty boxes (37) comprising 1902 Long Set boxes (2), 1902 Short set box (1), 1937 card box and 1953 box, India 1946 box and others (31) in mixed condition, and a money box Lloyds Bank for Halfcrowns to Threepences
Weights (9) Coin Weights (6), Apothecaries weights (3) and Threepence token undated, T.Pope and Co. Newhall Street, Birmingham/ Hop Pole Inn, D.W.Parker, Gloucester Road, Fine
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes Ten Pence 1997 GVF with planchet clip. Five Pence 1979 AU/EF with planchet clip. BrassThreepence 1960 the edge partly struck out of the collar NVF. Two Pence 2005 EF, weight 6.78 grammes, toned in parts possibly missing some of the plating process
Engraved (6) Halfcrown William III Bristol, Pennies 1797 (2), Penny Victoria Bun Head, Threepence Token Birmingham Workhouse, and an unidentified Penny-size, an interesting and varied group, in mixed grades
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (8) Two PoundsBrunel Blank Flan with only the edge inscription 'SO MANY IRONS IN THE FIRE' EF, DecimalTen Pence 1970 EF on an undersized flan of 27mm, Decimal Twenty Pence Blank Flan VF, Decimal Penny 1975 Silvered VF, Silver Threepence George V with no date (removed?) Fine, Pennies (2) 1967 struck on a thin flan and weighing 5.42 grammes VF, 1964 UNC with half the reverse barely visible Lustrous UNC, Threepence Elizabeth II crowned bust a double obverse VF with full milling, does not appear to be a machined creation
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes Rhodesia and Nyasaland (4) Threepence 1956 with obverse lamination, Pennies (2) 1963 with central hole around 4mm misplaced, 1962 No central hole, Halfpenny 1964 with central hole around 2mm misplaced, Rhodesia (2) Five Cents 1976 struck 2mm off-centre, One Cent 1977 struck slightly off-centre EF-UNC
Stamps, First Day Covers, Postcards etc. (209) a varied group mostly dating from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s, Book 'Collectors Coins 1978' , Banknotes (5) Syria 10 Piastres 1944, Lebanon 10 Piastres 1944, British Armed Forces Threepences (2) Shilling (1) in mixed condition
Pub Checks Cornish Nags Head Inn Abingdon (2) Twopence and Threepence A/UNC, Unofficial farthing Token Edwin Cottrill St. Pauls Birmingham EF, Halfpenny Herts 90 Hatfield 1667 Thomas Serin VG with a ragged edge, Halfpenny 1672 Dublin Mic Wilson G, Halfpenny Norfolk 1811 Norwich Norfolk 24 NF, plus guinea weight Obverse G (crown) R Reverse 521 CW VF
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (10) Pennies (5) 1913, 1940, George VI with rim cud over the date area, 1962, 1963, Halfpennies (4), 1920 with obverse split away from coin due to lamination, 1928, George V with reverse split away from the coin due to lamination, 1944, BrassThreepence (1) Obverse uniface (smoothed?) a variety of mainly laminations in mixed grades to GEF
A mixed group containing a locket made from an 1803 Third Guinea, Penny 1797 hollowed into a smugglers box (contained four pieces of Victorian toy money and a Threehalfpence 1843) Crowns Forgeries (2) 1889 and 1892 an Elizabeth II sixpence hollowed into a George VI BrassThreepence, and a double obverse manufactured Florin one side George VI the other Elizabeth II in mixed grades
Mint Errors (5) Halfcrown 1965 Weakly struck around the obverse and reverse legends GVF, Shilling 1958 Scottish weakly struck around the reverse legend VF, Sixpences (2) 1943 Fine with a planchet clip, 1958 VF with an extra piece protruding 2mm from the rim at 1 o'clock to 2 o'clock on the obverse, Threepence 1967 with a raised wavy edge
Mis-Strikes (8) Florin 1923 Reverse Brockage, Fine, Sixpence 1923 the reverse with a large striking cud covering the NCE of SIXPENCE VG, SilverThreepences (3) 1884 Reverse Brockage Fine, Victoria Young Head Obverse Brockage Fine, Victoria Young Head struck about 5% off-centre with worn date Good, Halfpenny 1694 struck about 5% off-centre Good, Farthings (2) George III Contemporary Counterfeit struck off-centre NVG, 1928 NEF with planchet clip
Mis-Strikes BrassThreepences, Pennies and Halfpennies (24) comprising laminations, planchet faults, planchet clips, off-centre strikings without collars, weak strikes, thin flans etc. in mixed grades to EF
SilverThreepence Victoria Young Head Reverse inscribed with the Lord's Prayer Fine, Ireland Halfpenny Token Cronebane 1789 GVF, Seychelles One Rupee 1939 uniface Reverse only, Fine, Halfpenny Bell Brothers 19th Century uniface Good Fine, Threepence Sheffield and Heeley Omnibus 1852 oval in copper GVF, Austria 1904 Brass token 38mm diameter VF
Mis-StrikeBrassThreepence 1943 on a 22.5mm round flan offset with around 2mm blank flan and a raised 'lip' at the bottom of the reverse Lustrous UNC with a few small spots
Fantasy Australian issues (100) Sixpences 1937 (50), Threepences 1937 (50) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Fantasy Australian issues (50) Sixpences 1937 (25), Threepences 1937 (25) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Fantasy Australian issues (30) Sixpences 1937 (15), Threepences 1937 (15) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Fantasy Australian issues (20) Sixpences 1937 (10), Threepences 1937 (10) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Copies (3) Shilling Charles I Carlisle besieged in the style of S.3138 the obverse crude, 1645 VF, One Shilling and Threepence Scarborough besieged in the style of S.3164 Fair, Crown 1653 Commonwealth Near Fine and with some corrosion, all struck in base metal or low grade silver
Victoria Toy Money by Lauer (25) comprising 5 Sovereign (2), 2 Sovereign (2), Sovereign (2), Half Sovereign (2), Crown (2), Four Shillings (2), Halfcrown (2), Two Shillings (2), Shillings (2), Half Shillings (2), Threepences (2), Pennies (3) a high grade group AU-UNC most if not all with good lustre, comes in a miniature tin with a White £5 signature May on the top and inscribed on the back with a rider on horseback jumping a fence, an interesting lot
Fantasy Australian issues (20) Sixpences 1937 (10), Threepences 1937 (10) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Fantasy Australian issues (100) Sixpences 1937 (50), Threepences 1937 (50) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Fantasy Australian issues (50) Sixpences 1937 (25), Threepences 1937 (25) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
Fantasy Australian issues (20) Sixpences 1937 (10), Threepences 1937 (10) by Maklouf, both bearing the portrait of Edward VIII and struck in .925 silver. Made in the early 1990s with a mintage believed to be around 2000 pieces each, Proof FDC
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