Co-op Tokens - Rochdale (36) Many different denominations, 9 Shillings to Halfpenny, Sovereign weight Royal Mint 1843 Fine, and Gaming Counters, Imitation Spage Guinea types (3), Imitation Half Guinea types (3), 'To Hanover' Tokens (2), a 'Keep Your Temper' Whist counter, Penny Token undated Bell Brothers, North Shields, uniface, Penny Token Rochdale Equitable Pioneers, undated, Halfpenny Token Rochdale Equitable Pioneers, undated, a Rochdale Transport Token 1½d , in mixed grades, Royal Mint Proof Setmedals (28) 1970-1996 inclusive, plus an additional 1971 EF to Lustrous UNC
Tokens a wide variety (38) includes Penny18th CenturyAnglesey 1789, Halfpennies 18th Century (9) Anglesey (2), Hampshire - Portsmouth, Warwickshire - Coventry, Warwickshire - John Wilkinson (5), Gaming Counters () in the style of George III Guineas (4), Half Guineas (15), and Queen Victoria/Napoleon (1), and Barber Tokens (8) Three Pence (2), Two Pence (3),and 1½ Pence (3), in mixed circulated grades
Medals and Tokens (59) Medals (2) 1827 Death of Frederick, Duke of York 1827 BHM 1291 25mm in Brass VG holed, Coronation of Queen Victoria 25mm in Brass BHM 1858 Fine, holed, Costa Rica Coffee Token One Canasto Francisco Montealegre, undated 21mm in Brass Fine, as part of a group (59) comprising Gaming Counters (50), the majority are 'Good Old Days' and 'To Hanover' types, a mix of Guinea and Half Guinea sizes includes examples dated 1788, 1790, 1791, 1797, 1837, and a 1798 Scalloped edge type in mixed grades, some holed, Two pence Token 'Nulli Secundus with 418 countermark, Fine, Toy Money (3) and Two Pounds 1823 crude copies in base metal (2) Fine and Fair
Gaming Tokens/Counters (67) Guinea Imitations (40) a mix of dates 1701, 1768, 1788, 1790, 1797 Shield types the majority are 'Good Old Days' legend, and Fattorini & Sons 1831 (13), Half Guinea Imitations (27) the vast majority 1788 'Good Old Days' types, in mixed grades, many of the Fattorini types EF
Tokens, Medalets, Gaming Counters, Weights, Jetons a wide variety (126) includes Medal - Russia 300 Years of the Romanov dynasty 1613-1913 29mm diameter in brass VF with suspension loop, Communion Token Earlstown Kirk 1832 Fine/VF, Gaming Counters 'To Hanover' 22mm diameter (19) 1830, 1837 (11), 1849, 1853, 1862, 1867 (3), 1868, 'To Hanover' 18mm diameter 1837 (2), Gaming Counters George III 'Spade' Guinea style (14) 1701 (3), 1768, 1770, 1790 (7, one holed), 1797 (2), Gaming Counters George III 'Spade' Half Guinea style (17) undated (2), 1701, 1768 (2), 1788 (4, one with scalloped edge), 1790, 1794, 1794 Simcox, 1795 Simcox (3), 1789, 1799, Whist Counters Victorian (3), two with 'Keep Your Temper' legends George III Contemporary Counterfeits in base metal (11) Three ShillingBank Token 1812, Shillings (9) 1816, 1818 (2), 1819 (4), 1820 (2) and Sixpence 1818, Satirical Tokens (5) 1830 Earl Grey 'By Trampling on Liberty I Lost The Reins (2), 1831 William IV 'By Trampling on Liberty I Lost The Reins' (3), Death of George IV 1830 24mm diameter in brass (2), Death of Queen Caroline 1821 27mm diameter in brass (2), Rechenpfennig Token (2) William III undated 19mm diameter in brass by Weidinger, the reverse in thew style of a William and Mary Shilling, William and Mary 18mm diameter in brass, undated Obverse: William III, Reverse Mary II, Medalet, Marriage of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales to H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of Denmark 1863, Victoria Counter Tokens (8) Obverse: Young Head of Victoria, Reverse Prince of Wales Feathers, three within a crown, one within a cartouche, Obverse: Young Head of Queen Victoria, Reverse: Double headed Eagle with shield on breast (4), Medalets (3), The Great Exhibition Building Opened 1862 (2), 1809 George III Reigns by Kettle 24mm diameter in copper, in mixed circulated grades, an interesting and wide ranging group
Medals and Tokens (102) includes gaming counters, machine tokens, a small group of Madgeburg medallions (5), a bracelet with Victorian Silver coins attached (11) Halfcrown 1897, Florin 1893, Shillings (3) 1867, 1893, 1895, Sixpences (2) 1893, 1896, Groat 1846, Threepences (2) 1841, 1896, and MaundyTwopence 1843, a small group of GB and World 17th to 20th Century, in mixed grades
Tokens (1.12 Kilos) a good mix includes Market Tokens, Transport Tokens and Advertising Tokens, in mixed grades, Wooden Nickels (33) includes US Coin show, Scouting, Christmas and New Year types, 1960s to 1980s, Advertising Tokens in the form of George III Guineas, similar in style to Gaming counters (7) Fine to VF, Medalets (2) George III and Charlotte 1761 the first 26mm diameter in cast bronze? Fine, the second 20mm diameter in white metal VF
India Kushan (3) Tetradrachm (2) Kanishka I (78-144AD) Fine, Basileos Basileon Soter Megas (80-103CE) VG, CopperUnit Vasudeva I (190-230AD), Tetradrachm/Unit Huvishka (155-189CE) Good Fine, Copper Unit Samanta Dive (10th Century AD) Near Fine, Copper Unit Satir (55-105AD), 9.51 grammes Fine, plus a further five Ancient Indias pieces these low grade and unattributed, India Copper dump coinage (2) in low grades, Spain 4 Maravedis 1659 countermarked VI S, Fine, dished, German States - Countship of Cleves 3 Heller (1609-1615) VG, 18th Century Tokens (4) Lancashire - Lancaster 1794 Duke of Lancaster Fine, Warwickshire - 1790 John Wilkinson Fine, Angusshire - Dundee 1797 Cowgate Port (holed) Fine, Halfpenny Inverness 1796 Fair, Gaming Counters (2) George III Half Guinea 1788 VF and Guinea 1788 Near Fine, GB (13) DecimalTwo Pounds 1996, Halfcrown 1957, Pennies (2) 1855 Plain Trident, 1897, Halfpennies (8) Victoria Bun Head (worn), 1893, 1896, 1903, 1911, 1917, 1930, 1931, Farthing 1799, in mixed grades Fair to Fine, British West AfricaOne Tenth Penny 1936 Edward VIII GVF, GB Gaming Token Brass for Six pence VF
GB and World Hammered to 20th Century, an accumulation includes GB unofficial sets (23) 1953 UNC, 1967 (7) EF to UNC, Last £sd sets (12), Royal Silver Wedding Sets comprising 1970-1973 mixed dates (2, one missing the 50p), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Silver Wedding collection a mixed date set 1972-1983 One Pound to Half New Penny UNC cased as issued, The Queen's Diamond JubileeCollection comprising GB (8) a mix of pre-decimal and decimal types along with stamps (4) 4d to 1/2d , a Hong Kong One Cent wartime Banknote, and Commonwealth coins (4) one example each from Australia, Canada, Isle of Man and the Falkland Islands, EF to UNC in the wallets of issue (2 sets), GB £sd and Decimal Sets (15) some incomplete, in mixed grades, World War II collection coin, banknote and stamp set comprising GB coins (5) Crown 1965, BrassThreepence 1943, Penny 1937, Halfpenny 1945, Farthing 1943, USA One Cent (2) 1943 Steel and 1944, and Italy Lira 1940R , Banknote (1) Burma under Japanese Occupation Ten Rupees 1942-1945 issue, and stamps (5) GB 2 1/2d blue, USA 5 Cents (2) Luxembourg and Netherlands flag issues, GB Liberation of the Channel Islands issues (2) 2 1/2d and 1d issues, in mixed grades, in the wallet of issue, USA World War II Coinage a 6-coin set comprising 5 Cents (3) 1943D, 1943P and 1944S, One Cent (2) 1943 Steel and 1944 in mixed grades VG to Fine along with a Belgium Two Francs 1944 Steel EF. Russia Silver Kopeks 16th and 17th Century issues (14) VG to Fine. GB £sd Halfcrowns (38, all but one 1967), Florins (12), and Halfpennies (101) these Elizabeth II issues, many EF to UNC, GB Provincial Mint Pennies (12) 1912H (9), 1919H (3), VG to Fine, World base metal issues 19th and 20th Century (493) in mixed lower grades, a few holed, Spain 2 Maravedis 16th Century issues (14) Fair to VG, Jettons (7), Weights (2), these in low grade, modern tokens and medalets (118), USA Five Cents (9) 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936 VG to Near Fine, USA One Cent (22) 1895 (2), 1905, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1917, 1918D, 1941, 1943 (2), 1945S, 1946 (2), 1947S, 1949D, 1950D, 1951S, 1952D, 1954S, 1955D, 1987D, World 20th Century issues includes Canada Five Cents 1922-1968 (63) in mixed grades, Canada One Cent (21) all but one Elizabeth II issues, a few with minor errors, in mixed grades, Gaming Counters (32) George III and Victoria types, VG to VF, Shell Medallic issues 'Man in Flight' and Historic Cars' both complete on the cards of issue, also includes some paranumismatic items
Medals, Tokens, Weights, a few modern Replicas, and Gaming Counters a wide variety of types (84) includes a contemporary Counterfeit George III Farthing dated 1737 VG, in mixed grades some of the more modern issues EF
Halfpennies18th Century (3) Warwickshire - Coventry 1792 Lady Godiva DH231 GVF, Hampshire - Portsmouth 1795 John Howard DH57a GVF, Middlesex - Whitfields - Long Live The King 1795 DH911 NVF, Pennies 19th Century (2) 1812 Birmingham and SheffieldCopper Company VF, 1812 Birmingham Union Copper Company NEF, Halfpenny 19th Century London - 1834 William Till Good Fine, Wellington Token 1812 Cuidad Rodrigo Good Fine with a heavy dig in the obverse field, Wellington Token 1813 Britannia Reverse Near Fine, along with a mixed group of Tokens and medals (21), includes Casino Tokens, Engraved and Gaming Counters
GB and World 18th to 20th Century a collection of Tokens, Countermarked coins, Transport Tokens, Medals, Gaming Counters, Toy Money, Co-op Tokens, and Jetons (708) in a home-made cabinet, includes a wide variety of types, in mixed grades
Gaming Counters - Imitation Guineas and Half Guineas (52) all with attributions taken from W.Bryce Neilson 'A Thousand Guineas', also Trader's Tokens/Checks (18) a wide variety includes 10 Shilling and 5 Shilling denominations, in mixed grades
ChineseCash (50) a mixed group, along with Coins and Tokens a mixed group includes some replica issues, Gaming Counters - Imitation Spade Guineas, To Hanover tokens etc. in mixed grades (lot)
Tokens and medals a varied and interesting group (14) Edward VII Visit to London 1903 31mm diameter by Spink and Son NEF, Wirral and Birkenhead Agricultural Society 52mm diameter in silver awarded to Messrs Peter Patrick and Son for anti-sag gate hangings 1906 EF, France Watch fob of Schloss & co 1889 Universal Exposition 31mm diameter in silver, which reproduces in miniature the prize won by Schloss and Co. at the 1889 Exposition, NVF with fob mount at top, ArgentinaConstitution Jura 1854 32mm diameter in silver Fine, George IIIGolden Jubilee 1810 Eimer 1007var. 42mm diameter in bronze, Good Fine, Gaming Counters (3) George III, Anne and Maria Theresa obverses VG to Fine, USA Hard Times Token undated (c.1837) 'The Constitution as I understand it', 'Roman Firmness' mule reverse, Fine, Duchess of Gloucester Token 1774 in copper by J.Kirk Fine, some scratches, Copper token by Sparrow of Bishopsgate, 1823 Ironmongers, reverse hot air balloon, 'ASCENDED AT OXFORD JUNE 23 1823' Good Fine, Farthing token or medalet George IV 1821 21mm diameter in copper Fine, Halfpenny 19th Century Middlesex Political and Social Series 1794 DH1016 edge 'CURRENT EVERY WHERE', Fine, plus an unidentified ancient coin
Tokens, medalets and Co-op checks a varied group (71) in mixed grades, along with Gaming Counters (191) , mainly 'To Hanover' , 'Good Old Days' and a handful of toy money, in mixed grades
Tokens a wide ranging group includes Halfpennies 18th and 19th Century, Gaming Counters, Market tokens, and Canadian Bank tokens (64), in mixed lower grades
Tokens and medals a varied and interesting group (14) Edward VII Visit to London 1903 31mm diameter by Spink and Son NEF, Wirral and Birkenhead Agricultural Society 52mm diameter in silver awarded to Messrs Peter Patrick and Son for anti-sag gate hangings 1906 EF, France Watch fob of Schloss & co 1889 Universal Exposition 31mm diameter in silver, which reproduces in miniature the prize won by Schloss and Co. at the 1889 Exposition, NVF with fob mount at top, Argentina Constitution Jura 1854 32mm diameter in silver Fine, George III Golden Jubilee 1810 Eimer 1007var. 42mm diameter in bronze, Good Fine, Gaming Counters (3) George III, Anne and Maria Theresa obverses VG to Fine, USA Hard Times Token undated (c.1837) 'The Constitution as I understand it', 'Roman Firmness' mule reverse, Fine, Duchess of Gloucester Token 1774 in copper by J.Kirk Fine, some scratches, Copper token by Sparrow of Bishopsgate, 1823 Ironmongers, reverse hot air balloon, 'ASCENDED AT OXFORD JUNE 23 1823' Good Fine, Farthing token or medalet George IV 1821 21mm diameter in copper Fine, Halfpenny19th CenturyMiddlesex Political and Social Series 1794 DH1016 edge 'CURRENT EVERY WHERE', Fine, plus an unidentified ancient coin
A miscellaneous group (101) includes Pennies and Halfpennies 18th and 19th Century, NAAFI Tokens, Gaming Counters, Hop Tokens, Market Tokens, Toy Money etc. in mixed grades to UNC
George VSilver Jubilee medal 1935 in silver boxed Toned UNC, a Guinea balance scale, as part of a group of medals and tokens and a weight 17th to 20th Century (13) includes gaming counters and 1850 Whist ' Keep your Temper' tokens
18th Century Tokens (63) mostly VG to Fine, Gaming Counters (To Hanover and Good Old Days etc.) (19), Nottingham Transport Tokens (8) 1d Green (4) and 1 1/2d Purple (4) in mixed grades
Farthings (79) 1863, 1864, 1865, 1865 5 over 2, 1875 Large Date, 1875 Small Date (2), 1876H Large 6, 1880, these Fine to GVF, 1890 to 1956 complete except for 1895 Bun Head mostly EF to UNC the majority with lustre, plus Tokens (2) Bristol 1652 Fine, Halfpenny Bristol 1794 and Gaming counters (2) Fair to VF
Machine Tokens (approximately 3 Kilos) in mixed circulated grades, also Gaming Counters in the style of George III Half Guineas 'Good Old Days' legend GVF to EF
18th to 20th Century (26) a varied group includes some 'GOOD OLD DAYS' gaming counters, plus USA (7) North Wales Tokens (2) Fine and Good Fine, Dimes (2) 1875 (holed), 1925, 10 Cents (3) 1900, 1926, 1936 in mixed grades to Fine
A varied group GB and World includes Tokens, Hop Tokens, Hammered, Gaming Counters, Guinea/Half Guinea weighing scales (2), a Sovereign/Half Sovereign weighing scale, in mixed grades (small lot)
Countermarked Coins and Tokens (40) includes Shilling 1817, Gaming Counters (45), Gaming Tokens (Dice and Dominos etc.) (10) , Forgeries 19th and 20th Century (32) in mixed circulated grades
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