Crowns to Maundy (19) comprising Crowns 1935 (3) VF and NEF (2) one with some spots, Florin 1888 GVF cleaned, Shillings (5) 1887 Jubilee Head Good Fine, 1900 Good Fine with some heavier contact marks, 1917 VF with a scratch on the obverse, 1935 NEF, 1936 F/NVF, Sixpences (3) 1697 Third Bust, Later Harp, Large Crowns, About Fine/Fine, bent and straightened, 1757 VG/Near Fine, 1787 Hearts NVF/VF toned, Groats (4) 1838 VG, 1843 Poor/Fair, 1848 8 over 7 VG, 1854 VG, Maundy Fourpence 1679 VG bent and straightened, Maundy Twopence 1838 VG, and Gaming Counter 1701 Imitation Spade Half Guinea type, About Fine silvered
Half Guinea 1775 Third Bust S.3733 approaching Fine, the obverse with some heavier contact marks and thin scratches, by far the rarest of the three bust type for this year, an often-overlooked type, Very rare and seldom seen, the Standard Catalogue now lists at £1375 in Fine
Half Guinea 1759 S.3685 EF with some surface marks, very scarce in high grade. We note an example offered in our A179 Auction, graded as NGC MS61 (Lot 1667, realised £1700 hammer price) displays more wear than this coin
Half Guinea 1779 S.3734 GVF with some contact marks, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 June 2013 Lot 1635 hammer price £400, A scarce date with only a small number of examples having come to auction anywhere since we last sold this coin in 2013
Half Guinea 1768 S.3732 NVF/GF with some small spots on the obverse, we note an example described as Fine with some contact marks in London Coins Auction A171 December 2020s old for £550 hammer price
Half Guinea 1717 S.3635 Near Fine/Fine with a scratch on the obverse field and some light scattered haymarks, possibly scarcer than catalogue values may indicate
World a mixed group (70), includes many silver items, India (5) 50 Rupees 1978 FAO Lustrous UNC, Half Rupee 1946 Bombay EF, Two Annas 1918 NVF, 1/12th Anna (2) 1909 EF, 1926 GVF, Netherlands Antilles (6) Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC, Quarter Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, One Tenth Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC, Five Cents 1963 Lustrous UNC, 2 1/2 Cents 1959 A/UNC and lustrous, One Cent 1963 Lustrous UNC, Russia (2) Five Kopeks (2) 1780 EM VF, 1781 EM VF, France Ten Francs (3) 1965 (2) the first Lustrous A/UNC, the second EF cleaned, 1966 GEF, Spain100 Pesetas (2)1966 (dated 66) UNC, 1968 (dated 68) NEF, BermudaCrowns 1964 (5) UNC (3), A/UNC and EF, New Zealand (3) Crowns (3) 1949 (2) the first GEF lightly toned, the second NEF with some spots and thin scratches, 1953 UNC, IraqRiyal (200 Fils) 1932 (2) both Fine, India Rupee 1892 Bombay Mint, B incuse VF, with some darker toning, New GuineaShilling 1938 GVF, SeychellesTen Rupees 1974 Sea Turtle Lustrous UNC, Gibraltar Crown 1971 Barbary Ape Proof UNC retaining some original brilliance, Switzerland (2) Five Francs 1967B Lustrous UNC with some minor contact marks, Half Franc 1953B GVF, Canada (12) One Dollar (2) 1961 VF, 1967 Goose EF toned, 50 Cents 1967 Howling Wolf GEF toned, 25 Cents (4) 1909 Fine, 1967 Lynx (3) NEF, EF and GEF the last with attractive toning, Ten Cents (3) 1949 NEF, 1967 Atlantic Mackeral (2) EF and GEF, Five Cents 1967 Rabbit Lustrous UNC, One Cent 1967 Dove A/UNC, Canada - Newfoundland One Cent 1865 NVF, Spain Two Pesetas 1870 (dated 74) Fine, Italian States - Papal States Five Baiocchi 1853R Good Fine, Egypt Ten Qirsh AH1293/32 (1906) Fine, German States - Prussia (2) Four Groschen 1796 KM#362 VG, Groschen 1856A VF, Jersey (2) 1/13th Shilling 1861 NVF, 1/24th Shilling 1923 VF, GuernseyOne Double 1830 NVF, Italian States - Venice Two Lire 1801, 9.389 grammes variant, Near Fine, the reverse with some verdigris, scarce, Indian Princely States - Hyderabad Rupee AH1311 Fine, India Madras PresidencyTen Cash 1803 Fine, Ceylon 25 Cents 1893 NEF, Germany Five Pfennigs 1921E EF, Germany - Weimar Republic (2) Ten Rentenpfennigs 1924J VF, Two Pfennigs 1936F VF, Germany - Third Reich Two Pfennigs 1938D VF, Bulgaria (3) 20 Stotinki 1917 Zinc (2) Good Fine and VF, 10 Stotinki 1913 About Fine, NorwayKrone 1949 GVF, Vatican Ten Centesimi 1933-34 EF MedalBirmingham Peace Celebration 34mm diameter in bronze, holed for suspension, and an unattributed badge/jeton, no legend or date, uniface bust right, the edge with four mounting lugs, one broken, Fine
GB and World (75) includes GB (6) Shillings (2) 1880 Poor, 1940E VG, SilverThreepences (2) 1920 Fine, 1930 Fine, Farthing 1901 NVF, DecimalTen Pence 1973 Fine with M countermarked on the obverse, New ZealandPenny Token undated (1863-1869) S.Hague Smith KM#Tn63 Fine, the reverse once lightly cleaned, Crete (4) 20 Lepton 1900A Near Fine, 10 Lepton 1900A KM#4.1 VG, Five Lepton 1900A (2) the first VF with some spots, the second VG, Canada (2) 50 Cents 1938 VG/Fine, One Cent 1955 Fine, Australia (2) Florin 1956 VG/Near Fine, Sixpence 1938 VG/Near Fine, British West AfricaOne Tenth Penny 1944 UNC, Rhodesia (4) Ten Cents 1975 UNC, Five Cents 1975 UNC, 2 1/2 Cents 1970 UNC, Half Cent 1975 UNC and lustrous, France (2) Five Francs 1938 VF/GF scarce, Five Centimes 1917 EF, Switzerland (2) Half Franc 1909B VG, Ten Rappen 1918B Fine, Denmark (3) 25 Ore 1925 Good Fine, 10 Ore 1933 (2) both Fine, Sweden (2) One Krona 1947TS About Fine/Fine, Five Ore 1877 Fine, Belgium (3) Five Francs 1936 Fine, Five Centimes 1932 VF, One Centime 1869 EF, USA (4) Half Dollar 1964 D GVF, Ten Cents (2) 1914 Good Fine, 1944 Fine, Five Cents 1927 VG, Germany (2) 5 Marks (2) 1957G Fine, 1968G NEF, Germany - Third Reich Two Reichsmarks 1939A NVF, Germany - Weimar Republic (2) 3 Reichsmarks 1925A KM#46 Good Fine, Pfennig 1935A EF with traces of lustre, Netherlands (2) Ten Cents 1926 Near Fine, Half Cent 1900 Fine, Curacao One Tenth Gulden 1944 D Fine, Greece 5 Lepton 1878K GVF, Italy (3) One Lire 1863M BN VG, Two Lire 1926R Fine, One Centesimo 1861F VF, Liberia (6) 25 Cents 1966 Lustrous UNC (2), Ten Cents 1977 Lustrous UNC, Five Cents 1961 Good Fine, Two Cents 1896 Good Fine, One Cent 1961 VF, Portugal One Centavo 1921 VF, Ceylon Half Cent 1926 GVF, Austria (2) Schilling 1968 Gilded GVF, 50 Groschen 1968 GEF and lustrous, Spain (8) One Peseta 1937 VF, 50 Centimos 1937 EF, 25 Centimos (3) 1934 Good Fine, 1937 GEF, 1938 UNC with practically full lustre, Two Centimos (3) 1904 SM-V NVF, 1905 SM-V VF, 1911 PC-V Fine, Egypt 1/40th Qirsh AH1293/24 (2) (1898) both EF with lustre, Japan (2) One Rin Year 6 (1873) Y#15 GVF, Austria 2 Heller 1894 EF with some verdigris, French Equatorial Africa50 Centimes 1943 NVF, Guinea Five Francs 1959 KM#1 VF
Shillings (3) 1708 Third Bust, Plain in angles ESC 1147, Bull 1399 Good Fine with some small surface marks, 1711 Fourth Bust, ESC 1158, Bull 1408 VG or slightly better with a flan flaw on either side, 1711 Fourth Bust as ESC 1158, Bull 1408 the design modified with additional sceptres in the reverse angles, and with signs of old gilding, possibly to imitate a Guinea of the period
Miscellaneous - Cigarette Cards Kensitas Silk Flowers 1930s issues (30), Book - Miller's Guide to Wristwatches by Jonathan Scratchard, GB and World Stamps in mostly used in two small albums (486) includes Germany Hyperinflation 250,000 Marks (2) and 2 Million Marks red overprints, also examples from GB, Germany, Canada, Belgium, USA, Australia, Russia, Switzerland, Egypt, Guinea, Brazil, Pakistan, Latvia, Trinidad and Tobago, France, Ceylon, Iran, Austria, Argentina, Spain, Italy Poland, Sweden and Denmark, most appear 1920s to early 1950s issues, the majority 1940s, along with a further group of GB and world mostly used (52)
Half Guinea 1695 Early Harp S.3466 with signs of a small and skilful repair to the edge by the T of ET, otherwise around VF the reverse with some light haymarks
Half Guinea 1756 S.3685 VF with some hairlines and light contact marks, many early milled gold types becoming increasingly difficult to find in grades VF and upwards, this type being no exception
Half Guinea 1686 Laureate Bust S.3404 VF with a few light haymarks, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 50, formerly in a PCGS holder and graded XF40, the ticket removed at the time of LCGS slabbing
World - a Journey in Currency (357) an extensive high-grade assortment mid to late 20th century issues, with most if not all in about UNC - UNC. All different and various issuers and countries with some giving the impression of being in near complete or complete denomination sets. Includes many different and colourful design works, including some lithographed and engraved types, and with various illustrations, featuring wildlife, native traditional scenes, landmarks or sights of the individual countries. An ideal starter collection for any interested in banknote collecting with issues from all corners of the globe including Eastern and Western Europe. The Middle East as Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, Lebanon, Israel and others. The Far East as China, Cambodia, Laos, Burma & Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and more. Africa including Congo, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zaire, Zambia and others. Also, various from the Americas including Latin and Caribbean issues from Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua and many others.
Five Guineas 1669 VICESIMO PRIMO S.3328 About EF, with much fine detail apparent to the bust and the reverse design, some surface marks and scratches more than usually found on an EF coin, the edge with all lettering intact displays some consistent roughness suggests possibly an ex-shipwreck piece, and perhaps once cleaned. With low grade and/or damaged Five Guineas realising £5000-£6000 in the recent past, this being several grades above represents very good value in today's market at the low estimate, or in our opinion at several bids above. We note Spink now lists this coin in VF at £16,000 and EF at £80,000
Two Guineas 1709 S.3569 GVF, some old thin scratches and very light haymarks in the obverse field barely detract, a boldly struck example, the strong relief of the bust particularly eye-catching, According to our archive database stretching back to 2003, this is the finest we have offered of this date
Two Guineas 1694 4 over 3 S.3424 Near VF/VF the reverse ex-brooch mount, the mount marks skilfully removed and the legends at 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock re-engraved in good style, thus still retaining much of the beauty of the original designs, William and Mary Two Guineas, with only 5 date/type combinations in the series are seldom offered in any grade
Guinea 1695 S.3458 About VF the reverse with some darker toning lines on and around the French shield, and some contact marks visible under magnification, nevertheless a pleasing example and seldom seen in grades above Fine
Guineas (2) 1688 Elephant and Castle below bust S.3403 the first 8 struck over a lower 8 Good Fine with some edge nicks and contact marks, 1714 AnneS.3574 About Fine/VG
Guinea 1709 S.3572 PCGS AU58, Ex-Terner Collection, we grade GEF and lustrous with a small scuff on the 7 of the date and some very light haymarks, a most attractive example very scarce in this high grade
German New Guinea 1894 5 coin set 10 Pfennig KM3 Good Fine. 1/2 Mark KM4 ex-jewellery, Mark KM5 VF, 2 Marks 1894 toned pleasing NEF KM6, 5 Marks uneven toning nVF KM7 all these coins are seldom offered as for the 5 Marks this is the first one we have seen
Two Guineas 1714 4 over 3 S.3569 NVF with some contact marks, this the first of this date we have handled in 11 years, so perhaps under-rated by the catalogues
World a small group (15) German East Africa (5) 1 Rupie (4) 1905A NVF, 1911J VF/GVF, 1913J VF, 1914J Fine, Quarter Rupien 1910J GF, German States - Bavaria5 Marks 1874 D NEF tooled in the fields, France5 Francs 1869 BB GF/NVF, Finland 5 Pennia 1917 Lustrous UNC, Egypt 2 Piastres 1917 About UNC, USA (2) Half Dollar 1920D Pilgrim NEF/EF, Cent 1807 Poor, Italy (2) 10 Lire 1927R EF, 2 Lire 1916 EF, Forgeries (2) Germany 5 Marks 1908 a base metal fantasy NVF, German New Guinea 5 Marks 1894Aa cast copy underweight at 21.45 grammes GF
Two Guineas 1675 S.3335 VF or better with very slight traces of having been in jewellery, the edges largely excellent and the surfaces with some contact marks, certainly with good overall eye appeal
Five Guineas 1675 S.3328A EF or near so a superb portrait with some surface marks and flan flaws. A depression and discolouration around the O of CAROLVS is a distraction, viewing recommended (EX LCA 137 Lot 1444 realised £9,000)
German New Guinea (4) 2 Mark 1894 KM#6 GVF with some contact marks, 1 Mark 1894 KM#5 NEF/GVF with some fine scratches, 10 Pfennigs 1894 KM#3 Fine with even pitting across the coin, 1 Pfennig 1894 KM#1 GVF, a scarce group
Five Guineas 1675 S.3328A EF or near so a superb portrait with some surface marks and flan flaws. A depression and discolouration around the O of CAROLVS is a distraction, viewing recommended
Five Guineas 1746 LIMA S.3665 GVF/VF with some surface marks, a small raised area at the top and bottom of both obverse and reverse, a small area of roughness on the edges shows signs of expert repair
Whitby Old Bank 1 guinea proof on paper, small size, ND, initials at left SC&C (Simpson, Chapman & Co.) vignette at right, Hermes bust at centre, (Out.2340b; Grant 3195 for type), hinge & mount marks reverse, GEF
Guinea 1735 S.3674 GVF with some marks under the shield and a couple of small edge nicks, scarce this being the first Guinea of this date we have ever offered
Guinea 1795 S.3729 Fine but with solder marks at the top of the rim on the obverse suggesting a mount having been expertly removed leaving no damage to the faces of the coin
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