German States - Schwarzenburg-Sondershausen 3 Marks 1909A Death of Karl Gunther KM#154 Lustrous UNC and choice with a hint of golden tone in the legend, very few issues from this principality, would make an excellent type coin
India (2) Bombay PresidencyRupee AH113- (last digit off flan) Year 7 so could be AH1136 or AH1137 KM#163 Fine, Indore Rupee (1890-1899) VS1947-1955 KM#44 date off flan, Fine, struck slightly off-centre
India Gold Fanam, Vira Raya type VF, French Crusades - Frankish GreeceDenier Philip I 14th Century Good Fine, along with Ancients (36) mostly bronzes, includes a few in silver, in mixed grades VG to VF
IndiaRupee 1840 Bombay 19 Berries, Small diamonds, KM#457.3 with an attractive and colourful tone, in an NGC holder and appears conservatively graded at MS61
Ireland Dublin Money - Lord's Justices Coinage Crown an imitation (possibly c.19th Century) V.s in beaded circle on either side, in the style of S.6542, KM#54 Fine on an irregular octagonal shaped flan
Italian States - Venice (4) Soldino undated (1612-1615) Marcantonio Memmo KM#39 some weak areas otherwise GVF, Rare and unpriced in any grade by Krause, 10 Soldi (2) 1722 Alvise Mocenigo KM#502 Fine, 1734 Alvise Pisani KM#545 approaching Fine with some small weaker areas, 6 Bagattini undated (c.1680) KM#367 VG scarce
Italian States - Venice Silver Grosso undated, Antonio Venier (1382-1400), type 2, 1382-1385, Venice mint, Filippo Barbarigo as mint master, * and F in fields, Obverse: Christ enthroned holding a book of gospels, Reverse: St. Mark standing left handing banner to Doge, 2.00 grammes, Paolucci 37.2, Near EF with old grey tone
Italian States - Venice Silver Grosso undated, Giovanni Soranzo (1312-1328), Obverse: Christ enthroned holding a book of gospels, Reverse: St. Mark standing left handing banner to Doge, 2.11 grammes, Paolucci 26.2, a few small spots otherwise NEF, the obverse with some light pitting
Italian States - Venice Silver Grosso undated, Pietro Ziani (1205-1229), Obverse: Christ enthroned holding a book of gospels, Reverse: St. Mark standing left handing banner to Doge, 2.08 grammes, Paolucci 1, Good Fine
Italy50 Centesimi 1924R the edge largely plain with a few very small traces of milling visible under strong magnification, VF/NVF with some edge nicks, the obverse with signs of minor field lamination, both plain and reeded edge types are rare for this date, viewing recommended
Jersey (2) 1/13th Shilling 1861 S.7001 EF/GEF with traces of lustre, 1/26th Shilling 1861 S.7002 GEF with traces of lustre and some thin scratches below the bust
Kuwait50 Fils AH1414 (1993) a double reverse TrialPiedfort with security edge, weight 8.93 grammes, EF, a highly unusual pieces and apparently unrecorded. We note the Birmingham Mint collection, which contains specimen coins from this series, did not contain an example of this type.
Netherlands - Gelderland Gulden (3) 1704 mintmark Knight on horse (previously KM#65.2 now unlisted) Fine, 1715 KM#65.3 mintmark Crane, 1723 Closed 2 in date as KM#65.3 Fine
Netherlands - Holland 28 Stuivers countermarked coinage of 1693, KM#69.11 with HOL countermark on Overijssel-Kampen 28 Stuivers 1685, host coin KM#76, the date shown as 85 on the host coin (1685), 19.48 grammes, Countermark Fine, host coin Near Fine, unpriced in any grade by Krause
Netherlands - Overijssel - Deventer 20 Stuivers (Gulden) 1698 type as KM#91 mintmark Sitting dog after NITMIVR, 1 of denomination struck over G, this variety not listed by Krause, Bold Fine and an unusual variety on this one-year type
Netherlands - Overijssel Gulden 1737 KM#63.1 mintmark Crane About EF and lustrous, struck on a slightly irregular flan, a very pleasing example of this normally poorly struck type
Netherlands - West Friesland 6 Stuivers (2) 1601 KM#5.1 VG or slightly better, 1680 Crowned Arms with branches in inner circle KM#5.1 Fine with old grey tone with underlying touches of blue, gold and magenta
Portuguese India - Goa (2) 6 Reis copper, undated (c.1845) KM#259 Fine, 12 Reis copper, undated (c.1845), design as KM#259, curiously unlisted by Krause GVF with an edge crack
SpanishNetherlandsDucaton 1640 KM#72.1 mintmark Hand, Antwerp mint, appears Good Fine/GVF on a porous flan, close examination reveals very little actual wear
Uruguay 5 Centesimos (BritishRoyal Mint Trial) 23mm diameter, Obverse a modified Sierra Leone obverse (c.1964) the portrait with added moustache, Reverse 5 Centesimos within a wreath I.M.I. KN.B in the field, 4.69 grammes, appears to be struck in cupro-nickel ? a curious piece EF
USA (2) One Cent 1861 as Breen 1949 the top bar of the E of STATES is weak in the centre and protrudes to the left of the vertical bar, About Fine, unusual and unlisted by Breen or Fivaz/Stanton, Quarter Dollar 1953D Breen 4366 VG housed in a 'Harvey's Restaurant MiamiSilver Anniversary Advertising token outer ring
USA Gold Dollar 1853 Breen 6025 some scratches on the edge at the top of the obverse, however the surfaces show no signs of the coin bring an ex-jewellery piece Fine/NVF, GB (2) Sixpence 1758 ESC 1213, Bull 1734, Fine/Good Fine, MaundyThreepence 1686 ESC 1981, Bull 795 VG with all major details bold and clear
USAHalf Dollar 1949D as Breen 5225 with the D mintmarked doubled, the underlying D to the left, Breen mentions the possibility of doubled mintmarks in this series (Page 416, 1988 edition) Lustrous UNC in an NGC holder graded MS63 Full Bell Lines
USA One Trillion Dollars 2013 TrialPattern in platinum plated copper, 27.91 grammes, Prooflike UNC. Originally produced in 2013 by the American Mint. A US website stated in 2013 'Financial bloggers in the US floated the notion of a Trillion Dollar coin to address the nation's debt problems. A technicality in US law says it's Treasury has special discretion to create platinum coins of any denomination. The US Secretary of the Treasury could then deposit the coin in it's bank account via the Federal Reserve, then afterwards, it could sell bonds to raise money to pay down the debt
Crown 1679 with Crowned V countermark in the centre of the reverse, in an LCGS yellow ticket holder 'Scratches F' a highly unusual piece the countermark of good quality
Crowns (2) 1900 LXIV ESC 319, Bull 2609, Davies 534 dies 3E, diffused level streamer, GVF/NEF, 1895 LIX ESC 309, Bull 2599, dies 2A, T of VICTORIA points to a space, Good Fine/Near VF and colourfully toned
Crowns (2) 1902 ESC 361, Bull 3560 Fine, the reverse slightly better, 1845 Cinquefoil stops of edge ESC 282, Bull 2564 Near Fine/Fine with some digs on the reverse
Farthing 1837 Peck 1475 UNC or near so and with traces of lustre, the obverse with a couple of small spots, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-London Coins Auction A152 6/3/2016 Lot 2184 hammer price £75
Farthing 1843 Peck 1563 Reverse B. (No flaw by Britannia's right arm), B of BRITANNIAR has no top serif, and full lower serif. Second A of BRITANNIAR unbarred UNC with around 75% lustre
Farthing 1847 with Inverted 1 over normal 1 in date giving the appearance of a Roman 1, this in similar style to the similar Sovereign variety of this date (See Bentley sale Lot 408), Reverse B (no flaw by Britannia's arm) B of BRIT has no serifs top or bottom, date spacing 8 3/4 teeth, the date spacing as LCGS Variety 06. EF/NEF and presumably very rare, our archive database stretching back to 2003 confirms we have not previously offered this type. We note also that there was no corresponding type in the Colin Cooke collection
Farthing 1853 WW Raised, 3 over 2 in date, with 11 teeth date spacing, unlisted by Peck, listed on the aboutfarthings.co.uk website as type VA-2d-B About EF/NEF toned
Farthing 1881H Cooke type B, Freeman 548, dies 7+E, Choice UNC with practically fully lustre, slabbed and graded LCGS 85, the joint finest known of 9 examples this far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A157 3/6/2017 Lot 3455 hammer price £50
FarthingPattern or medaletMary II undated, Obverse: Bust of Mary II right, MARIA . II . DEI. GRA Reverse: A rose tree with rose in full bloom EX. CANDORE . DECVS above, 3.24 grammes. In silver with Plain edge, Montagu 18, VF/NEF with old grey tone
FarthingPattern or medaletMary II undated, Obverse: Bust of Mary II right, MARIA . II . DEI. GRA Reverse: The full moon shining from among clouds on a landscape EX NOCTE DIEM above. 3.13 grammes. In silver with Plain edge, Montagu 19, VF
Farthings (2) 1828 Peck 1443 UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a carbon spot on the obverse, Ex-Finch, Ex-Farthing Specialist 26/5/1985, Ex-London Coins Auction A141 2/6/2013 Lot 1421 hammer price £42, 1830 Peck 1445 GEF/EF the reverse with some minor surface residue, possibly removable with care
Farthings (4) 1825 Obverse 1, as Peck 1414 , the 1 of the date having no top serif, UNC with traces of lustre and a few small spots, 1840 Peck 1559 AU/GEF with traces of lustre, 1843 as Peck 1563, the B of BRITANNIAR having no top serif, second A in BRITANNIAR unbarred NEF, 1857 Peck 1585 GEF/UNC and lustrous with some edge nick
Florin 1902 ESC 919, Bull 3577 Choice UNC with blue/green and gold toning, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82, the second finest known of 33 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report, Ex-London Coins Auction A144 1/3/2014 Lot 1520, hammer price £190
Halfcrown 1845 the 5 overstruck possibly over a blundered or italic 5 VG/Near Fine, Shilling 1696 First Bust ESC 1078, Bull 1104 Near Fine with some adjustment lines obscuring the 9 of the date
Halfcrown 1902 Matt ProofESC 747, Bull 3568 in an NGC holder and graded PF62 Matte, appears conservatively graded with only minimal contact marks visible even under strong magnification, with the classic old grey original tone associated with this issue
Halfcrown 1911 ESC 757, Bull 3709 UNC or very near so with some light contact marks, with good lustre, slightly mottled under magnification, starting to tone
Halfcrown 1920 Davies 1672N struck in a hard nickel type alloy and weighing 12.43 grammes. There are 1924 trial nickel shillings, with a very rare example struck metrically weighing 5 gr. The 1672N Halfcrown listed here may also be a Royal Mint trial, when a complete elimination of silver seemed feasible. There appears to be an interesting 'privy' mark, introduced by a thicker down stroke to the 'D' of 'Dei' with the top serif of this 'D' being double struck. The border bead above is also oversized (wider). This would be an odd occurrence for any counterfeiter, especially on top of striking perfectly die-cut, but lightweight coins in this hard metal, and having excellent milling. a similar example was listed in Auction A151 6/12/2015 (Lot 2687, weight 11.92 grammes, realised £120 hammer price), the description then stating that only 6 of these examples were then known to the vendor Near Fine/VG a highly unusual type, comes with Colin Adams collection ticket
Halfcrown 1920 ESC 767, Davies 1673, dies 1+B, GEF with a colourful pastel tone, a very rare die combination, especially in this high grade, come with Colin Adams ticket
Halfcrown 1922 Dull Finish ESC 769, Bull 3723, Davies 1681 dies 3D by far the scarcer of the dull finish types UNC with a small tone spot on the reverse and a small circular striking flaw on the back of the King's neck. Our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows that this is only the fourth example we have offered, so possibly rarer than the Davies catalogue would suggest
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