World (10) USA (2) One Dollar 1880S Breen 5548 GVF with some spots, One Cent 1909 Lincoln UNC/AU with some lustre, GoldMedaletDiana - Portrait of a Princess 1997 11mm diameter in 14 carat gold, Prooflike UNC, Germany - Federal Republic (5) Ten Marks (4) 1972D MunichOlympics KM#131 EF, 1972F Munich Olympics KM#131 A/UNC, 1972G Munich Olympics KM#131 A/UNC with some tone spots, 1972J KM#131 A/UNC with some tone spots, Five Marks 1966 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz 250th Anniversary of his death KM#119.1 GEF, Switzerland Five Francs 1932B KM#40 NVF, France Five Centimes 1917 KM#842 EF with some lustre
GB and World (7) Ireland Halfcrown 1937 S.6625 VG with an area of dark toning at the top of the reverse, Rare, Canada (2) Dollar 1962 KM#54 EF, 1964 Charlottetown KM#58 NEF, Austria 20 Kreuzer 1842A KM#2208 Good Fine/VF, GB (3) Halfcrown 1933 ESC 782, Bull 3745 GEF and lustrous, Penny 1797 10 Leaves Peck 1132 NVF/GF with some contact marks, Third Farthing 1902 Peck 2241 UNC or very near so and lustrous
Halfpennies19th Century (3) British Copper Company Essex - Walthamstow (3) 1813 Davis 38 NEF/GVF, 1813 Davis 39 NEF with a few small spots, 1814 Davis 42 this suggested by Davis to be a pattern, Withers states more likely to be a contemporary counterfeit, 8.66 grammes, NEF, Canada Bank Tokens (4) Bank of Montreal (2) Penny 1842 KM#Tn19 VF, Halfpenny 1844 KM#Tn18 Good Fine, New Brunswick Penny 1843 KM#2 Near Fine, Nova Scotia Halfpenny 1856 without LCW KM#5 GF/NVF with some surface residue, along with Toy and Model Money (8) John Cook and Sons Half Sovereign, along with Sovereign to Halfpenny issues by Lauer and Joseph Moore Fine to GVF, Guernsey Token -Caves de Bordeaux/Bertin Fueillart undated, uniface 30mm in brass, Fine along with Jersey One Twelfth Shilling 1894 About UNC and lustrous, Guernsey One Double (5) 1885H (2) GVF and NEF, 1889H (2) VF and NEF the second with lustre, 1899H NEF
Luxembourg (2) 10 Centimes 1870 without BARTH on reverse KM#23.1 Fine, Five Centimes 1855A KM#22.2 Good Fine, along with Netherlands East Indies 2 Duits 1790 (struck 1840-1843) KM#118 (2) , Netherlands East Indies Duits (8) 1734 Holland Arms , 1743 Holland Arms, 1745 Holland Arms, 1754 Holland Arms, 1768 Utrecht Arms, 1786 Gelderland Arms, 1786 Utrecht Arms, 1790 Zeeland Arms VG to Near Good Fine, Netherlands - Groningen and Ommeland Duit 1770 Fine, along with World a small group (8) Straits SettlementsOne Cent 1872H VG or better, British North Borneo 1889H NVF with some scratches, Ceylon (3) Five Cents 1892 VG/About Fine, One Cent 1926 VF, Half Cent 1898 Good Fine, Gibraltar Two Quarts 1842 2 over 1 VG, French Guiana 2 Sous 1789A KM#1 Fine, holed, Netherlands East Indies Keping AH1247 VG
Chile Gold Escudo 1842 IJ Santiago Mint, KM#101.1 Fine with two small flan flaws on the reverse, on the L of REPUBLICA and the I of CHILE, Rare with only 5076 issued
Twopences 1797 (2) Fine and VG holed, Pennies (6) 1806 VG, 1854OT Good Fine, 1855OT Fine, with George III (3) worn, Halfpennies (8) 1724 Fair, 1742 Poor, Contemporary Counterfeit 177- Fair, 1799 Good Fine, George III worn, 1854 Fine, 1856 Fine, 1858 Good Fine, Farthings (3) 1825 (2) Fine and Good Fine, 1828 VG, Half Farthings (4) 1843 VF, 1844 (3) Fine, Good Fine and VF, Crowns (4) 1951 UNC Boxed, 1965 UNC, 1972 A/UNC, 1977 EF Halfcrowns (4) 1948 Fine, 1949 Fine, 1961 Fine, 1967 VF, Florins (4) Edward VII date worn, 1921 VG, 1951 VG, 1955 Fine, Shillings (2) 1842 VG, 1957E Fine, Sixpence 1816 creased, Groats (7) 1836 (VF), 1838, 1846, 1848 (Good Fine), 1849 (2) and another with worn date, SilverThreepences (7) 1873 Good Fine, 1895 Fair, 1911 VG, 1916 VG, 1926 Modified Effigy Near Fine/Fine, 1934 Fine, 1939 Good Fine/VF, Brass Threepence 1967 EF, Australia Penny Token undated Fenwick Brothers Melbourne, Victoria KM#Tn66a Fine, scarce, India (2) Quarter Anna 1835 Near Fine, Two Annas 1841 VF Toned, France (2) 50 Centimes 1852A VG/Fine, 25 Centimes 1846W Fine/Good Fine, toned, Netherlands 25 Cents 1849 KM#76 Fine, Danzig 5 Pfennig 1932 KM#151 NEF with some spots, Poland 2 Zloty 1933 EF, Canada One Cent 1899 NVF, as part of a group (109) 18th to 20th Century mostly base metal, includes some token issues, in mixed grades, along with a further group of Pennies (62) 1921 VG, 1938 Fine, 1949 NVF, 1963 VG and EF, 1966 EF, 1967 (56) EF to lustrous UNC, Halfpennies (84) 1921, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1933, and ships (79) in mixed circulated grades, Farthings 1896, 1899, 1909 (2), 1911, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918 (2), 1920, 1923 (2), 1924, 1925 (4), 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932 (3), 1936 (3), Wrens (105) in mixed grades a few later dates with lustre
World (10) Hong Kong (4) Five Cents 1900H KM#5 Near Fine/Fine, One Cent (2) 1876 KM#4.1 Near Fine/Fine, 1879 KM#4.3 VG/Near Fine, One Mil 1863 KM#1 About EF, Sumatra 4 Kepings 1804 Thin planchet KM#267 About Fine, Courland (2) Three Groszy 1765 ICS KM#26 lightly creased, overall Fine, Grossus 1763 ICS in copper KM#23 VG, Italian States - Papal States - Bologna Half Bolognino 1737 KM#201 VG, East AfricaPice 1898 KM#1 Near Fine/Fine with some surface residue, FranceQuarter Franc 1842B KM#740.2 Fine with grey tone
SwitzerlandHalf Franc 1921B KM#23 UNC/AU with choice original tone, the reverse with just the lightest cabinet friction, Belgium5 Centimes 1842 KM#5.1 GEF with traces of lustre
Netherlands2 1/2 Gulden (3) 1842 KM#69.1 VF the reverse with some tooling, harshly cleaned, 1845 KM#69.2 No dash between crown and shield, no dot on fleur-de-lis, Good Fine, 1849 KM#69.2 Good Fine
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank 5 Pounds unissued & unsigned remainder circa 1800-80s number 8002 for Beck, Beck & Phillips, (Outing 1958L, Grant 2670), about VF, Shields at upper centre obverse and guilloche panel with large 5 on reverse, printed by Perkins, Bacon & Petch, London Patent Hardened Steel Plate. The lot comes with a circulating Commemorative George V Silver (.500) Crown dated 1935 commemorating the 25th anniversary of accession of King George V KM# 842, Sp# 4048. Obverse uncrowned George V portrait and reverse St. George slaying the dragon, the edge with the Latin inscription "* DECUS ET TUTAMEN * ANNO REGNI XXV" (An ornament and a safeguard 25th year of reign)
GB and World Tokens (31) South Africa Halfpenny 1861 Whyte & Co. Obverse: TEA MERCHANTS ANDS GROCERS. CAPE TOWN with WHYTE & CO in centre, Reverse: Figure of Hope seated with anchor behind to right, 1861 in exergue, VF. New Zealand Penny undated Obverse: Standing Female with arm on shield, Palm Tree behind NEW ZEALAND, Reverse bust of Maori warrior 3/4 right ADVANCE NEW ZEALAND KM#Tn49 VF, Ireland Penny 1818 Obverse Bust of George III, LUKE XX.CHAP.XXV.VER, Reverse Harp VG. Halfpennies18th Century (18) Kent - Lamberhurst 1794 DH32 Fine, Rare. Yorkshire - Leeds 1791 Paley's Bishop Blaze standing DH43 EF with traces of lustre. Warwickshire (2) - Birmingham 1793 DH50 Obv: Figure of Boy/Rev: Shield, VF. Birmingham Mining and Copper Company 1792 DH85 NVF. Hampshire - Emsworth 1793 Obv: Ship sailing/Reverse: Seated female DH9 Fine. Shropshire - Shrewsbury 1793 Obverse: Shield/Reverse: Woolpack DH19 NVF, Lancashire - Rochdale 1791 Obv: Man in loom weaving Reverse: Hanging Fleece, Edge Payable at the Warehouse of John Kershaw DH140. Plymouth - Devon 1796 Obverse: A female spinning/Reverse: A man in a loom weaving, DH6 VF. Middlesex - Salter's The Cheapest Hat Warehouse in the World undated DH473 GEF with traces of lustre. Middlesex - Lackington's 1795 milled edge, DH357a VF. Middlesex Lackington's 1794 Edge Payable at the Temple of the Muses DH353 NEF/GVF. Norfolk - Norwich undated Obverse: Bottle/Reverse: Hope standing, Plain edge DH23b NEF. Middlesex Political and Social Series 1793 Newton DH1033 NVF/GF. Hampshire - Emsworth 1794 Earl Howe, plain edge not in collar DH14a GVF/VF. Somerset - Bath 1794 F.Heath DH39 NVF. Warwickshire - John Wilkinson Iron Master 1792 with plain edge DH451h, GVF. Warwickshire - Birmingham undated Dr.Samuel Johnson DH71 VF. Dublin undated John of Gaunt, Plain edge DH231a VF. Pennies 19th Century (3) Staffordshire Penny 1811 TO FACILITATE TRADE Davis 21 EF, 1811 Bristol and South Wales Fine with poor surfaces, 1812 Birmingham and South Wales About Fine, Borough of Gateshead 1849 Boundary Token 32mm diameter in bronze George Hawks, NEF, and Masonic Tokens in bronze, Halfpenny sized (4) along with Halfpenny 1699 Date in Exergue Peck 687 NVF/GF and Gibraltar Two Quarts 1842 Fair, Mother of Pearl Decorative counters , oval shaped (2) EF
IndiaQuarter Rupee 1862 Calcutta UNC or near so with some small edge nicks, beautifully toned and with much eye appeal, Gibraltar One Quart 1842 2 over 0, KM#2 NEF with some small spots, and some light dirt in the legends
Italian States - Papal States Half Baiocco (2) 1842 XII-R KM#1319 Tone UNC with traces of lustre, a little weakly struck in the centre, 1851R KM#1355 GEF and attractively toned with traces of lustre
World a small mixed group (24) Japan Year 28 (1895) KM#A25.3 JNDA 01-10A in a PCGS holder Cleaned AU details, ScotlandMerk 1669 S.5611 VG with uneven tone, scarce, Spain One Peseta (3) 1869 SN-M KM#652 Fine, toned, 1870 SN-M KM#653 VG, 1903 Fine, ChinaFukien Province 20 Centsundated (c.1903-1908) 4 characters at the top of the obverse KM#104.2 Fine, BelgiumOne Franc 1880 50th Anniversary of Independence KM#38 Good Fine/NVF, Peru Sol 1875 Fine on a pin mount, CyprusHalf Piastre 1886 Good Fine with a darker tone area on PIASTRE, French Indo-China One Piastre 1931 NEF, Portuguese India Rupia 1912 VF, Sweden (3) 25 Ore 1889EB GEF and lustrous, 10 Ore (2) 1883EB EF and lustrous, 10 Ore 1855T NEF and lustrous, Danzig (2) 10 Pfennigs (2) 1932 KM#152 Good Fine, 1920 Token Coinage in Zinc KM#Tn1 Fine or better, along with Zeppelin Canteen Token c.1914 About Fine, FranceTeston 1569, Toulouse Mint, About Fine with some weakness in the centre, Iran 5000 Dinars (5 Krans) (2) 1902 KM#976 GEF and lustrous, 1927 KM#1106 EF with some contact marks, Scotland Five Shillings 1697 S.5688 Upright die axis, VG the reverse slightly better, Serbia Dinar 1915 Coin die alignment with designer's name KM#25.4 VG, unpriced by Krause, Rare, Madeira Islands 10 Reis 1842 KM#2 VF with some edge nicks, possibly once lightly cleaned, now retoned, Spain 100 Pesetas 1966 (68) as KM#797 GVF and prooflike, with some spots on the obverse, we note the Proofs are unlisted for this date and type, this certainly with a completely different finish to the currency coin
Spain Maravedi 1842 DG Madrid Mint KM#525.2 UNC or near so with traces of lustre and a few small spots, come with old collector's ticket 'Baldwin 1956 2/6'
Spain Maravedi (2) 1842 Segovia Mint, mintmark Aqueduct KM#525.3 EF with a few light surface marks, come with old collector's ticket 'Baldwins 1956' 1842 Jubia, mintmark J, KM#525.1 NEF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Baldwin 1955'
Belgium (2) 50 Centimes 1886 DER BELGEN legend KM#27 Bright GEF, 5 Centimes 1842 2 over 1 type as KM#5.1 the variety though unlisted by Krause A/UNC with traces of lustre
World a mixed group comprising USA (2) Dollar 1923 UNC, Cent 1858 VG, IndiaTwo Annas (2) 1841 GEF nicely toned, 1841 About VF/VF, Straits Settlements5 Cents 1895 NVF/VF, Australia (2) Shilling 1910 VF/GVF, Sixpence 1955 VF/EF, Italy (3) 5 Lire 1929 GEF, 20 Centesimi 1942 EF, One Centesimo 1910 VF/GVF, Egypt40 Para (Qirsh) 1277/10 (1869) KM#248.1 Fine, Unofficial Farthings (2) Staffordshire Stone 1820 Lucas Genuine Tea Warehouse Bell 4890 GF, Newport G.S.Beale's Patrick Street, Cork 1842 Bell 5690 Fine, plus unidentified presumed modern replica in silver of medievalEuropean hammered gold coin GF
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