South AfricaPennies (8) 1936 UNC or near so with lustre, 1938 UNC with good lustre, 1939 UNC and lustrous with some spots, 1941 UNC with some lustre, 1942UNC with good lustre and a few tone spots, 1952 Toned A/UNC with touches of underlying blue/green, 1953 UNC with good lustre, 1958 UNC or near so and lustrous with some spots, a pleasing and eye-catching group
South Africa (32) Halfpennies (23) 1926 Reverse Fine, smoothed on the obverse, holed, 1929 About Fine, cleaned, 1930 Good Fine, 1931 Near Fine, 1932 Fine/Good Fine, 1933 Fine, 1934 NVF, 1935 GVF/VF with a darker toning area on the obverse, 1936 Fine, 1937 Good Fine, 1944 GVF/NEF with traces of lustre, 1945 GVF, 1948 Near Fine/Fine, 1949 Good Fine, 1950 Fine, 1951 GVF cleaned with a c-shaped scratch (or countermark?) on the obverse, 1952 VF with traces of lustre, 1954 About Fine with some spots, 1955 NEF with traces of lustre, 1956 Good Fine with some edge nicks, 1958 GVF with traces of lustre and some spots, 1959 VF, 1960 NEF and lustrous with some spots, Penny 1960 UNC and almost fully lustrous with a verdigris spot on both sides. Republic Issues (8) One Cent (4) 1961 UNC with subdued lustre, 1962 Lustrous UNC, 1963 Lustrous UNC, 1964 Lustrous AU/UNC with a few small spots, Half Cents (4) 1961 UNC and lustrous, 1962 A/UNC with subdued lustre, 1963 EF, 1964 A/UNC and lustrous with some spots, along with Medal 1935 Silver Jubilee of George V 32mm diameter in bronze VF/GVF, Fantasy Crown 2017 in .999 Silver 125th Anniversary of the minting of the 1892 Crown, Prooflike UNC in the Muenze (Berlin) wallet of issue, accompanied by a book 'South African Coins and Their Values 1981/1982 by V.J.P. Nicholas
South AfricaPennies (20) 1926 Good Fine, 1927 Near Fine/Fine, 1929 VF/NVF, 1931 Good Fine, 1932 Good Fine/Fine, 1933 NVF/Good Fine, 1934 NVF, 1935 GEF/EF, 1937 NEF, 1940 NVF/Good Fine, 1943GVF with traces of lustre, 1944 Fine, 1945 NEF/EF, 1946 VF, 1948 NEF with traces of lustre, 1949 VF/GVF, 1951 Fine, 1954 VF/GVF, 1955 EF, VF/NEF a few with spots
South AfricaHalfpennies (8) 1925 EF with traces of lustre, 1938 Lustrous UNC, the obverse with colourful tone in places, 1940 UNC or near so with traces of lustre and some spots of verdigris, 1941 EF with traces of lustre and a few small verdigris spots, 1942 UNC with good lustre, the obverse with attractive magenta toning in places, 1943 UNC or very near so with good lustre and minor cabinet friction, 1946 UNC or near so with traces of lustre and some spots, 1953 UNC with some subdued lustre and some tone spots
GB and World (33) GB (27) comprising Crowns (9) 1821 SECUNDO VG, 1887 Near Fine, 1890 VG/NF, 1896 LX VG cleaned, 1935 EF, 1937 Bright NEF, 1951 Lustrous UNC, 1960 EF, 1965 EF cleaned, GB Trade Dollar 1902B VF, Double Florin 1889 VG, Halfcrown 1895 Near Fine, Florin 1935 VG, Shilling 1949S Fine, Pennies (2) 1918 VG, 1963 Good Fine, Halfpenny 1907 VG, Farthing 1935 NEF/EF with traces of lustre, Five Pound Crowns (3) 1993 40th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Lustrous UNC, 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding UNC, 2005 Nelson A/UNC, Fifty Pences (6) 1994 D-Day Landings NEF, 2011 WWF NEF, 2016 Squirrel Nutkin EF, 2016 Mrs.Tiggy-Winkle EF, 2017 Peter Rabbit running GEF, 2022 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Year of Reign EF, Ten Pence 1975 GVF, World (6) Mexico Fantasy Gold Peso 1865 Maximilian NEF, South Africa Crown 1952 NEF toned, New Zealand Crown 1949 GEF, GibraltarFive Pounds 2000 Millennium - Passage of Time Totanium UNC, India (2) One Rupee 1901 Calcutta VF cleaned, Quarter Rupee 1946 Bombay Fine, many accompanied by Westminster certificates, along with GB and World Numismatic Covers (20) a wide range of subjects covered all coins are base metal with over £14 face in GB coinage, the coins mostly UNC, on the covers of issue with two albums, comes with 4 empty display cases (three are Westminster blue boxes) these in very good condition
World a mixed group (20) includes USA (4) Dollars (2) 1881O VG, 1884 NEF, USA Five Cents 1920 VF, One Cent 1844 Good Fine, AustriaThaler 1780 Maria Theresa Silver Restrike, UNC, Belgium Five Francs 1873 Fine, Netherlands2 1/2 Gulden 1939 NEF/EF and attractively toned, Mexico (2) 25 Pesos 1968 Mexico Olympics UNC, One Peso 1967 EF with loop mount at the top, Canada - Newfoundland (2) 20 Cents 1900 Near Fine, Five Cents 1941C Fine, British West AfricaShillings (2) 1914H GVF/NEF with attractive tone, 1916H GVF/NEF, Nigeria - British West Africa One Tenth Penny 1908 NEF, South AfricaThreepence 1943 NEF with toning, Italy 20 Centesimi 1918R VF, SwitzerlandHalf Franc 1916B Fine, Luxembourg2 1/2 Centimes 1901 GVF, AustraliaPenny TokenMelbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle 1857 KM#Tn104 Fine, India - Madras Presidency Five Cash 1803 Fine, along with a further group of World includes Lundy (2) One Puffin 1929 GEF and Half Puffin 1929 NVF, Guernsey (14) Eight Doubles (2) 1920H A/UNC and lustrous, 1956 GEF and lustrous, Four Doubles (4) 1864 Fine, 1908H NEF with some lustre, 1920H GEF and lustrous, 1956 Lustrous EF, Two Doubles 1920H A/UNC and lustrous, One Double (7) 1889H Good Fine, 1893H UNC with practically full lustre, 1902H EF toned, 1911H EF, 1929H (2) EF and A/UNC, 1933H EF, Jersey (6) Threepence 1957 AUNC and Pennies (5) 1945 George VI, 1945 Elizabeth II, 1960, 1964, 1966 VF to NEF, USA (13) Dollars (8) 1971D, 1972D, 1974D, 1976 Bicentenary (2), 1978 VF to GVF, 1979S Susan B.Anthony VF, 2011 Wampanoag Treaty NVF, Half Dollars (6) 1964 (2) GEF, 1971D NEF, 1974D NEF, 1976 Bicentenary GVF, 1982 D NEF/EF, USA from circulation 1957-2013 Quarter Dollars (14), Ten Cents (9), Five Cents (10), One Cent (16), World 19th and 20th Century in base metal (40) includes Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg VG to Good Fine, Germany Five Marks to One Pfennig (64) Five Marks (7), Two Marks (4), One Mark (20), 50 Pfennigs (28), Five Pfennigs (2), Two Pfennigs (1), One Pfennig (2) in mixed grades, Ireland (19) Florins (3) 1951, 1955, 1959, Sixpences (4) 1963 (2), 1966 and 1967, Threepences (5) 1928 (2), 1961 (2), 1964, Pennies (2) 1937, 1946 (GEF), Halfpennies (3) 1933, 1942 and 1943, Ten Pences 1980 (2) in mixed grades
World an interesting group (53) Luxembourg Five Centimes 1860A Fine, Haiti20 Centimes 1863 Good Fine, TunisiaOne Franc 1915A Near Fine, Australia (4) Pennies (2)1942 Fine, 1949 Good Fine, Halfpennies (2) 1949 VG/Fine, cleaned, 1950 VG/Fine, cleaned, Sweden (2) Daler 1716 Emergency Coinage KM#354 VF, 1/8 Riksdaler 1833 CB Fine, France One Franc 1894A VG, Dominican Republic 2 1/2 Centavos 1888 Good Fine, Venezuela5 Centimos NVF with a small stain on the obverse, Germany - Bavaria10 Pfennig 1917 Octagonal struck in Zinc, GVF with some spots, South Africa (7) Threepences (3) 1952 Near Fine/Fine, 1958 VG/Fine, 1959 VG/Near Fine, Penny 1949 GVF, Farthings (3) 1952 GVF/NEF with lustre, 1954 Lustrous UNC with a few small spots, 1956 UNC with practically full lustre, East Africa (4) Five Cents (2) 1921 NEF with traces of lustre, 1964 GVF, One Cent (2) 1923 Fine, 1942 Lustrous GEF, British West Africa (18) Two Shillings 1938H EF, Shilling 1920KN FT52 NVF, Sixpences (2) 1919H GVF/VF toned, 1936KN VF/NEF with some spots and some remaining lustre, Threepences (3) 1913H VF, 1920KN NEF, 1945H Fine, Pennies (4) 1909 (Nigeria) VF, 1936H Edward VIII Lustrous UNC, 1936KN Edward VIII GEF1952H GVF, One Tenth Penny (7) 1908 (Nigeria) A/UNC and lustrous, 1910 (Nigeria) A/UNC and lustrous, 1920KN GEF, 1923KN A/UNC, 1928 (2) Near Fine and Fine, 1936 George V FT280 A/UNC, NetherlandsHalf Cent 1865 VF, Norway (2) Two Ore 1891 NVF, One Ore 1884 VF, Finland Penni (3) 1901 NEF, 1907 NVF, 1911 EF with traces of lustre, Greece Two Drachma 1926 Fine, New ZealandHalfcrowns (2) 1950 Fine/Good Fine, 1953 Fine, Switzerland Five Rappen 1919NVF, Canada10 Cents 1959 Near Fine
GB and World (140) a wide variety includes GB (4) Shilling 1895 Good Fine, Penny 1806 Near Fine, Farthing 1754 Near Fine, Half Farthing 1843 VF, Netherlands East IndiesQuarter Gulden 1910 KM#312 UNC or near so with a verdigris spot, lustrous with prooflike fields South Africa (4) Two Shillings 1897 Good Fine, Shilling 1897 Fine, Pennies (2) 1898 NVF, 1935 NEF cleaned, CanadaDollar 1981 EF, New Zealand (2) Sixpence 1942D UNC the obverse unevenly toned, Threepence 1952 VF, Southern Rhodesia Penny 1952 EF, Belgium Two Centimes 1914 French Legend GVF cleaned, Romania Five Bani 1867 EF with traces of lustre, SwitzerlandHalf Francs (3) 1921B Good Fine, 1942B VF, 1945B Near VF, Netherlands (2) 10 Cents 1896 VF/GVF, 2 1/2 Cents 1903 GVF, French IndochinaHalf Cent 1938 Lustrous UNC, Turkey 10 Para AH1277/4 Fine, EgyptQirsh AH1293/30 Fine, German States - Saxony Pfennig 1868B EF with a few small spots, Netherlands East Indies Half Duit 1753 VG, Denmark (63) 20th Century base metal issues One Krone to Five Ore, in mixed circulated grades ,Norway 20th Century base metal issues (52) One Krone to One Ore in mixed circulated grades
GB and World (32) Ireland (8) Halfcrowns (3) 1928 (2) VF and GVF, the second with some spots on the reverse, 1939 Good Fine, Toned. Florins (2) 1928 NEF, 1940 Fine with some tone spots, Shilling 1928 NEF, Sixpence 1928 EF/NEF, Threepence 1928 UNC GB (5) Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head GVF, Brass Threepences (2) 1937 GEF, 1943 GEF, Halfpennies (2) 1807 VG, 1944 A/UNC, Lundy One Puffin 1929 (2) the first NEF, the second EF with lustre and a few spots. Jersey1/13th Shilling 1866 VF, Straits Settlements (2) Ten Cents 1901 Good Fine, 5 Cents 1900 Near Fine, Toned, Canada Ten Cents 1890 H VG toned, India (3) Quarter Rupee 1891 VG, Two Annas (2) 1841 Legend continuous over bust, VG/Near Fine, 1888 VG, Hong Kong 5 Cents 1891 VG/Near Fine. Ceylon (4) 25 Cents 1909VG/Near Fine, 10 Cents (3) 1894 VG, 1900 (2) Fine and VG, Australia (2) Penny 1917 I GVF with a trace of lustre, Halfpenny 1938 GVF/NEF with some lustre, South Africa Penny 1898 VF, New Zealand Penny 1944 NEF and lustrous, Canada - Medal 1927 Confederation 1867-1927 25mm diameter in bronze VF
World a mixed group (150) New Zealand (29) Crown 1953, Halfcrowns (4) 1940 Centennial, 1965 (3), NEF to UNC, Halfpennies (24) 1940-1965 a complete date run GEF to UNC with varying degrees of lustre, a few with spots from vinyl storage, Australia (95) Florins 1954 Royal Visit (15) NEF or better and lustrous, Threepences 1964 (80) in 2 rolls, Lustrous UNC to BU, South Africa Threepences 1959 (5) UNC, Philippines Peso 1967 25th Anniversary of Bataan Day Prooflike UNC, Turkey10 Lira 1960 KM#894 27th May Revolution (10) EF to UNC, Uruguay10 Pesos 1961 (10) Lustrous UNC
South Africa Pennies to Farthings (485) Pennies (232), Halfpennies (157), Farthings (96) in mixed grades, some of the Halfpennies and Farthings toned or with lustre
South Africa (15) Penny 1939 Toned UNC, Halfpennies (14) 1925 VF, 1926 (2) Good Fine and NVF, 1930 VF, 1933 NVF, 1935 UNC or near so, toned, 1937 GEF toned, 1938 UNC or near so and nicely toned, 1941 (4) A/UNC and Toned UNC (3), 1946 About UNC, 1947 About UNC
Southern RhodesiaThreepences (201) 1932 (7), 1934 (11), 1935 (13), 1936 (16), 1937 (31), 1939 (3), 1940 (20), 1941 (7), 1942 (22), 1944 (34, one holed), 1945 (12), 1946 (24), 1948 (1), along with a further four with worn dates, GB Crown 1895 LIX VG, GB MaundyPennies (5) 1886 (3) NEF (2) and A/UNC toned, 1895 NEF, 1896 EF, Toy Money (3) Poor to VF with corrosion, along with South Africa Crowns 1949 (2) as part of a group of South Africa (19) includes silver minors, Southern Rhodesia Crown 1953 About UNC in the green case of issue, Southern Rhodesia (16) Crown to Threepences, Rhodesia (12), Botswana 1 Pula 1977 (10) World a mostly European group largely in base metal (81) in mixed grades some later coins lustrous, along with Southern Rhodesia and Botswana First Day Covers, and stamps (a small group) from Rhodesian and Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Africa a varied and useful group (70) Trial pieces (2) British West AfricaShilling 1952 struck in steel with TRIAL on both sides UNC, Nigeria Shilling 1962 with TRIAL in obverse and reverse fields UNC, Southern Rhodesia (17) Crown 1953, Halfcrowns (4) 1936, 1937, 1940, 1947, Two Shillings (2) 1935, 1940, Shillings (2), Sixpence 1932, Threepences (2) 1936, 1941, Pennies (3) 1934, 1937, 1944, Halfpennies (2) 1934, 1944, in mixed grades some EF, Medal 1965 Rhodesia Independence EF, Rhodesia 20 Cents 1964 Fine, German East Africa (4) One Rupie 1910J, Half Rupie 1904A, 1 Heller 1908J, Half Heller 1904A, East Africa and Uganda (7) 25 Cents 1906, One Cent (5) 1901 Aluminium, 1909, 1912H, 1913, 1917H, One Pice 1897, in mixed grades most VF to GEF, East Africa (15) 50 Cents 1922, 1948, 25 Cents 1913, 10 Cents (5) 1936 (2) George V and Edward VIII issues, 1941, 1951, 5 Cents (5) Edward VIII 1936KN, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1963, One Cent 1952 in mixed grades, One Shilling (2)1949, 1952 many in lustrous UNC, Sierra Leone 10 Cents 1796 GVF toned, Nigeria - British West Africa (4) Penny 1907, One Tenth Penny (3) 1908, 1909, 1911H GVF to GEF, British West Africa (19) Two Shillings 1913, One Shilling 1939, Sixpence 1919H, Threepences (2) 1914, 1945H, Pennies (9) 1915H, 1920H, 1936 Edward VIII, 1936H Edward VIII, 1936KN Edward VIII, 1940, 1940KN, 1943, 1951, Halfpennies (2) 1915H, 1936KN Edward VIII, One Tenth Penny (3) 1932, 1936, 1940, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous, along with a small group of mixed African paper money (9) these modern issues in high grades
Commonwealth countries a collection comprising AustraliaHalfpennies (5), New Zealand (123) Halfcrowns (19), Florin (1), Shillings (24), Sixpences (24), Threepences (31), Halfpennies (24), Great Britain (33) Five Pence (1), Halfpennies (32), Ireland (3) Five Pence (1), Sixpences (2), South Africa (47) Halfcrowns (5), Florin (1), Penny (1), Halfpenny (36), Half Cent (4) Southern Rhodesia (82) Shilling (17), Sixpences (18), Threepences (17), Penny (19), Half Penny (11), Rhodesia and Nyasaland (21) Shilling (1), Sixpences (3), Threepences (6), Penny (7), Halfpenny (4), GuernseyOne Double (18), Rhodesia (4) Shilling (1), Sixpence (1), Threepence (2) all 20th Century issues except for the Guernsey One Double which are 19th and 20th Century, many date runs included with some scarcer dates noticed, in mixed grades with some later coins lustrous EF-UNC, an interesting group
South Africa Year Sets and part year sets (9) mostly Halfcrown to Farthing 1926, 1929 ,1938, 1942, 1943, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1960, plus 1961 and 1963 sets mostly NVF-EF some later coins better, Threepences 1937 (15) NEF-UNC, Halfpennies 1935 (10) GVF-GEF
South Africa Year Sets and Part Year Sets (10) 1928, 1933, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1963 mostly VF-EF, Halfpennies 1931 (15) VF, Shillings 1960 (12) AU-UNC
South Africa Year Sets and Part Year Sets (9) 1927, 1930, 1932, 1940, 1945, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1963 mostly VF-EF, Halfcrowns 1944 (6) EF-GEF, Halfpennies 1960 (20) GEF-Lustrous UNC
South Africa Year Sets and Part Year Sets 1924 (7 coins), 1932 (7 coins), 1935 (8 coins), 1940 (7 coins), 1941 (8 coins), 1942 (7 coins), 1943 (2 sets, one with 8 coins one with 7 coins), 1946 (7 coins), 1951 (9 coins, includes Crown), 1959 (7 coins, no Crown), 1964 (7 coins), Halfpennies 1944 (20) sets generally F-VF, 1964 set UNC, 1944 Halfpennies EF-UNC
South Africa Year Sets and part Year Sets Halfcrowns to Farthings 1928, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1954, 1958 the last two sets also include the Crown GF-UNC, 50 Cent to 2 1/2 Cent 1963 lustrous UNC, Sixpences 1960 (10) Lustrous UNC to BU, Halfpennies 1931 (
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