World and GB (56) plenty in silver many earlier such as George II and George III, includes silver issues from Hong Kong, ZAR and Australia generally in circulated grades
World and GB, a mixed lot with collections in albums, a small group of GB silver including Victoria YH Halfcrown 1834 reported as a lead pattern but in our view a contemporary cast copy in lead, others in quantities in bags, folders, tubs and boxes (lot in 2 boxes) also includes Coin Year Book 2012
World Silver Crown-sized 20th Century (31) includes many USASilver Eagles and the 'Milestones of the Millennium' series pattern pieces, these in .999 silver, A/UNC to nFDC contained in two Lindner Trays
World the vast majority in silver with over 100 ounces of actual silver weight equivalent but these include early and collectable items, others (a small quantity) including paranumismatic and north African coppers
World, Greece 10 Lepta 1847 only VG but a rare date with a high book value, Straits SettlementsDollar 1920 aEF, others included a bag of North American issues including pre 1900 USAIndian Head Cents, and a bag of European issues again mostly earlier types, another bag of general world issues more recent but including George V silver, and a few sets and cased crowns
A mixed lot with strength is paramumismatic items, others including 12 kilos of world coins, and pre decimal GB Farthings - Halfcrowns (none in silver) (lot)
Australia and New ZealandPenny Token issues (4) Australia Holloways Pills and Ointments 1858 KM TN278.1, Hide and De Carle Melbourne 1858 KM TN104, New Zealand George McGanl Grahamstown 1874 KM TN44, Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association 1871 KM TN6 average VF
Austria (99) 100 Schillings 1974-1979 (42), 50 Schillings (31) includes 21 in .900 silver, the other 10 in .640 silver, 25 Schilling (26) 1956-1973, GermanyFederal Republic5 Marks (42) 28 are .625 silver issues, in mixed higher grades EF-UNC, German States2 Marks 1876-1913 (10) Fine to VF
Austria 500 Schilling Commemorative issues (40) 14 in .640 Silver and 26 in .925 Silver, 100 Schilling .640 Silver issues (5), in higher grades EF to Lustrous UNC
Austria a collection in album pages (76) 100 Schillings (6), 50 Schillings (19), 25 Schillings (19), 20 Schillings (2), 10 Schillings (2), 5 Schillings (5), 2 Schillings (8), 1 Schilling (6), 50 Groschen (4), Half Schillings (2), Thalers 1780 Maria Theresa (3) two are Restrikes, many of the higher denominations are silver Commemoratives, in mixed grades, many in EF-UNC
Crowns to Farthings George III to Elizabeth II in an aluminium case, Lindner tray and album pages, includes plenty of silver in mixed grades total weight approximately 4.8 Kilos (lot)
GB and World from a dealers £1 bowl (almost 5 Kilos) mostly base metal with much modern material includes ArgentinaPesos 2010 Bimetallic with different designs, in mixed grades to UNC
GB and World the GB mostly bronze including Victoria YH in collectable grades with some 1953 and later Crowns and modern sets, the world includes earlier issues mostly base metal but with USAHalf Dollar 1830 some Chinese and Hong Kong bronze issues as well as European 19th century bronze and copper generally from circulation a few with lustre (lot over 22 kilos gross weight)
GB Farthing 1826 First type GEF, Egypt 20 Piastres 1916 VF as part of a group of GB and World (23) includes USA and Australian issues in silver, in mixed grades to EF
Greece and Crete base metal issues some pre 1900 some in high grades some duplicated, ex dealers retail stock (was perhaps optimistically priced up at €370)
India and Indian States Ancient to 20th Century a collection in an album (165) includes 61 in silver, a wide variety of types, the vast majority with attributions, in mixed grades many VF to EF
Ireland (3) Halfpenny 1723 Woods Fine, 1769 Fair with the obverse dramatically double struck with each striking 8mm apart the lower striking with half the bust off the edge of the coin, Halfpenny Evasion 1796 GOD SAVE THE KING/BE AS YOU SEEM TO BE Atkins 314 NVF, Scarce
Norway 1 Krone 1889 Fine as part of a group of GB and World mostly 19th and 20th Century a few earlier (approximately 4 Kilos), in mixed circulated grades
Poland (35) includes many silver Proofs, 200 Zlotych (13) 1976 Proba Y#86 Pr285, 1979 Y#101, 1980 (4) Lake Placid Olympics Ski Jumper (2) one with torch, one without, Bolslaw I Chobry, Kazimierz I Odnowiciel, 1981 Boleslaw II Smialy, 1982 Boleslaw III Krzywousty, 1982 World Cup, 1983 Jan III Sobieski, 1984 (2) Los Angeles Olympics, Ice Skater and Hurdler, 1985 World Cup Mexico 86 Proba, 100 Zlotych (21) 1975 Helena Modrzejewska, Warsaw Royal Castle, 1976 (2) Kazimierz Pulaski, Tadeeusz Kosciuszko, 1977 (2) Moose, Castle, 1978 (3) Moose, Beaver, Janusz Korczak, 1979 (7), Mountain Goat Proba (Silver) Pr356, Chamois (2), Lynx, Lynx Proba (Silver), Ludwik Zamenhof, Henrik Wieniawski, 1980 (3) Capercaillie, Olympic Runner, 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Jan Kochanowski, 1981 Horse, 1982 White Stork, nFDC to FDC many in slide cases, 2 Zlotych 1998 Nagano Olympics Y#335 GEF
Proof Set 1985 FDC cased, Shillings in Slide cases (4 sets) 1937-1951 Scottish, 1937-1951 English, 1953-1966 English, 1953-1966 Scottish, Unofficial Year Sets (4) 1953, 1965, 1966, 1967 in mixed grades, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 UNC in wallet, CanadaOne Dollar 1979 Griffon Silver Proof FDC, Russia a 3-coin set 1980 comprising 10 Roubles and 5 Roubles (2) Moscow 1980 Olympics Silver Proofs nFDC-FDC in the red case of issue, Mexico8 Reales 1800 FM About Fine as part of a group of GB and World 18th to 20th Century (79) includes plenty of silver, in mixed grades
South AfricaCrowns (13) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 (3), 1953 (2), 1957, 1958, 1960 (2), 50 Cents (2) 1963, 1964 in mixed grades to EF four have 500 inked in the reverse fields
South AfricaSilverThreepences (circa 875) from circulation, 1 Rands in silver (0.8) (20), along with a smaller group of GB and world including a few more silver issues
USA a collection in Whitman folders partially complete with many full sets, comprising Quarter Dollars 1986-1998, 1999-2003, 2004-2008, Dimes 1917-1945, 1946-1978, 1979-2010, Five Cents 1938-1961, 1962-1993, 1996-2007, Cents 1857-1909, 1909-1940, 1941-1975, 1975-2011 in mixed grades with many later dates lustrous, USA Mint Sets (55) 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Special Mint Set, 1966 Special Mint Set, 1967 Special Mint Set, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 (2), 1981, 1984 (2), 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 (2), 1998, 1999D, 1999P, 2000D, 2000P, 2001D, 2001P, 2002D, 2002P, 2004D, 2004P, 2005D, 2005P, 2006D, 2006P, 2007D, 2007P, 2008D, 2008P, 2010D, 2010P all UNC in the wallets of issue, The 2007 US Mint Presidential $1 coin Proof Set (4 coins) FDC cased, The 2005 US Mint Westward Journey Nickel a 6-coin set D,P and S mints UNC-FDC, Dollar 1971S UNC in wallet, Dollars a 2-coin set 1972 D and P EF in case, Cents 1982 a 7 coin unofficial set with all different varieties UNC and lustrous, Cents 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial 8-coin sets (3) UNC in the wallets of issue, Dollars in 5 rolls each $25 James K.Polk (4), Abraham Lincoln (1) UNC and lustrous, Half Dollars 1976 (139) circulated grades, 100 are in rolls, State Quarters (6) UNC in capsules, Cents 2009D First Releases Rail Splitter design (50 in a roll), USA Christmas Stamp ornament 1990 UNC in box, Westward Journey Nickel series 2004 a 4-coin set UNC cased, Half Dollar 1993 Fine, gilded, GB Crowns 1965 (2) A/UNC in red case with certificate
USAColumbian Exposition Official Award Medal 1892/3 Obv: Columbus, arms outstretched, arriving on shore of America??? CHRISTOPHER COLVMBVS OCT.XII MCCCCXCII, Rev: Fame and Science on either side of Globe, above inscription reading,? WORLD'S. COLUMBIAN. EXPOSITION IN. COMMEMORATION. OF. THE. FOUR. HUNDREDTH. ANNIVERSARY OF. THE. LANDING. OF. COLUMBUS. MDCCCXCII . MDCCCXCIII. TO ( with separate die, inscribed : LUCY DOBBINGS ). The cartouche is flanked by torches to either side. UNC in the box of issue
West Africa Manila as part of a group of primitive money to include Indian Dump Coinage in copper (14), Ancients in copper (13), India/Asia in silver (9), in mixed circulated grades
World (11) Gambia 20 Dalasis 1983 Year of the Scout SilverProof nFDC, Ghana 50 Cedis 1983 Year of the Scout Silver Proof FDC, Nepal10 Dollars 1995 Year of the Scout Silver Proof FDC, Sierre Leone 10 Leones 1983 Year of the Scout Silver Proof nFDC, Malawi 10 Kwacha 2005 Endangered Wildlife (4, all different) Silver Proofs nFDC-FDC, Zambia 1000 Kwacha 1998 WHO 50th Anniversary nFDC, UgandaFive Shillings 1972 VF, KenyaFive Shillings 1973 NEF
World (28) Canada Dollars (7) 1939 (2), 1952, 1958 BritishColumbia, 1959, 1965, 1967, IndiaRupee 1900, Essequibo and Demerara Half Stuiver 1813, GB (2) Trade Dollar 1909B, Farthing 1775 Contemporary Counterfeit, IrelandShillingGunmoney 1689 Feb: Morocco 4 Falus AH1288 Fes, India GoldFanam, a small group (7) of Ancient bronzes, in mixed grades, also Mis-Strikes (8) all GB Halfcrown weak strike with FID missing, Sixpence 1967 Off-centre with around 1mm blank flan, plain edge, with a raised lip, Decimals (5) Ten Pence 1968 with G.REG weak almost missing, 1973 with planchet clip, Five Pence 1969 with straight cut on the edge, Two Pences 1971 (2) with planchet clips, One Penny 1971 with planchet clip, in mixed grades
World A - Z collection in albums, generally base metal 20th century issues the albums alone must have cost over £600 (62 albums, ten boxes, gross weight 143 KG)
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