India Temple Token 35mm diameter undated, Near Fine, as part of a group of Mint Errors and Fantasies (12) GB Decimal Five Pence 2014 EF with obverse lettering weakly struck, MaundyTwopence 1838 with a large 'leaf-shaped' flan flaw on the reverse VF, Pennies (2) 1858 No WW, the reverse with a flan flaw and a 'strike-through' error on the R of BRITANNIAR, 1967 with planchet clip GVF cleaned, Halfcrowns 1818 and 1936 base metal contemporary counterfeits both VG, India Quarter Rupee 1945 Bombay EF with long lamination flaw on the obverse, British West Africa Penny 1952H with double struck central hole, GEF and lustrous, Fantasy issues (3) Crown 1936 Edward VIII EDWARD . VIII . KING . & . EMPEROR, Reverse George and the Dragon, Sixpence 1937 Edward VIII Reverse: Lion on crown left, GEF, Trade Dollar undated (2002) Trimetallic with United Kingdom Golden Jubilee / Beefeater with Union Jack flag coloured reverse EF
Boxes and cases (30) includes boxes for 1887 set (11 coins) (2) both different, 1893 (10 coins), 1902 long sets (2), 1902 card box, 1911 blue box, 1927 set boxes (4) two card and two hard, 1937 Gold Set, 1937 15-coin sets (3), 1950 set, Maundy Money square boxes (7), Unofficial Victoria Jubilee Specimen set box, Sovereign and Half Sovereign 2-coin box, Unofficial 4-coin gold set box, a Victorian-style 5-coin box for a £5 and 4x Sovereign size coins, Unofficial Slide cases (3), marked for Victoria Old Head, Edward VII and George V, and a red Maundy pouch. The 1902 set boxes in poor condition, others in mixed condition some excellent
Enamelled Crown George III reverse enamelled in 6 colours, good workmanship, brooch mounted with pin, along with MaundyTwopences (4) 1891, 1897, 1886 and 1892 VF joined on the edge and mounted in-line on a pin
Halfpenny 1772 Good Fine hollowed out in the style of a smugglers box to contain three recesses each 12mm diameter, containing a Maundy Penny 1800 this EF with some scratches, an unusual item
Accessories Lindner Trays (4), Display Trays (8) , Cabinet trays (10) with almost all felts present, Maundy Money boxes (38), a dated Maundy Money box 1903, Medal boxes (5) comprising 1897 Victoria Diamond Jubilee 56mm issues (2), and 1911 Prince of Wales 35mm (3), and two further boxes , the first to hold a 1953 Coronation set (10 coins), the second a box to hold 20 Half Sovereigns, CGS empty boxes (5), and Auction Catalogues Spink (5) each for the Patina Collection 11/7/2001, all in good second-hand condition. (Over 14 Kilos) For Collection from our offices only - NO POSTAL
Boxes for Maundy Sets (15) with 7 dated as follows: 1891, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1959, 1960 (this an unofficial case), 1963, and a further 8 official cases these undated, in mixed second-hand condition mostly good a few worn
Maundy Money boxes (9) contemporary dated cases for 1887, 1894, 1900, 1902, 1903 (2) black and red, 1904, 1911 and 1918, in mixed condition, all with working catches and hinges
Accessories a large group includes Lindner trays (14), Abafil-style trays (12), Westminster boxes (5), three coin album-style folders, a selection of Royal Mint and other promoters boxes and a group of capsules including Maundy 4-coin capsules, and more, all in good used condition (total weight around 21 Kilos)
Books (19) a useful selection, comprising 'English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum' by C.W.Peck (Second Edition 1970), 'Montagu's Copper Coins of England' 1893, 'The British Bronze Penny 1860-1970' by Michael Gouby, with set of corrections used at the printing stage. Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK coins 1066-date (1997 edition), Seaby Standard Catalogue 1971, The English Silver Coinage from 1749 by H.A.Seaby and P.A.Rayner Fourth Edition (1974), 'The Royal Maundy' by Dr. B. Robinson, (1977), 'British Copper' by Henry Garside (1920), 'The Early British Bronze Bun Penny 1860 to 1865 and Their Varieties' by John Jerrams (2 copies) accompanied by four smaller different trial copies, 'British Copper Coins and Their Values by Seaby (1967), 'Buying and Selling Coins' by Michael Freeman (1983), 'Collecting Coins' by Frank Purvey (1966), 'Coins of the World' by Richard Doty (1976), 'A Guide Book of English Coins' by K.E.Bressett (Second Edition 1962-1963), and 'How To Arrange and Write-Up A Stamp Collection' by Stanley Gibbons, all in good second-hand condition
Fantasy issues (13) Edward VIII (8) 1936 and 1937 issues Crowns (4), Halfcrowns (2), SilverThreepence (1) and Brass Threepence (1) some in silver, a mix of different reverse designs, including Una and the Lion, George and the Dragon, and Thrift plant, along with a pattern Fantasy Maundy set Edward VIII 1936 EF to UNC, and Fantasies for Five Pounds 1821 George IV, Crown 1658 Cromwell, Crown 1732 George II, Halfcrown 1952 George VI, and a Charles I Pattern Halfcrown design UNC and lustrous
Maundy Money boxes (22) includes 11 dated boxes as follows: 1884, 1893, 1898, 1902, 1903 (2, both different), 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1934 , the other boxes a mix of Victoria to George V styles, in mixed condition all have working catches and hinges
Maundy Money boxes official Red Royal Mintundated 4-coin cases (38) with Maundy Money and the coat of arms in gold on the lid, four are dated, 1956, 1973, 1975 and 1981 respectively, in good second-hand condition
Proof Set boxes (9) 1937 4-coin Gold set (3), 1937 15-coin set (4) three are the hard maroon boxes, the other the red card box, 1902 Short Set (10 coins), 1927 hard red box (6 coins), along with a further group of boxes (4) for Crown, Halfcrown, Maundy Set and a three-coin medal set (this by John Pinches), and a slide case for a Maundy Set, in varied state, most in Good to Very Good second-hand condition
Maundy Money boxes (6) 1896, 1899, 1901, 1917, 1918 contemporary dated cases these in good condition, and a maroon undated box in the style of the 1953 case, this with some wear
The Royal Society of St. George in silver, by Spencer of London, enamelled in 4 colours, with ribbon and pin, boxed, as part of a group of cases for Proof Sets, medals and more a wide selection includes 1902 Long set boxes (3), a 1937 Proof Set box and a dated red 1899 Maundy Set box, all in good condition, a useful lot
Proof set and Maundy cases for following sets: 1911 £5 to1d (gold embossed excellent condition) 1902 short set card (2), 1927 silver deluxe, EII Maundy Set (2) 1937 Gold Sovereign and Half Sovereign, 1937 Proof Crown to Farthing, in mixed conditions
Maundy Service Books (3) 1960 Westminster Abbey, 1997 Bradford Cathedral, 1999 Bristol Cathedral, these a perfect complimentary addition to any Maundy Set of the year, plus book 'Pictorial History of the Royal Maundy' by Pitkin Pictorials Ltd 1981, all in very good condition
Cases (7) 1927 Proof Set cases (2), 1937 Proof Set case, 1937 Currency Set card case, 1893/1902 Square case (for 9 coins), a square red Maundy money case and a Crown-size round case this possibly Victorian, the majority in very good condition
Jetton Charles II Coronation undated (1661) Obverse Large Rose within wreath border, Reverse interlinked C's as on the currency MaundyTwopence 14mm diameter in silver EF
A silver necklace containing 14 coins Shillings to Maundy Odds Charles II to George III (11) plus 18th and 19th Century French pieces (3) the coins attached to the chain by the edges, total weight 44.78 grammes
FantasyMaundy Set 1936 Edward VIII struck in 24 carat gold nFDC, the original manufacturer of these sets has informed us only 100 were struck, Fantasy Maundy Set 1936 Edward VIII FDC struck in silver housed in a Coincraft box
Accessories includes a number of empty Proof Set boxes for 1950, 1951 and 1953 sets, a display box with 10 sliding trays, Maundy boxes etc. (lot) in varied state, ROOM BUYERS ONLY must be cleared from the sale room by the buyer on the day of the sale
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