SpanishAmerican 8 Reales Cob undated 1726 a countermarked issue the mint and assayer unclear. The countermark worn, 25.67 grammes, host coin Good, countermark Poor
Switzerland Five Francs 1939B KM#40 GEF and lustrous Greece Two Drachmai 1883A KM#39 Good Fine with a heavy edge nick, cleaned and now almost fully retoned
Turkey (2) 20 Kurush AH1327/9 (1910) KM#780 GEF with subtle tone over underlying lustre, 10 Kurush AH1327/9 (1910) KM#772 About EF with a slight weakness of strike in places
USA (2) One Cent 1858 Flying Eagle, E of CENT nearly closed, Breen 1930 AU/UNC with pleasing tone, the obverse with some tone spots, a sharp and attractive example, Two Cents 1868 Breen 2393 VF with some surface dirt
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1926 Breen 4250 GVF/VF, the obverse with a slightly uneven gold and grey tone, Ten Cents 1912 Breen 3581 GVF nicely toned, the obverse with a scratch on the portrait
USAOne Dollar (2) 1883CC Breen 5574 UNC and lustrous with a heavy edge knock at the top of the reverse, 1878CC 7 Tail Feathers, Short nock, Close CC, Breen 5523 Fine, the obverse with some scratches
USAOne Dollar (4) 1889 Breen 5605 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1900 O Closed 9, Large O, Breen 5672 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1901 O New Reverse Hub Breen 5683 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, 1902 O New over old reverse hub, (Not in VAM) Breen 5692 in an NGC holder and graded MS64
USAOne Dollar 1878S 7 Tail Feathers, Parallel arrow feathers, short nock, Breen 5518 Lustrous UNC with some contact marks and small rim nicks, enhanced by partial golden toning
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the obverse with golden tone, the reverse with partial gold and bronze toning and with excellent eye appeal
USAOne Dollar 1888 Breen 5599 UNC with minor cabinet friction to the high points only, golden toned and enhanced by areas of underlying blue and magenta
USATen Cents (2) 1840 No extra drapery at elbow, Breen 3228 VF toned with some edge nicks, 1874 I of DIME appears as an Arabic 1 (No top right serif) Breen 3372 for type NVF/Good Fine
USAWashington Grate Halfpenny 1795 For Clark & Harris, Large Coat buttons, edge diagonally reeded, Breen 1271, DH Middlesex 283a, 9.04 grammes, Near VF with an edge nick
World a small group (3) Denmark Five Ore 1913 (h) VBP GJ KM#814.1 NVF the key date in the series, Belgium Five Centimes 1853 KM#5.1 Fine with some light surface dirt, Sweden One Ore 1856 KM#687 VF the key date in the series with a low mintage of just 24,000 pieces
AustraliaFlorin 1916M KM#21 UNC or very near so with minor friction to the highest points only, almost fully lustrous, a most attractive example with much eye appeal
AustraliaSovereign 1855 Sydney Branch Mint Marsh 360 GVF/EF the first Sydney branch mint Sovereign, rare in all grades and especially so in this high grade, a rare opportunity to add a choice piece to an Australian or a Sovereign collection. Whilst South Australia solved its mid 19th century currency shortage by issuing the Adelaide Pound without London's approval Victoria and New South Wales requested the creation of a branch of the Royal Mint which opened in 1855 using part of Sydney Hospital. The first coins were struck in that year, including the coin offered here.
AustraliaThreepence 1923 KM#24 Choice and graded MS66 by NGC rare thus. With a mintage figure of just 815,000 this is the second lowest mintage by date (1915 800,000) for George V business strike issues with other dates in the millions. NGC gives a book valuation of US$2,200 in MS63 with no values given for higher grades, this example is the finest recorded by NGC and their population census shows none in MS65 and one in MS64 so by far the finest recorded
Bolivia Two Escudos Cob comes with an NGC ticket stating Bolivia 2E 'Not Encapsulated - Altered Surface' (8.38 grammes) Assayers Marks P Y About Fine with some scratches, we note no Bolivia Gold cobs of this type are listed by Krause, the design matching the silver coins of the period, a curious piece, viewing recommended
Canada25 Cents 1905 KM#11 GEF/UNC with golden tone, the obverse with a tone line, otherwise choice, Canadian Edwardian silver very seldom encountered in this high grade
Canada Ten Dollars 1974 MontrealOlympics mule with reverse from the 1973 series 1 coin KM#86.2 Lustrous UNC with some staining by the date. Comes in capsule, uncased. A very rare issue with just 320 minted
Egypt500 Piastres Gold AH1340 (1922) Proof KM#342, an imposing large Gold King Fuad I Royal Mint issue, 42.50 grammes, in an NGC holder and graded PF62 Cameo
France Six Livres 1792B L'An 4, Rouen Mint, KM#615.3 VF/GVF with a small hole in the edge at the top of the obverse and a small planchet clip to the left of the date
German States - BadenKronenthaler 1869 commemorating the customs Union of 10 States KM#206, 29.48 grammes, EF with a subtle and attractive blue, gold and magenta tone over prooflike fields. Note: Research on this pieces shows Krause and other internet sites listing this piece at 18.418 grammes. This weighs 29.48 grammes, as the Kronenthalers of 1830-1837.
German States - Bavaria Two Thaler 1854 Exhibition of German products in the Glass Palace KM#845.1 VF with grey tone, no trace of lettering to the edge, the edge a coarse oblique milling, appears struck without a collar as one side's design is slightly smaller than the other, an unusual piece
German States - Frankfurt Three Kreuzer 1856, as KM#334, the 5 of the date struck over a very small 5 (possibly from the One Kreuzer punch) the underlying 5 too far to the left with around half being fully visible, UNC and fully lustrous, the obverse prooflike, a very unusual overstrike
German States Saxe - Middle - Weimar Thaler 1610 WS 8 brothers Wolf Albrecht Mint, Saalfeld KM#1, Fine, lightly tooled in the fields and ex-mount, the edge with signs of expert repair on the edge
Germany Saxe Coburg Gotha 20 Kreuzer 1831 Silver Issue obverse legend reads ERNST HERZOG ZS COBURG U GOTHA FZ LICHTEN B 1831 date bisected by denomination 20, reverse 60 EINE F MARK EF with prooflike fields and some old very faint almost hairline scratches on the King's neck
Gibraltar Sovereign 2017 200th Anniversary of the Re-introduction of the Gold Sovereign Gold Proof, in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, with signature of the reverse designer, Angela Benita Pistrucci (Great great great grand niece of Benedetto Pistrucci) on the hand-signed NGC label
India (2) One Rupee 1875 Bombay Mint, with dot, Bust A, Reverse II with slant top 1 in date, KM#473.2 NEF/EF with some contact marks, Half Anna 1835 Madras Mint KM#447.1 GVF with some verdigris spots
India (3) Hindu Shahis Silver Drachm 850-1000AD 3.38 grammes Fine, 20 Cash Krishnaraja Wodeya, undated (1811-1833) C#177b NVF, India - Mughal EmpireRupee Akbar I (1556-1605) Fine
IndiaFive Rupees 1996 2nd International Crop Science Conference, security edge, KM#160 Lustrous UNC, Rare with only 11,000 minted. Note: The conference was cancelled and never took place.
IndiaQuarter Anna 1835 Madras Mint, Large legend on the reverse, type as KM#446.1 Prooflike Restrike, undoubtedly a superior strike on a polished flan, unlisted by Krause as a restrike or Proof, in an NGC holder and graded PF64 RB. At the time of writing, only two such pieces had been graded by NGC, both PF64 RB
IrelandFarthing 1691 Limerick as S.6595 Reversed N in HIBERNIA, also with the H in HIBERNIA having the merest trace of a horizontal bar, this midway between the uprights, VF for wear, and pitted, on an unevenly shaped flan with some shortage of flan at 10 and 2 o'clock
IrelandShillingGunmoney 1690 June, Small size, Timmins TB12sN-2B, S.3582G approaching Fine for wear, with a flan flaw at the top of the obverse between II and DEI
Poland 100 Zloty 1966 Silver Trial, Obverse: Conjoined heads of Mieszko and D?brówka, PROBA at side, 20.24 grammes, KM#Pr148, AU/UNC the obverse with some light residue, this possibly removable with care
Russia100 Roubles Gold 1980 Olympic Torch, Moscow Olympics, Moscow Mint Y#186 Gold Proof, the slightest hint of toning in places, otherwise FDC, in capsule, uncased
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