USAOne Cent 1794 Head of 1794, Closed wreath, High 7 in date, 4 almost touches truncation, Reverse: weak area on lower quarter of ribbon, Sheldon 50. 12.90 grammes, VF or near so with minor surface residue, Extremely rare with only around 30-35 believed to survive in all grades
USAOne Cent 1794 head of 1795. The lowest hair curl small and circular 'Blundered 1 type' with the 1 of the date showing a small protrusion at the top right, Reverse: doubled leaf below OF, top terminal leaf is bent upwards. Sheldon 69, in an NGC holder and graded VF25 BN
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC sharp and lustrous, the obverse with partial golden tone and a small tone spot, the reverse with even deep golden tone, an eye-catching example
USA Token Washington Cent 1783 Reverse UNITY STATES OF AMERICA , ONE CENT within wreath, 1/100 fraction below, Breen 1188, outer legend and date weakly struck, head and wreath both mainly bold, Fine/VG
Venice 40 Soldi Undated Alvise Mocenigo MC in exergue toned VF, St Mark seated obverse MEMOREROTVI IVSTINA VINGO, Reverse allegorical standing figure with cross SM VENETVS ALOYMOCE
Zaire 100 Zaires Gold 1975 World Conservation Series Obverse: Mobuto Sese Seko facing, Reverse: Leopard right, KM#11, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC with practically full mint lustre with some light red toning, a rare issue with only 1415 pieces minted, NGC MS68
Zaire 100 Zaires Gold 1975 World Conservation Series Obverse: Mobuto Sese Seko facing, Reverse: Leopard right, KM#11, Weight 33.43 grammes. UNC with practically full mint lustre with some light red toning, a rare issue with only 1415 pieces minted, NGC MS67
IndiaEast India Company Two Mohur 1835 RS Incuse on truncation KM#452.1 GEF with contact marks and with a faint number 750 scratched in the reverse field, Extremely Rare with a mintage of just 1170 pieces
IndiaMohur 1841 Small date Plain 4 KM#462.3 pleasing EF with a couple of rim nicks, we note an example in London Coins Auction A181 (June 2023) described as About UNC realised £3800 hammer price
South AfricaProof set 1923 10 coin set Sovereign to Farthing UNC to FDC with some minor contact marks and hairlines, the bronze chocolate UNC presumed Proofs attractively toned an eye-catching set in an unofficial wooden box
South AfricaProof set 1923 the 10-coin set Sovereign to Farthing FDC or near so with some minor hairlines, attractively toned a superb and eye-catching set in the original Mappin and Webb long box this in excellent condition
Southern RhodesiaProof set 1932 the 5-coin silver set Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, and Threepence, nFDC to FDC with beautiful and choice blue/green and magenta tone, in the original maroon box with SOUTHERN RHODESIA on the lid, an extremely desirable and rare set
Argentina Eight Reales 1836 Provincial - Rio de la Plata RA-P Rioja Mint, Obverse: Radiant sun with face, PROVINCIAS DEL RIO DE LA PLATA, Reverse: Arms within wreath, EN UNION Y LIBERTAD RA . P. KM#20, EF with a flan flaw on the obverse after PROVINCIAS, the first we have offered
AustraliaHalfpenny 1923 KM#22 Fine, the reverse slightly better, the key date in the series, Note: Dies dated 1922 were used to produce the vast majority of the quoted 1,113,000 mintage. It is believed that only around 15,000 coins were dated 1923
Belgium20 Centimes 1859 Piedfort in Cupro-Nickel, Obverse: Lion with tablet UNION FAIT LA FORCE, with BELGIQUE and date in the exergue, Reverse: ESSAI MONETAIRE with 20 in centre and the number 25 countermarked (officially) below, CENTIMES below, design as KM#P2, 23mm diameter, 5.99 grammes, unusually with a Plain edge rather than the security edge, A/UNC and with some lustre
Canada - New BrunswickTen Cents 1864 KM#8 the first I in VICTORIA missing the top left serif and both lower serifs Fine with two heavier contact marks in the obverse field
Ceylon (3) 50 Cents 1893 KM#96 EF and lustrous with some contact marks, One Cent (2) 1901 KM#92 Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction on the obverse, 1917 KM#107 UNC with small edge nicks and a few tone spots
Chile Five Pesos Gold 1895 KM#153 EF, the edge milling weak from 12 o'clock to 4 o'clock, the surfaces do not suggest that the coin has been in jewellery
Chile Gold Escudo 1844 IJ Santiago Mint KM#101.1 Fine/About Fine, the mintage unrecorded for this date, all other mintages of this issue 5,076 pieces or fewer
China - Kwangtung Province 20 Cents Year 18 (1929) Y#426 (2) UNC both with original lustre and with touches of gold toning, a few small spots barely detract
China - Manchurian Province 20 Cents Hsuang-T'ung Year 1 Obverse: Two small stars flanking a large star on either side, Reverse: Deer horn dragon, Y#213 NVF/Good Fine
China - Republic Dollarundated (1927) Memento - Birth of the Republic, Rosettes in legend Y#318a.1, 27.15 grammes, EF and lustrous, obverse and reverse show signs of die clashing
China - Republic Dollar Year 10 (1921) Seven characters above the bust, Y#329.6, 26.89 grammes, NEF and lustrous with touches of gold tone, the reverse shows signs of die clashing
China - Szechuan Province Dollar Year 1 (1912) Y#456, 25.79 grammes, VF toned with a series of fine scratches on the lower right quarter of the reverse
Cyprus 45 Piastres 1928 50th Anniversary of British Rule, Proof KM#19 nFDC with attractive grey tone, only 517 pieces minted, in the original box of issue and listing of the sale, the box in the style of the 1935 Specimen crown box, but lacking the markings on the lid. Accompanying paperwork reads thus: 'GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS THE CYPRUS CROWN PIECE. It is notified for general information that specimens of the Jubilee 45-piastre piece, specially struck and finished by hand as medals and encased in a cardboard box, will be available for sale to the public at all Post Offices on and after Monday 26th March 1928, at a charge of 7/4½ cp. each'. Stated by the vendor to be one of only two remaining examples of the Proof coin with the box and accompanying paperwork, the box with some wear and staining, a true piece of Cypriot history
East AfricaOne Cent 1951KN VIP Proof/Proof of record KM#32 in a PCGS holder and graded SP64 RB, these Proofs of record minted in very small numbers, we note Heritage only record one example in their archive, this auctioned back in 2004
Esperanto - International Language Fantasy Coinage Spesmilo 1912 25th Anniversary of the first publication of the language X#1, 30mm diameter in silver, 12.62 grammes, Struck at Holy Freres, Switzerland, EF
France - Carolingienne, Denier (814-840) Christiana Religio type, Obverse: Cross with pellets in each angle, HLVDOVVICVS IMP, Reverse: XPISTIANA RELIGIO, 1.61 grammes, Fine with some touches of verdigris, Holy Roman Empire - Denier Otto III and Adelaide (983-995) Obverse: Cross with ODDO in angles, DI GRA REX, Reverse: Church building ATEAHLHT, 1.65 grammes, Fine with some weakness of strike in places
France 30 Sols (2) 1791A KM#606.1 Good Fine/Fine, the obverse with some adjustment lines, 1792A KM#606.1 VF unevenly toned, the obverse with some adjustment lines
France Five Francs 1875A Paris Mint KM#820.1 A/UNC with some edge nicks, an good slightly subdued original lustre enhances excellent overall eye appeal
France Silver DenierCharles II ('The Bald') Obverse: CARLVS REX F, cross pattee, Reverse: Karolus monogram, METiVLLO, 1.63 grammes, Melle Mint, VF, comes with old collector's ticket
France Silver DenierCharles II ('The Bald') Obverse: CARLVS REX FR, cross pattee, Reverse: Karolus monogram, METVLLO, 1.66 grammes, GVF and bold, comes with old collector's ticket
French Indo-China (2) Ten Cents 1902A KM#9 GEF and lustrous, One Cent 1889A KM#1 UNC and colourfully toned with flashes of underlying green, gold and magenta
French States - Dombes 1/12th Ecu 1668 KM#41 Near Fine/About Fine, a scarce one-year type, France (Feudal) Duchy of Brittany Silver Denier John I 1237-1286, Reverse: Triangular shield of Dreux with a quarter of ermines, 0.93 grammes, Good Fine/VF, come with old collector's ticket
German States - Archbishopric of Trier, Kuno II of Falkenstein Half Schillingundated (1376) Obverse: Half length figure of St. Peter facing, holding cross and key, shield of Munzenberg below, Reverse: Long Cross MONETA CONFLVENC, 1.14 grammes, Fine
German States - Cologne 2/3 Thaler 1694NL Josef Clemens, with NL to left of shield, KM#76 Fine with some areas of darker toning and some green patina in places
German States - Wurttemberg20 Kreuzer 1812 ILW Right facing portrait, KM#521, VF/About EF with touches of gold toning, the obverse with some light haymarking
German States - Wurzburg (2) Half Thaler 1761 GN-PB KM#A369 pleasing Fine, Three Kreuzer 1779 Death of Adam Friedrich, KM#410 EF with traces of underlying lustre and pastel tone
German StatesSaxonyThaler 1693 Johann George IV Receiving The Order of The Garter KM642 (square Klippe Dav 7649) nicely toned VF and mounted at the top where once in jewellery, reverse legend SENTIT ERIT DIS MALE CERPENDUS QUI MALE
Hejaz (Saudi Arabia) Sharifs of Mecca, Anonymous hammered coinage - Wahhabi issues, One Mahmudi AH1223 (1808) 'Dump' style issue, KM#B3, 19.35 grammes, Fine , coinage from this region rare and seldom offered. Struck possibly by Muslim manufacturers from India as they resemble contemporary copper Paisas of Western India
India - Madras Presidency Gold Mohurundated (1819) Small Lettering, KM#421.1, edge with vertical milling, GVF with some contact marks, a rare issue one-year type and always sought after
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