China and Asia an interesting and mixed group (22) includes:- China Copper Wu Zhu types (5 Zhu) (9) 23.5mm diameter to 26mm diameter these of varying weights and types in mixed grades, Ban Liang - Western Han Dynasty 2.35 grammes, 100 Cash Tai-Ping Bai-Qian AD221-265 (2) 17mm diameter and 18mm diameter weighing 0.92 and 1.2 grammes respectively, Sichuan Six Dynasties (220-589AD) Wu Quan 15mm diameter, Cash (2) Turgesh's Kaganate Early 8th Century 24mm diameter in bronze, Cash Turgesh's Kaganate 8th to 9th Century on a heavier flan of 6.05 grammes. Ae Cash Liu Bei (221-223AD) 12mm diameter in copper. China Proto-Qarakhanid Ae Cash 10th Century Malik Aram Yinal Qaraj 22.5mm. Central Asia (2) -Sogdiana- Chach Ae 7th to 8th Century Trident/Predatory Animal type 20mm in copper, 2.18 grammes. Sogdiana - Samarqand Ae 20mm in copper Obverse: Portrait of unknown ruler facing, three-quarters left/Reverse: Tamga, struck on an incomplete flan, along with Ancient Cowrie money (2) one believed to be an imitation, Szechuan Province 100 Cash Year 3 (1914) with the appearance of a detector find, low grade and of crude style, accompanied by some attributions, would make an interesting study group
GB and World Tokens (31) South Africa Halfpenny 1861 Whyte & Co. Obverse: TEA MERCHANTS ANDS GROCERS. CAPE TOWN with WHYTE & CO in centre, Reverse: Figure of Hope seated with anchor behind to right, 1861 in exergue, VF. New Zealand Penny undated Obverse: Standing Female with arm on shield, Palm Tree behind NEW ZEALAND, Reverse bust of Maori warrior 3/4 right ADVANCE NEW ZEALAND KM#Tn49 VF, Ireland Penny 1818 Obverse Bust of George III, LUKE XX.CHAP.XXV.VER, Reverse Harp VG. Halfpennies18th Century (18) Kent - Lamberhurst 1794 DH32 Fine, Rare. Yorkshire - Leeds 1791 Paley's Bishop Blaze standing DH43 EF with traces of lustre. Warwickshire (2) - Birmingham 1793 DH50 Obv: Figure of Boy/Rev: Shield, VF. Birmingham Mining and Copper Company 1792 DH85 NVF. Hampshire - Emsworth 1793 Obv: Ship sailing/Reverse: Seated female DH9 Fine. Shropshire - Shrewsbury 1793 Obverse: Shield/Reverse: Woolpack DH19 NVF, Lancashire - Rochdale 1791 Obv: Man in loom weaving Reverse: Hanging Fleece, Edge Payable at the Warehouse of John Kershaw DH140. Plymouth - Devon 1796 Obverse: A female spinning/Reverse: A man in a loom weaving, DH6 VF. Middlesex - Salter's The Cheapest Hat Warehouse in the World undated DH473 GEF with traces of lustre. Middlesex - Lackington's 1795 milled edge, DH357a VF. Middlesex Lackington's 1794 Edge Payable at the Temple of the Muses DH353 NEF/GVF. Norfolk - Norwich undated Obverse: Bottle/Reverse: Hope standing, Plain edge DH23b NEF. Middlesex Political and Social Series 1793 Newton DH1033 NVF/GF. Hampshire - Emsworth 1794 Earl Howe, plain edge not in collar DH14a GVF/VF. Somerset - Bath 1794 F.Heath DH39 NVF. Warwickshire - John Wilkinson Iron Master 1792 with plain edge DH451h, GVF. Warwickshire - Birmingham undated Dr.Samuel Johnson DH71 VF. Dublin undated John of Gaunt, Plain edge DH231a VF. Pennies 19th Century (3) Staffordshire Penny 1811 TO FACILITATE TRADE Davis 21 EF, 1811 Bristol and South Wales Fine with poor surfaces, 1812 Birmingham and South Wales About Fine, Borough of Gateshead 1849 Boundary Token 32mm diameter in bronze George Hawks, NEF, and Masonic Tokens in bronze, Halfpenny sized (4) along with Halfpenny 1699 Date in Exergue Peck 687 NVF/GF and Gibraltar Two Quarts 1842 Fair, Mother of Pearl Decorative counters , oval shaped (2) EF
Scotland The Clydesdale Bank Limited Fourth issue 5 Pounds Pick 189 (PMS CL20e, BY SC305d) wartime dated 5th May 1943 in small sans serif capitals with a very attractive true BINARY serial number Z2/W 0001000 bearing the signatures Andrew Mitchell titled General Manager and Robert Young titled Accountant & Cashier. The note in blue and red with the obverse featuring an ornate panel at left with thistles and the Bank's monogram in cursive along with the City of Glasgow's 'Let Glasgow Flourish' Coat of Arms at upper centre. The reverse in blue featuring an elaborate guilloche panel with an enlarge Glasgow's Coat of Arms as on obverse flanked by denomination numerical values. About VF - VF, Scarce and desirable with this collectable number
Bank of England 5, 10 and 20 Pounds (4) comprising various designs and with different cashier signatures. Including the last Lion & Key design for the 10 Pounds - PageB326 issue 1971 serial number C20 539939. Somerset 5 Pounds QE2 pictorial & The Duke of WellingtonB343 issue 1980 serial number LR37 412891. Kentfield First Historical design 5 Pounds QE2 & George StephensonB363 Crown at upper right issue 1993 and very FIRST RUN from circulation serial number AA01 007172. Lowther Second Historical design 20 Pounds QE2 & Sir Edward Elgar B386 issue 1999 and a first prefix serial AA03 046856. All about UNC - UNC and an attractive variety group
Bank of England 10 Shillings & 1 Pounds (17) including various designs and cashier signatures and all in mixed grades VF to UNC comprising 1 Pounds (9) including O'Brien B282 issue 1960 serial 92B 132738. HollomB288 issue 1963 serial E75T 493425. FfordeB305 issue 1967 serial R97C 582353. Page (3) including QE2 portrait B322 issues 1970 (2) serials BY52 497913 & HX26 632363 along with the first QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton design for the 1 Pounds B337 issue 1978 and a first series prefix A17 437241. Somerset QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W (Web-press) Reverse issues 1981 (3) serials CT59 503829, CW02 176274 & DX76 708876. And 10 Shillings (8) including Beale 1950's issues (2) including B265 serial 61D 569380 and B266 serial R56Z 879996. O'Brien B271 issue 1955 serial A83Y 523901. Hollom QE2 portrait B294 issue 1963 serial Z29 431233. Fforde QE2 portrait B310 issues 1967 (4) with examples of each prefix for this type including first series A09N 509196, B26N 166045, C43N 084995 and the last series D27N 417441.
Ten Shillings (4) including a variety of cashiers and designs. Average VF, 1 in About UNC - UNC. Comprising the Peppiatt World War II Emergency B251 Mauve issues 1940 (2) serial numbers R02D 046347 & L13D 350366. Along with QE2 portrait & seated Britannia examples (2) including HollomB295 issue 1963 serial number 89N 951444 and FfordeB310 issue 1967 serial number C39N 934711
United States National Currency (2) comprising 1 Dollar Pick 371JKansas City Missouri series of 1918 blue seal serial number J21651488A dated 18th May 1914 portrait George Washington at left on obverse and reverse in green featuring Eagle with spread wings holding the US flag, GEF - UNC. Along with 10 Dollars serial number A202563 B series of 1902 Charter 7487 The National Commercial Bank of Cleveland Ohio dated 8th November 1904 government signatures Lyons and Roberts at upper centre left and right and manuscript signatures at lower centre left and right titled cashier and president. The note VF and features President William McKinley at left and blue seal at right on obverse and reverse in green featuring Allegorical figure of Panama between 2 ships at centre. Both notes rare
China (30) a wide ranging group with a few in silver, includes Provincial issues, Early Cash types and a large fantasy Cash, in mixed grades, JapanYen Year 38 (1905) Good Fine, 100 Mon undated (1835-1870) as part of a group (8) includes silver minors, in mixed grades to NEF
Isle of Man Government (24) a high grade group of Queen Elizabeth II both young and mature portrait issues 1961 onward. Signatures comprise P.H.G Stallard (4) 10 Shillings and 50 New Pences. J.W. Paul 1 Pounds (4). Cashen (9) 1 Pound, 5 Pounds including a consecutively numbered set of 4 and a Replacement issue Z prefix, 20 Pounds a consecutively numbered set of 3. P. Mark Shimmin (7) including 1 Pounds a consecutively numbered set of 5, 10 Pounds and 20 Pounds. All in different colour variations and different designs but all featuring the triskelle at centre and Queen Elizabeth II at right
World around 47 notes mostly Russia high grade Empire issues early 1900's includes Ukraine & Crimea - Odessa 1917 Exchange Notes 25 Rubles Pick S337 and 3 Rubles Pick S334. SOUTH RUSSIA - High Command of the Armed Forces 10000 Rubles 1919 Pick S425a (2). Along with USAConfederate State issues some of which imitations and Bank Cheques. Prisoners of War 10 Francs stamped "Prisoner of war camp No.225". Germany 1923 Bielefeld SILK NOTGELD 500 Mark. Bank of EnglandOne Pounds Somerset (2) prefix DS83 and DS72. And Chine 1920s Confucius 'Strings of Cash' Red and black Confucius in red at top seal on reverse measueres around 25.7 cm in height and 6.9 cm in width.
Isle of Man (5) a denomination set, Cashen (4) and Dawson ND (1983) "50 Pounds" Issue, comprising 1 Pound M534, Pick 40b QE2 and Tynwald Hill, series X553005. 5 pounds M535, Pick 41b QE2 and Castle Rushen, series J462427. 10 Pounds M537 first series early issue 1998, Pick 44a QE2 and Peel Castle, series G500075. 20 Pounds M539 first series 1999/2000, Pick 45a QE2 and Laxey wheel, series D855461, and last is 50 Pounds M528 ND (1983) with Peter Grudgeon's portrait used only on this issue, Pick 39a QE2 and Douglas Bay, series 041753. All UNC and the 50 pounds printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, New Malden and the rest printed by Thomas de la Rue & De la Rue, London
Isle of Man Government 20 Pounds Replacement issues Pick 43r (Banknote Yearbook IM63b, IOMPM M539r) a consecutive pair signature J.A. Cashen (2) serial numbers Z020699 & Z0207100. Brown and red-orange on multicolour underprint with triskele and Queen Elizabeth II on obverse and Laxey wheel 1854 and crowd of people on reverse. Both GEF - about UNC
China in NGC holders (3) Szechuan 20 Cash CD1909 Y#21t.2, NGC XF40 BN, Szechuan 10 Cash CD1909 Y#20t.1, NGC AU50 BN, China - Japanese Puppet States - Manchukuo One Fen 1936 (KT3) Y#6 NGC MS62 BN
World War I (12) World War I Medals (5) awarded respectively to 7403 Pte.J.Watkins 2nd South Lancashire Regiment VF. Killed in action France 24/10/1914. He is buried at Le Touret Memorial. Panel 23., to 7759 Pte.G.M.Fairfax 1st East Yorkshire Regiment, GVF. Killed in action France 24/3/1915, He is buried at Houplines Communal Cemetery Extension II. E.22, to 4986 Sergt. C.Atkinson 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment. He was killed in action in France 21/3/1918. He is buried at Arras Memorial Bay 8., to 1928 Dvr. Piran Ditta R.A. GVF. Killed in action in Mesopotamia 1-31 Oct. 1916, to Pte. N.CF.Fredericks. 1st Cape Corps. NVF. Pte. Fredericks was washed overboard off H.M.S.Tuna in the Indian Ocean 11/7/1917. 1914-1915 Stars (3) awarded respectively to 4030 Pte.W.Murray 11th Lancashire Fusiliers. EF. Killed in action in France 25/9/1917, he is buried at Arras Memorial Bay 5., to Pte. A.P.Stock Machine Gun Detachment. NEF. Pte. Stock was discharged unfit ex- East Africa 30/10/1917, he died 19/11/1925, to Sgt.F.V.Harris 11th Mounted Rifles (Patchefstroom Ruiters, a part of South Africa's Active Citizen Force.) EF. Sgt. Harris was awarded this for service in German S.W.Africa. Wounded East Africa April 1916 and died of malaria 29/1/1917 as Sergt.Major. World War I pair awarded to 2550 Rfmn.Nawab Din 1at.125th Rifles (Napier's Rifles) 1914-15 Star and World War I Victory medal. VF to GVF. Rfmn. Din was killed in action in Givenchy, France 20/12/1914, He is buried at Meerut Military Cemetery, St. Martin-les-Boulognei. A. 18. The heavy casualties suffered in the Battle of Givenchy caused a temporary ceasefire which led to the Christmas truce of 1914. World War I Victory Medals to two brothers (2) the first awarded to 10990 Pte.H.Cuthbertson 2nd. Scots Guards, GEF. Pte Cuthbertson died of wounds Neuve Chapelle, March 1915, the second awarded to 243077 Gnr.A.L.Cuthbertson, D.Battery 44 Brigade (Howitzers) R.F.A, (listed as Signaller on the CWGC website) GEF. Killed in action in Belgium 2/11/1918, and is buried at Tournai Communal Cemetery Allied Extension V. K.10 along with a further group of World War I (13) 1914-1915 Stars (5) 14614 Pte.F.Hardy 7th Somerset Light Infantry, About EF, Pte.Hardy was killed in action in France 3/9/1916 and is buried at Guillemont Road Cemetery, Guillemont XIV. I.4,2317 Pte.E.G.Burling (Lance Corporal on CWGC website) 2nd Northumberland Fusiliers. EF lacquered. He died of wounds in France 11/3/1915 and is buried at Wimereux Communal Cemetery I. D.21A, the second awarded to 1605 Pte. W.Armstrong, Durham Light Infantry. EF. Killed in action in Belgium 2/3/1916, he is buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) II B.24.273229 Pte.E.Grant 2nd Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. NEF. He was present at the Battle of Tanga, German East Africa 4/11/1914, 8725 Pte.J.Friend 4th Royal Fusiliers, NEF, Pte. Friend was killed in action in France 3/12/1916 and is buried at Etaples Military Cemetery XX. D.14A, the 4th Battalion served on the Western Front at Mons and Le Cateau, World War I Victory Medals (2) 15463 Pte. H.Wilson 1st King's Royal Rifle Corps (L/Cpl on CWGC website), a P.C. in the Hong Kong Police until 1915, he was killed in action at Dellvile Wood 27/7/1916, and is buried at Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 13A and 13B, 203155 Pte.J.Millership, South Staffordshire Regiment EF, Pte. Millership was wounded 31/7/1917, then killed in action with 1st and 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment 20/1/1918. He is buried at Oxford Road Cemetery V.K.15, World War I Medals (6) 9665 Pte.C.H.Butler 1st Berkshire Regiment. NEF. He was killed in action in France 16/5/1915 and is buried at Rue-des-Berceaux Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue II.F.4, (also entitled to the 1914 Star and bar). The second awarded to 28713 Pte.W.H.Cardew 2nd Light Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. NEF. Pte.Cardew was killed in action in France 5/12/1917 and is buried at Cambrai Memorial Louverval, Panel 7. The third awarded to 29947 Pte.E.G.Beer, 5th Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, NEF. Pte.Beer died of wounds in France 20/4/1918 and is buried at Cabaret-Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez VIII.H.12, 31633 Pte. F.Worthington, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. GVF. Died of wound in France 5/5/1918. He is buried at Arneke British Cemetery II. C.9. ,41468 Gnr.A Sale R.A. Z battery 5th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, NEF, Gnr.Sale was killed in action in France 24/4/1917 and is buried at Bois-Carre British
World War I Medals (15) all recipients but one, either killed in action or died of wounds, awarded to the following:- 12112 Pte. R.Phillips 15th Royal Irish Rifles (North Belfast), VF. Pte.Phillips was killed in action in France 20/1/1916 and is buried at Miraumont Communal Cemetery C.1, 16887 Pte.P.Connor 8th Regiment of Irish Fusiliers. GVF. The 8th Regiment saw action at the Battles of Guillemont and Ginchy. Pte.Connor died of wounds in France 24/6/1916. He is buried at Bethune Town Cemetery V.E.75, D-9505 Pte.W.H.Allen 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish). NEF. Killed in action, Battle for La Bassee 1/11/1914, buried Ypres Menin Gate Memorial Panel 3-5.Also entitled to 1914 Star and bar. 19056 Pte.A.Nicholas 9th Devon Regiment. NEF. Pte. Nicholas was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, France 1/7/1916. Buried Somme, Thiepval Memorial, Pier and face 1C, 2052D Seaman J.Flynn Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S.Goliath, GVF. killed in action off Gallipoli 13/5/1915, buried at Plymouth Naval Memorial 8. HMS Goliath was sunk after being hit by three torpedoes from the Ottoman destroyer Mauvenet-i Milliye losing 570 of her 750 crew, 29447 Pte.J.Mullen R.INNES.FUS 1st Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (Mullan on CWGC). About EF. Killed in action in France, 19/5/1917, buried Arras Memorial, Bay 6. The 1st Battalion, which had been serving in India, returned home in January 1915, it was then landed at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, as part of the 87th Brigade in the 29th Division in April 1915. It was evacuated from Gallipoli in January 1916, then landed in Marseille in March 1916 for service on the Western Front, 2nd Lieutenant A.Bartlett Royal Welsh Fusiliers, NEF. Died of Wounds as a POW France, aged 32, 12/4/1918, buried Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventie Cemetery, 2nd Lieutenant A.P.Male Machinegun Corps Officer, enlisted 13th London Regiment 25/4/1911, commissioned 3/12/1915 NEF. Killed in action Bourlon Wood 23/11/1917 on the first day of battle, buried Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, also entitled to 1914 Star and bar with 13th London Regiment, 3665 Pte.A.Rhydwen, Welsh Guards, NEF. Pte.Rhydwen was killed in action in France 3/5/1918, Buried Bienvillers Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais XVII.C.9, 4474 Sepoy Kala Khan 58th Rifles. (58th Vaughan's Rifles, Frontier Force) NEF. Killed in action, Palestine 14/4/1918. Buried Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial. 4751 Pte.J.Dowling 1st Leinster Regiment VF. Pte.Dowling died of wounds in France 15/5/1915 and is buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery VIII. D.7., 8841 Pte.A.Mawhenney 2nd Irish Guards (Mawhinney on CWGC website). EF. died 31/7/1917 buried Ypres, Menin Gate, Belgium (Panel 11), 8890 Pte.F.C.Brown 2nd Kings Own Royal Lancashire Regiment. NEF. Pte. Brown was born in Ahmednagar, India enlisted in Winchester, UK, and was killed in action 8/5/1915 at the second Battle of Ypres. This battle is the first recorded use of poison gas on the Western Front, and over 300 men were killed in the last German assault on Frezenberg, He is buried ay Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 12, Capt. J.M.Fonseca R.A.M.C, First Welsh Field Ambulance, 53rd Welsh Division, served in Gallipoli 1914. NEF. The 53rd Welsh Division landed at Sulva Bay 8/8/1915, with only three officers, and after 4 months became part of the Suez Canal Defence Force. World War I Victory Medal awarded to 5-2688 Pte. J.H.Boardman 1st Royal Irish Rifles. VF. Killed in action during the Battle of the Somme (Battle for Ancre Heights) 23/10/1916, buried Somme, Thiepval Memorial Pier and face 15A and 15B
Shillings (5) 1663 About Fine, toned, 1696 First Bust VG the reverse slightly better, 1711 Fourth Bust, Near Fine, holed, 1723 SSC Near Fine/Fine, 1758 VG, Sixpence 1688 Fine, MaundyFourpence 1710 Fine, Halfpenny 1694 VG/Fair, along with China Cash (3) Chien-Lung (1736-1796), Chia-ch'ing (1796-1820), 'Tao Kuang Tung Pao VG to Fine
Penny18th CenturyAnglesey 1787 4 acorns at tie, thick wreath, date above cypher, 1 between N and Y, DH42 GVF, Halfpennies 18th Century (10) Lothian - Edinburgh 1790 DH23 A/UNC, Lanarkshire - Glasgow (2) 1791 R.D. below date, DH2 struck on a thick flan with O instead of CO at the end of the edge legend, EF with some scratches, 1791 Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dumfries edge DH3 GVF, Warwickshire - Coventry 1793 Lady Godiva, Birmingham, London or Bristol edge DH238 EF, Middlesex - Newgate 1794 DH393 No stop after date, Milled edge, About EF, Cheshire - Macclesfield (3) 1789 DH 13/14 (threads on screw not visible) NVF, 1790 DH26 About VF, 1790 DH16, Lancashire - Liverpool 1791 DH67 VF, Middlesex - Masonic 1790 DH370b VF, Penny 19th Century Birmingham and Neath/CrownCopper Company 1811 GVF
Groat Henry V, Rosette on right of breast Fine with edge chip at the top (Ex-Mount?), Shilling 1711 Fourth Bust VG, China Provincial 10 Cash (5), Kiangsi Province, Kwangtung Province, Kiangsoo Province, Szechuan Province and Chekiang Province, all 1903-1906 issues Fine to Good Fine, Hong Kong (7) 10 Cents 1900H VG, 5 Cents 1900H unbarred H in HONG, VG/Fine, 1 Cent (5) 1866 Fine, 1901 VG, 1901H VG/NF, 1902 VG, 1923 Fine, China Empire Cash Coinage 17th to 19th Century (22) in cast brass or bronze, includes issues from Boo-Ji, Boo-Cuwan, Boo-Yon, Kuang, Ning, Ho, Boo-Fu, in mixed grades, China Northern Qi Dynasty 5 Shu c.550AD Fine, and a Token of unknown origin with a fork-shaped extension from both top and bottom
ChinaMedals - Highlights of Nanjing's Zhongshan Mountain a 24-piece set of gilded medals Prooflike UNC in the green presentation folder, China First Day Postcard and stamp set - The Eternal Three Gorges of the Yangtze River (17 covers, some with China Cash coins) UNC in the wallets of issue, Postcard with stamp 1989 Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard UNC, The Museum of Terracotta Warriors Medal No.2 Bronze Chariot UNC on the card of issue, along with San Marino Mint Set 1972 a 5-coin set comprising 20 Lire, 10 Lire, 5 Lire, 2 Lire and 1 Lira UNC in the box of issue
China (47) Provincial - KiangnanDollar Y#145a.12 with HAH and CH on the obverse without dots or rosettes VF, Republic Dollar Year 3 Y#329.3 NEF, Kwangtung Province (4), 20 Cents (2) Year 9 (1920) NEF with some stains, Year 10 (1921) NEF, Sheng Tsao Y#200 (2) VG and NF, 10 Cents (3) Year 2 (1913) Y#422 Fine, 10 Cash (6) Kiang-Si undated (1902) VG, Kiangnan CD1905, Hupeh undated (1902-1905), Hupeh CD1906, Republic 10 Cash (2), undated (c.1920) (2) VG to Fine, Cash, many different mints and types (35) T'ai Cha'ng 1620, Ch'ung Chen 1628-1644, No Mintmark with dot at top of reverse, Ching Dynasty Shun Chih 1644-1661 (1), Sheng Tsu K'ang Hsi types 1662-1722 (4), Emperor Kao Tsung (1736-1795) Ch'ien Lung and Shan Lung types (16), Emperor Jen Tsung Chia-Ch'ing types (7), Emperor Hsuan Tao-Kuang types (4), Emperor Wen Tsung, Hsien Feng type (1), these in Good to VG
Unofficial Farthing Tokens (12) Lancashire (5) Bolton - John Carrie, Tea Dealer Bell 1090 Fine, Manchester Falkner Brothers General Drapers Bell 3280 Fine, Manchester Labrey Entwisle & Co Tea Dealers Bell 3400 Fine, William Scott & Co. Family Grocers and Tea Dealers, Bell 3530, Fine, Oldham - Benjamin Fielding , Corn Dealer, Bell 4220 NVF, Norfolk (2) Norwich James Creak, General Warehouseman, Bell 3980 VF, Yarmouth - S.Lessey, Grocer and Tea Dealer, Bell 5260 NVF, Staffordshire - Bilston T.& F. Lewis Tea Dealers, Bell 230 VF, Warwickshire - Birmingham J.Gargory, Optician Bell 407 Good Fine, holed, Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne Greaves for Tea, Bell 3820 GVF, Gloucestershire (2) Gloucester, W.Crump - Tea Dealers Bell 1650 GVF/VF, Cirencester, W.Hawkins Tea Dealer, Bell 1400 Fine
India Punjab Copper 1 1/2 Karchapana Taxila (local coinage) c.185-168BC, Obverse Elephant walking right, chaitya or three arched hill surmounted by crescent above, Reverse: Lion standing left, with swastika above, 1ll within incuse square, size 20mm x 19mm, weight 10.50 grammes, our research indicates that this is a superior example to many currently offered on internet websites, Danish India - Tranquebar 4 Cash 1831 KM#159.1 Fine with some corrosion, on an irregularly shaped flan
China, Korea, Japan a mixed group (43) includes Korea Quarter Yang Year 2 (1898) KM#1117 VF and 5 Fun 1896 KM#1108 Fine, includes China Provincial and Cash issues, along with a MedalCambodia Norodomsihanouk Varman, King of Cambodia GVF, in mixed grades
Pennies 18th Century (2) Somerset 1794 Bath Botanical Gardens NVF, Lancashire 1794 Lancaster Bridge DH4 struck in white metal, Fine, Farthing 18th Century Dorset 1795 Poole Jas Bayley, Draper GEF, Halfpenny19th Century 1814 Sailing Ship, For the Convenience of Trade Withers 1415 Good Fine, Very Rare, along with a further group of 19th Century (10) Threepence 1813 Birmingham Workhouse, Pennies 19th Century (17), along with Halfpennies (6), Farthings (2) in mixed grades to VF
China (47) Provincial - KiangnanDollar Y#145a.12 with HAH and CH on the obverse without dots or rosettes VF, Republic Dollar Year 3 Y#329.3 NEF, Kwangtung Province (4), 20 Cents (2) Year 9 (1920) NEF with some stains, Year 10 (1921) NEF, Sheng Tsao Y#200 (2) VG and NF, 10 Cents (3) Year 2 (1913) Y#422 Fine, 10 Cash (6) Kiang-Si undated (1902) VG, Kiangnan CD1905, Hupeh undated (1902-1905), Hupeh CD1906, Republic 10 Cash (2), undated (c.1920) (2) VG to Fine, Cash, many different mints and types (35) T'ai Cha'ng 1620, Ch'ung Chen 1628-1644, No Mintmark with dot at top of reverse, Ching Dynasty Shun Chih 1644-1661 (1), Sheng Tsu K'ang Hsi types 1662-1722 (4), Emperor Kao Tsung (1736-1795) Ch'ien Lung and Shan Lung types (16), Emperor Jen Tsung Chia-Ch'ing types (7), Emperor Hsuan Tao-Kuang types (4), Emperor Wen Tsung, Hsien Feng type (1), these in Good to VG
Isle of Man Government (26), 50 Pence (2) issued 1969 a consecutively numbered pair series 025014 & 025015, signed Stallard, (Pick27) Uncirculated, 1 Pound (13) issued 1983 including a consecutively numbered run of 10 notes, signed Cashen, (Pick40b) about Uncirculated to Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (6) issued 1983, a consecutively numbered run series K361730 - K361735, signed Cashen, (Pick41b) Uncirculated, 5 Pounds (2), new issue with interesting consecutive serial numbers M479999 & M480000, 10 Pounds issued 1983 VERY LOW serial number K000027, signed Cashen, (Pick42) Uncirculated, 10 Pounds issued 1998 signed Shimmin, (Pick44b) Uncirculated, 20 Pounds issued 2000 signed Shimmin, (Pick45b) EF, a high grade collection
India - Madras Presidency Dub (20 Cash) 1808 Small flan of 24.3mm KM#347 approaching Fine with an edge flaw, we note an 1807 example of KM#330 in Fine condition realised £527 inclusive of buyers premium in our June 2016 Auction (Lot 1020)
China and Provinces (19) Manchurian Provinces 20 Cents 1907, Kwangtung Province 20 Cents c.1905, Kiangnan Province 10 Cents 1899 (2), Fukien Province 5 Cents 1903, Szechuen Province 10 Cash (2) Singkiang Province 101 Cash 1909, Hunan Province (4) 20 Cash undated (1920), 10 Cash (3) undated (1902), undated (1912), undated (1922), Chekiang Province 10 Cash 1903 Brass, China Empire (5) 20 Cash 1907 (2), 10 Cash 1920, China Republic Cent Year 25 Y#347, Cent Year 5 Y#324, Cent Year 25 Y#346, last three EF to UNC and lustrous, others Fine to Good Fine
Halfpennies18th CenturyLancashire (6) Lancaster 1794 John of Gaunt/Arms DH44, Lancaster 1791 River God/Bust DH53 (mule), Liverpool 1792 Ship/Arms DH96, Liverpool 1793 Ship/Arms, milled edge DH107b, Liverpool undated mule Earl Howe/Ship DH120b, Rochdale 1791 Fleece/Loom DH140, Fine to Good Fine
The 2005 Silver Proof Piedfort 4-coin collection comprising Two Pounds 2005 (2) 400th Anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II, One Pound Menai Straits Suspension Bridge, and Fifty Pence Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, in the case of issue with certificate, The United Kingdom 2006 Piedfort Collection a 6-coin Set comprising Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen's 80th Birthday with selected gold plating, Two Pounds 2006 Brunel 'The Man', Two Pounds 2006 Brunel 'His Achievements', One Pound 2006 Egyptian Arch Railway Bridge, Northern Ireland, Fifty Pence 2006 Victoria Cross 'The Award', Fifty Pence 2006 Victoria Cross 'The Heroic Acts' all Silver Proof Piedforts nFDC in the case of issue with certificate, Proof Sets (21) Flat Packs (13) 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, Blue Sets (2) 1983, 1984, Red Leather Deluxe Sets (6) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, nFDC to FDC in the cases of issue, some of the earlier sets with toning, Royal Mint Year Sets (4) 2008 Royal Shield of Arms, 2008 Emblems of Britain, 2010, 2011, UNC in the wallets of issue, Five Pound Crown 2009 Henry VIII 500th Anniversary of his Death, Two Pounds 2002 a 4-coin set Commonwealth Games, Two Pounds (3) 2008 Olympic Games Handover Ceremony, 2009 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin, 2009 Robert Burns 250th Anniversary, One Pound 2009 Shield of the Royal Arms, Fifty Pence 2009 Kew Gardens, all UNC in the Royal Mint wallets of issue, many still sealed, One Pound 2000 Silver Proof, One Pound 2002 Silver Proof Piedfort, these nFDC to FDC in a 4-coin box with certificates, World Proof sets (5) Zimbabwe 1980, Guernsey 1981, Jersey 1981, Papua New Guinea 1981, Falkland Islands 1982, FDC in the cases of issue, United Nations 50th Anniversary issues (11) Lesotho 1 Loti 1995, Dominican Republic 1 Peso 1995, Cuba 1 Peso 1995, Benin 200 Francs 1995, Liberia 1 Dollar 1995, Malawi 5 Kwacha 1995, Ukraine 200000 Karbovanets, Jordan 5 Dinars 1995, Seychelles 5 Rupees 1995, Namibia 10 Dollars 1945, Barbados 5 Dollars 1995, and Maldives 25 Rufiyaa 1995 UNC on the cards of issue with specifications and information about each country, The Three Millenniums collection a 3-coin set comprising Chinese Cash Wu Chu 140BC-7AD, Fine, Hindu Kings of India Silver Drachm, Fine, and Somalia 10 Shillings 2000 FAO issue UNC, in a small presentation box with certificate, along with GB and World modern Crown-sized issues (10) EF to UNC, plus two additional Royal Mint boxes for £1 x 4 sets
Shillings - Scottish 1960 (9), 1962 (115), 1963 (11), 1964 (12), 1965 (100), Sixpences 1962 (50), 1959 (200), with tubes and bags of BrassThreepences these largely in mint state or near, along with medallic issues (12) and China Cast brass 50 Cash (2) and lead tokens (23) these in mixed grades
China and Thailand a mixed group (101) the China including many brasscash coins, the Thailand mostly modern issues in high grades, along with Japan50 Sen 1900 (Year 33) VF
India (96) Madras PresidencyGold Star Pagoda (1740-1807) VF, Gold Fanam Fine, Rupee (6) 1835, 1840 (3), 1903, 1904, Half Rupee 1840, 1910, Quarter Rupee 1840, 2 Annas (6) 1841, 1889, 1891, 1897, 1906C, 1907, 1 Anna (8) 1907B, 1913, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1947, Half Anna (4) 1835 East India Company (2), 1877, 1942, Quarter Anna (17) 1832 Bombay Presidency 1835 East India Company, 1858 East India Company, 1891, 1903, 1905, 1910, 1914C, 1919, 1928, 1933, 1934C, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1/12th Anna (32) 1835 East India Company, 1848 East India Company 1862, 1878, 1894, 1897 silvered, 1898, 1904, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1941, Half Pice (6) 1895, 1906, 1910, 1921, 1930, 1932C, One Pie East India Company, Bengal Presidency, 1/96th Rupee Madras Presidency 1794, East India Company Cash Coinage (4) 20 Cash 1808. 10 Cash 1808 (2), 5 Cash 1808, Fantasy Crown East India Company William IV portrait, India - Republic Coinage (6) Rupee 1976, half Rupee (2) 1950, 1954, Quarter Rupee 1950, 10 Paise 1955, One Pice 1955, in mixed grades, many of the fractional Annas lustrous UNC
GB and World includes medallic issues (12) and China Cast brass 50 Cash (2), pre-decimalcupro-nickel in UNC, Shillings - Scottish 1960 (9), 1962 (115), 1963 (11), 1964 (12), 1965 (100), Sixpences 1962 (50), 1959 (200) and more these largely in mint state or near
Netherlands Testgeld (62), ABN Bank, green 5g (8), 10 Euro cash (4), Brabants Gulden 10g (7), 100 Gulden Amsterdam 28 July 1977, brown (8), RABOBANK sets of five notes (7). Generally FDC. (62)
China Provincial (53) Kwangtung Province 1890-1915 (50) 20 Cents (30), 10 Cents (20) mostly VG to VF some better, along with Szechuan Province (3) Dollar Year 1 (1912) Y#456 Fine, 50 CashBrass Year 1 (1912) Y#449.1a EF, 10 Cash Brass Year 1 (1912) Y#447 NVF
China Provincial and Republic (14) includes 200 Cash , 100 Cash , Hupeh province 20 cash spelt Hu-Poo, Kwangtung Province (3) 20 Cents (2), 5 Cents and more, some in VF or better
Isle of Man (5) face value £41, includes £1, £5 (2), £10 and £20 (tear), all from circulation and all Cashen signatures, the £1 is aUNC the rest good Fine to VF
India1000 rupees Post Office 5 year cash certificate dated 1946 series CD/2 100406, inked annotations and official hand stamps, rusty holes right side, about EF
Unofficial Farthing Tokens (12) Middlesex (2) Uxbridge School W2610, Houses of Parliament W4961, Northampton Gent and Co. Tea Dealers W3870, Lancashire John Chorlton W3216, London McDonale 27 Long Acre W2690, Birmingham J.Gargory W407 (holed), Liverpool W2160, Hellewells Cortex Waterproofs, Non-Local (2) W7620 Argost Races, W7900 TOHPACA, in mixed grades to Lustrous GEF, Scotland (3) Newburgh 7523 J.Sharp Tobacco and Snuff NVF pierced in the centre, Rare, Edinburgh (2) 7195 Melrose and Co. Genuine Teas, India House Fine, 7243 J.Reynolds St. Leonards Fair
China Republic 5 Cents Year 29 - 1940 (37), Cents Year 29 - 1940 (2), 20 Cash (3), 10 Cash (41), plus a small group of earlier Cash coins, in mixed grades to UNC
China and Provinces (7) China Republic (2) Dollar 1914 Fine, 20 Cash Year 10 Fine, weakly struck as often, 10 Cashundated (1920) VF, Hupeh Province (2) 20 Cents undated (1895-1907) GEF and lustrous, 10 Cents undated (1895-1907) Good Fine, Kwangtung Province 10 Cents undated (1890-1908), Japanese Puppet States - East Hopei Chiao Year 26 (1937) NVF
China Republic and Provincial (22) mostly 10 Cash a mixed group, includes silver (6) 20 Cents (2), 10 Cents (2), 5 Cents (1), China Cash (63) in mixed grades
ChinaSzechuan-ShensiSoviet (Soviet Republic) 500 Cash 1934 Y#512.1, Fine with a semi-circular edge chip or clip, China Szechuan Province200 Cash 1926 Y#464 (8) VG to Good Fine, China Cash coinage (44) a varied group, in mixed grades to Fine, China Provincial issues 10 Cash (11) in mixed grades to NVF, plus an additional group (16) includes some silver minors, in mixed grades to VF
ChinaCash (167) includes a few reproductions, Copper 10 and 20 Cash (27), Dollar copies (3), 50 Cash Szechuan Province, this struck in brass, in mixed grades
India and East India Company (141) 19th & 20th Cent. including silver. India (103) 1/2 Pice (8), 1/12 Anna (9), 1/4 Anna (17), Anna (12), 2 Annas (30), 1/4 Rupee (11), 1/2 Rupee (13), Rupee (3). East India Company (38) all 19th Cent. 1/2 Pice (4), 1/12 Anna (5),1/4 Anna (19), 1/2 Anna (1), 5 cash (1), 10 cash (1), 1/4 Rupee (1), plus from Straights Settlement Pie (1), 1/4 cent (1), 1/2 cent (1), cent (1) from circulation
China and Oriental (140) 19th & 20th Cent. (and possibly older) including silver. Identified coins include China Dollar (1), 50 cents (1) 20 cents (1), 10 cents (4), 20 cash (1), Japan 2 sen (1), 10 cash (7). Needs research, unidentified coins include 10 cash (47) and others (77)
China Cash - Mother of seed coin for 10 cash, plus another 10 Cash, Ho-Nan, China - Szechuan Province 200 Cash 1926 Year 15 (15) includes one milled edge type Good Fine to NEF
Isle of Man £1 (9) two consecutive runs of £1 Pick40c signed Shimmin (5) first series AA000801 to AA000805 and £5 Pick41b signed Cashen (4) series K924097 to K924100 all UNC
Books and Accessories, Books (14) including Tokens of the 20th Century by William Boyne, Salisbury's Local Coinage by C.M.Rowe, London Tradesmen's Tokens Beaufoy Cabinet by Jacob Henry Burn 1855, 17th Century Tradesmen's Tokens by J.L.Wetton, Lancashire and Cheshire Tokens by Nathan Heywood, Krause World Coins 1801-1900 4th Edition, Krause World Coins 1901-2000 34th Edition, Krause World Coin 2001-date 2nd Edition, Krause Unusual World Coins 4th Edition, a 10 tray plastic cabinet includes many felts, a home-made cabinet 8 trays with felt inlay, plus home made flat coin display trays in mixed condition
China (9) Fung-Tien Province (2) 20 CashBrassundated, 10 Cash Brass undated, Shen-Si Province (2) 2 Cents undated (1928) No Star between flags NVF, 1 Cent undated (1928) Fine, Kiang-Si Province 10 Cash undated (1902) Good Fine, Chihli Province (2) 20 Cash undated (1906) Fine, 10 cash undated (1906) Fine, Hunan Province 10 Cash undated (1915) Fine with some digs, these plugged, plus Chinese Provincial 20 Cash GF with some weak striking to the legend
Hong KongOne Cent (193) Victoria (45), Edward VII (58), George V Large (75), George V Small (15) in mixed circulated grades, China (51) 20 Cash (3), 10 Cash (48) a few better types included, in mixed circulated grades
Jersey One Pound Silver Proofs (6) 1991 The Percy Douglas, 1991 The Tickler, 1992 The Hebe, 1993 Century, 1993 Gemini, 1994 Resolute, Jersey One Pound 1981 Battle of Jersey Silver Proof, Guernsey Crown 1978 Royal Visit Silver Proof, Isle of Man One Pound 1979 Silver Proof, Turks and Caicos Islands 10 Crown Silver Proof 1979, Bahamas $10 1978 5th Anniversary of Independence FDC cased as issued with certificates, Guernsey Ten Shillings 1966 a 2-coin set UNC boxed, GB Five Pounds 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday UNC on card, Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (2) UNC in the blue wallet, East India Company 20 Cash and 10 Cash 1808 NVF cleaned in the wallet of issue, Medals in base metal (2) Prince Charles Investiture at Caernarvon Castle 1969, Apollo XI Moon Landing 1969 UNC in slide cases, a small quantity of £sd includes £1.55 face of pre 1947 silver in mixed grades
China (14) Kirin 20 Cashes 1903 Y#178 GVF as part of a group of Early 20th Century China Provincial Coinage 10 Cash and 20 Cash one in silver and 12 in bronze, in mixed grades to VF
ChinasilverDollars (6) Sun Yat-sen, Founding of the Republic 1912 (2), Yuan Shih-Kai 1914 (2), Sun Yat-sen junk without birds, plus another. Ho-Nan 100 cash, copper. VF-GVF. (7).
One Pound 1983 Silver Proofs (2), Fifty Pences 1973 Cupro-Nickel Proofs (2), Crowns (5) 1951 Boxed UNC, 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof FDC boxed, 1981 Royal Wedding Silver Proofs (3) FDC boxed two with certificates, Currency Sets (3) 1953, 1964, 1965 UNC in the maroon cases, One Pound 1983 UNC on the card of issue, Crowns 1981 Royal Wedding (2) UNC on the cards of issue, Crowns 1972 a 5-coin set one each from GB, IOM, Guernsey, Bermuda and Gibraltar UNC cased, East India Company 20 and 10 Cash 1808 VF in the Royal Mint wallet, George VICoronation medals in base metal issue by Rowntrees (2) UNC
World 19th and 20th century (over 2 Kilos) includes some USA and Canadasilver items, also includes a group of China 10 Cash (123) in mixed circulated grades
Collection, 44 bonds and certificates, dated 1893-1991, titles include, Societe Miniere Anonyme Ottomane de Karassou, 2 types, both 1910, Shell Transport and Trading PLC., 1991, Westminster Bank Ltd., 1964, East Lancashire Paper Mill Co. Ltd., 1964, Flori
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