Order of the Dogwood - Province of British Columbia, Canada awarded to The Rt.Hon. Sir Robert Bellinger, Lord Mayor of London 1966. 55mm diameter, 101.37 grammes of 10 carat gold, along with 18mm 10 Carat gold miniature. Obverse: The image of the Dogwood flower, Reverse: Provincial Coat of Arms. UNC, inscribed to the recipient in a presentation box, and accompanied by a 10 carat gold miniature similar in design. The predecessor to the Order of the Dogwood, called the Dogwood medallion was created by the provincial government in 1958 to mark the Centennial of the establishment of the Colony of British Columbia. In turn, the Order of the Dogwood was created by Order in Council during a provincial cabinet meeting held at Fort Langley on November 19th 1966 to mark the centennial of the union of the Colony of British Columbia with the Colony of Vancouver Island. At the conclusion of the meeting Lieutenant Governor George Pearkes (who was a future recipient of the honour) gave consent to the creation of the honour, then presented at the Douglas Day dinner that followed. The honour was then presented to the first 5 recipients:- Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Viscount Amory (Governor of the Hudson Bay Company), Sir Robert Bellinger, Clarence Wallace, and Frank Mackenzie Ross. Mackenzie and Ross were present for the ceremony. The Order of the Dogwood was the highest provincial honour until 1989, when it was replaced by the Order of British Columbia. Other recipients of the award include Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, The Princess Royal (Princess Anne), and Princess Alexandra. The last recipient was Terry Fox (Canadian Athlete, humanitarian and cancer research activist) in 1980. Only 13 people have been awarded the Order of the Dogwood, and as the award was replaced in 1989 by the Order of British Columbia, there will be no future recipients. Sir Robert was a controversial London Mayor in 1966-1967 and was a stalwart of the Nation Savings movement. His time as Mayor from 1966-1967 coincided with the Harold Wilson Government which was eager to blame the City for the nation's economic woes. Rather than confine himself to ceremonial duties, Bellinger responded firmly on the City's behalf emphasising it's contributions through invisible earnings. He protested again when the Labour Government in October 1974 decided to abolish the 10 Pence savings stamp. Although the stamps paid no interest and was costly to administer it attracted £120 million a year from schoolchildren, housewives and factory workers. Bellinger hailed it as 'the grass roots of savings activity in this country'. He was appointed one of Her Majesty's lieutenants for the City in 1976, was also a trustee for St. Paul's cathedral and Chairman of the City of London's Freemans school. Bellinger had previously been knighted in 1964 and appointed GBE in 1967 He was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod (a role akin to treasurer) of the Order of the British Empire, and also held decorations from Belgium, Greece, Cameroon and Denmark. In his later years, Sir Robert became a director of Arsenal Football Club and was elected life president of the club in 1997. He died in July 2002. A rare opportunity to purchase an award only offered to 13 individuals including many Royal recipients. See also the impressive group of medals also awarded to Sir Robert Bellinger
Suriname Central Bank & Government modern issues circa 1980's and 1990's (389) in 4 consecutively numbered bundles. Comprising Government 2 and 1/2 GuldenPick 119 L. 08.04.1960 / 01.11.1985 signature title 'Minister van Financiën en Planning' in 3 bundles prefixes H/4 and V/4. Each note in red-brown, light blue and multicolour featuring a blue-grey Tanager bird (Thraupis episcopus) on obverse and a green Iguana and Afobaka dam, Brokopondo District. Along with a bundle of Central Bank 5 Guldens Pick 136b dated 1st December 1996 serial numbers AH202601 through AH202700, and each note deep blue and green on multicolour underprint with log trucks at upper left and the Central Bank building at centre on obverse and Toucan bird (Ramphastidae) and logging scene on reverse, printed by Thomas De La Rue and Company limited and watermarked Toucan. Almost if not all notes in original fresh and crisp UNC
South AfricaReserve Bank 10 Pounds / PondPick 98 dated with the last date of issue for this type 19th November 1958 serial number D/4 436795 signature Dr. M. H. de Kock and first line of Bank name and value in English variety. The note in brown-violet on multicoloured underprint with the obverse displaying a portrait of Jan van Riebeeck with surrounding wildlife and agricultural products at left and a female with child at right. The reverse displaying an illustration of a mining site. Crisp VF or slightly better minor pinholes and marginal tears which do not extend to the main design, not jeopardizing the note's general appearance, and a meaningful condition considering very few survivors of this note are seen in high grades
South AfricaBurgers Pond 1874 Fine Beard KM#1.2 NVF/VF with a mount having been removed from the edge at the top. The coins surfaces in this area appear undamaged. 7.99 grammes. A Very Rare issue and seldom offered, with a mintage of just 695 pieces
Roman (3) DupondisTitus struck 77AD under Vespasian Obverse: T CAES IMP AVGF TR P COS VI CENSOR, Reverse: Felicity standing holding caduceus and cornocopia Good Fine with green patination. AE As Nerva (96-98AD) Obverse: Bust right, Reverse; Standing figure, worn. AE23 Commodus (180-192AD) Obverse: bust right, legend worn, Reverse: Serapis and Cerberus VG
Halfcrown 1683 ESC 490, Bull 497 some weakness of strike between 1 and 2 o'clock and correspondingly so on the reverse, otherwise About Fine/Fine, Rare, Shilling 1683 ESC 1605, Bull 558 approaching Fine with uneven tone, Rare
Proof and Mint Sets and singles, includes Tristan da Cunha a 2-coin set 2015 Battle of Waterloo comprising One Crown 2015 One gramme of 9 carat gold and Five Pounds Gold-plated copper with colour picture on reverse Prooflike UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Medal 2015 Hawker Hurricane in silvered bronze UNC boxed with certificate, Battle of Waterloo 2015 a 200th Anniversary a 5-medal set in bronze Prooflike UNC in the Worcestershire Medal Service folder of issue, Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary 2015 a 6-medal set in bronze, layered in silver Prooflike UNC in the London Mint Office folder of issue, World Crown sized Westminster issues 21st Century (19) UNC in capsules, in presentation boxes, along with two modern prize medals, Papal Medals (6) 70mm in base metal, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015 coloured reverses with embedded jewels, the sixth in gold plated the reverse with coloured picture of Pope Benedict XVI, Proof like UNC in capsules, in presentation box, Cook Islands Five Dollars 2013 Coronation Jubilee 65mm diameter in gold-plated copper with coloured reverse picture of the Queen Prooflike UNC in the Westminster box of issue with certificate, Tristan da Cunha Five Pounds 2015 50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Winston Churchill 65mm diameter Proof in Gold plated copper with photograph of Churchill on the reverse, in the Westminster box with certificate, Niue Two Dollars 2016 Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday 65mm diameter Proof in Gold-plated copper, in the Westminster box with certificate, Medallic Replica 100mm in the style of Twenty Dollars 1933 by MDM Prooflike UNC with certificate, Medallic Replica 100mm diameter Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Proof by MDM in Gold plated copper, with certificate, Medallic Replicas of iconic US Coins (5) each Double Eagle 1907, Indian Head Double Eagle 1907 , Double Eagle 1849 Liberty Head, Five Dollars 1822, Brasher Doubloon 1787 Prooflike UNC by MDM with certificates, Gold Giants Replica series 70mm diameter by MDM, Poland 100 Ducaten 1621, South Africa Pond 1898, Concorde Farewell medal 2003, Churchill Commemorative Medal, all Proofs in gold-plated copper, with certificates, Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Edition set by MDM a 3-piece set comprising Accession 1952, Silver Jubilee 1977 and 2002 Golden Jubilee pieces all with a small diamond inset into the crown in the design, Proofs FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Queen Victoria 1837-1901 medal Crown-sized in gold plated copper, Kings and Queens of the UK 2011 75th Anniversary of the Year of the Three Kings, Crown sized medal in gold plated copper Proof FDC with certificate, Dover Castle Medal undated in base metal UNC, Badges (7) depicting famous Battles Battle of Bunker Hill, Battle of El Alamein, Battle of Inkerman, Battle of Trafalgar, Battle of Waterloo, FalklandsWar and the Battle of Britain UNC, Royal Mint 2002 Golden Jubilee Medal UNC boxed with certificate, USA State Quarter 2012 Puerto Rico - El Yunque (13) a single coin and a sealed roll of 12 coins UNC
Sixpence 1684 ESC 1524 EF/GEF with an attractive dark grey tone, the obverse with a minting flaw at the top and at the corresponding position on the reverse, nevertheless, otherwise a choice piece with plenty of eye appeal, comes with a PCGS green ticket showing a somewhat conservative MS60 grade
USA The Currier and Ives Silver Ingot Collection a 12-piece set, each ingot 81mm x 54mm and .999 silver Proof each with different scenes such as American Express Train, Clipper Ship 'Flying Cloud', The Life of a Hunter, Catching a Trout, Haying Time, Wooding Up on the Mississippi, The Road - Winter, Winter in the Country - The Old Grist Mill, Trotting Stallion, Yosemite Valley, California, Central Park Winter - The Skating Pond, and Home to Thanksgiving these one of the few sets issued in .999 silver, nFDC to FDC on the green cards of issue
Five Guineas 1706 QVINTO edge, Shield of Post-Union type S.3566 EF and lustrous with a small planchet fault below the first A of ANNA and in the corresponding position on the reverse below the E of REG, nevertheless a splendid example with a hint of red toning in the reverse legend. Queen Anne Gold coinage seldom encountered in high grades, and would make a spectacular centrepiece to any collection, similar grade pieces were reported to be on offer with a £70,000 plus ticket price at recent London Coin Fairs
Queen VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 56mm diameter in bronze the Official Royal Mint issue Eimer 1817a EF boxed, along with Fantasy Crown 1987 Edward VIII reverse in the style of the 1936 Hearn pattern, hallmarked on the edge of the piece with the hallmarks corresponding to the date 2000, 25.18 grammes of 9 carat gold UNC
World a varied group from a multitude of countries, including earlier types such South Africa Governments Een Pond (2), in mixed grades, generally from circulation but including British Armed Forces One Pound 4th series (100) estimated by weight to be around 250 pieces
Copper As Augustus, Rome 7BC, moneyer M.Salvius Otho : others (4) of Agrippa Rev Neptune, Nerva Rev Fortuna and Hadrian (2), Revs Fortuna and Eagle between stds; with Dupondii (3) of Claudius Rev Ceres and Vespasian (2) Revs Fortuna and Roma (RCV 1685,1812,1855,2348,2351v,3062v,3686,3689). First a Bold GF, rest Fair to About Fine (8)
ERRORS (2) One PoundPage EX64 056458 with extra green strip to the left of the obverse and correspondingly to the right of the reverse NVF with some folds, Ten Shillings Fforde B48N 902530 diagonally off centre with the top right of the obverse too close to the edge Fine
USAHalf Dollar 1795 Breen 4560, VF repaired to the left of the date, the lowest star missing (smoothed off) this would be entirely below the missing curl , the TE of STATES correspondingly showing damage, weight 13.41 grammes
South AfricaEen Pond 1902 Veld-Boer WarSiege Issue KM 11 reeded edge usual adjustment marks at places towards the rim VF, Only 986 pieces are believed to have been struck by PJ Kloppers at Pilgrim's Rest by hand. The issue crude as it is was based on the BritishSovereign, so befits a Sovereign collection as well as a South African Collection
South AfricaEen Pond 1902 Veld-Boer WarSiege Issue KM 11 reeded edge and with die "slash" (die fault or nick which shows in left field obverse) usual adjustment marks at places towards the rim and Good EF or better probably about as struck for this emergency issue and with some brilliance, rare thus, Only 986 pieces are believed to have been struck by PJ Kloppers at Pilgrim's Rest by hand. The issue crude as it is was based on the BritishSovereign, so befits a Sovereign collection as well as a South African Collection
Silver Proof Piedfort Collections (4) The 2005 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 4-coin set comprising Two Pounds 2005 Gunpowder Plot, Two Pounds 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II, One Pound 2005 Menai Straits Suspension Bridge, Fifty Pence 2005 Samuels Johnsons Dictionary; The 2006 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 6-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday with gold highlighting, Two Pounds (2) 2006 Brunel the Man, 2006 Brunel His Achievements, One Pound 2006 Egyptian Arch Railway Bridge, Fifty Pences 2006 (2) The Victoria Cross Award, and The Heroic Acts; The 2007 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a5-coin set comprising Five Pound Crown 2007 Diamond Wedding, Two Pounds 2007 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery, 2007 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union, One Pound 2007 Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Fifty Pence 2007 100 Years of Scouting; The 2008 Silver Proof Piedfort Collection a 4-coin set comprising Five Pound Crowns (2) 2008 Prince of Wales 60th Birthday, 2008 Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of Accession, Two Pounds 2008 Centenary of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, One Pound 2008 Royal Shield of Arms FDC, in the cases of issue with certificates; along with Family Silver Collection 2008 a 5-coin set comprising Five Pond Crowns (2) 2008 Elizabeth I 450th Anniversary of Accession, 2008 Prince of Wales 60th Birthday, Two Pounds Britannia 2008, Two Pounds 2008 Centenary of the 1908 Olympic Games in London, One Pound Royal Arms Silver Proof FDC in the case of issue with certificate
RomanAntoninus Pius AD138-161 (2) Denarius Obverse as Sear 1247 Reverse as Sear 1243 Tranquility standing right holding rudder and corn ears TR POT XIX COS IIII, weight 2.9 grammes NVF (bought M.Trenerry 1983 £20) and Dupondius Antoninus Pius AD138-161 Obverse ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XVIII Reverse Britannia seated left on rock SC in exergue below Sear 1288, weight 12.8 grammes, Fine with green patina (bought C.J.Martin 1984 £98)
CrownCharles I 1643 Oxford Mint Oxford horseman with grass below, Three Oxford Plumes S.2947 Ex-ClarendonBonhams June 2006, well rounded and bold VF, dark tone, lighter circular toning area at 1 o'clock as viewed from the obverse and correspondingly on the reverse but no apparent evidence of tooling consistent with a plug, needs viewing and bought as seen
ScotlandThirty ShillingsCharles I Third Coinage Falconers issue with No F S.5557 mintmark Thistle with leaves on obverse, Small Thistle with no leaves on reverse GVF struck on a slightly oval flan, the main design crisply struck and with much eye appeal, with die scoring marks in the legend between 8 and 9 o'clock on the obverse and in the corresponding position on the reverse, Ex-Portrait Spink Sale 20 2/6/1982, Ex-N.G.Brodie Collection SC121
Finance archive. An interesting selection of correspondence from 1738, transfer instructions, notices to shareholders (Queensland & New Zealand Stock etc.), dividend receipts and stockbrokers invoices
Guinea 1714 Queen Anne S3574 pleasing bold VF with good eye appeal reverse better with sharp and prooflike fields, some uneven wear towards the rim below the bust and correspondingly on the reverse being a slight distraction
Sovereigns (3) 1911 EF, 1968 GEF, 1905 About Fine with a loop mount attached to the top, Half Sovereigns (2) 1892 About Fine the milling smoothed possibly an ex-jewellery piece, 1914 GF/F with a loop mount attached to the top, Half Guinea 1813 VG with surface damage and with a loop mount attached to the top, South Africa Half Pond 1897 GF with traces of a mount having been skilfully removed from top and bottom on the edge
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