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 ForcesOne 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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