Tokens, Medalets, Gaming Counters, Weights, Jetons a wide variety (126) includes Medal - Russia 300 Years of the Romanov dynasty 1613-1913 29mm diameter in brass VF with suspension loop, Communion Token Earlstown Kirk 1832 Fine/VF, Gaming Counters 'To Hanover' 22mm diameter (19) 1830, 1837 (11), 1849, 1853, 1862, 1867 (3), 1868, 'To Hanover' 18mm diameter 1837 (2), Gaming Counters George III 'Spade' Guinea style (14) 1701 (3), 1768, 1770, 1790 (7, one holed), 1797 (2), Gaming Counters George III 'Spade' Half Guinea style (17) undated (2), 1701, 1768 (2), 1788 (4, one with scalloped edge), 1790, 1794, 1794 Simcox, 1795 Simcox (3), 1789, 1799, Whist Counters Victorian (3), two with 'Keep Your Temper' legends George III Contemporary Counterfeits in base metal (11) Three ShillingBank Token 1812, Shillings (9) 1816, 1818 (2), 1819 (4), 1820 (2) and Sixpence 1818, Satirical Tokens (5) 1830 Earl Grey 'By Trampling on Liberty I Lost The Reins (2), 1831 William IV 'By Trampling on Liberty I Lost The Reins' (3), Death of George IV 1830 24mm diameter in brass (2), Death of Queen Caroline 1821 27mm diameter in brass (2), Rechenpfennig Token (2) William III undated 19mm diameter in brass by Weidinger, the reverse in thew style of a William and Mary Shilling, William and Mary 18mm diameter in brass, undated Obverse: William III, Reverse Mary II, Medalet, Marriage of Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales to H.R.H. Princess Alexandra of Denmark 1863, Victoria Counter Tokens (8) Obverse: Young Head of Victoria, Reverse Prince of Wales Feathers, three within a crown, one within a cartouche, Obverse: Young Head of Queen Victoria, Reverse: Double headed Eagle with shield on breast (4), Medalets (3), The Great Exhibition Building Opened 1862 (2), 1809 George III Reigns by Kettle 24mm diameter in copper, in mixed circulated grades, an interesting and wide ranging group
France Jeton - Tournai, undated, (c.15th Century) Obverse: Crowns and Lis in alternate angles MARIA MATER, the remainder of the legend double struck, Reverse: Two Crowns and Two Lis within inner circle, MATER DEI MEMELIT, 28mm diameter, 3.31 grammes, Fine with some residual verdigris
Jetons European issues (2.6 Kilos, will be around 1000 pieces) Brass and copper types, includes some portrait types ands some 17th Century dated types, in mixed grades
Jetons (47, two holed) a mix of brass and copper types, includes some portrait and some dated types, mostly 16th to 18th Century, in mixed grades mostly around Fine, a few better
Jetons European issues, Brass and copper types, (2.4 Kilos, will be around 985 pieces) includes a Louis XV Royal Token undated NEF, Iohan Christian undated, in bronze with lion reverse GVF, a few 17th Century dated types, includes some Hans Krauwinckel types, some portrait types and a few ecclesiastical types, in mixed grades VG to VF
Farthings 17th Century (2) Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, William Parnell W.24 NVG comes with old Seaby envelope, Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, Thomas Tompkins W.25 VG, comes with old Seaby envelope, Japan 100 Mon, undated (1835-1870) Fine, cleaned, Germany Medallion, 27mm diameter, Gebr. Friedlander, Berlin, late 19th Century Obverse: Gebr. Friedländer, Reverse: 10% Kupfer, 15% Gold, 75% Silber, 13.23 grammes, plain edge EF,GB Farthing Charles II worn, date not visible, Roman Dupondis Faustina, Fair, Roman Ae3 Antoninus Pius VG, Roman Sestertius unattributed, very worn, Jeton - France, Dutch Republic undated (1580) VG, Medieval Jetons (2) VG and Near Fine, Ancient Greece Tetradrachm, Reverse: seated figure left VG, GB Halfpenny George II worn with painted shield with quartered arms on the reverse, VG, and a worn copper 22mm unattributed
Jetons (20) a mix of brass and copper types, includes some dated issues 1582-1665, also includes five undated issues by Hans Krawinkle, Near Fine to Good Fine
Shilling19th CenturyBristol 1811 Garratt, Terrell, Bird, Beck and Grigg VF, along with Medalet/Jeton 1689 26mm diameter in brass, Obverse: Busts right conjoined, Reverse: Armes with supporters NEF, Jetons Medieval types in brass (5) Fine to Good Fine, and Gaming Tokens, George III Half Guinea type (34) VG to Fine, a rotating photograph coin in the style of a 1901 Penny using Britannia's shield as the photo frame, shows small photos of Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Consort Alexandra, the future King George V, Queen Mary and Edward VIII as a child, Fine, unusual, along with a further wide ranging group (9) Threepence Token 1813 Birmingham Workhouse VG, 19th Century Halfpennies (2) Warwickshire 1787 John Wilkinson Good Fine, Somerset - Bath 1794 Reverse: A decorative tea urn VF, 19th Century Farthing 1823 Ironmonger Bishopsgate London, Reverse: A balloon ASCENDED AT OXFORD June 23 1823 Fine, France 5 Sols 1792 Monneron Medallic issue Good Fine, Bank of EnglandDollar 1804 a contemporary Counterfeit in brass VG, a Prize medal Cricket Cup 23rd Bn, London Regiment, Pte. VH. Manning 1929 in bronze, Good Fine, Medal - Battle of Camperdown, Lord Viscount Duncan 1797 Fair, holed, Medal - 49mm diameter uniface in copper crowned arms with supporters VG with pitted surfaces
Tokens, Weights, Jeton and Countermarked (6) Tokens (2) Sixpence19th CenturySomerset 1811 W.Sheppard, Withers 65 Fine, Halfpenny18th CenturyMiddlesex, undated Mail Coach DH363 Good Fine, Jeton George III 1783 23mm diameter in copper, Reverse Crowned garnished shield, in the style of the Guineas of the same period, Weights (2) George III Guinea weight, Reverse: weight within wreath, with coffee pot countermark, undated NEF, George III Half Guinea Weight, Reverse: weight within wreath, with coffee pot countermark, undated EF, Uruguay 20 Centesimos 1893 So KM#15 countermarked S.GUERRAA, Fine
Penny - Anglesey 1788 25 Acorns, 12 to the left, 13 to the right, Straight 1 and 7 in date, DH224 Bold VF, Penny - Hertfordshire - Sawbridgeworth 1801 Robert Orchard, a modern copy of DH1, About as struck. The original is a celebrated and rare token, of which only 4 examples are believed to exist, the extremely high relief design causing the die to shatter after just a few impressions, London 1809 Covent Garden New Theatre pass uniface in lead, P P . S on reverse (Pit on Prince's side) Fine, Unofficial Farthings (12) London (3) Antill &Son 2330 Fine, pitted, Bovril 2372 Good Fine, Foley & Shoyer 2532 Fine. Lancashire (2) Liverpool - Hellewell 2160 GF/VF, Manchester - Mitchell & Co. 3460 NVF. Norfolk (2) Norwich Dye 4000 Good Fine. Yarmouth - Robert Bumpstead 5252 Fine. Staffordshire - Newcastle under Lyme Josiah Robey 3785 About VF. Suffolk - Lowestoft W.C.Wiseman 3130 VF, Warwickshire - Birmingham T.Gargory 401 NVF officially holed. Ireland (2) Belfast - Ferrar & Taggart 5410 Fine, Dublin - Todd Burns & Co. 6313 Near Fine, along with MedievalJetons (15) in base metal a wide ranging group in mixed grades
France Jeton - Chambre de Commerce Bordeaux 1750 30.5mm diameter in silver Obverse: Bust right, laureate D.V below, Reverse: Ship's deck and compass QUO NON BAC DUCE, Feuardent 9185 EF
France Jetons 1659 Henry and Marie de la Trémoille, Duke and Duchess of La Trémoille 27mm diameter in silver (2) Feuardent 9044, Obverse: Arms of Henry on a mantle HENRY DE LA TREMOILLE. Pr. DE TARENTE DVC DE TOVARS.P.D.F. Reverse: A Tower in the middle of the sea, battered by winds. Above on a banner: NUMINE FRETA. MARIE . DE . LA . TOVR . DAVVERGNE . DVCHESSE . DE . LA . TREMOILLE. both Near VF and attractively toned
Toy Money, mostly Lauer types and Spielgeld (13) in a cylindrical miniature box shaped in the style of a stack of 14 x 1900 Shillings, Toy Money and medalets (13) in a small box with Windsor castle on the lid, some of the medalets depict Queen Victoria's children, along with Tokens, Medals, Checks and Jetons (11) an eclectic mix in mixed grades to GVF
GB and World 18th to 20th Century a collection of Tokens, Countermarked coins, Transport Tokens, Medals, Gaming Counters, Toy Money, Co-op Tokens, and Jetons (708) in a home-made cabinet, includes a wide variety of types, in mixed grades
Jetons a large and wide-ranging group (259) with many different types represented, includes some larger Shilling and Florin sized examples, we noticed two pieces dated 1660 and 1664 similar in style to the Farthing -type medalet of William and Mary, would make an excellent study group, in mixed grades to GVF, along with Gaming Counters (4) in mixed grades to EF
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