USADollar 1892 ProofBreen 5625 This and the other two Proof coins from a provincial sale also containing items from the estate of McCormick believed to be descendants of the McCormick family of International Harvester of Chicago, major exhibitors at the Columbian Exposition of 1892, so would explain how he obtained these Proof pieces, Extremely Rare nFDC and superb with an even and colourful underlying tone with only 1245 pieces minted, these rare Proofs seldom seen
USA Gold Dollars (2) 1857S Breen 6053 VF, 1862 Doubled die Obverse, Breen 6074 NEF ex-jewellery, cataloguers note: at the time of writing only 7 examples of this variety had been seen by NGC
USAHalf Dollar 1892 ProofBreen 5043 UNC with a most attractive colourful tone, Extremely Rare with a mintage of just 1245 pieces. This and the other two Proof coins from a provincial sale also containing items from the estate of McCormick believed to be descendants of the McCormick family of International Harvester of Chicago, major exhibitors at the Columbian Exposition of 1892, so would explain how he obtained these Proof pieces
USAKentucky Halfpence Token undated (1792-1794) Breen 1155 weighing 9.00 grammes, OUR CAUSE IS JUST and almost all of the state initials visible, VF for wear but with many surface peck marks on the obverse and the edge not legible
Zanzibar Quarter Riyal AH1299 (1882) KM#2, BritishCommonwealth Coins (1971) Y3, weight 6.80 grammes, a superb example, Sharp GEF or better, the fields lustrous and prooflike with subtle blue and gold toning, displaying only a few minor contact marks, this example superior to the Krause plate example, and also superior to the British Museum example, of the highest rarity, British Commonwealth Coins by Remick states 'only a few specimens known', no prices given in current world catalogues such as Krause and this not surprising as we were unable to find any recorded sales of this type, Baldwin's have twice offered the Gold 2 1/2 Riyals in 2014 (realised £38,000) and in 2008 (realised £26,450) and this silver issue will be of similar scarcity if not rarer
A mixed group with Denmark10 Ore 1874 EF, GB Cartwheel Twopence 1797 Fine with heavy surface marks, Shilling 1909 VF, South Africa Two Shillings 1895 KM#6 VF toned, Spain10 Centimes 1870 VF, USA Cents (2) 1866 Fine with a few flecks of verdigris, and 1871 Good
AustraliaFlorins to Halfpennies (229) Edward VII to Elizabeth II includes plenty of silver issues, we noticed some scarcer pieces, in mixed grades some lustrous
Australia Tokens (8) Pennies David Jones Ballarat, TH Jones and Co, HJ Marsh and Brother Hobart (2), Southwood and Sumpton Ballarat, Half Penny HJ Marsh and Brother Hobart VG - VF and Half Loaf Bread Tokens (2) R Rowan and Sons New Lambton Bakery white metal Good VF with two attempted piercings, 1 Loaf A. Lott JNR Mayfield Baker VF
British West Africa (6) Penny 1958KN UNC with a superb deep and colourful tone, One Tenth Penny (5) 1936, 1940, 1950KN, 1952, 1954 all UNC with varying degrees of lustre a most pleasing group, along with an additional group of British West Africa include Nigeria issues (14) Shillings to One tenth penny these in mixed grades
Canada (4) Upper Canada (2) Penny 1854 NVF, Halfpenny 1857 VF with some verdigris spots, New Brunswick Penny 1843 Fine, Lower Canada Halfpenny 1837 VF with some verdigris, Halfpenny George II a crude counterfeit with Britannia facing right, Poor, unusual
Canada50 Cents 1870 NF, Canada Dollar 1949 UNC, as part of a group of World a mixed group 18th to 20th Century (33) many in silver, includes some more interesting items, in mixed grades
Canada Tokens (4) Bank of Lower Canada Halfpenny 1814 About Fine, bank of Upper Canada (2) Penny 1857 EF, Halfpenny GVF, Prince Edward Island 1857 Self Government and Free Trade VG, St. HelenaHalfpennies 1821 (2) Fine to NVF
China5 YuanGold Panda (6) 1994 (2), 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Proof FDC still sealed in the plastic packets with certificates, along with 1 gramme Credit Suisse Gold Ingots UNC still sealed
ChinaEmpire and Provincial 20 Cents to Cent and Cash coinage 1899-1936 (20) includes some silver minors, in mixed grades to EF, total ticket price over £500
China Mis-Strike Mint error Chiang Kiang Empire 20 Cashundated (1903) off centre with around 3.5mm blank flan as part of a group of China Republic and Provincial (28) mostly late 19th and early 20th Century in base metal, in mixed grades
Chinese primitive money (7) Knife money (6), spade money (1), along with China large cash coins 86mm diameter (3) weighing 168 grammes (2) and 183.5 grammes respectively Fine to Good Fine
GB and World (200) 19th and 20th Century includes some silver, with many coins in high grade, housed in 5 Lindner-style trays, intended to be retailed at £4 to £5 but never displayed
GB and World 17th to 20th Century (103) housed in a new, boxed aluminium case, includes some silver minors, in mixed grades, intended to be retailed at £4 to £5 but never displayed
GB and World a collection in album pages (530) 19th and 20th Century, includes plenty of silver, with some larger items, and some medallic pieces, in mixed grades to EF
GB and World a mixed group includes modern World Crown-sized in silver, Twopence 1797 Fine, a handful of GB Victorian Silver and some modern cased items, these UNC-FDC, others generally in mixed grades
GB Shilling 1863 Fine/Good Fine, the obverse with some surface damage, as part of a group of GB and World 19th and 20th Century (54) includes some in silver, in mixed grades to GEF
Germany a collection in an album (89) 19th and 20th Century includes paper money (19) with some larger items and Notgeld, in mixed grades, along with World Paper money (86), World Coins some in bags (220) largely Egypt, Singapore, Australia and Thailand includes some redeemable currency
Greece 500 Drachma 1993 2500th Anniversary of the Democracy KM#160 SilverProof NFDC (now lists at $275 in Krause) as part of a small group of World 1968-2004 (8) includes some more unusual issues, with some in silver, EF to Lustrous UNC
IndiaHalf Rupees (4) 1888B VG, 1893B (3) Fine to Good Fine, as part of a group of India (179) mostly 20th Century and in base metal, in mixed grades with some lustrous
IndiaRupees (10) 1835 F incuse on truncation, Good Fine, 1900 C Incuse VF/GVF, 1913 Bombay EF toned, 1945 Bombay EF, 1835 F on truncation, 1862 (3) GF, NVF and GVF, 1877 Bombay About Fine/Fine, 1885 Calcutta Fine
India, Ancients (20) a mixed group 3rd Century to 13th Century with 11 in silver , many different types represented, most with attributions, along with 18th and 19th Century (8), includes dump coinage, 4 in silver
Ireland (5) Pennies (4) Edward I Waterford Mint (2), John Dublin Mint (2), Halfpenny Edward I Waterford Mint, GB Halfgroat Henry VI Calais Mint, in mixed grades NF to GF
Ireland slabbed items (3) Sixpence 1946 EF slabbed and graded CGS 60, Penny 1933 Lustrous UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 82, Halfpenny 1933 About UNC, slabbed and graded NGC MS63 BN, along with Ireland (5) Florin 1939 NEF, Sixpence 1947 EF, Pennies 1940 Fine, 1946 UNC, Halfpenny 1946 About UNC and lustrous, Jamaica Halfpenny 1870 Fine, and Mis-Strikes Decimal Five Pence (2) 1990 an off-metal striking Good Fine, the second a multiple strike with elements on the 5 Pence and 1 Penny design on a Penny sized flan, Good Fine and unusual
Italy50 Centesimi 1863M KM#4a.1 Fine as part of a group of Italy (48) 10 Lire to 10 Centesimi 1863 to 1930, includes many silver5 Lire, and some scarcer dates and types, in mixed grades
Malaya (British Colonial era) a collection Straits, Malaya and British North Borneo and Malaya Victoria - QE II (92) with 74 different date/denominations types in an album (mixed grades to Unc) along with 18 separate duplicates these mostly in high grades
Malta (5) 4 Tari countermarked issues (4) 1590 VF, 1642 (2) Fine , 1636-1657 (date illegible) Fair, 2 Tari c.1590 (date illegible) an unusual group, and comes with attribution tickets
Russia (19) 5 Kopeks (2) 1856, 1858, Denga 1731, 50 Kopeks 1897, 20 Kopeks 1910, 15 Kopeks 1879 (2), 10 Kopeks 1901, plus a further 10 minors and a large 60mm base metal Leninmedallion, in mixed grades to NVF
Scandinavia 17th to 20th Century (86) a wide selection the majority in base metal with a few in silver, and a few other European pieces, in mixed grades to EF
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