Australia (2) Florin 1934/35 Melbourne Centenary KM#33 Near EF with some contact marks, scarce, Penny 1917I KM#23 EF with traces of lustre and a contact mark on the King's neck
AustraliaHalfpenny 1923 KM#22 Good Fine showing partial centre diamond, the surfaces with some dark tone and residual dirt, the key date in the series. Note: Dies dated 1922 were used to produce the vast majority of the quoted 1,113,000 mintage, leaving only a small percentage of the mintage dated 1923.
France2 Francs 1866A KM#807.1 GEF/AU and attractively toned, Belgium50 Centimes 1898 French Legend DES BELGES KM#26 Choice UNC with a deep and colourful tone
German States - PrussiaThaler 1772 E Frederick The Great KM306.4, Dav 2586C EF with the legend weakly struck in FREDERICUS and a scratch on the portrait, and obverse field, a scarce two year type
German States - Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 2 Marks 1892A Carl Alexander Golden Wedding Y#212UNC and lustrous with a small spot by SACHSEN, a rare one-year type
German States - Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 20 Marks Gold 1896A Carl Alexander KM#213 About EF/EF with some thin scratches below the bust, a rare two-year type, with a low mintage of just 15,000 pieces
HawaiiQuarter Dollar 1883 Breen 8032 UNC with minor cabinet friction, and a small nick by the shield on the reverse, with mint lustre over golden tone and with much eye appeal, the Hawaii coinage seldom seen in high grades
Hong KongOne Cent 1862 Copper Pattern, Type C, KM#Pn25, Pridmore 280. Obverse : Small Gothic head left, crowned, Reverse: ONE CENT around central circle, with date between anchor and lion. Unpriced by Krause, 9.17 grammes, GEF/AU the obverse with a few minor contact marks. All Hong Kong pattern Cents are very rare. We note this type is not recorded on the Heritage, Goldbergs or Stacks archive databases, and our research has not revealed any recent transactions of this type. A rare opportunity to own this rare pattern which would be certain to enhance any advanced Hong Kong collection
IndiaHalf Rupee 1840 Bombay, Legend continuous over bust, No initials on truncation, Stop after date, KM#455.1 UNC with superb multi-coloured toning, in an NGC holder and graded MS63
IndiaHalf Rupees (2) 1887 Calcutta, C incuse KM#490 GEF/AU the reverse with some lustre, 1889 Calcutta, C incuse KM#490 GEF/AU with a light stain in the wreath
IndiaQuarter Rupee 1840 Bombay, Legend continuous over bust, No initials on truncation, Stop after date, 20 berries in wreath, KM#453.1, UNC and colourfully toned, in an NGC holder and graded MS64
Italian States - Venice5 Lire 1848V, 22 Marzo 1848 legend, correct spelling of BENEDITE on edge KM#804, GVF with a small edge nick, Rare with mintage for both BENEDITE and BENEDETE types in total of just 11,000 pieces
Jordan 50 Dinars Gold 1977 Conservation series - Houbara Bustard Bird Gold Proof KM#34 in a PCGS holder and graded PR69 Deep Cameo, Krause states only 287 pieces minted
Netherlands - Holland 28 Stuivers countermarked coinage of 1693, KM#69.16, with HOL countermark on Overijssel-Zwolle 28 Stuivers, host coin KM#78.2, the date shown as 80 on the host coin, (1680), 19.15 grammes, Countermark Good Fine, host coin VG/Near Fine, unpriced in any grade by Krause
Netherlands - Overijssel Ducaton (Silver Rider) 1734 TRANSI legend, Crane mintmark, KM#80, Davenport 1829, UNC or near so with old grey toning, these earlier types very seldom offered in this high grade
NetherlandsGulden 1829B KM#55 Privy mark palm branch, Brussels mint. All dates are rare in this series, NVF/GF, very rare and seldom seen, our archive database stretching back to 2003 indicates this is the first example we have offered
Poland - Swedish Occupation Ort (18 Groszy) undated (1656) Carolus X KM#38, Kop 9689, 30mm diameter in silver, 5.51 grammes, Fine with some weakness behind the bust, unlisted by Krause, the Numista website suggests a value in the region of 3100-3500 Poland Zloty. GB Halfpenny 1899 has been largely smoothed with little detail remaining, the obverse with incuse rim teeth and a raised cross from edge to edge, an unusual piece
Southern Rhodesia (3) Halfcrown 1932 KM#5 Near EF, Two Shillings 1932 KM#4 Near EF, Shilling 1932 KM#3 GVF/NEF a matching trio each with grey and gold tone
Tobago - Cut and Countermarked coinage 1 1/2 bits undated (1798-1825) KM#9 Script T with rays on centre plug cut from a SpanishAmerican 8 Reales, Very Fine, very rare
Tunisia 5 Piastres Gold AH1276 (c.1859) Sultan Abdul Mejid, type as KM#122 (this date unlisted by Krause) GVF, Very Rare, We note a similar example sold in a European Auction in 2016 for 750 Swiss Francs (around £590)
USACalifornia Gold Quarter Dollar 1871 Octagonal, Obverse: Bust with 13 stars around, G and 1871 below, Breen-Gillio BG-768, in an NGC holder and graded MS61
USA Gold Quarter DollarCalifornia Gold issue, undated (c.1853) Period 1. A.L.Nouizillet Obverse: Bust left with 12 stars around, Reverse: Letter I for 1 in fraction, I/4 DOLLAR with star below, within a wreath, the reverse showing the characteristic die break between the tops of the wreath and the fraction numerator. Breen 7848, Breen-Gillio BG-222, in an old style PCGS green label holder and graded MS64, we note an example in similar grade sold in a US auction as far back as 2003 for $400
USAHalf Dime 1795 6 hair curls, Breen 2967, dies 8-E, Hilt 11G, Valentine 4, (Rarity 3), with the characteristic rim die cud at 2 o'clock on the obverse, Fine for wear and with attractive blue/green tone, the left group of stars are worn, an extremely rare date, the early USA types always sought after
USAKentucky Halfpence Token, undated (1792-1794) Plain edge, Breen 1155, the State Initials all bold and sharp, as are the lines on the stars, UNC with some lustre and touches of colourful toning by some distance the highest grade example we have offered
USAOne Cent (2) 1802 Ten Berries, Breen 1750 Fine/VG with some surface pitting, 1845 Breen 1887 EF with touches of surface residue, the reverse struck from rusty dies
World Countermarked issues (2) GuatemalaPeso 1894 host coin 1879 Y.J KM#224 Countermark F, host coin NVF, Philippines8 Reales Countermarked issue Y.II KM#138.2 on a Peru 8 Reales 1833MM KM#142.3 countermark and host coin both Good Fine, the host coin with an edge bruise by the PER of PERUANA
Canada - Quebec - Anticosti Island 1/8th Penny or 1/8th Dollar 1870, 8 over lower 8 in date, Pattern in bronze 14mm diameter, Obverse: Helmeted Bust in Roman style, Reverse with denomination in an inner circle, all within a wreath with letter A at the top. X#Pn1 Lustrous UNC and rare in this high grade. The attribution for Anticosti Island was first published in 1890 by Scott Stamp & Coin Co.
France (4) 50 Centimes 1866BB KM#814.1 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with some light contact marks, Quarter Franc 1834W KM#740.13 EF and nicely toned, 20 Centimes (2) 1859A KM#778.1 UNC and attractively toned, 1860A KM#778.1 Lustrous UNC
France5 Francs 1948B Open 9 KM#888b.2 some flan imperfections below the bust otherwise UNC and retaining almost full mint lustre, in an NGC holder and graded UNC - Details - Obv Spot removed, the key date in this series with Krause listing at $450 in MS63
German States - Hesse-Darmstadt2 Marks 1904 400th Birthday of Philipp the Magnanimous KM#372 UNC and choice with practically full mint lustre and a few touches of light toning in places
German States - Prussia 1/3 Thaler 1809A KM#386 UNC or near so and lustrous, the obverse with very light cabinet friction and light adjustment lines as often seen on this issue
German States - Prussia2 Marks 1888A Friedrich KM#510 Sharp and lustrous UNC, minor contact marks only, otherwise a choice example of this one-year type
German States - Schwarzenburg-Sondershausen 3 Marks 1909A Death of Karl Gunther KM#154 Lustrous UNC and choice with a hint of golden tone in the legend, very few issues from this principality, would make an excellent type coin
India (2) Bombay PresidencyRupee AH113- (last digit off flan) Year 7 so could be AH1136 or AH1137 KM#163 Fine, Indore Rupee (1890-1899) VS1947-1955 KM#44 date off flan, Fine, struck slightly off-centre
India Gold Fanam, Vira Raya type VF, French Crusades - Frankish GreeceDenier Philip I 14th Century Good Fine, along with Ancients (36) mostly bronzes, includes a few in silver, in mixed grades VG to VF
IndiaRupee 1840 Bombay 19 Berries, Small diamonds, KM#457.3 with an attractive and colourful tone, in an NGC holder and appears conservatively graded at MS61
Ireland Dublin Money - Lord's Justices Coinage Crown an imitation (possibly c.19th Century) V.s in beaded circle on either side, in the style of S.6542, KM#54 Fine on an irregular octagonal shaped flan
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