France (2) One Franc 1822B KM#709.2 Rouen Mint UNC and with a beautiful blue/green and gold tone, only 31,000 minted, Quarter Franc 1822B KM#714.2 Rouen Mint NEF with attractive golden tone, only 30,000 minted
France Douzain aux Croissants Henry II, 1551D, Lyon Mint, 2.52 grammes, VF with some small edge nicks, touches of gold tone further enhance the eye appeal of this early French piece
France Five Francs An13Q Perpignan Mint, monogram below bust, KM#662.12 EF with a subtle gold tone, a most attractive example and seldom seen in this high grade
German States - Prussia (2) Thaler 1775A KM#332.1 Near Fine, Half Thaler 1751B KM#254.3 Near Fine ex-edge mount with an old scratch on the reverse, the surfaces vastly superior to most ex-mount pieces we encounter
Germany (2) Democratic Republic20 Marks 1967 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Wilhelm Von Humboldt KM#18.1, Lustrous UNC and choice, Federal Republic Five Marks 1964J 150th Anniversary of the Death of Johann Gottlieb Fichte KM#118.1 UNC with practically full lustre and a few light contact marks
HungaryThalers (2) 1780 BX Crowned arms obverse, Madonna with Child reverse KM#395.1 GF/NVF with a few small spots, 1782 BX Crowned arms obverse, Madonna with Child reverse KM#395.1 Fine/Good Fine with some weakness of strike on the reverse
India (2) One Rupee 1862 Bust C Reverse II 3 dots below date KM#473.1 NEF/EF, Quarter Rupee 1874 Calcutta Mint, KM#470 EF both with a matching colourful tone
Iran 50th Anniversary of the National Bank of Iran MS2535 (1976) Octagonal, 40mm diameter in .900 gold, Obverse: Busts of the Shah and his father Dhah Reza, left, Reverse: Façade of the Bank Melli with date and legend below, minor surface marks, UNC with reflective fields, retaining considerable original mint brilliance
IrelandFarthing 1691 Limerick S.6595 Reversed N in HIBERИIA, with part of the understruck coin visible, as a result the obverse legend reads IACOBVS . II . HIB . GRATIA, the reverse reads HIBERИIA RATIA. 1691. Good Fine the design mostly bold, unusual
IrelandGroat Henry VIII First Issue (1534-1540) with crowned HR initials either side of the harp (issued 1540) S.6475, 2.42 grammes, about Fine the legends weak in places
Isle of ManPenny 1733 James Stanley, second issue, a contemporary counterfeit, as S.7409, 6.72 grammes, on a small flan of 27mm diameter, Fine for type, an interesting and collectable example, comes with old ticket showing purchase price of 15/-. Ex-Neil B. Todd collection
Isle of ManPenny 1733 James Stanley, second issue, inside of cap frosted, S.7408 in bath metal, 9.84 grammes, Bold VF or better, comes with old ticket showing a purchase price of 40/-.
Isle of ManPenny 1758 S.7411 EF and sharply struck, a most attractive example and rare in this high grade, comes with old ticket stating 'Glendinning 7.3.45, Ex-Williamson' with a purchase price of 8/-', bought Spink 1963. Ex-Neil B. Todd collection
Italian States - Naples and SicilyGigliato (or Carlino) Robert of Anjou, (Robert the Wise) 4.00 grammes, VF with excellent portrait and some scratches in the left obverse field
Italian States - Venice Marcello da 16 Soldi, Leonaro Loredan (1501-1521) 27mm diameter, 4.75 grammes, Obverse: St. Mark seated right, presenting staff with banner to Doge kneeling left. Reverse: Christ the Redeemer seated facing on ornate throne GLORIA TIBI SOLI, VF and pleasing
Jersey 1/13th Shilling 1851 S.7001 with VI of VICTORIA and the first three digits of the date double struck NEF with a small edge bruise and a slightly uneven tone
Mexico Eight Reales 1801 Mo FT Faint trace of T over M visible, (lower right serif of M in field) KM#109 Good Fine with some scuffs on the edge by IIII
NetherlandsGulden 1906 KM#122.2 Near EF and lightly toned, the key date in the series and seldom offered, our archive database shows we have only offered one previous example in 19 years
Norway Two Kronor 1904 KM#359 VF with colourful, slightly speckled toning, some small scratches are visible on the truncation, a scarce two-year type with this being the rarer of the two dates
OttomanUnit 38mm diameter undated, 4.18 grammes, Good Fine, holed at the top, comes with an NGC label stating 'ND OTTOMAN UNIT - NOT ENCAPSULATED - INELIGIBLE TYPE
Palestine (3) Ten Mils (2) 1935 KM#4 GEF, Ten Mils 1943 Bronze KM#4a UNC or near so with traces of lustre, Five Mils 1942 KM#3 UNC with some lustre and a few small spots
Russia 3 Kopeks 1853 EM appears to be an off-metal strike in silver, 6 coats of arms, type C# 151.1, 16.79 grammes. (Normal issue in copper 15.36 grammes) Fine, unusual
Russia One Rouble 1729 Peter II KM#182.3, 28.15 grammes, Fine and bold, the reverse with some spots on the design, traces of a mount having been expertly removed from the top, the coin's surfaces show no evidence of having been in jewellery, retains much eye appeal and thus a collectable example of this large and impressive Russian silver issue
Scotland - RyalJames VI - Revaluation Coinage of 1578 - countermarked on Ryal 1566 Mary and Henry Darnley, countermark Crowned Thistle, (Value 36s.9d.) as S.5425, 29.61 grammes, countermark VF, host coin Good Fine with some shallow re-tooling of the legend on the right ribbon
ScotlandSixty ShillingsJames VI Eighth Coinage, After Accession to the English throne, Obverse: King on horseback, wearing Scottish Crown, Thistle on housings, Reverse: Arms of England in First and Fourth quarters, legend commences QVAE DEVS, S.5501, mintmark Thistle (with stalk), 29.68 grammes, Near Fine/Fine and bold, the obverse with some old scratches in front of the King and slight weakness at 9 o'clock, a scarce issue
SpanishAmerican 8 Reales Cob undated 1726 a countermarked issue the mint and assayer unclear. The countermark worn, 25.67 grammes, host coin Good, countermark Poor
Switzerland Five Francs 1939B KM#40 GEF and lustrous Greece Two Drachmai 1883A KM#39 Good Fine with a heavy edge nick, cleaned and now almost fully retoned
Turkey (2) 20 Kurush AH1327/9 (1910) KM#780 GEF with subtle tone over underlying lustre, 10 Kurush AH1327/9 (1910) KM#772 About EF with a slight weakness of strike in places
USA (2) One Cent 1858 Flying Eagle, E of CENT nearly closed, Breen 1930 AU/UNC with pleasing tone, the obverse with some tone spots, a sharp and attractive example, Two Cents 1868 Breen 2393 VF with some surface dirt
USA (2) Quarter Dollar 1926 Breen 4250 GVF/VF, the obverse with a slightly uneven gold and grey tone, Ten Cents 1912 Breen 3581 GVF nicely toned, the obverse with a scratch on the portrait
USAOne Dollar (2) 1883CC Breen 5574 UNC and lustrous with a heavy edge knock at the top of the reverse, 1878CC 7 Tail Feathers, Short nock, Close CC, Breen 5523 Fine, the obverse with some scratches
USAOne Dollar (4) 1889 Breen 5605 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1900 O Closed 9, Large O, Breen 5672 in an NGC holder and graded MS64, 1901 O New Reverse Hub Breen 5683 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64, 1902 O New over old reverse hub, (Not in VAM) Breen 5692 in an NGC holder and graded MS64
USAOne Dollar 1878S 7 Tail Feathers, Parallel arrow feathers, short nock, Breen 5518 Lustrous UNC with some contact marks and small rim nicks, enhanced by partial golden toning
USAOne Dollar 1886 Breen 5586 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, the obverse with golden tone, the reverse with partial gold and bronze toning and with excellent eye appeal
USAOne Dollar 1888 Breen 5599 UNC with minor cabinet friction to the high points only, golden toned and enhanced by areas of underlying blue and magenta
USATen Cents (2) 1840 No extra drapery at elbow, Breen 3228 VF toned with some edge nicks, 1874 I of DIME appears as an Arabic 1 (No top right serif) Breen 3372 for type NVF/Good Fine
USAWashington Grate Halfpenny 1795 For Clark & Harris, Large Coat buttons, edge diagonally reeded, Breen 1271, DH Middlesex 283a, 9.04 grammes, Near VF with an edge nick
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