A mixed lot with collections in Whitman Folders and an album with strength in silver issues (Pre 20 over £2.50 face and Pre 47 approaching £10 face) from circulation some housed in Year Set Perspex including some George VI in better grades. Others include small containers of 20th centurybronze issues from circulation and cupro-nickelcrowns in high grades (lot)
Halfcrowns to Halfpennies in Whitman Folders and similar (18) some complete and some with partial collections, as follows:- Halfcrowns 1941-1967 (no 1941-1946 coins), complete with obverses, in mixed grades, Shillings (8 coins) 1947E, 1947S, 1948E, 1948S, 1949E, 1949S, 1950E, 1951E, in mixed circulated grades, Shillings (5 coins) 19478E, 1947S, 1948S, 1949E, 1951E in mixed circulated grades, Sixpences 1937-1967 complete with obverses, in mixed grades, with an additional 13 coins, of which 12 are silver issues, these Fair to Fine, Sixpences 1937-1967 a part set (16 coins) containing only the Elizabeth II issues, (no 1955 or 1962 coins) in mixed grades with a few EF, Sixpences 1947-1967 almost complete (No 1952) (21 coins), SilverThreepences 1838-1901 a partial set (8 coins) two with worn dates, 1883 (2), 1886, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, in mixed lower grades, Brass Threepences 1937-1967 complete with obverses, in mixed grades, Pennies 1926-1967 complete with obverses, includes 1950 NEF and 1951 EF, Pennies 1930-1966 an incomplete set (no 1949, 1950, 1951 or 1953 in mixed grades, Pennies George V an incomplete set (8 coins) 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 and 1920, VG to Fine, Halfpennies 1902-1936 (32 coins) an incomplete set (no 1902, 1903, 1910, 1911 or 1934) in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies 1937-1967 complete with obverses, along with an additional 16 coins Victoria Bun Head to George V in mixed grades, Farthings 1902-1936 (37) in mixed grades some later dates with lustre, Shillings and Sixpences 1937-1967 an incomplete set containing Scottish Shillings 1947-1966 and Sixpences 1947-1951 and 1953-1967 in mixed grades, a Sandhill folder Elizabeth II Brass Threepences, Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings 1953-1967 complete (40 coins) in mixed grades a few with lustre, Halfpennies in a Whitman folder (15) 1863, 1891 (2), 1897 (2), 1901, in mixed lower grades, and 1964 (9) these in Lustrous UNC, Ireland Pennies (32) 1928-1968 complete with obverses with an additional 9 coins, in mixed grades, three 1968 Pennies are lustrous
Crowns (30) 1951 (29), 1953, VF to A/UNC, Elizabeth II Cupro-Nickel issues Halfcrowns and Shillings in an album (175) includes Shillings 1959S (4) and 1961S (4), in mixed circulated grades, George VI and Elizabeth II Cupro-Nickel issues Halfcrowns to Sixpences (677) comprising Halfcrowns (39), Florins (51), Shillings (298), and Sixpences (288), also BrassThreepences (101), in mixed circulated grades, Halfpennies George V to Elizabeth II issue (471) in mixed circulated grades, Cut FarthingHenry III Long Cross, Fine, a group of Rings (9) includes four hallmarks as 9 carat on silver, all in worn condition, a cigarette case with the design of a Catterns one pound on front and back, USA State Quarters (34) UNC, GB and World includes medals, tokens and a few promoters items, in base metal (around 2 Kilos) in mixed grades, Diana - Portraits of a Princess 70mm diameter in gold plated copper (3) with a Swaroski crystal set into each reverse UNC in the folder of issue, Ingot set - The London 2012 Collection a 3-piece set each gold plated commemorating each staging of the Olympic Games in London 1908, 1948 and 2012 UNC in the box of issue, no certificate, along with a small group of empty boxes for mint items, and album pages, with Books and Magazines (4) An Iconic Design Remastered (2) with Foreword by Angela Pistrucci (2), Coin Monthly 1969 and Check Your Victorian Change Vol.3
A collection in an album (448) GB Halfcrowns to Farthings (252) with some decimal issues, also many 1967 mint state coins, with Farthing 1893 lustrous NEF, SilverThreepences (20, one holed), Sixpences (42) includes some lower grade Victorian examples, some pre-1947 silver, with a few George VI issues in lustrous grades, Channel Islands and Isle of Man (35), World (161), a mix of countries generally in mixed grades, includes Austria, Australia, Cyprus, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, France, India, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland USA and more, these mostly 20th Century issues, includes Australia (2) Threepence 1915 GVF holed, Sixpence 1926 Good Fine/VF, Canada - Nova Scotia Cent 1864 Fine, Canada Ten Cents 1918 NVF/VF, German East Africa One Rupie 1914J Fine, toned, South Africa (3) Shilling 1894 VG, Threepences (2) 1941 NVF toned and 1942 VF, Switzerland 2 Francs 1874B Near Fine, along with a few modern token issues
Eclectic Collection in 2 standard and 3 small albums Shillings from 1816 - QE II (60 all different dates), Halfcrowns (4) 1836 -1900, Silver Minors 1887 or later (16) George VIFlorins (2), Crown 1937 others in base metal these all from circulation many lower grades one holed. World a collection of late 20th century base metal issues in an album along with Silver Issues (6) mostly low grade South Africa
Silver Part set 1887 Jubilee Head (5 coins) comprising Crown 1887 NEF, Double Florin 1887 Roman 1 About EF/EF, Halfcrown 1887 GEF/AU and lustrous with attractive golden toning, Florin 1887 GEF and lustrous with attractive light toning, Shilling 1887 GEF with attractive and colourful toning. The King George V Silver Collection a 10-coin set in silver comprising Halfcrowns (2) 1916 NEF/EF and lustrous, 1931 Fine/Good Fine, Florins (2) 1919 VF/GVF, 1933 Good Fine/VF, Shillings (2) 1916 EF/GEF and richly toned, 1934 GVF/NEF and attractively toned, Sixpences (2) 1918 NEF and attractively toned, 1928 EF/UNC and lustrous with a hint of toning, and Threepences (2) 1916 GEF/AU and lustrous, 1920 EF/AU. George VI Currency a part Set 1937 comprising Crown 1937 EF toned, Halfcrown 1937 GEF/AU and lustrous, Florins (2) Lustrous AU/UNC and A/UNC toned, Shillings (2) 1937 English Lustrous A/UNC, 1937 Scottish Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, Sixpence 1937 EF/GEF, Silver Threepence 1937 Fine, Brass Threepence 1937 Lustrous UNC, Penny 1937 UNC the reverse with good subdued lustre, the obverse with colourful toning, Halfpenny 1937 UNC the reverse with good subdued lustre, the obverse colourfully toned, Farthing 1937 UNC with traces of lustre. Halfcrown 1935 UNC or very near so and lustrous with a hint of golden toning, in a dated box with the lid stating H.M. KING GEORGE V 1910-1935 below a coat of arms. Sixpences George VI (16) 1942 (7), 1943, 1944 (4), 1945 (3), 1946 GVF to UNC the vast majority with lustre
GB and World Hammered to 20th Century, an accumulation includes GB unofficial sets (23) 1953 UNC, 1967 (7) EF to UNC, Last £sd sets (12), Royal Silver Wedding Sets comprising 1970-1973 mixed dates (2, one missing the 50p), Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Silver Wedding collection a mixed date set 1972-1983 One Pound to Half New Penny UNC cased as issued, The Queen's Diamond JubileeCollection comprising GB (8) a mix of pre-decimal and decimal types along with stamps (4) 4d to 1/2d , a Hong Kong One Cent wartime Banknote, and Commonwealth coins (4) one example each from Australia, Canada, Isle of Man and the Falkland Islands, EF to UNC in the wallets of issue (2 sets), GB £sd and Decimal Sets (15) some incomplete, in mixed grades, World War II collection coin, banknote and stamp set comprising GB coins (5) Crown 1965, BrassThreepence 1943, Penny 1937, Halfpenny 1945, Farthing 1943, USA One Cent (2) 1943 Steel and 1944, and Italy Lira 1940R , Banknote (1) Burma under Japanese Occupation Ten Rupees 1942-1945 issue, and stamps (5) GB 2 1/2d blue, USA 5 Cents (2) Luxembourg and Netherlands flag issues, GB Liberation of the Channel Islands issues (2) 2 1/2d and 1d issues, in mixed grades, in the wallet of issue, USA World War II Coinage a 6-coin set comprising 5 Cents (3) 1943D, 1943P and 1944S, One Cent (2) 1943 Steel and 1944 in mixed grades VG to Fine along with a Belgium Two Francs 1944 Steel EF. Russia Silver Kopeks 16th and 17th Century issues (14) VG to Fine. GB £sd Halfcrowns (38, all but one 1967), Florins (12), and Halfpennies (101) these Elizabeth II issues, many EF to UNC, GB Provincial Mint Pennies (12) 1912H (9), 1919H (3), VG to Fine, World base metal issues 19th and 20th Century (493) in mixed lower grades, a few holed, Spain 2 Maravedis 16th Century issues (14) Fair to VG, Jettons (7), Weights (2), these in low grade, modern tokens and medalets (118), USA Five Cents (9) 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1934, 1935, 1936 VG to Near Fine, USA One Cent (22) 1895 (2), 1905, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1917, 1918D, 1941, 1943 (2), 1945S, 1946 (2), 1947S, 1949D, 1950D, 1951S, 1952D, 1954S, 1955D, 1987D, World 20th Century issues includes Canada Five Cents 1922-1968 (63) in mixed grades, Canada One Cent (21) all but one Elizabeth II issues, a few with minor errors, in mixed grades, Gaming Counters (32) George III and Victoria types, VG to VF, Shell Medallic issues 'Man in Flight' and Historic Cars' both complete on the cards of issue, also includes some paranumismatic items
Elizabeth II in an album, Year sets (7) 1953 Crown to Farthing, 1962 Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1963 Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1964 Halfcrown to Halfpenny, 1965 Crown to Halfpenny, 1966 Halfcrown to Halfpenny, in mixed grades mostly UNC 1970 Proofs Halfcrown to Halfpenny, then Proof Sets 1971-1991 inclusive, also in album pages with the Royal Mintmedallions from the sets, UNC to nFDC, GB Silver type collectionEdward VII to George VI (34 coins) Crown to Shilling complete except for the 1902 Crown and Wreath Crown, in mixed grades to EF, George VI in an album comprising Year Set 1940 complete, Year Set 1943 complete except for the Silver Threepence, Year Set 1945 complete, Year Set 1948 complete, Year Set 1949 complete except for the Halfpenny, Year Set 1952 (4 coins) and Crown 1951 all housed in a red album, mostly EF, the 1946 and 1949 Threepences Fine
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 St. George Reverse (23 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 (31) St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Arabic numerals (3), date in obverse legend in Roman numerals (28) all struck in .925 silver, on 35 gram flans, UNC to BU and eye-catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 Three Graces Reverse, (12 sets) each comprising three coins one each in silver (.925 on a heavy 35 grammes flan), Copper and Golden Alloy, UNC - BU and eye-catching, in the blue case of issue with certificate, along with a further set with the copper and golden alloy coins having the Three Graces reverse, the silver piece having the George and the Dragon Reverse
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 (14 sets) St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Roman numerals, comprising one each in Silver (struck in .925 on a 35 gram flan), Copper and Golden alloy UNC to BU and eye-catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (11), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (6), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (2), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (10), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (7), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (2), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (7), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (6), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (6), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (7), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (6), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (6), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (7), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (6), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (6), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (7), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (6), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (6), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (7), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (6), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue, (6) all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
GB and World Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns William IV issues (19) GB (14) 1835 Reverse: Three Graces, date in exergue (6), 1836 Reverse: Draped Shield, crowned (5), 1837 Reverse: George and the Dragon, date in exergue (4), 1830 East India Company, Reverse Lion (4), all struck in .925 silver, weight 28.3 grammes Lustrous UNC to BU an eye-catching series
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 St. George Reverse (10 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 St. George Reverse (10 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 St. George Reverse (10 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 St. George Reverse (10 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1879 St. George Reverse (10 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 (10 sets) St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Roman numerals, comprising one each in Silver (struck in .925 on a 35 gram flan), Copper and Golden alloy UNC to BU and eye-catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 (10 sets) St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Roman numerals, comprising one each in Silver (struck in .925 on a 35 gram flan), Copper and Golden alloy UNC to BU and eye-catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 (10 sets) St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Roman numerals, comprising one each in Silver (struck in .925 on a 35 gram flan), Copper and Golden alloy UNC to BU and eye-catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 (10 sets) St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Roman numerals, comprising one each in Silver (struck in .925 on a 35 gram flan), Copper and Golden alloy UNC to BU and eye-catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1820 George IV, Reverse similar to the adopted Halfcrown design (11) struck in .925 silver each weighing 28.4 to 28.5 grammes, UNC to BU and eye catching
Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1911 St. George Reverse, date in obverse legend in Arabic numerals, (2 sets) each comprising three coins one each in Silver (struck on a 35 gram .925 Silver flan), Golden Alloy and Copper UNC-BU and eye catching
A collection in three albums ranging from 9th century silver to decimalFive Pounds, George VI type sets in perspex frames Farthing - Halfcrowns six sets which contain many high grade and lustrous pieces, promotors WW II framed set, some large 50 Pences from circulation and two lower grade Cartwheels, along with EU Eurocoin Collection 12 country full denomination 1 Cent - 2 Euro in high grades, 2 Euro Set 13 different countries Treaty of Rome presentation set, and Old European Coin Collection 12 country pre Euro coin set by denomination mixed grades
Third Guinea 1808 VG Ex-Jewellery as part of a group of GB a collection in an album (86) mostly 20th century with some pre-1947 Florins to SilverThreepences, along with an additional group of 19th and 20th Century material Halfcrowns to Farthings includes silver items in bags, Silver Threepences (53) Victoria to George VI in mixed grades, Five Pound Crowns (31) 1997-2005 EF to UNC, Crowns 1972 (2), 1977 (5), 1981 (4) EF to UNC some in Westminster sleeves, Royal Mint Year Set 1983 UNC and a handful of World paper money, and a bag of small denomination Euro coinage, and a bag of Pre-DecimalPennies (approximately 1.8 Kilos) in mixed circulated grades (total weight approximately 9 Kilos)
Collections in Whitman folders (5) Sixpences 1937-1967 complete, in mixed grades, BrassThreepences 1937-1967 complete, in mixed grades some later dates EF to UNC, Farthings 1937-1956 (3 sets) all complete in mixed grades with a few dates lustrous, along with two folders containing Halfcrowns George VI .50 silver issues (8), Florins George VI .500 silver issues (9), Shillings (2) 1787 Hearts, 1887 Jubilee Head, Sixpence 1888, in mixed grades to GEF, Pennies provincial mints (74) 1912H (51), 1918KN (4), 1918H (8), 1919H (11), in mixed circulated grades, modern Crowns (15) 1965 (3), 1972 (3), 1977 (3), 1980 (3), 1981 (3) UNC
Crown-sized Edward VIII 1937 INA Retro Patterns MODEL and George and the Dragon Reverses (10) all with very low mintages, in a variety of different metals, UNC and lustrous, George and the Dragon 2010 (2), along with Retro Patterns New Zealand 1936, Isle of Man 1936, Cyprus 1936 and Australia 1936, also Millionaires CollectionCharles II Pattern in silver UNC
George VI an almost complete collection in an album Crowns to Farthings missing only 5 coins (Halfcrowns 1938 and 1939, Florin 1938, Pennies 1950 and 1951) the remainder almost all in lustrous grades EF and better, the SilverThreepences 1943 and 1944 around Fine, along with an additional group (57) Halfcrowns (5), Florins (3), Shillings (3), Sixpences (3), Brass Threepences (5), Pennies (20), Halfpennies (9), Farthings (9) 1936 to 1970 in lustrous grades
Pattern Crown 1820 George IV. A collection of 10 trial coins made at the start of the Patina retro pattern series by INA Ltd to test dies and the use of specific metals. One of only ten sets made. Each specimen has an obverse draped laureate portrait of George IV left facing right (similar to that used on contemporary Irish coins) coupled with a plain reverse inscribed with the word ‘MODEL,? placed horizontally across the diameter. The other pieces have the crowned shield with thistle and rose motif and the date 1820, as featured on the reverses of the Halfcrown, shilling and sixpence 1820-1823. The collection consists of 2 pieces (obverse and reverse) in proof .925 sterlingsilver, 2 pieces (obverse and reverse) in proof Piedfortcopper, 2 pieces (obverse and reverse) in bright pewter, 2 pieces (obv. and rev) in golden alloy, and 2 pieces (obv. and rev.) in nickel silver. 10 sets made.
A mixed group with a collection of mostly 20 century base metal issues in an album, Proof Sets 1985 then 1970 - 80 complete except for the 1975, Jersey 1966 Proof Crown 2 coin cased sets (3) and 1957 and 1966 4 coin cased proof sets, GB Year Sets George V, George VI and Elizabeth II (21 sets) including silver issues and crowns some in high grades, 1965 Unc sets in wallets (14), a small collection of world coins in an album these mostly 20cty base issues and a selection of empty slide cases and boxes for year sets and crowns (lot in 3 boxes nearly 30 kilos)
A collection in Coin Albums and Library style cases some Whitmans Crowns to Farthings George IV to Elizabeth II (lot) some in tubes, in mixed circulated grades some later dates lustrous, plus Proof Set 1970 FDC, Year Set 1983 UNC in case of issue this damaged, Guernsey Ten Shillings 1966 UNC, Unofficial Year Set 1967 UNC, these UNC Israel Medals (3) The Peace Treaty Medal 1977 the Begain and Sadat Meeting 19/11/1977 Obverse facing busts 'JERUSALEM-BEGIN SADAT'S MEETING' in three languages, Reverse Sword broken by Peace dove with olive branch 59mm diameter in Silver Plated Bronze by N.Basson, The Break Through to Peace Medals (2) Obverse Three heads of state in meeting, President Carter, Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat 'THE CAMP DAVID SUMMIT- A BREAK-THROUGH TO PEACE', Reverse 'May The Lord Give Strength to his People. May The Lord Bless His People With Peace' by Emanograph of Israel Ltd 59mm one Gold plated, and one in Silver UNC
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