A collection of Chinese fantasy issues in a 3 tray carrying case, crown sized (47) smaller issues including a few more recent base metal currency types (23)
World in bags and pages some in silver a few fantasies such as US Dollar and ChineseCrown, Gold Plated base meal modern issues (2 cased collections) and Proof and Mint Sets (lot, bought as seen)
China - An extensive and impressive collection of Chinese coins put together over many years, 1,173 coins in total in six albums with each coin attributed. The majority in base metal, but containing a quantity of silver issues including crown sized. This silver section does contain some obvious modern replicas as well as genuine items. The group here is offered on a "bought as seen" basis which may include copies or replicas. We understand the original collector was active in the 1970s and 1980s and bought some of the coins from Croydon Coin Auctions and other reputable dealers and auctions. Also including the books Chinese Cash by OD Cresswell and Cast Chinese Coins by David Harthill. A full list of the collectors notes is available by clicking a link which follows the lot description (on the London Coins web site) grades, authenticity and values are the collectors not ours so are not guaranteed correct or accurate by us, and please note our terms and conditions regarding bulk lots which states they are not subject to return, buyers should satisfy themselves before bidding that they are happy to purchase if they win the lot.
A collection in two albums originally formed by a Hong Kong collector many silvercrowns and others in silver most appear genuine apart from a provincial Chinese issue (this we have labelled) mixed grades some Unc and includes some 19th century silver (lot)
A mixed group with a collection of GB and World in album pages, a group of imitation Chinesecrowns, paranumismatic including casino chips, forgeries, machine tokens etc, some silver crowns GB and World including USA and GB 1935 crowns with others some cased (lot)
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