GB and World a mixed group with many countries represented, includes GB Pre-1947 Silver £1.02½ face, Pre-1920 silver 0.17½ face, Crowns (4) 1935, 1937 (2) NVF to VF, 1960 Polished Die NEF, Penny 1806 Fine, First World War Medal awarded to Pte L. Holmes SR4-4356 VF, Farthings (127) in mixed circulated grades, Switzerland (43) Five Francs to One Rappen, includes Half Francs 1939B VF and 1950B Good Fine, Ten Rappen (2) 1879 VF, a small group of Commonwealth minors with a few in silver Canada (8), Australia (11), New Zealand (2), also Zanzibar Pysa AH1299 (1882) VG, along with World a mixed group includes examples from GB, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands, Jamaica, USA, Channel Islands, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Spain, Germany, Israel. Trinidad & Tobago, South Africa, Ireland, Singapore, Belgium, France, South Africa, Turkey and more, the majority 19th and 20th Century base metal issues, includes some silver minors, in mixed circulated grades (total weight around 12 Kilos)
World (3.5 kilos) being Italy (1.8 kilos) mostly 20th century with many pre WWII and some pre 1900 and Ireland (1.7 kilos) base metal pre decimal issues Halfpennies to Halfcrowns from circulation the Italy with a few lustrous types
GB and World Fantasy Crown sized base metal issues (around 12 Kilos) most weigh around 19.1 to 19.2 grammes, (will be around 600 coins) many different types included, many of 25 Euro, 20 Euro and 10 Euro Fantasies, with examples from Ireland, Italy, Greece, Norway, France, Spain, most are Goldine types, a few other types with coloured reverses, the vast majority lustrous UNC
IrelandSilver £1.02 1/2 face, in mixed circulated grades, Ireland Sixpences (5) 1928 (2), 1939, 1940 (2), Near Fine to NVF, along with World silver issues (230 grammes), and a small group of World base metal issues (13) in mixed grades, along with USAOne CentIndian Heads (38) includes 1859 NVG
World (approximately 12 Kilos) a wide range of countries represented, mostly 20th Century base metal issues, with many crown-sized, includes some Proof Issues, many EF to Lustrous UNC, includes Ireland (351) Halfcrowns (42), Florins (9), Shillings (13) Sixpences (77), Threepences (2), Pennies (47), Halfpennies (21), Farthings (24), DecimalTen Pence (4), Decimal Two Pence (11) Decimal One Penny (12), Decimal Half Penny (89) the pre-Decimals mostly 1960s issues, most are EF to UNC the vast majority lustrous
Ireland 10 Shillings 1966 Pearce SilverProof toning nFDC in the green box along with bags of circulated coins generally base metal 20th century issues but a few in silver such as Edward VII Silver IndiaRupee (lot)
World (around 3 Kilos) mostly 20th Century issues in base metal, with a few silver issues included, many countries represented, including USA, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, Belgium, France, Thailand and more, some of the Swiss 1960s issues in lustrous grades, also includes a small group of World paper money these in circulated grades
South AfricaProof Set 1953 (9 coins, Crown to Farthing) nFDC to FDC some with colourful and attractive tone, in the blue box of issue, Fantasy Maundy Set 1936 Edward VIII Prooflike UNC, as part of a group of World, an eclectic mix, a wide variety of countries represented, includes USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Somalia, Ireland and many more, includes some fantasy items, mostly base metal items includes some cased and some 20th Century from circulation, these in mixed grades
World a mixed group (20) includes USA (4) Dollars (2) 1881O VG, 1884 NEF, USA Five Cents 1920 VF, One Cent 1844 Good Fine, AustriaThaler 1780 Maria Theresa Silver Restrike, UNC, Belgium Five Francs 1873 Fine, Netherlands2 1/2 Gulden 1939 NEF/EF and attractively toned, Mexico (2) 25 Pesos 1968 Mexico Olympics UNC, One Peso 1967 EF with loop mount at the top, Canada - Newfoundland (2) 20 Cents 1900 Near Fine, Five Cents 1941C Fine, British West AfricaShillings (2) 1914H GVF/NEF with attractive tone, 1916H GVF/NEF, Nigeria - British West Africa One Tenth Penny 1908 NEF, South AfricaThreepence 1943 NEF with toning, Italy 20 Centesimi 1918R VF, SwitzerlandHalf Franc 1916B Fine, Luxembourg2 1/2 Centimes 1901 GVF, AustraliaPenny TokenMelbourne, Victoria, Hide & De Carle 1857 KM#Tn104 Fine, India - Madras Presidency Five Cash 1803 Fine, along with a further group of World includes Lundy (2) One Puffin 1929 GEF and Half Puffin 1929 NVF, Guernsey (14) Eight Doubles (2) 1920H A/UNC and lustrous, 1956 GEF and lustrous, Four Doubles (4) 1864 Fine, 1908H NEF with some lustre, 1920H GEF and lustrous, 1956 Lustrous EF, Two Doubles 1920H A/UNC and lustrous, One Double (7) 1889H Good Fine, 1893H UNC with practically full lustre, 1902H EF toned, 1911H EF, 1929H (2) EF and A/UNC, 1933H EF, Jersey (6) Threepence 1957 AUNC and Pennies (5) 1945 George VI, 1945 Elizabeth II, 1960, 1964, 1966 VF to NEF, USA (13) Dollars (8) 1971D, 1972D, 1974D, 1976 Bicentenary (2), 1978 VF to GVF, 1979S Susan B.Anthony VF, 2011 Wampanoag Treaty NVF, Half Dollars (6) 1964 (2) GEF, 1971D NEF, 1974D NEF, 1976 Bicentenary GVF, 1982 D NEF/EF, USA from circulation 1957-2013 Quarter Dollars (14), Ten Cents (9), Five Cents (10), One Cent (16), World 19th and 20th Century in base metal (40) includes Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden and Luxembourg VG to Good Fine, Germany Five Marks to One Pfennig (64) Five Marks (7), Two Marks (4), One Mark (20), 50 Pfennigs (28), Five Pfennigs (2), Two Pfennigs (1), One Pfennig (2) in mixed grades, Ireland (19) Florins (3) 1951, 1955, 1959, Sixpences (4) 1963 (2), 1966 and 1967, Threepences (5) 1928 (2), 1961 (2), 1964, Pennies (2) 1937, 1946 (GEF), Halfpennies (3) 1933, 1942 and 1943, Ten Pences 1980 (2) in mixed grades
Year Sets (64) in perspex holders all different and from a wide variety of countries, base metal issues mostly lustrous Unc - BU, along with mixed date year sets which include some silver issues Ireland with 1966 10/-, ZAR with silver 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/- and 2/6, South Africa with silver 1 Rand, West Germany with silver 5 Marks these in mixed grades. Proof Sets British Virgin Islands 1973, India 1974 with silver 10 and 50 Rupees, Jamaica 1976, USSR 1973. Mint Sets France 1964, EcuPiedfort Set 1992 these generally Unc - FDC and cased as issued
IrelandHalfpennies (13) Charles II to George IV includes 1686 Fine and 1805 NEF with small spots, Farthings 1806 (2) GEF and VF, Halfcrown to Farthings Free state coinage in base metal (73) in mixed grades and a Halfpenny Token 1879 Non-Local London & Newcastle Tea Company NVF
Isle of Man and Channel Islands (91) mostly 209th Century base metal issues, includes a few odd issues from Ireland and Gibraltar, in mixed grades some EF to UNC with lustre
USA, GB and Ireland issues a mixed group (180), the majority in base metal but includes silver pre-1947 GB Halfcrowns to Threepences in mixed grades with some more modern items Lustrous UNC
IrelandHalfcrowns to Farthings and some Decimal issues, mostly base metal types (260) in mixed circulated grades, and a small group of earlier copper issues 17th to 19th Century (8) in mixed grades VG to Fine
GB and World mostly 19th and 20th Century includes some silver (lot) , also includes Britain's First Decimal Coins Sets 1968/71 (2) UNC, Dunkirk 1990 50th Anniversary Triumph of the Little Ships' BU in base metal, cased, pre-Decimal Pennies, Halfpennies and Farthings, World includes France, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland, Medals mostly in base metal, and World Banknotes (7), in mixed circulated grades
IrelandFlorins (3) 1930 About Fine, 1931 VG/NF, 1941 NEF, 5 -coin sets 1968 (2) EF to UNC, as part of a group of Ireland 20th Century in base metal includes a handful of earlier items, Channel Islands and Isle of Man in mixed grades
IrelandBank TokenTen Pence 1805 GF, Halfpennies (4) 1681 VG, 1723 Woods NF, 1743 VG, 1805 VF, as part of a group of Ireland Florins to Halfpennies, base metal issues (175) in mixed grades to EF
GB/Northern Ireland INA 'GoldEcu' 1994 Obverse Sir Francis Drake, Reverse European Coat of Arms struck on Piedfort base metal gold plated (210), not previously seen in this format by this cataloguer, apparently only struck in small numbers this possibly the entire issue, Lustrous UNC
AustraliaCrown 1938 NEF toned as part of a group of Whitman Folders (2) Farthings partially complete 20th century, plus a collection in an album of IrelandSilver and base metal items in mixed grades, and South Africa Farthings some of these in high grades, also a further group of GB pre-Decimal and Decimal items largely 20th Century in base metal includes a few in silver , these in mixed grades, plus 2 copies of Coin Monthly from 2013
WalesINA Retro Pattern Crowns in base metal (151) 1808 George III with Crown and Prince of Wales Feathers Reverse, struck in pewter (27), Ireland George IV 1820 with Gunmoney style Reverse, struck in copper (30), Wales George IV 1830 Welsh Dragon crowned, flanked by Leek, Daffodil and Prince of Wales Feathers, struck in aluminium (18), GB George IV 1820 with reverse similar to the adopted Halfcrown reverse struck in Silver coated alloy (20), Wales William IV 1830 Welsh Dragon crowned, flanked by Leek, Daffodil and Prince of Wales Feathers (28) struck in Nickel Silver, Wales William IV 1830 Welsh Dragon crowned, flanked by Leek, Daffodil and Prince of Wales Feathers (28) struck in golden alloy, UNC and prooflike, the pewter issues mint toned
INA Retro Pattern Crowns in base metal (90) GB (30) 1820 George IV with a representation of the adopted Halfcrown Reverse, Ireland (30) 1820 George IV with a representation of the Gunmoney Reverse, Scotland 1820 George IV Crowned Shield and thistles reverse
World comprising Ireland, France, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, and an additional group of mixed World, most or all appear base metal, in mixed grades (total weight 8.2 Kilos)
GB and World from a dealers £1 bowl (approximately 2.5 Kilos) mostly base metal includes a number of IrelandPennies 1968, and Cape Verde 20 and 50 Escudos, mostly in high grades
Ireland in base metal, Halfcrowns (6.8 Kilos, will be around 100 coins), Florins (1.5 Kilos, will be around 125 coins), Shillings (1.3 Kilos, will be around 220 coins), Sixpences (2 Kilos, will be around 440 coins), Threepences (1.3 Kilos, will be around 400 coins), Pennies and Halfpennies (22.3 Kilos, will be around 2300 coins) in mixed circulated grades
World silver issues (approaching 10 kilos) sorted into a variety of bags by metal purity based on this we calculate this lot contains in the region of 225 ounces of pure silver equivalent, a glance at the bags certainly reveals collectable items such as China "Fat Man" crowns, ZAR and Ireland Pearce 10/-, but how much is collectable would require detailed inspection (lot)
Ireland Curragh Internment Camp Tokens (2) Sixpence 1940 and Penny 1940 both in brass GVF and scarce, Ireland Communion Token Presbyterian Church oval in base metal VF, Ireland McLeer and Kelly Drapers Farthings (2) National Woollen House, quay, Waterford19th Century J.W.Delhunty Draper and Hatter Waterford. Fine, Ireland Farthing 1879 Tea Token The London and Newcastle Tea Company 4 Broad Street Waterford Fine
World a varied group with USA issues including silverdollars these mostly graded and encapsulated by ECC (this grading house unknown to us previously), Roman minor bronze, Vatican Mint sets, Irish issues, paper money include a £10 bank of Ireland issue, silver and base issues Europe and beyond some early, generally in circulated grades (lot)
World Fantasy Crowns (54) George III and William IV six different base metals types aluminium, nickelsilver, pewter, golden alloy, bronzed copper, and copper and a large number of designs featuring a variety of countries Australia, EIC, Sierra Leone, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England these with several different reverse. Including metal types perhaps as many as 50 different types generally BU and eye catching
World Fantasy Crowns (162) George III and William IV six different base metals types aluminium, nickelsilver, pewter, golden alloy, bronzed copper, and copper and a large number of designs featuring a variety of countries Australia, EIC, Sierra Leone, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England these with several different reverse. Including metal types perhaps as many as 50 different types generally BU and eye catching
World Fantasy Crowns (108) George III and William IV six different base metals types aluminium, nickelsilver, pewter, golden alloy, bronzed copper, and copper and a large number of designs featuring a variety of countries Australia, EIC, Sierra Leone, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England these with several different reverse. Including metal types perhaps as many as 50 different types generally BU and eye catching
Ireland a varied group (22) Year Set 1966 (9 coins 10 Shillings to Farthing) UNC in the green case of issue, Year set 1971 Polished Standard Specimen set FDC in the green case of issue, Ten Shillings 1966 Pearce (9) one a proof issue, this nFDC heavily toned, the others EF-UNC, Medals (9) Northern Ireland Parliament 50th Anniversary 1971 (4) Eimer 2123 45mm diameter in Silver UNC-FDC heavily toned, boxed as issued, Northern Ireland Parliament 50th Anniversary 1971 (3) Eimer 2123 32mm in base metal UNC in the plastic boxes of issue, Bank of Ireland Bicentenary medallion 1983 Silver Proof FDC boxed as issued with certificate, Medal 1986 Aerlingus 50th Anniversary Silver Proof FDC boxed as issued with certificate, Bank Token Five Pence 1805 VG, Penny 1805 NF plus GB Farthings (2) 1672 VG, 1799 Fine
IrelandShillings (2) 1931 NEF, 1937 VF, Farthing 1932 GEF with lustre, plus Sixpence Ticket or Token with H above 6d on the reverse in base metal low grade
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