A belt made from silver coins (19) Crowns (3) 1676, 1677, 1818, Halfcrowns (7) 1698, 1709, 1745 LIMA, 1817, 1826, 1834 (2), Trade Dollar 1899B, Eighteen Pence Bank Token 1811, Shillings (2) 1817, 1824, Mexico Eight Reales 1802, India Half Rupee 1835, Italy Lire 1863 M BN, Portugal 200 Reis 1862, and German States - Prussia 1/6 Reichsthaler 1817D VG to VF, all coins mounted on the edges, total weight 315 grammes, an interesting item
A pair of ashtrays each 90mm diameter with a China 'Fat Man' Dollar in the base, Year 3 NVF and Year 10 Fine both with a cleaned appearance, each item stamped TACKHING STERLING O MADE IN HONG KONG
Casino Tokens - Las Vegas (54) Ten Dollars bimetallic with .999 silver centres each 43mm diameter and weighing 36.5 to 37.2 grammes, these tokens could only be obtained by winning them from certain slot machines and certain winning combinations from the Las Vegas casinos. Many of the casinos featured in this collection are from venues that either no longer exist, or have been taken over by larger companies or consortiums. This collection was assembled when many of the venues were smaller establishments rather than the large companies of today. Venues comprise: Las Vegas International Airport, Hacienda, Luxor, Excalibur, Tropicana, Hotel San Remo, MGM Grand, New York New York (Grand Opening), Monte Carlo Resort, Boardwalk Casino, Aladdin Casino, Bally's, Barbary Coast, Maxim, Rio Suite Hotel, Caesar's Palace, Flamingo, O'Shea's, Imperial Palace, Harrah's, The Mirage, Treasure Island, Desert Inn, Stardust, Westward Ho, Slots-a-Fun, Circus Circus, Riviera, Sahara, Las Vegas Hilton, Stratosphere, Fiesta, The Orleans, Hard Rock Hotel, Four Queens, Fitzgerald's, El Cortez, Sam Boyd's, Main Street Station, Horseshoe, Fremont, Jackin Gaughan's Plaza, Golden Gate, Golden Nugget, Sam's Town, Whiskey Pete's, Buffalo Bill's, Silver Legacy, Boulder Station, Gold Strike Inn, Mahoney's Silver Nugget, Opera House Casino, Boomtown, John Ascuaga's Nugget. the majority are undated and are stated by the vendor to be 1980s issues, but those with dates are in the 1995 to 1999 range. All Lustrous UNC
Casino Token - Imperial Palace 200 Dollars 1995 redeemable cash value, One Troy Pound of Silver, in .999 silver with gold coloured highlighting, with gold sun, Proof FDC in the box of issue
Fantasy Strikes and Replicas (26) Five Pounds (2) 2010, 2013, Sovereigns 1913, 1914 (5), 1937, 1957 and 1959, the 1937 marked 9ct on the edge but the design filed and showing a base metal core, all in base metal and weighing between 3.7 grammes and 5 grammes, EF to UNC and South Africa Krugerrand 2012 19.5 grammes , all presumed base metal EF to UNC, Sovereigns 1887 and 1891 these poorly struck imitations 4.47 grammes and 4.55 grammes, Fine to Good Fine, World Crown-sized replicas (12) GB Crowns 1935 (2), 1937, Strait Settlements One Dollar 1904 (2), South Africa Crown 1952, Hong Kong Dollar 1867, Bermuda Crown 1959, Isle of Man Crown 1976, Bahamas Two Dollars 1966, and New Zealand One Dollar 1977 Waitangi Day (2), all appear around NVF to VF and with the appearance of being 'as made'
Fantasy Crowns INA Retro Patterns (14) 1808 George III/Reverse in the style of the Pattern Bank Dollar, in nickelsilver?, 1820 George IV/Reverse as the currency Halfcrown, in Pewter, 1836 (5) Obverse: William IV/Reverse: Crowned draped shield, in silver, nickel-silver?, cupro-nickel, golden alloy and copper Lustrous UNC, 1837 (7) Obverse: William IV/Reverse: George and the Dragon in Goldine, Bronze, Copper, Aluminium, White Metal, pewter? and cupro-nickel? Lustrous UNC and prooflike
Casino Chips Ten Dollars (20) each bimetallic with .999 Silver centres, each weighing 37-38 grammes from a multitude of different venues, comprising Las Vegas - The Mirage (2), Las Vegas - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas - Luxor, Las Vegas - Golden Gate, Las Vegas - Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas - Plaza, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (4, all different), Las Vegas - Four Queens, Las Vegas - Riviera, Lake Tahoe - Nevada (2), Silver Smith, Wendover, Nevada, 10 Harrahs - Reno, Nevada, Mississippi - Boomtown Casino, Sparks, Nevada - Silver Club, Colorado Belle, Nevada, Riviera Hotel, Nevada UNC and lustrous
Mint Errors Mis-Strikes (6) Grenada 4 Dollars 1970 FAO KM#15 struck slightly off-centre with a small raised lip from 11 o'clock to 4 o'clock. The milling only shows on the raised lip, with the remainder of the edge plain A/UNC and unusual, Nigeria Halfpennies 1959 (2) KM#1 both struck without collars, off-centre with the central holes misaligned, struck on 22mm and 23mm flans respectively both lustrous UNC, Jersey 1/12 Shilling (3) 1960 Restoration Tercentenary struck without a collar on a 32.5mm diameter flan UNC with some lustre, 1966 (2) both struck slightly off-centre and on 33mm flans, EF cleaned and UNC with partial lustre
Enamelled Coins (62) Crowns (36) 1965, 1972 (3), 1977 (32), Halfcrowns (2) 1951, 1966, DecimalTen Pence 1976, Shillings (2) 1964E, 1965S, SilverThreepences (12) 1937, 1938 (3), 1939 (2), 1940 (5), 1941, Farthing 1932, Gibraltar Crown 1968, Guernsey Ten Pence 1970, Cyprus 10 Mils 1955, East Africa Shilling 1952, Hong Kong Two Dollars 1975, Australia Sixpence 1963, New Zealand (2) 50 Cents 1967, Sixpence 1963, all are enamelled on both sides, an interesting selection many with very good workmanship, in mixed grades, along with Mint Error - Mis-Strike Decimal Five Pence 2002 the reverse very weakly struck with signs of lamination under magnification VF/NF, and a Halfpenny Token 1972 F.J.Jeffery Melksham, Wiltshire, 'England's Leading Provincial Coin Dealer' EF
Engraved an unusual uniface piece on an irregular c.50mm diameter thin flan in silver, weight 10.99 grammes, Britannia seated left with shield, cornucopia and trident holds an olive branch, within a motto REGIMENT OF BANK OF ENGLAND VOLUNTEERS. In exergue below: EMBODIED MDCCXCVIII in two lines, in the basic style of a Bank of England Dollar of the period, VF toned, on close examination the flan has many straight lines to the edge, a most unusual piece and will appeal to collectors of engraved coin and collectors of Bank of England memorabilia alike
GB and World Postcards includes some maxi-cards (226), Coins GB and World (51) 18th to 20th Century base metal in mixed grades, includes FUN show medal 2019 and USA Cents 2017D and 2018D Lustrous in PCGS Sample holders, along with Australia Banknotes (4) Two Dollars LKY 775143 and LKY 775144 consecutives, One Dollar DJC 092117 and DJC 092118 consecutives A/UNC to UNC, along with two 2020 FUN show badges
Silver and Gold :- In Silver -: The Most Famous Landmarks of the World (Tower Bridge, Brandenburg Gate, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower to name a few) all on Official Silver Coin Bars 17 small silver bars featuring the land marks with 10 in a presentation card, One Ounce fine silver bars (6) various sized silver bar money with a variety of themes (11 with one cased), Liberia 10 Dollars 1996 One Ounce Silver Bar money. In Gold :- Tristan Da Chuna Half Crown 2009 0.5 grams pure, Solomon Islands 10 Dollars 2014 Tower Bridge 1 gram pure, Suisse 1 gram pure gold bar all. Unc - BU as issued
Mint Errors - Mis-Strikes USA (8) Quarter Dollar 1985 weak hubbing, Dime 1995D 50% off-centre with around 10mm blank flan, Lincoln Cents (4) with the date off the flan, these with between 9mm and 13mm blank flans, Cent 1980 struck off-centre with around 5mm blank flan, Cent 2001 struck without a collar on a 21mm diameter flan, first VF, others GEF to UNC some with lustre
A badge or button fashioned from a USA MorganDollar, the obverse showing a ladies portrait three-quarters left, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and with date 1909 below, the reverse plain with silver hallmarks AJS Anchor, Lion and k, GVF and unusual
Engraved, of Irish and political interest USA Dollar 1879 the reverse engraved with the Bible, a schoolhouse, and William of Orange (William III) on horseback, the inscriptions in the field 'Aughrim', 'Enniskillen', 'Derry 1688', and 'Boyne 1690' Obverse Fine, the engraving of good quality, an interesting and unusual item
Engraved - Dollar 1804 Bank of England engraved on either side Obverse: Mary Anne Adlhead Born April 28th 1805, Reverse: Gift of her Aunt Aldcroft 1811 Good Fine with grey tone, the date of the understruck coin (1802) clearly visible
GB and World Silver Coins on a heavy silver bracelet (total weight over 145 grammes) Crown-size to Hammered Silver Pennies, USA Dollar in a ring mount on a silver chain, Roman Silver a modern copy in a ring mount presumed silver,
A silver Bracelet with 20 silver coins mounted on it, a variety of issues from Hammered Groats to Victorian Double Florin, varied state. USA Dollar 1891 Fine mounted on a silver chain. A Large Replica Roman coin in a silver mount, plus a Ladies Omega watch in 18 carat White Gold
Papal Trial dies? (45) in lead most appear 19th Century, mostly octagonal, some square with a few round, uniface a wide variety of sizes up to 60mm diameter and up to 7mm in thickness, varied state, also USA Dollar Trials in lead (5), some in the pattern designs, each on an irregular flan and with the word COPY in the design, varied state
Enamelled (2) USA Dollar 1880 Obverse Liberty on dark blue fields, German States - Saxony Thaler 1609 figures on black and white background both of fair workmanship
A mixed lot with GB and World base metal collections in Whitman Folders, some high grade decimal issues, medallic collections from the seventies Esso Soccer, Space Exploration and Wildlife, others in tins and jars, two Canadian Dollars double obverse and double reverse but these probably fantasies or high quality imitations, along with books including Freeman and EMC, a large table magnifier, and a large group of Hartbergers and some autographs including Test Match cricketers from the era of Alan Knott and Dennis Amis (lot)
Paranumismatic a parcel including toy money, George III forgeries, a Chinese Dollarimitation, tradesman's tokens some 19th century including Canadian issues (lot)
Electrotypes a wide variety Ancients to Edward VIII (45) an interesting group includes many high quality and unusual pieces such as Celtic Staters, Scottish Sword Dollars, Offa Penny and more
Model coins (28) on a bracelet, 'Good Old Days' gaming counters (3) on a pin mount, Gaming counters 'To Hanover' (9) on a bracelet, USA 2 1/2 Dollarsimitation on a chain all in base metal
Imitations German States - Lubeck 2/3 Thaler 1672 (as KM#107) Fine as part of a group of Counterfeits (9) Austria Burgau Thaler, Mexico 8 Reales 1732Mo, USA Trade Dollar 1878, Spanish Colonial Cob 8 Reales (2), 8 Reales 1781 Madrid, 8 Escudos 1792, Austria 20 Kreuzer 1830A NF-VF
A miscellaneous group (23) includes Bank of England Dollars 1804 forgeries (2), 1819 Shilling forgeries in base metal, plus a couple of 18th Century Token Issues and a 1977 Two Pence apparently struck in cupro-nickel
Paranumismatic mostly provincial Canadian "Dollars" Klondike, Calgary Stampede, Mount Rundell etc others including advertising such as Richard Lobell these generally North American themes and cupro-nickel Dollar sized Unc or near so a wide variety (87) and no obvious duplication
The Most Famous Coin Replicas' Una and the LionFive Pounds 2006 Copies (3), Crown sized medals with gilded pre-decimal coins embedded in them Farthing, Shillings (2), Penny, Netherlands 3 Gulden 1817 a 2006 Copy, 'British Banknotes' a set of four Crown Sized medals depicting coloured examples of British Banknotes thus:- £20 Bailey, £10 Series E, Ten Shillings English Lion, Ten Shillings Britannia Series, plus Liberia 5 Dollars Titanic Copy 2006 UNC in capsules
Countermarked Silver issues (2) Halfcrown 1679 WRIGHT marked obverse, Crown 1845 crowned K marked on the Queen's neck, along with a British Trade Dollar the obverse engraved as a love token from Harold to Edith various grades an unusual group, Countermark
FantasySovereigns (2) 1847 and 1936, the 1847 with Gothic Head Obverse, the Reverse in the style of a Trade Dollar and the 1936 bearing the Edward VIII portrait both nFDC
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