USATen Cents 1856S Normal S, Breen 3300, Good Fine, Breen states ' Usually in low grades', only 70,000 pieces minted, the first year that the San Francisco Mint produced Dimes, Very Rare, one of the key types in the series
Canada (4) Ten Cents (3) 1858 KM#3 Fine with some toning, 1874H KM#3 About Fine/Fine, the obverse toned,1903H KM#10 VG, Five Cents 1871 KM#2 VG with some red surface residue, this possibly removable with care
China - Republic (2) 20 Cents Year 15 (1926) Unadopted National Emblem Y#335 Good Fine, Ten Cents Year 15 (1926) Unadopted National Emblem Y#334 About Fine, both are scarce one-year types
CeylonTen Cents 1963 VIP Proof/Proof of Record, type as KM#130, in an NGC holder and graded PF66 Cameo, unlisted as a Proof by Krause, only two examples recorded by NGC
China (4) - Kwangtung Province 20 Centsundated (1890-1908) Y#201 GVF with some spots, Kirin Province Ten Cents undated (1898) Large basket, crosses either side of date, Y#180 Fine with a stain on the reverse, Kiangnan Province Ten Cents undated (c.1898) Reverse: no inner circles, large rosettes at sides of dragon Y#142a.1 Fine, Chihli Province Cash CD1908 Y#7c Fine/VG
Straits SettlementsTen Cents (3) 1917 KM#29 (2) the first Lustrous A/UNC with a scratch in the obverse field and a pleasing underlying tone, the second UNC with subdued lustre and subtle gold tone, 1927 KM#29b UNC and attractively toned over good subdued lustre
French Indo-China (2) Ten Cents 1902A KM#9 GEF and lustrous, One Cent 1889A KM#1 UNC and colourfully toned with flashes of underlying green, gold and magenta
Canada - New BrunswickTen Cents 1864 KM#8 the first I in VICTORIA missing the top left serif and both lower serifs Fine with two heavier contact marks in the obverse field
USATen Cents 1875CC as Breen 3384 but with wider spaced CC below wreath, Fine, the obverse with a slight uneven tone, Rare, this mintmark spacing usually encountered with the CC in wreath types for this date
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
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
USAFive Cents 1883 Barber Liberty Head First Type, No Cents, Repunched Date, with a small extra line extending from the lower left of the first 8 (possible 8 over 1?) Fivaz/Stanton 1301 AU/GEF, the variety unlisted by Breen and much scarcer than the standard date variety for this type
France Ten Centimes 1848 Pattern in bronze as KM#PnA47 (listed as struck in Billon by Krause) with small 10 CENTS but with small date below the wreath ribbons, 10.48 grammes, UNC and attractively toned
MauritiusTen Cents 1954 Proof KM#33 nFDC with minor light toning and trivial contact marks, Very Rare, comes with envelope stating 'Purchased 23rd Feb 93 cost £200'
USATen Cents 1892 Proof, Right ribbon end free of wreath, Breen 3470, in an NGC holder and graded PF64 Cameo. Very attractive and desirable with the Cameo designation. Only 1245 Proofs minted of this date, and seldom offered
USATen Cents 1834 Large perfect 4 in date, Large D in UNITED, the D from a font originally intended for use on the Half Dollar, this rare variety discovered in 1975 by Breen. Breen 3203, Davis 2, many die pairings are listed for this date, this die pairing one of the more rare and desirable types. GVF, a bold and pleasing example of this rare type.
CanadaTen Cents 1889 KM#3 in an NGC holder and graded VF details - Harshly Cleaned the key date in the series with Krause listing at $2000 VF and $1200 Fine, the NGC Census shows only one choice example for this date, 20 others graded XF40 or below. A further 11 are listed in 'Details' grades, with only one of those finer than this example. A truly rare coin and one of the key dates in the Canadian series
USAThree Cents 1879 Breen 2441 Fine, Rare with a mintage of just 38,000 pieces, Breen states: More often offered in Proof state than in business strike form
CanadaTen Cents 1886 Large, Knobbed 6 in the date (see illustration in Charlton page 102) Portrait T5, KM#3, VF the rarer of the reverse types for this date
USAThree Cents 1879 Breen 2441 Fine, Rare with a mintage of just 38,000 pieces, Breen states: More often offered in Proof state than in business strike form
USA (2) Halfpenny 1787 New JerseyBreen 919 'Goiter' with low mid-point to shield, old Rahway Shield weighs 9.1 grammes Fine, Rare, Ten Cents 1820 STATESOFAMERICA one word Breen 3166 Good VF Scarce
France5 Centimes 1872A Le Franc 118/3 UNC with practically full lustre, East AfricaTen Cents 1949 Lustrous UNC, Germany Deutschmark 1954G GVF with a stain on the reverse, Rare
East Africa (2) Ten Cents 1936H KM#24, Five Cents 1936KN KM#23 both UNC and toned and reported as Proofs by the vendor, New Guinea One Penny 1936 this also reported as Proof and certainly with prooflike fields all three sharp and pleasing, proofs, prooflikes or early strikes and bought as seen
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