South AfricaPennies (2) 1950 Proof KM#34.1 A/UNC with contact marks, retaining much original mint brilliance, only 500 issued as part of the Proof set for 1950, 1950 Currency issue KM#34.1 UNC with practically full mint lustre and small rim nicks
Spain - Muwahhids Square Silver Dirham, Ishbiliya (Seville, Muwahhid capital of Spain) undated (1163-1248AD) 1.42 grammes, Album 498, Pleasing VF. Note: For over 400 years the Islamic convention of dating coins was almost completely absent in Spain. The last known dates for this series end in 1269AD. Seville fell to Ferdinand III of Castille in 1248
Spain (2) Aragon Dinero Jaime II (1291-1327) 0.74 grammes, Fine with some stains on the reverse, Mallorca Dinero Jaime II (1276-1311) 0.74 grammes, Near Fine, waterworn
Straits Settlements (2) One Dollar 1920 KM#33 EF with a hint of golden gold and a thin scratch behind the King's head, 20 Cents 1935 Round-top 3 in date KM#30b Lustrous UNC
Straits Settlements50 Cents 1889 KM#13 Near Fine/VG for wear, the obverse with scratches, the reverse with partial toning, the key date in the series, Very Rare and seldom offered
Swaziland 25 Emalangeni 1974 75th Anniversary of the Birth of King Sobhuza II Gold Proof KM#20 nFDC retaining practically full mint brilliance, numbered and hallmarked in the reverse field
Switzerland Five Francs (2) 1936B Confederation Armament Fund KM#41 UNC and lustrous, the obverse with some minor tone spots, the reverse with a larger tone spot, 1941B 650th Anniversary of the Confederation KM#44 UNC and lustrous with minor contact marks
Thailand 4000 Baht 1981 (BE2524) International Year of the Child Y#153, 17.17 grammes of .900 gold, Proof nFDC with light handling marks, uncased in capsule, the only issue of this unusual denomination
USA - HawaiiDollar 1883 Breen 8035 Good Fine or better for wear, with some contact marks, Breen states that 500,000 were minted, of which 453,622 were later melted
USAHalf Dime 1832 Breen 2988 in an NGC holder and graded AU Details - Obverse Scratched. Note: the berries on the reverse are only just visible under high magnification, the positioning is similar to archive images
USA Hard Times Token, undated Obverse: Andrew Jackson holding a sword, coming out of a money chest and wearing military regalia, Reverse: The Democrat Donkey ROMAN FIRMNESS above and VETO below, Rulau HT-70 NVF/Good Fine
Yugoslavia 25 Dinara Gold 1925 Alexander I KM#7 UNC and lustrous, our auction archive stretching back to 2003 shows that this is the first example we have offered
Anglo-Gallic - Aquitaine, Denier, Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine (1137-1204) struck after 1189, Obverse: Two Cross Patees, m above, A below, DVCISIT, Reverse: Cross Patee, AGVITANIE, 0.76 grammes, Elias 11b, Near Fine with some weak areas, on a full flan. Note: This type is attributed to Eleanor of Aquitaine, who regained her rule of the duchy after the death of her husband Henry II, and her release from imprisonment. Some speculate the initials mA stand for Moneta Alienora. The meaning of the obverse inscription is also uncertain, possibly ducis[sa] it[erum], meaning "duchess again."
Anglo-Gallic - Aquitaine, Hardi d'Argent of one sterling Richard II (1377-1399) Obverse: King half length facing RICARD R. AGLIE, Reverse: Long Cross, lions and lis in alternate angles, FRACIE DNS AQITANE, 1.03 grammes, Fine
Anglo-Gallic Double Leopard Edward III (1317-1355) Obverse Crown over Leopard with 6 lobed mullet below, Reverse: Cross with crown in two angles, Boudeau 500, 0.88 grammes, Near Fine
AustraliaFlorins (3) 1914H KM#27 Good Fine with many scratches and hairlines, 1927 KM#27 A/UNC and lustrous, all 8 pearls clear on the crown band, 1927 Parliament House KM#31 UNC or near so, with some contact marks and small rim nicks
AustraliaHalf Sovereign 1862 Sydney Branch Mint, Marsh 387, in an NGC holder and graded AU53. Rare, with a mintage of just 210,000 pieces. Our archive database shows that this is only the third example we have offered in 20 years, an example sold in London Coins Auction A171 December 2020 (Lot 535) described as NEF/EF a very pleasing example, realised £2400 hammer price
AustraliaHalf Sovereign 1866 Sydney Branch Mint, Marsh 391, in an NGC holder and graded AU55. Our archive database stretching back 20 years shows that this is the first example we have offered
AustraliaSovereign 1870 Sydney Branch Mint, Marsh A375, VF/GVF the reverse retaining some lustre, an attractive example and rare in all grades above Fine
Austria - Strasbourg (Bishops) Quarter Thaler Carl v.Lothringen undated (1592-1607) Reverse Arms and Cardinals hat ALSAS LANGARA VF, pleasing and even, the obverse with a small stain below the bust
Bolivia8 Reales 1798 PTS PP KM#73 VG/Near Fine with a series of hairline scratches, a brighter area on the edge suggests possibly once in a mount, Peru 8 Reales 1786 LIMAE MI KM#78a, VG/Near Fine with a series of hairline scratches, an edge pinch at the top of the obverse and a series of heavier scuffs on the reverse are evidence of old mounting
Canada - Quebec - Anticosti Island 1/8th Penny or 1/8th Dollar 1870, 8 over lower 8 in date, Pattern in bronze 14mm diameter, Obverse: Helmeted Bust in Roman style, Reverse with denomination in an inner circle, all within a wreath with letter A at the top. X#Pn1 AU/EF with traces of lustre, the reverse with some touches of verdigris. The attribution for Anticosti Island was first published in 1890 by Scott Stamp & Coin Co.
CanadaFive Cents 1891 KM#2 in an NGC holder and graded MS65, we note this is the joint finest known by NGC, and PCGS have only graded one example in MS66
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 - Republic Mint Error - Mis-Strike One Dollar 1927 Memento with 6-pointed stars, Y#318a.2 a spectacular double striking with around 5mm of the lower half of the coin double struck showing a crescent-shaped portion of additional legend from 3 to 9 o'clock. The reverse therefore has an additional 'OF REPUBLIC OF', the top part of the coin having MEMENTO and the top of the Chinese obverse legend approximately half off the flan. In an NGC holder and graded MS62. We note a triple struck example of this coin sold at Heritage auctions in December 2019 described as PCGS - Genuine, AU-details Environmental Damage for $4560, this coin is of far superior eye appeal and grade, the error also is over a greater area of the coin and the double striking is more bold. A fascinating and incredibly rare error, in a series where minor errors are known, but spectacular pieces such as this must exist in extremely small numbers only.
China (2) Ten CashYuan Dynasty, Tab Yuan Tung Pao (1307-1311AD), Reverse plain, 19.32 grammes, Fine and bold, Ten Cash Yuan- Shun-Ti, undated (1335-1367) 45mm, 22.11 grammes, About Fine
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
China Brass Cash 43mm diameter made into a charm Cheng-Te T'ung Pho the reverse an intricate Dragon and Phoenix design, 13.59 grammes, Fine, holed at top and bottom
FranceQuarter France 1817T Nantes Mint KM#714.10 Fine, toned with some rim nicks and some adjustment lines on the obverse, a rare one-year type with a mintage of just 7606 pieces
French States - Provence Gros a la couronne or Sol Coronat undated Louis III (1417-1434) Obverse: Crown over portcullis and two lis, Reverse: Combined arms of Jerusalem and Anjou, Boudeau 866, 1.74 grammes, Good Fine, short of flan in places
German States - Lorraine (2) Two Denierundated (1624-1625) Rulers : Karl III and Nikolaus, KM#42 Fine on a slightly irregular flan, Six Deniers Karl III undated (1565-1608) Reverse: Cross of Lorraine, 0.54 grammes, Fine
Germany - Federal Republic Five Marks (2) 1955F 150th Anniversary of the Death of Friedrich von Schiller KM#114 EF with some minor contact marks, 1955G 300th Anniversary of Ludwig von Baden KM#115 EF
Hong Kong (2) Twenty Cents 1887 KM#7 NEF/GVF cleaned, with some gold tone, Five Cents 1890H KM#5 GEF and lustrous, the obverse with touches of golden tone
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