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394 16th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, a pair of Victorian presentation plaques, 1885, silver or silver-plated, each approximately 10cm × 5cm and of curved rectangular form, pierced for attachment to a larger presentation object. The first engraved PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN J.M. LEA BY THE NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN, No. 8 CO., 16th L.R.V., UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS MARRIAGE, JULY 11th 1885. The second engraved with a shield surmounted by a stag or stag’s head and the motto DUM SPIRO SPERO. Removed from an unidentified Victorian military wedding presentation piece, possibly a trophy, shield, barrel or large vessel. An interesting named relic of the 16th Lancashire Rifle Volunteers, subsequently the 4th Volunteer Battalion, Manchester Regiment. £80 - £100
395 1902 Empty Boxes (3) Long Set (2), Short Set (1) £100 - £140
396 A collection of buttons which include hall marked silver examples and some made from Silver Threepences £25 - £100
397 A maroon leather clad metal holder the lid with 20 /1000 embossed in gold, presumed a continental 20 Gold Francs or 20 Gold Marks coin holder, good second hand £25 - £35
398 A mixed group (7) with mint errors and medals 18th - 20th century some in silver viewing recommended £50 - £100
399 Accessories and Books includes a large box of empty boxes many for gold coins and sets Royal Mint, Hattons, LMO etc, trays, albums and presentation cases such as the blue velvet Westminster boxes, Books (11) many as new includes David Sear (Spink edition) Roman Coins and their Values Volumes 1,2 and 3 and David Sear's Byzantine Coins and their Values (lot, gross weight nearly 30 kilos) must go lot so offered here without reserve £0 - £100
400 Accessories includes two of the white metal carrying cases with some trays, two brief cases and more, must go lot so offered here without reserve £0 - £50
401 An imprint of George and the Dragon on a crude lead blank 60mm diameter, and a mirrored image of GEORGE STEPHENSON ENGINEER surrounding his bust on a thin planchet perhaps a test die for a medal £100 - £150
402 Book – A Guide Book of United States Coins, by R.S. Yeoman, 12th Edition, dated 1959, the celebrated “Red Book” covering United States coinage with contemporary valuations, specifications and mintage figures, hardback, in good second-hand condition. £25 - £35
403 Box, looks like the boxes for the large 1887 Official Medals red with the Lion and Unicorn Crest in gold on the lid but with slots for 13 coins suitable for a Long Proof Set good second hand and unusual £25 - £50
404 Countermarked British (4) three cartwheels and a William IV Farthing each with private countermarks stamped on them, advertising etc £25 - £35
405 Crown 1887, Jubilee Head, Good EF, the edge engraved FROM AUNT ADA AND UNCLE MICHAEL 3RD OF SEPT. 1887, an interesting contemporary presentation piece. £100 - £150
406 Empty Boxes (25) includes Proof Set 1927 and 1937 and more modern Royal Mint boxes and others. Must go lot so offered here without reserve £0 - £75
407 Empty Boxes for the 1937 4 coin gold set (4) £80 - £100
408 Error - Charles II Fourpence struck 30% off centre Fine the reverse legend weak and differs in quality from a Royal Mint issue perhaps an error of a contemporary forgery £30 - £50
409 Error - English Hammered Silver Penny Long Cross which has the reverse struck on both sides VF and unusual (1.3 grams) £50 - £100
410 Errors struck on thin flans (2) Penny 1937 (5.7 grams) and 10 Pence 1968 (6.1 grams) both weakly and crudely struck £25 - £75
411 Fantasies and Imitations (lot) a wide variety many crown sized along with a small quantity of accessories. Must go lot so offered here without reserve. £0 - £100
412 Halfpenny 1774 Evasion or Contemporary Forgery crude aVF £45 - £75
413 Paranumismatic (78) a collection, includes Transport Tokens such as Derby Corporation, Grimsby Immingham RETURN, others from Grimsby, Louth and Darlington, a group in various colours of Yorkshire Traction Company, Beacontree Heath 6d Sack Token, Railway Tokens including Swindon Works and more £120 - £170
414 Paranumismatic a mixed group with may earlier types some of them medallic, includes toy money and more (lot) £100 - £200
415 Postcards that feature coins (65) each postcard focuses on a certain countries coins for a specific era so the Great Britain example in this lot shows raised embossed images of 14 coins (3 bronze, 8 silver and 3 gold) which could have been found in circulation in Edward VII's time some showing the reverse some of the obverse these either Edward VII or Victoria Veiled Head, generally in good condition and most unused as postcards and made in Germany £600 - £700
416 Switzerland Precious Metal 1 gram .999 pure bars one in gold the other silver both marked ESSAYEUR FONDEUR £80 - £110
417 Toy Money (8) in a small box with Windsor castle on the lid, this in turn within book like wooden case GENUINE UNION CASE IMPROVED S.PECK & CO. the 8 coins being Victoria & Albert and 6 children £20 - £50
418 Weights (16) with some useful Coin Weights including Sovereign 1821 (2 one of them holed) £80 - £150

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