AustraliaFlorin 1916M KM#21 UNC or very near so with minor friction to the highest points only, almost fully lustrous, a most attractive example with much eye appeal
AustraliaSovereign 1855 Sydney Branch Mint Marsh 360 GVF/EF the first Sydney branch mint Sovereign, rare in all grades and especially so in this high grade, a rare opportunity to add a choice piece to an Australian or a Sovereign collection. Whilst South Australia solved its mid 19th century currency shortage by issuing the Adelaide Pound without London's approval Victoria and New South Wales requested the creation of a branch of the Royal Mint which opened in 1855 using part of Sydney Hospital. The first coins were struck in that year, including the coin offered here.
AustraliaThreepence 1923 KM#24 Choice and graded MS66 by NGC rare thus. With a mintage figure of just 815,000 this is the second lowest mintage by date (1915 800,000) for George V business strike issues with other dates in the millions. NGC gives a book valuation of US$2,200 in MS63 with no values given for higher grades, this example is the finest recorded by NGC and their population census shows none in MS65 and one in MS64 so by far the finest recorded
Bolivia Two Escudos Cob comes with an NGC ticket stating Bolivia 2E 'Not Encapsulated - Altered Surface' (8.38 grammes) Assayers Marks P Y About Fine with some scratches, we note no Bolivia Gold cobs of this type are listed by Krause, the design matching the silver coins of the period, a curious piece, viewing recommended
Canada25 Cents 1905 KM#11 GEF/UNC with golden tone, the obverse with a tone line, otherwise choice, Canadian Edwardian silver very seldom encountered in this high grade
Canada Ten Dollars 1974 MontrealOlympics mule with reverse from the 1973 series 1 coin KM#86.2 Lustrous UNC with some staining by the date. Comes in capsule, uncased. A very rare issue with just 320 minted
Egypt500 Piastres Gold AH1340 (1922) Proof KM#342, an imposing large Gold King Fuad I Royal Mint issue, 42.50 grammes, in an NGC holder and graded PF62 Cameo
France Six Livres 1792B L'An 4, Rouen Mint, KM#615.3 VF/GVF with a small hole in the edge at the top of the obverse and a small planchet clip to the left of the date
German States - BadenKronenthaler 1869 commemorating the customs Union of 10 States KM#206, 29.48 grammes, EF with a subtle and attractive blue, gold and magenta tone over prooflike fields. Note: Research on this pieces shows Krause and other internet sites listing this piece at 18.418 grammes. This weighs 29.48 grammes, as the Kronenthalers of 1830-1837.
German States - Bavaria Two Thaler 1854 Exhibition of German products in the Glass Palace KM#845.1 VF with grey tone, no trace of lettering to the edge, the edge a coarse oblique milling, appears struck without a collar as one side's design is slightly smaller than the other, an unusual piece
German States - Frankfurt Three Kreuzer 1856, as KM#334, the 5 of the date struck over a very small 5 (possibly from the One Kreuzer punch) the underlying 5 too far to the left with around half being fully visible, UNC and fully lustrous, the obverse prooflike, a very unusual overstrike
German States Saxe - Middle - Weimar Thaler 1610 WS 8 brothers Wolf Albrecht Mint, Saalfeld KM#1, Fine, lightly tooled in the fields and ex-mount, the edge with signs of expert repair on the edge
Germany Saxe Coburg Gotha 20 Kreuzer 1831 Silver Issue obverse legend reads ERNST HERZOG ZS COBURG U GOTHA FZ LICHTEN B 1831 date bisected by denomination 20, reverse 60 EINE F MARK EF with prooflike fields and some old very faint almost hairline scratches on the King's neck
Gibraltar Sovereign 2017 200th Anniversary of the Re-introduction of the Gold Sovereign Gold Proof, in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo, with signature of the reverse designer, Angela Benita Pistrucci (Great great great grand niece of Benedetto Pistrucci) on the hand-signed NGC label
India (2) One Rupee 1875 Bombay Mint, with dot, Bust A, Reverse II with slant top 1 in date, KM#473.2 NEF/EF with some contact marks, Half Anna 1835 Madras Mint KM#447.1 GVF with some verdigris spots
India (3) Hindu Shahis Silver Drachm 850-1000AD 3.38 grammes Fine, 20 Cash Krishnaraja Wodeya, undated (1811-1833) C#177b NVF, India - Mughal EmpireRupee Akbar I (1556-1605) Fine
IndiaFive Rupees 1996 2nd International Crop Science Conference, security edge, KM#160 Lustrous UNC, Rare with only 11,000 minted. Note: The conference was cancelled and never took place.
IndiaQuarter Anna 1835 Madras Mint, Large legend on the reverse, type as KM#446.1 Prooflike Restrike, undoubtedly a superior strike on a polished flan, unlisted by Krause as a restrike or Proof, in an NGC holder and graded PF64 RB. At the time of writing, only two such pieces had been graded by NGC, both PF64 RB
IrelandFarthing 1691 Limerick as S.6595 Reversed N in HIBERNIA, also with the H in HIBERNIA having the merest trace of a horizontal bar, this midway between the uprights, VF for wear, and pitted, on an unevenly shaped flan with some shortage of flan at 10 and 2 o'clock
IrelandShillingGunmoney 1690 June, Small size, Timmins TB12sN-2B, S.3582G approaching Fine for wear, with a flan flaw at the top of the obverse between II and DEI
Poland 100 Zloty 1966 Silver Trial, Obverse: Conjoined heads of Mieszko and D?brówka, PROBA at side, 20.24 grammes, KM#Pr148, AU/UNC the obverse with some light residue, this possibly removable with care
Russia100 Roubles Gold 1980 Olympic Torch, Moscow Olympics, Moscow Mint Y#186 Gold Proof, the slightest hint of toning in places, otherwise FDC, in capsule, uncased
Sarawak50 Cents 1900H KM#11 NVF and colourfully toned, an ex-mount piece, the edge expertly repaired at 3 and 9 o'clock with the milling re-cut, a rare issue with only 40,000 minted and seldom seen
South Africa50 Rand Gold 2007 Natura series - Obverse: forepart of Eland to left, Reverse: Three Eland running, One Half Ounce of .999 gold, KM#432 in an NGC holder and graded PF70 Ultra Cameo. The Gold Natura series with it's superb and intricate design have always been popular with World Gold collectors.
South AfricaCrown 1892 Single shaft on wagon KM#8.1 UNC or near so and lustrous, with some contact marks, very seldom seen in this high grade and desirable thus
South AfricaKrugerrand 1979 KM#73 Proof, Lustrous UNC in a South Africa Gold Coin Exchange plastic holder, Point Value 101, in a Gold Society black box
Straits Settlements5 Cents (2) 1884 KM#10 UNC or very near so with some tiny rim nicks, scarce in high grade, 1885 KM#10 GEF and nicely toned, the obverse with a few scattered spots of darker tone and some tiny rim nicks, very rare in high grade
Tonkin (North Vietnam) - French Protectorate 1/600th Piastre 1905 KM#1 struck in Zinc, the only currency coin, UNC with some toning and traces of underlying lustre
USADollar 1895O Breen 5638 VF lightly cleaned with some hairline scratches on the reverse, a very rare date, our archive database stretching back to 2003 shows this is only the second example we have offered in 19 Years, the other being a VF example offered in LCA A137 (June 2012) which realised £300 hammer price
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