Belgium (11) 2 Francs 1909 Dutch Legend UNC lightly toned, 1 Franc 1909 Dutch legend UNC or near so and lightly toned, 50 Centimes (2) 1907 Dutch legend GEF, 1909 French legend UNC and nicely toned with small tone spots, 5 Centimes (5) 1850, 1856, 1856 Medallic Coinage 25th Anniversary of Independence, 1857, 1859 Cross on Crown, 2 Centimes (2) 1863, 1864 GVF to GEF
Belgium (4) 5 Francs (3) 1870 KM#24 UNC or near so and lustrous with some light contact marks, 1873 KM#24 UNC 10 Francs, 1934 DES BELGES KM#97.1 Good Fine, 10 Francs 1930 Three conjoined busts of Leopold I, Leopold II and Albert I KM#100 EF with some contact marks
Canada (7) 25 Cents (3) 1872 KM#5 NVF, 1918 KM#24 Lustrous EF, 1920 KM#24a About EF with some golden tone, Ten Cents 1913 Small Leaves KM#23 A/UNC and lustrous, Five Cents (2) 1870 KM#2 Good Fine/Fine, 1897 KM#2 NEF/GVF the reverse with some toning, One Cent 1901 KM#7 UNC or near so with around 25% lustre
Canada50 Cents 1872H Fine with dark tone as part of a group of Victoria to Elizabeth II issues 50 Cents to One Cent, also with some Provincial issues with some in silver (569), in mixed grades, condition generally in line with age, some later types VF to EF
China and Asia an interesting and mixed group (22) includes:- China Copper Wu Zhu types (5 Zhu) (9) 23.5mm diameter to 26mm diameter these of varying weights and types in mixed grades, Ban Liang - Western Han Dynasty 2.35 grammes, 100 Cash Tai-Ping Bai-Qian AD221-265 (2) 17mm diameter and 18mm diameter weighing 0.92 and 1.2 grammes respectively, Sichuan Six Dynasties (220-589AD) Wu Quan 15mm diameter, Cash (2) Turgesh's Kaganate Early 8th Century 24mm diameter in bronze, Cash Turgesh's Kaganate 8th to 9th Century on a heavier flan of 6.05 grammes. Ae Cash Liu Bei (221-223AD) 12mm diameter in copper. China Proto-Qarakhanid Ae Cash 10th Century Malik Aram Yinal Qaraj 22.5mm. Central Asia (2) -Sogdiana- Chach Ae 7th to 8th Century Trident/Predatory Animal type 20mm in copper, 2.18 grammes. Sogdiana - Samarqand Ae 20mm in copper Obverse: Portrait of unknown ruler facing, three-quarters left/Reverse: Tamga, struck on an incomplete flan, along with Ancient Cowrie money (2) one believed to be an imitation, Szechuan Province 100 Cash Year 3 (1914) with the appearance of a detector find, low grade and of crude style, accompanied by some attributions, would make an interesting study group
ChinaYunnan Province Twenty Cents Year 21 (1932) Y#491 VF, Kwangtung Province Ten Cents Year 18 (1929) VF, along with China and China Provincial issue Early 20th Century (24) Twenty Cash (4) and Ten Cash (20) in mixed grades, Fantasy Medallic types (2) Singapore Sim Lim Finance 36mm diameter in bronzeundated and with loop mount attached VF, Nepal 31mm diameter in base metal or base silver, Good Fine
Crimean Khanate Silver Akres (53) average weight 0.5 gram, generally VG - Fine an unattributed group in need of further research. the Crimean Khanate was a Turkic state that lasted from 1441 to 1783
Egypt (17) Five Piastres 1923H, Two Piastres 1923H, Ten Milliemes 1933H, 1935H, Five Milliemes (4) 1924 (2), 1933H, 1935H, 2 1/2 Milliemes 1933 (8), Two Milliemes 1924H. The 2 1/2 Milliemes in EF to UNC, others in mixed circulated grades
Egypt (55) Five Piastres 1939 (3), Two Piastres (10) 1937 (9), 1942, Two Piastres (Octagonal) 1944, Ten Milliemes (11) 1917H, 1917KN, 1938 (5), 1943 bronze (6), Five Milliemes (17) 1916, 1917H (4), 1938 (9), 1941 (1), 1943 bronze (2), Two and a Half Milliemes 1933 (3), Two Milliemes (5) 1916H, 1917, 1938 (3), One Millieme 1947, 5/10 Qirsh AH1293/11, 2/10 Qirsh (2) AH1293/10, AH1293/AH1327/4H, 10 Para AH1255 on a thin flan weighing 0.19 grammes, along with Turkey 2 Kurush AH1293/29, in mixed grades with some later dates VF
France (10) 5 Francs (4) 1828W Lille Mint NVF/VF, 1849A Paris Mint, Liberty Head KM#761.1 Fine, 1870 A Paris Mint KM#799.1 NEF toned, 1875A Paris Mint GVF, One Franc (2) 1851A Liberty Head KM#759.1 Fine, scarce, 1871K Small K NVF/GF, 50 Centimes (3) 1859A Fine/Good Fine with some scuffs on the obverse, 1866A NVF with some green deposit, this possibly removable with care, 1895A Good Fine with some green deposit, possibly removable with care, 2 Sols 1792BB F/NVF
France a small group (4) Ecu 1785R Orleans Mint Good Fine or slightly better with some adjustment lines, Half Ecu (2) 1652F Near Fine/Fine for wear with pitted surfaces, 1767P 7 over 1, Dijon Mint VG or slightly better with good surfaces, 24 Sols (1/5 Ecu) 1728 mintmark 9 Rennes Mint KM#482.33 Fine
France a small group (4) Quarter Ecu 1602 I (Limoges) Fine with some small edge cracks, unlisted by Krause, 1/12th Ecu 1644A KM#140.1 Fine, 1/12th Ecu 1659D KM#166.4 NVF with a thin scratch on the reverse, First Empire10 Centimes 1809A KM#676.1 Fine
France Provincial issues (5) Poitu DenierCharles II 10th to 12th Century Short Cross, Reverse MFT ALO Fine. Poitu Half Denier Charles II 10th to 12th Century Short Cross Reverse MFT ALO NVF with some perforations to the flan. Aquitaine Denier William X 1127-1137, Obv: Four Crosslets around a single central annulet CLVILILMO, Reverse: BVRDGILA around a short cross Good Fine. County of Anjou Denier St. Martin of Tours, (1150-1200) Obverse SCS MARTINUS, Reverse TYRONVS CIVI Short Cross, Fine and bold. Half Denier Tournois Obverse PHILIPPVS REX , short Cross, Reverse TYRONVS CIVI Good Fine/Fine
French Indo-China (16) 50 Cents 1936 KM#459.2 VF or better and lustrous, 20 Cents 1920 without fineness indicated in the legend KM#15 GVF with some small tone spots, 1921 EF/GEF with a tone spot, 1922 About UNC and lustrous, 1930 A/UNC and lustrous, 10 Cents (11) 1899A GEF and lustrous, 1902A NEF, 1921A A/UNC, 1922A EF, 1923A (3) EF/UNC, AU/UNC, and A/UNC, 1924A (2) both Lustrous A/UNC , 1929A (2) EF/AU attractively toned, and AU/UNC
GB and World (20) India (9) One Rupee (4) 1887 Bombay GF/VF,1917 Bombay (3) NEF (2) and EF, Half Rupee (3) 1916 Bombay NVF/VF, 1917 Bombay (2) AU/UNC with some light toning, and VF/NEF, Quarter Rupee 1918 Calcutta AU/UNC and lustrous, Two Annas 1918 Calcutta EF/AU, Canada (2) Dollars 1963 EF/GEF with some lustre, 25 Cents 1903 Fine, AustraliaSixpence 1914 NEF, Italy One Lira 1915R VF, GB Shilling 1867 Die Number 20 Good Fine, USA Dollar 1885O Lustrous UNC with golden tone, France50 Francs Silver 1975 A/UNC, Bermuda (2) One Dollar 1972 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipSilver Wedding Silver Proof nFDC, Crown 1964 UNC, AustriaThaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrike Prooflike UNC, and Medal 1937 Coronation of Edward VIII 44mm diameter in bronze. Reverse: Britannia standing facing, in an archway holds a Union Jack flag and crown CROWNED A.D. 1937. UNC in the box of issue
GB and World a mixed group includes a silver locket in the form of a 1953 Sixpence, Cook Islands (5), Congo (2), and medallic issues (5) in a Royal Mint box with certificate. British History, International Coin Replicas, and Greatest Coins of the World a 12-coin set in base metal, Prooflike UNC, in a Westminster box, ten with certificates, GB and World loose and in capsules (103) includes mostly base metal issues from a wide variety of countries, including Belgium20 Francs (4) 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999 on waffled flans, these EF to UNC
GB and World in Silver (20) all but one Crown-sized , includes issues from GB, South Africa, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Malta and more, dates range from 1873-2003 in mixed grades some EF to UNC
India and related Dump Coinage (17) with some in silver includes French India - Surat Half Rupee KM#75 Fine, Baroda Rupee (2) Y#12 AH1282 Fine, Y#29 AH1288 Fine, Mysore 20 CashCopper C#193.1 Good Fine
IrelandHalfpennies (13) Charles II to George IV includes 1686 Fine and 1805 NEF with small spots, Farthings 1806 (2) GEF and VF, Halfcrown to Farthings Free state coinage in base metal (73) in mixed grades and a Halfpenny Token 1879 Non-Local London & Newcastle Tea Company NVF
Ireland Six ShillingBank Token 1804 Top leaf points to the upright of the E of DEI, S.6615 VF with some scratches and some staining below the bust, as part of a group of (11) with a further group of Ireland (5) Punt 1994, Pennies (3) 1935, 1942, 1943, Halfpenny 1942, in mixed circulated grades. GB (4) Crown 1900 LXIV VG/Near Fine, Florin 1920 VG and DecimalTwo Pounds (2) 1989 Bill of Rights, 1994 Tercentenary of the Bank of England GVF to NEF, and a Imitation Ancient Greek Tetradrachm in low grade
Isle of Man and Channel Islands (91) mostly 209th Century base metal issues, includes a few odd issues from Ireland and Gibraltar, in mixed grades some EF to UNC with lustre
Israel (12) Sheqel (3) 1982 Holy land Sites - Qumran Caves SilverProof KM#122 nFDC with some toning, Sheqel 1983 Holy land Sites - Herodian Ruins KM#128 Silver Proof nFDC in capsule, 1982 Yemenite Hanukkah Lamp in Silver KM#123 UNC. Two Sheqelim (2) 1982 Yemenite Hanukkah Lamp Silver Proof KM#124 Lustrous UNC with some spots, Two Sheqelim 1982 Independence Day - Baron Edmond de Rothschild - Israel's 34th Anniversary Silver Proof KM#117 nFDC retaining much original mint brilliance. Five Lirot (3) 1965 Independence Day - Israel's 17th Anniversary KM#45 in silver, UNC toned, 1966 Israel - Life in Silver KM#46 UNC, 1973 Babylonian (Iraqi) Hanukkah Lamp, in silver KM#75.1 Lustrous UNC, 10 Lirot (2) 1973 Declaration of Independence - Israel's 25th Anniversary KM#71 Lustrous UNC, 1974 Israel's 26th Anniversary - Revival of the Hebrew Language in silver Lustrous UNC. 500 Pruta 1949 KM#16 About EF, 250 Pruta 1949H KM#15a UNC or near so and lustrous
Middle East (275) a wide selection of countries includes Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and more, mostly base metal issues with a few in silver, in mixed with some later issue EF to UNC and lustrous
Netherland East Indies and related (34) Duit 1735 Crowned Holland Arms KM#70 Fine, Duits (3) Crowned Utrecht Arms 1742 KM#111.1 VF, 1746 KM#111.1 GVF, 1794 KM#111.1 Good Fine and bold, Duits (6) Crowned Arms of West Friesland 1750 KM#131 Fine, 1754 KM#131 Fine, 1780 KM#131 Fine, 1781 KM#131 Fine, 1787 KM#131 (2) both around Fine, one struck on a thin flan and with the date figures in mirror image, this possibly an interesting contemporary counterfeit, Duit Crowned Zeeland Arms (6) 1729 Legend around shield KM#150 Fine, 1735 KM#152.1 Good Fine, 1753 KM#152.2 Fine, 1791 KM#152.3 Near Fine/Fine, 1793 KM#152.3 Fine/Good Fine, 1794 KM#152.3 NVF, Half Duit 1758 Silver KM#112.1a Fine or slightly better, Half Duit s with Crowned Zeeland Arms (3) 1752 KM#72 VG, 1753 KM#'72 (2) VG and Fine, Half Duits with Crowned Utrecht Arms (3) 1755 KM#112.1 (3) Fine (2) and Good Fine, Duit 1790 26mm diameter considered to be a forgery minted in Utrecht in the 1840s, Good Fine and of excellent workmanship, Netherlands - Gelderland Duit 1756 Fine, Netherlands Batavian Republic (4) Half Stuiver 1825 KM#284.2 Fine/Near Fine, Duit 1808 (2) Good Fine and VF, Half Duit 1808 KM#75 Good Fine, Sumatra (4) Kepang 1804 KM#263 Good Fine, One Cent 1834V KM#290 Fine, 1835V KM#290 Near Fine/VG, 1839W KM#290 Near Fine, Java Duit 1810 French Administration LN on obverse KM#223 Fine
Palestine (18) 10 Mils (3) 1927 (2), 1939, 5 Mils (2) 1927, 1935, 2 Mils (5) 1927 (3), 1941, 1942, 1 Mil (8) 1927 (4), 1941, 1942 (2), 1943 holed, in mixed grades with some EF, Israel Mint Set 1968 (6 coins) 1 Lira to 1 Agora UNC, along with modern issues 5 Lira to 1 Agora (25) in mixed grades with many in EF
Peru (14) Half Sol (8) 1907 (2) LIMA FG-JR (2) UNC and A/UNC, 1922 GEF/AU scarce, 1927GN (2) GEF and Toned UNC, 1929GM (3) EF, GEF and A/UNC, along with (6) Real 1850 KM#143.1 Good Fine, Real 1860YB KM#181 Lustrous UNC, Half Real 1860YB KM#180 UNC and lustrous, Dinero 1866YB KM#190 UNC or near so with small rim nicks, Centavo 1864 KM#187.1 UNC with good subdued lustre, Peseta 1880 BF Dot after B below shield KM#200.2 NVF
Portugal 500 Reis (3) 1898 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of India KM#538 UNC or very near so and lustrous, 1908 (2) KM#547 VF/GVF (2), 5 Escudos (2) 1933 KM#581 UNC and lustrous, 1934 KM#581 EF, 2 1/2 Escudo 1932 KM#580 EF, 50 Reis 1879, 1889, Lustrous UNC
Romania (6) 10000 Lei (4) 1946 KM#71 A/UNC to UNC and lustrous with light toning, 500 Lei 1941 (2) KM#60 the first A/UNC the second UNC with original mint lustre
Russia 20 Kopecks (40) 1908 (2), 1909 (4), 1910 (3), 1911 (2), 1912 (3), 1913 (2), 1914 (4), 1915 (18), 1916 (1) a few Fine, most are VF to GEF some with lustre
Serbia (138) 2 Dinara 1915 (16) , One Dinar (67) 1912 (28), 1915 (39), 50 Para 1915 (55) NVF to Lustrous UNC, many are lustrous or with attractive toning
Spain (4) 16 Maravedis 1663 MS KM#172.5 Good Fine, comes with old collector's ticket 'Doug, 1955', 8 Maravedis 1625 Segovia KM#10.1 VF, comes with old collector's ticket 'Doug 1955', 4 Maravedis, countermarked to 12 Maravedis (countermarked 1636-1642) host coin 1601 countermark and host coin About Fine, 4 Maravedis countermarked to 12 Maravedis (countermarked 1639-1642) host coin with date unclear, countermark VG, host coin Fair
Spain a collection in an album 17th to 20th Century (77) 8 Reales Cobs to One Maravedis, and First Decimal Issues, many different types represented , includes Philip III, Philip IV, Charles III, Ferdinand VII, Isabel II types, includes some silver items, in mixed grades
Spain, includes Provincial issues and Kingdoms of Sicily a collection in an album (39) 13th to 18th Century mostly minors includes some silver issues, in mixed circulated grades, worthy of further research
Straits Settlements (25) One Cent 1919 (2), 1920 (21), 1926 (2) in mixed grades a few EF with traces of lustre, Half Cents 1932 (119) a few with light friction, the vast majority UNC and lustrous, Quarter Cents (41) 1845, 1884 (3), 1898 (4), 1899, 1901 (3), 1905 (2), 1916 (27), the Victorian and Edwardian issues VG, George V issues mostly EF to UNC, many with lustre, Germany - Weimar Republic Five Reichspfennigs 1930E Fine
Straits Settlements (3) 20 Cents 1895 KM#12 Good Fine, 10 Cents 1881 VF, One Cent 1901 KM#16 NVF, Mauritius (3) 20 Cents 1877H KM#11.1 Fine, Five Cents 1897 KM#9 NVF with some heavier contact marks, Two Cents 1877 KM#8 GVF/VF, India (2) Quarter Rupee 1835 F incuse on truncation, 18 berries in wreath KM#448.5 Good Fine, 1835 No initials on truncation KM#448.3 Good Fine, Hong Kong50 Cents 1905 KM#15About Fine with a edge knock
Sweden2 Kronor (37) 1942G (7), 1943G (2), 1945G (15), 1945 TS over G (1), 1947TS (9), 1948TS (1), 1950TS (2, one Proof or Prooflike) GVF to BU all lustrous, one of the 1942 coins with some staining
The History of the United States Coin Collection a 19-coin set by the Franklin Mint comprising Commemorative Dollars (6) 1983D Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, 1984S Los Angeles Olympic Games - Entrance to Los Angeles Coliseum SilverProof, 1986S Statue of Liberty Silver Proof, 1987S 200th Anniversary of the US Constitution Silver Proof, 1991P 38th Anniversary of the Korean War Silver Proof, 1991D 38th Anniversary of the Korean War, Dollars (3) 1881, 1923S, 1976S Bicentenary, Half Dollars Commemoratives (3) 1893 Columbian Exposition, 1952 Washington/Carver, 1993S James Madison Silver Proof, Half Dollars (3) 1899 (2), 1948D, Quarter Dollars (2) 1853 Arrows at date, 1927, Dimes (2) 1899, 1945S, Proof Issues UNC to FDC, the currency issues in mixed circulated grades, in the album of issue some with certificates, also with an additional unrelated certificate
USA (10) Dollars (5) 1880S Lustrous UNC, 1881S EF with some contact marks, 1882 UNC and lustrous, 1890 O Near Fine, 1897 O Near Fine, Half Dollars (5) 1944D VF, 1948D GEF/AU, 1951D VF, 1954D VF, 1958D A/UNC and lustrous, along with Canada Dollar 1936 VF toned
USA (7) Dollars (5) 1878CC Bright VF, 1881S UNC or near so and lustrous, 1881 O A/UNC and lustrous, 1898 A/UNC and lustrous, 1921D GVF, Silver Eagle 1990 Lustrous UNC, Half Dollar 1964 EF
USA, GB and Ireland issues a mixed group (180), the majority in base metal but includes silver pre-1947 GB Halfcrowns to Threepences in mixed grades with some more modern items Lustrous UNC
World (14) a varied group, includes some more unusual and scarcer items: Colombia - Cartagena Siege Coinage Half Real 1812 KM#D2 Good Fine with date full and bold, France 30 Sols 1820 Aniche Mining Company Token, Reverse: MD 1820 within wreath (Maz.779) GVF and very scarce, Lithuania Six Groszy 1652 Johann Casimir KM#44 VF/GF, a rare one-year type, South AfricaFlorin 1928 VF/GVF, Guatemala Quarter Quetzal 1926 KM#243.1 GVF, Ecuador Decimo 1902 LIMA with JF on reverse KM#50.3 UNC and lustrous, TunisiaOne Franc AH1335 (1916)A Muhammad Al-Nasir KM#238 UNC or near so and lustrous, New GuineaShilling 1935 KM#5 EF, Cyprus Nine Piastres 1901 KM#6 Bold Fine, Ireland Shilling 1930 S.6627 GVF, Greenland25 Ore 1926 (h) HCM GJ with central hole KM#6 Good Fine, Finland One Markka 1874S KM#3.2 Fine, Spain Real 1733 VG, Portugal 60 Reis undated (1683) KM#139 GVF
World (75) includes many silver items a wide variety of types, includes examples from Belgium, Egypt, Italy, Sweden, Germany, in mixed grades, along with USA (16) Quarter Dollar 1907 VF, Ten Cents (4) 1903 EF, 1904 Fine, 1923 VG, 1961 A/UNC and lustrous, Half Dimes (2) 1838 VG, 1847 VG, Five Cents 1910 About VF, One Cent (8) 1883 VG, 1886 VG, 1887 VG, 1893 GF, 1897 Near Fine, 1905 VG, 1909 Lincoln (2) both VF, USA Proof Set 1982SA FDC in the case of issue, USA Half Dollar 2008S Cupro-Nickel Proof FDC in the box of issue with certificate
World 19th and 20th Century in an Album (200) a wide range of countries represented, largely base metal issues, in mixed grades, individual total ticket priced around 870 Euros
World a mixed group (80) mostly Asian types includes China, Japan, Philippines, Thailand and more, mostly base metal types with a few in silver, includes a few Fantasy issues, in mixed circulated grades, some later issues EF
World a small group (4) Isle of ManHalfpenny 1813 NVF, Sweden 1/6 Skilling 1832 Draped Bust with Plain Border KM#634 Good Fine cleaned, Morocco 2 1/2 Dirhams AH1313 Paris Mint Y#6 About VF, Roman Denarius Vitellius Obverse: Laureate head right A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P/Tripod with raven below and dolphin above XV VIR SACR FAC, RIC 109, 2.76 grammes, Near Fine with dark tone
World including collections in album pages and Whitman style folders, others in bags with a few sets, notes and medals (lot) mostly base metal issues from circulation (over 17 kilos gross weight)
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