A general lot that must go (starting bid £1). World coins mostly late 20th century base metal issues (over 20 kilos), GB 50p large size (28) from circulation, Two Poundsbrass 1986 (21), 1989 Bill (4) mixed grades a proportion lustrous, a mix of the larger decimal 10p and 5p from circulation over £25 face, Sixpences cupro-nickel issues (over £100 face value some lustrous) along with accessories these mostly promoters empty cases, boxes and packaging
Albania (5) One Lek 1926R KM#5 Lustrous UNC, Half Lek 1926R KM#4 UNC, Quarter Lek 1927R KM#3 UNC, Ten Qindar Leku 1926R KM#2 UNC with traces of lustre, scarce, Five Qindar Leku 1926 R UNC with lustre traces, rare, a very pleasing group, the bronze pieces seldom seen in high grade
Australia and Canada (12) comprising Canada (4) 50 Cents 1872H VG, the reverse better, Ten Cents 1880H VG/Fine, Five Cents (2) 1910 VG/Fine, 1912 Near Fine/Fine, Australia (8) Shilling 1916M VF with grey tone, Threepences (7) 1910 Fine/VF. VF/NEF toned, 1914 Fine, Rare, 1922 Near Fine/Fine, toned, 1925 (3) VF/GVF (2) and VG/Near Fine
Australia Penny and Halfpenny Tokens (4) Penny 1857 Hide & De Carle, KM#Tn104 Fine, Halfpenny 1857 Professor Holloway KM#277.1 VG/Fine, Halfpenny Hanks & Lloyd 1855 Tea Mart - Opening of the Sydney Railway KM#Tn82 VG with several scuffs, Halfpenny Smith, Peate & Co. 1856 KM#Tn210/211 Fine, holed, scarce
British West Indies and Mauritius (12) comprising British West Indies 1/16th Dollar 1822 Anchor Coinage KM#1 Near Fine ,and Mauritius (11) 50 Sous 1822 Poor, 20 Cents 1889H VG, Ten Cents 1886 About Fine, Five Cents (2) 1884 Poor, 1920 Near Fine with some surface residue, Two Cents (2) 1890H VG, 1923 VF, One Cent 1922 VG, One Rupee 1934 Fine, Half Rupee 1934 Reverse GF, obverse worn flat, Quarter Rupee 1936 Fine
CanadaDollars (8) 1964 Charlottetown NEF, 1971 BritishColumbia UNC or very near so and lustrous with light toning, 1973 RCMP A/UNC and lustrous, 1974 Winnipeg 100th Anniversary Prooflike UNC in capsule, 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee UNC and lustrous with some light tone, 1978 Commonwealth Games - Edmonton Lustrous EF, 1979 Griffon Lustrous UNC, 1998 RCMP 125th Anniversary BU in the slide case of issue, South AfricaCrowns (4) 1948 (2) GVF and NEF, 1950 VF, 1952 VF
Canada Provincial (20) New Brunswick (2) Penny 1843, One Cent 1861, Newfoundland One Cent 1865, Nova ScotiaHalifax /Britannia Halfpenny token 1814, Halfpenny 1840, Lower Canada (7) One Penny Bank Token 1837, Halfpenny Bank Token 1837, Halfpenny Tokens (2) T.S. Brown Montreal, (2), Quebec One Penny Bank Token 1852, Quebec Half Penny Bank Token 1852, Halfpenny 1813 Wellington/ Commerce, Prince Edward Island (6) One Cent Tokens (5) 1855 Fisheries and Agriculture, 1855 Self Government and Free Trade, 1857 Self Government and Free Trade, undated Success To The Fisheries/Speed The Plough, undated Ships, Colonies and Commerce, One Cent 1871, Upper Canada Halfpenny Tokens (2) undated Speed the Plough/No Labour No Bread, Ontario Lesslie & Sons Kingston & Dundas, in mixed grades VG to Good Fine
Cyprus (7) One Piastre 1886 Near Fine, holed, Half Piastres (2) 1884 Poor, scarce, 1930 NEF, scarce in high grade, Quarter Piastres (3) 1898 VG/Poor, 1905 Fine, 1926 Fine with some surface residue, and One Cent 1996 VF with an adhesive star attached to the obverse
France (4) 1792 RevolutionCopper Token Essai 32mm diameter, Obverse Hercules, Reverse Pyramid RESPUBLICA GALLICA ANNO 1 MO GVF, unusual, Five Sols 1792 Monneron (2) KM#Tn31 both VF, Five Sols 1792 Hercules KM#Tn35 NVF/Good Fine
France and related (8) France (7) 20 Francs 1933 (2) NVF and Good Fine, Ten Francs (3) 1929 GF/NVF, 1938 (2) Good Fine and NVF, Five Francs (2) 1813Q Perpignan Mint KM#694.12 VG, 1848A Louis Phillipe KM#749.1 VF/Good Fine, Haiti25 Centimes AN14 (1817) as KM#15.2 Fine
France Five Francs (5) 1816A Paris Mint KM#711.1 Fine, waterworn, 1831A Paris Mint KM#735.1 About Fine, 1838MA Marseilles Mint KM#749.10 Fine, 1846BB Strasbourg Mint KM#749.3 Fine, 1849A Paris Mint KM#756.1 VF toned with some edge nicks
Guernsey and Jersey (32) comprising Guernsey Eight Doubles (7) 1834 VF cleaned and retoned, 1858 (2) NEF and Good Fine, 1864 About Fine, 1889H UNC with some subdued lustre, 1902H UNC and lustrous with some small spots, 1903H UNC, the reverse lustrous, Four Doubles (2) 1864 UNC with subdued lustre, 1902H Lustrous UNC, Two Doubles (2) 1885H EF with some subdued lustre, 1929 UNC and lustrous, One Double (2) 1902H Lustrous UNC, 1929H Lustrous UNC with minor cabinet friction, Jersey 1/12th Shilling (7) 1877H NEF/EF, 1881 GVF, 1888 UNC with traces of lustre, 1909 NEF, 1933 VF/GVF, 1937 VF/GVF, 1947 UNC and lustrous with some spots, 1/13th Shilling 1866 EF, 1/26th Shilling (2) 1858 GVF/NEF, 1861 NEF, 1/24th Shilling (9) 1877H EF, 1888 UNC/AU with traces of lustre, 1894 UNC and lustrous, 1909 UNC with traces of lustre and minor cabinet friction, 1913 EF, 1923 (2) the first GEF toned, the second UNC and lustrous with some verdigris, 1933 UNC/AU with traces of lustre, 1947 UNC with some lustre, along with a further group of Jersey and Guernsey (15) includes Crowns Guernsey 1972 (2) UNC with a group of mixed bronze types 1864-1925 these in mixed circulated grades, and CanadaOne Cent 1859 (2) NVF and VF
India (11) Quarter Rupees (5) 1914 Bombay GVF, 1918 Calcutta NEF, 1944 Bombay (2) both EF, 1945 Bombay, Small 5 A/UNC and lustrous, Four Annas (2) 1919 (2) both EF and lustrous, one with light toning, Two Annas (3) 1875 Bombay EF and lustrous, 1911 KM#514 GVF Rare, 1914 Bombay EF, One Anna 1919 UNC or near so and attractively toned
India One Rupee (14) 1835 F incuse on truncation, About Fine, 1862 (2) the first Fine with some corrosion, the second VF with some small edge nicks, 1892 Bombay Mint, B incuse, VF, 1900 mintmark not legible, Fair, 1906 Bombay Mint, B incuse, NEF and attractively toned, 1907 Calcutta (3) the first Fine, the second Near Fine and the third VG/Fine the obverse with mottled tone, 1917 Calcutta GEF and lustrous, 1918 Bombay, Fine, 1918 Calcutta NEF/EF, 1919 Bombay, Fine, 1945 Lahore, Small 5 VF
Indian Princely States - (8) Hyderabad (4) Quarter Rupee (2) AH1316 Y#15 GEF with a flaw , AH1317 Y#15 A/UNC, One Eighth Rupee date off Fala (first two digits partially visible) GEF, with excellent surfaces and matching tone, One Sixteenth Rupee type as Y#13, date off flan GVF, TravancoreSilver Chuckrams (4), GVF
Indian Princely States - Hyderabad (4) One Rupee (2) AH1316 Y#17 UNC with choice surfaces and colourfully toned, AH1318 Y#17 About UNC and lustrous, with excellent surfaces enhanced by gold and olive tone, Quarter Rupee AH1307 Y#15 NEF, One Eighth Rupee (2) AH1307 Y#14 About EF, AH1313 Y#14 EF, the date partially off the flan
Norway (6) Ten Ore (3) 1876 KM#350 Fine, the reverse with slightly uneven tone, 1882 KM#350 Fine, toned, 1894 KM#350 Near Fine, 12 Skilling 1856 6 over 5 KM#314.2 VG/Fine toned, Four Skilling 1871 KM#337 Fine with grey tone, Three Skilling 1872 KM#338.2 Good Fine with old grey toning, Sweden Ten Ore 1884 EB KM#755 Fine
Palestine (4) 50 Mils 1931 KM#6 in an NGC holder and graded VF details - cleaned, Ten Mils 1940 KM#4 in an NGC holder and graded AU53, Ten Mils 1946 KM#4 in an NGC holder and graded AU59, Two Mils 1942 KM#2 in an NGC holder and graded MS63 BN, along with Libya Two Milliemes 1952 KM#2 in an NGC holder and graded AU58 BN
Russia a collection in an album with 13 Empirecopper and silver issues the rest post revolution ranging from 1924 to modern issues including some pages of CCCP Commemoratives also Bi-Metallic 5 Rubles from the 1990s these in lustrous grades also Token issues such as transport some coloured plastic issues sone from Ukraine a wide ranging group, mixed grades
Spaincopper issues 15th to 17th Century (44, four holed) an interesting mix from an old collection, includes many countermarked issues, 'Pirate Money', as well as 8 and 4 Maravedis types, in mixed grades Fair to Fine, would make an interesting study group
SpanishAmerican Cob Coinage (7) includes Bolivia Two Reales date worn, assayer Y, Potosi, Bolivia Half Real 1746 Good with the 46 of the date visible, the others 1.06 grammes, 1.20 grammes, 0.63 grammes, 1.95 grammes, and 2.17 grammes, worn so positive identification not possible, Good to NVG, (3 holed), comes with an interesting historical envelope, stating 'Macuquina (?) - the money in use in Porto Rico when I first went there'
Switzerland Five Francs (5) 1936 Commemoration Armament Fund KM#41 (2) both Lustrous UNC the first with some flecks of toning, 1941 650th Anniversary of the Confederation KM#44 (3) UNC with practically full lustre
Switzerland Five Francs (5) 1936 Commemoration Armament Fund KM#41 (2) both Lustrous UNC with some light toning, 1941 650th Anniversary of the Confederation KM#44 (3) UNC with practically full lustre
Switzerland Five Francs (5) 1936 Commemoration Armament Fund KM#41 Lustrous UNC with some minor toning, 1941 650th Anniversary of the Confederation KM#44 UNC and lustrous (2), 1944 500th Anniversary of the Battle of St. Jakob An der Birs KM#45 Lustrous UNC with some attractive golden tone in places, 1963 Red Cross centennial KM#51 Lustrous UNC with a hint of golden tone
Switzerland Five Francs (5) 1936 Commemoration Armament Fund KM#41 UNC with good, slightly subdued lustre, 1941 650th Anniversary of the Confederation KM#44 (4) Lustrous UNC three with light toning
USA (16) Dimes (15) 1852 VG, 1857O Thin date, open 5 VG, 1858O About Fine, 1859O Large O Near Fine, 1861 Fine, 1869 NVF/GF with a scratch on the obverse, 1874 Legend and arrows at date Fine/VG, 1876 Type I, VG, 1877 VG, 1884 (3) Fine, NVF, VF/GVF, 1885 VF/EF, 1887 NVF/GVF, 1943D NVF with grey tone, and Three Cents 1873 Open 3 Good Fine
USA and Canada (11) comprising USA (10) Half Dollars (8) 1964 Lustrous UNC (4), 1965 Lustrous UNC (2), 1966 Lustrous UNC, 1967 Lustrous UNC, Dimes (2) 1943D About UNC/UNC, 1964D UNC, and Canada 50 Cents 1945 EF with some hairlines
USAOne Dollar (5) 1880S Lustrous UNC, 1882O UNC and lustrous, 1885O (2) the first UNC or near so with colourful tone, the second UNC or near so with good subdued lustre, 1889 EF
World (14) India (10) One Rupee 1887 Bombay Mint, B incuse Good Fine, Half Rupee (2) 1840 Divided Legend with .W.W incuse on truncation, Fair, 1943 Lahore, Fine, Quarter Rupee (5) 1840 Divided Legend, 10 berries (2) VG and Fair, 1862 Calcutta Near Fine/Fine, 1940 Bombay Mint, Fine, 1944 Bombay Mint, Fine, Two Annas (2) 1895 Calcutta VG, 1907 Fine, German East Africa One Rupie 1892 Fine, Ceylon (3) 50 Cents 1899 GVF, 25 Cents 1893 Good Fine toned, Ten Cents 1897 VF toned, along with Banknote India 50 Rupees 2011 VF with an inked annotation on the obverse
World (6) Spain (4) Two Reales 1721JJ VG, One Real (2) 1721J Near Fine, 1857 Good Fine, 16 Maravedis 1664 Fair, corroded, Mexico One Real 1760 Mo M, Charles III, KM#77 Near Fine, Peru Two Reales 1785 LIMAE MI VG
World (7) Ethiopia Birr EE1889 KM#5 Fine, USADollar 1921S Morgan NVF, Egypt 20 Piastres 1917 Fine, Australia Shilling 1913 About VF with some scratches on the reverse, Canada Dollar 1967 EF/AU and lustrous, AustriaThaler 1780 Maria Theresa Restrike Lustrous UNC, the reverse with some toning, IrelandTen Shillings 1966 Pearse, Lustrous UNC
World (9) India - Madras PresidencyQuarter Rupee AH1172/6 frozen date KM#434 GVF, Indian Princely States - Travancore Velli Fanam, undated (1864) KM#24.1, VF, India Temple Token similar to an Akbar Rupee c.1914, square, VF, India Princely StatesCopper Dump coinage (3) each 10.6 to 10.8 grammes, VG or slightly better, Medal Centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar/Nelson, containing Victory copper 1905 16mm in bronze VF, EgyptQirsh AH1293/10 Fine, holed, and an embroidered bag used to house the vendors coins for many years
World a mixed group (19) South Africa (3) Two Shillings 1896 Fine, Shilling 1896 Fine, Penny 1898 Fine, Tristan da CunhaCrown 2010 'To The Fallen' Lustrous UNC, Halfpenny18th Century Token Middlesex - National Series undated 'The Guard & Glory of Britain', milled edge, DH945a NVF, Model half Sovereign undated Obverse: Young head of Victoria left, Reverse: The Prince of Wales Feathers, THE PRINCE OF WALES MODEL HALF SOVRn. 1mm in brass Good Fine, Medals and medalets (4) 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II - The Royal British Legion 38mm diameter, Lustrous UNC, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897 25mm in bronze, Obverse : Bust left VICTORIA REGINA 1897, Reverse : FOR THE 60th YEAR OF HER GRACIOUS MAJESTY'S REIGN JUNE 1897, Fine, holed, Coronation of Edward VII 1902 21mm diameter in base metal, Fine, 1939 Canada Royal Visit 25mm diameter in copper, Fine, Fantasy Germany One Mark 1873 a modern fantasy in .999 silver Prooflike UNC, GB coloured issues (4) Fifty Pence 2001, BrassThreepence 1967, Penny 1967, Halfpenny 1967 the reverses with painted designs VF, and brass gaming tokens includes 'Good Old Days' and 'To Hanover' types (4) these in mixed grades
World a mixed group comprising Southern RhodesiaCrowns 1953 (5) VG, Fine (2), and NEF (2), Southern Rhodesia Threepences (93), Rhodesia and Nyasaland Threepences (154), Rhodesia Threepences /2½ Cents (69), these in mixed circulated grades, German States - Prussia Five Marks 1913A VG, along with MedalBelgian Congo 69mm diameter in silvered brass, undated (1909-1934) Third Series, a bilingual native chief's badge, French and Flemish legend CONGO BELGE - BELGISCH - CONGO CHEFFERIE INDIGENE INLANDISCHE HOOFDIJ, Reverse: TRAVAIL ET PROGRESS, Fine, the plated worn away in places, with some scratches, mounted at the top, World War I Medal 1914-1918. awarded to S.Sjt.L.F. Radclyff S.A.M.C., Good Fine, holed, World War II 1939-1945 Medal VG
World a varied group (18) San Marino (5) 5 Lire (4) 1935, 1937, 1938 (2) Lustrous UNC, 10 Centesimi 1937 UNC with traces of lustre and a small spot, Saudi ArabiaHejaz and Nejd Sultanate Quarter Qirsh AH1346 (1928) GEF with a hint of toning, Turkey (4) 25 Kurush 1928 NEF, 10 Kurush 1926 GVF, 5 Kurus 1926 EF with some lustre, 1 1/2 Piastres AH1255/5 KM#654 VF or better, New ZealandFlorins (4) 1934 GVF, 1935 NEF, 1943 lustrous GEF, 1946 Flat back on Kiwi KM#10.2 F/GF scarce, Russia (4) 50 Kopeks 1922 (2) Good Fine and Fine, Kopeks (2) 1840 EM VF, 1861 Fine with small spots
World an eclectic mix with large modern silver commemoratives (2) Bahamas $10 1978 Prince Charles and Papua New Guinea 10 Kina 1976 both Proof nFDC, Lundy Island Half Puffin 1929 EF along with about (100) general world issues 18 - 20th centuries includes pre 1800 Russia, Indian Head Cents 1873 and 1879 and more mostly in low circulated grades
World Crown sized in silver (7) comprising Belgium Five Francs (2) 1867 Good Fine/NVF, 1869 Good Fine/VF, Spain Five Pesetas 1888 MP-M Fine/Good Fine, Italy Five Lire 1869M BN Fine, Austria Five Corona 190860th Anniversary of the Reign of Franz Josef I Fine, Mexico Five pesos 1948 VF, Peru One Sol 1925 Fine
World silver (1.3 kilos) generally from circulation a few damaged or holed but most in collectable grades such as BritishCommonwealth back to Victoria, a decent grade 1921 MorganDollar and more
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