Half Sovereign 1900 Marsh 495 Fine, housed in a 9 carat gold mount with 4 diamonds, on a 9 carat necklace total weight 9.65 grammes, in a presentation box
India and East India Company (141) 19th & 20th Cent. including silver. India (103) 1/2 Pice (8), 1/12 Anna (9), 1/4 Anna (17), Anna (12), 2 Annas (30), 1/4 Rupee (11), 1/2 Rupee (13), Rupee (3). East India Company (38) all 19th Cent. 1/2 Pice (4), 1/12 Anna (5),1/4 Anna (19), 1/2 Anna (1), 5 cash (1), 10 cash (1), 1/4 Rupee (1), plus from Straights Settlement Pie (1), 1/4 cent (1), 1/2 cent (1), cent (1) from circulation
Ireland in base metal, Halfcrowns (6.8 Kilos, will be around 100 coins), Florins (1.5 Kilos, will be around 125 coins), Shillings (1.3 Kilos, will be around 220 coins), Sixpences (2 Kilos, will be around 440 coins), Threepences (1.3 Kilos, will be around 400 coins), Pennies and Halfpennies (22.3 Kilos, will be around 2300 coins) in mixed circulated grades
IrelandProof Set 1928 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Farthing nFDC the bronze bright and lustrous, in the original green case of issue, this in reasonable condition
Isle of Man (20) Pennies 1839 (2), Halfpennies 1839 (5), Farthings 1839 (3) these in mixed grades to EF, and Pennies 1758 S.7411 (2) NVF and Fine pitted, Halfpenny 1758 S.7412 GVF and Pennies 1786 (2), Halfpennies (5) 1798 (3), 1813 (2) these Near Fine to NVF
Isle of Man £1 pieces (91) All 1978 in UNC condition with scarce 'AD' mint mark, in two Lindner trays, with spare unused tray attached with a mintage of just 3,750 and a book price of $7.50
Italy and related (4) Italy 20 Lire 1927R Year VI KM#69 GVF/NEF, Italian Somaliland Rupia 1915R KM#6 NVF, Eritrea Lira (2) 1890R KM#2 Fine, 1891 KM#2 Fine
New Zealand a comprehensive collection in album pages (232) Crown (1) 1949, Halfcrowns (23, includes 1940 Centennial A/UNC) Florins (29, missing only 1937, 1940, 1963), Shillings (32), Sixpences (38), Threepences (40), Pennies (39, missing only 1965), Halfpennies (30, missing only 1953 and 1955), in mixed grades some lustrous EF-UNC
Poland25 Kopeks, 50 Groszy 1846 NEF, Russia 5 Kopeks 1794EM GVF or better as part of a group of Russia (23) 18th to 20th Century in mixed grades includes some silver
South AfricaCrowns (10) 1948 (2), 1949 (2), 1951, 1952 (6) mostly EF-UNC, South Africa 5 Rand 2008 Nelson Mandela 90th Birthday (118) UNC, 5 Rand 1994 Presidential Inauguration A/UNC, South Africa Medals Three Centuries of Royalty a 16-medal set each medal depicting a different monarch, with Britannia on the reverse, each 20 grammes of .925 silverProof nFDC-FDC in the red box of issue with certificates
Switzerland (10) 20 Francs (4) 1972 Gertrud Kurz, 1993 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Paracelsus, 1995 Devils Bridge-Teufelsbrucke raised SilverProof, 2002 Expo '02 Silver Proof, 5 Francs (6) 1936 Confederation Armament Fund, 1939 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Laupen, 1939 Zurich Exposition, 1941 650th Anniversary of the Confederation (slabbed NGC MS66), 1944 500th Anniversary of the Battle of St.Jakob An Der Birs, 1981 500th Anniversary of the Stans Convention of 1481 Cupro-Nickel Proof UNC-FDC the last in the case of issue
USAMedal Trans-Mississippi Exposition 1898 34mm diameter in silver Obverse Bust left TRANS MISSISSIPPI EXPOSITION OMAHA 1898 below, Reverse An Indian on horseback, spearing a buffalo Exergue 1848 UNC and with an attractive and colourful tone
USA, Canada and Europe, USA and Canada (73), Iceland 1000 Kronur 1974 and 500 Kronur 1974 Silver issues UNC in the case of issue, Iceland 500 Kronur 1986 100th Anniversary of Icelandic Banknotes Silver Proof nFDC in the case of issue with certificate, Germany - Democratic Republic20 Marks to 1 Pfennig (46) 1949-1984 in mixed grades to UNC, Greece (17) 250 Drachmai (2) 1981 Javelin, 1982 Shot Putt, 100 Drachmai (2) 1981 Long Jump, 1982 Pole Vault, 30 Drachmai (2) 1964 Wedding, 1963 5 Kings, 5 Drachma 1876A, 2 Drachma 1873A, 1911, 1 Drachma 1874A, 1910 (2), 50 Lepta 1874A (2), 20 Lepta 1874A in mixed grades to UNC, Austria (25) 5 Schillings to 1 Groschen 1920s and 1930s issues includes some Commemoratives, in mixed grades to EF
World a varied group (50) India Dump coinage in silver (11) plus a further 4 items in silver (gilded) on a bracelet, these in mixed grades, Moroccocopper (8) in mixed grades, Israel 5 Lirot 1958 UNC, ParisMedal FLUTUAT NEC MERGITUR VILLE DE PARIS 64.71 grammes in silver by H.Delannoy issued 1954 to Mr.Svend EF, Sports Medal Oxford Cambridge Selva Gardena , Dolomites, Italy 1951 BOLZANO ENTE PROVINCIALE TURISMO Hexagonal EF, plus World an additional group (14) Hammered to 19th Century includes some silver, Jettons, a Temple Token and a fractional Cob in mixed grades, Paper Money GB £7.50 face and World (14) includes some pre World War II, in mixed grades
World an eclectic mix (7) Italian States - Lombardy-Venetia Quarter Lira 1822M C#4.2 Fine with some verdigris on the reverse, Austrian Netherlands Liard (Oord) 1750 KM#2 Fine, Austria Kreuzer 1794H Fine, New ZealandPenny Token Auckland Morrin&Co. Grocers, Wine and Spirit Merchants Fine, SpanishAmerica Fractional Cob approximately 20mm diameter undated, American M.E.Church Bazaar Token 24mm diameter in bronze undated Fine, plus a Fantasy Roman bronze unattributed piece Fine
World Trial pieces (14) Jamaica (3) Penny 1905, Halfpenny 1905 and Farthing 1904 all officially? centrally holed UNC, Uganda (7) Five Shillings 1972 (2), Blank Flans Five Shilling size (2), Uganda Two Shillings 1966 (2) UNC, plus accompanying blank flans (2) each with mint logo centrally on either side UNC, Canada Test Tokens (3) 25 Cents 1983 Charlton TT-25.9 in cupro-nickel with I in each field, milled edge (weight 5.05 grammes) UNC, 5 Cents 1983 English/French legends, Charlton TT-5.4 in Nickel-bonded Steel with NBS and 6.2 incuse in the fields (weight 4.05 grammes), plain edge, UNC, plus One CentCopper-Zinc undated, round, without beads (1979) French/English legends, as Charlton TT-1.4A (similar weight to the copper issue, 2.47 grammes) UNC, an unusual group, these as part of a World in an album (115) mostly later 20th century EF-UNC with some residue from poor storage
A mixed group in three boxes including cased items and sets, crowns, collections in Whitman Folders and an album, machine tokens and paranumismatic, along with loose coins in bags and tubes (lot)
AustraliaFlorins Edward VIII 1937 INA Retro Patterns (5) Obverse left facing portrait of the King by D.R.Golder, Reverse Australian Coat of Arms. Plain edge, Struck in 5 metals one each in , Gold Coated CopperPiedfort, Copper Piedfort, Aluminium, Platinum coloured Alloy, and silver coated piedfort, Plain edge (only 18 sets made) Lustrous UNC and Prooflike
AustraliaFlorins Edward VIII 1937 INA Retro Patterns (5) Obverse left facing portrait of the King by D.R.Golder, Reverse Australian Coat of Arms. Plain edge, Struck in 5 metals one each in .925 silver, Platinum coloured metal, aluminium, Piedfortcopper, Gold coated copper (Barton's metal), Milled edge (only 18 sets made) Lustrous UNC and Prooflike
AustraliaFlorins Edward VIII 1937 INA Retro Patterns (8) Obverse right facing portrait of the King by P.Metcalfe, Reverse Australian Coat of Arms. Milled edge, Struck in 8 metals one each in .925 silver, Golden alloy, Platinum coloured metal, aluminium, nickel silver, Piedfortcopper, Gold coated copper (Barton's metal), silver coated Piedfort, Plain edge, (only 18 sets made) Lustrous UNC and Prooflike
AustraliaFlorins Edward VIII 1937 INA Retro Patterns (8) Obverse right facing portrait of the King by P.Metcalfe, Reverse Australian Coat of Arms. Milled edge, Struck in 8 metals one each in .925 silver, Golden alloy, Platinum coloured metal, aluminium, nickel silver, Piedfortcopper, Gold coated copper (Barton's metal), silver coated Piedfort, Milled edge, (only 18 sets made) Lustrous UNC and Prooflike
Australia Mint Sets 1983 (3) UNC in the red wallets of issue, Australia 10 Dollars 1982 Commonwealth Games SilverProof nFDC in capsule, Australia Pennies (87), Australia Halfpennies (37), plus a small handful of World coins and tokens, in mixed circulated grades
Canada50 Cents Edward VIII INA Retro Patterns Patina series 1937 (8) Obverse Head of Edward VIII by D.R.Golder, Reverse Arms of Canada. In 8 different metals: .925 silver / aluminium / silver coated piedfort / platinum coloured alloy / piedfort copper / golden alloy / gold coated copper / nickel silver, Plain edge, Mintage of only 18 pieces, Lustrous UNC
ChinaSzechuan Province Dollar 1912 Y#456.1 NVF, China Sinkiang Province Dollar 1949 Pointed base 1 Y#46.2 NVF, China Republic (2) Dollar 1914 Year 3 Y#329 GVF, Dollar Year 23 (1934) Y#345 GEF, China Peoples Republic10 Yuan (3) 1994 Verdi KM#657 SilverProof nFDC, 1998 Dr.Norman Bethune Silver Proof KM#1157 FDC, 2006 KM#1685 Scalloped edge Silver Proof FDC, Russia 3 Roubles 1992 Y#349 Silver Proof FDC plus Russia INA Retro Patterns (2) 1730 and 1762 Lustrous UNC
Cyprus 45 Piastres 1928 NVF, Cyprus 18 Piastres 1921 Fine, 9 Piastres (2) 1919 GVF, 1921 GVF as part of a group of World with strength in Cyprus (93) in mixed grades
Europe (8) Austria 10 Euro 2002 Kepler UNC, Belgium10 Euros 2003 Proof FDC in wallet, France (3) 15 Euros 2008 UNC, 5 Euros 2008 UNC, Quarter Euro 2003 Tour de France UNC, Germany (3) 10 Euro 2002G UNC, 2003 Von Liebig Silver Proof FDC, 2004J UNC, Greece 10 Euro 2003 Silver Proof FDC boxed
FAO an interesting group (155) in base metal all Unc to BU some Proof and unlisted in Krause, mostly 1980s and 1990s and with a high KM book value, including crown sized and proofs, and many seldom offered
Finland (25) 100 Markkaa (11) 1989 Pictorial Arts UNC, 1989 World Skiing Championships UNC, 1990 University of Helsinki, 1990 War Veterans Association UNC, 1991 Ice Hockey UNC, 1991 70th Anniversary of the Autonomy of Aland UNC, 1992 75th Anniversary of Independence UNC, 1994 Stadium of Friendship UNC, 1995 Artturi Ilmari Virtanen UNC, 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary UNC, 1997 Paavo Nurmi UNC, 50 Markka (4) 1981 President Kekkonen UNC, 1982 Ice Hockey UNC, 1983 World Athletics Championships UNC, 1985 National Epic - The Kalevala UNC, 25 Markka (2) 1978 Lahti Winter Games UNC, 1979 750th Anniversary of Turku UNC, 10 Markka (5) 1967 50th Anniversary of Independence UNC, 1970 President Paasikivi UNC, 1971 European Athletics UNC, 1975 President Kekkonen UNC, 1977 60th Anniversary of Independence UNC, 1 Markka 2001 KM#106 UNC on display card, 10 Euro 2002 Helsinki Olympics UNC, 5 Euro 2003 Ice Hockey UNC
GB and World 17th to 20th Century includes some silver, also includes some tokens, medals and paranumismatic items, in mixed circulated grades (total weight approximately 1.6 Kilos)
GB and World in two boxes plenty of modern issues, sets and cased items, some in silver and some higher value such a £5 crowns, some earlier types these from circulation (lot)
Germany - Empire (6) 1 Mark (2) 1906F 1916F, 50 Pfennigs 1876A, 10 Pfennigs 1908J, 5 Pfennigs 1908J, 1875A GEF to UNC and lustrous, a pleasing group along with Germany 19th and 20th Century (31) 5 Marks to 5 Pfennigs, also Notgeld and Kriegsgeld (6) in mixed grades to EF
India - Bombay Presidency (12) Rupee (6), Half Rupee (3), Quarter Rupee (3) all AH1215/46 Shah Alam II, Surat Mint, VF to About UNC, East India CompanyBengal Presidency (3) Rupee, Half Rupee and Quarter Rupee Shah Alam II undated/19 VF to GEF, Madras Presidency Alamgir II Arkat Mint (5) AH1172/6 Rupee, Half Rupee, Quarter Rupee, 1/8 Rupee and 1/16 Rupee VF to NEF, Rupee (3) Madras Presidency Alamgir II, Arkat mint AH1172/6, Bengal Presidency Farrukhabad Mint AH1215/46 Fine to VF
India (6) Half Rupee 1938 UNC Toned, Quarter Rupee (3) 1884 B EF/NEF, 1917 Lustrous UNC, 1919C GEF nicely toned, Two Annas (2) 1862C About UNC nicely toned, 1889 B EF
India a collection in album pages and flips mostly republic base metal issues in high grades, with some British India issues such as George V bronze, along with a bag of earlier coppers back to EIC from circulation some cleaned, and another bag of mixed Indian British and Republic including some silver and some in higher grades (lot)
India and related (7) East India Company 1/48th Rupee 1794 Proof in GiltCopper KM#394b NGC Proof Details, Edge filing, East India Company - Bengal Rupee 1777-1793 Calcutta Mint (Murshidabad) Shah Alam II RY19 graded MS64+ Pearl by NGS of India, British India Quarter Rupee 1945 Large 5 Bombay Mint graded VF 35 by NGS of India, Ex-Ashok Mahule Collection, British India Half Rupee 1899B NNC MS64, British India Rupee 1964B Nehru Proof NGC PF63, Portuguese IndiaHalf Rupia 1936 (2) Lustrous UNC
IndiaRupees (16) 1862 Calcutta, A/I/0/0 with crescent and V, graded AMS50 by NGS of India, Ex-Ashok Mahule Collection, 1862 Calcutta, A/II/0/0 no crescent only V graded XF40 details by NGS of India, 1862 Bombay A/II/0/10 dots GVF, 1885 Bombay NEF, 1901 Bombay graded MS64 by PCG (Polskie Centrum Gradingu), 1915 Calcutta EF, 1916 Bombay GVF, 1916 Calcutta EF, 1917 Calcutta (2) EF and A/UNC toned, 1919 Bombay (4) VF, GEF and A/UNC Toned (2), 1920 Calcutta EF, 1920 Bombay A/UNC
India, Middle East and Far East (103) mostly earlier material from circulation an unattributed group and including some very early types a wide and useful variety
IrelandCrowns George III INA Retro Patterns 1820 (7) Obverse Portrait of the King after Webb and Mills for Mudie, Reverse Gunmoney style design with crown and sceptres, ornate GR and date, milled edge. In 7 different metals : .925 silver, aluminium, silver coated piedfort, platinum coloured alloy, gold coated copper piedfort, piedfort copper and nickel silver, Lustrous UNC
IrelandCrowns George III INA Retro Patterns 1820 (7) Obverse Portrait of the King after Webb and Mills for Mudie, Reverse Gunmoney style design with crown and sceptres, ornate GR and date, plain edge. In 7 different metals : .925 silver, aluminium, silver coated piedfort, platinum coloured alloy, gold coated copper piedfort, piedfort copper and nickel silver, Lustrous UNC
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