A Whist/Counter box with Royal Theme - The Queen, Prince Albert and Britain's Hope, brass box containing three counters, in white metal. Lid inscribed THE QUEEN PRINCE ALBERT AND BRITAIN'S HOPE all within a wreath. The base, depicts the arms of Britain with a wreath, box 28mm in diameter, by Allen and Moore, Counters: 1) Obverse: Three Masted sailing ship with inscription THE WOODEN WALLS OF OLD ENGLAND, Reverse: Portrait of sailor and anchor and inscription BRITAINS HOPE THE PRINCE OF WALES, 2) Obverse: Portrait of Victoria, Gothic head crowned and facing left. Outer inscription BORN MAY 24 1819 CROWNED JUNE 28 1838 MARRIED FEB 10 1840. Inner inscription reads H.M.G.M. QUEEN VICTORIA. Reverse: Portrait of warrior with shield embossed with Union Jack and Lion inscribed EUROPE'S GLORY Exergue: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 3) Obverse: Portrait of Prince Albert facing left. Outer inscription reads BORN AUGUST 26 1819 MARRIED FEBRUARY 10 1840. Inner inscription reads H.R.H. PRINCE ALBERT. Reverse: Depicts England's industrial strength ENGLAND'S PRIDE In Exergue: A&M. Counters Unc and lustrous
Accessories includes 4 aluminium carrying cases 1 with 5 Lindner trays (some of these with a few coins mostly USA Lincoln Cents) the other 3 without trays, a Maurice Bull 6th Edition ESC, an empty box for the 1937 silver and bronzeproof set and more, well used second hand
Badges (74) all with a silver mark on the back either simply SILVER, or .925 or .800 and weighting (85 grams in total) the front of each badge being enamelled with various pictures and names of places such as Bristol, Pesaro, Hamburg, Jesolo etc
Coin Cabinet large probably home made but of a professional standard 22 trays with felt lined slots with 9 trays containing base metal GB and World coins the highlights being a few Farthings of George V with lustre and some lustrous Brass 3d of George VI
Enamelled (2) Jersey 1/12 Shilling 1881 the reverse enamelled in three colours. Canada Cent 1908 the coin gilded and with an enamelled surround attached ONE OF THE FIRST COINS MADE IN CANADA, VF-EF
Error Congo Democratic Republic 5 Makuta 1967 as per KM5 but both sides have the obverse design VF. This lot is accompanied by a letter from The Royal Mint then at Tower Hill and signed by A. Lotherington stating this coin "conforms in all respects"… "it has been struck in error by using two obverse dies"
Jewellery, hall marked items .375 (9 carat) 6.5 grams, .625 4.3 grams these being two rings with stones, 18 carat 2.7 grams this being a ring with stones, along with items without hall marks 41.3 grams gross weight they include stones etc
Maundy Money Boxes (4) three dated 1874, 1904, 1931 all in presentable conditions the fourth red MAUNDY MONEY below crest probably George V era this with some damage left corner
Mint Error France 1/2 Ecu (21 mm diameter, 2.2 grams) 1697 struck over an earlier 1653 issue so one side as a portrait of the Sun King struck at an angle over the crowned French arms and with two dates clearly showing VF on a wavy flan
Mint Errors (3) One New Penny 1976 an off metal strike so with a cupro-nickel appearance and weighs 2.8 rather than 3.5 grams Unc, Ten New Pence 1973 curved clip error Unc and without the Blakesley Effect and a blank flan with the weight and dimensions of a Decimal 10 New Pence
Postcards that feature coins (24) 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, each of the 24 cards from a different country European, Americas, Africa such as German East Africa and featuring coins which could have been seen in the same era late 19th early 20th century, generally in good condition and unused as postcards and made in Germany and come with a presentation box Max Heimbrecht Berlin-Schoneberg Herbertstrasse 7
Stamp Replica Set, The Siege of Mafeking (2 stamp replicas) in 18 carat gold One Penny (12 grams) and Threepenny (10 grams) Prooflike Unc cased with a certificate from South African Bureau of Standards
World War I Engraved Iran 2000 Dinars AH1330 reverse engraved 311640 J SINGLETON M.T.A.S.C.39.M.A.C at centre Baghdad 1917 beneath palm trees and mosques VF and mounted for suspension
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