Dollar Bank of England 1804 Obverse A, Reverse 2, ESC 144, Bull 1925, much of the under type shows including the date and mintmark (1807 and LIMAE monogram) NVF
Florin to Sixpence (4) Florin 1921 ESC 940, Bull 3768 GEF/UNC and lustrous, the obverse with a slightly uneven, but not unattractive tone, Shillings (2) 1916 ESC 1426, Bull 3805 UNC and lustrous with some minor contact marks and small rim nicks, 1918 ESC 1428, Bull 3807 AU/UNC with some minor contact marks, Sixpence 1922 A/UNC toned with some minor hairlines, a pleasing group
Sixpence 1921 ESC 1807, Bull 3884, UNC a superb example with golden toning, the 1921 and 1922 issues notoriously difficult to find in choice grade due to several revisions to the new alloy, a well struck example from fresh dies, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Sixpences (4) 1871 No Die Number ESC 1724, Bull 3239 GVF lightly cleaned, our archive database stretching back 20 years shows that the number of Die Number coins of this date far outweigh the 'No Die Number' pieces, and Bull's rating of R2 for the No Die Number coin is fully justified, 1887 Jubilee Head Revised ESC 1754, Bull 3272 EF/GEF with golden tone, 1921 ESC 1807, Bull 3884 Lustrous UNC, 1930 ESC 1819, Bull 3905 EF
Shillings (4) 1887 Jubilee Head, Large garter letters, Q of QUI has virtually no tail, ESC 1351, Bull 3137, Davies 981 dies 1B, GEF nicely toned with some minor spots, 1921 'Sterling' Head ESC 1431, Bull 3810, Davies 1805 dies 3D, the scarcest of the 1921 die pairings NVF, 1921 Low relief head ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1806 dies 4D VF, a scarcer die pairing, 1921 Low relief head ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E GVF a rare die pairing, the scarcer 1921 die pairings now becoming increasingly difficult to find
Medals (3) Death of the Duke of Wellington 1852 (2) 39mm diameter in White Metal by Allen & Moore, Birmingham, Obverse: Bust left uniformed, ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTON, Reverse: Flags behind a plinth inscribes WATERLOO on which there is a wreath HE SUBDUED INDIA AND LIBERATED EUROPE, BHM 2480 both About UNC and lustrous, The Success of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Rise of Sicily 1860 42mm diameter in white metal by T.R.Pinches Obverse: Bust right GIUSEPPE GAROBALDI BORN AT NICE 1807., Reverse : WAR FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF ITALY, Lustrous UNC with some toning in the field, in the round box of issue with description of the medal on paper card on the lid.
World in silver (36) a wide variety of countries represented, comprising Straits SettlementsOne Dollar 1907 KM#26 GF/NVF, South AfricaSixpence 1936 KM#16.2 UNC or near so and lustrous, AustraliaFlorin 1954 Royal Visit KM#55 A/UNC toned, East Africa25 Cents 1906 KM#3 UNC or near so and lustrous, Austria (4) Five Corona 1907 KM#2807 Fine/Good Fine, Quarter Florin 1862V KM#2214 Fine/Good Fine, 25 Schilling 1955 Re-Opening of the National Theatre KM#2880 Lustrous UNC, the reverse toned, Five Schillings 1934 KM#2853 EF toned, Canada50 Cents 1963 KM#56 Lustrous EF with speckled toning, Canada - Newfoundland 25 Cents 1917C About Fine, Egypt Ten Qirsh AH1293/10W (1884) VG, Fiji Florin 1945 KM#10 EF and lustrous, Finland Ten Markkaa 1967 50th Anniversary of Independence KM# 50 Lustrous UNC, France Ten Francs 1965 KM#932 Lustrous EF, India (4) One Rupee 1862 Calcutta KM#473.1 Fine, One Rupee 1942 Bombay KM#557.14 VF, Quarter Rupee 1907 KM#506 VG/Fine, toned, 1919 Calcutta KM#518 GVF, Italy (7) Ten Lire 1927R KM#68.1 Good Fine, Five Lire 1930R GVF, Two Lire (2) 1905 KM#33 Fine/Good Fine, 1917R KM#55 GVF, One Lira (3) 1884R KM#24.1 Fine, 1907R KM#32 Fine, 1913R KM#45 Good Fine, NetherlandsGulden 1922 KM#161.1 Fine, Netherland Antilles Gulden 1952 KM#2 Fine, New Zealand (2) Halfcrown 1934 KM#5 About Fine/Good Fine, Florin 1933 KM#4 Near Fine, Norway (2) Ten Kroner 1964 Constitution Sesquicentennial KM#413 Lustrous UNC, Ten Ore 1892 KM#350 Fine, Palestine 50 Mils 1939 KM#6 Good Fine, Portugal Five Escudos 1948 KM#581 GVF, Switzerland Five Francs 1965B KM#40 GVF, USAThree Cents 1851 Fair, Uruguay 50 Centesimos 1917 KM#22 Fine
Farthings (11) Charles I Richmond (2) Mintmark Crescent, Fine, Mintmark Tower 1697 Fine, 1719 Large letters on obverse VG, 1720 VG, 1722 VG, 1771 Reverse C, Olive branch points to right leg of first A in BRITANNIA, Good Fine/Fine with some edge knocks, 1773 Obverse 1 Peck 911 Fine, 1773 Obverse 2 Peck 913 Good Fine/Fine, 1807 GVF/VF, 1822 Obverse 1 NVF
Shilling 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E, Obverse: Low relief head with I of GEORGIVS pointing to a space, Reverse: right leg of N of IND points to a space, the second rarest die pairing for this date, EF/GEF with a subtle red, yellow and green toning on the reverse, seldom seen in this high grade. Ex-Peter Davies, London Coins Auction A126 September 2009 Lot 428 hammer price £180. We note the example in the Peter Davies collection described as toned A/UNC realised £250 hammer price way back in our Auction A124 in February 2009
Sixpence 1921 ESC 1807, Bull 3884, UNC a superb example with golden toning, the 1921 and 1922 issues notoriously difficult to find in choice grade due to several revisions to the new alloy, a well struck example from fresh dies, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85
Shilling 1918 ESC 1428, Bull 3807 UNC with a rich and multi-coloured gold, blue, olive and magenta tone, a superb piece, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 82
Shilling 1918 ESC 1428, Bull 3807 almost fully lustrous, the obverse with good strike, the reverse with a small area of toning over IND, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 80
Shilling 1921 ESC 1431, Bull 3813, Davies 1807 dies 4E Obverse: Low relief head with I of GEORGIVS pointing to a space between two rim teeth, Reverse: Tuft on lion's tail in closer to the M of IMP, the right leg of the N of IND points to a space between two rim teeth, the second scarcest die pairing of the five pairings known for this date EF/GEF, we note the example in the Peter Davies collection described as toned A/UNC realised £250 hammer price way back in our Auction A124 in February 2009
Sixpence 1921 ESC 1807, CGS type SP.G5.1921.01 Choice UNC, slabbed and graded CGS 88 a superb example of the .500 silver coinage, the joint finest known of 11 examples thus far recorded by the CGS Population Report
Shilling 1921 ESC 1431Davies 1807 dies 4E the second scarcest of the five types known for this date, A/UNC lightly toning, we note the example in the Peter Davies collection in similar grade (London Coins Auction A124 28/2/2009 Lot 1335) realised £292 inclusive of buyer's premium
Florin 1852 ProofESC 807 from the same dies as New York Signature sale 3/1/2010 Lot 21916 (realised $4250) Lustrous UNC with some hairlines and surface marks
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