Halfcrowns to Farthings in a series of promoters boxes - 'The Last of the Halfcrowns 1937-1967', a part set (14) 1937, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 'The Last Four Decades of the Florin' a part set (13) 1937, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1967, 'The Story of the Florin' a 12-coin set comprising Florins 1849, 1887 Gothic head, 1887 Jubilee Head, 1901, 1910, 1915, 1923, 1941, 1950, 1967 (UNC), 1970 Proof (nFDC), and Ten Pence 1968 (UNC) in mixed circulated grades unless stated, 'The Complete ShillingCollection' an incomplete set (!) (20) 1942E, 1942S, 1945E, 1945S, 1946E, 1946S, 1948E, 1950S (2), 1954E, 1954S, 1956E, 1956S, 1957E, 1960S, 1962S, 1963E, 1963S, 1966E, 1966S, in mixed circulated grades, The Last of the Sixpences 1936-1967 a complete set (31) in mixed circulated grades, the 1952 Good Fine/Fine, with certificate cards, The Last Six Decades of Silver, Halfcrowns to Silver Threepence (14) comprising Halfcrowns (2) 1926 First Head, 1931, Florin 1922, Shillings (6) 1899, 1909, 1934, 1939S, 1944E, 1944S, Sixpences (2) 1916, 1934, Silver Threepence (3) 1890, 1907, 1919, The Last Four Decades of Threepences comprising Silver Threepences (14) 1930-1943 inclusive and Brass Threepences (30) 1937-1946, 1948-1967, in mixed circulated grades, some later dates with lustre, 'The Halfcrowns of the 19th Century' an incomplete set (3) 1836 VG, 1887 Jubilee Head Fine/Good Fine and 1901 VG/Near Fine harshly cleaned, Queen Elizabeth II 90 Majestic Years 1926-2016 a coin minted every year of the Queen's life, Pre-Decimals include some silver issues, in mixed circulated grades, in 9 folders and book, in mixed circulated grades, Britannia Pennies of the 20th Century 1901-1967 incomplete (No 1922, 1934, 1950, 1951 or 1953), in mixed circulated grades, The House of Windsor Coinage Portraits Penny Set comprising Pennies (8) 1858, 1888, 1900, 1902, 1912, 1928, 1937, 1966, and Decimal One Penny (3) 1973, 1996, 1999, in mixed circulated grades, The Complete Wren Farthing Collection 1937-1956 (20) in mixed grades some with lustre, House of Hanover Coins incomplete (1) Farthing 1720 Fair, 20 Centuries of Coins, an incomplete set (12) comprising coins from the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 19th and 20th Centuries, includes issues from Middle East, India, China, Asia, Ceylon, Vietnam, Netherlands Finland and GB, in mixed grades, and a further group of GB and a few World (57) includes a GB Twopence 1797 VG with some edge knocks, and Crown 1935 VF with dark tone, mostly base metal issues with a few in silver, (Total weight over 35 kilos)
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
Jersey 1/13th Shilling 1851 S.7001 with VI of VICTORIA and the first three digits of the date double struck NEF with a small edge bruise and a slightly uneven tone
World a mixed group (70), includes many silver items, India (5) 50 Rupees 1978 FAO Lustrous UNC, Half Rupee 1946 Bombay EF, Two Annas 1918 NVF, 1/12th Anna (2) 1909 EF, 1926 GVF, Netherlands Antilles (6) Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC, Quarter Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC with a hint of toning, One Tenth Gulden 1963 Lustrous UNC, Five Cents 1963 Lustrous UNC, 2 1/2 Cents 1959 A/UNC and lustrous, One Cent 1963 Lustrous UNC, Russia (2) Five Kopeks (2) 1780 EM VF, 1781 EM VF, France Ten Francs (3) 1965 (2) the first Lustrous A/UNC, the second EF cleaned, 1966 GEF, Spain100 Pesetas (2)1966 (dated 66) UNC, 1968 (dated 68) NEF, BermudaCrowns 1964 (5) UNC (3), A/UNC and EF, New Zealand (3) Crowns (3) 1949 (2) the first GEF lightly toned, the second NEF with some spots and thin scratches, 1953 UNC, IraqRiyal (200 Fils) 1932 (2) both Fine, India Rupee 1892 Bombay Mint, B incuse VF, with some darker toning, New GuineaShilling 1938 GVF, SeychellesTen Rupees 1974 Sea Turtle Lustrous UNC, Gibraltar Crown 1971 Barbary Ape Proof UNC retaining some original brilliance, Switzerland (2) Five Francs 1967B Lustrous UNC with some minor contact marks, Half Franc 1953B GVF, Canada (12) One Dollar (2) 1961 VF, 1967 Goose EF toned, 50 Cents 1967 Howling Wolf GEF toned, 25 Cents (4) 1909 Fine, 1967 Lynx (3) NEF, EF and GEF the last with attractive toning, Ten Cents (3) 1949 NEF, 1967 Atlantic Mackeral (2) EF and GEF, Five Cents 1967 Rabbit Lustrous UNC, One Cent 1967 Dove A/UNC, Canada - Newfoundland One Cent 1865 NVF, Spain Two Pesetas 1870 (dated 74) Fine, Italian States - Papal States Five Baiocchi 1853R Good Fine, Egypt Ten Qirsh AH1293/32 (1906) Fine, German States - Prussia (2) Four Groschen 1796 KM#362 VG, Groschen 1856A VF, Jersey (2) 1/13th Shilling 1861 NVF, 1/24th Shilling 1923 VF, GuernseyOne Double 1830 NVF, Italian States - Venice Two Lire 1801, 9.389 grammes variant, Near Fine, the reverse with some verdigris, scarce, Indian Princely States - Hyderabad Rupee AH1311 Fine, India Madras PresidencyTen Cash 1803 Fine, Ceylon 25 Cents 1893 NEF, Germany Five Pfennigs 1921E EF, Germany - Weimar Republic (2) Ten Rentenpfennigs 1924J VF, Two Pfennigs 1936F VF, Germany - Third Reich Two Pfennigs 1938D VF, Bulgaria (3) 20 Stotinki 1917 Zinc (2) Good Fine and VF, 10 Stotinki 1913 About Fine, NorwayKrone 1949 GVF, Vatican Ten Centesimi 1933-34 EF MedalBirmingham Peace Celebration 34mm diameter in bronze, holed for suspension, and an unattributed badge/jeton, no legend or date, uniface bust right, the edge with four mounting lugs, one broken, Fine
World Numismatic Covers - The Royal Family - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipGolden Wedding 1997 (22 covers) includes Guernsey Five Pounds Gold 1997 UNC, Guernsey Five Pound Crown 1997 Silver Proof, Jersey Five Pound Crown 1997 Silver Proof, along with Crown-sized issues from Liberia (4), Great Britain (4), Australia, Alderney, Isle of Man (3), Gibraltar, Turks and Caicos Islands (3), Turks and Caicos Islands/Grenada Grenadines, Turks and Caicos Islands/St. Vincent and the Grenadines the last two with 'gold' stamps, UNC with all stamps, on the envelopes of issue, in two albums, Cook Islands One Dollar 2012 a 4-coin set Centenary of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic, in gold plated copper nFDC to FDC boxed with certificate, Medallic First Day Cover Buckingham Palace Medal undated (2014), One Ounce of Silver by Baird & Co. London, on the envelope of issue with commemorative stamps, in a Westminster wallet, Numismatic Cover Outbreak of World War I, comprising Halfcrown 1917 Near Fine and set of 2014 commemorative stamps, with a wartime George V Penny Red stamp, on the envelope of issue, Coins of Great Britain Year Sets (2) 1964 (8 coins) Halfcrown to Halfpenny UNC and 1965 (9 coins) Crown to Halfpenny UNC in the black folders of issue, Coin and Banknote Set comprising Five Pounds Cleland polymer issue, Reverse: Sir WinstonChurchill UNC, Crown 1965 UNC, First Class stamp, and full text of Churchill's speech 13th May 1940, reproduced on this 24 carat gold sheet. UNC as issued, Reproduction reduced size White Five Pounds 1889 May, in silver (5 grammes) UNC on album page. Isle of Man Year Set 2017 (7 coins) Five Pounds to Five Pence UNC in the wallet of issue, Isle of Man (4) Five Pounds 2017 110 Years of the TT Races UNC on the card of issue, 2017 Dove, UNC, Fifty Pence 2017 150th Anniversary of the First House of Keys Election GEF, Five Pence 2015 Tower of Refuge A/UNC, Gibraltar a part set Sir Winston Churchill (3 coins) comprising Crown 2015 'We Shall Never Surrender', and Two Pounds (2) 2015 'Let Us Go Forward Together' and 2015 'Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears' Prooflike UNC in the London Mint Office folder, The Emblem Series (19 coins) Decimal and Pre-Decimal coinage, with red, white and blue painted designs of Decimal Coinage (8) One Pound to Half New Penny, and Pre-Decimal Coinage Halfcrown, Florin, Shillings English and Scottish, Sixpence, Brass Threepence, Pennies (2), Halfpennies (2), and Farthing, in the presentation box with certificates, Germany Banknote One Million Marks 1923 Fine, Numismatic Cover with the coins removed (8) includes 180th Anniversary of the Penny Black and Twopenny Blue, with both original and modern versions of both stamps, others a variety of subjects 2015-2020 the stamps as issued, First Day Cover, Isle of Man The Royal Coronations 1838-1953 (5 stamps) on the collector card of issue, along with Isle of Man stamps (2) 30p Snaefell and 41p Thomas The Tank Engine, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding Commemorative Stamps on original sheets in 47 pages (many sheet with multiple stamps) from a variety of countries including, The Gambia (2), Nevis (2), Ghana (3), Antigua Barbuda, Guyana (5), Grenada Grenadines (2), Tristan da Cunha (2), Great Britain (5), Cook Islands (2), Jersey (2), Bermuda (2), Maldives (2), Dominica, Sierra Leone (5), St. Vincent & the Grenadines (3), Tanzania, Liberia (3), Norfolk Islands (3), Solomon Islands (2), St. Helena (2), Togo (4), Books (2) 100 Years of the Royal Air Force by London Mint Office, D-Day - The Invasion in photographs edited by Tony Hall, Gibraltar One Pound 2018 Operation Chastise UNC with reproduced photographs, maps, and Operation record book for 617 Squadron, as issued
World (3) Bolivia Two Reales 1792 PTS PR KM#71 VG with a heavy dig on the reverse, Jersey (2) 1/13th Shilling 1861 S.7001 GF/NVF, 1/12th Shilling 1894 S.7006 Good Fine, Medals (5) 1897 Queen VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 25mm diameter in silverEimer 1817a, the Official Royal Mint issue VF with an edge nick, 1902 Earls Court Gigantic Wheel 32mm diameter in bronze NVF, 1903 Earls Court Gigantic Wheel 32mm diameter in bronze Good Fine, both with some spots, 1896 Four Generations of the Royal Family - Remington Typewriters 32mm diameter in bronze F/GF once cleaned, 1897 Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 32mm diameter in bronze NEF with traces of lustre
GB and World (32) Ireland (8) Halfcrowns (3) 1928 (2) VF and GVF, the second with some spots on the reverse, 1939 Good Fine, Toned. Florins (2) 1928 NEF, 1940 Fine with some tone spots, Shilling 1928 NEF, Sixpence 1928 EF/NEF, Threepence 1928 UNC GB (5) Shilling 1887 Jubilee Head GVF, Brass Threepences (2) 1937 GEF, 1943 GEF, Halfpennies (2) 1807 VG, 1944 A/UNC, Lundy One Puffin 1929 (2) the first NEF, the second EF with lustre and a few spots. Jersey1/13th Shilling 1866 VF, Straits Settlements (2) Ten Cents 1901 Good Fine, 5 Cents 1900 Near Fine, Toned, Canada Ten Cents 1890 H VG toned, India (3) Quarter Rupee 1891 VG, Two Annas (2) 1841 Legend continuous over bust, VG/Near Fine, 1888 VG, Hong Kong 5 Cents 1891 VG/Near Fine. Ceylon (4) 25 Cents 1909VG/Near Fine, 10 Cents (3) 1894 VG, 1900 (2) Fine and VG, Australia (2) Penny 1917 I GVF with a trace of lustre, Halfpenny 1938 GVF/NEF with some lustre, South Africa Penny 1898 VF, New Zealand Penny 1944 NEF and lustrous, Canada - Medal 1927 Confederation 1867-1927 25mm diameter in bronze VF
Bank of England & Treasury (40) a private collection in an album comprising wide range of cashiers and denominations , circulated mostly in average VF-GVF some better. Comprising Treasury George V period 1 Pounds (2) including the Bradbury Second issue T11.1 De La Rue Black Type 1 Letter only prefix issue 1914 serial number B/6 66235 along with the Fisher Second issue T31 Dot in No. Ireland in title issue 1923 serial number G1/82 141090. Accompanied by Bank of England examples (38) consisting of various cashier as Catterns 1930's issues (3) 10 Shillings B223 prefix L55 910575 along with 1 Pounds B225 (2) prefixes T33 & S76. Peppiatt Britannia medallion examples (5) including Second Period World War II Emergency issues as the 1 Pounds B249 Blue/Pink issues 1940 (3) prefixes C70E, O85D and T52D along with a 10 Shilling B251 Mauve example prefix M73D. Also includes a Post-war threaded example 1948 prefix D48B. An interesting fact about this period is that all pre-war Britannia medallion issues were unthreaded but a metal thread was incorporated into the Emergency issues and the ones to follow, so perhaps the war is what sparked the integration of this additional security measure. Beale 1 Pounds B268 issues 1950 (3) prefixes D05J, D99J and M26C. O'Brien examples of the last Britannia medallion issues and the new QE2 portrait (6) comprising 10 Shillings B271 prefix E37Y. 1 Pound B273 prefix R08J. The last of the White notes example 5 Pounds B276 dated 13th December 1955 serial number B56A 092487. 1 Pounds QE2 portrait (11) including the B281 prefix H63 along with B282 (10) prefixes 92K, 93K (2), 95L, 93N, 80N, 47R, 55S and 95S (2). Hollom (5) including 10 Shillings B295 (3) prefixes 01C (2) and 99B. 1 Pound B288 prefix J78S. And a 5 Pounds seated child Britannia B288 prefix J78S. Fforde (3) including 10 Shillings (2) B309 prefix 03Y and B310 prefix C02N. Also, a 1 Pound B305 prefix S98B. Page 1 Pound QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton 339 W Reverse issue 1978 prefix 77A. Somerset 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & Sir Isaac Newton B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) including a consecutive pair prefixes CU10 along with a DU81.
Great Britain (92) a mixed circulated group mostly average Fine/VF some better with examples from England, Scotland and Jersey circa 1950's to modern. Comprising Bank of England (72) including O'Brien 10 Shillings (2) B271 Britannia medallion prefix C60Y originally hidden in jewellery or similar along with the QE2 portrait B286 prefix E20. Hollom QE2 portrait examples (10) including 10 Shillings (6) consisting of B294 prefix X97 and B295 (5) prefixes 47A, 31D, 80D, 46H and 75H. Also 1 Pounds (4) B292 G reverse (2) FIRST prefix A48N and A74N. Along with B288 (2) prefixes A90Y along with a BINARY number C99R 777744. Fforde QE2 portrait (20) including 10 Shillings (13) consisting of B309 (6) prefixes 57S, 20W, 85X, 22Y, 30Y and 68Z. B310 (6) prefixes B93N, C25N, C40N, C67N, C68N and D02N. And ReplacementB311 prefix M67. Also, 1 Pounds (7) including 305 (2) prefixes R33D and R86E and the scarcer B307 G reverse gaps (5) prefixes R15L, R64L, R71L, R74L and R90L. Page 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial & portrait issues (10) consisting of B320 prefix Y55B and B322 (6) prefixes BW21, BZ49, BU68, DX16, EX63 and HS07. Along with the pictorial B337 prefix K32 and B339 (2) prefixes 07R and 26X. Somerset QE2 pictorial (28) including 1 Pounds B341 W Reverse (27) prefixes AY04, AY60, Z53 (5) 4 consecutive + 1 closely numbered to them, BU27, BZ72, CN05, CN15, CS33 (2) consecutive, CU77, CZ26, CX11, CX44, DT34, DT51, DU48, DX11, DX13, DX51, DY08 and DY13 (3) consecutive. Along with a 5 Pounds B343 L Reverse prefix HY73. And a pair of Gill 5 Pounds QE pictorial B353 L Reverse (2) prefix SE09 and SE38. Together with Scotland (16) various issuers including Bank of Scotland 1 Pounds (3) Pick 111d 15th October 1979 signatures Clydesmuir & Pattulo (2) prefixes D/ and D/7, along with Pick 111f 9th November 1984 signatures Risk & Pattulo prefix D/66. Royal Bank of Scotland Limited 1 Pounds (5) consisting of Pick 329a 19th March 1969 signatures Robertson & Burke prefix A/10. Pick 341a 3rd May 1982 prefix C/65 signature Winter. And, Pick 341b 4th January 1984 signature Winter (3) prefixes C/98 and D/1 (2). The Royal Bank of Scotland plc 1 Pounds Pick 351a (6) 5 dated 13th December 1988 prefixes A/50, A/55, A/58, A/64 and A68 along with a 19th December 1990 prefix B/16. Clydesdale Bank plc (2) including 1 Pound Pick 211c signature Hamilton 25th November 1985 prefix D/CZ and 5 pounds Pick 218c signature Goodwin 1st December 1997 prefix E/DX. Along with the Jersey 1 Pounds group (4) including Pick 11b signature Leslie May prefix MB, first prefix for signature type. Pick 15 signature Leslie May value at upper left outlined prefix BC. And the Pick 20 signature George Baird value at upper left filled (2) prefixes MC and GC. An interesting and varied group
Guernsey and Jersey (23) Guernsey (12) 8 Doubles (5) 1834, 1903H, 1910H (2), 1934H, 4 Doubles (4) 1910H (2), 1920H, 1956, 2 Doubles 1929H, Double (2) 1893, 1911 in mixed grades to EF many with lustre, Jersey (11) 1/13th Shilling (2) 1870, 1871, 1/12th Shilling 1894, 1933, 1935, 1945 Elizabeth II Jersey Liberation, 1/26th Shilling (3) 1858, 1866, 1870, 1/24th Shilling (2) 1877, 1937 in mixed grades mostly Fine to GVF a couple better
Ireland (Republic) Central Bank Lady Hazel Lavery denomination set 10 Shillings to 10 Pounds circa 1960-70's (4) very eye-appealing notes in average VF to about EF and including 2 signature types. Comprising O'Muimhneacháin & Whitaker 1960's unthreaded issues (2) consisting of 10 Shillings Pick 63a (BY E074, PMI LTN47) dated 6th April 1964 serial number 46P 318523 together with a 1 Pound Pick 64a (BY E084, PMI LTN 48a) dated 13th May 1966 serial number 71G 711343. Accompanied by the Whitaker & Murray 1970's metal threaded and serif date large size issues (2) consisting of the 5 PoundsPick 65c (BY E099, PMI LTN61a) dated 3rd April 1973 and a first prefix for this date 48A 495479 together with the impressive 10 PoundsPick 66C (BY E111, PMI LTN 62a) dated with the LAST date for this type 10th February 1975 serial number 27D 462646, this being GVF - about EF some might say an EF note and seldomly seen and hard to keep in very high grades due to their large size, so this a very pleasing example.
Jersey (2) 1/13th Shilling 1861 S.7001 EF/GEF with traces of lustre, 1/26th Shilling 1861 S.7002 GEF with traces of lustre and some thin scratches below the bust
GB and World a small group (13) Halfcrown 1910, Florins (3) 1918, 1933, 1935, Twopence 1797, Germany Third Reich (5) Five Reichsmarks 1937G, Two Reichsmarks 1938A, 1938G, 1939A, One Reichsmark 1934D, Angola 50 Centavos 1948, Jersey 1/13th Shilling 1866, and Sweden 25 Ore 1907, in mixed grades a few NEF
World a small group (12) AustraliaFlorin 1927 Parliament House GEF/AU and lustrous, IndiaRupee 1862 GVF, Greece 10 Lepta 1831 Fine, Ireland (4) Florins (2) 1928 Good Fine, 1942 V F/Fine, Shillings 1931 (2) About Fine, unevenly tone and NVF/GF, and a small group of pre-1700 European comprising Austria Kreuzer 1698 MMVN Oppeln Mint VG, HungaryDenar 1622 KM#63 NVF, Austria Pfennig undated uniface issue (c.1420-1427) Archduke Albert V VG, Germany Hall Heller 13th to 14th Century 'Hand of God' VG, Italy-Lucca Denaro Enrico II,III or IV undated (1039-1125) Fine toned
The Jersey Shipbuilding Seies One Pound a 7-coin set 1991-1994 all in silver FDC in the box of issue with certificate, Prince Charles Investiture as Prince of Wales 1969 a 4-medal set struck in Britannia Silver UNC by John Pinches in the box of issue with certificate, total weight 66.35 grammes, France (3) 5 Francs 1844W (2) both VG, 1 Franc 1809A VG, Netherlands2 1/2 Gulden 1930 NVF, BermudaCrown 1964 UNC, German States - Prussia3 Marks 1911A VF toned, Medal 1981 The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 39mm diameter in cupro-nickel, GB Twopence 1797 NF, Jersey 1/13th Shilling 1841 VG, Guernsey (2) 8 Doubles 1889H About Fine, 4 Doubles 1830 EF
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