World (16) Biafra 2 1/2 Shillings 1969 KM#4 UNC with practically full lustre. Germany - Empire (3) One Mark 1915D EF, Half Mark 1915D GVF/VF toned, 1916A UNC and beautifully toned, German States - Saxony 1/24th Thaler 1764 Fine, German States - LubeckSchilling 1722JJJ VG, German States - Hesse-Darmstadt (2) 2 Albus 1705 IAB VG, Kreuzer 1722 BIB VG, Austria One Kreuzer (2) 1816 Fine, 1885 VF, France (2) Double Tournois 1610-1643, Fair, Denier Tournois 1583A VG/Fine, Italian States - Sardinia Mainland Coinage 2 Denari 1725, Soldo Mainland coinage, legend and date worn. France 2 Centimes 1887A Fair, a detector find, Isle of ManOne Pound 1979 UNC, along with Hammered (3) Groats (2) and Penny (1) these low grade and damaged
World in silver (14) South Africa One Rand (2) 1967 English Legend KM#72.1 UNC, 1967 Afrikaans legend KLM#72.2 UNC. Switzerland20 Francs 1996B Dragon of Breno KM#77 UNC with some hairlines, Norway 50 Kroner (3) 1978 King Olav V 75th Birthday KM#424, UNC with light golden tone. 1991 Skiiers - 1994 Winter Olympics - Lillehammer (2) KM#431 both nFDC lightly toned. GB Crown 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer S.LL4SilverProof UNC in capsule. Isle of Man Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Silver Proof UNC. Austria 25 Schillings 1964Franz Grillparzer KM#2895.1 Lustrous AU/UNC with light toning. Belgium50 Francs 1958 Brussels World Fair KM#150.1 UNC with golden tone. Germany (4) 10 Marks (3) 1972J Munich Olympics KM#131 UNC with good subdued lustre, 1972J KM#132 UNC and lustrous with some contact marks, 1989G 40th Anniversary of the Republic KM#173 Lustrous UNC, 5 Marks 1969G Theodor Fontane 1819-1898 150th Anniversary of his Birth KM#125.1 About UNC and lustrous
Ireland INA Fantasy Crowns 1808 (3) in CopperPiedfort, Goldine Piedfort and Silver Piedfort Lustrous UNC, Ireland INA Fantasy Ecus (2) 1995 Harp/Cat UNC with some toning, 1995 Harp/Cat with 'SILVER ECU' legend UNC, Ireland INA Fantasy Double Florin 1901 Edward VIII Obverse with bare head overlapping beaded inner circle, in silver, Lustrous UNC, Ireland INA Fantasy set 1901 Edward VII Double Florins (3) in Silver, Copper and Golden Alloy, Jersey INA Fantasy Double Florins 1910 George V (2) one Piedfort Copper Lustrous AU/UNC and a Bronzed UNC issue, both scarce, Isle of Man INA Fantasy Crowns 1808 (3) Piedforts struck in Nickel, Goldine and Copper Lustrous UNC, Crown 1998 125th Anniversary of the Steam Railway - The Big Boy Silver Proof UNC with lustre
World base metal issues, an accumulation built up over time from charity donations whereby the vendor has extracted silver and usable currency with this lot being the remainder, 18th - 20th centuries, some lustrous and likely to contain better more collectable pieces we noticed George V India with lustre, Isle of Mancopper from the 1730s. Korea early cupro-nickel issues, Portuguese India and Ionian Islands, generally sorted by country (over 14 kilos gross weight)
Isle of Man (4) Penny 1786 Good Fine, Halfpennies (2) 1798 Fine, 1839 Fine/Good Fine, Token Halfpenny 1831 William Callister NEF, along with Channel Islands (66) includes some Victorian copper issues, these in mixed grades with some later coins lustrous, also JerseyProof Set 1966 (3 coins) Crown, Threepence and Penny nFDC to FDC in a slide case, also a masonic silvermedal and a Triskelion silver medal, Good Fine to VF, and World (3) South Farica Penny 1937 EF, Greece (2) Two Dracmai 1957 Fine and 10 Lepton 1869BB VG
Isle of Man and Channel Islands (91) mostly 209th Century base metal issues, includes a few odd issues from Ireland and Gibraltar, in mixed grades some EF to UNC with lustre
World a small group (4) Isle of ManHalfpenny 1813 NVF, Sweden 1/6 Skilling 1832 Draped Bust with Plain Border KM#634 Good Fine cleaned, Morocco 2 1/2 Dirhams AH1313 Paris Mint Y#6 About VF, Roman Denarius Vitellius Obverse: Laureate head right A VITELLIVS GERM IMP AVG TR P/Tripod with raven below and dolphin above XV VIR SACR FAC, RIC 109, 2.76 grammes, Near Fine with dark tone
Jersey and Guernsey 19th and 20th Century issues (98) includes some useful 19th Century issues in some lustrous grades, along with Ireland (83) includes Ten Shillings 1966 (3) and a mixed date set (8 coins EF to UNC) with a small group of Isle of Man (6) in mixed grades, with Isle of Man Decimal Set 1971 UNC
The Judean Coin Collection a 14-coin set 134BC-79AD John Hyrcanus I to Vespasian a coin from each emperor, in mixed grades, in a presentation box with certificate, Queen Elizabeth II The 90th Birthday Coin Collection a 19-coin set comprising issues from Tristan da Cunha, Pre-Decimal GB issues, and Isle of Man, by 'The Bradford Exchange' all gold plated in a presentation box most with certificates, also 'The Millionaires Collection' a 6-coin set includes three pieces in Rhodium plated gold these weighing around 4 grammes each, the others in .925 silver, Crowns (3) 1891 Fine, 1894 LVIII Near Fine, 1953 EF, Five Pound Crown 2006 Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday Proof FDC, Liberia Ten Dollars 2006 Proof in gold plated base metal, Isle of Man Five Pound Crowns 2006 (2) with different reverse designs UNC, and Penny 1908 VG, in a Westminster box, Five Pound Crowns (19) 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday (3), 1999 Millennium (3), 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday, 2005 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, Crowns (2) 1972 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipSilver Wedding, 1981 Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer GEF to UNC, along with a George V Brass Fantasy Sovereign Token
World 19th and 20th Century a varied group (198) with a few in silver, ranging from 19th CenturySilverCrowns to modern Isle of Man cased Crowns also includes some modern reproduction and fantasy items, in mixed grades
World countermarks items (7) Brazil80 Reis host date 1796 countermark Fine or better, host coin VG, Spain 8 Maravedis (2) 1606 Fine, the second on an oval flan and large illegible, Isle of ManHalfpenny 1839 host coin with Lattice countermark, Near Fine, GB Halfpenny George IV countermarks FUERTE and Bull left, countermark VG host coin worn almost smooth, a brass weight countermarks with 16 on e side and R C T C C on the other Fine, Nickel fantasy (?) Shilling sized piece, possibly in aluminium with Galke countermark VG
GB and World Crowns (209) GB 1965 (99) EF to UNC, Gibraltar (58) 1967 (15), 1968 (18), 1970 (25) UNC in slide cases, some of the cases with tape residue, Western SamoaTala 1967 (5) UNC in slide cases, some of the cases with tape residue, Western Samoa Tala 1969 Robert Louis Stevenson (22) UNC in slide cases, some of the slide cases with tape residue, Isle of Man Crowns 1970 (25) UNC in slide cases the original packaging, plus rolls and part rolls of minors from GB, Fiji, Ceylon, Australia, Singapore, New Guinea and Malaya dating from 1940 onwards , in mixed grades some mint state (lot), along with GB and World (37) mostly 20th Century minors many in UNC
GB and World Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1808 George III, after Kuchler's 'Bank of EnglandDollar' bust, (18) Wales (7), Sierra Leone (5), Scotland (2), Gibraltar (2), Isle of Man (2, one toned) all struck in .925 silver, 26.75 grammes or more, UNC to BU Lustrous and eye-catching
Isle of Man (5) Pennies (2) 1733 Fine, 1758 Fine, Halfpennies (2) 1733 About Fine, 1758 VG/NF, Farthing 1839 GVF/NEF with a scratch on the obverse, along with Coin Blanks (2) 30.5mm and 29mm diameter respectively, both in bronze, Fine one with some verdigris
GB and World Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1808 George III, after Kuchler's 'Bank of EnglandDollar' bust, (19) Wales (10), Scotland (1), Jersey (1), Ireland (3), Isle of Man (1), United Kingdom (1), Bahamas (1), Gibraltar (1) all struck in .925 silver, 26.75 grammes or more, UNC to BU Lustrous and eye-catching
GB and World Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1808 George III, after Kuchler's 'Bank of EnglandDollar' bust, (18) Wales (7), Sierra Leone (4), Isle of Man (1), Scotland (4), United Kingdom (2) all struck in .925 silver, 26.75 grammes or more, UNC to BU Lustrous and eye-catching
IrelandHalfcrownGunmoney 1689 Dec Poor, Shilling Gunmoney 1689 July. Fine, Halfpenny 1723 Woods VG, Halfpenny 1822 EF, Halfpenny 1928 A/UNC and lustrous, Penny 1928 A/UNC and lustrous, as part of a group of Ireland 19th and 20th Century (51) in mixed grades, and Isle of Man Halfpenny 1798 VG
IrelandFlorins (3) 1930 About Fine, 1931 VG/NF, 1941 NEF, 5 -coin sets 1968 (2) EF to UNC, as part of a group of Ireland 20th Century in base metal includes a handful of earlier items, Channel Islands and Isle of Man in mixed grades
Jersey 1/24th Shilling 1888 EF as part of a group of Channel Islands, Guernsey (39), Jersey (44), and a Pobjoy Mint Collector's Society Medal 1977, these in mixed grades to GEF some lustrous, along with Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man (103) in mixed grades some with lustre
Isle of Man (16) Pennies 1786 (4) one appears struck possibly from a defaced die, Halfpennies 1813 (5), Halfpenny Tokens 1831 (7) in mixed grades VG to Good Fine
Scotland (9) includes 5 Shillings 1696 S.5688 VG/NF and 20 Pence S.5550, VG/NF the remainder copper issues in mixed grades, Isle of Man (28) 18th to 20th Century a wide variety, many different types represented, includes some token issues in mixed grades
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