World from an old collection, (511) different denominations in old brown coin envelopes sorted by country this lot covering countries alphabetically from H to Z a wide variety with no obvious duplication including silver, generally in collectable grades. We have taken out a few countries from the original collection such as India, Hong Kong and BritishColonialMalaysia which are offered in separate lots the countries remaining in this lot are offered unpicked and as formed many decades ago by the original collector
World in base metal many pre world war II including collectable Victorian issues such as Cyprus, Straits and BritishHonduras (lot, over 2 kilos) from circulation
World in silver (352 grams) most if not all sterling silver issues, the majority British and British Commonwealth with strength in Victoria and Edward VII, mostly lower collectable grades
Commonwealth in Silver (19) CanadaDollars (11) 1935 KM#30 (2) VF and NEF, 1938 KM#37 EF/GEF and lustrous, 1939 Royal Visit KM#38 (2) GVF and VF, 1949 The Matthew, John Cabot's ship KM#4 EF, 1950 KM#46 EF and lustrous, 1953 without strap KM#54 NEF, 1957 3 water lines KM#54 About EF and lustrous, 1958 BritishColumbia (2) KM#55 Lustrous AU/UNC and Lustrous VF/EF, New ZealandCrowns (3) 1949 Proposed Royal Visit KM#22 (2) UNC with lustre, 1953 Coronation KM#30 UNC, South Africa Crowns (4) 1948 KM#40.1 Lustrous UNC with gold tone, 1949 KM#40.1 UNC and lustrous, the reverse with some toning, 1952 300th Anniversary of the Founding of Capetown KM#41 (2) Lustrous UNC with light tone. Southern Rhodesia Crown 1953 Cecil Rhodes KM#27 AU/UNC and lustrous
GB and World a mixed group includes a silver locket in the form of a 1953 Sixpence, Cook Islands (5), Congo (2), and medallic issues (5) in a Royal Mint box with certificate. British History, International Coin Replicas, and Greatest Coins of the World a 12-coin set in base metal, Prooflike UNC, in a Westminster box, ten with certificates, GB and World loose and in capsules (103) includes mostly base metal issues from a wide variety of countries, including Belgium20 Francs (4) 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1999 on waffled flans, these EF to UNC
Canada (17) Five Dollars 1976 MontrealOlympics - Fencing UNC, Dollars (16) 1936, 1939 Royal Visit (2), 1946, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958 BritishColumbia, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964 Charlottetown (2) one Prooflike, in the sealed plastic as issued, 1966, 1981 Railroad (2) in mixed grades with some EF to UNC
British West Africa One Tenth Penny 1956 KM#32 lustrous Unc a hoard of approximately 2,000 pieces accompanied with the original Royal Mint bag and seal. Before this hoard these coins were rare with the three examples we have previously offered realising between £300 and £460 and Krause lists them at $700 in MS60 (most or all of this hoard would be in much higher grades than MS60)
GB and World a retired dealers ex-retail stock not shown for several years crown sized silver, BritishCommonwealth, high grade pieces and more (lot in 4 Lindner Trays)
India an accumulation in a stock box includes Princely States, East India Company and British India types, mostly copper and bronze issues (145), along with Half Anna 1946 (17) EF to UNC, One Twelfth Anna (49) 1926 (1), 1933 (46) EF to UNC with varying degrees of lustre, and a further group of One Twelfth Anna coins (214) Victoria to George V all silver dipped in mixed grades
British North Borneo a small and interesting group in PCGS holders (5) Half Cent 1891H KM#1 in a PCGS holder and graded MS65BN, One Cent 1891H KM#2 in a PCGS holder and graded MS63BN, One Cent 1935H KM#3 Choice UNC in a PCGS holder and graded MS67, 2 1/2 Cents 1903H KM#4 in a PCGS holder and graded AU58, 5 Cents 1903H KM#5 in a PCGS holder and graded MS64
IndiaQuarter Rupee 1835 Calcutta Mint, F incuse on truncation, 19 Berries, 10 to the left and 9 to the right, with Large Date numerals, and no stop after the date (a mule from the preceding issue reverse dies) KM#448.5 variant (Pridmore 89) NEF with some edge nicks and two striking flaws on the obverse, as part of a group of India and Indian States (25, one holed) includes One Rupee (2) 1840 Legend continuous over bust,1916 Bombay EF, Half Rupees (2) 1840 Legend continuous over bust, About Fine, 1936 Bombay, Two Annas (2) 1884 VF holed, 1886 NEF, in mixed grades to GEF, along with Sarawak (16) 10 Cents 1934H, One Cent (13) 1863, 1870, 1879, 1880 (3), 1892, 1927H (2), 1929H, 1930, 1937H, Half Cent 1870, 1933H, British North Borneo One Cent (2) 1887H, 1890H, (2) North Borneo (6) 5 Cents 1903H, 1 Cent (5) 1921H (2), 1935H, 1938H, 1941H, Malaya and British Borneo (8) 50 Cents 1954, 20 Cents (2) 1957KN, 1961, 10 Cents 1961H (5), Malaya (6) 10 Cents 1950, 5 Cents (4) 1948 (2), 1950, 1961, Half Cent 1940, Straits Settlements One Cent 1919, Hong Kong 50 Cents 1965 in mixed grades a few VF to EF along with India (35) and Ceylon (10) 19th and 20th Century includes India Rupee 1835 Fine, India Half Rupee 1840 VF/GVF, in mixed grades some VF to EF
World a varied group (21) South Africa (9) Crown 1953 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Halfcrown 1953 UNC and with light golden tone, Florin 1953 Lustrous UNC with golden tone, Shilling 1953 Lustrous UNC and nicely toned, Sixpence 1953 Lustrous UNC, lightly toned with small spots, Threepence 1953 Lustrous UNC, lightly toned, (the silver looks to be a matching group) Penny 1953 UNC with subdued lustre, Halfpenny 1953 UNC/AU with a few small spots, Farthing 1953 A/UNC with traces of lustre, Mauritius (3) Five Cents 1971, Two Cents 1971 and One Cent 1971 all lustrous UNC, Ireland (2) Penny 1940 GVF, Halfpenny 1928 UNC or near so with good lustre, Australia Florins (2) 1910 Fine/VF, 1914H Good Fine, IndiaHalf Rupee 1862 NEF and lustrous with some contact marks, Egypt 50 Piastres 1917 EF, ScotlandBawbee 1678 VG, British West Africa Shilling 1913 NEF, Hungary One Korona 1914 Lustrous UNC
British West Africa Two Shillings (2) 1936 KM#13b Toned UNC with minor cabinet friction, 1936 KM#13b UNC or near so, nicely toned with traces of lustre and some contact marks, East Africa25 Cents (5) 1906 KM#3 (2) NEF with a heavy contact mark, and VF toned, 1912 KM10 NEF, 1913 KM#10 VF/GVF, 1914 KM#10 VF toned, scarce
World a small group (11) Palestine 10 Mils 1943 Bronze UNC with traces of lustre, South Africa (2) Two Shillings 1894 GF/NVF toned, British West Africa (3) Two Shillings 1916H A/UNC, Shilling 1916A/UNC and lustrous, Sixpence 1916H EF with some tone spots, Norway (3) 2 Ore 1889 Toned UNC, 5 Krone 1965 (2), Austrian Netherlands Liard 1792 GEF with traces of lustre, Hungary Half Thaler 1702 GVF the obverse with some scratches in the field, Egypt Qirsh AH1293/1 KM#277 Fine
USA (7) Dollars (5) 1889 VF, 1921 Morgan NEF, 1923D EF, 1971S Proof, 1972 UNC, Silver Eagles (2) 1986 UNC with some toning, 1992 Lustrous UNC, Cayman Islands (4) Five Dollars 1974 Silver Proof nFDC with some toning, Two Dollars 1974 Great Blue Heron nFDC with some toning, One Dollar 1974 Poinciana Flower nFDC with some toning, 50 Cents 1974 Caribbean Emperor Fish nFDC with some toning, British Virgin IslandsProof Set 1977 nFDC in the box of issue, no certificate
GB and World including Australia 1992 $25 SilverProofs The Royal Ladies 4 coin plus medallion set (2 sets), Queens of The British Isles 9 piece silver medal set, along with GB and world including pre 47 silver issues, silver crowns Victoria - £2 Britannias and more (lot)
GB and World in tubs, bags and tins includes a few pre-1947 issues and £12.50 face in British Paper Money, in mixed grades (lot, total weight around 7.5 Kilos)
Palestine (21) 100 Mils 1927, 50 Mils (2) 1935, 1939, 20 Mils 1942 (3), 10 Mils (2) 1927, 1942, 5 Mils 1934, 2 Mils (3) 1927, 1941 (2), 1 Mil (9) 1927 (7), 1941, 1942 Near Fine to VF, along with British North BorneoOne Cent 1904H About Fine
New ZealandPenny Tokens 1864 KM#Tn22 (3) each Fine, one cleaned and retoned, British North Borneo Plantation Tokens (3) Tenom Rubber Co.Ltd 50 Cents Octagonal, Fine, pierced, London Borneo Tobacco Cy. (2) One Dollar Near Fine, worn in the centre, Half Dollar VG/Fine
India (6) Bengal PresidencyHalf Anna AH1195/22 KM#126 GVF, British India Quarter Anna (5) 1835 Bombay KM#446.2 Toned UNC, 1862 UNC and colourfully toned, 1878 UNC with traces of lustre, 1889 UNC with traces of lustre, 1897 AU/UNC with traces of lustre
British West Africa (214) Pennies (64) 1936KN Edward VIII (22), 1936H Edward VIII (37), 1937H, 1942 (2), 1944, 1947SA EF to UNC and lustrous a high percentage being UNC, Halfpennies 1936 Edward VIII (18), One Tenth Pennies (135) 1908 KM#3 (4), 1913H (8), 1920KN, 1926, 1928 (3), 1928H (15), 1928KN, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936 Edward VIII (15), 1936 George V (1), 1938 (2), 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950KN (3) GEF to Lustrous UNC, 1954 (74) Lustrous UNC, East AfricaOne Cent (143) 1955 (4), 1956 (10), 1959 (8), 1961 (97), 1962 (24), a few NEF to GEF others lustrous UNC
World mostly Europe and BritishCommonwealth including some better grade 19th century issues including Shilling 1888 unaltered date Fine (these realise £40 - £50 in EF) and Russia Early SilverUnit prior to Peter The Great reverse horseman spearing the dragon VF
British West Africa (7) Shilling 1913 KM# GVF/NEF, Threepences (2) 1918H KM#10 GEF toned, 1919H KM#10 UNC and lustrous, Pennies (2) 1913H KM#9 EF toned, 1920H KM#9 UNC with two small areas of toning on the obverse, Halfpennies 1911H (2) KM#5 GVF and VF
World Edward VIII issues (22) in a fitted case with EDWARD VIII COINS in gold lettering on the lid, includes issues from Indian States, British West Africa, East Africa, Fiji and New Guinea in mixed grades to UNC some with lustre
World, mostly BritishCommonwealth a mixture of earlier pieces from circulation and more recent in higher grades, including two Chinese20 Centssilver issues (lot)
South AfricaHalfcrown 1896 VF, Florins (2) 1896 Fine, 1897 Engraved on the reverse, portrait with hat and pipe, Shillings (8) 1892 Fine, 1895 (2), 1896, 1897 (4) as part of a group of South Africa and British African Colonial minors, with a few Portuguese issues (192) a wide variety in mixed grades a couple lustrous, along with Africa a mixed group (61) includes South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Belgian Congo and more, 19th and 20th Century in mixed grades
India - British (22) One Rupee (6) 1840 Split legend, WW Raised, 1840 Continuous Legend, No WW (2), 1888 Calcutta, 1903, 1920 Bombay, Half Rupee 1840 Continuous legend, Quarter Rupee (2) 1840 Split legend, 1840 Continuous legend, 2 Annas (6) 1841 Split legend, 1841 Continuous legend, 1862, 1918, 1936, 1947, 1 Anna 1936, Quarter Annas (3) 1862, 1907, 1934, One Twelfth Anna 1862, Half Pice 1862, along with Bombay Presidency Quarter Anna 1833, Indian princely States (3) Travancore (2) Chuckram 1901. Fanam c.1920, Hyderabad Rupee c.1830, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous including Victorian issues
Africa a varied and useful group (70) Trial pieces (2) British West AfricaShilling 1952 struck in steel with TRIAL on both sides UNC, Nigeria Shilling 1962 with TRIAL in obverse and reverse fields UNC, Southern Rhodesia (17) Crown 1953, Halfcrowns (4) 1936, 1937, 1940, 1947, Two Shillings (2) 1935, 1940, Shillings (2), Sixpence 1932, Threepences (2) 1936, 1941, Pennies (3) 1934, 1937, 1944, Halfpennies (2) 1934, 1944, in mixed grades some EF, Medal 1965 Rhodesia Independence EF, Rhodesia 20 Cents 1964 Fine, German East Africa (4) One Rupie 1910J, Half Rupie 1904A, 1 Heller 1908J, Half Heller 1904A, East Africa and Uganda (7) 25 Cents 1906, One Cent (5) 1901 Aluminium, 1909, 1912H, 1913, 1917H, One Pice 1897, in mixed grades most VF to GEF, East Africa (15) 50 Cents 1922, 1948, 25 Cents 1913, 10 Cents (5) 1936 (2) George V and Edward VIII issues, 1941, 1951, 5 Cents (5) Edward VIII 1936KN, 1941, 1942, 1952, 1963, One Cent 1952 in mixed grades, One Shilling (2)1949, 1952 many in lustrous UNC, Sierra Leone 10 Cents 1796 GVF toned, Nigeria - British West Africa (4) Penny 1907, One Tenth Penny (3) 1908, 1909, 1911H GVF to GEF, British West Africa (19) Two Shillings 1913, One Shilling 1939, Sixpence 1919H, Threepences (2) 1914, 1945H, Pennies (9) 1915H, 1920H, 1936 Edward VIII, 1936H Edward VIII, 1936KN Edward VIII, 1940, 1940KN, 1943, 1951, Halfpennies (2) 1915H, 1936KN Edward VIII, One Tenth Penny (3) 1932, 1936, 1940, in mixed grades, many EF to UNC and lustrous, along with a small group of mixed African paper money (9) these modern issues in high grades
India - British 4 Annas 1921 Prooflike Restrike About UNC with traces of old lacquering, as part of a group of India (33), Quarter Rupees (32) 1835 Calcutta F in relief, 1835 Calcutta F incuse (4), the F differing in size on each, two have a stop after the date two do not have the stop, 1835 Calcutta RS incuse on truncation, 1835 Bombay, 1840 Calcutta, divided legend, WW Raised, 1840 Madras, divided legend , WW Raised, 1840 Madras WWS Raised on truncation (2), 1840 Madras, legend continuous over bust, 1840 Bombay, legend continuous over bust, 1840 Calcutta, legend continuous over bust, 20 Berries, 1840 Calcutta, legend continuous over bust, 34 Berries, 1862 Calcutta (2), 1862 Madras, 1876 Bombay, 1883 Bombay, 1886 Calcutta C incuse, 1887 Bombay, 1894 Bombay, 1897 Calcutta, 1898 Calcutta, 1898 Bombay, 1901 Calcutta, 1910 Calcutta, 1911 Calcutta Pig, 1912 Calcutta, 1918 Calcutta, 1936 Bombay, in mixed grades with some VF to GEF
India - British, Quarter Rupees (45) 1835 and Victorian issues (44) includes 1881C and 1881B, 2 Annas (49) includes 1879C NVG. In mixed grades some VF to EF
Caribbean a mixed group (11) British West Indies (3) Quarter Dollar 1822 GF, 1/8th Dollar 1820 GF, 1/16th Dollar 1822 GF, BarbadosPenny Tokens (3) 1788 Large Head, Fine, some scratches, 1788 Small Head VG, 1792 Fine for wear with mottled surfaces, Bahamas Penny 1806 About Fine, Antigua and Barbude Farthing Token 1836 Fine, Monserrat Dog Countermarked coinage host coin Cayenne 2 Sous 1787H KM#1 Fine, Neves Dog Countermarked coinage host coin Cayenne 2 Sous 1789 countermark Fine, host coin Fair, Rare, St. Thomas Penny countermarked on a GB 1797 Penny countermark Fine host coin Poor
India - British (23) Rupee 1947 Bombay, Half Rupees (20) 1835 Calcutta, F incuse on truncation, 1862 Calcutta, Obverse A, Reverse I, 1862 Obverse B Reverse II, 1877 Calcutta, Obverse A Reverse I, 1888 Bombay B raised Obverse A Reverse II, 1892 Bombay, B incuse, Obverse A, Reverse I, 1898 Calcutta, C incuse, Obverse A Reverse I, 1908 Calcutta, 1910 Bombay, 1916 Calcutta, 1917 Bombay, 1918 Bombay, 1939 Bombay, 1939 Calcutta, 1940 Bombay, 1941 Bombay, 1942 Bombay, 1943L Lahore, 1945L Lahore, 1947 Bombay, 8 Annas (2) 1919 Calcutta, 1919 Bombay, the 1888 Bombay F/GF, others NVF to EF
British West Africa a 3-coin set 1913 comprising Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence KM#10, 11 and 12 EF with matching tone, in a square red dated 4-coin box with additional space for the Florin, the box for the Specimen set of the Year (only 200 sets were struck) the case in Fair condition
India - British, Rupees (37) 1835 RS incuse on truncation, 1835 F incuse on truncation, 1840 Legend split, 1840 Legend continuous, 1862 (5), 1874, 1875, 1876, 1876 Dot, 1877 Dot (2), 1878 Dot, 1879 C incuse, 1879 Dot, 1880 Dot, 1882 Dot, 1883 C incuse, 1884 B raised, 1885 C incuse, 1885 B raised, 1886 B incuse (ex-swivel mount), 1887 C incuse, 1887 B incuse, 1888 B raised, 1889 B incuse, 1890 B incuse, 1891 B incuse, 1892 B incuse, 1892 C incuse, 1893 B incuse, 1900 B incuse, 1900 C incuse, 1901 B incuse, in mixed grades to EF
Malaysia and Borneo (10) Penang (4) Pice 1787Half Pice 1787, Cent 1810, Cent undated (smoothed on reverse), British North Borneo (6) 25 Cents 1927, One Cent (3) 1888H, 1891H, 1896H, Half Cent 1907H, Token New London Tobacco Company, in mixed grades some lustrous
BritishHonduras (19) 50 Cents (7) 1894, 1895, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1919, 25 Cents (6) 1894, 1895, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1907, 10 Cents 1894, One Cent (6) 1885, 1888 (NVF), 1889, 1894 (VF) 1904 (NVF), 1906, VG to Fine unless stated, we note very few example of any denomination above Fine on our archive database, the silver coins in particular are seldom offered
BritishHonduras and Belize50 Cents to One Cent (91) George V to Elizabeth II, includes some silver, many dates and types represented, no duplication, in mixed grades some later coins EF
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