Pre decimalSixpences, Shillings, Florins and Halfcrowns (£23 face value 20-30% being pre 1947 issues). World 1.8 kilos mostly later 20th century base metal issues but includes a 1879 MorganDollar in low grade. A quantity of GB Halfpennies, Pennies and Brass 3ds from circulation. 1977 Cased SilverProof Crown, £5 1990 Cupro and (10) cupro 25p Crowns. Year Sets in perspex holders 1936 Farthing - Halfcrown Year Set generally higher grades GVF-UNC, 1966-67 with a 1972 Crown Unc and Last LSD 1st Decimal set 11 coin set Unc. A small group of low grade mostly more recent paper money, and a group of (11) FANTASY Asian base metal crowns.
Bahamas Ten Dollars 1978 a 2-coin set 5th Anniversary of Independence comprising 1978 Prince Charles and Sir Milo P.Butler issues Silver Proofs nFDC in the box of issue, Guernsey Proof set 1966 the 4-coin set Ten Shillings, Threepence, Eight Doubles and Four Doubles, FDC in the green box of issue, Crown-medals a 4-coin set 1981 Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer a 4-piece set in gold plated silver Proof nFDC to FDC in the red Pobjoy Mint box of issue with certificate. Pobjoy Mint Gold on Silver Sucrier Sweetmeat dish with Christmas Reindeer Cameo, weight 57 grammes, UNC in a presentation box with certificate, issue limited to 250 pieces. Pobjoy Mint Ingot set 1979 Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill a set of 5 stamp ingots in gold plated silver, the ingots depicting four Victorian Stamp issues One Penny, Two Pence , Four Pence and One Shilling and a Rowland Hill Fantasy Prooflike UNC in the box of issue with certificate, only 100 sets issued. Isle of Man Mint set 1978 (6 coins) Fifty Pence to Half New Penny UNC in a slide case. Guernsey Mint set 1987 (7 coins) One Pound to One Penny UNC in the wallet of issue, Italy Mint Set 2000 (12 coins) 400th Anniversary of the Death of Giordano Bruno 1000 Lire to 1 Lire includes the 1000 Lire and 500 Lire in silver, UNC in the wallet of issue. Isle of Man Crown 1972 Proof UNC, GB (2) Crown 1965 A/UNC boxed, Fifty Pence 1973 Prooflike UNC boxed, Medal - General Election 1974 45mm diameter Eimer 2131 in copper UNC. Co-op Society Medal 1913 50th Anniversary 1863-1913 in brass John Shillito Obverse UNC with suspension loop and ribbon, boxed. Coin holders - Magic Pocket Money Savings Bank (3) that hold Sixpences, Brass Threepences and Silver Threepences respectively in excellent condition, along with a mix of empty cases, capsules and certificates.
Crowns (2) 1935 GEF toned, boxed, 1953 UNC, Halfcrown 1942 EF, Florins (2) 1887 Jubilee Head VF, 1918 Fine/Good Fine, Shillings (8) 1819 Good Fine, 1820 NVF, 1879 No Die Number VG, 1910 NVF, 1929 About Fine, 1931 Good Fine, 1933 Fine, 1946S EF toned, SixpenceElizabeth I 1574 mintmark Eglantine Near Fine/Fine. Fantasy Shilling 1819 appears to be struck in brass VG. Toy Money Half SovereignVictoria Young Head, undated, by Lauer VF/GVF, USA Quarter Dollar 1964 D A/UNC and lustrous (17 coins in lot)
World (125) a various and very interesting collection in an album of early notes mostly circa late 1800's early 1900's and in different grades mostly averaging VF to UNC. Includes a few always collectable issues from the US as a Silver Certificate 1 Dollars (3) Pick 342 series of 1923 Blue seal, Speelman & White. Pick 416d2e series 1935E Priest & Humphrey. Pick 416a series 1935A Julian & Morgenthau ink signed on main body Eugene Elbert. And a 10 Dollars Operation Torch Pick 415Y series of 1934A, yellow seal Issued for Military use in North Africa and Sicily in WW2. A Fractional Currency 10 Cents P108e 1863 Colby & Spinner. Confederate Currency 5 DollarsPick 67 (Criswell T69-561) series 4 Plate G. Treasury2 DollarsPick 378g series of 1928G Clark & Snyder. Obsolete Currency such as the Natchez, Mississippi Railroad Company 100 Dollars dated 3rd April 1839. Bank of Windsor, Vermont 5 Dollars circa 1800's uncut or wrongly cut at top and bottom sheet originally of 4 notes now only 2full notes and with parts of the first and the last notes from the sheet showing. Also a BrazilImperial Thesouro Nacional 500 Reis Dom Pedro IIEstampa 2 Pick A243b ND 1880 (1885) variety with 2 serial numbers 81510 serie 61A. Some interesting 1700's items such as a BritishColonialGeorge III period State Lottery ticket 1776 and a Cleo bury Mortimer Bewbley Old Bank sight note unissued remainder circa 1796 as advised by Forster, Lubbock, Bosanquets & Co. bankers and watermarked upside down with the Royal cypher and the date 1796 also has 2 Revenue embossed stamps. Philatelic Australian Tasmania Inland Revenue Beer Duty Stamps (2) 12 shillings on 9 shillings (One Barrel) green and 18 shillings on 18 shillings (One Hogshead) dark brown/black, both stamped "The Cascade Brewery Co. Limited" used, 1901. India a part of a Fiscal Revenue 2 Annas Tax Revenue paper from the Victorian period and a Princely States Bhopal Fiscal 8 Annas dated 17th February 1900, red and black. An Iraqi Safe Conduct Pass in Arabic and with an illustration of 25 dinar note on obverse. Together with many more other issues from Europe including some Austrian and German Not geld, Asia, Turkey (OttomanEmpire), The Middle East, some large sized issues and World War II period and Military notes. The lot includes a fantasy issue US 1 million dollars and some modern contemporary copies
GB & World a very pleasing and wide collection in an album (60) in various grades Good/VG to UNC. Ranging from early Treasury & Bank of England issues to modern and including a group of ERROR notes. Comprising a Fisher Second issue Treasury 1 Pound T31 issued 1923 prefix L1/37. A Peppiatt Britannia medallion 1 Pounds (5) including the Emergency World War II B249 Blue/Pink issues (2) along with the regular Green Post-war B260 Threaded issues (3) prefixes U55A, W95A and X33A. An O'Brien Lion & Key 5 Pounds B277 Shaded Symbol 1957 prefix D33. Hollom 5 Pounds QE2 portrait & seated child Britannia B297 1963 prefix C26. Fforde issues (4) including the Lion & Key 10 Pounds B316 prefix A58 and a selection of 10 Shillings QE2 portrait (3) including B309 first series prefix 81R and B310 prefixes B38N and last series D12N. A group of Page (10) including the 2 designs 1 Pounds QE2 portrait B320 1970 issues (5) a consecutive set Y45D 648139 - Y45D 648143 along with a consecutive set of the QE2 pictorial (5) series L34 259440 - L34 259444. Somerset (4) including a selection of 1 Pounds QE2 pictorial B341 W Reverse issues 1981 (3) close numbers prefix CY82 along with a 5 Pounds the Duke of WellingtonB343 L reverse issue 1980 prefix JY66. Gill (2) including a 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B358 issue 1991 with a FIRST RUN and fairly low serial number A01 006715 along with a 5 Pounds. A Kentfield 20 Pounds Michael Faraday B374 issue 1993 with a LOW FIRST RUN serial number X01 001439 given the first 1000 were not issued making this note number 439. A group of the new Polymer issues (6) including 5 Pounds Churchill B414 (4) with various prefixes and a consecutive pair of the 10 Pounds Jane Austen (2) prefix CD49. The group of ERROR notes include a Page 5 Pounds the Duke of Wellington B334 L Reverse issue 1973 with a partial offset mirror image of the obverse design on the reverse. A Page 1 Pound QE2 portrait B322 issue 1970 with a different serial numbers - BT06 788815 at top left and BT06 788825 at lower right. A Somerset 10 Pounds B348 L Reverse 1984 series AU46 984809 with a paper crease during printing in an acute angle across the Queen's picture, this note with 2 sets of small pinholes in the body of the note. And a 20 Pounds Kentfield B371 issue 1991 series T06 676486 with the obverse design with a Misaligned Printing causing signature and Bank's title to appear in incorrect position with a part of the bottom note's bank title to appear at bottom margin, also a part of the Queen's face misprinted with the arrow design at left. The world notes include issues from Brazil, China, Italy, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Germany and France along with a few British Armed Forces, World War 2 period Allied military notes and a set of Fantasy 'Hell Bank Notes' with matching serials E64865 and illustrations of Marilyn Monroe, John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy. An interesting and desirable selection certain to attract the attention of collectors and dealers alike
Russia 5 Kopeks 1776EM VF, India - Mewar One Rupee VS1985 (1928) (2) GVF, German States - Bavaria Three Marks 1909D F/GF, GB Florin 1907 NVF/GF, Belgium10 Centimes 1930 BELGIQUE with 3 overstruck, possibly over a 2 or 0 Good Fine, a small group of Roman bronzes in mixed grades, along with 18th to 20th Century GB and World includes some GB pre-1947 and pre-1920 silver issues, medallic issues, NAAFI tokens, and some Fantasy Items. These in mixed circulated grades. World items include France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland and more, along with a small group of GB and World Banknotes (6) includes GB One Pound Fforde G K93Z 681450 EF and Ten Shillings Peppiatt K14D b5644734 Fine (lot)
Fantasy Edward VIII Set 1936 a 6-coin set in silver comprising Pattern Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence issues, nFDC with some light handling marks, in the London Mint Office box with certificate
Caribbean, Canada & Russia mainly early issues including some George VI portrait issues (7) in various grades Fine to about UNC comprising Scarcer issues as the Barbados Government George VI portrait 1 DollarPick 2b dated 1st September 1939 serial number B/D 390891. Jamaica Government George VI portrait 5 Shillings Pick 37a dated 1st November 1940 serial number C/36 93593. Martinique5 FrancsPick 16bWW2 period ND 1942 issue variety with blue serial number R21 1000 517000. Also, a modern Haiti 20 Gourdes Pick 271 dated 2001 series TL183756. Canada (2) including Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited 10 Cents Voucher - also known as Canadian Tire Money "cash bonus coupon" along with a Fantasy Money 1 Million Dollar Bill in original packaging. And a Russia Siberia & Urals - Irkutsk 200 Rubley Pick S890 dated 1917 series 33 17801 without coupons. A very desirable and collectible group, certain to attract attention
The Millionaires Collection, modern fantasy replicas of iconic coin rarities through the ages, an 8-coin set comprising 22 carat Gold (6) and .925 Silver issues (2) as follows:- Crown Charles I 1644 Oxford in Rhodium plated gold 4.09 grammes, Penny Coenwulf in gold 4.03 grammes, Pattern 5 Unite Charles I in gold 4.04 grammes, Three Shillings Charles I 1645 Siege coinage, in Rhodium plated gold 4.07 grammes, Spur Ryal James I in gold 4.04 grammes, Testoon Henry VIII in Rhodium plated gold 4.02 grammes, Testoon Henry VIII in silver 14.90 grammes, Double Leopard Edward III in silver 20.21 grammes, Lustrous Prooflike UNC in the London Mint Office box of issue with certificates, along with two unrelated certificates, originally cost in excess of £2000
A mixed group with some cased silvercrowns including China, promoters fantasy strikes and medallic issues, Ireland BU sets recent years along with an earlier Irish set which includes the 1966 silver Ten Shillings and more (lot)
GB and World an eclectic mix includes Cut Hammered Farthings (2), 'The New Portrait Specimen Set' comprising Crown 1953 UNC, One Pound 2015 Rank-Broadley portrait, along with Two Pounds 2015 and Fifty Pence to One Penny 2015 with Jody Clark portraits UNC, GB Half Farthings in an album (36), these in lower grades, GB cupro-nickel items in bags, Halfcrowns to Farthings, Toy Money (16), Australia Public Service medals, books (5) including a 1971 and 1999 Seaby catalogue, Roman Fantasy pieces (10), George VI and Elizabeth IIShillings cupro-nickel issues (22) most EF or better, Ship Halfpennies A/UNC to UNC and lustrous (13) ,Pennies 1935-1964 (48) EF and better, Ireland and Channel Islands in bags, and around 1.5 Kilos of World coins in base metal (lot)
Currency Set 1953 (10 coins) Crown to Farthing UNC boxed, The Festival of Britain 50th Anniversary Crown and Silver Ten Shilling Stamp Ingot Set UNC in the wallet of issue, Fantasy Maundy Sets 1936 Edward VIII (2) Prooflike UNC in 'Coins of the Realm' boxes one set with toning, The King Edward VIII Centenary Pattern Coin Collection 1937 a 7-coin Fantasy set comprising Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and two different Threepence designs Prooflike UNC with some toning, by The Historic Coin Company, with their certificate, The Cartwheel Penny a 3-coin set 1797 Fantasy Restrikes in Copper, Silver coated copper and Golden Alloy Lustrous UNC in the box of issue with certificate
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
Ireland (11) Crown 1690 Poor/NVG, Halfcrowns Gunmoney (2) 1690 May. Small size S.6580CCC Limerick Bust NVF with some pitting to the flan, Halfcrown 1690 June VG/About Fine, Gunmoney Shillings (5) 1690 Large size Apr: Fine with a planchet clip, 1690 June. VF, 1690 June. Fine with pitted surfaces, 1689 Dec: as S.6581K with ERA for FRA, NEF for wear but pitted, Shilling 1690 June. S.6582G VF pitted with a few small spots Shilling Edward VI 1549 a contemporary brass imitation 'Bungal' issue S.6494A mintmark Arrow, weight 6.5 grammes Fair, scarce, Farthings (2) Armstrong's Coinage of 1660-1661 Upright die axis, R on Crown band, S.6566 Fair/NVF the obverse with surface corrosion, Southern Cities of Refuge local issue 1645-1647, Cork (?) Ship reverse on a rectangular flan, 2.9 grammes, Poor thus preventing a more accurate attribution, along with a further group of Ireland (19) Ten PenceBank Token 1813, Five Pence Bank Token 1805, Pennies (3) 1805 (2), 1822, Halfpennies (11) George II worn (1), 1742, 1748, 1749, 1766, 1781, 1805 (3), 1822, 1823, Farthings (2) 1723 Woods, 1806, and a small fantasy copy of an 1822 Penny in mixed circulated grades
Ireland Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1820 George IV, Reverse in the style of the GunmoneyShilling and Sixpence reverses (18) each struck in .925 silver and weighing around 28.5 grammes
World banknotes plus fantasy, promotional notes, first day covers and a few stamps, including Gibraltar, Uganda, British Armed Forces, Singapore, fantasy notes including 9 Shillings notes, Fawlty Towers, Margaret Thatcher and others, Bradbury Wilkinson promotional note IBNS 1986, stamp booklets including British Army uniforms and treasures of the archive, needs viewing
Ireland Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1820 George IV, Reverse in the style of the GunmoneyShilling and Sixpence reverses (18) each struck in .925 silver and weighing around 28.5 grammes
Ireland Patina Collection Fantasy Crowns 1820 George IV, Reverse in the style of the GunmoneyShilling and Sixpence reverses (18) each struck in .925 silver and weighing around 28.5 grammes
Penny 1858 No WW GEF with traces of lustre ands a few minor spots, Penny 1890 Narrow date (14 1/2 teeth date spacing) VG, along with Fantasy pieces (3) ShillingEdward VIII 1937 in silver, Prooflike UNC, Fantasy Crown 1879 Three Graces INA Retro series, plain edge, in copper Lustrous UNC, Ireland Fantasy Crown 1901 plain edge in copper Lustrous UNC
Queen VictoriaJubilee Portrait Silver Coin Set a 7-coin set comprising Crown 1891, Double Florin 1889, Halfcrown 1891, Florin 1887, Shilling 1889 Large Head, Sixpence 1891 and Threepence 1891 VG to Fine in a London Mint Office box with certificate, King Edward VIII New Strike Fantasy Pattern Set a 6-coin set 1936 Crown to Threepence in silver nFDC in the London Mint Office box of issue with certificate
A small group of forgeries and imitations (5) Philip and Mary Shillingundated type, of crude design, probably contemporary, Guinea 1798 gold imitation probably from the early 1970s, Halfcrown 1818 struck in copper, Shilling 1818 fantasy imitation in base metal, Crown 1932 unusual overweight imitation with a broad rim
Halfcrowns to Halfpennies 1826-1967 (60) comprising Halfcrowns (12), Florins (2), Shillings (3), Sixpences (6), SilverThreepences (4), Pennies (30, includes 4 modern fantasy issues), Halfpennies (2) in two album pages EF to UNC and lustrous
Edward VIII New Strike Pattern Set 1936 by London Mint Office a 6-coin set in .925 silver comprising Pattern Crown, Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepences FDC in the box of issue with certificate, along with Silver Proof Crown sized issues (6) Alderney £5 2006, Cayman I $5 2006, Jersey £5 2009, Solomon I $25 2005 and 2006 Airplanes (3) these aFDC - FDC in plastic capsules, and Racing Legends by Graham Isom 12 piece gold plated (cupro) medallic set with famous race horses such as Red Rum and Nijinsky cased with a certificate, Spain 2000 1994 Madrid, and a Russian 37 Rouble 1902 Fantasy
USA Fantasy 1992 'Silver Eagle' 86mm diameter One Pound of .999 silver Prooflike UNC boxed, Abdication of Edward VIII a Bill to give effect to his Majesty's declaration of abdication 10 December 1936 , also a letter from 10 Downing Street confirming the abdication took effect on 11 December. Both with creases and punch holes for filing, otherwise Fine, USA Fantasy 'Trade Dollar' dated 1885 One Pound of .999 silver Prooflike UNC boxed, Discovery of the Americas a Fantasy medallic issue in .999 silver weighing 5 ounces depicting the ships Pinta, Santa Maria and Nina Prooflike UNC boxed, GB Fantasy medallic issues (2) Una and the Lion and GothicCrown each 86mm diameter UNC and boxed as issued, Maria Theresa Thaler Restrike 1780 in silver UNC, USA Fantasy Medallic issue 2 ounces of .999 silver Prooflike UNC, British West Africa Edward VIII issues 1936 (11) Penny(4), Halfpenny (4), One Tenth Penny (3), New Guinea Penny 1936 these mostly VF to UNC, plus a Norfolk Regiment badge in brass, no clip, also Gold Banknotes L.K.O'Brien Ten Shillings and Five Pounds in a glass frame with certificate
GB, China and USA a small group, GB (3) Halfcrown 1900 NEF, Shilling 1819 VG, Double Florin INA Fantasy 1937 George VIGolder portrait, Reverse Shields in cruciform, with sceptres in angles UNC, USA Dollars (2) 1888 GEF, 1897 NEF, along with China Dollars (3) Fat Man (2), memento (1) these crude copies
Five Pound Crowns (3) 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday Silver Proof, 1997 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Golden Wedding Silver Proof, 1998 Prince of Wales 50th Birthday Silver Proof, Five Pound Crowns a 2-coin set 1999 Millennium Silver and 2000 Millennium Fine Silver with gold highlighting Proofs, Crowns 1972 Silver Wedding Silver Proof, 1977 Silver Jubilee Silver Proof, 1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday Silver Proof, 1981 Royal Wedding Silver Proof, Fantasy Crown 1936 Edward VII Coincraft issue Proof, FDC in the cases of issue most with certificates, Fantasy Crown 1936 restrike by Hearn boxed UNC, plus Crowns (16) 1935, 1937 Proof, 1951 boxed (2), 1953 Proof, 1960, 1960 Polished Die, 1965 (2, 1 gilded), 1972, 1977 (3), 1980 (2), 1981, Five Pound Crown 1990 Queen Mother 90th Birthday EF-UNC, Shilling 1934, Threepence 1945, Guernsey 8 Doubles 1947, Australia Shilling 1922 in mixed circulated grades
GB Sovereign 1936 Edward VIII Fantasy issue in 9 carat Gold UNC as part of a group of World (12) Somalia 1000 Shillings (5) these presumably fantasy issues 2001 (3), 2002 (2), these depicting Elizabeth I, Cromwell, VictoriaGothic Head and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Ghana 500 Sika 2002 (2) with a coloured picture of the Queen on the reverse, Zambia 10000 Kwacha 2002 with a coloured picture of the Queen on the reverse, 6000 Kwacha 2002 with a coloured picture of the Queen on the reverse, plus GB One Pound (2) 2004, in mixed grades EF-UNC
Two Pounds Britannia 2000 Silver Bullion, Two Pounds 1994 Bank of England, 1997 (2), 1999 Rugby World Cup, 2001 Marconi, One Pound 1997 England (2), 1999 Scotland, Fifty Pence 1992/3 EU, 1994 D-Day Landings (2), 1998 NHS, Fifty Pence a two-coin set 1998 standard and EEC issues, Royal Mint Year Set 2003 all UNC in the Royal Mint packs of issue, Coin First Day Cover Sets (3) One Pound 1997 plus stamps depicting the six wives of Henry VIII, One Pound 1998 plus stamps depicting Heraldic Beasts, Fifty Pence 1998 NHS plus four related stamps, all UNC on the cards of issue, Medal 1986 Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson in base metal UNC in slide case, Fantasy Trade Dollar 1998 UNC with coloured obverse, Ten Shilling Banknote J.S.Fforde C39N About UNC
Halfcrowns (19) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 EF-UNC some with green from bad storage, Twenty Pences 1982 SilverProofPiedforts (2) FDC boxed, Ireland Ten Shillings 1966 Pearce A/UNC, plus Gothic Crown Fantasy strike 87mm diameter weighing 385 grammes so presumed the base metal issue UNC boxed
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