China and Japan a collection in a cabinet (756) an interesting study group a wide range of types represented, China includes 100 Cashundated (1851-1861) Fine, an extensive group of cash coins, includes K'ang-Hsi, Shun-chih, T'ien ming types, also includes 17th Century Talisman Poem cash K'ang-Hsi issues, 18th century Yung-chen, Chia-Ch'ing and Chien-lung types, Japan includes Shogunate Era 100 Mon undated (1835-1870), 4 Mon 1768 21 waves, and undated 1769-1860 11 waves types, both China and Japan issues include some amulet and imitative types, also an example of China knife money, China spade money, an example of Thailandbullet money, and China Banknotes - Central Bank of China 20 Custom GoldUnits 1930 issues (7) Fine to Good Fine with some light stains
World a small group (4) Japan Bu (Ichibu) undated (1837-1854) C#16 Tempo Era, 8.75 grammes, Fine, South AfricaCrown 1947 VF, Spain One Real date not visible, Seville Mint, 3.34 grammes, Fair, France Quarter Ecu Henry IV (1589-1610)date and mintmark not visible, VG clipped and with the appearance of an ex-shipwreck piece
World (26) an unusual group containing many seldom offered and interesting issues, comprising Ancient Coinage of Spain, Celiberians - Castilo (Province of Jaen) Ae26 undated (2nd Century BC) Obverse: head right, Reverse: Sphinx (2), 11.09 grammes and 11.14 grammes, Poor to Fair, Celiberians - Castilo (Province of Jaen) Ae32 (4) undated (2nd century BC) Obverse: Head right, Reverses worn 39.36 grammes, 25.42 grammes, 30.60 grammes, 23.61 grammes (this coin holed), Poor, Ae30 undated Obverse: Head right, Reverse worn, 19.84 grammes, Poor, Tobago 1 1/2 Pence (Black Dog) undated (1798-1825) TB countermark on a FrenchGuyana Two Sous 1782 Fair, India - Silver Sunga dynasty (1st to 2nd Century BC) ingot shaped, countermarked with standing figures and horse? 14mm x 9mm, 3.42 grammes, Fine, Libya - OttomanEmpire Para undated (AH1223 - 1808) Mahmud II KM#75 (2) Fine and VG, Libya Para Abdul Hamid I undated (AH1187) Tripoli. KM#46 struck off-centre, 3.69 grammes, VG, Ottoman Empire. Mahmud II (AH 1223-1255 / AD 1808-1839). Para, (AH1223), without regnal year. Tarabalus Gharb (Tripoli in Libya). Name. / Mint. AE. 21mm VG, Libya Para - Tripoli, Mahmud II, AH1223 (1808) 3.19 grammes, KM#115 Fine, Libya 20 Para AH1223/2 (1808) KM#176 Fine, 20 Para - Mahmud II (c.AH1223 - 1808), the reverse struck off-centre , exact type uncertain, 5.36 grammes, Fine, along with Libya Copper Para late 18th and early 19th Century issues a further six examples Poor to Fair with exact types not visible, India - Bombay Presidency 1/5 Rupee undated (1730-1796) KM#273 VF, Japan Sen 1945 in Baked Clay (reddish-brown) KM#110 EF, these only circulated unofficially for a few days in Central Japan, India - Madras Presidency Silver Fanam undated (1704) KM#294.1/294.2 Obverse: Bale mark with CC/E Good Fine, unpriced by Krause, SpanishAmerica2 Reales Cob 3.16 grammes, Shield VG clear on both sides, little detail of lettering visible, and another unattributed piece in silver or billon 14mm diameter, the obverse with a crude standing figure? the reverse a design of pellets and lines, with a small central x-shaped cross 4.49 grammes
GB and World (48) comprising GB Royal Mint Year Set 2011 (13 coins, includes the Commemorative coins) Two Pounds to One Penny UNC in the Royal Mint wallet of issue, GB Five Pound Crowns (3) 2000 Queen Mother 100th Birthday A/UNC, 2010 Restoration of the Monarchy A/UNC, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee UNC on the Royal Mint card of issue, GB Crowns an 8-coin set comprising Crowns 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980 and 1981 layered in gold plating and rhodium plating, in a presentation box with certificate, GB - The Predecimals and Decimals of Elizabeth II a part set (5 coins) Decimal Fifty Pence 2004, BrassThreepence 1966, Pennies (2) 1965 and 1967, and Halfpenny 1967 each layered in gold plating or rhodium plating, three with coloured reverses, VF, Medallic issues - Football 2012 European Championships (10) Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, England, Ukraine, France, Czech Republic, Netherlands and Portugal, Prooflike UNC with certificates, Medallic issues - World War ICentenary Commemoratives (4) each 70mm diameter in gold-plated cupro-nickel by Windsor Mint, with different coloured reverse designs, UNC boxed, Medallic - War Poppy Collection by Jacqueline Hurley, undated, Prooflike UNC with coloured poppies on the reverse, Japan 500 Yen 2015 Osaka UNC on the card of issue, Finland Two Euro 1999 Bimetallic Essai Lustrous UNC, in capsule, Germany 10 Euros Medallic (3) 50 Years of World Hunger Help, undated (2012), Lustrous UNC with coloured reverse, 300th Anniversary of the Birth of Friedrich II (2012) undated, Lustrous UNC with coloured reverse, 200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales, undated (2012) Lustrous UNC with coloured reverse, One Euro Fantasy Issues 1999 (2) in gold plated copper, both Lustrous UNC with coloured reverse, Tristan da Cunha Crowns (2) 2010 The Lone Soldier, 2010 Horatio Nelson, both Lustrous UNC with coloured Union Jack on the reverse, both in capsules, the Nelson coin with certificate, Numismatic Covers (22) 1974-2004, each comprising a cover and accompanied by a descriptive page, the cover with base a metal coin and stamp, from the following countries: Gibraltar 2004, Tajikistan 1992, Iran 1974, Canada 1993, Lithuania 1993, Morocco 1985, Micronesia 1994 (with USA coin), Puerto Rico 1994 (with USA coin), Serbia 2003, Sierra Leone 2004, Slovakia 2010, Bermuda 1996, Burkina Faso 1988, Fiji 1990, England 1994, Montenegro 2003, Dominica 2002, French Antarctic Territories 2004, Namibia 1994, Nigeria 1988, Palestinian Authority 1994, Yemen 1990 and Belarus 1992 UNC on the envelopes of issue, and six additional unrelated certificate
World (15) USAOne Dollars (2) 1901 O EF/NEF the obverse lustrous, the reverse attractively toned, 1902 O Lustrous UNC, Switzerland Five Francs (2) 1931B Edge lettering type I KM#40 EF with uneven but not unattractive tone, 1950B KM#40 EF/GEF and lustrous, Canada (6) 50 Cents (2) 1965 UNC with practically full lustre, 1967 Confederation Centennial UNC and fully lustrous, 25 Cents (2) 1965 UNC and fully lustrous, 1967 UNC and fully lustrous, Ten Cents (2) 1965 Lustrous UNC the obverse with some surface residue, the reverse fully lustrous, 1967 Confederation Centennial UNC and fully lustrous, Japan (2) 100 Mon undated (1835-1870) C#7 Fine, Two Sen Year 10 (1877) Y#18.1 Good Fine, GuernseyEight Doubles (2) 1834 GVF, 1858 NEF, St. Helena Crown 1973 Tercentenary of Saint Helena Lustrous UNC with some spots, along with Cook IslandsProof Set 1976 (8 coins) FDC in the box of issue with certificate
Farthings 17th Century (2) Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, William Parnell W.24 NVG comes with old Seaby envelope, Bedfordshire - Biggleswade undated, Thomas Tompkins W.25 VG, comes with old Seaby envelope, Japan 100 Mon, undated (1835-1870) Fine, cleaned, Germany Medallion, 27mm diameter, Gebr. Friedlander, Berlin, late 19th Century Obverse: Gebr. Friedländer, Reverse: 10% Kupfer, 15% Gold, 75% Silber, 13.23 grammes, plain edge EF,GB Farthing Charles II worn, date not visible, Roman Dupondis Faustina, Fair, Roman Ae3 Antoninus Pius VG, Roman Sestertius unattributed, very worn, Jeton - France, Dutch Republic undated (1580) VG, Medieval Jetons (2) VG and Near Fine, Ancient Greece Tetradrachm, Reverse: seated figure left VG, GB Halfpenny George II worn with painted shield with quartered arms on the reverse, VG, and a worn copper 22mm unattributed
The WinstonChurchillCollection a 4-coin medallic set undated (issued 2014-2018) each piece 70mm diameter in Gold-plated cupro-nickel, two with coloured reverses, Proof FDC in the folder of issue with certificates, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince PhilipPlatinum WeddingAnniversary a 10-coin and 4-stamp set comprising Five Pound Crown 2017 Cupro-Nickel BU, Crown 1972 EF and Halfcrown to Farthing 1947 Fine to Good Fine all but the first coin layered in silver or bronze, the stamps comprising 20p, 26p, 43p and 63p in mint condition, in the box of issue with certificate. Japan a 3-piece set 'Money of the Samurai' comprising 100 Mon (1835-1870) and 4 Mon (1768-1868) and 1 Monme Banknote 1863 Fine, Fine to VF in the box of issue with certificate, GB Crowns (3) 1951 UNC, 1977 (2) UNC, Five Pound Crowns (2) 1993 Coronation 40th Anniversary A/UNC, 2005 Trafalgar 200th Anniversary A/UNC, Tristan da CunhaFive Pounds 2008 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Lord Nelson UNC, along with GB and World in an album (318) mostly 20th Century issues, the majority in base metal, includes Germany - Third Reich 5 Reichsmark 1935A Good Fine, Palestine 20 Mils 1933 NVF and GB pre-1947 silver £0.47 1/2 face in mixed grades
GB and World in an album (23) GB (10) Ten Shillings (5) BealeB266, H43Z 297505 Good Fine, HollomB294 (3) Z32 177491 VF, Z63 376508 and Z63376514 both A/UNC, FfordeB310, C95N 039129 NEF. One Pound (5) PeppiattWartime blue B249, R75H 179976 Fine, some folds, Beale B268 (2), W09B 543236 NVF with an inked number on the reverse, A55J 683904 Fine with inked text on the reverse, PageB337 Last run Z27 971372 UNC, SomersetB341 DW44 860550 A/UNC. Isle of Man (4) One Pound (3) undated 1983 issue Pick 38a VG, undated 1961 issue signature Garvey, prefix B, Pick 25a, Fine with some light foxing to the edges, undated 1961 issue signature Stallard Pick 25b About VF with some folds, Fifty Pence undated 1969 issue Pick 27a GVF, Northern Ireland - Northern BankFive Pounds 1999 Pick 203a UNC or very near so, France - Calais 50 Centimes undated 1918 issue Red on green underprint, Fine, Germany One Mark 1944 issue 9-digit serial number Pick 192b VF, Israel 5 Sheqalim 1978 issue Pick 44 UNC, Malaya - Japanese Occupation 1942 Ten Dollars Good Fine, China Five Yuan 1936 issue Pick 217a Near Fine with some edge damage at the right, Bulgaria 100 Leva 1951 Pick 86a Good Fine, Bohemia and Moravia 1000 Korun 1942 issue Pick 14a NEF, Croatia 5000 Kuna 1943 issue, single letter prefix Pick 14a, UNC
Japan a collection in a stock box (47) Shu (Isshu Gin) undated (1868-1869) Y#12a, Bu (Ichibu) undated (1859-1868) C#16a, 5 Rin Year 6 (1917) Y#41, Sen Year 11 (1922) Y#42, Sen Year 12 (1937) Y#47, Sen Year 13 (1938) Y#55, Sen Year 14 (1939) Y#56, Sen Year 16 (1941) Y#59, Sen Year 19 (1944) Y#62, 5 Sen Year 14 (1939) Y#57, 5 Sen Year 11 (1936) Y#57, 5 Sen Year 17 (1942) Y#60a, 5 Sen Year 20 (1945) Y#65, 10 Sen Year 28 (1895) Y#23, 10 Sen Year 42 (1909) Y#29, 10 Sen Year 6 (1917) Y#36.2, 10 Sen Year 14 (1925) Y#45, 10 Sen Year 3 (1928) Y#49, 10 Sen Year 8 (1933) Y#54, 10 Sen Year 14 (1939) Y#58, 10 Sen Year 17 (1942) Y#61.2, 10 Sen Year 18 (1943) Y#61.2, 10 Sen Year 19 (1944) Y#64, 10 Sen Year 20 (1945) Y#68, 20 Sen Year 42 (1909) Y#30, 50 Sen Year 44 (1911) Y#31, 50 Sen Year 10 (1935) Y#50, 50 Sen Year 21 (1946) Y#67, Yen Year 24 (1949) Y#70, Yen Year 52 (1977) Y#74, 5 Yen Year 52 (1977) Y#72, 5 Yen Year 2 (1990) Y#96.2, 10 Yen Year 1 (1989) Y#97.1, 50 Yen Year 33 (1958) Y#75, 50 Yen Year 34 (1959), 50 Yen Year 55 (1980) Y#81, 100 Yen Year 33 (1958) Y#77, 100 Yen Year 41 (1966) Y#78, 100 Yen Year 39 (1964) Olympic Games Y#79, 100 Yen Year 45, Osaka Expo '70 (1970), 100 Yen Year 50 Okinawa Expo '75 (1975) Y#85, 100 Year 51 (1976) 50th Anniversary of Reign Y#86, 100 Yen Year 1 (1989) Y#98.1, 500 Yen Tsukuba Expo 85 Year 60 (1985) Y#88, 500 Yen Year 60 (1985) 100th Anniversary of the Governmental Cabinet System, Y#89, 500 Yen Year 2 (1990) Y#99.2, 1000 Yen Year 39 1964 Olympic Games Y#80, all UNC many with good lustre or full lustre, a good selection of types
Japan (4) 2 Shugold and silver C#18 undated (1832-1858), Bu C#16a undated (1859-1868) GVF, 100 Mon undated (1835-1870) Good Fine, 50 Sen Y#46 (1922-1926) Fine
Japan5 Sen Y#6.2 Year 4 (1871) 53 Rays 66 Beads Fine One Yen Year 28 (1895) NVF with chop marks, Bu (Ichibu) 1837-1854 C#16 undated VF as part of a group of 50 Yen to 1 Sen 19th and 20th Century (26) in mixed circulated grades
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