GB and World Sets (13) CanadaMillennium Quarter Dollar sets (2) 1999 and 2000 (12 coins each plus medal), Mexico Mint set 1965 (5 coins), Austria (2) Proof Set 1970 (7 coins), and Proof Set 1985 (9 coins plus medal), Cyprus First Coinage of the Republic 1963 (5 coins), Yugoslavia a mixed date set (7 coins) 100 Dinar to One Dinar UNC stuck to card, Malta Mint Set 1972 (8 coins) Five Mils to One Cent, Spain Mint Set 1980 (6 coins) 100 Pesetas to 50 Centimos, Canada Mint Sets (2) 1969 and 1972, each 6 coins One Dollar to One Cent, Greece 1926-1930 set (7 coins) Five Drachma to 20 Lepta (average Fine), GB Coin and Banknote Set 1996 Queen Elizabeth II 70th Birthday comprising Five Pound Crown 1996 in cupro-nickel and Five Pounds Kentfield HM70 001538 , all sets UNC to FDC unless stated, along with GB Britain's First Decimal Coins 1968/71 (25) UNC in the blue wallets of issue and New Zealand Dollars (2) 1967 Currency UNC and Proof FDC
Middle East (11) an interesting group in varied grades average VF to about UNC - UNC Comprising Egypt (6) a denomination pair of King Farouk I portrait Currency Notes Law of 1940 and both in presentable VF or about with signature of Makram Ebeid titled on reverse "Minister of Finance" comprising a 5 PiastresPick 165a serial number with star at end J/5 423329 * and 10 PiastresPick 168a serial number L/4 347487, the later with a pair of pinholes in lower right body. These notes very popular in the recent years. Along with Arab Republic of Egypt Currency note 5 PiastresPick 182g signature Aly Loutfy Mahmoud Loutfy (11/1978 - 5/1980) title Minister of Finance series M/46 No. 623464 printer Survey Authority watermark ARE. Along with Central Bank issues (3) including a pair of 10 Pounds (2) different designs Pick 46b dated 1972 a larger sized note, and the more modern Pick 51e dated 15 June 1999. Along with a 20 DinarsPick 52b dated 19th March 1992 and date position variety to lower right of watermark area. Together with a selection of Iraq (5) various denominations of Gulf War captured currency stamped "Certified Official / Ministry of Defence" consisting of a 1 Dinar Pick 69a dated 1984. 5 DinarsPick 70a dated 1981. 10 Dinars Pick 71a dated 1982. Along with 25 Dinars (2) including the Pick 73a dated 1986 and the Pick 72 dated 1982. A near complete denomination set, these notes were captured by the British 1st Armoured division in the Persian Gulf War. During the attack into Iraq, and the dash across Kuwait north of Kuwait city, they overran and occupied a number of Iraqi headquarters, military installations and advancing 290 kilometres they managed to destroy 3 Iraqi divisions and capturing or destroying more than 4000 Iraqi tanks and armoured vehicles along with capturing several million dollars of Iraqi currency. The seized currency was sent back to England's Ministry of Defence Cash Management Branch where they were certified and given these hand stamps.
Sixpences (83) 1819 Fine, 1867 Die Number 13 VG/Near Fine, 1887 Jubilee Head Withdrawn type (2) the first NVF, the second VF gilded, 1887 Jubilee Head Revised type (2) Good Fine and NVF, 1908 Fine/Good Fine, 1926 Modified Effigy (2) NVF and NEF, 1933 GVF, George VI issues 1937 (3), 1938, 1939 (6), 1941, 1942 (5), 1943 (4), 1944 (6), 1945 (3), 1948 (7), 1951 (2) mostly GVF to A/UNC, many with lustre, 1952 (15) Fine to NVF, Elizabeth II 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963 (8), 1964 (2), 1965, 1966, 1967 VF to UNC, some with an attractive light tone, along with Threepence 1886 About Fine, along with World Minors (19) Australia (12) Sixpences (10) 1910 Near Fine/Fine toned, 1911 GF/VF and nicely toned, 1936 Good Fine (3), 1942D Good Fine, 1942S GF/NVF, 1956 Fine/Good Fine, 1960 NEF/GEF, 1961 EF, Threepences (2) 1917M Fine/Good Fine, 1921M VF toned, India Quarter Rupees (2) 1904 Fine, 1936 Calcutta Lustrous EF, Canada Ten Cents 1907 VG, South Africa Sixpence 1896 About Fine/Fine, British West Africa Sixpence 1919H Good Fine, Iran (2) 500 Dinars undated (1895) KM#969 VF toned, 500 Dinars AH1323 (1906) KM#977 EF and attractively toned, all house in a Lindner tray
Kuwait (5) a consecutively numbered set, all about UNC one with a small pink highlighter on reverse, of the stolen during Iraqi Forces during the Invasion in 1990 - 5 Dinars Pick 14x (5) L. 1968 (1980-91) signatures as for Pick 14c prefix denominator 18. All in deep blue and black on multicolour with a minaret at left and coat of arms at right on obverse. The reverse with an illustration The Seif Palace (the Amir's Administration Headquarters) and watermarked with a Dhow.
Jordan (41) Five Fils to Quarter Dinar 1950s to 1990s issues in mixed grades some later dates EF and lustrous, Libya (26) One Millieme to 100 Milliemes 1952-1965 in mixed grades to EF
Indo-Scythian Kings, Quarter Dinar, Kushans, Kanishka I (127-140AD) Obverse: Kanishka standing facing, head turned left, holding standard in left hand, Reverse: BODDO Buddha standing facing, raising hand in gesture of abhaya mudra and holding robe; tamgha to right. 2.04 grammes, NEF
Bahrain, a matching serial number set of Specimen notes (7) 100 Fils, Quarter Dinar, Half Dinar, One Dinar, Five Dinars, Ten Dinars and Twenty Dinars UNC from the 'Specimen Banknotes from around the World' set Pick 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 10s UNC from the 'Specimen Banknotes from around the World' set
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