Gibraltar - The Great Recoinage of 1816 200th AnniversaryGuinea Collection a 6-coin set of Proof issues in Gold comprising Five Guineas 2016, Two Guineas 2016, Guinea 2016, Half Guinea 2016, Third Guinea 2016 and Quarter Guinea 2016 all struck in 22 carat Gold, total weight 75.9 grammes. FDC in the London Mint Office box of issue with all certificates and booklet, number 14 of only 99 sets issued
World a mixed group (74) Switzerland (39) 5 Francs 1923, One Franc (5) 1861, 1898, 1909, 1921, 1945 along with 20 Rappen to 1 Rappen 1850-1970 in mixed grades a few in EF, Portugal and related (26) includes issues from Portugal, Algarve, Angola, Brazil, Macau, Portuguese Guinea, Mozambique, Portuguese India, Mozambique, Timor, mostly 20th Century with a few earlier pieces, includes a handful of silver issues, in mixed grades to EF, Albania (4) Two Leke 1939R Italian Occupation KM#32 VF, One Lek 1939 KM#31 VF, Half Lek (2) 1926R KM#4 Fine, 1930V KM#13 Good Fine, Scotland 20 Shillings 1695 S.5686 VG, Netherlands25 Cents 1897 KM#115 GEF/AU, Poland (2) 50000 Zlotych 1988 70 Years of Polish Independence Y#163 A/UNC with some toning above the bust, 100 Zlotych 1966 Polish Millennium Y#57 A/UNC, Russia Quarter Kopek 1928 Y#75 Fine with some dirt and verdigris in the legends
World (14) a varied group, includes some more unusual and scarcer items: Colombia - Cartagena Siege Coinage Half Real 1812 KM#D2 Good Fine with date full and bold, France 30 Sols 1820 Aniche Mining Company Token, Reverse: MD 1820 within wreath (Maz.779) GVF and very scarce, Lithuania Six Groszy 1652 Johann Casimir KM#44 VF/GF, a rare one-year type, South AfricaFlorin 1928 VF/GVF, Guatemala Quarter Quetzal 1926 KM#243.1 GVF, Ecuador Decimo 1902 LIMA with JF on reverse KM#50.3 UNC and lustrous, TunisiaOne Franc AH1335 (1916)A Muhammad Al-Nasir KM#238 UNC or near so and lustrous, New GuineaShilling 1935 KM#5 EF, Cyprus Nine Piastres 1901 KM#6 Bold Fine, Ireland Shilling 1930 S.6627 GVF, Greenland25 Ore 1926 (h) HCM GJ with central hole KM#6 Good Fine, Finland One Markka 1874S KM#3.2 Fine, Spain Real 1733 VG, Portugal 60 Reis undated (1683) KM#139 GVF
Quarter Guinea 1762 S.3741 Choice Brilliant UNC, an exceptional example, in an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 85, the finest known of 12 examples thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report
Half Guinea 1790 VG but the flan had taken a heavy knock and is now uneven along with Quarter Guinea 1762 Fine with some scratches this also on an uneven wavy flan
Quarter Guinea 1718 S.3638 Good Fine, Quarter Sovereign 2009 S.SA1 Lustrous UNC as a Dublin Mint Office pair, 'The First British Gold Quarters Set' in capsules with Dublin Mint Office certificates, unboxed
Tristan da Cunha a 6-coin set 2008 in gold, 250th Anniversary of the birth of Lord Nelson comprising Five Guineas, Two Guineas, Guinea, Half Guinea, Third Guinea and Quarter Guinea Proofs all depicting Nelson and Trafalgar nFDC-FDC in the London Mint Office box of issue with certificates, the Five Guineas one of only 50 examples issued, the Two Guineas to Quarter Guineas with an issue limit each of 499 pieces
Maundy Set 1865 ESC 2476 EF to A/UNC deeply toned, the Threepence and Twopence with some thin scratches, Maundy Set 1903 EF to A/UNC with matching tone, Maundy a 3-part set 1894 Fourpence, Twopence and Penny GEF along with Maundy Odds (4) Fourpence 1868 EF, Twopences (3) 1780 NVF, 1838 NVF, 1863 GF, and Coin Weights (7) Three Pound Twelve Joseph I, NVF, Thirty Six Shillings Joseph I EF, Eighteen Shillings EF, Guinea George II VF, Quarter Guineas (2) both uniface NEF and EF, Ten Shillings and Sixpence EF silvered
A mixed group with some lower grade hammered silver, Quarter Guineas 1718 and 1762 but these holed, a quantity of RomanSilver and Bronze generally in collectable grades, and a few GB and world milled issues (lot)
Tristan da CunhaGold (2) Half GuineaTrafalgar 2008 UNC in the box of issue with certificate, Quarter Guinea 2008 Trafalgar UNC in the box of issue with certificate, as part of a group of GB and World Proof and Mint Sets (3) and Singles (22), the majority in silver and with some Crown-sized or bigger, UNC to FDC in the cases of issue
Five Guineas 1777, Pattern struck in white metal, 21.05g, by or after Richard Yeo, laureate head right, GEORGIVS.III DEI.GRATIA., toothed border both sides, rev struck en medaille, crowned quartered shield of arms, date at top, .M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E., edge plain (cf WR 78 [same dies]; S 3723A). Unc and graded 80 by CGS and unique, Ex Baldwins 100 Numismatic Rarieties sales 26/9/26 Lot 5034 realised £5,200
Two Guineas 1726 S.3627 Fine, Ex-jewellery (swivel mount) with an ornate edge mount attached to the top of the coin, Guinea 1787 S.3729 pierced and mounted at the top. Quarter Guinea 1762 S.3741 Fair, mounted at the top
World a small group (15) German East Africa (5) 1 Rupie (4) 1905A NVF, 1911J VF/GVF, 1913J VF, 1914J Fine, Quarter Rupien 1910J GF, German States - Bavaria5 Marks 1874 D NEF tooled in the fields, France5 Francs 1869 BB GF/NVF, Finland 5 Pennia 1917 Lustrous UNC, Egypt 2 Piastres 1917 About UNC, USA (2) Half Dollar 1920D Pilgrim NEF/EF, Cent 1807 Poor, Italy (2) 10 Lire 1927R EF, 2 Lire 1916 EF, Forgeries (2) Germany 5 Marks 1908 a base metal fantasy NVF, German New Guinea 5 Marks 1894Aa cast copy underweight at 21.45 grammes GF
Tristan da CunhaTrafalgar Set 2008 a 4-coin set in 22 carat gold and with a total weight of 17.5 grammes, comprising Guinea, Half Guinea, Third Guinea and Quarter Guinea Prooflike UNC in the box of issue with certificates
Tristan da CunhaGold Rarities set a 3-coin set 2010 comprising Five Pounds, Quarter Sovereign and Quarter Guinea, commemorating St. George, Sir Winston Churchill and Britannia, all in gold, total weight 5.96 grammes, FDC in the London Mint box of issue with gold layered ingot and certificates, number 167 of just 399 issued
Tristan Da Cunha Gold Rarities Set a 3-coin set 2010 comprising Five Pounds 2010 Britannia, Quarter Sovereign 2010 Churchill and Quarter Guinea 2010 George and the Dragon in 22 carat gold each with a different design along with gold layered medal Proof FDC in a London Mint box with certificate, reported to have been retailed at over £900 by The London Mint Office
Gold (7) Two Guineas 1739 Fair, Ex-Mount, Guineas (2) 1777, 1785 both VG ex-jewellery, Half Guineas (2) 1696 Elephant and Castle NF damaged , 1810 NVF/VF with two scratches on the obverse, Third Guinea 1808 VF ex-mount, Quarter Guinea 1718 GVF with a small hole at the top of the obverse
World Mint and Proof items (14) Bahamas (2) 25 Dollars 1975 Silver Proof, Two Dollars 1971 Silver Proof, Cayman Islands Five Dollars (2) 1975 Silver Proof, 1977 Silver Proof, Turks and Caicos Islands 50 Crowns 1976 UNC in wallet, Solomon Islands Five Dollars 1977 Silver Proof, Papua New Guinea 10 Kina 1977 Silver Proof, USA Bicentennial Proof Set 1976 a 3-coin set in Silver comprising the Dollar 1976, Half Dollar 1976 and Quarter Dollar 1976, Medals (7) United Nations 1971 Peace medal in Silver UNC, USA The Apollo 15 Eyewitness medal in Silver UNC, USA The official 1973 CaliforniaAmerican Revolution Bicentennial Medal in Silver UNC, USA San Francisco Cable car centennial 1973 (3) UNC in Silver, AustraliaSydney Opera House Official Opening October 1973 in Cupro-nickel UNC, most cased as issued many with certificates
Quarter Guinea 1718 gVF with a couple of small field nicks obverse
£140
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