Belgium20 Centimes 1859 Piedfort in Cupro-Nickel, Obverse: Lion with tablet UNION FAIT LA FORCE, with BELGIQUE and date in the exergue, Reverse: ESSAI MONETAIRE with 20 in centre and the number 25 countermarked (officially) below, CENTIMES below, design as KM#P2, 23mm diameter, 5.99 grammes, unusually with a Plain edge rather than the security edge, A/UNC and with some lustre
USAOne Cent 1795 ONE CENT high, Plain edge, Breen 1674, Sheldon 76b Good Fine and bold with two edge nicks, ear fully clear, a pleasing early USA copper with excellent eye appeal for the grade and rare thus
Australia Fantasy Crown 1936 Edward VIII Geoffrey Hearn Series (struck in 1954) Reverse: Kangaroo standing left, plain edge X#M1a nFDC with some light hairlines
USA Gorham Manufacturing Co. 1896, 'Bryan Dollar' 52mm diameter, 53.3 grammes of silver, Plain edge. Uniface, A GOVERNMENT DOLLAR CONTAINS// 412 1/2 GRAINS// COIN SILVER 900/1000 FINE// --- //THIS PIECE CONTAINS// 823 GRAINS COIN SILVER// IN VALUE THE EQUIVALENT OF// ONE GOLD DOLLAR// SEPT. 16th. 1896.// GORHAM MFG. CO, SILVERMITHS. in 9 Lines, About EF. These pieces were struck for the Presidential campaign of 1896, for William Jennings Bryan, and represent the difference in size between a Silver Dollar and the silver bullion equivalent of a Gold Dollar. The market price of silver on Sept. 16th was used for comparison. Bryan fought for monetary reforms as part of his Presidential campaign. He was narrowly defeated in the election by William McKinlay. An interesting piece of USA Political history. Uniface examples are recorded as are hand-inscribed reverse types. Gorham Silver was founded in 1831 by Jabez Gorham and Henry L. Webster, and was well-known for high quality spoons, thimbles, jewellery and other small items. They were the first in America to use a steam-powered drop press. Such was their prowess in manufacturing that even Tiffany & Co. outsourced all it's silverware production to them.
Belgium20 Centimes 1859 Piedfort in Cupro-Nickel, Obverse: Lion with tablet UNION FAIT LA FORCE, with BELGIQUE and date in the exergue, Reverse: ESSAI MONETAIRE with 20 in centre and the number 25 countermarked (officially) below, CENTIMES below, design as KM#P2, 23mm diameter, 5.99 grammes, unusually with a Plain edge rather than the security edge, A/UNC and with some lustre
Uruguay 5 Centesimos (BritishRoyal Mint Trial) 23mm diameter, Obverse a modified Sierra Leone obverse (c.1964) the portrait with added moustache, Reverse 5 Centesimos within a wreath, Z in the field within the figure 5, weight 4.95 grammes, plain edge, believed to be struck in steel, UNC and lustrous, the obverse with some light hairlines, Rare
South Africa INA Fantasy Crown 1937 Edward VIII crowned and draped bust with KING EMPEROR legend, in Barton-style gold plate, Plain edge, 20.45 grammes, nFDC with minor hairlines, retaining much mint brilliance, stated by the vendor to be unique
India 4 Annas Token undated (1899) in bronze 27mm diameter Tea Garden token Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Murnar: Facing Bust of bearded man within inner circle TOKEN FOR 4 ANNAS, three-quarter view of a factory building with K.D.H.P. CO.LD. in exergue, plain edge, 6.86 grammes, NEF with a dark tone area to the left of the obverse, retaining some lustre, Very Rare especially in higher grades
India 4 Annas Token undated (1899) in bronze 27mm diameter Tea Garden token Kanan Devan Hill Produce Company Ltd. Murnar: Facing Bust of bearded man within inner circle TOKEN FOR 4 ANNAS, three-quarter view of a factory building with K.D.H.P. CO.LD. in exergue, plain edge, 6.86 grammes, obverse with some scratches, the reverse stained, nevertheless very rare
USAKentucky Halfpence Token, undated (1792-1794) Plain edge, Breen 1155, the State Initials all bold and sharp, as are the lines on the stars, UNC with some lustre and touches of colourful toning by some distance the highest grade example we have offered
Austrian States Bishopric of Salzburg Gold Ducat 1642 Obv Arms in an oval shield below a hat, no inner circle PARIS D G ARCHI EPS SAL SE AP LE Rev St Rupert seated with salt box and crozier, the mitra divides the legend on top SANCTVS RVDBERTVS EPS SALISB 3.4 g, VF on a wavy flan and plain edge
USAKentucky Halfpence token, Starry Pyramid, undated (1792-1794) Plain edge, Breen 1155 weight 9.56 grammes, Nearer VF than Fine, part of OUR and IS JUST are visible on the scroll
Halfpennies 18th Century (3) Cambridgeshire 1795 DH12 Obverse Druid's Head/ Reverse: Beehive and bees NEF, Middlesex (2) Blackfriars undated Obverse: Blackfriars Monk/Reverse: Arms, supporters and crest, Plain edge, DH257A EF or very near so with a small planchet clip, Isaac Newton 1793 No dot under small R of SR, DH1034 GVF
France10 CentimesPatterns (2) 1848 Copper Pattern 30mm diameter by E.Rogat, Obverse Head left, Armoured Head, similar in overall style to the 20 Franc Gold Pattern, REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE, Reverse 10 CENTIMES 1848 within a wreath, LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE, Plain edge, UNC with an attractive blue tone, 14.37 grammes, unlisted by Krause in either the Standard catalogue or Unusual World Coins catalogue, 1848 Copper Pattern 30mm diameter by E.Rogat, Obverse head left, laureate REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE with handshake and Liberty cap privy marks in the field, Reverse 10 CENTIMES 1848 within a wreath, LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE, Plain edge, 13.45 grammes, UNC toned the reverse with some spots
USAKentucky Halfpence Token, Starry Pyramid, undated (1792-1794) Plain edge, Breen 1155 weighing 9.96 grammes, NVF with some scratches on the reverse, most of OUR CAUSE IS JUST and all of the state initials visible
USAKentucky Halfpence Token, Starry Pyramid, undated (1792-1794) Plain edge, Breen 1155 weighing 10.10 grammes, VF with OUR CAUSE IS JUST and all of the state initials visible, VF and a pleasing with very good surfaces and scarce thus
China - TaiwanPattern 1961 (Year 50) 38mm diameter ? Yuan, probably in Nickel Silver, Plain edge, 17.48 grammes, Obverse Chiang Kai-shek, UNC lightly toned, China Sinkiang Province milled coinage 3 Micsals AH1313 Y#18a Fine with two parallel scratches on the obverse
Hong KongDollar 1865 Pattern KM#Pn110 Plain edge, GVF/VF, ex-brooch mount, the obverse with some graffiti partially removed and a scratch in the field, weight 26.33 grammes, an extremely rare issue, we could find no previous transactions of this type, we also note that other less rare varieties in the Hong Kong Victorian Pattern series have been realising up to £9000 on the few occasions they have been offered for sale over the last 3 years
Belgium5 Francs 1842 in Gold Choice aFDC graded, authenticated and encapsuled by PCGS and graded SP63 Plain Edge 36.88 gr. Dupriez 189 and rated R3 by Dupriez being unique or extremely rare, similar era to the Gold £5 of Great Britain 1839 Una and the Lion examples of which can realise over £100,000 in higher MS grades and have a much higher mintage than this Belgian piece offered here
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