Scotland (17) Merk 1670 S.5611 NVG/Near Fine, Ten Shillings 1705 S.5700 VG/Near Fine, holed, Five Shillings James VI Seventh Coinage 1594 S.5494VG/Fine, bent and straightened, EightpenceGroat James VI Eighth Coinage, after accession to the English throne, No inner circles, S.5512 Fine, Bawbee (2) Mary, First Period, (1542-1558) Fine, plugged, James V Third Coinage S.5383 VF with a flan chip at 3 o'clock, TurnerCharles I Earl of Stirling coinage 1632-1639 (6) Fair to Fine, Turner (Coinage of 1642/16441648/1650) (4) Poor to VG (one holed), PennyAlexander III First Coinage, Bust to left, Long Cross and Stars Roxburgh Mint, moneyer Adam S.5047, VF
Scotland Forty Shillings 1693 SIXTO edge, No lozenges in Dutch shield S.5655 Fine for wear, the obverse with flan flaws, the reverse with some long scratches. We note that we have only offered one previous example with the SIXTO edge in 20 years
Twopences to Farthings (10) Twopence 1797 Fine with good edge, Pennies (2) 1797 Fine, 1895 2mm Fair/VG, Halfpennies (3) 1774 Near Fine, 1775 Contemporary Counterfeit VG, 1799 About Fine, Farthings (4) 1737 Large Date VG, Rare, 1773 Contemporary Counterfeit, a partial brockage ?, Obverse worn, reverse VG, 1826 Bare Head NVF the reverse with some surface dirt, 1883 GVF, along with Scotland Bodle/Turner 1694 IMPVNE reverse S.5674 Fair, Ireland Halfpenny 1805 VG
ScotlandBawbee 1677 S.5628 GF/VF the reverse bold, and showing traces of an overstrike on the IM of IMPVNE, compares favourably with the Spink plate coin
Scotland 60 Shillings 1692 S.5642, Second reverse with larger, wider harp, as described in the Coincraft Standard Catalogue 1999 edition SWM60S-020 Good Fine or better a bold and even coin, Very Rare, superior to the Spink plate coin and of comparable quality to the Coincraft plate coin.
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
France Banque De France issues (25) in mixed grades includes some higher EF to about UNC comprising 5 Francs also known as "Berger" amongst French collectors (7) Pick 98a (6) dates & series as follows 5th April 1945 - M.129 88036, 5th August 1943 (2) - O.59 76920 & S.56 07926, 25th November 1943 (3) - L.94 31148, N.93 37377 & S.75 40964 and along with Pick 98b dated 30th October 1947 series Z.14672199. 10 FrancsPick 99e dated 26th September 1946 (2) series E.117 64235 & R.117 50283. 20 Francs (7) including Pick 100a (4) dates and series as follows 5th November 1942 - S.52 65126, 15th April 1943 (2) - N.84 95709 & T.81 93625, 7th October 1943 - H.103 16463 and 17th May 1944 - M.123 15944 along with Pick 100b dated 5th July 1945 (2) series Y.149 60587 and H.145 76748. 50 Francs (2) including Pick 127a dated 16th May 1946 series X.20 94726 and Pick 127c dated 1st February 1951 series T.175 90586. 100 Francs (3) Pick 128a dated 21st November 1946 series N.150 81749, Pick 128d (2) dated 2nd January 1953 series E.512 94118 and 3rd April 1952 series N.459 79703. 500 FrancsPick 129a dated 7th February 1946 series K.62 85455. 1000 Francs also known as "Minerve et Hercule" amongst French collectors (4) including Pick 130a (3) dated 28th June 1945 series T.63 56815 and 21st February 1946 series Z.208 14410, Pick 130b (2) dated 30th June 1949 series C.567 79662 and 27th May 1948 series T.441 42846.
Scotland (3) Merk 1668 as S.5611 with the colon between DEI and GRA having three stops, VG unusual, Half Merk 1671 Straight ribbon behind head S.5614 VG/Near Fine, Quarter Dollar 1682 Second Coinage S.5620 VG
Ireland (3) ShillingJames I First Coinage, Second Bust S.6513 mintmark Martlet 4.46 grammes, Fine with some scratches, SixpennyGroat Henry VIII HR either side of the Crowned Harp, Fourth Harp Issue S.6482 mintmark Lis 2.24 grammes Fine, Sixpence James I First Coinage S.6514 mintmark Martlet 1.96 grammes, Scotland (2) BawbeeMary, First Period, Edinburgh Mint, Reverse with voided Saltire Cross, and cinquefoil each side, Reversed N in EDINBVRGI S.5433, 1.88 grammes About Fine, Bawbee Charles II 1678 S.5628 VG
ScotlandMerk 1673 S.5611 VF with old grey tone, the reverse with some adjustment lines, very little actual wear, probably close to `as made`, comes with old collector`s ticket. Many dies of this are residing in the National Museum of Antiquities in Scotland
World a small mixed group (24) Japan Year 28 (1895) KM#A25.3 JNDA 01-10A in a PCGS holder Cleaned AU details, ScotlandMerk 1669 S.5611 VG with uneven tone, scarce, Spain One Peseta (3) 1869 SN-M KM#652 Fine, toned, 1870 SN-M KM#653 VG, 1903 Fine, ChinaFukien Province 20 Centsundated (c.1903-1908) 4 characters at the top of the obverse KM#104.2 Fine, BelgiumOne Franc 1880 50th Anniversary of Independence KM#38 Good Fine/NVF, Peru Sol 1875 Fine on a pin mount, CyprusHalf Piastre 1886 Good Fine with a darker tone area on PIASTRE, French Indo-China One Piastre 1931 NEF, Portuguese India Rupia 1912 VF, Sweden (3) 25 Ore 1889EB GEF and lustrous, 10 Ore (2) 1883EB EF and lustrous, 10 Ore 1855T NEF and lustrous, Danzig (2) 10 Pfennigs (2) 1932 KM#152 Good Fine, 1920 Token Coinage in Zinc KM#Tn1 Fine or better, along with Zeppelin Canteen Token c.1914 About Fine, FranceTeston 1569, Toulouse Mint, About Fine with some weakness in the centre, Iran 5000 Dinars (5 Krans) (2) 1902 KM#976 GEF and lustrous, 1927 KM#1106 EF with some contact marks, Scotland Five Shillings 1697 S.5688 Upright die axis, VG the reverse slightly better, Serbia Dinar 1915 Coin die alignment with designer's name KM#25.4 VG, unpriced by Krause, Rare, Madeira Islands 10 Reis 1842 KM#2 VF with some edge nicks, possibly once lightly cleaned, now retoned, Spain 100 Pesetas 1966 (68) as KM#797 GVF and prooflike, with some spots on the obverse, we note the Proofs are unlisted for this date and type, this certainly with a completely different finish to the currency coin
Scotland (3) 10 Shillings (2) 1687 S.5641 NVG/NF, 1706 S.5700 Fine with some thin scratches and a small number 18 scratched in the reverse field, 5 Shillings 1694 V below bust as mark of value, this actually being an inverted A, Fine with an edge chip at 4 o'clock
Scotland (3) 20 Shillings 1695 S.5686 About Fine with some light adjustment lines and a small scratch on the obverse, Five Shillings 1705 5 over 4 ANNA legend S.5704 Fine, with some gilding, Five Shillings 1696 S.5688 VG/Near Fine
Scotland (9) includes 5 Shillings 1696 S.5688 VG/NF and 20 Pence S.5550, VG/NF the remainder copper issues in mixed grades, Isle of Man (28) 18th to 20th Century a wide variety, many different types represented, includes some token issues in mixed grades
Scotland 4 Merks 1674 F below bust, the 4 overstruck probably over a 3 S.5606 with upright die axis, VG with all major details clear, this denomination seldom offered
Scotland40 Shillings 1693 SIXTO edge also error with no lozenges in the Dutch shield S.5655 VF/Near VF with a small edge knock and a slight adjustment mark below the Irish Harp
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