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Coins, Tokens & Banknotes Wednesday 13 April 2016 - 12.00 noon Viewing: Tuesday 12 April 9.00am - 5.00pm and morning of sale from 8.00am to 11.30am Requests for telephone bidding must be registered one hour prior to the close of the view day. We will not accept requests on sale days. Lines are booked on a first come first served basis and are subject to a minimum lot value of £500 in Fine Art Sales and £200 for all other sales. Live bidding is available at: 1 Byzantine Gold Solidus of Justinian I (527-565AD), obv. D.N.IVSTINIANVS PP AVG around helmeted & cuirassed facing bust holding globus cruciger & shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG followed by officina letter B around angel standing facing & holding a globus cruciger & a linear staff surmounted by a staurogram, star in field below globe, CONOB (Constantinople Mint) in ex., 4.35g; Latin cross faintly scratched in obv. field to right of bust o/wise VF £300 - 400 2 6 x Miscellaneous Hammered Coins comprising: Elizabeth I, 2 x Sixpences: (1) 1561 3 rd /4 th issue MM pheon, small bust, holed at 12 o'clock (rev) & scratch across bust o/wise well struck with very good bust & shield detail, full clear legends VF (2) 156? (last digit worn) 3 rd /4 th issue MM pheon, smaller flan (S2561), flan crimped, bust worn Fair o/wise VG; Edward I penny, Bristol Mint, traces of original lustre AVF; Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy IV(?) AE33 obv. laureate head of Zeus, rev. PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS around eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia to left; verdigris & surface corrosion VG; Roman Republic denarius Q.Titius obv. head of Bacchus, rev. Pegasus, Q.TITI ( barely legible) on tablet below, corroded surfaces Fair; Roman Imperial Constantius II billon light maiorina (4.14g), rev. FEL TEMP REPARATIO around soldier spearing fallen horseman, light verdigris stains o/wise Fine/GFine £30 - 50 3 Elizabeth I, 2 x Shillings: (1) 2 nd issue MM martlet (1560-61), full, round flan Fine to GFine, (2) 6 th issue, MM O (1600) AFine & sixpence 1602 7 th issue MM 1 AFine, all with the usual weaknesses in bust & shield, together with Charles I shilling MM triangle, virtually no detail in bust but full legends & good detail in shield; bust Poor o/wise GFine £70 - 90 4 Edward VI Shilling, fine silver issue, facing bust type with rose & value X11, MM tun; full, round flan, & full, clear legends, trivial obv. stress marks o/wise good edge & surfaces with traces of original lustre; good bust & shield detail, 6.14g (94.4 grains), nice VF £200 - 250

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Coins, Tokens & Banknotes Wednesday 13 April 2016 - 12.00 noon

Viewing:

Tuesday 12 April 9.00am - 5.00pm

and morning of sale from 8.00am to 11.30am

Requests for telephone bidding must be registered one hour prior to the close of the view day.

We will not accept requests on sale days.

Lines are booked on a first come first served basis and are subject to a minimum lot value of £500 in Fine Art Sales and £200 for all other sales.

Live bidding is available at:

1 Byzantine Gold Solidus of Justinian I (527-565AD), obv. D.N.IVSTINIANVS PP AVG around helmeted & cuirassed facing bust holding globus cruciger & shield, rev. VICTORIA AVGGG followed by officina letter B around angel standing facing & holding a globus cruciger & a linear staff surmounted by a staurogram, star in field below globe, CONOB (Constantinople Mint) in ex., 4.35g; Latin cross faintly scratched in obv. field to right of bust o/wise VF £300 - 400

2 6 x Miscellaneous Hammered Coins comprising: Elizabeth I, 2 x Sixpences: (1) 1561 3rd/4th issue MM pheon, small bust, holed at 12 o'clock (rev) & scratch across bust o/wise well struck with very good bust & shield detail, full clear legends VF (2) 156? (last digit worn) 3rd/4th issue MM pheon, smaller flan (S2561), flan crimped, bust worn Fair o/wise VG; Edward I penny, Bristol Mint, traces of original lustre AVF; Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy IV(?) AE33 obv. laureate head of Zeus, rev. PTOLEMAIOU BASILEOS around eagle standing left on thunderbolt, cornucopia to left; verdigris & surface corrosion VG; Roman Republic denarius Q.Titius obv. head of Bacchus, rev. Pegasus, Q.TITI ( barely legible) on tablet below, corroded surfaces Fair; Roman Imperial Constantius II billon light maiorina (4.14g), rev. FEL TEMP REPARATIO around soldier spearing fallen horseman, light verdigris stains o/wise Fine/GFine £30 - 50

3 Elizabeth I, 2 x Shillings: (1) 2nd issue MM martlet (1560-61), full, round flan Fine to GFine, (2) 6th issue, MM O (1600) AFine & sixpence 1602 7th issue MM 1 AFine, all with the usual weaknesses in bust & shield, together with Charles I shilling MM triangle, virtually no detail in bust but full legends & good detail in shield; bust Poor o/wise GFine £70 - 90

4 Edward VI Shilling, fine silver issue, facing bust type with rose & value X11, MM tun; full, round flan, & full, clear legends, trivial obv. stress marks o/wise good edge & surfaces with traces of original lustre; good bust & shield detail, 6.14g (94.4 grains), nice VF £200 - 250

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5 Philip & Mary Shilling 1554, 5.82g (89.8 grains), facing busts, full titles; full, round flan & full, clear legends & very good detail in both busts & in rev. shield, clear date & value; minor contact marks & a few light hairline scratches both sides, a very attractive coin & VERY RARE in GVF £800 - 1200

6 Roman Imperial, a Collection of 19 x Silver Denarii comprising: Domitian S2734; Trajan rev. winged Victory seated left holding patera & palm branch RSC 295 (similar to S3153); Trajan S3170; Hadrian S3539; Antoninus Pius S4073; Diva Faustina Senior S4574; Marcus Aurelius (as Caesar) S4786; Marcus Aurelius S4925; Faustina Junior (under Antoninus Pius) S4700; Lucilla S5494; Commodus S5683; Septimius Severus S6282; Julia Domna S6588; Plautilla S7074; Geta (as Caesar) S7184; Elagabalus rev. as S7507 but legend reads CONSVL II PP; Elagabalus S7511; Severus Alexander S7887 & Maximinus I S8313; almost all VF or+ with good portraits (references: 'Roman Coins & Their Values' Sear London Vol I 2000 ed, Vol II 2002 ed & Vol III 2005 ed) £200 - 300

7 12 x Roman Silver, Billon & Bronze Coins comprising: Roman Republic: silver denarius of Q.Marcius Libo, 148BC, obv. helmeted head of Roma, X below & LIBO to right, rev. Dioscuri, Q MARC below, ROMA in ex in linear frame VF/AVF S90; Roman Imperial: Gordian III silver antoninianus rev. LAETITIA AVG N Laetitia holding wreath & anchor EF/AEF S8617; Philip I silver antoninianus, rev. FIDES EXERCITVS around four standards EF S8930, Valens silver siliqua, rev. URBS ROMA, TRPS & dot in ex. VF S19675; Maxentius billon follis, rev. hexastyle temple, wreath in pediment AEF S14982; Aurelian bronze as AVF/Fine S11646; Helena billon centenionalis, rev. SECVRITAS REIPVBLICE, PTRE in ex , rev. surfaces corroded Fine/Fair S16594; Crispus billon centenionalis rev. BEAT TRANQLITAS, PLON in ex. AVF S16724; Constantius II bronze reduced maiorina, struck off-centre, rev. FEL TEMP REPARATIO, VF to GVF S18263; Constans I billon light maiorina, rev. FEL TEMP REPARATIO, (R) S with star between in ex, surface corrosion VG/Fine S18688; Constantine I billon follis, rev. SOLI INVICTO COMITI type (S16045-16120) VF & Constantine I billon reduced centenionalis, possibly silver-washed, rev. URBS ROMA, she-wolf suckling Romulus & Remus, TRP in ex. AVF SA16487; (references: 'Roman Coins & Their Values' Sear London Vol I 2000 ed, Vol III 2005 ed, Vol IV 2011 ed & Vol V 2014 ed) £100 - 150

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8 Roman Imperial, 7 x Copper & Billon Coins comprising: Divus Augustus copper as, issued by Tiberius in honour of Augustus, rev. PROVIDENT S C & façade of altar enclosure S1789; Caligula copper as, rev. VESTA S C , Vesta seated holding patera & sceptre S1803; Agrippa copper as, issued by Caligula in honour of his grandfather Agrippa, rev. S C around standing figure of Neptune holding dolphin & trident VG S1812; Nero brass dupondius, rev. S C Roma seated holding wreath & parazonium S1966; Vespasian copper as, rev. VICTORIA (AVGVST) S C , winged Victory holding wreath & palm S2366; Diocletian billon follis, rev. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, ALE in ex & XXI in field S12803 & Carausius billon antoninianus, rev. PAX AVG around Pax holding olive branch & sceptre, ML in ex & F - O in field, virtually as struck, S13639A; generally AFine or+ unless o/wise graded & almost all scarce; (references: 'Roman Coins & Their Values' Sear London Vol I 2000 ed, & Vol IV 2011 ed) £150 - 250

9 Spanish Colonial, Peru Silver 8 Reales Cob 1691 LR, obv, Cross of Jerusalem with lions & castles in quarters & parts of outer legend discernible (HISPANIA)RVM REX (Charles II), rev. PLV/SVL/TRA between pillars; good detail both sides, 26.72g, GFine £100 - 150

10 Alexander the Great Silver Tetradrachm, lifetime issue circa 325BC; obv. beaded circle around head of young Herakles wearing lion skin tied below chin, rev. beaded circle around Zeus seated on ornate backless throne, his legs parallel, holding sceptre & eagle, ALEXANDROU to right, annulet below throne; trivial contact marks, well struck with traces of original lustre, 17.03g, VF to GVF £100 - 150

11 Alexander the Great, Silver Tetradrachm, posthumous issue, obv. head of young Herakles wearing lion skin, rev. Zeus seated on throne with back, his right leg drawn back, holding sceptre & eagle, only AL of ALEXANDROU discernible to right, faint monogram below throne, 16.75g, Fine/VG £60 - 80

12 Roman Republic, 3 x Silver Denarii: (1) C.Renius, 138BC, obv. helmeted head of Roma, rev. Juno in biga drawn by goats, ROMA in ex. S108; (2) M.Fannius C.f. 123BC, obv. helmeted head of Roma, X below, ROMA behind, rev. Victory in quadriga, M FAN C F in ex. S150; (3) Cn.Cornelius Blasio Cn.f. 112BC, obv. head of Mars, CN BLA(SIO C)N F below head, rev. Jupiter standing facing between Minerva & Juno, monogram in field; all similarly toned, AVF to VF (references: 'Roman Coins & Their Values Vol 1, Sear London 2000) £80 - 120

13 Charles I, 3 x Shillings: (1) MM bell, no inner circles, 5.89g, bust VG o/wise AFine to Fine (2) MM anchor, full, round flan & clear legends but numerous scratches on bust & very little detail, 5.85g, bust Poor to Fair o/wise AFine to Fine & (3) MM triangle in circle, 5.94g, bust weak Fair o/wise AFine to Fine; all sometime cleaned £50 - 70

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14 12 x English Hammered Silver Coins comprising: John penny London Mint RAVF ON LVND; Henry III short cross penny, Canterbury Mint ROGER OF R ON C; Edward I 5 x pennies: London(x3) & Canterbury(x2); Edward IV penny, York Ecclesiastical Mint, Archbishop Neville issue, G & key either side of king's neck; Elizabeth I threepence 1572 MM ermine bust Poor & penny London Mint; James I sixpence 1624 3rd coinage, 6th bust, MM lis & Commonwealth penny; various grades, generally VG to Fine, together with Charles II undated threepence (milled), centre of rev. shield weak o/wise AFine & Scotland Charles I, 3rd coinage, Briot's issue 20 pence (milled), 'B' above crown on rev. Fair/VG £100 - 150

15 An Album Containing Approximately 140 Roman Bronze Coins, mostly AE2, AE3 & AE4, various Emperors & various grades (several low grade corroded detector finds) & including Byzantine 40 nummi & a sestertius of Faustina £80 - 120

16 Roman Imperial: Antoninus Pius Silver Denarius, rev. COS IIII Aequitas standing left holding scales & cornucopia (similar to S4066) contact marks & some rev. pitting Fine/VG & Ancient Greek: Cyrenaica, Cyrene silver didrachm circa 308BC, obv. head of Karneios Apollo facing left, ram's horn around ear, rev. Silphium plant, monogram in field to right, star to left, .999 silver (tested & verified), 19mm, 6.38g, Fine, Bactria silver didrachm of Euthydemus I (230-190 BC) obv. diademed head right, rev. BASILEOS EUTHYDEMOU around Herakles seated on rocks, holding club which he rests on his right knee, monogram in right field , 9.72g, .780 silver AVF/Fine & Panticapaeum(?) AE18 (brass) obv. facing bearded head of Satyr, rev. P A N around bull's head, 6.1g GVF

NB the authenticity of the last two coins (Bactria & Panticapaeum) has not been verified & although there is no obvious indication that the coins are copies or forgeries, bidders should be aware that one or both may not be genuine £80 - 120

17 Edward III Groat, fourth coinage, pre-treaty period (1351-61) with French title, MM cross 4; Lombardic M, annulet stops & rev. annulet in one quarter, marks on bust; bust Fine o/wise AVF £30 - 50

18 Commonwealth Shilling 1654 MM sun, irregular flan but full weight at 5.8g; grey/gold tone with considerable underlying lustre, virtually flawless surfaces, well struck, a very attractive AEF £400 - 500

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19 Henry III, 3 x Long Cross Silver Pennies comprising: (1) Canterbury Mint, WILLEM ON CANT, class 5; (2) London Mint, NICOLE ON LVND, class 2, no sceptre, MM 3 (star) at beginning of legend (3) Canterbury Mint, ION ON CANTER, no MM, legend starts at 10 o'clock; all full flans, flat spots in legends, all toned with good portraits AVF to VF, together with Edward I silver penny, London Mint, pellet at beginning of obv & rev legends; full flan with traces of original lustre GFine £40 - 60

20 £5.55 Face Value Pre-47 Silver, together with £0.50p face value pre-20 silver & 8 x silver threepences £50 - 60

21 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 2 x proof sets 1970 & 1971, 2 x 'plastic' sets 1953, 11 x CuNi crowns: 1965(x5), 1972 & 1977(x5), an album containing pre-decimal sixpences, shillings & florins; 80+ foreign coins including 9 x silver (weight 37.5g) & a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi £30 - 40

22 Victoria, Halfcrown 1884, obv. contact marks & light scratches o/wise blue/gold tone with underlying lustre GVF (parts better) & florin 1903 surface deposits on rev. AVF £50 - 70

23 Anne Shilling 1711, fourth draped bust, plain in angles, possibly ex-mount with edge milling re-cut at 12 o'clock (no trace of solder) o/wise trivial contact marks, good edge, attractively toned with underlying lustre AVF to VF £40 - 60

24 Maundy Set 1972, 4p, 3p, 2p & 1p UNC £80 - 120

25 Falkland Islands, Sterling Silver Proof £25 1985 '100 Years of Self-Sufficiency,' 150g, 65mm, rev. the SS Great Britain under sail, dates 1885-1985 below, in CofI, FDC £40 - 60

26 Victoria, 5 x Silver Coins comprising: crown 1847 X1 rev. die flaw at 9 o'clock, contact marks & faint graffiti scratched on edge o/wise blue/gold tone GFine to AVF; crown 1892 minor contact marks AVF/VF; double florin 1887A scratches in obv. field, minor contact marks, lustrous VF, double florin 1888 minor contact marks AVF & halfcrown 1880 obv. uneven blotchy tone & minor rim imperfections o/wise GVF £150 - 200

27 6 x pre-Victoria Silver Coins comprising: crown 1821 SECUNDO edge pinholes at 9 & 3 o'clock, contact marks Fine; halfcrown 1819 small head, hairlines & minor contact marks GFine or+; 3 x shillings: 1758 GFine or+, 1787 no hearts, obv. flecking AFine/Fine & 1816 minor marks/hairlines o/wise lustrous EF/GVF & sixpence 1758/7 light obv. scratches GFine/AVF £80 - 120

28 George V, 'Wreath' Crown 1927, minor obv. contact marks, good edge, well circulated but undamaged, Fine/GFine+ £80 - 120

29 An Album Containing English & Foreign Silver, CuNi & Bronze Coins including: 3 x crowns 1935, 1937 & 1951, shilling 1905 VG, approximately £1.45 face value pre-47 silver (includes about 50% pre-20 silver), 18 x foreign coins of which 5 x silver including Belgium 5 francs 1868 (smaller head), Austria 100 schilling 1976 & Portugal 50 escudos 1968, together with a Whitman folder containing 56 x farthings comprising 1900 & a date run 1902-1956 inclusive (except 1938) £80 - 120

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30 £12.27½ Face Value Pre-20 Silver comprising 113 x shillings (= £5.65 face value), all Edward VII & George V, several better than average & 265 sixpences (=£6.62½ face value), all Victoria YH to OH, together with £1.20 face value pre-47 silver, all George V shillings £180 - 250

31 A Collection of USA Coins comprising: 8 x Franklin half dollars 1950/51/52/54/55, 1962, 1963(x2), 63 x Washington quarter dollars 1932-1959D, 49 x Roosevelt dimes 1946-1969 (includes 41 x pre-1965), 70 x 'Mercury' dimes 1916-1945, 31 x 'Buffalo' nickels 1915D-1938D & 49 x Jefferson nickels 1938-1961D, all in Whitman folders, various dates/mints & all from circulation, together with (loose) 15 x Kennedy half dollars 1964(x10), 1967, 1972, 1972D, 1976 & 1979 & 2 x low grade quarter dollars 1929; lot also includes UK CuNi £5 1993 & 4 x CuNi crowns 1965, 1972 & 1977(x2), Netherlands silver 2½ guilders 1938 & Israel silver 10 lirot 1967 'Victory Commemorative' 26g, .900 silver BU £150 - 200

32 George V, 2 x Sovereigns 1911 AVF & 1925 EF £300 - 350

33 Victoria Half Sovereign 1873 die 306, contact marks & hairlines AVF, with cert in London Mint Office polished wood effect case £80 - 120

34 South Africa, Gold 1/10oz Krugerrand 1984, with cert, in London Mint Office case BU & UAE Dubai 1/10oz gold bullion coin 2007 obv. bust of Sheikh al Maktoum, rev. view of Burj al Arab (the third tallest hotel in the world), issued in the 'Visions of Dubai' series by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre BU £140 - 160

35 2 x RM Proof Sets: 1989 & 1997 (in Sandhill case with no outer casing), together with a gold-plated commemorative medallion of Stonehenge issued by English Heritage & Tristan da Cunha a gold-plated proof 5 crowns 2011 issued to commemorate the wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton, 65mm; limited edition of 999 (this coin No. 501), with cert, in London Mint Office CofI, FDC £40 - 60

36 6 x English Silver Coins comprising: 3 x Maundy twopences: Charles II milled undated, single arch crown, MM crown (rev.) light graffiti & metal flaws in obv. field to left of bust & flan very slightly crimped o/wise full, clear legends, good edge & good shield, lustrous AVF; James 1 1687 a few light hairlines, good edge AFine & Victoria 1838 hairlines both sides o/wise lustrous AEF; groat 1836 hairlines o/wise lustrous GVF, threepence 1836 marks on king's neck & scratch on rev, hairlines VF, threehalfpence (1½d) 1838 hairlines VF/GVF, together with Roman Imperial: Hadrian silver denarius rev. PM TR P COS II around Aeternitas standing facing dividing AET AVG (in field) & holding heads of Sol & Luna, Fine/AFine £50 - 70

37 Victoria, Sovereign 1899 GFine/AVF & half sovereign 1901 Fine £240 - 270

38 Victoria, 5 x Florins: 1849 'Godless' marks in obv. field, lightly toned VF, 1849 'Godless' rim nicks & contact marks VF, 1883 a few hairlines & contact marks AFine, 1887JH trivial contact marks, lustrous VF/GVF & 1898 VG/AFine £60 - 80

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39 Victoria, 13 x Shillings comprising: 1873 die 73 faint graffiti both sides VG, 1873 die 19 AFine, 1874 die 67 obv. faint scratch to right of bust o/wise EF, 1875 die? Fair, 1883 VG, 1886 AVF, 1887JH(x2) VF & AVF, 1893(x2) VG & VG/AFine, 1897 VF/GVF, 1898 Fair/VG & 1899 VG £80 - 120

40 China, 30 x Silver 10 Yuan, Panda Series comprising: 10 x 2004 obv. 'Temple of Heaven,' rev. female panda nuzzling panda cub & 20 x 2005, obv. 'Temple of Heaven,' rev. panda & cub in bamboo forest; each 31.1g of .999 silver, all encapsulated & sealed in original pliofilm packaging BU £300 - 400

41 3 x Foreign Gold Coins comprising: The Gambia gold proof 150 dalasis 1996 in Queen Mother series, obv. arms of The Gambia, rev. 'Year of the Three Kings' around cartouches with busts of George V, Edward VIII & George VI; 14ct gold, 7.7g, with cert, in Westminster case FDC; Tristan da Cunha gold proof piedfort 1 crown 2008 '250th Anniversary of the Birth of Nelson 1758;' 22ct gold, 2.48g, limited edition of 499, with cert, in CofI FDC & Cook Islands gold proof 5 dollars 1997 commemorating Diana Princess of Wales, 1/25oz .999 gold, 1.27g, no cert, cased FDC £160 - 180

42 Victoria, 12 x Jubilee Head Silver Coins comprising: crown 1887 AFine, 2 x double florins 1887R both lustrous GVF to EF, 2 x halfcrowns 1887 edge imperfections VF/AEF & 1889 AFine & 7 x shillings: 1887(x6) & 1888 various grades Fair to VF (average VG) £80 - 120

43 USA Silver Dollar 1922D contact marks Fine, 1oz 'Silver Eagle' 1988 BU & 7 x quarter dollars: 1899o, 1900S, 1903, 1908, 1909o, 1915D & 1927 generally AGood to VG, together with a further 5 x foreign silver coins comprising: Canada 5 dollars 2014 'Maple leaf,' BU, Australia florin 1927 'Parliament,' VF to GVF & shilling 1910 Fine/GFine, South Africa shilling 1893 Fine & Chile half real 1846 So IJ AFine £80 - 120

44 Miscellaneous UK Silver Proofs comprising: 2-coin piedfort £5 set 2005 'Nelson' & 'Trafalgar' with cert, in CofI, crown 1981 with cert, in CofI, 2 x £1 2001 & 2003 with certs, in CofI & 2-coin 50p set 1998 'NHS' & 'EU' no cert, in CofI, all FDC, together with Tristan da Cunha silver proof 'Britannia' £5 2009, 28.8g, .958 silver (545/999) in polished wood-effect case FDC, Bahamas silver proof 10 dollars 1978 '5th Anniversary of Independence' with cert, in CofI, FDC & Gibraltar £5 2007 in series 'History of the RAF,' rev. Spitfires in flight, no cert, in CofI, uneven toning UNC £120 - 150

45 Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: 2 x crowns: 1900 LX1V edge imperfections Fine to GFine & 1935 Fine; 2 x halfcrowns: 1879 Fair & 1907 VG, florin 1873 die 63 AVG to VG, 2 x shillings 1838 obv. adhesive residue Fair to VG & 1894 VG, 20 x silver threepences, several holed or o/wise damaged, 2 x Whitman folders: sixpences 1937-67 inclusive plus 1911, 1912, 1914, 1921, 1922-33 & 1935 all from circulation & shillings 1937-51 (E & S) inclusive, together with £0.82½ face value pre-47 silver (includes a few pence face value pre-20 silver) £60 - 80

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46 St Helena & Ascension Commemorative Silver Proof £25 1986 '165th Anniversary of the Death of Napoleon' rev. 'ST HELENA.NAPOLEON.5TH MAY 1821' above Napoleon in military uniform standing on a jetty, sailing ship in background; 65mm, 155g (5 troy oz.).999 silver FDC, together with a sterling silver medal 2001 commemorating the Bicentenary of the United Kingdom (the Act of Union between Great Britain & Ireland in 1800 which came into effect on I January 1801), obv. seated Britannia, rev. full colour representation of the Union Flag; 65mm, 155,5g (5oz), limited edition of 500, prooflike, with cert, in Westminster case, BU £80 - 120

47 £13.07½ Face Value Pre-20 Silver, George III to George V, together with £5.57½ face value pe-47 silver £250 - 350

48 618 x Silver Threepences, Victoria YH to George VI, some holed or o/wise damaged & 8 made into a bracelet, various grades £180 - 220

49 Victoria, 3 x Young Head Crowns comprising: 1844 V111, star stops, edge pinholes at 9 & 3 o'clock, obv. scratches VG/AFine; 1845 V111 cinquefoil stops, edge bumps/nicks, toned AFine & 1847 X1 cinquefoil stops, faint contact marks & obv. hairlines o/wise AFine/Fine £80 - 120

50 Victoria, 14 x Jubilee Head Silver Coins comprising: 5 x crowns: 1887(x2), 1889, 1890 & 1891; 3 x double florins: 1887R GVF & 1889(x2); 2 x halfcrowns: 1887 lustrous GVF & 1889; 3 x shillings: 1887(x2), 1889 large head VF & sixpence 1887 withdrawn type GVF; generally AFine to Fine unless o/wise graded £100 - 150

51 £10.75 Face Value Pre-47 Silver, almost all George V halfcrowns, £4.67½p face value pre-20 silver & 18 x silver threepences, a couple holed or o/wise damaged £150 - 200

52 An Accumulation of Approximately 1200 Foreign Coins including 270 x silver (weight 1.37 kg), together with 15 x CuNi crowns 1965(x10) & 1972(x5), 15 x old 10p coins & a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi £300 - 400

53 13 x Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: crown 1896 LX edge bumps VG, 2 x halfcrowns 1877 & 1883 both Fair/VG, 2 x florins 1903 GFine or+ & 1908 VG, 5 x shillings 1826 AFine, 1827 Fair to VG, 1884 contact marks AVF, 1897 AVF, 1898 Fine, sixpence 1887 wreath rev. Fine, Maundy twopence 1894 rev. hairlines VF & Maundy penny 1786 AVF/VF £80 - 120

54 3 x Sovereigns: 1908 VG, 1910 VF+ & 1913 small mark on neck o/wise VF/GVF £450 - 500

55 3 x Half Sovereigns: 1895 VG/Fine, 1902 AFine & 1915 AVF £220 - 250

56 6 x Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: shilling 1696 1st bust, good edge & surfaces, bust Fair o/wise VG to AFine, 3 x sixpences 1757 all with good edges/surfaces GFine to GVF, 'Britannia' groat 1854 VF/AEF & sixpence 1914 GVF/AEF, all similarly toned £50 - 70

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57 Miscellaneous Coins & Medals comprising: 15 x foreign silver coins (weight 61.5g) including Australia sixpence 1910 GVF/AEF, USA 'Indian Head' cent 1859 VF/AVF; 11 x silver threepences & a small quantity of pre-47 & pre-20 silver (£0.42½ face value in total), a 'plastic set 1953 & 2 x crowns 1953, penny 1858 VF or+; official RM small (31mm) commemorative silver medal Coronation 1902 by de Saulles; a 1797 'cartwheel' penny, skimmed & polished both sides & engraved as a love token, one side reads 'Thos Yates Born April 11th 1787' in three lines, other side 'Elizabeth Trayner Born Oct 18 1786' & 3 x ornate prize medals issued by City & Guilds of London Institute Department of Technology for 'FINAL TECHNOLOGICAL EXAMINATION' & all awarded to JOSEPH DEARDEN SPENCER HOYLE (edge engraved) & comprising (1) COTTON SPINNING & SUBSEQUENT PROCESSES 1st PRIZE 1916 (silver, 73.7g), (2) CARDROOM PROCESSES 1st PRIZE 1916 (silver 74.8g) & (3) COTTON SPINNING 1st PRIZE 1915 (bronze 760.7g), all in original CofI, as issued £60 - 80

58 Netherlands, Province of Holland, Silver Ducaton 1662, obv. MO:NO:ARG:PRO : CON:FOE:BELG::CO:HOL. around mounted armoured knight with raised sword in right hand, provincial arms in shield below; rev. CONCORDIA RES . PARVAE CRESCUNT around crowned arms with lion supporters, date in legend at 12 o'clock; 32.44g, minor contact marks, traces of original lustre AVF to VF £80 - 120

59 Holy Roman Empire, Silver Thaler of Archduke Leopold V (Regent of the Tyrol & Further Austria) 1632, obv. LEOPOLDVS.D:G: ARCHIDVX. AVSTRIAE. around crowned half- length armoured bust holding sceptre over right shoulder; rev. DVX.BVRGVND:COMES TYROLIS & chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece around crowned composite shield with Tyrolean eagle at centre, Hall Mint, 28.8g, 42mm, trivial contact marks/edge imperfections o/wise attractively toned with underlying lustre AEF £100 - 150

60 £3.97½ Face Value Pre-47 Silver, £0.70p face value pre-20 silver, 66 x silver threepences (a few damaged) & 18 x foreign silver coins (weight 107.8g) including France 5 francs 1876A £60 - 80

61 5 x English Silver Crowns comprising: 1820 LX Fair, 1822 TERTIO contact marks & edge imperfections VG/Fair, 1890(x2) & 1891 AFine to Fine, together with double florin 1887A AVF/VF £50 - 70

62 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 7 x crowns: 1935(x2), 1937 uneven, mottled tone, 1951(x2, one with cert in BofI) & 1953(x2); 2 x 'cartwheel' twopences 1797 AFine to Fine, 2 x half farthings 1844 VF & AEF, Maundy twopence 1838 AVF/VF & silver threehalfpence (1½p) 1843 VF to GVF £50 - 70

63 4 x Silver Proof Crowns: 1972(x2) & 1977(x2) with certs, in CofI, FDC, together with 12 x RM proof sets: 1972(x2), 1973(x2), 1974(x2), 1975(x2), 1976(x2) & 1977(x2) in CofI & Guernsey proof set 1971 6 coins ½p to 50p, in CofI, FDC £80 - 120

64 500+ Foreign Coins, mostly 20th century, housed in three albums, a couple silver including Netherlands 10 guilders 1970 £60 - 80

65 Charles II, Crown 1673 V.QVINTO, third draped bust; contact marks/pitting, generally good edge, AFine/Fine £80 - 120

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66 Victoria, 7 x Silver Coins comprising: crown 1889, halfcrown 1887JH scratches in obv. field, florin 1849 'Godless,' 2 x sixpences: 1840 & 1887JH lustrous AEF, threepence 1840 AVF & three-halfpence (1½d) 1862 faint scratches in queen's hair o/wise VF; generally AFine to Fine unless o/wise graded £60 - 80

67 Victoria, Part Maundy Set 1865 comprising: 4d, 3d & 1d, together with Maundy 2d 1853, all with matching blue/gold tone, EF to GEF £80 - 120

68 9 x Pre-Victoria Silver Coins comprising: 3 x Crowns: 1820 LX rev. edge bumps AFine, 1821 SECUNDO AFine, 1821 SECUNDO Fine, halfcrown 1818 VG & 4 x shillings: 1723 SSC scratches on bust VG/Fine, 1758 AVF/VF, 1825 & 1826 both Fair to VG & sixpence 1696 1st bust, large crowns, early harp AVF £80 - 120

69 18 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: USA 2 x dimes: 1829 toned VF & 1877s, rev. dig or small attempted piercing at 6 o'clock VG/Good; Australia florin 1911 toned GFine; France 2 francs 1871A VF, 1 franc 1868A Fair/Poor & 50 centimes 1865A AVG/VG; Ireland halfcrown 1939 rev. graffiti VG; Netherlands 1 guilder 1931 AFine/Fine; Portuguese India half rupee 1881 lustrous AVF/VF; Denmark 4 skilling Rigsmont 1856VS VG/AFine; Hong Kong 5 cents 1900H Fine; Canada 2 x 5 cents: 1870 scratch on rev. bust Poor o/wise VG & 1880H rev. scratches AFine & German States: Prussia 2 x silber groschen: 1825D rev. scratches AFine/Fine & 1827D Fair to VG & half silber groschen 1872C VF & Hannover half groschen 1861B AVF & Switzerland half franc 1948B AVF £60 - 80

70 2 x Shillings: 1723 SSC golden tone AVF & 1758 peripheral lustre VF & 2 x sixpences: 1757 scratches in rev. field AFine & 1787 with hearts, no discernible faults, lustrous GVF £80 - 120

71 Victoria, 'Shieldback' Sovereign 1856, obv. contact marks & faint scratch across bust o/wise AVF/VF £180 - 220

72 Victoria, 2 x Sovereigns: 1872 ('shieldback') no die No. VF & 1873M AVF, both with minor contact marks £300 - 350

73 Edward VII, 2 x Sovereigns 1903 & 1908 VF £300 - 350

74 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: £2.32½ face value pre-47 silver, £0.35p face value pre-20 silver, £4.80 face value in old 50p, 10p & 5p coins, 9 x silver threepences, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, 80+ foreign coins including 8 x silver (weight 51.8g) & a silver commemorative medal '900th Anniversary of Selby Abbey 1069-1969' struck for the Queen's visit 3rd April 1969, edge numbered 623, in CofI, UNC £40 - 60

75 George III Sovereign 1820, open 2, contact marks, good edge Fine £280 - 350

76 Maundy Set 1902, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, patchy tone on 4d & 1d, in modern case, UNC £80 - 120

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77 USA, 9 x 'Morgan' Silver Dollars comprising: 1879s (1879 rev.) lustrous prooflike GEF, 1881, 1882s sometime lightly cleaned, 1883o, 1884o, 1885, 1887, 1889 & 1899o; generally VF to EF unless o/wise graded £80 - 120

78 Charles II, Crown 1673/2 V. QVINTO, good edge, trivial surface marks & light hairlines, attractive blue/gold tone with underlying lustre, GFine to AVF £180 - 250

79 George IV, 2 x Crowns: 1821 SECUNDO light contact marks, minor edge imperfections o/wise lustrous VF & 1822 SECUNDO contact marks, light scratches in rev. field o/wise GFine £120 - 150

80 Victoria, 5 x Jubilee Head Crowns comprising: 1887(x2,), 1889, 1890 & 1891 AVF; varying degrees of lustre, generally VF to GVF unless o/.wise graded & 3 x double florins: 1887A(x2, one sometime cleaned, hairlines) & 1889 AVF; varying degrees of lustre, generally VF to GVF unless o/wise graded £180 - 250

81 Victoria, 6 x Old Head Crowns comprising: 1893 LV1, 1895 L1X AEF, 1896 L1X Fine, 1898 LX11, 1899 LX11 & 1900 LX1V AEF; all with light contact marks, generally VF to GVF unless o/wise graded £180 - 250

82 Edward VII, Silver Set 1902, 6 x coins comprising: crown minor contact marks/edge imperfections GVF, halfcrown hairlines, obv. rim nicks AVF/GVF, florin minor contact marks GVF, shilling lustrous VF/GVF, sixpence good edge & surfaces AEF & threepence good edge & surfaces, lustrous EF/GEF £150 - 200

83 George V, Proof 'Wreath' Crown 1927, virtually FDC £100 - 150

84 George V, 'Wreath' Crown 1929, marks on king's neck & a few light hairlines o/wise AEF/EF £180 - 250

85 George V, 'Wreath' Crown 1930, contact marks AEF £180 - 250

86 George V, 'Wreath' Crown 1933, minor contact marks, lightly toned with underlying lustre AEF £100 - 150

87 Anne Shilling 1709, 3rd bust, good edge & surfaces, lightly toned with underlying brilliance GVF/AEF £80 - 120

88 George I, Shilling 1723 SSC, 1st laureate bust, good edge & surfaces, blue/gold tone, GVF £60 - 80

89 George II, 3 x Shillings: 1735 young laureate & draped bust, roses & plumes in angles, small dig in obv. field o/wise generally good edge & surfaces GFine to AVF, 1745 LIMA old laureate & draped bust, plain in angles GFine/VF & 1758 old laureate & draped bust, plain in angles, flawless edge & surfaces, attractively toned with underlying brilliance EF/GEF £150 - 200

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90 George III, 6 x Silver Coins comprising: halfcrown 1820 obv. light contact marks/hairlines GFine parts better, 2 x shillings: 1787 with hearts a few light hairlines o/wise good edge & surfaces, lustrous AEF & 1816 lustrous GEF/AEF, 2 x sixpences: 1787 no hearts, lustrous toned EF & 1787 with hearts, minor metal flaws in obv. field o/wise lustrous toned AEF & eighteen pence (1s 6d) bank token 1814 light hairlines AEF £200 - 250

91 Victoria, 3 x Young Head Shillings comprising: 1853 lustrous VF/GVF, 1883 GVF or+ & 1885 hairlines, lustrous AEF £60 - 80

92 Victoria, 2 x Florins: 1849 'Godless,' WW behind bust within linear circle, trivial contact marks, light golden tone GVF or+ & 1873 die 23 'Gothic,' light hairlines, golden tone, AEF £80 - 120

93 Victoria, 7 x Sixpences comprising: 1870 die 5 VF/AEF, 1874 die 37, 1887YH, 1887JH, 1895, 1899 & 1901, all AEF to EF with varying degrees of lustre unless o/wise graded £80 - 120

94 Victoria, 6 x Copper Pennies comprising: 1841 OT no colon after REG, lustre traces in legends & around bust AEF, 1844 OT minor contact marks/edge imperfections, blue/gold tone VF/AVF, 1846 OT colon close to DEF, minor contact marks/edge bumps GVF/VF, 1854 OT far colon after DEF, trivial contact marks, peripheral lustre GEF/EF, 1858 OT far colon after DEF, contact marks, light scratches GVF & 1859 trivial contact marks VF+ £100 - 150

95 Charles II, Sixpence 1681, minor flecking o/wise generally good edge & surfaces, lustre traces, Fine to GFine £40 - 60

96 12 x Miscellaneous English Silver, Copper & Bronze Coins comprising: 2 x sixpences: 1831 hairlines, lustrous VF/GVF & 1887JH AVF, Maundy 4d 1732 flecking AVF, 2 x Britannia groats: 1840 lustrous GVF/EF & 1849 VF+, 2 x threepences: 1885 contact marks/hairlines AVF & 1887JH VF, 1½d 1839 AEF, farthing 1835 AEF, half farthing 1844 very good lustre EF, third farthing 1902 peripheral lustre EF+ & quarter farthing 1839 AEF £100 - 150

97 Victoria, 5 x Old Head Silver Coins comprising: 2 x halfcrowns: 1897 light obv. hairlines o/wise EF to GEF & 1900 obv. hairlines o/wise lustrous AUNC, 2 x florins: 1894 light golden tone AEF/EF & 1900 obv. contact marks AEF/EF & shilling 1897 minor contact marks/hairlines o/wise GVF/AEF £150 - 200

98 5 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: USA 'Peace' dollar 1922 trivial contact marks EF+, Ireland 10 shillings 1966 minor hairlines/scuffs EF/AEF, Australia 'Parliament' florin 1927 minor obv. contact marks/hairlines AEF, British India rupee 1862 VF to GVF & a Maria Theresa proof restrike thaler 1780X AFDC £50 - 70

99 8 x English Silver Coins comprising: Victoria halfcrown 1887JH scratches in obv field o/wise AEF, florin 1887JH trivial contact marks o/wise lustrous EF & shilling 1887JH AVF/VF; Edward VII 2 x florins 1903 & 1907 both GVF/EF & George V halfcrown 1916 lustrous VF/GVF, florin 1916 Fine+/VF & shilling 1918 AEF £100 - 150

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100 Victoria, 'Shieldback' Sovereign 1838 obv. contact marks, RARE AVF £700 - 800

101 Victoria, 2 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1843 & 1844, both with minor contact marks, AVF/VF £400 - 500

102 Victoria, 2 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1847 VF/GVF & 1848 second head VF £400 - 500

103 Victoria, 'Shieldback' Sovereign 1850 Roman I in date, minor contact marks, lustrous, RARE GVF £600 - 800

104 Victoria, 2 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1852 contact marks & faint scratch on queen's neck o/wise VF/AEF & 1853 WW in relief, minor marks, lustrous GVF/EF £300 - 350

105 Victoria, 3 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1856 GVF/EF, 1858 VF/EF & 1859 contact marks AVF/AEF £450 - 500

106 Victoria, 3 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1860, 1863 no die No & 1868 die 3, generally AVF or+ £450 - 500

107 Victoria, 3 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1869 die 59, 1872 die 3 & 1873 die 24, VF to GVF (revs better) £450 - 500

108 Victoria, 4 x 'Shieldback' Sovereigns: 1875s, 1877s, 1878s & 1885s, generally AVF to GVF (revs better) £600 - 650

109 Victoria, 3 x Jubilee Head Sovereigns: 1889, 1891 & 1892 AVF £450 - 500

110 Edward VII, 7 x Sovereigns: 1902S, 1903S, 1904P, 1907S, 1908, 1909S & 1910M, all with contact marks, generally VF £1000 - 1100

111 5 x Half Sovereigns: 1887JH, 1894 Fine, 1902, 1913 & 1982 BU, AVF to VF unless o/wise graded £350 - 400

112 Victoria, 3 x Old Head Sovereigns: 1894M AVF, 1896M contact marks VF & 1899M AEF £450 - 500

113 Victoria, 3 x Old Head Sovereigns: 1897M AVF, 1899 AEF & 1901P VF, contact marks £450 - 500

114 Victoria, 2 x Sovereigns, St George & Dragon revs, 1871 & 1876M, light contact marks AVF £300 - 350

115 Victoria, 3 x Sovereigns: 1880, 1881S & 1882M, light contact marks, AVF to VF £450 - 500

116 Victoria, 4 x Sovereigns: 1884M, 1885S, 1886M & 1887M (Young Head), contact marks VF to GVF £600 - 650

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117 Maundy Set 1874, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, all with similar blue/gold tone, in original CofI, AFDC £100 - 150

118 Maundy Set 1881, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, lightly toned, in original CofI, AFDC £100 - 150

119 Edward VII, 3 x Sovereigns: 1902M, 1907 & 1910 & half sovereign 1910, contact marks, generally AVF £500 - 550

120 George V, 5 x Sovereigns: 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 & 1915, minor contact marks VF to GVF or+ £700 - 750

121 George V, 6 x Sovereigns: 1917S, 1918I (Bombay Mint), 1918M, 1919P, 1922P & 1924P, minor contact marks, AVF to VF £850 - 900

122 George V, 5 x Sovereigns, all Pretoria Mint: 1925SA, 1926SA, 1928SA, 1929SA & 1930SA, VF to GVF £700 - 750

123 George V, 3 x Sovereigns: 1911S, 1912S & 1913M & 3 x half sovereigns: 1911, 1913 & 1925SA, AVF to GVF or+ £620 - 650

124 3 x Sovereigns: 1957, 1958 & 1959 AEF to EF £420 - 450

125 7 x Sovereigns: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 & 1968, minor contact marks, generally AEF or+ £980 - 1020

126 George III, a Collection of Copper Coins comprising: 11 x 'cartwheel' twopences 1797 generally AFine to AVF (average Fine), 4 x 'cartwheel' pennies 1797 GFine to GVF, penny 1806 surface pitting, contact marks & edge faults o/wise AVF, penny 1807 GVF & 3 x halfpennies 1799 prooflike AEF, VF & Fine £200 - 250

127 Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: 2 x crowns 1935 & 1937, 2 x halfcrowns 1945 & 1946, 3 x florins 1914, 1943 & 1946, 51 x silver threepences of which 40 in a Whitman folder 1902 to 1944 inclusive (except 1905 & 1927), together with Australia silver crown 1937, 'Britannia' trade dollar 1911B & 2 x CuNi crowns 1953 & 1960 polished die; various grades £80 - 120

128 Miscellaneous English Copper & Bronze Coins & Tokens comprising: a date run of farthings 1894 to 1956 inclusive, various grades, generally Fine or+; 6 x farthings: 1807, 1823, 1828, 1853, 1879 & 1891; 11 x halfpennies: 1744, 1747, 1806, 1853, 1854(x2), 1855, 1858, 1875 & 1902(x2); 5 x pennies: 1866, 1902, 1928(x2) & 1951; 2 x twopences 1797; third farthing 1913, together with 4 x 18th century tokens: Coventry 1792 'Lady Godiva,' Liverpool 1791, Macclesfield 1791 & Bath (no date) obv. bust of Alfred the Great, edge 'Payne & Turner,' Isle of Man penny 1786, a few foreign coins & 20 x CuNi crowns 1981 in plastic cases & 4 x Preston Guild Merchant medals, 2 x aluminium & 2 x WM, dated 1952, 1972 & 1992(x2) & an enamelled lapel badge 1922 £80 - 120

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129 6 x Sovereigns: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980 & 1981 AEF to EF or+ £840 - 900

130 5 x Sovereigns: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981 & 1982 & half sovereign 1982 AEF to EF £750 - 800

131 3 x Sovereigns: all 1979 AEF to EF £420 - 450

132 Proof Sovereign 1980 & Proof Half Sovereign 1980 AFDC to FDC £220 - 250

133 3 x Proof Sovereigns: 1981, 1984 & 1985, minor handling marks o/wise FDC £450 - 500

134 3 x Proof Sovereigns: 1980, 1981 & 1988 AFDC to FDC £450 - 500

135 Proof Sovereign 1979 & 2 x Proof Half Sovereigns 1984 & 1985 AFDC to FDC £300 - 350

136 USA, 30 X Silver Dollars comprising: 22 x 'Morgan:' 1878, 1878s, 1879o, 1880, 1883o, 1883, 1884o, 1885o(x2), 1886o(x2), 1886, 1888o, 1889, 1889o, 1890o(x2), 1891o, 1897, 1921 & 1921s(x2) & 8 x 'Peace:' 1922(x5), 1923, 1925 & 1926D; various grades, majority VF or+ £300 - 350

137 An Album Containing a Collection of Approximately 500 Farthings, Charles II to George VI, various dates/grades £80 - 120

138 Victoria, 18 x Jubilee Head Crowns: 1887, 1888(x3, all narrow date), 1889(x8), 1890(x4), 1891 & 1892, all with contact marks, generally VG to Fine £180 - 220

139 6 x Crowns comprising: 1844 V111, numerous obv. scratches VG, 1887 AVF, 1896 LX VG, 1902 AFine, 1935 VF & 1937 GVF £80 - 120

140 £7.77½ Face Value Pre-20 Silver, together with £8.05 face value pre-47 silver & 173 silver threepences £200 - 250

141 A Collection of 870+ Foreign Coins (18th -20th century), including approximately 140 x silver, good range of countries, housed in two albums £200 - 250

142 5 x English Silver Coins comprising: 3 x crowns: Charles II 1680 T.SECVNDO, obv. edge bumnp at 9 o'clock, bust Fair o/wise VG, William III 1696 OCTAVO 1st bust, contact marks Fair/Poor & George III 1820 LX contact marks, light scratches AFine; Victoria halfcrown 1845, contact marks, several faint hairlines on bust VG/Fine & Gothic florin 1887 minor contact marks, good edge VG/Fine £100 - 150

143 Victoria, 9 x Jubilee Head Silver Coins comprising: 6 x double florins: 1887A digs on bust, 1887R VF+, 1889(x2) & 1890(x2); 2 x halfcrowns: 1887 AVF & 1889 GVF & florin 1887 Fine; VG to AFine unless o/wise graded £80 - 120

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144 William III, Gold Half Guinea 1701, 3.9g, creased & straightened in two places, bust Fair o/wise VG, together with George III third guinea 1800 ex-mount (remnants of edge solder at 12 o'clock), 2.65g, bust Poor o/wise VG £100 - 150

145 Victoria, 10 x Shillings comprising: 1875 die 67, 1883, 1886(x2), 1887JH(x6), 7 x sixpences 1839, 1883, 1887JH(x2) both withdrawn type, 1889, 1891 & 1893, 2 x Maundy twopences 1838 & 1895, together with shilling 1836 & sixpence 1826 & a Victoria shilling 1844 with a Costa Rica countermark for 2 reales, type VI (used 1849-57), circular countermark stamped on obv. 'HABILITADA POR EL GOBIERNO' ('Authorised by the Government') around Lion; generally VG or+ £80 - 120

146 19 x 19th Century Halfcrowns comprising: 1817 'bull head,' 1817 small head, 1818, 1819, 1887JH(x5), 1889(x2), 1890(x3), 1892, 1893, 1896, 1899 & 1900, together with double florin 1889; Fair to Fine £80 - 120

147 A Large Collection of Pennies & Halfpennies comprising: 190+ pennies 1797-1967, 200+ halfpennies 1700-1967 various dates/grades, all from circulation, together with 6 x 'cartwheel' twopences 1797, 120+ sixpences 1947-1967, 42 x CuNi crowns & 3 x CuNi £5 coins 1993 & 1997 (x2); housed in three albums £100 - 150

148 USA, a Collection of 260+ Coins including: 14 x Eisenhower dollars, 2 x 'silver eagles' 1995 & 1996. 22 x half dollars including 1951, 1954 & 1960, 16 x quarter dollars (mostly worn), various dates 1850-1908, 31 x 'Mercury' dimes, 3 x half dimes 1851, 1852 & 1853, 40 x Liberty Head & 'Buffalo' 5 cents, 100+ small cents various dates 1859-1969, 6 x large cents etc; various dates/grades & a few holed or o/wise damaged £100 - 200

149 USA, 4 x Early Copper Coins comprising: (1) 'Rosa Americana' penny 1722 (date barely discernible), badly worn & corroded Poor (2) Vermont State Coinage 'copper' 1786, obv. VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA around sun rising over the Green Mountains, plough in foreground, rev. STELLA QUARTA DECIMA ('The Fourteenth Star') around large radiate star with eye at centre & encircled by a wreath of 13 smaller stars, contact marks, a couple of small digs on obv & sometime cleaned o/wise Fine (3) 1 cent 1803, cleaned AGood/Good & (4) half cent 1809 VG or slightly + £80 - 120

150 12 x UK Crowns comprising: 1893 LV1 (x2) & 1900 all with scratches/surface marks VG to AFine; 1902 contact marks & minor edge imperfections AFine/Fine, 1935(x3) minor contact marks VF, 1937 contact marks GVF, 1951(x3) no certs or BofI VF to EF & 1953 VF £100 - 150

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151 Miscellaneous English Hammered & Milled Silver Coins comprising: 8 x hammered (mostly low grade & damaged) including John penny London Mint RICARD B ON LVN, Elizabeth I halfgroat & Edward IV York Ecclesiastical Mint penny: 8 x milled: shilling 1747, 3 x sixpences 1696, 1711 3rd bust & 1834, 2 x groats 1836, Maundy 2d 1838 & threehalfpence 1843, all low grade and/or damaged, together with 4 x foreign silver coins: Spain 5 pesetas 1892(92)PG-M, Peru 1 sol 1872 Y-J, Britannia trade dollar 1902 Bombay Mint & Norway 50 ore 1902 AVF & Flintshire Bank silver shilling token 1811 obv. FLINTSHIRE BANK above shield of arms 'August 12 1811' below, VF+ £80 - 120

152 British India, 5 x Silver Rupees: 1835 rev. EAST INDIA COMPANY around value within wreath, F incuse on truncation, Calcutta Mint, minor contact marks AFine/Fine; 1862 AVF, 1875 lustrous AEF, 1890B AVF & 1900B obv. edge bump at 1 o'clock AVF, together with half rupee 1917 GVF & quarter rupee 1840 AVF, all with hairlines £40 - 60

153 Sovereign 1903P contact marks Fine & half sovereign 1914 VF £220 - 250

154 Isle of Man Gold Sovereign 1973, 8.06g & gold half sovereign 1973 4.02g, both .917 gold, ABU £220 - 250

155 Isle of Man Gold Sovereign 1973, 8.17g, tiny contact marks on bust o/wise BU & 4 x £1 coins 1978 (virenium) AUNC £150 - 160

156 Turkey Gold 100 Kurush AH1255/17 (1856 AD), 7.18g, 22ct gold, light contact marks, good edge, GFine or+ £130 - 140

157 China, 3 x Gold 5 Yuan 1985, Panda series, each 1/20oz (1.55g) .999 gold, obv. Temple of Heaven, rev. panda hanging from a tree, BU £80 - 90

158 Victoria, Maundy Set 1884, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, all with matching blue/gold tone AEF to EF £80 - 120

159 Victoria, Maundy Set 1894, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, all with matching blue/gold tone, GEF or+ £80 - 120

160 William III Crown 1700 DVODECIMO, third bust variety, third harp; adjustment marks in king's hair & on French shield o/wise good edge & surfaces, light blue/gold tone with underlying brilliance; very attractive & rare AEF/GEF £350 - 450

161 William III Halfcrown 1698 DECIMO, first bust, large shields; very good edge & trivial contact marks, blue/gold tone in obv. legends with underlying lustre GVF/EF or+ £180 - 250

162 William III Shilling 1696 first bust, very good edge & surfaces, peripheral golden tone AEF £80 - 120

163 William III Shilling 1700 fifth bust, virtually flawless edge & surfaces, peripheral lustre with underlying brilliance EF/GEF or+ £180 - 250

164 William III Sixpence 1697 third bust, large crowns, later harp; flawless edge & surfaces, brilliant mint state as struck £180 - 250

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165 William & Mary Shilling 1693, flecking & minor metal flaws, scratches in obv. field, good edge; busts AFine o/wise GFine £80 - 120

166 Charles II Halfcrown 1677, edge lettering filed off; obv. flecking & light contact marks, die flaw in the form of a thin curved line in relief below AR of CAROLVS; blue/gold tone AFine/Fine £50 - 70

167 Anne Halfcrown 1713 DVODECIMO, plain in angles; trivial contact marks & a few light hairlines, good edge, peripheral blue/gold tone with underlying lustre Fine/GFine £80 - 120

168 Anne Shilling 1707 third bust, plain in angles; very good edge & surfaces, light golden tone in legends with underlying lustre AEF/EF £150 - 200

169 Anne Shilling 1708, third bust, plain in angles; faint hairline on queen's neck o/wise very good edge & surfaces, lustrous AEF/EF £150 - 200

170 George I Gold Half Guinea 1719 first laureate head; obv. scratch across bust, light hairlines & flan very slightly bent; bust worn AVG o/wise AFine to Fine £150 - 200

171 George I Shilling 1718 first laureate & draped bust, roses & plumes in angles; rev. trivial edge bump at 2 o'clock o/wise good edge & surfaces, lustrous GVF/AEF £180 - 250

172 George I Shilling 1723 SSC first laureate & draped bust; adjustment marks on bust o/wise lustrous EF £150 - 200

173 George I Shilling 1723 SSC first laureate & draped bust; blue/gold tone, lustrous EF £180 - 250

174 George II Halfcrown 1746 LIMA, trivial obv. contact marks, good edge, lightly toned with underlying lustre AVF/VF £80 - 120

175 George II Shilling 1758 flawless edge & surfaces, lustrous VF to GVF & 2 x sixpences: 1757 lustrous GVF/AEF & 1758 small digs on king's neck, good edge, lustrous blue tone AVF to VF £80 - 120

176 Victoria Crown 1844 V111 cinquefoil stops; trivial contact marks & very minor edge imperfections o/wise toned AFine/Fine £60 - 80

177 Victoria Halfcrown 1879, trivial contact marks, good edge, GVF £60 - 80

178 Edward VII Crown 1902 minor contact marks/rim imperfections; obv. blue/gold tone, rev. mottled tone, lustrous GVF/AEF £100 - 150

179 George V 'Wreath' Crown 1928, tiny marks on king's temple o/wise good edge & surfaces, attractively toned with underlying lustre AUNC £250 - 300

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180 George V 'Wreath' Crown 1933, lustrous prooflike AUNC £350 - 400

181 George III, Gold Half Guinea 1789 fifth laureate head, 'spade' rev., 4.07g; obv. scratches & bust worn, Fair/VG legends better £80 - 120

182 George III Shilling 1787, with hearts, trivial contact marks/hairlines, lustrous AEF & sixpence 1787 no hearts, obv. uneven toning & faint scratches on king's face o/wise lustrous GEF/EF £80 - 120

183 Spain, Gold Half Escudo 1788M, obv. CAROL .III.D.G.HISP.R. around bust of Charles III, rev. collar of the Golden Fleece around crowned oval shield depicting quartered arms; obv. faint scratches at 12 o'clock o/wise good edge & surfaces, 1.74g VF/GVF £40 - 60

184 USA, 4 x Large Cents comprising: 1802 Draped Bust, fraction error 1/000, marks & scratches both sides, edge imperfections o/wise AFine; 1803 Draped Bust small date, small fraction, minor obv. edge bump at 2 o'clock o/wise good edge & surfaces, lustre traces GFine or+; 1834 Coronet Head, small 8, large stars, minor contact marks AVG & 1849 Braided Hair contact marks, several edge knocks VG £80 - 120

185 USA, William Pitt Copper Halfpenny Token 1766, commemorating Pitt's efforts to have the Stamp Act repealed; obv. THE RESTORER OF COMMERCE 1766 NO STAMPS around bust of Pitt, rev. THANKS TO THE FRIENDS OF LIBERTY AND TRADE around sailing ship, AMERICA in field at oblique angle to right of ship; rev. edge bumps at 8 & 9 o'clock o/wise good edge & surfaces, RARE AFine, together with New Jersey post-colonial copper coin (to circulate at 15 to the shilling), obv. NOVA CAESAREA ('New Jersey') around horse's head facing right, plough & date below, date (1786) worn, rev. E PLURIBUS UNUM around narrow shield, scarce VG £200 - 300

186 6 x Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: James I half groat third issue no MM, flat spots in legends o/wise GFine; Charles II undated milled fourpence, MM crown (on rev.) lustrous AEF & undated milled twopence MM crown (on rev.) single arch crown, lustrous VF+; William & Mary threepence 1689, first busts, flan bent, scratches on busts & rev. crack from 4 o'clock to base of crown VG; William IV threehalfpence (1½d) 1834 AEF & Victoria threehalfpence (1½d) 1841, blue/gold tone AEF £100 - 150

187 Victoria, 18 x Jubilee head Silver Coins comprising: 4 x crowns: 1887, 1889(x2, one with dig at 12 o'clock where a mount has been removed, edge knocks & scratch in obv. field)), 1890 graffiti scratched on rev; 2 x double florins: 1888, 1889 obv. edge bumps VG; halfcrown: 1887; 2 x florins: 1887 AVF, 1888 VG; 4 x shillings: 1887(x3), 1890 VF & 5 x sixpences: 1887(x4, all withdrawn type, one VF) & 1889; all with contact marks and/or edge imperfections, generally AFine to GFine unless o/wise graded £80 - 120

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188 10 x Silver Crowns comprising: 1819 L1X, 1893 LV1, 1896 LX edge bumps, 1897 LX1 rev. edge knock at 10 o'clock, 1897 LX1, 1898 LX11, 1900 LX1V generally AFine to Fine, 1935(x2) EF & 1937 patchy toning EF £80 - 120

189 20 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: Netherlands 2½ guilders 1938; Newfoundland 50 cents 1896 & 20 cents 1900 rev. scratches, Canada 2 x 50 cents 1907 & 1917 & 25 cents 1910; India rupee 1919; British West Africa 2 shillings 1913; Australia florin 1927 'Parliament' & shilling 1922; Denmark 2 kroner 1875; Germany 5 Reichsmarks 1937; South Africa florin 1894; France 2 francs 1868; Ireland halfcrown 1939, florin 1934 & 10 shillings 1966 & USA 3 x half dollars: 1908D, 1933S & 1935; various grades £100 - 150

190 Ireland, James II, 4 x Gun Metal Halfcrowns: (1) Sepr: 1689 Fine (2) Sepr 1689 verdigris patch at obv. centre & date worn o/wise VF/AVF (3) Mar: 1690 surface marks/pitting & minor rim imperfections VG/AFine (4) Apr: 1690 small rev. verdigris stain o/wise AVF, all large flan obv.1/rev.1, together with a 'VOCE POPULI' halfpenny token 1760, rev. Hibernia seated with harp AFine/VG & a Wood's halfpenny 1723 AFine £80 - 120

191 15 x Pre-Victoria Silver Coins comprising: 4 x halfcrowns: 1817 Fine, 1825, 1834, 1836; 3 x bank tokens: 30 pence Irish 1808, 10 pence Irish 1805 & 5 pence Irish 1805; 5 x shillings: 1696, 1816, 1817, 1824 & 1826; sixpence 1819 & Elizabeth I sixpence 1566 3rd/4th issue MM portcullis, bust worn Poor & threepence 1562 3rd/4th issue MM pheon; most with contact marks and/or edge imperfections, Fair to AFine unless o/wise graded £60 - 80

192 Victoria, 14 x Silver Coins comprising: 9 x Young Head shillings: 1844 AFine/Fine, 1853, 1858, 1860, 1865 die 62, 1867 die 5, 1881, 1882 & 1885 AFine; florin 1880 surface marks/digs & edge imperfections o/wise toned AVF, shilling 1897 AFine; sixpence 1866 die 18 ; groat 1848/6 AFine & threepence 1864 Fine/AVF, together with quarter farthing 1839 good lustre GVF or+; generally Fair to VG unless o/wise graded (most revs better) £80 - 120

193 £1.52½ Face Value Pre-20 Silver, including 8 x low grade Gothic florins: 1849(x3), 1853, 1866 die 30, 1873 die 251, 1874 die 15(?) & 1885, together with £2.60 face value pre-47 silver, several in higher grades (including halfcrown 1936, florin 1935, shilling 1936 & halfcrown 1937 GVF to AEF) & 56 x silver threepences Victoria YH to GeoVI £80 - 120

194 Victoria, Half Sovereign 1894, contact marks & small attempted piercing at obv. centre o/wise AFine/Fine & halfcrown 1887JH minor contact marks, blue/gold tone VF to GVF £80 - 100

195 Miscellaneous Lot comprising coins, sports medals etc & including: £0.92½ face value pre-47 silver, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, 25 x foreign coins including Canada 2 x silver dollars 1964 'Charlottetown' VF to GVF & 13 x medals/medalets including a Life Saving Society medal, 4 x bronze sports medals 1956-57 (3 x football & 1 x hockey) issued at RAF Habbaniya (an RAF station in central Iraq, operational until 1959), RAF Henlow 'Cricket 1951,' a darts competition medalet: 'Senior Service League Cup 1965' etc £30 - 40

196 Victoria, Sovereign 1873s 'Shieldback' minor contact marks, VF to GVF £160 - 180

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197 Victoria, Sovereign 1892 AVF & Half Sovereign 1892 Fine/AVF £220 - 250

198 Edward VII, 3 x Sovereigns: 1903, 1907 & 1908 GFine to AVF £450 - 500

199 George V, 4 x Sovereigns: 1911(x2), 1913 & 1914 VF to GVF £600 - 650

200 Victoria, 2 x Half Sovereigns: 1893 & 1899 AFine £150 - 180

201 Edward VII, 6 x Half Sovereigns: 1902, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 & 1910 Fine to AVF £450 - 500

202 Edward VII, 8 x Half Sovereigns: 1906, 1908(x2), 1909(x2) & 1910(x3) Fine to VF £600 - 650

203 George V, 2 x Half Sovereigns: 1911 & 1913 VF to GVF £150 - 170

204 USA, Gold 5 Dollars 1882 'Coronet Head,' 8.35g, .900 gold; contact marks/hairlines & sometime lightly cleaned VF £150 - 180

205 Victoria, 7 x Silver Coins comprising: crown 1887 a few surface marks, small edge knock below bust o/wise toned with underlying lustre VF to GVF, double florin 1889 blue/gold tone VF/GVF, halfcrown 1887JH minor hairlines, lightly toned VF/GVF, shilling 1897 blue/gold tone AEF, sixpence 1887YH a few light hairlines GVF/VF, Maundy 4d 1899 rev. contact marks, sometime cleaned GFine/VF & threepence 1877 contact marks, numerous hairlines Fair/VG £80 - 120

206 George IV Crown 1821 SECUNDO, sometime cleaned, numerous hairlines both sides o/wise Fine/AFine, halfcrown 1821 sometime cleaned, obverse hairlines Fine/AFine, together with Chichester halfpenny 1794 D19, obv. JOHN HOWARD F.R.S.PHILANTHROPIST around bust, rev. CHICHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH, castle with sun & moon above, contact marks, edge knocks & corroded surfaces o/wise VG/Fine; Elizabeth 1 shilling 6th issue MM A, ear visible, virtually no detail in bust except for parts of dress & crown, scratch in obv. field, rev. most of fourth quarter of shield worn, flat spots in legends, parts Fair, parts VG to Fine & Spain a hammered cob 8 reales salvaged from a 17th century merchant ship known as the Rill Cove wreck, which foundered off the Lizard, Cornwall, circa 1618; vary badly corroded & grossly underweight at 8.6g, the four quarters of the obv shield & the cross quartering the rev. arms are discernible but little else; comes with a certificate of authenticity, Poor £50 - 70

207 France, Gold 20 Francs 1852A, obv. bust of Napoleon III, 6.42g, .900 gold; minor contact marks o/wise GFine to AVF £80 - 120

208 Netherlands, Gold 10 Guilders 1875, obv. bust of Willem III, 6.74g, .900 gold; cased, lustrous GEF or+ £100 - 150

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209 Netherlands, Gold 10 guilders 1912, obv. bust of Wilhelmina, 6.72g, .900 gold, GVF £80 - 120

210 Netherlands, 10 x Crown-Size Commemorative Silver Coins comprising: 3 x sterling silver 50 guilders 1982 'Dutch-American Friendship' & 1984(x2) '400th Anniversary - Death of William of Orange' & 7 x 10 guilders: 1970(x2) '25th Anniversary of Liberation' .720 silver & 1973(x5) '25th Anniversary of Reign' .720 silver; all 25g, AUNC to UNC £50 - 70

211 Netherlands, 3 x 19th Century Silver Coins comprising: 1 guilder 1892 obv. young head of Wilhelmina light contact marks & small scratch on rev, sometime lightly cleaned Fine; half guilder 1818 obv. bust of Willem I, minor contact marks, scarce Fine/AFine & Dutch East Indies 1 guilder 1839, obv. bust of Willem I, minor contact marks, sometime lightly cleaned o/wise AVF, together with a bronze medalet commemorating the Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina 1898, obv. bust of Wilhelmina, rev. sprig of orange blossom & details of ceremony: TE AMSTERDAM INGEHULDIGD 6 SEPTEMBER 1898 ('Inaugurated 6 September 1898 in Amsterdam'), 23mm, lustre traces AEF £60 - 80

212 Dutch Provinces, 8 x Silver Coins comprising: Friesland 7 stuivers (quarter guilder) 1601 MM lion, obv. MONE NOVA ARGEN ORDIN FRIS around crowned arms, rev. NISI DOMINVS NOBISCVM around farmer with sword over right shoulder, 4.6g .765 silver, Fine; Holland duit 1757 obv. closed gated fence around standing lion holding spear with liberty cap, 2 stuivers 1744 1.46g, .583 silver & 1 stuiver 1738 obv. wreath enclosing bundle of arrows & value, 0.7g, .583 silver; West Friesland 2 stuivers 1787 1.58g, .583 silver; Groningen (City) 1 stuiver 1690 obv. crowned arms dividing value, rev. CIV./GRONIN/GA. in three lines, 0.95g, .583 silver & Utrecht quarter guilder 1758 obv. crowned arms of Utrecht dividing date, rev. standing female figure leaning on a column & holding a spear surmounted with cap of liberty, 3.07g, .920 silver & Zeeland 6 stuivers 1791 rev. sailing ship, holed at 12 o'clock, 4.78g, .583 silver; generally GFine or+ £100 - 150

213 A Collection of 350+ Foreign Coins, in 2 x quality albums & comprising: approximately 230 Dutch coins including silver 2½ guilders 1938, 4 x 2½ guilders 1959/61/63/64 & 3 x 1 guilder 1955/65/67, various date runs of cents, 10 cents & 25 cents & also including Dutch East Indies 17 x silver quarter guilders & 14 x silver 1/10 guilders, together with other European coins Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark & Norway, a few silver, 58 x UK coins (halfpennies to CuNi crowns) & 7 x cased foreign uncirculated sets: Aruba 1986 & 1987 each 6 coins 1 cent to 2½ florins, Austria 1982 8 coins 2 groschen to 20 schillings, Netherlands Antilles 1985 7 coins 1 cent to 2½ guilders, Netherlands 1984 & 1985 each 5 coins 5 cents to 2½ guilders & San Marino 1976 5 coins 1 lira to 20 lire; lot also includes (loose) Dutch East Indies 50 x silver quarter guilders, various dates 1912 to 1941 (mostly 1938 & 1941) & 60 x silver 1/10 guilders 1918/20/28/38/41 (mostly 1941) & an accumulation of 100+ Dutch nickel coins 1960s to 1980s (20 x 2½ guilders, 69 x 1 guilder, 9 x 25 cents & 14 x 10 cents) £180 - 250

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214 Victoria, Maundy Set 1885, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, all with matching blue/gold tone, in original CofI with crowned 'Maundy Coin 1885' on lid, AUNC to UNC £100 - 150

215 Victoria, Sovereign 1887M (Jubilee Head), faint obv. hairlines/scratches o/wise AVF £160 - 180

216 3 x Sovereigns: 1907 minor contact marks Fine/AVF, 1913 VF+ & 1966 EF £450 - 500

217 George V, 2 x Half Sovereigns 1912 & 1913 VF £150 - 170

218 George III Guinea 1794, fifth laureate head, 'spade' rev., faint hairlines on bust, good edge GFine/AVF £250 - 300

219 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: proof set 1970 in CofI, bronze toning o/wise FDC; £1.82½ face value pre-47 silver, £0.60p face value pre-20 silver including 3 x shillings: 1846 Fair/VG & 1887JH(x2) AVF & VF; 6 x silver threepences; 12 x Victoria 'bun' pennies: 1862 obv.6 AVF, 1865 obv.6, 1866, 1870(x2), 1874 obv. digs VG, 1876H rev.K VF/AVF, 1879 rev.J, 1886, 1889, 1891 obv. gashes & 1894 Fair to Fine unless o/wise graded; 3 x low grade copper pennies: 1831, 1854 & 1855 Fair, halfpenny 1735 VG, 2 x copper tokens: Macclesfield halfpenny 1791 obv. bust of Charles Roe D28-55 VG & Bristol penny 1811 'Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory' D460-64 AFine, together with Germany a souvenir silver medalet 'Summer Olympics, Munich 1972,' 4g .999 silver & other coins £50 - 70

220 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 6 x proof sets: 1970(x2) & 1971(x4) in CofI FDC, 2 x Britannia 1oz silver £2 2004, bullion type, BU & an album containing 55 x florins (21 pre-47), 137 shillings (75 pre-47), 74 x sixpences (30 pre-47), together with 11 x silver threepences, various pennies, halfpennies, farthings, brass threepences & 14 x old 50p coins, total face value pre-47 silver £6.72½ ; album also contains a USA silver 3 cents 1852 Good to VG £80 - 120

221 Maundy Set 1935, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, light, uneven toning, in modern case, AUNC to UNC £80 - 120

222 20 x Replica Coins from the 'Millionaires Collection,' issued by the London Mint Office; all sterling silver proofs (11 x gold-plated) & all with individual certificates & extensive descriptions of the original rare coins enclosed in a separate leatherette album; includes replicas of Charles I Oxford crown, Anne Vigo 5 guineas 1703, Coenwulf gold penny, Henry VII sovereign etc, each individually encapsulated, cased, FDC £100 - 150

223 12 x Sterling Silver Proofs, honouring the Queen Mother; issued by the Channel Islands & various Commonwealth countries 1994-95 including Guensey, Alderney, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Jamaica, Cook Islands, Belize etc; (weights: 9 x 31.7g, 2 x 28.2g, & 1 x 20g (Fiji)); individually encapsulated, with certs, in MDM CofI FDC £100 - 150

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224 19 x Miscellaneous Commemorative Coins (15 x crown-size) from various series & issued by Commonwealth & other countries & comprising: 7 x 'Queen's 80th Birthday 2006' Isle of Man 2 x crowns, different revs, both with certs; Gibraltar crown (CuNi), South Georgia & Sandwich Islands 3 x crowns, different revs, two with certs & British Virgin Islands 10 dollars: 'Space Exploration' Tonga 1 pa'anga 1992 'Saturn Rocket', Bhutan 300 ngultrums 1992 'Solar System' & Seychelles 25 rupees 1993 'Space Shuttle'; 'Queen Mother Centenary 2000' British Virgin Islands 10 dollars; Scientists: Cuba 10 pesos 1992 'Ptolomeo & Toscanelli' (.999 silver) & Tuvalu 20 dollars 1993 'Isaac Newton;' 'Nelson' Guernsey £5 2006 & Ballet Russia 3 roubles 1993 (.900 silver), all crown-size & all sterling silver unless o/wise indicated, together with Niue sterling silver proof 5 dollars 1992 'Moon Landing' (10.04g), Hungary silver proof 200 forint 1992 'White Storks' (10g) & Bulgaria CuNi proof 2 levs 1988 & CuNi proof 1 lev 1988 both 'Summer Olympics;' all individually encapsulated, in wood effect CofI, no certs unless o/wise indicated, FDC £150 - 200

225 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 9 x UK proof sets: 1973, 1977(x3), 1974, 1978, 1979(x2) & 1982, 2 x Brilliant Uncirculated sets 1983 & 1984, 78 x CuNi crowns: 1951(x2) both with certs in BofI, 1953(x3), 1965, 1977(x71) & 1981, £3.35 face value pre-47 silver & £0.27½ face value pre-20 silver, 120+ foreign coins including 13 x silver, a gilt base metal commemorative medal Coronation 1911 issued by Elect Cocoa, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze, Scotland Charles II bawbee 1678 Poor/Fair & 3 x banknotes: Southern Rhodesia 2 x £1 both Salisbury 10th March 1954: (1) Strachan/Grafftey-Smith, creases, wrinkles, ingrained dirt & edge imperfections VG & (2) Cochran/Grafftey-Smith creases, wrinkles, ingrained dirt, pinholes & piece missing at bottom right corner Fair & Central Bank of Ireland £10 13.03.95 creases, ingrained dirt & edge tear at centre of top edge Good £80 - 120

226 Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: 3 x crowns: 1889 re. scratch & minor edge imperfections o/wise toned Fine; 1895 L1X contact marks & rev. rim nicks VG & 1935 uneven toning VF; part Maundy set 1920 comprising 4d, 2d & 1d, all with matching blue/gold tone EF or+ & 20 x silver threepences

£80 - 120

227 Charles II Crown 1671 V.TERTIO, third bust; scratches on bust & obv. field & corrosion deposits in legends o/wise good edge AFine/Fine £80 - 120

228 £30.72½ Face Value Pre-47 Silver, mostly George V, together with £1.17½ face value pre-20 silver & 34 x silver threepences £300 - 350

229 5 x Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: crown 1889 minor contact marks & trivial rim imperfections, light blue/gold tone in legends, lustrous VF/GVF; halfcrown 1825 minor metal flaw in obv. field o/wise AFine to Fine; 'Gothic' florin 1856 obv. rim nick at 1 o'clock & other minor rim imperfections o/wise toned Fine to GFine; sixpence 1839 very faint hairlines on bust o/wise toned AFine/AVF & Charles I sixpence MM triangle in circle, bust worn except for crown & parts of 1st & 2nd quarters of shield worn, clipped, bust Poor o/wise VG, together with 3 x foreign silver coins: Prussia 2 marks 1876A AFine, Australia florin 1927 AVF/VF & German East Africa quarter rupie 1913J edge mount removed at 10 & 2 o'clock & 8 & 4 o'clock o/wise GFine or+ £50 - 70

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230 A Set of 7 x Sterling Silver Proof Commemorative Crowns, issued for the Queen's Silver Jubilee 1977 by UK, Gibraltar, Mauritius, Tristan da Cunha, St Helena, Jersey & Guernsey, together with a gold-plated sterling silver proof crown medal, with cert, in fitted CofI, FDC £60 - 80

231 42 x UK Royal Mint Proof Sets comprising: 1970 - 1985 inclusive (2 sets of each year & 3 sets of 1970 one without outer packaging) & 1986 - 1994 inclusive (1 set of each year), with certs, in CofI, FDC, together with 4 x RM Brilliant Uncirculated sets: 1983(x2), 1986 & 1990 £200 - 300

232 Proof Half Sovereign 1982, with cert, in wallet of issue, FDC £80 - 100

233 Proof Set 1951, 10 coins farthing to crown, in original maroon BofI, bronze toning o/wise FDC £60 - 80

234 Proof Set 1953, 10 coins farthing to crown, in CofI, bronze toning o/wise FDC £40 - 60

235 George V, 'Specimen Coin Set 1928' 9 coins comprising: farthing, halfpenny, penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin, halfcrown & 'wreath' crown; some toning on farthing & halfpenny, generally AEF or+ (crown EF+), in a fitted maroon leatherette case £200 - 250

236 17 x Silver Proof Crowns comprising: UK 1972(x3), Isle of Man: 1974, 1976(x2), 1977(x3), 1978 & 1979(x2); Guernsey 1978(x3, no certs) & Falkland islands 1977 'Silver Jubilee' & 1983 '150th Anniversary,' all in CofI, with certs (unless o/wise indicated) FDC £120 - 150

237 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 3 x CuNi proof 50p 1973 in CofI FDC, 2 x crowns 1951 both with certs, in BofI, 40 x UK CuNi crowns: 1953, 1960(x2), 1965(x7), 1972(x4) & 1977(x26, including a roll of 20), Falkland Islands CuNi crown 1983 card-mounted, 2 x 2-coin £2 sets 1989 & £1 1988 in presentation packs & other coins £30 - 40

238 'The Millennium Silver Collection 2000,'a set of 13 x sterling silver proof coins comprising: £5, £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p & 4 x Maundy coins: 4p, 3p, 2p & 1p, with cert, in CofI, FDC £120 - 150

239 27 x UK & Commonwealth Commemorative Silver Proof Coins comprising: 8 x 'Golden Wedding' 1997: UK £5, Guernsey £5 & £1 (9.5g), Alderney £5, Falkland Islands £5, New Zealand 20 dollars, East Caribbean States 10 dollars & Fiji 10 dollars (20g), all sterling silver & all crown-size 28.2g unless o/wise indicated; 13 x 'Queen Mother Lady of the Century' series including Turks & Caicos(x3), Guernsey, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Bermuda & other Commonwealth countries, issued 1994-1997, all crown-size (28.2g & 31.4g) except Guernsey £1 1995 (9.5g) & Barbados 1 dollar 1994 (10g) & all sterling silver except Turks & Caicos 20 crowns 1997 (.999 silver) & Barbados 1 dollar 1994 (.500 silver) & 6 x 'World at War:' Gibraltar 1 crown 1994, Turks & Caicos(x4) 20 crowns1994 & 1995 & Liberia 10 dollars 1997, all crown-size & all .999 silver except Gibraltar (.925); each individually encapsulated, with certs, in Westminster case, FDC £180 - 250

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240 Miscellaneous Lot including: 3 x UK proof sets: 1970, 1996 & 1997 with certs, in CofI, FDC, BU set 1998, 'Last £sd & First Decimal' set 12 coins halfpenny to halfcrown & ½p to 50p, £4.95 face value pre-47 silver, 'plastic' set 1953, CuNi crowns & a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, 5 x Whitman folders containing incomplete & low-grade sets of pennies, halfpennies & sixpences & 25 x foreign coins of which 13 x silver (weight 122g) including British India rupee 1900 & Britannia trade dollar 1911 & other coins £60 - 80

241 9 x UK Silver Proof Coins comprising: 2 x £5: 1993 & 1996; 4 x £2: 1995(x2), 1996 & 1997 & 3 x £1: 1986 (piedfort), 1995 & 1997, together with 2 x Britannia £2, 1998 & 2000, bullion type & Australia commemorative silver proof 50 cents 2000 'Royal Visit;' all with certs & individually encapsulated in a Westminster case FDC (£2 1996, £2 1997 & Australia 50 cents in original cases) £80 - 120

242 12 x UK & Foreign Crowns & Crown-Size Coins comprising: UK 5 x crowns: 1889(x2) both AFine/Fine, 1951 (no cert or BofI), 1953 & 1960; 4 x foreign silver crowns: South Africa 1952, New Zealand 1949, Australia 1937 & Bermuda 1959; Britannia trade dollar 1897 contact marks AVF, Ceylon silver 5 rupees 1957 '2500 years of Buddhism' 26.2g & Guernsey 'Millennium' £5 1999, bimetal - CuNi outer ring around brass centre £60 - 80

243 Victoria, 2 x Sovereigns: 1863 WW incuse on truncation GFine/AVF & 1898 VF £320 - 350

244 3 x Half Sovereigns: 1887JH good edge & surfaces VF to GVF, 1899 trivial contact marks o/wise GFine & 1902 good edge & surfaces VF+ £240 - 280

245 Channel Islands, a Complete Set of 18 x Sterling Silver Proof Commemorative £5 2006 'Winners of the Victoria Cross,' depicting 18 x different recipients of the VC & details of the action they were involved in, 6 x Alderney, 6 x Guernsey & 6 x Jersey; each crown-size 28.2g, with certs, in fitted CofI, FDC £180 - 250

246 'A Celebration of Britain' a Complete Set of 18 x Silver Proof £5 2009 - 2010 comprising: 6 x 'The Mind of Britain,' 6 x The Body of Britain' & 6 x 'The Spirit of Britain' each with the colourised logo of the London 2012 Olympics; with certs & illustrated booklet, in fitted CofI, FDC £200 - 300

247 Maundy Set 1969, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, in a modern case (dated 1960), all toned, UNC £80 - 120

248 Maundy Set 1972, 4p, 3p, 2p & 1p, in a modern case, AFDC £80 - 120

249 Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof Set 2012, 10 coins £5, 2 x £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p; the 1p to £2 coins with designs selectively highlighted in gold; with certs, in blue leatherette CofI, FDC £80 - 120

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250 Britannia 4-Coin Gold Proof Collection 2007 comprising: £100 (34.05g), £50 (17.08g), £25 (8.54g) & £10 (3.41g), with cert, in CofI, FDC £1000 - 1200

251 'Countdown to London 2012,' a set of 4 x silver proof piedfort £5 2009-2012 each with colourised Olympic logo, each encapsulated, with certs, in CofI, FDC £80 - 120

252 'The Queen's Portrait Collection 2013' a set of 4 x sterling silver proof £5, each with a different portrait of the Queen by Gillick, Machin, Maklouf & Rank-Broadley, common rev depicting the Royal Arms & supporters by James Butler; with cert, in CofI, FDC £60 - 80

253 A Set of 6 x Silver Proof £5 Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Outbreak of WW1 1914-2014, revs depict: British Expeditionary Force, Royal Navy, The Home Front, Howitzers, Victory Posters & Walter Tull (served in the Footballers' Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment; killed in action 1918), issued by the RM, with certs & booklet, in fitted CofI FDC £80 - 120

254 A Set of 6 x Silver Proof £5 Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of WW1 1915-2015, revs depict: Albert Ball VC, Edith Cavell, Merchant Navy, Gallipoli, Submarines & Artillery, issued by the RM, with certs & booklet, in fitted CofI, FDC £80 - 120

255 'A Portrait of Britain' a set of 4 x silver proof £5 2014 celebrating British iconic landmarks: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge & Trafalgar Square with the designs enhanced using trichromatic colour printing techniques; limited edition of 3500 sets, with cert & booklet, in CofI, FDC £80 - 120

256 A Collection of 22 x UK Silver Proof Crowns & £5 Coins comprising: 4 x crowns: 1972, 1977, 1980 & 1981, 16 x £5: 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 'Diana Memorial', 2000(x2) 'Millennium', 2001, 2002 'Golden Jubilee,' 2002 'QM Memorial,' 2003, 2004, 2005 (2-coin 'Trafalgar' & 'Nelson' set) & 2006 & 2 x silver proof piedfort £5: 2000 'QM Centenary' & 2006 'Queen's 80th Birthday' all with certs, in CofI, FDC £300 - 350

257 A Collection of 19 x Silver Proof £5 Coins, 2007 -2015 inclusive comprising: 2007 'Diamond Wedding,' 2 x 2008 'Elizabeth 1' & 'Prince Charles 60th Birthday,' 2009 'Henry VIII,' 2010 (piedfort) 'Restoration of the Monarchy,' 2 x 2011 'Royal Wedding' & 'Prince Philip 90th Birthday,' 2012 'Diamond Jubilee,' 3 x 2013 '60th Anniversary of the Coronation,' 'Birth of Prince George' & 'Christening of Prince George,' 2 x 2014 'Queen Anne' & 'First Birthday of Prince George' & 6 x 2015: 'Waterloo,' 'Churchill,' 'Christening of Princess Charlotte,' 'Longest Reigning Monarch,' 'Second Birthday of Prince George' & 'Royal Birth (Princess Charlotte);' all with certs, in CofI, FDC £280 - 350

258 'Diamond Jubilee Silver Proof £10,' 65mm, 156g (5oz) .999 silver; obv & rev designs by Ian Rank-Broadley; obv. the Queen in the robes of the Order of the Garter & wearing Queen Mary's tiara; rev. DILECTA REGNO ('I Reign Beloved') MCML11 - MMX11 around Queen enthroned; limited edition of 1952 coins; with cert, in blue leatherette CofI, FDC £60 - 80

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259 5 x Silver Crowns comprising: 1845 cinquefoil stops, contact marks, shield weak VG to AFine; 1889 sometime cleaned AFine; 1897LX minor contact marks & a few rim nicks o/wise lightly toned AVF; 1935 AEF & 1937 AVF/VF £60 - 80

260 8 x Silver £20 Coins comprising: 2 x 2013 rev. George & Dragon; 2 x 2014 'Centenary of the Outbreak of WW1' rev. Britannia & ships sailing for France & dates 1914-18; 2 x 2015 '50th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Winston Churchill' rev. Karsh portrait of Churchill; 2 x 2015 'Longest Reigning Monarch' rev. the 5 different coin portraits of the Queen above crowned EIIR; all 27mm, 15.7g .999 silver, each sealed in a presentation pack, BU £140 - 160

261 2 x Silver £100 Coins 2015, different revs (Big Ben & Buckingham Palace), each 40mm, 62.86g of .999 silver (2 troy oz), sealed in presentation packs, BU £180 - 220

262 Miscellaneous English & Foreign Coins comprising: proof set 1977, CuNi £5 2000 'Millennium,' proof CuNi £5 2004 'Centenary of Entente Cordiale' with cert, in CofI, BU; a coin cover with a CuNi £5 2015 'Waterloo,' 5 x CuNi crowns: 1951 with cert, in BofI, BU, 1953, 1960 & 2 x 1965 cased with cert; a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi; Swaziland proof set 1974, Falkland islands proof set 1974, Australia 2 x mint sets: 1981 6 coins 1 cent to 50 cents & 1988 coins 1 cent to 2 dollars; Gibraltar crown 2004 '60th Anniversary of D-Day' with colourised poppy logo; Alderney hexagonal silver proof £5 2007 'Diamond Wedding,' 140+ foreign coins including 7 x silver (weight 66g), a Maria Theresa restrike thaler 1780X EF to GEF, a commemorative medal Coronation 1937 silvered base metal & 10 x foreign banknotes including Kenya, Nigeria & Jordan £60 - 80

263 'Executive' Proof Set 2009 comprising 12 coins: £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p together with £5 'Henry VIII,' 3 x £2: 'Burns,' 'Darwin' & standard bimetallic & 50p 'Kew Gardens' with cert, in CofI, FDC £40 - 60

264 2 x Silver Proof £5 2012: 'London 2012 Paralympic Games' rev. design showing segment of a target, a stopwatch etc with colourised Paralympic logo, with cert, in CofI, FDC & 'The London 2012 Olympic Games' rev. images of various sports around a view of the London skyline reflected in the River Thames, Olympic logo in the colours of the Union Flag, with cert, in CofI, FDC £40 - 60

265 Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: 5 x halfcrowns: 1877, 1883, 1887 Young Head, 1890 obv. marks o/wise AFine & 1901, all Fair to VG unless o/wise graded; groat 1838 cleaned AEF, Maundy threepence 1887JH AUNC, Maundy twopence 1927 EF, 12 x silver threepences Victoria JH to George VI & £0.35 face value pre-47 silver, together with Ireland, Edward I silver penny, 2nd coinage, Dublin Mint, obv. EDWR ANGL DNS HYB around crowned bust of king within a triangle, rev. CIVITAS DUBLINIE around long cross, three pellets in each quarter; portrait worn Poor, o/wise most of lettering clear AFine £80 - 120

266 Charles II Crown 1676 V.OCTAVO, third draped bust, minor contact marks/edge imperfections, lightly toned with underlying lustre, VG to AFine £100 - 150

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267 Victoria, a Set of 6 x Jubilee Head Silver Coins comprising: crown 1887 good edge & surfaces, GVF/EF, double florin 1887R trivial contact marks, VF to GVF, halfcrown 1887 AEF, florin 1888 minor hairlines GVF, shilling 1889 large head GVF & sixpence 1888 GVF, all with similar blue/gold tone with underlying lustre £100 - 150

268 William III Halfcrown 1696C OCTAVO, Chester Mint, first bust, large shields & early harp; rev. die flaw across Scottish shield, minor hairlines /edge imperfections, 'T' in regnal year OCTAVO misstruck & appears to read OCVAVO; lightly toned with underlying lustre, VG to Fine £80 - 120

269 George III Gold Quarter Guinea 1762, flan crimped o/wise AVF/VF £180 - 250

270 3 x English Silver Coins comprising: double florin 1889 VG, halfcrown 1900 AFine & shilling 1787 no hearts, obv. flecking o/wise VF £40 - 60

271 Proof Set 1937, 15 coins crown to Maundy penny, in red leatherette CofI (in good condition), bronze toning & minor toning spots on revs of halfcrown & Scottish shilling o/wise FDC £180 - 250

272 'The Millennium Silver Collection 2000,'a set of 13 x sterling silver proof coins comprising: £5, £2, £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p & 4 x Maundy coins: 4p, 3p, 2p & 1p, with cert, in CofI, FDC £120 - 150

273 Britannia 4-Coin Silver Proof Set 1997 comprising: £2, £1, 50p & 20p, with cert, in CofI, FDC £80 - 120

274 Britannia 4-Coin Silver Proof Set 1998 comprising: £2, £1, 50p & 20p, with cert, in CofI, FDC £80 - 120

275 Commemorative Silver Proof Set '25th Anniversary of Decimalisation 1996' comprising 7 coins: £1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p, with cert, in CofI, some light peripheral toning o/wise FDC £60 - 80

276 Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 6 x UK proof sets: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997(de-luxe), 1998(de-luxe) & 2003, with certs, in CofI FDC; a Brilliant Uncirculated set 1994; Britannia £2 2001; 3 x CuNi £5: 1990 'Queen Mother's 90th Birthday,' 1996 'Queen's 70th Birthday' & 2005 'Trafalgar,' 50p 1994 'D-Day,' a commemorative medal issued by RM 2002 'Golden Jubilee' in a presentation pack, 5 x commemorative medals issued by Wigan Local Authority: 'Diamond Jubilee 1897,' Coronation 1902(x2), 'Coronation 1911' & an enamelled medal with ribbon 'Coronation 1902' & a Maria Theresa restrike thaler 1780X £80 - 120

277 7 x English Silver Coins comprising: 5 x crowns: 1821 SECUNDO (x2) both with contact marks & scratches, both AFine/VG, 1822 TERTIO contact marks, edge bumps AFine/AVG, 1887 contact marks & rim imperfections VF & 1897 LX1 contact marks & edge faults AFine/Fine & 2 x halfcrowns: 1819 & 1820 (George III) both VG £80 - 120

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278 A Collection of UK Silver Proof Piedforts comprising: £5 2000 'Queen Mother Centenary,' 5 x £2: 1995 'UN,' 1995 'End of WW11,' 1996 'Football,' 1999 'Rugby World Cup' & 2001 'Marconi' a 2-coin £2 set 1997 & 1998, a 4-coin £1 set 1994-97 & a 2-coin 50p set 1998 'EEC' & 'NHS' all piedforts, wiuth certs, in CofI FDC, together with France, a silver piedfort 100 francs 1987 '230th Anniversary Birth of Lafayette' no cert, in a RM case & a silver proof £5 1996 (not piedfort) with cert, in CofI FDC £180 - 250

279 Miscellaneous Lot including: 156 x silver threepences, approximately 200 farthings, mostly George V to QEII including 1937 -1956 inclusive & also George III, George IV & William IV, 3 x half farthings 1843 & 1844(x2), 90+ brass threepences, 60+ pennies & halfpennies, 5 x CuNi crowns: 1953(x2), 1972, 1980 & 1981, £2.17½ face value pre-decimal CuNi, a Sheffield penny token 1815 'Overseers of the Poor' & other coins & medalets £70 - 100

280 Sovereign 1912 VF to GVF £160 - 180

281 A Large Collection of Approximately 520 Foreign Banknotes, various countries, Europe, South America, Middle East, Far East, Africa etc, housed in an album & also in 8 x small leatherette wallets, album leaves & loose; various grades & some duplication; lot also includes 9 x British Armed Forces notes & a white £5 Beale London 8 July 1952 creases, ingrained dirt, small edge tears & badly stained VG to AFine £100 - 150

282 9 x Miscellaneous Silver Medals comprising: (1) 4 x medals issued for the Royal Shakespeare Company by John Pinches, each depicting a scene from a different play (Love's Labour's Lost, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, As You Like It & The Two Noble Kinsmen'), each 39.4g, .925 silver; (2) medallic 1st day cover, '1st day of Membership of the EEC' 39mm (3) Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1897 by de Saulles (26mm) obv. scratches AVF (4) National Federation of Anglers, 'National Angling Championship' silver medal awarded to W H Poulter, rev. fish caught on line, 58.5g, hallmarked Birmingham 1973, cased BU (5) China 'Xiaolangdi River Closure 1997' obv. dam & reservoir, rev. stylised dragon, 50mm, 65g, .999 silver, limited edition of 2000, with cert (in Chinese!) in CofI, FDC & (6) National Trust Life Membership medal UNC £80 - 120

283 Bank of England Error £5 Note, Page Pictorial issue 1973 'Wellington' reverse, serial No. 31U; rev. 'dry run' printing error, entire Battle of Waterloo scene missing; some creases & wrinkling VF £30 - 50

284 Victoria, Official Large Bronze Commemorative Medal 'Golden Jubilee 1887,' 77mm, 222g, by Boehm & Leighton; obv. VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX around crowned & veiled JH bust, rev. enthroned figure representing the British Empire, flanked by five standing figures - Science, Letters, Art, Industry & Agriculture, reclining figure of Mercury below; five linked shields in ex. inscribed ASIA, AMERICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALASIA & AFRICA; in original fitted CofI with gilt royal arms on lid & including the original card insert describing in detail the rev. design; superb virtually as issued £120 - 150

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285 Victoria, 2 x Official Commemorative Medals 'Diamond Jubilee 1897' by de Saulles: (1) large silver (56mm), obv. crowned, veiled & draped Old Head, rev. Young Head, with laurel branch, ribbon & date 1837 below; peripheral blue tone, one tiny rev. edge nick at 9 o'clock o/wise in original fitted CofI (in excellent condition), virtually as issued & (2) similar large bronze (56mm) by de Saulles, as issued; in original fitted CofI (some scuffs & ingrained dirt) £100 - 150

286 3 x Official Commemorative Medals: (1) Coronation 1902 large bronze (56mm) by de Saulles, obv. crowned & draped bust of Edward VII, rev. crowned, veiled & draped bust of Queen Alexandra with date '9.AUG.1902' inscribed on ribbon below, in original CofI (in excellent condition) as issued (2) Coronation 1911 large bronze (51mm) by Mackennal, obv. GEORGE V CROWNED JUNE 22 1911 around crowned & draped bust, rev. QUEEN MARY JUNE 22 1911 around crowned & draped bust, in original CofI (in very good condition), about as issued & (3) Silver Jubilee 1935, large silver (57mm) by Mecalfe, obv. conjoined busts of George V & Queen Mary, rev. STET FORTUNA DOMUS around view of Windsor Castle, matt finish, in original CofI (in very good condition), virtually as issued £100 - 150

287 4 x Official Commemorative Silver Medals (all small size) comprising: Coronation 1902 by de Saulles (31mm), Coronation 1911 by Mackennal (31mm) obv. scratches, Silver Jubilee 1935 by Metcalfe (32mm) & Coronation 1937 by Metcalfe (30mm); all with hairlines o/wise AEF to GEF £50 - 70

288 Commemorative Bronze Medal by Küchler, 'Battle of the Nile 1798' (Davison's Medal), obv. 'REAR ADMIRAL LORD NELSON OF THE NILE' around standing female figure of Hope holding a large oval medallion depicting uniformed bust of Nelson & inscribed 'EUROPE'S HOPE AND BRITAIN'S GLORY' rev. 'ALMIGHTY GOD HAS BLESSED HIS MAJESTY'S ARMS' around the British fleet assembled in Aboukir Bay prior to the battle; 'VICTORY OF THE NILE AUGUST 1. 1798' in ex., edge inscribed 'A TRIBUTE OF REGARD FROM ALEXR DAVISON ESQR ST JAMES'S SQUARE; 47mm, minor surface marks, good edge, cased, scarce Fine £100 - 150

289 An Album Containing Approximately 60 x 18th & 19th Century Penny & Halfpenny Tokens, together with 70+ trade tokens, model coins, Co-operatve Society tokens, 30+ commemorative & attendance medals including official small (30mm) silver Coronation medal 1937 by Metcalfe & 50 x imitation guineas & half guineas; various grades £150 - 200

290 Scotland, 10 x 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens comprising: Dundee: (1) Dudhope Castle 1797 D18-20 (2) Infirmary 1796 edge engrailed D16 (3) Old Tower 1795 D10-11; Leith ship & boat by fort 1796 D58-59; Montrose: bridge/woman spinning 1797 (in ex.) ; Edinburgh: (1) H Harrison St Leonards, rev. anchor (EDIN to right of anchor) 1796 D20 (2) Jos Archibald 1796 D10-12 (3) Flower spray on shield, rev. buck's head with middle horn to last limb of N, 1796 D3 (4) St Andrew standing with cross, rev. Hibernia seated 1791 D51 & (5) St Andrew standing with cross, rev. sailing ship, edge engrailed 1791 D50a; various grades, generally AFine to VF £50 - 80

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291 Ireland, 17 x 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens comprising: Dublin no date D14a(x2), 1795 D15, no date D27; Turner Camac 1795 bust of Alex Cornwell D307, 1795 shield depicting bugle & H D310-311, 1794 'THE LAND WE LIVE IN' D338-345, 1794 'PROSPERITY TO IRELAND' faint traces of edge lettering D346, 1795 'ASSOCIATED IRISH MINERS ARMS' D373; Munster 1795 D3; Enniscorthy 1800 D1-4; Cronebane no date D59, 1795 D60, 1795 D69, 1789 D72; Camac Kyan & Camac 1792 (7 strings to harp) D44-90 & 1793 D235-250; various grades, generally Fine or+ £80 - 120

292 A Collection of 42 x English 18th Century Halfpenny Tokens comprising: Lowestoft (Suffolk) 1793 D37; West Cowes (Hants) 1798 D94; Brimscombe Port (Gloucestershire) 1795(x2) D60; Gloucester 1797 D63; Dimchurch (Kent) Romney Marsh 1794 D15; Macclesfield 1790 D16-27 & 1792 D56-59; Sheffield 1793 D56; Hull 1791 D22 & 1791 D23a; Leeds 1791 D43-52; Birmingham 3 x 1792 D70, D123 & D77-117b; Liverpool 1791 D60-110; Bristol 1793(x2) D89; Coventry 1793 D231-245; Manchester 1792(x2) D127, 1793 D138, 1793 D128-134; Lancaster 1792 D9-48; Warwickshire (Wilkinson) 1791 D432-447; Shrewsbury 1793 D19-22a; Coalbrookdale (Shropshire) 1792 D6-16; Middlesex (x 15) D286b, D301, D369 (Masonic), D373-74, D391-393, D904(x2), D926, D927, D945, D953, D985-996(x2), D1038a & D1042; various grades, generally Fine or+ £180 - 250

293 A Collection of 19 x Commemorative Medals including: Royal Irish Constabulary Coronation Medal 1911 with clasp, surface marks & small edge bumps GFine to AVF; Edward VIII, 7 x different medals anticipating the Coronation 12 May 1937 (bronze, gilt bronze & silvered base metal), Abdication of Edward VIII commemorative bronze medal; Coronation of George VI official RM small (30mm) silver commemorative medal by Metcalfe, in BofI & official small bronze medal by Metcalfe; four further bronze medals commemorating the Coronation 1937, all different; a gilt base metal medalet (24mm) struck circa 1820 (from a series of six depicting naval heroes & listing their respective victories on rev.) obv. ADM.VISC.NELSON K.B.D.OF BRONTE around bust of Nelson, rev. NILE 1 AVGT 1798, COPENHAGEN 1 APRIL 1801. TRAFALGAR 21.OCT.1805 hairlines & gilt worn on high points VF; majority EF to UNC £100 - 150

294 12 x Commemorative Banknotes comprising: Royal Bank of Scotland 4 x £5 2005 'Jack Nicklaus' including 3 x consecutively numbered JWN 0889608 - 0889610; Ulster Bank 2 x consecutively numbered £5 2006 'George Best' GB399535 - 399536; Guernsey 5 x consecutively numbered £1 2013 'Thomas de la Rue' TD/LR 023145-023149 & Royal Bank of Scotland £1 1994 rev. 'Robert Louis Stevenson' RLS 1909628 sealed in a perspex block; all mint state £50 - 70

295 An Accumulation of 750+ Foreign Banknotes, all loose; various countries Europe, South America, Middle east, Far East, Africa etc & including Germany inflation notes, Russia pre- & post-Revolution notes (50 roubles 1899 Shipov, 2 x 100 roubles 1910, 500 roubles 1912, 2 x 10,000 roubles 1919 'Southern Armed Forces' etc), Confederate notes: Alabama 100 dollars 1864 badly stained etc; lot also includes Bank of Liverpool 12 x cheques 1893-1894; various grades & some duplication £100 - 200

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296 'Monarchs of the Napoleonic Wars' a set of 5 x bronze medals commemorating the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo with obvs depicting the respective busts of the Prince Regent (a replica of the original 1815 Waterloo campaign medal), Napoleon, Tsar Alexander 1, Emperor Francis 1 of Austria & Kaiser Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, common rev. seated figure of Victory, each 36mm, 29g, together with a proof 14ct gold medal obv. bust of Wellington, rev. heraldic lion with Lion's Mound at the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium in the background, 22.5mm, 7g; all struck by Worcestershire Medal Service & distributed by London Mint Office; in an illustrated presentation pack BU £100 - 150

297 Provincial Banknote: Huddersfield Bank 1 Guinea 1810 for Seaton Brook & Co., two tiny, barely detectable pinholes, minor edge imperfections, ingrained dirt & handling marks o/wise Fine £100 - 150

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