Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Coins, Tokens and Banknotes
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 6th July 2012 Time: 12:00PM
Details: Viewing:
Tuesday 5 August 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Wednesday 6 August 9.00 am to 11.30 am
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Auction Lots - Page 2
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London 2012 Paralympics Official Gold Proof £5, rev. a design showing segments of a target, a stopwatch, spokes of a wheel etc & London 2012 Paralympics logo in coloured ink, 39.98g 22ct gold, mintage 2012, with cert, in CofI, FDC £800 - 1200
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3 x Sovereigns: 2 x 1959 & 1968, trivial scuffs, AEF to GEF £480 - 540
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Proof Half Sovereign 1980, with cert, in wallet of issue, FDC & proof sovereign 1979, in capsule, no cert or wallet of issue FDC £240 - 270
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South Africa, 2 x Krugerrands 1974, each 1oz fine gold, BU £1200 - 1300
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South Africa, 2 x Krugerrands 1975, each 1oz fine gold, BU £1200 - 1300
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South Africa, 2 x Krugerrands 1978, each 1oz fine gold, BU £1200 - 1300
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Silver Proof Piedfort £5 2013 'Christening of Prince George,' 56.7g sterling silver, mintage 2500, with cert, in RM CofI, FDC, together with a silver proof piedfort 50p 2013 'Centenary of the Birth of Benjamin Britten,' 16.02g sterling silver, with cert, in CofI, FDC £40 - 60
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2 x Sovereigns: 1889M & 1974, in a fitted case with '2 SPECIMEN SOVEREIGNS' in gilt on lid, both EF £320 - 360
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Maundy Set 1880, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, all with matching blue/gold tone, in contemporary fitted case, virtually as issued £100 - 150
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Miscellaneous Coins & Banknotes comprising: crown 1890 AFIne, 3 x proof sets 1977/78/82 in CofI, 2 x CuNi proof 50p 1973 in CofI, a BU set 1983, 8 x CuNi crowns: 1951(x2) with certs, in maroon BofI, 1953, 1965, 1977(x3) & 1981 & Falkland Islands 'Liberation' crown 1982, together with £31 face value in £1 notes comprising: 5 x Hollom (including a replacement note 50M), 5 x Fforde & 6 x Page (Portrait issue), all from circulation VG to VF & 15 x Somerset in four x consecutively numbered runs of 5 (DY12), 4 (DX54) & 2 x 3 (DR63 & DX45) AUNC to UNC £50 - 70
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6 x Sovereigns: 1875M in 9ct gold ringmount (total weight 14.5g), numerous contact marks VG, 1890M Fine, 1891 in 9ct gold ringmount (total weight 9.68g) Fine, 1900 in 9ct gold ringmount, contact marks AVF, 1907 & 1910 VF £1000 - 1100
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5 x Half Sovereigns: 1869 die 13 below shield, hairlines & digs on Queen's neck o/wise GFine, 1896 numerous hairlines & scratches, rim faults VG, 1902 loose in ringmount (total weight 5.08g) Fine, 1912 suspension loop at 12 o'clock, numerous contact marks AFine & 1913 marks on bust AVF £400 - 450
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Liechtenstein, Gold 25 Francs 1956, obv. conjoined busts of Franz-Josef II & Princess Gina, rev. crowned arms, 5.57g, .900 gold, numerous contact marks, probably ex-mount, VG/Fair £70 - 90
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Maundy Set 1918, 4d, 3d, 2d & 1d, all with matching blue/gold tone with underlying brilliance, in original octagonal red leatherette CofI with gilt 'Maundy Money 1918' & Royal arms on lid, FDC £80 - 120
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 3 x proof sets 1970 (one with no cert), in CofI FDC, silver proof crown 1977, with cert, in CofI FDC, official RM sterling silver commemorative medal 1977 'Silver Jubilee' obv. Queen enthroned holding sceptre & mace, rev. VIVAT REGINA around Tudor rose within stylised crown, 57mm, 87.89g UNC, 11 x CuNi crowns: 1953(x2), 1965(x4), 1977, 1980(x2) & 1981(x2), £5 coin 1996, Belgium mint set 1977, 8 coins, 2 each of 10, 5 & 1 francs & 50 centimes (one set with French legends, other set with Dutch legends), in CofI, BU together with a few foreign coins & 11 x low grade foreign banknotes £40 - 60
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Miscellaneous Commemorative Medals, Tokens, English & Foreign Coins etc including: Indo-Scythian AE hexachalkon of Azes II (35-12BC) corroded Poor, India Mughal copper tanka of Humayun (1508-1556AD), East India Co. rupee 1835 & quarter rupee 1835 VF or+, Japan silver bu Ansei era (1854-60) 8.6g EF & silver shu Kaei era (1848-54) 1.88g EF; 3 x replicas including French Indo-China piastre de commerce 1908; various commemorative medals including: 'Samuel Johnson Bicentennial' Lichfield 1709-1909, Westminster Boy Scouts Association, hallmarked Birmingham 1899, 'Diamond Jubilee 1897' (WM) by Bowcher; Australia penny token 1862 'W Froomes, Castlemaine, Victoria; English coins: penny 1855 patchy tone AEF/GVF & halfpenny 1887 good lustre AEF & various other coins, medals etc £80 - 120
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2 x Gold Coins: Venice, Gold Zecchino (140 soldi) of Doge Pietro Grimani 1741-52; obv. DVX (PET.GRIM)ANI, S.M.VENETI around St Mark standing to left of kneeling Doge, rev. SIT.T.XPE.DAT.Q.TV.REGIS.IS (TE.DVCA) around standing figure of nimbate Christ; .986 gold, 3.4g; obv. blackened area in centre (possibly residue from chemical testing), flan slightly bent, surface marks & flat spots in legends VG & Iran toman AH1299 (1881AD), 2.77g, possibly ex-mount, obv. rim nicks, hairlines VF £80 - 120
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Victoria, a Collection of 20 x Halfcrowns comprising: Young Head: 1874, 1876, 1878, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1887; Jubilee Head 1887(x3), 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892 & Old Head 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899 & 1900; Fair(1874) to Fine(1899), average VG or slightly better £100 - 200
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Victoria, a Collection of 13 x Florins comprising: Gothic 1879 no die number 48 arcs, 1886 34 arcs; Jubilee Head 1887, 1889(x2) 1890(x2); Old Head 1895(x2), 1896, 1897, 1899 & 1901 & 2 x shillings: 1881 & 1890, together with Edward VII halfcrown 1906, 4 x florins 1902, 1906, 1910(x2) & 2 x shillings 1908 & 1910; Fair (1895 florin) to AFine, average VG £80 - 120
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11 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: 2 x Maria Theresa restrike thalers 1780X, Spain 100 pesetas 1966, Canada 2 x dollars 1962 & 1967 & 50 cents 1967, Ireland 10 shillings 1966 & Mexico 2 x 1 peso 1957 & 1964 & 2 x 25 pesos 1968; various grades, generally AVF or+ £80 - 120
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Miscellaneous Foreign Coins comprising: a set of 8 x different CuNi 4 dollar coins commemorating the Inauguration of the Caribbean Development Bank 1970 issued by Grenada, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Montserrat etc, in plastic cases, UNC; Gibraltar 2 x CuNi crowns 1967 in plastic cases & a silver crown 1972 in CofI; Bermuda 4 x silver crowns: 1959(x2), 1964 & 1972; Canada year set 1967 6 coins 1 cent to 1 dollar in BofI & a specimen set 1973 7 coins 1 cent to 2 x 1 dollar (one silver) obv. of 1 cent corroded, with cert, in CofI; uncirculated sets of New Zealand 1967(x2) & Jamaica 1969 in pliofilm envelopes, Australia last £sd & 1st decimal coins 1966, Bahamas Mint Set 1966 9 coins 1 cent to 5 dollars (silver 1, 2 & 5 dollars & 50 cents) stains & encrustation on 1 & 15 cents, with cert, in CofI, together with a bag of 220+ foreign coins including 5 x silver (weight 53.4g), a UK proof set 1970 & other coins £80 - 120
72
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: Whitman folders containing incomplete runs of pennies, halfpennies, shillings, silver threepences etc (£1.17\½ total face value pre-47 silver), together with 236 pennies all 1967 in RM tubes, a 10 shilling note Fforde C45N AUNC & Isle of Man a set of 5 different Tynwald Millennium CuNi crowns 1979 in a Sandhill case UNC £20 - 30
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: halfcrown 1836 AVG to VG, 2 x shillings 1826 Poor & VG, shilling 1883 AVG, William III halfpenny 1699 2nd issue, date in legend, pitted surfaces AVG, £1.20 face value pre-47 silver, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi including 15 x crowns 1965, crown 1977 & 15 x halfcrowns & 100+ foreign coins £30 - 40
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'Britannia' Gold Proof £25 (¼ oz fine gold), 8.54g, with cert, in CofI, FDC £160 - 180
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Miscellaneous Lot including: 2 x RM proof sets 1996 & 1997, 4 x silver proof crowns 1972(x3) & 1990, 2 x BU sets 1985 & 1997, 3 x CuNi proof 50p 1973, 28 x CuNi crowns: 1953(x3), 1972(x5), 1977(x10), 1980(x5) & 1981(x5), 2 x commemorative crowns 1998 & 2007 in presentation packs, various commemorative medals including a sterling silver medal 1986 'Royal Wedding' 26.2g, with cert, in CofI, BU & other coins £70 - 90
76
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: Victoria 2 x halfcrowns 1891 & 1892, 3 x florins 1872 Poor, 1880 & 1886 & sixpence 1887JH wreath rev. Edward VII shilling 1910 GFine, generally VG unless o/wise graded, together with £1.47\½ face value pre-47 silver, 36 x silver threepences, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi & 120+ foreign coins including 4 x silver: Germany 2 marks 1937A, British India rupee 1916 GVF, France 50 centimes 1918 & Russia 15 kopecks 1930 £60 - 80
77
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: Liberia proof set 1973, 7 coins 1 cent to 1 dollar (silver), with cert, in CofI, FDC; USA silver dollar 1921 (Morgan), lightly cleaned VF, a CuNi £5 coin 2000 UNC, a penny 1896 AVG & a set of 'Britain's First Decimal Coins' in a fitted red leatherette case £30 - 40
78
£14.55 Face Value Pre-47 Silver & £1.75 Face Value Pre-20 Silver, loose & in album leaves or folders together with 56 x silver threepences £150 - 200
79
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: an album containing a collection of English copper & bronze coins including 19 x farthings, various dates 1672 to 1948, 19 x halfpennies, various dates 1694 (date worn, corroded surfaces) to 1967 & 57 x pennies, various dates 1806 to 1937 (includes 28 x Victoria), Whitman folders containing date runs of low grade pennies: 1881-1901, 1902-1929 & 1930-1953 (no 1951) & halfpennies 1902-1936 (no 1904) & 1937-1967, together with a year set 1936 8 coins farthing to halfcrown, year sets 1963/64/65/66/67 in Sandhill cases, £3.65 face value pre-decimal CuNi & other coins; various grades £60 - 80
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6 x Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: Elizabeth I sixpence 1561 MM pheon, bust & three quarters of shield worn but date & most of legends clear, creased Fair to VG, Charles I shilling MM worn (possibly harp), square-topped shield Poor/VG; 3 x halfcrowns: 1836 VG, 1889 AFine to Fine & 1891 VG, double florin 1890 VG/AFine, together with 2 x Roman Imperial coins: Philip I silver antoninianus. rev. PAX AETERN Pax advancing left holding olive branch & sceptre AVF & Claudius II Gothicus billon antoninianus, rev. VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing right holding wreath & palm, officinal mark S (=2) in ex., Fine £50 - 70
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£8.10 Face Value Pre-47 Silver & 23 x silver threepences £100 - 150
82
Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 3 x crowns 1887, 1889 both Fine & 1935 GVF, 9 x CuNi crowns: 1953(x4, one cleaned), 1965(x4) & 1972, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & £4.65 face value pre-decimal CuNi, £4.00 face value in old 10p coins, & 100+ foreign coins, a couple silver including Canada 50 cents 1913 VG £40 - 60
83
William III Crown 1696 OCTAVO, 1st draped bust, 1st harp; obv. scratch in field, rev. Irish & Scottish crowns worn o/wise VG to AFine, together with Anne halfcrown 1707E, contact marks/scratches & holed at 12 o'clock o/wise VG/AFine, shilling 1758 contact marks/hairlines VG & 'cartwheel' twopence 1797 edge bumps & a few contact marks GFine £50 - 70
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5 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: USA half dollar 1892 Good, 'Britannia' trade dollar 1911B, cleaned, some surface pitting o/wise GFine or+ & Mexico 3 x 8 reales: 1791 FM cleaned, contact marks/hairlines, edge faults o/wise Fine to GFine, 1794 FM surface marks, several obv. digs & discolouration o/wise Fine to GFine & 1887 CN AM hairlines AVF £40 - 60
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Sovereign 1881M minor edge imperfections, numerous contact marks AVF & half sovereign 1898 hairlines VG/AFine £240 - 270
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Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: double florin 1889 scratches in obv. field behind bust o/wise AFine, halfcrown 1887JH contact marks, edge imperfections VG, sixpence 1887JH withdrawn type cleaned Fine, Charles II fourpence AFine & threepence 1679 holed at king's shoulder, groat 1843 VG, 20 x silver threepences & 14 x pre-47 sixpences, a couple damaged, together with 30+ low grade pre-decimal copper & bronze coins £30 - 40
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A Collection of English Copper & Bronze Coins, Charles II to Edward VII, comprising: 2 x pennies: 1831 verdigris spots & 1841; 11 x halfpennies: (1694) holed at date, 1697 no stop after TERTIVS, 1699 3rd issue, 1722, 1735, 1773, 1799, 1806, 1826, 1834 & 1854; 13 x farthings: 1675, 1694, 1699, 1720, 1733, 1806, 1825, 1834, 1860, 1885, 1886, 1896 & 1902; 2 x half farthings: 1828 & 1844 & 5 x third farthings: 1835, 1866 & 3 x 1902; several with edge and/or surface faults, various grades generally Fair to VF £80 - 120
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 5 x crowns: 1893 LV1 harshly cleaned o/wise AFine, 4 x 1935 VF or+, 2 x halfcrowns 1937 AEF & EF, £0.82\½ face value pre-47 silver (includes a small quantity of pre-20 silver), crown 1953, pre-decimal bronze & CuNi & a commemorative copper medal, obv. uniformed bust of Nelson, rev. 'FOUDROYANT' LORD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP around view of the 'Foudroyant' at anchor; 28g, 37mm, medal struck from copper salvaged from the hull sheathing of the Foudroyant after the ship was wrecked at Blackpool in 1897 AVF £60 - 80
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 4 x crowns 1889, 1893 LVI, 1935 all AFine to Fine, 1935 VF, 13 x CuNi crowns: 1951 with cert, in BofI, 1953(x3), 1965(x2), 1977(x4), 1980 & 1981(x2), a 'plastic' set 1953 & 3 x WWII medals: War Medal 1939-45, 1939-45 Star & Atlantic Star (with ribbons) £50 - 70
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A Collection of 47 x Commemorative Crowns & Crown-size Coins 1970's to 1980's comprising: Isle of Man(x16), Jersey(x5), Guernsey(x4) & various Commonwealth countries including New Zealand(x8), Gibraltar(x4), Western Samoa(x5) etc, together with Isle of Man 4 x 50p 1976, 1979(x2) & 1980, Jersey & Guernsey £1 coins, all CuNi except Bermuda silver dollar 1972, virtually all different; each coin in an individual plastic case, collection housed in 3 x quality lidded display cases with brass fittings; 60 coins in total, UNC £70 - 90
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An Album Containing English Silver, CuNi & Bronze Coins, all from circulation & including halfcrown 1874 Fair, florin 1904 contact marks AFine, shilling 1873 die 83 VG/AFine & shilling 1906 hairlines o/wise GFine; album also contains £2.12\½ face value pre-47 silver & a small quantity of pennies, halfpennies & farthings, various grades £50 - 70
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Britannia 4-Coin Gold Proof Set 2009 comprising: £100 (1oz fine gold), £50 (\½ oz), £25 (¼ oz) & £10 (1/10 oz), with cert, in CofI, FDC £1000 - 1250
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Britannia 4-Coin Platinum Proof Set 2008 comprising: £100 (1oz platinum), £50 (\½ oz), £25 (¼ oz) & £10 (1/10 oz), with cert, in CofI, FDC £1200 - 1500
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Victoria Sovereign 1893, numerous contact marks o/wise GFine to AVF £160 - 180
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Canada, Gold 10 Dollars 2009 'Maple Leaf,' ¼ oz fine gold, BU £160 - 180
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RM 'Emblems of Britain' & 'Royal Shield of Arms' Gold Proof Set 2008 comprising: Emblems of Britain 7-coin set: £1, 50p 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p & 1p, all 22ct gold with a total gold weight of 87.4g & a similar Royal Shield of Arms 7-coin set with the same denominations & same gold weight; with certs, total pure gold weight 155.2g (4.98 troy oz), both sets in individual acrylic cases housed alongside each other in a large RM fitted box FDC £3000 - 3500
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RM Gold Proof £1 Collection 2008 commemorating the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the £1 coin in 1983 & comprising 14 x 22ct gold proof £1 coins, each 19.6g, all dated 2008 & with 14 x different rev. designs - 4 x national floral emblems, 4 x heraldic emblems, 4 x bridges & 2 x Royal Arms; limited edition of 150 sets, with certs, in CofI, FDC £4000 - 5000
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£5.60 Face Value Pre-20 Silver £100 - 150
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£6.45 Face Value Pre-47 Silver, together with 193 silver threepences, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & other coins £100 - 150
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: Victoria crown 1890 a few minor contact marks o/wise toned AVF, 5 x halfcrowns: 1883 Fair, 1889, 1893, 1895 & 1896 & sixpence 1887JH wreath rev, together with Edward VII 3 x halfcrowns: 1907, 1909 & 1910, 2 x shillings 1902 & 1907 & 2 x sixpences 1902 & 1906; generally VG to AFine unless o/wise graded £50 - 70
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Victoria, 3 x Shillings: all 2nd young head: 1852 trivial contact marks o/wise good edge & surfaces, attractive blue/gold tone VF+/GVF, 1866 die 1, minor contact marks, light golden tone GVF/AEF & 1866 die 4 trivial contact marks VF/GVF £80 - 120
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4 x English Silver Coins comprising: 2 x crowns: 1819 LIX numerous contact marks & cleaned o/wise AVF, 1935 minor marks AEF, halfcrown 1893 generally good edge & surfaces, uneven toning, VF/GVF & sixpence 1887YH dig on Queen's cheek & on rev. crown o/wise light golden tone VF to GVF £30 - 50
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12 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: USA 2 x dollars: 1921 (Morgan), 1923D, halfdollar 1945s & dime 1941; France 5 francs 1849A edge imperfections, dark tone, 2 francs 1869, 50 centimes 1916, Brazil 1000 reis 1912, South Africa shilling 1940 & threepence 1941; Canada 10 cents 1937 & British India rupee 1840 type 1, 35 berries, various grades, together with Italy 1 marengo 1972, a sterling silver medalet/token with a nominal value of 1 marengo, issued for collectors, one of a series of 10 to promote tourism to 10 different Italian localities; this medalet issued for Senigallia, a port/commune on the Adriatic; all have a common frosted rev, a female torso in the form of a fountain designed by Salvador Dali, BU £40 - 60
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350 x Foreign Coins, including 5 x silver (weight 16.8g), a small quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi & 52 x low grade foreign banknotes, considerable duplication (only 26 different) £20 - 30
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Coins, Tokens and Banknotes
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 6th July 2012 Time: 12:00PM
Details: Viewing:
Tuesday 5 August 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Wednesday 6 August 9.00 am to 11.30 am
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