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Coins, Tokens and Banknotes
Auctioneer: Tennants Auctioneers Location: The Auction Centre, Leyburn
Contact: Telephone: +44 (0) 1969 623780 Facsimile: +44 (0) 1969 624281
Date: 10th December 2014 Time: 12:00PM
Details: Viewing:
Tuesday 9th December 9am to 5pm
Wednesday 10th December 8am to 11.30am
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Auction Lots - Page 6
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London 2012 Sports Collection comprising a full set of 29 x 50p coins, each with a different rev. celebrating the 29 official sports in the London Olympics & Paralympics 2012, all individually sealed in a large RM presentation folder UNC, together with a set of 8 x CuNi crowns - 1951, 1953, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1977, 1980 & 1981 - each gold layered with main parts of design accented in rhodium-platinum, limited edition of 499 sets (this set No. 11), with certs, in wooden case, a part set entitled 'National Emblems - the Changing Face of Coinage' containing 50p 2007, 20p 2007, 10p 2005 & halfpenny 1967, penny 1967 & brass threepence 1967, all gold layered, in a presentation case & an aluminium coin case (with velveteen-lined trays) containing a collection of halfcrowns, florins, shillings & sixpences, almost all post 1947, 6 x CuNi crowns, 25 x pennies various dates 1898 (Fair) to 1967 & a few foreign coins £80 - 120
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7 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: German States, Hamburg 32 Schilling (2 Marks) 1757 IHL obv. crowned Imperial double-headed eagle with orb on breast & titles of Franz I, rev. ornate helmeted shield of arms, flags above; Russia rouble 1897, 50 kopecks 1896 & 20 kopecks 1904; Australia florin 1944s, Newfoundland 5 cents 1917 & Portugal 10 escudos 1955; majority with contact marks, generally VG to Fine £40 - 50
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Victoria, Half Sovereign 1889M VG/AFine £80 - 100
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Victoria, 7 x Silver Coins comprising: crown 1889, 4 x halfcrowns: 1887JH GFine to AVF, 1889 VF, 1895 Fair & 1901; 2 x florins: 1893 & 1900 GFine, together with William IV shilling 1836 surface deposits & George III sixpence 1816; generally VG unless o/wise graded £40 - 60
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Edward VII, 12 x Silver Coins comprising: 3 x halfcrowns: 1906 & 2 x 1907 (one AFine), 3 x florins: 190? last digit of date worn, 1909 & 1910 Fine & 6 x shillings: 1902(x2), 1906, 1907, 1909 AFine & 1910 AFine; generally Fair to VG unless o/wise graded £40 - 60
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£26.95 Face Value Pre-47 Silver, generally higher grades, together with 16 x silver threepences, several holed £250 - 300
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£8.00 Face Value Pre-20 Silver £150 - 200
262
Miscellaneous Lot including: 8 x UK proof sets: 1970, 1972-76 inclusive & 2 x 1977, 2 x silver proof crowns 1972, both with light toning patches, both in CofI but one without cert, AFDC, 3 x CuNi proof 50p 1973 in CofI FDC, 65 x CuNi crowns: 1953, 1960, 1965(x16), 1972(x14), 1977(x18), 1980(x8) & 1981(x7), £19.45 face value pre-decimal CuNi, majority higher grades, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze (weight 7.6kg) & brass threepences (weight 1.75kg) & other coins £80 - 120
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12 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: Italy 5 lire 1879R obv. bust of Umberto I, rev. wreath around crowned shield, 2 lire 1863T BN, obv. bust of Vittorio Emanuele II, rev. wreath around crowned shield, 500 lire 1966; German States, Bavaria 20 kreuzer 1769 obv. bust of Maximilian III Josef; & Prussia 2 marks 1907A, Hungary 5 korona 1909KB; Papal States 20 baiocchi 1865R, British India rupee 1888, Canada 50 cents 1950, Australia shilling 1931, Brazil 1000 reis 1859 & a Maria Theresa restrike thaler 1780X; majority cleaned, all with contact marks, generally AFine to VF £80 - 120
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Britannia Gold £50 1987, half ounce fine gold, 17.05g, BU £320 - 350
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109 x Silver Threepences, Victoria YH to George VI £40 - 50
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USA Gold Dollar 1850, 'Liberty Head,' 1.65g, .900 gold, trivial marks Fine to GFine £80 - 120
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USA Gold Dollar 1851, 'Liberty Head,' 1.66g, .900 gold, a few light hairlines & trivial marks AVF £80 - 120
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USA Gold Dollar 1851, 'Liberty Head,' 1.66g, .900 gold, small rim nick at 11 o'clock & correspondingly on rev., minor contact marks AVF £80 - 120
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 5 x UK proof sets: 1971, 1990, 1991 & 2 x 2000 (de-luxe), 23 x Brilliant Uncirculated sets: 1982/83(x2)/84/85(x2)/86/87(x2)/89, 1990/91/94(x2)/96(x3)/97/98, 1999, 2000, & 2008(x2 'Emblems of Britain' & 'Royal Shield of Arms),' together with British Virgin Islands 2 x proof sets 1977, each 6 coins 1 cent to 1 dollar (sterling silver), with certs, in CofI, FDC; South Africa part proof set 1972, 8 coins 1 cent to silver (.800) 1 rand (gold 1 rand & gold 2 rands missing), in CofI FDC & Australia a set of 6 x pre-decimal coins (halfpenny to florin) in a Sandhill case, various dates 1949 (silver threepence) to 1962 (shilling), from circulation £100 - 150
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A Collection of UK & Foreign Silver Proofs comprising: UK: 4 x crowns: 1972, 1977(x3, one with no cert), 2 x £1 1983 & 1985, piedfort 50p 1997 lightly toned & piedfort 20p 1982, all in CofI; Bahamas 2 x 10 dollars 1978 '5th Anniversary of Independence.' St Helena 2 x crowns 1973, Mauritius 25 rupees 1977, Gibraltar 3 x crowns: 1971 (.500 silver), 1972 'Silver Wedding' & 1977 'Silver Jubilee' Guernsey crown 1972 'Silver Wedding' & Isle of Man 1972 'Silver Wedding;' all in CofI (a couple with foxing inside lid), a few without certs £100 - 150
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Canada, a Collection of 14 x Commemorative Silver Dollars comprising: 1967 'Confederation Centennial'(.800), 1971 'British Columbia,' 1973 'RCMP Centennial,' 1975 'Calgary,' 1977 'Silver Jubilee, '1982 'Regina' 1985 'National Parks,' 1986 'Vancouver,' 1987 'North-West Passage ,' 1990 'Kelsey,' 1993 'Stanley Cup' (.925), 1994 'Last Dog Team' (.925), 1995 'Hudson's Bay' (.925), 1996 'McIntosh' (.925), all .500 silver unless o/wise indicated, together with 8 x 'Maple Leaf' 5 dollars (1oz fine silver): 1988/89/90/91/93/94(x2)/96, all BU & 2 x dollars 1953 from circulation; in capsules, in a Westminster case £100 - 150
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A Collection of UK Silver Proofs comprising: 6 x £5: 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2006 & 2008; 9 x £2: 1989(x2, 'Claim of Rights' & Bill of Rights'), 1994, 1995(x2), 1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000; 8 x £1: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997 & 1999; 2 x crowns: 1972 & 1980; 3 x 50p: 1998 'NHS,' 1998 'EEC' & 2000 'Libraries,' 2 x 5p 1990 (large & small size) & a Britannia silver proof 20p 1998, most with certs, all in capsules, in a Westminster case £150 - 200
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China, 5 x Silver Proof 10 Yuan: 1992 'Snow Leopard,' (26.9g, .900), 1992 'Crane,' (27g, .925), 1994 'Verdi,' (27g, .925) 1994 'Panda' (1oz .999 silver) & 1995 'Panda' (1oz .999 silver); 10 x silver proof 5 yuan: 1992(x4), 1993(x4) & 1994(x2), different subjects, (7 x .900 silver, 2 x .925 silver & 1 x .999 silver), with certs, in capsules, in a Westminster case £80 - 120
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USA, a Collection of 14 x Commemorative Proof Silver Dollars comprising: 1983P 'XXIII Olympiad,' 1988s 'Olympics,' 1989s 'Congress Bicentennial,' 1990P 'Eisenhower,' 1992P 'Columbus Quincentenary,' 1993s 'Madison,' 1994P 'Women in Military Service Memorial,' 1994P 'Prisoners of War Museum,' 1994P 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial,' 1994S 'World Cup,' 1995P 'Olympic Track & Field,' 1995P 'Olympic Gymnastics,' 1995P 'Olympic Cycling,' 1995s 'Civil War;' all .900 silver proof FDC except 1983P & all with certs (except 1993s), together with 4 x silver half dollars: 1893 'Columbian Exposition,' 1951 'Booker T. Washington,' 1963 & 1982D '250th Anniversary of Washington's Birth' all from circulation, cleaned, with certs, Fine or+, in a Westminster case £100 - 150
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A Collection of 54 x UK & Commonwealth Silver Proofs issued 1995-98 in honour of the Queen Mother & including 48 x 'Lady of the Century,' UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Ascension Island, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Bermuda, New Zealand etc, 4 x Isle of Man 'Life & Times of the Queen Mother,' '95th Birthday' etc, all crown-size .925 silver except Fiji 5 dollars (20g, .500 silver) & Barbados dollar (10g, .500 silver), in capsules, in two Westminster cases £250 - 300
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Gibraltar, a Set of 23 x Sterling Silver Proof £5 2005 (includes 3 x duplicates) 'Bicentenary of Trafalgar' all different reverses depicting Nelson, various battle scenes, ships etc, 17 with certs, all crown-size, each 28.2g, in capsules in a Westminster case FDC £80 - 120
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21 x UK Silver Proofs comprising: 5 x £5: 1993(x2), 1996, 1997 & 1998; 3 x £2: 1986, 1995 & 1996, 7 x crowns: 1972(x2), 1977(x2), 1980 & 1981(x2), 4 x £1: 1987, 1996, 1998 & 2000 & 2 x 50p: 1993 & 1994; all in capsules, majority with certs, in a Westminster case, FDC £100 - 150
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4 x Crowns: 1935(x3, one cleaned), 1937 cleaned, together with South Africa crown 1952, New Zealand crown 1949, Canada dollar 1939 'Royal Visit' & USA 2 x dollars: 1922 & 1972s (proof); all with contact marks, VF or+ £60 - 80
279
Australia, a Collection of 17 x Silver Proofs comprising: 1 dollar 1995 (25mm, 11.49g), 11 x frosted proof 5 dollars: 1993, 1994(x5) & 1995(x5), each 38.9mm, 35.7g & 5 x 10 dollars: 3 x 'Australia's Living Legends' 1995, each 34mm, 20.7g, .999 silver & 2 x 'Endangered Species' 1994 'Wedge-Tailed Eagle' (34mm, 20g, .925 silver) & 1995 'Numbat' (34mm, 20.7g, .999 silver), with certs, in capsules, FDC, in Westminster case £80 - 120
280
A Collection of 50 x Silver Proof Coins commemorating various aspects of space exploration, eg. '25th Anniversary of Moonlanding 1994, '25th Anniversary of First Man on the Moon,' '30th Anniversary of First Man on the Moon,' scientists, space vehicles, lunar landings etc; Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Turks & Caicos etc; includes 16 x .999 silver with an average weight of 31g & 30 x .925 silver with an average weight of 28g to 31g, in 2 x Westminster cases £250 - 300
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A Collection of 48 x Silver Crowns commemorating various events & anniversaries of the Queen's reign: 70th Birthday(x16), 75th Birthday(x2), 80th Birthday(x18), Golden Jubilee(x5), Diamond Wedding(x3), Royal Year 2005(x4) issued by Gibraltar, Isle of Man, St Helena, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Bermuda etc, .925 silver, average weight 28g, 35 with certificates, in capsules, in 2 x Westminster cases £250 - 300
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Channel Islands, 10 x Sterling Silver Proof Crowns in series 'Great Britons' 3 x Guernsey, 3 x Jersey & 4 x Alderney, all 2006 (except 1 x Alderney 2007), each 28.2g & all with certs except 1 x Guernsey ('Queen Victoria'), together with 11 x foreign silver coins in series 'Ships & Explorers' issued 1991-1995 by various countries (Belize, Fiji, Western Samoa, Canada etc), mostly crown-size, 9 x sterling silver (8 x 31.47g & 1 x 28g) & 2 x .500 silver: Cook Islands 5 dollars (10g) & Canada dollar (23g), in capsules, with certs, in 2 x Westminster cases £80 - 120
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Channel Islands, 10 x Silver Crowns comprising: 7 x Guernsey: holders of the Victoria Cross (x4, one duplicate) 2006, '60th Anniversary End of WWII' 2005, 'Queen Mother's 100th Birthday' 2000 & 'Royal Wedding' 1999; 2 x Alderney: 'Queen Mother's 90th Birthday' 1990 & 'Stephenson's Rocket' 2004 & Jersey 'Victoria Cross' (Guy Gibson) 2006; together with Guernsey 7 x silver proof £1 1995, 1997(x3), 1999(x2) & 2000; all in capsules, in a Westminster case BU, together with 12 x silver proof £5 from 'The Queen's 80th Birthday Collection' 2006 including: Guernsey(x4, of which 3 duplicates), Alderney (x4, of which 3 duplicates), Cayman Islands, & Solomon Islands, in capsules, in a fitted wooden case FDC £100 - 150
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Gibraltar, 10 x Sterling Silver Proof £5, various revs including: '200th Anniversary of Trafalgar' 2005, Diamond Wedding 2007, '60th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain' 2000, '40th Anniversary of England World Cup Victory' 2006 etc; average weight 28.5g, in capsules, in Westminster case, FDC £50 - 70
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A Collection of 30 x Foreign & Commonwealth Commemorative Silver Coins (29 x crown-size), various countries including: Falkland Islands 'Royal Heritage' 1996, Niue 'Diamond Jubilee', Iceland 1000 kronur 1974, Somalia 'Nelson Mandela' 2000, Peru 'Atlanta Olympics' 1996, Zambia '100th Birthday' 2000 (oval shape), Indonesia 5000 rupees 1974 & 2000 rupees 1974 (both .500 silver), other countries include St Helena, Tristan da Cunha, Liberia, Congo etc, all crown-size except Isle of Man halfcrown 1999; majority sterling silver, in capsules, in Westminster case, BU £150 - 200
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Miscellaneous Lot including: 13 x UK silver proof crowns: 1977(x6), 1980(x2) & 1981(x5), in CofI & all with certs except 3 x 1981 FDC, 4 x proof sets: 1971(x2) & 1982(x2), 16 x Brilliant Uncirculated sets: 1982(x7), 1983(x2), 1986(x5), 1987 & 1988, 18 x CuNi crowns: 1953(x3), 1972(x4), 1980(x7, including 3 in presentation packs) & 1981(x4) in presentation packs, together with a complete set of 20 x aluminium medalets 'Historic Cars,' issued by Shell (1970's), in original card mount; a nickel silver medal 'Fountains Abbey' in CofI & other coins £100 - 150
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: £6.55 face value pre-47 silver, £0.27 ½ face value pre-20 silver, 130+ foreign coins including 9 x silver (weight 60.7g), together with 2 x £1 Somerset (BT48) & 2 x 10 shilling notes Fforde (B34N & C74N) EF or + & Germany 5 x 1000 marks 1910 AFine £60 - 80
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 2 x crowns 1935, £2.75 face value pre-47 silver & £0.35 face value pre-20 silver including Anne shilling (date worn) in Poor condition, 10 x CuNi crowns: 1953, 1965(x5), 1977(x3) & 1980, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi & 2 x 10 shilling notes: Fforde (D15N) & O'Brien (A37Y) VF £30 - 40
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 2 x silver proof crowns 1977 with certs, in CofI, FDC, 17 x CuNi crowns: 1953, 1965(x3), 1972(x3), 1977(x2), 1980(x4), 1981(x4), Isle of Man 4 x CuNi crowns: 1975, 1976(x2) & 1977 & £1 1978, Jersey 2 x crowns 1966 & a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, together with Canada silver dollar 1958 'British Columbia,' USA 3 x half dollars 1964 in plastic cases & a mint set 1964 containing two identical sets of 5 coins 1 cent to half dollar (5 x Philadelphia Mint & 5 x Denver Mint) in a plastic case, Ireland 2 x silver 10 shillings 1966 & a few other foreign coins & 2 x commemorative WM (silver?) medals 'Winston Churchill Memorial Library, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri May 7 1969' one harshly cleaned, both 30.4g £50 - 70
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Gold Proof £5 2000 'Queen Mother's Centenary Year,' 40.15g, 22ct gold, with cert, in CofI, FDC £650 - 700
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'The Royal Birthday Collection' Queen Mother 1900-2000, comprising 2 x sovereigns: 1900 numerous contact marks AFine/Fine & 2000 BU & a silver proof crown 2000 FDC, with cert, in RM fitted case of issue £320 - 360
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Miscellaneous Silver Proof Coins comprising: part collection of 14 x crowns & crown-size coins issued by various Commonwealth countries for the Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002 & including: Cayman Islands, Australia, Guernsey, East Caribbean States; Queen's portrait highlighted in gold (except Australia), average weight 28.4g, a few with certs, in fitted case, FDC, together with a part set of 6 x Diamond Wedding commemoratives: Alderney(x2), East Caribbean States(x2), Cayman Islands & St Helena, all hexagonal, each 28.4g, in fitted case, FDC, 3 x UK silver proof crowns: 1981(x2) & 1990, with certs, in CofI, FDC & Jersey crown 2008 with colourised poppy on rev. 'Lest We Forget' BU £150 - 200
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Miscellaneous Lot including 7 x crowns: 1890 edge bumps, scratches o/wise Fine, 1935 GVF, 1951 with cert, in BofI, 1960, 1965(x2) & 1972; a silver proof piedfort 20p 1982 with cert, in wallet of issue FDC, a BU set 1997, 22 x silver threepences (including 1835 AFine), 2 x shillings: 1817 scratches & surface deposits Fine & 1819 VG to AFine, sixpence 1887JH shield rev. AVF, a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, a few foreign coins including South Africa crown 1952 & other coins £40 - 60
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 490+ x 18th to 20th century foreign coins including USA 2 cents 1866 & 1 cent 1859 & also 24 x silver (weight 98.5g) including Latvia 5 lati 1931, Finland 6 x 25 pennia 1915/16/17, British India half rupee 1862; lot also includes a quantity of pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, 3 x crowns 1951 with certs, in BofI & 31 x mostly low grade foreign banknotes, some duplication £80 - 120
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Victoria, 6 x Silver Coins comprising: 6 x crowns: 1889, 1890, 1891(x2), 1899 LXIII & 1900 minor marks, good lustre GVF, generally VG to AFine unless o/wise graded; double florin 1887A GFine/AVF & halfcrown 1887JH AVF/VF £60 - 80
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George IV Sovereign 1827, contact marks, generally good edge, VG (parts better) £200 - 250
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Edward VII Sovereign 1902 GFine & half sovereign 1908 Fine/AFine £240 - 260
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Edward VII Sovereign 1906 & half sovereign 1907 Fine to GFine £240 - 260
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2 x Half Sovereigns 1914 & 1915, trivial marks o/wise VF or+ £160 - 180
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Victoria Half Sovereign 1870 die 5, trivial contact marks/hairlines, good edge, Fine to GFine or+ £80 - 100
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Russia, Gold 5 Roubles 1898, 4.3g, .900 gold, a few light hairlines o/wise AVF £70 - 80
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Miscellaneous English Silver Coins comprising: crown 1819 LIX Fair, halfcrown 1819 VG to AFine, 25 x silver threepences, £1.20 face value pre-20 silver, mostly pre-Victoria & 3 x low-grade pre-47 halfcrowns: 1924(x2) & 1929 £50 - 70
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A Collection of English Silver & Bronze Coins comprising: Victoria: florin: 1868 die 16 GFine to AVF, 3 x shillings: 2 x 1887(JH) & 1900 blue/gold tone, sixpence 1900, threepence 1897, 3 x pennies: 1899 & 1901(x2), 4 x halfpennies 1901 & 4 x farthings: 1866, 1884, 1893 & 1896; George V: 2 x crowns 1935, 2 x halfcrowns 1928 & 1936, 4 x florins all 1936, 2 x shillings 1928 & 1936, 3 x sixpences 1928, 1935 & 1936, 5 x pennies: 1927, 1935(x3) & 1936, halfpenny 1935 & farthing 1928; George VI: crown, halfcrown, 2 x florins, shilling, sixpence, 3 x brass threepences, 3 x pennies, 9 x halfpennies & 4 x farthings - all 1937, together with 3 x crowns 1951 (no BofI but two with certs); virtually all higher grades & most of bronze coins with good lustre £100 - 150
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Miscellaneous Lot comprising: 2 x silver proof crowns 1977 with certs, in CofI, FDC, 2 x proof sets 1970, 32 x CuNi crowns: 1951 with cert, in BofI, 1953(x3), 1965(x4), 1972(x5), 1977(x6), 1980(x8), & 1981(x5); Ireland year set 1966 9 coins farthing to silver 10 shillings, pre-decimal bronze & CuNi, 50+ foreign coins & 15 x Whitman folders containing incomplete sets of halfcrowns, florins, shillings, sixpences, brass threepences, pennies & halfpennies, all from circulation, mostly George V to QEII & including £7.37 ½ face value pre-47 silver together with a further £2.30 face value pre-47 silver (loose) £100 - 150
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15 x Foreign Silver Coins comprising: German East Africa 3 x 1 rupie: 1901, 1906A & 1913J; British East Africa Mombasa rupee 1888H, British India rupee 1906 & half rupee 1907; Newfoundland 50 cents 1918c obv. scratches, USA 2 x half dollars 1912D VG & 1936, quarter dollar 1916 VG & 2 x dimes 1918 & 1919D; Turkey 20 kurush AH1277/2 (1862); Japan 20 sen Meiji year 20 (1887); China Kwang-tung Province 20 cents (1890-1908); generally AFine or+ unless o/wise graded £60 - 80
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Miscellaneous English Silver & Bronze Coins comprising: Gothic florin 1852 contact marks & sometime cleaned o/wise AVF, 4 x sixpences: 1825 hairlines AVF, 1883, 1903 & 1916 GVF & 12 x farthings: 1830, 1836, 1837(x2), 1838, 1839(x2, one with obv. die flaw o/wise AVF)) & 1840(x5, all VF to lustrous GVF or+); generally VG to GFine unless o/wise graded, together with a Moidore brass coin weight, circa 1770, 10.87g 'A MOIDORE OR 27 SHILS' both sides, good condition & 2 x medals: bronze 'The Bell Medal' presented by the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs EF & copper 'Foudroyant' medal, obv. uniformed bust of Nelson, rev. 'Foudroyant' at anchor, struck from the copper sheathing of the ship's hull after it was wrecked at Blackpool in 1897, edge bumps o/wise GFine £60 - 90
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: 10th December 2014 Time: 12:00PM
Details: Viewing:
Tuesday 9th December 9am to 5pm
Wednesday 10th December 8am to 11.30am
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