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Portugal, Maria II, 5000 reis, 1838, diademed head r., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.476.1; Fr.142), surfaces lightly pitted, very fine, an extremely rare date, almost never encountered £400-600
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Portugal, Pedro V, 5000 reis, 1861, bare head r., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.505; Fr.147), light surface marks, extremely fine £200-300
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G Portugal, Luis I, 10,000 reis, 1879, bare head l., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.520; Fr.152), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 64 £600-700
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G Portugal, Luis I, 10,000 reis, 1879, bare head l., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.520; Fr.152), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 64 £600-700
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Portugal, Luis I, 5000 reis, 1867, bare head l., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.516; Fr.153), prooflike, light surface marks, good extremely fine £200-300
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Portugal, Luis I, 5000 reis, 1868, bare head l., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.516; Fr.153), prooflike, scrape on neck and just behind, about extremely fine £200-300
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Portugal, Luis I, 5000 reis, 1886, bare head l., rev. crowned mantled arms (KM.516; Fr.153), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 64 £300-400
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Ragusa, tallero, 1772, bust l., rev. crowned ornate arms (KM.18; Dav.1639), obverse weakly struck in centre and many adjustment marks on reverse, good extremely fine £200-240
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G Russia, Alexander III, 5 roubles, 1889, St. Petersburg, bare head r., rev. crowned double-headed eagle (Y.42; Fr.168), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as About Uncirculated 55 £350-400
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G Russia, Nicholas II, 15 roubles, 1897AΓ; 10 roubles, 1903, bare head l., rev. crowned double-headed eagle (KM.Y65.2/64; Fr.177/179), the first with light scratches on head, about very fine, the second very fine (2) £450-500
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San Marino, Republic, 5 lire, 1898R, crowned arms, rev. saint standing (KM.6), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 58 £500-550
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G Serbia, Milan, 20 dinara, 1879A, bare head r., rev. value and date within wreath (KM.14; Fr.3), polished, scratch behind head, very fine, scarce £200-250
Only 50,000 minted.
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G Serbia, Milan, 20 dinara, 1882V, bare head r., rev. value and date within wreath (KM.17; Fr.4), edge knock at 6 o'clock, good very fine £200-250
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G South Africa, Kruger, pond, 1896; blank pond, undated (c.1900), without rim; 5 shillings, 1892, double shaft; 2½ shillings, 1893; 2 shillings, 1897; shilling, 1893; 3 pence, 1892; penny, 1898 (KM.10.2/8.2/7/6/5/3/2), in old fitted case, the pond very fine or better, the 2- and 5 shillings good very fine or better, the others about fine (8) £700-800
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G South Africa, ZAR, Kruger, pond, 1896, bust l., rev. circular shield of arms over flags, eagle above (KM.10.2; Fr.2), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 55, scarce date £1000-1200
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G South Africa, ZAR, Kruger, pond, 1897, bust l., rev. circular shield of arms over flags, eagle above (KM.10.2; Fr.2), in plastic holder, graded by PCGS as About Uncirculated 53, choice, scarce £600-700
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G South Africa, ZAR, Kruger, pond, 1897, bust l., rev. circular shield of arms over flags, eagle above (KM.10.2; Fr.2), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Extremely Fine 45, scarce date £300-350
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G South Africa, ZAR, Kruger, half pond, 1895, bust l., rev. circular shield of arms over flags, eagle above (KM.9.2; Fr.3), scratched on reverse, lightly gilt, good very fine; Spain, escudo, 1799MF, Madrid (KM.434; Fr.298), flan flaw on reverse, fine (2) £100-120
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G South Africa, ZAR, Kruger, half ponds (2): 1895; 1896, bust l., rev. circular shield of arms over flags, eagle above (KM.9.2; Fr.3), good very fine and about extremely fine (2) £350-450
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South Africa, ZAR, blank penny (kaalpenny), undated (c.1900), with rim (Hern Z63), very fine £200-250
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Spain, Visigoths, Sisebut (AD 612-621), tremissis, Seville, SISEBVTVS REX, facing bust, rev. ISPALIPIVS, facing bust, wt. 1.49gms. (MEC.232), about extremely fine £400-500
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Spain, Philip III, cob 2 escudos, Seville, 16??, mintmaster's initial V (1611-15), wt. 6.76gms. (KM.48.3; Fr.189), weak in places but full cross visible, good fine £350-400
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Spain, Philip V, 8 reales, 1735AP, Seville, crowned shield of arms, rev. castles and lions in angles of cross (KM.358; Dav.1697; Cal.6079; CCT.529), good very fine £300-350
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Spain, Carlos IV, 2 escudos, 1801FA/MF, Madrid, bust r., rev. crowned shield of arms (KM.435.1; Fr.296), good fine £200-250
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Spain, Carlos IV, 2 escudos, 1801FA/MF, Madrid, bust r., rev. crowned shield of arms (KM.435.1; Fr.296), fine £200-250
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G Spain, Alfonso XIII, 20 pesetas, 1890, baby's head r., rev. crowned shield of arms over mantle (KM.693; Fr.345), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 62 £200-250
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Spain, Alfonso XIII, 5 pesetas, 1888(88), MP-M, infant's head l., rev. crowned arms (KM.689), good extremely fine £130-150
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Spain, Alfonso XIII, 5 pesetas, 1892PG-M, child's head l., rev. crowned shield of arms between pillars (KM.700), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 62 £150-200
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Spain, Majorca, Ferdinand VII, 30 sueldos (sous), 1808, value, ruler and date, rev. crowned arms, ornate trim around edge (KM.C.L7.1), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Extremely Fine 45 £250-300
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Straits Settlements, Victoria, cent, 1886, bust l., rev. value within beaded circle (KM.9a), extremely fine with traces of original lustre, an extremely rare date £200-300
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Switzerland, Geneva, thaler, 1722, ornate shield of arms, IHS in rayed sun above, rev. crowned double-headed eagle (KM.66; Dav.1767), very fine or better £200-250
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Switzerland, 5 rappen, 1851BB (KM.5); Germany, mark, 1915E (KM.14); Westphalia, 10 mark, 1921; Greece, 10 lepta, 1882A (KM.55); Hungary, forint, 1869GYF (KM.449.2); 3 krajczar, 1849NB (KM.434); Sweden, 2 öre, 1765 (KM.461), öre, 1768 (KM.460); 4 skilling, 1849 (KM.672); 1 skilling, 1840 (KM.642), the first only fair but rare, the others very fine to extremely fine (10) £150-200
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Switzerland, rappen, 1855B, arms, rev. value within wreath (KM.3.1), very fine £100-120
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UAE - Umm Al Qaiwain, proof 50 riyals, AH.1389 (1969), dates within crossed flags, rev. 19th century fort (KM.7), about mint state £250-300
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Uruguay, Republic, peso, 1844, Montevideo, arms within sprays, rev. denomination within circle within stars (KM.5), extremely fine, a very rare one-year type £500-600
Mintage of 1500.
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USA, colonial, Massachusetts, oak tree threepence, 1652, oak tree, rev. date and mark of value (Noe 23), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 50 £20,000-25,000
With the arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England in the early 17th century came a need for a medium of exchange to facilitate trade. The earliest 'coinage' was wampum – small shells used by the local Native American tribes – but by the middle of the century a very real necessity for a standard coinage had arisen. This was ignored by the English government who, in the aftermath of the Civil War and the early years of the Commonwealth, had more pressing matters at home with which to concern itself. Therefore the Massachusetts General Court took matters into its own hands and in 1652 ordered the first metallic currency, to be minted in Boston, using silver principally from the West Indies. The first coins were very plain, merely inscribed with NE on the obverse and the denomination on the reverse, but these were soon replaced by a more attractive design, depicting willow trees from 1653-1660, oak trees from 1660-1667 and pine trees from 1667-1682. All coins except the Oak Tree twopence were dated 1652, giving the impression that they were struck during the English Commonwealth period. Apparently Charles II was shown an Oak Tree shilling in 1662, identifying the tree as that in which the king had hidden from the Roundheads in 1651 after the Battle of Worcester, but the king took it in good humour. The Massachusetts coinage ceased in 1682 and it was not until over a hundred years later that a standard American currency was issued.
This example is well centred and well struck, with more complete details than any of the three specimens that sold in Stack's 2005 John J. Ford Jr. Collection sale. Likewise, it is far sharper than the Stack's 2002 Hain Sale coin. The Joe Lasser-Colonial Williamsburg Foundation coin shows similar details. The Ford coins sold for strong prices and represented the finest specimens seen in a generation or more. The first of them was very close to Mint State, with superb colour and surface – it brought $43,125. The second showed very light wear and was perhaps even more appealing, selling to a dealer for $27,600. The third was not as well struck, but was attractive despite its crudity, bringing $13,800. Though this piece shows light corrosion from its burial, its strike and completeness of detail ranks with the finest examples of this Noe number extant. As a class, Oak Tree threepences are significantly rarer than Oak Tree shillings, despite being overshadowed by their larger kin in the marketplace.
This is a remarkable coin, found a few months ago close to Sherwood forest, presumably dropped a short while after it was struck. Not surprisingly, it is very rare for Massachusetts coins to be found in the UK, and one can only speculate how this one arrived here. It is known that the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I were actively hunted down on the orders of his son, Charles II, when the monarchy was restored, and that some of the signatories had travelled to America when the future of the Commonwealth was looking bleak. Could this threepence have been dropped by one of Charles II's men who had been out to Massachusetts in search of the murderers of the former king, and then returned to this country shortly after? He would no doubt have been in favour with the king for making that hazardous journey twice in order to do his bidding. Certainly this threepence, the finest we have seen, has seen very little wear, and is unlikely to have been in circulation for any prolonged period of time.
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USA, colonial, Wood's coinage, halfpenny, 1723, stop after date, laur. head r., rev. Hibernia std. l., with harp, small fleck by EX of REX, almost extremely fine £180-200
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USA, colonial, Wood's coinage, halfpennies, 1723, stop after date (3), laur. head r., rev. Hibernia std. l., with harp, about fine or a little better (3) £100-120
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USA, colonial, Wood's coinage, farthing, 1723, type III, stop after date, laur. head r., rev. Hibernia std. l., with harp, small striking flaw at 5 o'clock on edge, extremely fine £120-150
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USA, Kentucky token halfpenny, undated (1793-96), plain edge, hand holding scroll, rev. stars in triangular formation with initials of the first fifteen states of the union (Breen 1155), about very fine £100-150
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USA, Washington halfpenny, 1793, bust l., rev. ship sailing r., edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Baker 18; DH. Middx. 1051), a couple of rim bruises, otherwise a really good fine £100-150
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G USA, 20 dollars, 1873, Liberty head l., rev. eagle with shield on breast, a few small rim knocks, practically uncirculated, scarce £900-1000
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G USA, 5 dollars, 1841C, Liberty head l., rev. eagle with shield on breast, just about extremely fine for this extremely rare coin £7500-8500
Only 21,467 pieces struck and rarely offered for sale.
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G USA, 5 dollars (2): 1882; 1909D, Liberty/Indian head l., rev. eagle, very fine or better (2) £350-400
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G USA, 5 dollars (2): 1897; 1902, Liberty head l., rev. eagle with shield on breast, the second with scratches before portrait, both very fine (2) £350-400
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G USA, 5 dollars, 1898, Liberty head l., rev. eagle with shield on breast, very fine £175-200
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G USA, 5 dollars, 1909, Indian head l., rev. eagle l., very fine or better £175-225
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G USA, 5 dollars, 1909D, Indian head l., rev. eagle l., extremely fine £200-250
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G USA, 5 dollars, 1914, Indian head l., rev. eagle l., about extremely fine £200-250
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G USA, 2½ dollars, 1846O, Liberty head l., rev. eagle with shield on breast, nearly very fine, rare £350-400
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