Foreign gold 0.900 fine coins (5): Belgium, 20 Francs, Leopold I, 1865; France, 20 Francs, Napoleon III, 1866; Austria, 20 Francs 8 florins, Franz-Joseph I, 1892; Hungary, 20 Krona, Franz-Josef I, 1893; Netherlands, Wilhelmina, 10 Guilders, 1913; Romania commemorative 20 Lei, 1944, 0.900 fine, 6.55g. The Belgian 20 Francs good very fine, the others better £600 - 700
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Miscellaneous foreign coins: Australia, florin, George V 1927, crown, George VI 1937; Canada, dollar, Elizabeth II 1973; India, one rupee (3), Victoria 1887, Edward VII 1907 and George V, 1917, half rupee, Victoria 1840; Mexico, 8 reales, 1845; Irish Free State, shilling, 1928; USA morgan dollar, 1879-S and a Maria Theresa restrike thaler; Varied state, fair to uncirculated £80 - 120MISCELLANEOUS
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Miscellaneous Gold: Great Fire of London medal, 18ct. 8.30g, Royal Silver Jubilee medal in mount, 9ct. 5.84g, 2002 Ghana 500 Sika, 9ct. 5.00g, 1989 fantasy miniature Una and the Lion, 22ct.? 2.14g, 1997 Isle of Man 'angel', 20th oz (1.57g), .999 fine, together with a plated? Dianna medal and 10 miniature gold fantasy coins, each between 0.16g and 0.40g, fineness unknown. A few light handling marks £300 - 500
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Miscellaneous 9ct. gold commemorative medallions (4), weighing approx 5.14g; Republic of Somalia 1000 shillings 9ct. weighing 6.00g; Isle of Man, gold proof crown, official issue, 1980; 9ct., 5.14g. A few finger marks otherwise much as struck. £200 - 300
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A collection of 24 silver proof Crown-sized medals portraying various monarchs of England in a brown London Mint Office case with bound certificates. Mint state £200 - 220
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The History of the Royal Navy 2003-2005, an 18-coin collection of silver proof crown-sized coins depicting famous naval figures and vessels, with coloured flags on the reverses in a brown London Mint Office case with bound certificates. Mint state £200 - 220
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The Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson Collection, 2005-2007, a 24-coin collection of World silver proof crown-sized coins comprising issues from Cook Islands, Isle of Man, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha in brown London Mint Office case with bound certificates. Mint state £250 - 300
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The American Silver Dollar Collection, 1971-2009, a 35-coin collection of American silver dollars (0.900 silver), together with a silver half dollar all in two brown London Mint Office cases with bound certificates. Mint state £250 - 300
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Miscellaneous coins: a large collection of approximately 220 crown-sized silver and base metal mainly commemorative coins including a group of reproductions of British coins, one ounce fine silver coins of Britain, Canadian, USA and Australian, some older issues (1901 and 1911 trade dollars, 1884 USA morgan dollar, British 1935 crown and 1836 halfcrown etc.); a small quantity of British and commonwealth pre-decimal silver coins; George VI and 1953 specimen sets, the George VI mixed dates. Most of the modern crown-sized coins much as struck without cases and certificates, the older coins in circulated grades £600 - 700
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Isle of Man, gold proof 1/5th Crown, 2006, to commemorate the 80th birthday of the Queen, 6.31g of 0.999 gold; British Virgin Islands, gold proof $50, 2005, 200th anniversary of Admiral Nelson, 6.29g of 0.999 gold; Sierra Leone, silver proof $20 , 62.207g of 0.999 silver; UK 2006 deluxe proof set in red case; 'Allied Forces Silver Proof Collection', a 2005 boxed group of coins containing UK £2, USA 1oz. dollar, Canadian $5, Australian $1, French 1.5 Euro and Russian 3 roubles; Cook Islands, $1, 2005 with copper inlay; UK Edward VII fantasy manudy set, 1936; UK 1oz. silver Britannia £2, 2006 on card. All except the $50 in cases and with certificates where issued, the Britannia £2 toned, other others much as struck £350 - 400
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Miscellaneous coins: William III (1694-1702), crown 1696, shilling 1697 and sixpence (date unclear) from the wreck of the Association with certificate; The History of the Royal Navy Collection, 6 silver proof Crown-sized coins depicting famous naval figures and vessels, with coloured flags on the reverses with certificates; Isle of Man, 1977 Crown issued by the Pobjoy mint in case of issue with certificate; Victoria (1837-1901), Penny, 1858, no WW on truncation, (S.3948); together with 2 USA morgan dollars, 1883 O and 1921 S and British crowns of 1821 and 1935. The William III coins fair to fine but with corroded surfaces, the Victorian penny extremely fine, the 1821 crown poor, the others fine to very fine £80 - 120
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Miscellaneous coins: British silver Crowns, George III (1760-1820) (2), 1821, 1889 (2), 1900, together with as small quantity of other sterling silver coins of George III to Edward VII; 1920-1946, approx. 189.5g of 0.500 silver issues; Edward VII (1901-1910) silver coronation medal (small size); together with a Victoria model penny struck by John Moore of Birmingham C.1844, a Hull halfpenny token, 1791, a Nova Scotia penny token, 1824 and a New Brunswick penny token, 1843. The medal good extremely fine, the model penny nearly extremely fine, the others poor to about very fine £80 - 120
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George V (1910-1936), Sovereign, 1918, (S.3996); English banknote, Treasury £1, Bradbury, prefix J/4 issued 1915. The sovereign very fine, the banknote with some loss to the top edge, very good £200 - 220
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Miscellaneous coins and banknotes: an album containing world coins and banknotes, mainly recent issues; presentation set of circulated British coins dated 1958; UK proof set, 1989; Trinidad & Tobago uncirculated set (mixed dates); British £5, London Olympics in original unopened packaging; silver medal commemorating the death of Edward VIII, various commemorative coins and approximately 20 lower grade Roman bronze coins (mainly Antoninianus) £40 - 60BANKNOTES, TOKENS ETC
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Bank of England, White £5 notes, Beale, London (2); consecutive numbers, 1 Aug 1950, S19, light creases but clean and very fine. £150 - 180
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Bank of England, £5, Beale, 1949, series O65 093906. Extremely fine or better £80 - 100
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Bank of England, £5, Beale, 1950, series S44 090211 and dated 30th August 1950; £10, Page, portrait series, issued 1971, series C08. The first with red ink bank stamp to reverse, both fine or better £40 - 60
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Bank of England, £20 (3), Page series D, C43; Kentfield series E (revised), AH57; Lowther series E (variant) AA47; £10 (3), Hollom, series C, A34; Somerset series D, 23J, Gill series D, HN83; £5 (12), O'Brien series B (3), A93, H78 and J48; Fforde series C (2), R88 and Z42; Hollom series C, B23; Page series D, 87T, Somerset series D, NC90, Gill series D (2), RL12 and RH71; Gill series E, D16, Kentfield series E (revised), CH35. The Gill £10 only fine, the Lowther £20 with ink annotation on reverse, one of the O'Brien £5 foxed, one of the Gill £5 only good fine, the rest about uncirculated £80 - 120
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Bank of England, £1 (12), Peppiatt, blue and pink emergency WW2 issue, 1940 (2), E35E and A82D; Peppiatt, green, 1948-49, Y13A; Beale, 1949-55, A04C; O'Brien, 1955-60, L90J; portrait issues, O'Brien, 1960-61, 88K; Hollom, 1962-66 (2), D604 and L32X; Fforde, 1966-70, E45Y, Page, 1970-77 (2), DR35 and MW06, Somerset, 1981-88, DX65. Good very fine to uncirculated £60 - 80
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Bank of England, ten shillings (6), Peppiatt, mauve emergency WW2 issue, 1940, B95D; Beale, brown-violet, 1949-55, M63Z; O'Brien, 1955-60, B20Y; portrait issue (3), O'Brien, D63, Hollom Z04 and Fforde 54Z; Treasury notes, £1, Warren Fisher, third issue, 1919, X3; 10/-, Warren Fisher, 1922, N17; WW1 savings certificate, 15/6. The first fine, the Treasury notes good fine, the others extremely fine or better £60 - 80
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English provincial issues (8), £1, Stockton & Cleveland Bank, 1812, no.2317; £1, Darlington Bank, 1814, no. K951; £1, Tamworth Old Bank, 1817, no. E1156; £5, Salop & North Wales Bank, 1831, no. B1642; £5, Newcastle upon Tyne Joint Stock Banking Company, 1838, no. 3893; £5, Darlington Bank, 1885, no.GF768; £5, Stockton on Tees Bank, 1885, no.AB1064; £5, Durham Bank, 1884, no. CP874. Fair to fine, the last three cut cancelled £200 - 300
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France, 50 Francs, 1933, brown, blue and multicolour, two angels above, mercury below, J.Boyer and P. Strohl, serial X.14372, 12-10-1933; 50 Francs, 1936, brown and multicolour, Ceres and park of Versailles at left, reclining figure at right, serial O.4157, 16-04-1936; 1 Franc, Chambre de Commerce de Paris, 1922, series C75; 50 Centimes, Chambre de Commerce de Paris, 1920, series A57; 25 Centimes, Chambre de Commerce de Nice, serial no. 37. The first creased with a few minor pinholes and a small edge cut, generally fine or better, the 50 centimes about extremely fine. Greece, third provincial issue, 100 Drachmai (3) with red overprint (original date 6/6/1927), 50 Drachmai with red overprint (original date 30/4/1927); Belgium, Banque Nationale de Belgique, 20 Francs, sign. Franck and Stacquet, 8th Jan 1931; Great Britain, postal order, 5 shillings, cancelled Bailey 28 Aug 22, 3 uncancelled George V penny stamps loosely affixed to back. The postal order creased and torn, the others, very good to good fine £60 - 80
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Isle of Man, £1 (5), Cashen, prefex 'Y', a consecutive group of 3 and another of 2; £1 (10), Dawson, 'plastic' type, no watermark or thread, prefix 'M' 1983 (9) and prefix 'P' 1987 (1), including 2 consecutive groups of 3 notes each; £5, Couch, prefix 'Z' replacement note; 50p (6), Dawson, prefix 'C'; Ireland, Ulster Bank, £5 (2), 'George Best' issue, D8893084 and GB462973; English, £1 (9), Peppiatt, green (3), 1948-49, W58A; Beale, 1949-55, E06C; O'Brien, 1955-60, U92K; Portrait issues, Page, 1970-77 (2), W75D and Z63H, together with 4 Page and Somerset 'Newton' issue; Ten Shillings (7), portrait issue, Fforde and Somerset; £10, Fforde, 'A59'; a Royal Mint and Bank of England £5 set, 1996, comprising a Kentfield £5 and a 1996 £5 coin; Russia, 100 Roubles (2), 1910 issue, Shipov; together with a WWII Burmese 5 rupees (Japanese Government), a Cook Islands 3 dollars and a Argentinian 50 Centavos. Most of the Isle of Man and Ulster Bank notes uncirculated, the others varied state £100 - 150
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Italy, Treasury Buoni Di Cassa, 1 Lira (2), 1894 issue, portrait of King Umberto I at left, watermark waves, sign. Dell'Ara and Righetti, serial nos. 038 and 047. Central crease, both about extremely fine and rare £400 - 600
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Russia, 100 Roubles (49), 1898 issue, some Timashev, some Konshin. Varied state fair to very good or better £100 - 150
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Russia, 100 Roubles (295), 1910 issue, mainly Shipov, some Konshin. Varied state typically fair to very good or better £400 - 600
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Scotland, £5, The Clydesdale Bank Limited, 1948, no. AP0001718; £1, Bank of Scotland (2), 1939, no. U0430911 and 1945, no. B0963983; £1, Clydesdale & North of Scotland Bank Limited, 1952, no. E537206; £1, Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd, 1951, no. 612564; £1, The British Linen Bank (Edinburgh), 1944, no. S/1 071046; Ireland, £5, Hazel Lavery, 1956, no. 69W404987; £1, 1976; 10/-, 1968; together with a quantity of other Scottish, Irish and British Armed Forces notes (32 in total) £80 - 120
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USA, 10 Dollars, 1880 series, portrait of Daniel Webster, blue serial number A36407335, sign. Lyons and Roberts, small seal; together with a 1934 series Federal Reserve 10 Dollars and a 1935 series silver certificate 1 Dollar. The 1880 note some fading and discolouration but with only with light creases, good edges and no holes, about very fine, the others very fine or better £300 - 500
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USA, Confederate States of America, Richmond, Feb 17th 1864, 20 Dollars, 10 Dollars and 5 Dollars; Richmond, April 6th 1863, 50 dollars, serial 12850 and 1 Dollar, serial 114201; Richmond, June 2 1862, 1 Dollar, serial 35302. The 1864 issues faded and soiled otherwise very fine or better, the 50 dollars with pin-holes, and minor edge loss, fine, the others good £100 - 120
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An album containing approximately 280 world banknotes, most 2nd half of 20th century but containing a French 100 Francs, 1939-1940 issue. The French note good very fine or better, most generally extremely fine to uncirculated £200 - 250
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World banknotes: approximately 75 banknotes (19th and 20th century) including Russia (4), all early 20th century including a 1912 Shipov 500 Rubles; Spain, 50 Pesetas, 1907; Germany, 100 Mark, 1920, Cuba 10 Pesos, 1896, Confederate States of America, 1 Dollar, Alabama, 1862 etc. Varied state fine to uncirculated £80 - 120
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Coronation Medals (4), Charles II (1660-1685), 1661, the official small silver medal by Thomas Simon, crowned bust of the King right, wearing ermine robes and Garter collar, rev. the King enthroned, crowned by Peace, 29mm, (MI I/472/76; Eimer 221); James II (1686-1688), 1685, by J. Roettier, laureate bust right, rev. hand from heaven about to place a crown on a cushion bearing a laurel, 34mm, (MI I, 605/5; Eimer 273); William and Mary (1688-1694), 1689, by John Roettier, draped busts right, rev. Jove hurls thunder at Phaeton falling from his chariot, 35mm, (MI I, 622/25; Eimer 312b); George I (1714-1727), 1714, by John Croker, laureate, armoured and draped bust right, rev. the King enthroned, crowned by Britannia, 34mm, (MI ii, 424/9, Eimer 470). Varied state fair to very fine or better £200 - 300PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN PART II
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Roman Coins (20), 'The Roman Empire Emperors of the 3rd and 4th centuries AD 20 Coin Collection' housed in a wooden presentation case with certificate and book 'Ancient Greek & Roman Coins' by Z.H. Klawans. Some coins lightly cleaned, generally fair to very fine £100 - 120
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Henry VII (1485-1509), Halfgroat, Canterbury, ornate lettering, rosette stops, mm.tun/lis, (S.2210); Henry VIII (1509-1547), Halfgroat, Canterbury, Archbishop Wareham, WA beside shield, mm. cross patonce, (S.2343); Mary (1553-1554), Groat, mm. pomegranate, (S.2492); Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Groat, second issue, mm. cross crosslet, (S.2556). Varied state, fair to good fine £80 - 120
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Henry VIII (1509-1547), Half Sovereign, third coinage, Tower mint, king enthroned holding orb and sceptre, Tudor rose below, rev. crowned shield between lion and griffin supporters, HR below, mm. pellet-in-annulet, (S.2294, N.1829). Weakly struck in parts as usual, slightly small of flan, otherwise fine £400 - 600
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Edward VI (1547-1553), Shilling, fine silver issue, facing bust, Tudor rose left, mark of value right, rev. shield on long cross forchee, mm. tun, (S.2482, N.1937). Weak on face, otherwise toned and good fine, the reverse better £80 - 120
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Charles II (1660-1685), Two Guineas, 1684, second laureatte bust right, elephant and castle below, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3336). Removed from a mount at 12 o'clock, otherwise nearly very fine £1500 - 1800
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Charles II (1660-1685), Guinea, 1675, fourth laureatte bust right, elephant and castle below, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3345). Probably removed from a mount and gilt, otherwise good fine, the reverse better, rare £500 - 700
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Charles II (1660-1685), Half Guinea, 1676, second laureatte bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3348). About fine, rare £300 - 400
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James II (1685-1688), Guinea, 1686, second laureatte bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3402). Problem free, fine £500 - 700
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William III (1694-1702), Guinea, 1698, second laureatte bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3460). Surfaces dull, scratched to reverse, otherwise fine or better £500 - 700
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William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1695, first draped bust right, edge SEPTIMO, (S.3470); George III (1760-1820), Crowns (3), 1818 edge LVIII, 1819 edge LIX, 1820 edge LX, (S.3787); George IV (1820-1830), Crowns (2), 1821 edge SECUNDO, 1822 edge TERTIO, (S.3805). The 1819 very fine, the other generally fine, the 1820 from a swivel-mount £80 - 120
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William & Mary (1694-1702), Crown, 1691, conjoined busts right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, WM monogram in angles, lion of Nassau to centre, edge TERTIO, (S.3433). Die break on obverse, toned, nearly very fine £800 - 1000
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Anne (1702-1714), Guinea, 1714, post-Union, third draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3574). Possibly from a ring mount, some residual lustre in legends, good fine £400 - 600
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Anne (1702-1714), Crown, 1713, post-Union, third draped bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, roses and plumes in angles, edge DVODECIMO, (S.3603). Small edge disturbance at 12 o'clock and once lightly cleaned, otherwise good very fine £400 - 600
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Anne (1702-1714), Silver Medal, 1704, Queen Anne's Bounty, by John Croker, bust left, rev. Queen presenting charter to kneeling clergy, (MI ii, 251/43; Eimer 404). Very fine £80 - 120
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George I (1714-1727), Guinea, 1716, fourth laureatte head right, rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, (S.3631). Problem free good fine or better £400 - 600
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George II (1727-1760), Half Guinea, 1752, old laureatte head left, rev. crowned shield of arms, (S.3685). Mount removed at 6 o'clock, otherwise about very fine £150 - 200
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George III (1760-1820), Guinea, 1772, third laureatte head right, rev. crowned shield of arms, (S.3727). Good fine £300 - 400
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George III (1760-1820), Guinea, 1777, fourth laureatte head right, rev. crowned shield of arms, (S.3728). Very fine £350 - 450
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