World Coins

Auction 69, November 16th 2008

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Lot No.

Description

Estimate

452

Alderney Gold £25 (Sovereign size) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) Proof FDC boxed as issued

£100 - 110

453

Australia Brisbane Queensland Penny Token 1864, J. Sawyer, KM# Tn208, VF

£50 - 60

454

Australia Florin 1914H, GF scarce date.

£40 - 60

455

Australia Florin 1934-5, Melbourne Centenary, lightly toned EF

£80 - 100

456

Australia Florin 1934-5, Melbourne Centenary, nEF light hairlines.

£70 - 80

457

Australia Shilling 1921 star VF

£25 - 30

458

Australian Tokens (3): W. J. Taylor Halfpenny 1851 KM# Tn244 Fine, R. Parker Penny KM# Tn188 nF, and R. S. Waterhouse Penny KM# Tn265 Fine.

£70 - 80

459

Austria AR Thaler 1821V, KM#2162, VF, reverse better, couple of edge nicks.

£30 - 40

460

Austria, copper 30 and 15 kreuzer of Franz II, 1792-1835 and both dated 1807B, both portraits a little smoothed, rest VF [2]

£18 - 22

461

Bahamas AV proof Independance Day $50 1973 (0.2515 oz AGW) nFDC

£90 - 100

462

Belgium 2 Francs 1843 VG

£30 - 40

463

Belgium 50 Centimes 1886 legend in French, lightly toned GEF

£60 - 70

464

Bhutan AV proof QEII Coron Anniv 1 Sertum 1995 (0.04 oz AGW) FDC in capsule.

£15 - 16

465

Bolivia AR 8 Soles 1843 PTS LR, KM#103, toned UNC, light adjustment marks in centres.

£30 - 40

466

British North Borneo Cent 1894 aEF trace lustre.

£40 - 50

467

Denmark 2 Kroner 1941 VF

£20 - 25

468

Denmark 5 Ore 1890 VF, scarce date.

£70 - 90

469

Denmark AR Rigsbankdaler 1842 FK VS, KM#735.1, VF

£25 - 35

470

Denmark, Christian IV, silver krone [c.47mm.] of 1618, possibly ex. mount and and very lightly polished but rare NVF

£90 - 110

471

Egypt AR 20 Qirsh AH1293/33H, 20thC KM# 296, EF

£30 - 35

472

Falklands Crown Size Silver Proof Piedforts (2) Fifty Pence 2002 & 2001. both FDC and boxed as issued with a small mintage figure of only 500

£30 - 40

473

France Napoleon AR 5 Francs 1811A VF-GVF

£20 - 25

474

France nickel 5 Francs 1938 EF

£20 - 25

475

France (3) 50 Francs: 1954 without mintmark GVF, 1954B GF, and 1958 without mintmark VF

£30 - 35

476

France, Louis XVI, silver ecu's, the first of 1775 mm. triangle within circle VF/GVF, the second dated 1779 mm. mace?, with light graffiti 'John E Gliddin' 'Oct. 26.' '1848' across obverse field, NF/NVF [2]

£100 - 120

477

Francs 50 Francs 1950 without mint mark, scarce, aVF couple of edge nicks.

£30 - 40

478

Francs 50 Francs 1950 without mint mark, scarce, nVF

£30 - 40

479

German East Africa (2): 1/2 Rupie 1904 VF, and 1 Rupie 1906A VF/GVF scratch.

£20 - 30

480

German States Hamburg 32 Schilling 1808 HSK deeply toned EF

£25 - 35

481

German States, Bavaria, Thaler 1768A, Dav. #1956, KM# 249, toned GF, light scuffs rev.

£200 - 250

482

German States, Brunswick-Luneburg-Calenberg-Hannover AR Thaler 1706 HB, KM# 51, toned VF/GVF small scratch left of saint. This is a coin of George I who was also King of England.

£40 - 60

483

German States, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 2 Mark 1892A, KM Y#168.1, VF

£60 - 70

484

German States, Saxony AR Thaler 1788 IEC, KM# 993.2, EF

£30 - 40

485

German States: Hamburg 16 Schilling 1600 Fine.

£20 - 30

486

Germany Proof Set 1970G (8 coins) nFDC, plus 5 Marks a collection of commemorative issues (33) 1966 Liebnitz (2) EF, 1967 Wilhelm and Alexander Von Humboldt (2) EF, 1979 Otto Hahn UNC, plus 27 later dates in Proof nFDC-FDC one discoloured

£80 - 90

487

Germany Weimar Republic 5 Reichsmark 1928J, VF

£25 - 35

488

Germany, Federal AR 5 Mark 300th Anniversary of the birth of Ludwig von Baden 1955G, KM #115, iridescent EF with tiny nicks.

£100 - 120

489

Germany, Prussia gold 20M 1872A GVF small scratch obverse

£100 - 110

490

Greece 10 Lepta 1846 F-GF slight pitting.

£20 - 25

491

Guernsey Gold £25 (Sovereign size) 2000 (Queen Mum) Proof FDC boxed as issued

£100 - 110

492

Guernsey Gold £25 (Sovereign size) 2001 (Victoria) Proof FDC boxed as issued

£100 - 110

493

Guernsey Gold £25 (Sovereign size) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) Proof FDC boxed as issued

£100 - 110

494

Holland, Leyden (or Leiden) AR Shooting Penny 1646 VF, an unusual and probably rare piece.

£40 - 60

495

Hong Kong 20 Cents 1905 aVF/VF slight scuff on cheek, scarce date.

£150 - 200

496

Hong Kong $1000 1984 (Year of the Rat) Proof FDC boxed as issued

£200 - 220

497

Ionian Islands Lepton 1853 brown EF

£20 - 25

498

Iran AV Azadi SH1375 (1996) 0.2354 oz AGW, BU

£80 - 100

499

Ireland Crown Gunmoney 1690 S.6578 GVF with traces of the bust and legend of the underlying coin present

£140 - 160

500

Ireland Florin 1937 lightly toned aEF

£50 - 70

501

Ireland Halfpenny 1691 Limerick S.6594 NEF showing traces of the underlying coin, rare in this grade

£240 - 280

502

Ireland Proof Set 2007 FDC cased with cert.

£40 - 45

503

Ireland Shilling 1937 GVF or slightly better.

£40 - 50

504

Ireland Shilling 1937 VF

£20 - 25

505

Isle of Man Angel (¼ oz) 1988 gold proof FDC boxed

£110 - 130

506

Italian States, Piedmont Republic Napoleonic AR 5 Francs l'An 10 (1801), KM C#4, VF

£50 - 60

507

Italy Lira 1905R Fine.

£35 - 45

508

Italy nickel 50 Centesimi 1924R reeded edge VF

£30 - 40

509

Jersey 1/24 Shilling 1877H aUnc with lustre.

£15 - 20

510

Malta AR 2 Scudi 1796, KM#343, VF

£40 - 50

511

Mexico Caballito AR Peso 1910 bright EF-GEF

£20 - 40

512

Mexico (2) Pesos 1871 Go S x2, one GVF the other lightly toned EF

£20 - 30

513

Naples, Italy Ferdinand I of Aragon, 1458-1494, bronze of c.17mm., wt. 1.9g., obverse legend:- [FERR]ANDVS REX, bust in radiate crown to the right, reverse legend:- EQVITAS . . Horse walking to the right, cf. CN I, 19, 886-1139, 899, pl. 8, GF

£20 - 30

514

Netherlands 10 Cents 1874 sword in scabbard, VF

£25 - 30

515

Netherlands Batavian Republic AR 3 Gulden 1795, KM#9.4, toned nEF

£30 - 40

516

New Zealand Tokens (3): M. Somerville Penny 1857 KM# Tn64 aVF edge knocks, United Service Hotel Penny 1874 KM# Tn67 GF digs, and John Gilmour Halfpenny KM# Tn21 GF

£80 - 90

517

New Zealand, Auckland, Archibald Clark Penny Token 1857, KM# Tn12, aVF edge knock rev.

£60 - 70

518

Norway 50 Ore 1928 BU

£30 - 40

519

Norway German Occupation iron 5 Ore 1945 nVF, scarce.

£50 - 60

520

Peru AR 8 reales 1800 LIMAE IJ, deeply toned nVF with encrustations, possibly shipwreck.

£25 - 35

521

Philip V of Spain, silver 8 real piece of the Mexico Mint, 1739, ex. 'Hollandia Treasure', slightly rough surfaces [mostly reverse] and tone a little uneven but well centred VF

£80 - 90

522

Portugal & Colonial (5): Marquis de Pombal 500 Reis 1910 iridescent UNC tiny scratch, 200 Reis 1909 colourful tone UNC, 50 Centavos 1913 iridescent EF/GEF, Portuguese Angola 50 Centavos 1922 VF rev better, and Brazil 500 Reis 1889 GF

£40 - 50

523

Russia 5 Kopeks 1803 EM, GVF

£20 - 30

524

Russia, Novgorod AR denga, 1420-1456, Prince of Novgorod with adorant Saint Sophia, legend reverse. Sharp GEF, ex-Seaby, an excellent example.

£120 - 140

525

Sarawak 20 Cents (2) 1910H KM#10, 1911H KM#10 VF Scarce

£50 - 60

526

Sarawak 5 Cents (2) 1908H KM#8 GVF Toned, 1911H KM#8 GVF toned

£50 - 60

527

Sarawak 5 Cents (2) 1913H KM#8 NEF Toned, 1915H KM#8 GVF toned

£40 - 45

528

South Africa 2 Shillings 1896 nEF

£20 - 25

529

South Africa Florin 1927, GVF/nEF, patchy tone.

£40 - 50

530

Spain AR 5 Pesetas 1870, provisional government, VF/GVF edge nick rev.

£20 - 25

531

St Helena & Ascension Island Napoleon Commemorative Silver Proof £25 1986, (4.9839 oz ASW) FDC a little toning at the rim, cased with cert.

£30 - 40

532

Straights Settlements One Cent 1875 GVF

£5 - 15

533

Switzerland 5 Francs (2): 1923B GF, and 1925B aVF

£25 - 30

534

Switzerland AR 5 Francs 1926B UNC

£60 - 70

535

Turks & Caicos Islands 14ct AV proof VE Day 50th Anniversary 25 Crowns 1995, wt. 7.77g, FDC cased with cert.

£50 - 60

536

Uganda 5 Shillings 1972 Unc (scarce)

£25 - 35

537

USA Dollars 1878s, 1881o & 1882o, Average EF

£40 - 50

538

USA Dollars (2): 1884O UNC, and 1901 dark VF

£20 - 25

539

USA Half Dollar 1834 Breen 4707 Small Date and Letters with small C in 50C EF with a scratch in the obverse field

£60 - 70

540

USA Halfpenny 1760 VOCE POPULI Breen 233 Group V with James III portrait, and with P below bust NF/VG

£100 - 110

541

USA Indian Head Cent 1866 VF edge nick.

£25 - 35

542

USA Trade Dollar 1876S VF

£50 - 60

543

USA Walking Liberty Silver Dollars (4) all 2005 but each with a picture of Elvis on (all different) , housed in a small blue case

£50 - 60

544

Venetian Crete, Candia, AE 4 Soldi, 1625-1629, VF with some encrustation, scarce and an early-modern Greek coin.

£60 - 80

545

Western Samoa U.S. Bicentennial AV proof 100 Tala 1976, (0.4583 oz AGW) aFDC cased with cert.

£170 - 190

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