Catalogue
Elizabeth II, Maundy set, 1956 (S.4131) distributed at Westminister. Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Elizabeth II, specimen five pounds, 2007 Diamond Wedding, 2008 450th Anniversary Accession of Elizabeth I, 2008 60th Birthday Prince Charles, 2009 500th Anniversary Accession Henry VIII, 2010 Restoration of Monarchy, 2011 Royal Wedding, 2012 QEII Diamond Jubilee (2) (S.4562-4567, 4569 [2]) (8), also Alderney, specimen five pounds, 2007 Princess Diana Memorial; philatelic numismatic covers, France, 1998 World Cup Football number 505/2000, Great Britain, 1997 Golden Wedding Anniversary, Jersey, 1972 Royal Wedding (mark on cover); philatelic ingot cover, Great Britain, 2001 St George and Dragon; medallic first day cover, Great Britain, 1975 The Turner Centenary. Uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Elizabeth II, proof set, 1986 (S.PS37); proof silver crown, 1980 Queen Mother's 80th (S.4228); proof silver five pounds, 1990 Queen Mother's 90th (S.4301); proof silver one pound, 1989 and piedfort silver one pound, 1989 (S.4335) (2); also Fiji, proof silver ten dollars, 1981 Royal Wedding (KM.48), New Zealand, proof silver dollar, 1983 Royal Visit. In cases of issue, FDC. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Eighteenth century halfpenny tokens, military related, Cornwall Penryn Volunteers, 1794 (D & H 4); Norwich, 1793 (D & H 46-8); Suffolk, Hoxne, 1795 (D & H 33). Cleaned, fine or better. (3)
Estimate $50
Not offered
Devonshire, Exeter, S. Kingdon's halfpenny, 1792, by Hancock, three quarter facing figure of Bishop Blaize/shield of arms (D&H 1). Beautifully struck, blue and brown toned uncirculated with some underlying brilliance and very rare.
Estimate $280
SOLD $260
Eighteenth century halfpenny tokens, (10 different) including Wm Pitt, Cinque Ports Dover 1794; Essex halfpenny 1813, Canada, Bank of Montreal halfpenny 1844; France, Louis XIV, jeton 1714 (ship) and South Africa, Prince of Wales visit to Cape Town 1925 in bronze. Very fine - good extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $160
Not offered
Political token, George III cartwheel twopence, 1797, obverse hand inscribed, 'E.Caulfield Cuckfield', reverse hand inscribed, 'Reform bill passed 4th June 1832', all inscriptions in script style. Coin very good, inscriptions fine.
Estimate $100
Not offered
Unofficial farthing tokens, 1820s - 1850s, arranged in a Lighthouse coin tray, described in 2x2 holders with BWS numbers 930, 1440, 2230, 2340, 2372, 2373, 2451, 2554, 2980, 3400, 3940, 3980, 4065, 4210, 4530, 5380a, 5430, 5910, 7610a, 7614, 7618, 7760, 7900. Fine - extremely fine. (23)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Nottingham National Shell Factory, halfpenny (pink bone), penny, twopence (white bone)(30mm) rare (Yarwood MMT 004, 005, 006). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Goole Co-op Society Limited, milk tokens, one pint, aluminium (6); one gill, aluminium (7); one pint, bronze (8). Very good - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $70
Not offered
Scotland, Alexander III, (1249-1286), first coinage, long cross and stars 1250 - c1280, silver penny, type V (S.5045). Weak in one quarter, otherwise toned, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $260
Scotland, Robert III, (1390-1406), heavy coinage, 1390-1403, groat, Perth (S.5170). One weak area in legend, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Scotland, James V, (1513-1542), first coinage, 1513-26, billon plack (S.5381). Weak area, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Scotland, Mary, (1542-1567), silver testoon, (1555) (S.5402); billon bawbee (S.5432). First with date area broken away, otherwise uneven tone, very fine; nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Scotland, Mary, 1542-1567, fourth period, Mary and Henry Darnley, silver ryal or 'crookeston' dollar, revaluation countermark of 1578 under James VI, value 36s 9d (S.5425 cmkd). Evenly worn, grey toned, good fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Scotland, James VI, (1567-1625), thirty shillings, mm thistle, first type, (S.5503). Surface marks, uneven tone, otherwise nearly fine, slightly double struck and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Stirlingshire, Hutchesontown (Glasgow), Forster and Corbett's, five shillings, Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1811HJ, countermarked in a ring 'Forster & Corbet/Hutchesontown', 5/- within two concentric circles (Manville 37a) (c1815-19). Even grey tone, good very fine and extremely rare, seven known.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $7,400
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, John Slater, on Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1791, cancelled 5/- countermark on reverse, Glasgow City arms countermark on the obverse (Manville 42) (c1815-19). Partly flat on obverse countermark, dull toned, good fine and excessively rare, only one other known (in the British Museum).
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,200
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Sir James Maxwell, Thistle Bank, five shillings, a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1807TH, countermarked 'Thistle Bank' in a circle, 5/- in relief in centre, reverse thistle in circle (Manville 44) (c1810-15). A choice nearly uncirculated example, good extremely fine and very rare, about twelve known.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $6,000
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Sir James Maxwell, Thistle Bank, four shillings and ninepence, a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1784 countermarked 'Thistle Bank' in a circle, 4/9 in centre, a thistle in a circle on the reverse (Manville 46) (c1803-10). Toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Renfrewshire, Greenoch, McFie Lindsay & Co; four shillings and sixpence, a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1813JJ, 'McFieLindsay & Co' Greenock around a large circle, 4/6 in relief in centre (Manville 57) (c1815-28). Nearly very fine and rare, about twenty known.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
Renfrewshire, Greenoch, John Rodger Jnr, four shillings and sixpence, a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1817JJ, countermarked 'John Rodger Jun Greenock' in a circle, 4/6 in relief in centre (Manville 60) (c1820-5). Toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,800
Lanarkshire, Lanark Mills, five shillings, a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1800FM, countermarked 'Payable at Lanark Mills' in a circle, 5/- incuse in centre (Manville 69) (c1804-10). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,200
Lanarkshire, Lanark Mills, four shillings and sixpence, a Charles IIII Mexico City eight reales, 1802FT, countermarked with 'Payable to Lanark Mills' in a circle, incuse 4/9 in centre (Manville 71) (c1804-10). Countermark softly applied, otherwise fine, coin very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Renfrewshire, Paisley, W. Langmuirs' five shillings and threepence, a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1805TH, countermarked on obverse 'Payable by W.Langmuir' around a bishop holding a mitre and flanked by two shields, reverse 'Paisley Dollar Society' around a wreath enclosing 5/3 (Manville 77) (c1813-20). Very fine and very rare, thirteen known.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $6,500
Lanarkshire, Port Glasgow, Alexander Stevens & Sons, four shillings and sixpence on a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales (Manville 89) (C1820-5). Uneven countermark, otherwise fine and very rare, seven others known.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,500
Buteshire, Rothsay Mills, two shillings and sixpence, a cut half of a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1773 countermarked with 'Payable at Rothsay Mills' in a circle around 2/6 in a sunken inner circle (Manville 93). Evenly worn, flat in centre of countermark, legend good fine, overall good and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Buteshire, Rothsay Mills, one shilling and eight pence, a cut one third Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales countermarked 'Payable at Rothsay Mills' in a circle around a large 1/8 in relief in a sunken circle (Manville 96). Toned, good very fine and rare, twenty three known.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,400
Derbyshire, Cromford, Arkwrights & Co., five shillings, a Charles IIII Lima (Peru) mint eight reales, 1802IJ, countermarked 'Cromford Derbyshire' in a circle, in centre 5 with S above (Manville 102) (c1810-20). Coin fine, countermark good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $5,700
Lancashire, Cark Cotton Works, four shillings and sixpence, 1787, a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1780FF, countermarked on the obverse 'Cark Cotton Works, 1787' in four lines in relief on a serrated edge circle and similarly 'four shillings and six pence' on the reverse (Manville 101). Very fine and extremely rare, only six known.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $6,000