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Royal Artillery Canteen, token in bronze (23mm), Queen Victoria unofficial farthing, by Pinches (Yarwood BMT001). Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
British Expeditionary Forces, WWI, POW tokens in zinc plated iron, fifty centimes (26mm octagonal) (Yarwood MMT072) (2), one franc (32mm) (Yarwood MMT073). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Fourth Hussars, halfpenny canteen token in brass (32mm), pierced hole in centre; 4th V(olunteer) B(attalion) Hants Regt, penny canteen token in brass (24mm), pierced hole near top (Yarwood BMT088); Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society Ltd tokens in white metal, includes halfpenny (2, dies 1 and 2), penny, sixpence, three shillings, five shillings and in brass, one pound; an unnamed uniface twopenny canteen token in brass (25x16mm), by Sale, Birm; South Africa, Western Province Mounted Rifles Cape Colony 1901, uniface brass disc/token (?) (31mm); also very worn tokens for Royal Artillery (?) and 1st Somersetshire Light Infantry sixpence. Poor - fine. (13)
Estimate $120
Passed in
N.A.A.F.I., tokens for Austria, yellow plastic ten groshen, c1946 (25x28.5mm hexagonal) (Yarwood NA1); Egypt, red plastic quarter franc, 1952-55 (22mm) type with (Inst tute.) (Yarwood NE3); France, brown laminated plastic half franc, 1944 (24mm hexagonal) (3, varieties) (Yarwood NF1, 3, 4); also British Armed Forces, laminated plastic tokens for halfpenny (25mm) and penny (29mm) (2) (Yarwood BAF1, 2 [2]) (3). Poor - very fine. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
New Zealand, WWII, five milliemes, uniface in brass (27mm), obverse, 'N.Z/5 M/M/Y.M.C.A.' (Yarwood NZT08); similar (27mm), obverse, 'N.Z/Y.M.C.A/5 M/M' (Yarwood NZT08A, 08B). Stains and discoloration, very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Isle of Man, WWII, Onchan Internment Camp penny (KM.Tn24). Some trace of lustre in lettering, good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Germany, S.M.S. Victoria Louise (1897-1923), kantine tokens for five (16mm), ten (19mm) and twenty (21mm) pfennig in brass. Very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
German East Africa, S.M.S. Konigsberg (1905-15), canteen token for one hundred pfennig in brass (28mm). Toned, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $180
Germany, Deutshe Gabel POW Camp, WWI, twenty kreuzer in steel (33mm); werth mark for ten pfennig in brass (19mm), others for five (19mm) and fifty (24mm) pfennig in brass, both counterstamped 'W P'; Fussball Automat (soccer machine) game token for ten pfennig in zinc (21mm); Volkspark (people's park) token in white metal (21mm); Municipality of Stendal, pre WWII fifty pfennig token in white metal (25mm octagonal); Netherlands, cWWII, Military Dispensary deposit token in zinc plated steel (31mm) (2); USA, Navy Exchange, Sangley Point, WWII transit token in nickel (23mm), US Army in Vietnam, 1st Div NCO E(nlisted) M(en) Open Mess, 1960s-70s token in brass (20mm), USAF in Vietnam, Nha Trang NCO Open Mess, 1960s-70s Sega twenty five cents machine token in brass (24mm), US Army in Vietnam, V(ung) T(au) R(est) & R(ecreation) Centre, 1960s-70s five cents token in brass (21mm). Good - very fine. (13)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Germany, Kreuzer Koln (1929-45), kantine token for ten pfennig in brass (19mm). Good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Germany, Kreuzer Koln (1929-45), kantine token for fifteen pfennig in brass (19mm). Blackened surface, otherwise fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Engraved coins, all Great Britain halfcrowns, William and Mary, 1689, reverse inscribed, 'M C/1795'; Queen Anne, 1707, obverse inscribed, 'DM/to/AMC'; George II, 1745, obverse inscribed, 'HC/to/AMC'. In 2x2 holders, good - fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $120
Great Britain, halfpenny (?), both sides shaved, on one side is engraved, 'Ann/Wright/1786', and on the other side is engraved a female with hat walking left holding a posy and with flowers in front and behind. Good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Engraved coins and tokens, 1670s-1800s, Charles II silver threepence of 1671, on reverse is inscribed, 'Charles/Knapp'; halfpenny trade token, 18th-19th century, worn nearly smooth and on reverse inscribed, 'Elizabeth/Shirt' with floral decoration around edge; halfpenny, 1806, worn nearly smooth, obverse inscribed, 'Rev. Mr. McLatchie/Mrs Muir' and reverse inscribed, 'In commemoration of the Memorable/3rd Sept 1837.', punched hole at top edge; halfpenny, well worn, obverse shaved and inscribed, 'The Piscatorial' at top and in the centre is engraved a fish in water with a figure 4 overlaid (perhaps a membership token); Irish halfpenny, 180?, obverse inscribed, 'J.Baker' at left, 'Feb 27' at right and below '1837'; hand decorated Maltese cross brooch (28mm), brooch pin missing from reverse and small hole punched near top, reverse inscribed, 'LJ' (?), hallmarked for Birmingham 1883 and maker 'J.M.B' (J Millward Banks). Poor - fine. (7)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Engraved coins, all Great Britain, includes James II crown of 1688 and on the reverse is impressed the date '1805' with one numeral in each of the angles (perhaps to commemorate the British Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar); halfcrowns of George III, 1817 with brooch fitting removed from obverse and inscribed, 'from/P.T.K/1886 - June 9 - 1911' (a 25th anniversary gift?), and Queen Victoria, 1881 impressed on obverse, 'E (upright arrow) R'; Gothic florin of Queen Victoria with obverse shaved and engraved in centre with monogram initials, 'ERB' and above inscribed, 'Born 6th Sept 1878'; shillings of George III, 1817 with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Harry/Minnie/Gladys/Muriel/Hilda', holed at top edge, 1826 inscribed on obverse, 'W & P', 1882 with obverse shaved and engraved with monogram initials, 'FC', Queen Victoria Jubilee head with suspension loop and with reverse shaved and inscribed with monogram initials, 'MIP', Edward VII, 1906 inscribed on obverse, 'M/(15/7/16)', another 1906 with obverse shaved and inscribed, 'Uncle James/Jan 7th 1910'; sixpences, Queen Victoria young head, reverse shaved and inscribed with an unidentified family crest with motto, 'Tiens A La Verites', another with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'I.G.G./(an image of 9 of hearts playing card laying horizontally)/Jany 9th/1894', holed at top edge; another dated 1874, obverse shaved and inscribed with monogram initials, 'SJF'; Queen Victoria Jubilee head, reverse shaved and engraved with a yacht and the name 'Alice' on hull; Queen Victoria old head, reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Uncle Walter/Xmas 1896', with suspension loop; another with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Grandma/Feb. 15th 1897', holed at top edge; another with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'W. R./A. H. S./22.6.97'; Edward VII, 1905, reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Best/Wishes'; fourpences, 1843 with obverse shaved and inscribed, 'GB', holed at top, and another, 1844, obverse shaved and inscribed, 'The/Missing/Link', holed at top; threepences, Queen Victoria young head, reverse shaved and inscribed with flower design, edges serrated and holed at top but this broken at edge; Queen Victoria Jubilee head, reverse shaved and inscribed with a scroll and leaf design and the word 'Papa', holed at top; Queen Victoria old head, reverse shaved and inscribed, 'LD/Xmas 1900', holed at top; another dated 1889, obverse shaved and inscribed, 'LB', suspension loop fitted. In 2x2 holders, poor - very fine. (24)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Engraved world coins, includes China, Kwangtung Province, ten cents, 1889, inscribed across obverse, 'Xmas 1911'; France, Louis XV, ecu, 1726, inscribed across obverse, 'J Nightingale'; Germany, Imperial issue silver twenty pfennig, obverse shaved and inscribed with German text, 'Y. f. Erg. A. d. 7 Okt. 87H. Burow' and with monogram initials in centre, 'HB' and '!'; Norway, ten ore, 1882, reverse shaved and inscribed, 'For Her/Licca Doggie', holed at top; USA, large cent, obverse shaved and inscribed with monogram initials, 'AH', pin bracket removed from reverse; small cent, obverse shaved and engraved with star pattern; seated Liberty dimes, 1875, with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'MAMA', holed at top; another, 1878, with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Why/the/idea', holed at top; other unidentified shaved coins or discs, silver (20mm), inscribed on one side, 'CMB/1790' and on the other side, a sailing ship, holed off centre at edge; silver (23.5mm), inscribed on one side, 'Reunion/374' and on the other side with scrollwork, with suspension loop; silver (18mm), inscribed on one side, 'Good/Luck', the other side indecipherable, holed off centre at edge; bronze 20mm), inscribed on one side, 'WB' and on the other side, 'CAC'; bronze (25mm), inscribed with star pattern on both sides, one more detailed than the other; bronze (24mm), inscribed on one side only, 'Wood's/(small hammer)/(floral flute)'; bronze (20mm), inscribed on one side only with an elaborate geometric pattern. In 2x2 holders, poor - very fine. (15)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Engraved coins, all Great Britain, includes halfpennies, Queen Victoria, 1893, impressed, 'E3B' on obverse, and '3' on reverse; 1896 with most of reverse shaved and engraved with floral pattern, through the centre is a scroll inscribed, 'H.G.Pomeroy'; Edward VII, 1902 with most of reverse shaved and engraved with an heart; another but shaved both sides, engraved on one side with monogram initials, 'PI' on stippled background with wreath around edge and on other side, chequered pattern with scroll around edge; farthings, Queen Victoria 1875, inscribed on obverse, 'PIS'; others with reverse shaved, young head, engraved with Star of David pattern; another with floral design, holed at top; another with initials, JM'; old head, with monogram initials, TPC', holed at top; others with obverse shaved, 1885, inscribed with monogram initials, LAC'; 1893, inscribed, 'AL', holed at top; also love token made from an halfpenny token issued by Parys Mine Company, Anglesey in 1780s, reverse shaved and inscribed with a central heart with initials, 'E.S/M' and a floral design around the edge. Poor - very fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
WWI AIF souvenir coins, Egypt ten piastres, 1916, with obverse shaved and elaborately engraved with Sphinx, pyramids and a large heart inside which is inscribed, 'To Mother/(a pair of hands shaking)/From/Claude', below is inscribed, 'Greetings 1917 From Egypt'; Egypt forty para, AH1277 Yr 10 (1869), obverse inscribed with initials, 'L F'. Fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
WWI and WWII souvenir coins, Turkey silver five piastres AH1293 Yr 22 (1898), obverse shaved and engraved with Middle Eastern symbols above '11514/Bagdad (sic)/1918' and around the border at the top, 'Pte Watkins' and at the bottom, 'C. Sqdn. 13. HRS', at the sides are lugs to enable wearing as a bracelet centre piece; British India silver rupees (2, both Queen Victoria), one inscribed across the obverse, 'AL (at right)/HC (at left)/20.12.43 (bottom centre)', the other with reverse nearly smooth and scratched on, 'B.7248/K Bridges'; Great Britain, George V threepence with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Good Luck/(image of RAF eagle)/RAF/1918', also Queen Victoria (old head) halfpenny with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Good/Luck/1915' with floral decoration above; France silver one franc dated 1916 with obverse shaved and inscribed, 'MM/1918.' Good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
WWII souvenir coins, Australian florins with obverse shaved, includes, 1942 with obverse inscribed, 'W.R.Griswold, M.D./Medical Corps/United States Navy'; 1944 with obverse inscribed, 'Seabees/and/Navy/Port/Moresby'; 1943 with obverse engraved with a skull above crossed bombs, above this 'Jolly Roger' and below '1944'. The first two holed at top for wearing, very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $200
Engraved coins, all Great Britain, includes George III cartwheel penny 1797 with centre of reverse engraved over with floral pattern; Queen Victoria pennies, 1866 with obverse image engraved over to add a hat and modified hair and dress; 1890 with obverse shaved and engraved with elaborate leaves, berries and other patterns, brooch pin missing from reverse; 1897 with obverse shaved and engraved with elaborate floral and scroll pattern and in the centre the monogram initials, 'TLL', brooch pin fitting on reverse removed; another young head with reverse shaved and engraved with a Star of David on an intricately patterned background; 1873 with obverse crudely stippled, 'D.K./(a heart)/A.J.' and leaf spray left and right; another young head with reverse shaved and engraved with stylistic flower and in centre the initials, 'MT'; old head, 1901 with most of reverse shaved and elaborately engraved and with an arched central panel bearing the name, 'ANN', gold plated, pin missing from brooch pin fitting on obverse; Edward VII, reverse shaved and engraved with a complicated pattern of lines and with two scrolls bearing the names, 'James', and 'Ratcliffe'; George V, reverse shaved and inscribed, 'Tony'. Poor - very fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Engraved coins, Australian threepences, 1917M with obverse shaved and engraved with a heart and inside hands shaking in greeting; 1921M inscribed on obverse across the King's image, 'Orange/1927'; 1919M inscribed on obverse at sides of King's image, 'Hill 95 10-1-42'; an English halfpenny of Edward VII, 1905, scratched onto the obverse, '12-3-16/from/Glen for luck/Picked up at White City', and on reverse, '12.3.16/from/Glen'; also a plain, brass disc (oval, approx 33x35mm), inscribed on one side, 'To/H D Quinlan/P.M/(Poor Motorist)/in recognition/of our trip to/Raymond Terrace/7-4-22/From the/Suburbanites'. Good - fine. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Various tokens and tags, includes Australian George V threepence with reverse shaved and inscribed, 'CGMR (?)/1911'; Australian halfpenny, 1949, obverse impressed, 'BARRY', reverse impressed, 'SQ1'; Australian Queen Elizabeth penny, reverse shaved and inscribed, 'JOSIE/REG/1968' (a canine dog tag); sterling silver disc (34mm), with suspension ring, inscribed on one side, 'Russell/Swendson/Fish Creek/Presb'; Belgium, medal 1856 in bronze (28mm) for 25th Anniversary of Inauguration of King Leopold, obverse shaved and stipple engraved, 'R. O. H. FOX/Y./O/(overlaid triangles below); France silver ecu of Louis XV, 1730, with obverse mostly shaved and inscribed, 'A Peter/1793'; India, A(mmunition) F(actory) C(anteen) S(ervice), Kirkee, 'Each For All All For Each' canteen token in bronze (20mm), centre hole not punched out. Good - Very fine. (7)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Wartime engraved souvenir coins, includes, Great Britain penny, 1874, obverse inscribed, 'May26/Mafeking/1900', and reverse inscribed, 'E M S'; Great Britain penny of Edward VII (1902-10), obverse inscribed, 'F.Ely', reverse shaved and inscribed, '8 (looks like 6)474/F.G.Shard/16.Bty 6.Brg/A.I.F./C.E.'; Great Britain penny, 1910, scratched onto obverse, 'Give this to the first young lad on board xxxx', and scratched onto reverse, 'A63 J.Hopper Qld/5 LH AIF/15-6-15'; Australia penny, 1922, obverse inscribed, 'BJ./11-5-9'; Australia penny, 1943, reverse impressed, 'New Guinea/14'. Poor - fine. (5)
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
South Africa, ZAR, Kruger silver shilling, 1894, obverse finely engraved to add a pipe to President Kruger's mouth and a patterned hat to his head. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Great Britain, George III, silver halfcrown, (1817-20), brooch mounted on obverse, reverse enamelled. Pin missing from brooch fitting, poor/very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Great Britain, George III, silver crown, 1819LX, brooch mounted on obverse, reverse enamelled. Good/fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Great Britain, George IV, silver halfcrown, 1820, brooch mounted on obverse, reverse enamelled. Good/good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
Great Britain, George IV, silver shilling, 1826, reverse enamelled (2, one gold plated); also South Africa, ZAR, silver shilling, 1894. The gold plated coin has an edge dig, the last with depression in centre, otherwise good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Great Britain, George IV, sixpence, third reverse (1826-1829), brooch mounted on shaved obverse, reverse enamelled. Some enamel loss at edge, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40