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British Guiana, Colonies of Essequibo and Demerary, George III, three guilders, 1809 (KM.8). Grey golden brown tone, softly struck as always, otherwise extremely fine or better, and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,100
British Guiana, Colonies of Essequibo and Demarary, George III, half and one stuiver, 1813 (KM.9, 10). Traces of mint red, good extremely fine; extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $300
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British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, quarter guilders, 1816 (2) (KM.11) and half guilder, 1816 (KM.12). Very fine; toned uncirculated; uncirculated and rare in this condition. (3)
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, George III, one guilder, 1816 (KM.13). Grey and red gold tone, nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, George III, two guilders, 1816 (KM.14). A little rubbed, otherwise good extremely fine or nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $1,000
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British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, George III, three guilders, 1816 (KM.15). Iridescent toning, good very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, William IV, one eighth guilder, 1837, quarter guilder, 1832 and half guilders, 1832 and 1835 (KM.16, 17, 18). The last very fine, others lightly toned nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, William IV, one guilder, 1835 (KM.19). Attractive iridescent tone, nearly uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
British Guiana, United Colonies of Demerary and Essequibo, William IV, two guilders, 1832 (KM.20). Some gold toning, nearly very fine/very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $340
British Guiana, William IV, one eighth, quarter (2), half and one guilder, 1836 (KM.22-25). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $950
SOLD $800
British Guiana and West Indies, Queen Victoria - George V, fourpences, 1901, 1903 and 1913 (KM.26-8). First toned uncirculated, choice uncirculated and rare this choice. (3)
Estimate $900
SOLD $600
British Guiana, George V - George VI, fourpences, 1931, 1943, 1944 and 1945 (2) (KM.29-30a). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
British Honduras, crowned script GR in oval indent countermarked on a Ferdinand VII eight reales, 1818JJ Mexico City Mint (KM.2) to circulate at 6 shillings and one penny. Countermark uneven, weak at top, some scratches, otherwise very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $500
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British Honduras, Queen Victoria, one cent, 1885, 1888 (KM.6). Nearly uncirculated; choice uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
British Honduras, Queen Victoria, five cents, ten cents, twenty five cents and fifty cents, 1894 (KM.7-10). Good very fine - good extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
British Honduras, Edward VII, one cent, 1904 (KM.11), cupro-nickel five cents, 1907 (KM.14). Nearly uncirculated; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $240
SOLD $170
British Honduras, George V, one cents, 1911 (KM.15) and 1924 (KM.19); five cents, 1912H (KM.16) ten cents, 1919 (KM.20); twenty five cents, 1919 (KM.17); fifty cents, 1919 (KM.18). The first with edge bangs at 2 o'clock on obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, the third nearly uncirculated, the others very fine - nearly extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
British Honduras, George V, fifty cents, 1919 (KM.18). Lightly toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
British Honduras, George VI, one cent, 1939 and 1949 (KM.21); five cents, 1939, 1942 and 1952 (KM.22, a, 25); ten cents, 1939 and 1944 (KM.23); twenty cents, 1952 (KM.26). Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $650
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British Honduras, Elizabeth II, one cent, 1954 (KM.27) and 1961 (KM.30); five cents, 1973 (KM.31); ten cents, 1970 (KM.32); twenty five cents, 1972 (KM.29); fifty cents, 1971 (KM.28). Uncirculated - choice uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
British North Borneo, five cents, 1941H (KM.5). Extremely fine or better.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
British West Indies, Barbados plug (1791-99) cut from centre of eight reales of Charles IIII; Dominica/St.Vincent centre section from a Charles IIII eight reales; cut one eighth segment of a two reales, 1725, probably concoctions. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
British West Indies, Martinique, moco or three escalins, issue of 1798, cut quarter segment from a Charles IIII eight reales, 1795, Mexico City Mint with crenellated edges cut from the reverse (6.063g). Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
British West Indies, cut and countermarked issues, St Lucia (1813) silver six livres fifteen sols, a cut centre segment of a Charles IIII South American mint eight reales, 1804 (probably Mexico) countermarked on the obverse with S:Lucie in relief within shaped indent (Pr.9, KM.10.1), upright S compared to sloping S in the punch of Pridmore 9 (cf Climpson Collection, Sale 85B, lot 1850). Dark toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $850
British West Indies, cut and countermarked issue, Tortola, 1823, type II countermark, silver half dollar, Tirtila raised in crude lettering within a shaped indent countermarked on a Charles IIII eight reales, Mexico City Mint, 1805 (9.76g) (Pr.8; KM.19). Original coin very good, countermark good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
British West Indies, Tortola 1805-23, type II countermark, silver half dollar, Tirtila raised in crude lettering within a shaped indent countermarked in a cut half segment of a Charles III eight reales (cf Pr8; KM.19), countermarked with three crude Ss on the reverse (for St Kitts, 1801), the S punch is crude without serifs. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
British West Indies, Trinidad, eight reales of Charles IIII 1793FM Mexico City mint, central chopped piercing to extract a plug (modern copy) together with a normal eight reales of the same, a large centrally pierced Charles IIII Bolivia Potosi Mint eight reales 1798 P.P (modern copy), a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1794 countermarked with S over XII to copy a St Vincent twelve bits (modern copy), a Louis Phillipe I five francs 1840K, together with a chopped example in four segments, together with perspex display board (optional) narrating Governor Macquarie's holey dollar story. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
British West Indies, Trinidad, Francois Declos tokens, F.D. countermarked on Nova Scotia halfpenny, 1832 and New Brunswick halfpenny, 1843 (Pr.7); French West Indies, L.F. in dotted circle three times on a copper decime of L'an 5 (cfKM.137a.5). Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
British West Indies, Antigua, H(annay) C(oltart) farthing token, 1836 (KM.Tn.1). Dull tone, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
British West Indies, George IV, British Colonial Money, one sixteenth of a dollar, 1820 (KM.1). Toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $250
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