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Jersey, Jersey Bank, penny, 1813, laureate and draped bust of George III to right by Halliday, rev. Commerce seated left (Davis 5; Pridmore 61; McC.T3). Beautifully struck, proof-like with even brown patina and hints of red, virtually uncirculated and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,200
Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney penny, 1813, plumes/legend (Davis 10, Pridmore 62; McC.T6). Patchy tone areas, otherwise extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, penny, undated, Druid's head left/legend, by Halliday and Turnpenny (Davis 7; Pridmore 65; McC.T5). Weakly struck in centre of the reverse, otherwise attractive medium to dark brown patina, good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, penny, 1813, Prince of Wales plumes/commerce seated left (Pridmore 68; McC.T.10). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
General Circulation penny, 1813, Prince of Wales plumes, rev. female figure standing on a pedestal, wreath around (Pridmore 69; McC.T8). Very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $950
Channel Islands and non local, copper penny tokens, general circulation, George III, 1811-1814, mostly by Halliday, as per Davis nos 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 31, 39 and (Yorkshire) 136. Fine - good extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,180
Jersey, John Terry, potato checks for IS and 6d (McC p.183); uniface zinc check Epiurie Francaise; Jersey Pottery uniface check in brass; Nouison de Paris, I.Beghin Jeweller Jersey in white metal (ex A.H.Baldwin with their ticket), Lucky farthing Chelsea Hotel Jersey; St.Helier ration token concoction in brass and 1941 Ausweis concoction in copper; 1/26 of a shilling 1861 countermarked 'S.MCCULLA' on the reverse. Very fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $300
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Guernsey, Jersey and Isle of Man, mostly bronze, 1830-1980, no early Isle of Man, in packets as purchased plus cases. Fine - FDC. (approx 120)
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Guernsey, William IV, copper eight doubles 1834 (S.7200; KM.3); copper four doubles 1830 (S.7201; KM.2); Queen Victoria, bronze eight doubles 1885H, 1893H (S.7206; KM.7), bronze four doubles 1893H (S.7207; KM.5); George VI, bronze two doubles 1868 (S.7208; KM.8), three sprigs, 1949H (S.7219; KM.13). Neatly written up, housed in 2x2 holders by L.B.Nugent, nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $400
SOLD $640
Guernsey, bronzed proof copper four doubles 1830 and bronzed proof copper double 1830 (S.7201, 2; KM.2a, 1a). Choice chocolate brown patina, FDC and rare. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
Guernsey, William IV, copper double 1830 (S.7202); Queen Victoria, copper eight, four and two doubles, 1858 (S.7203-5), four berries on left branch of the eight doubles. Extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $300
SOLD $550
Guernsey, Queen Victoria, one double, 1868 (S.7209), two doubles, 1868, 1874 (S.7208), four doubles, 1864 single sprig, 1868, 1874 (S.7207), eight doubles, 1864 (Pridmore 4, 5, 7), 1868, 1874 (S.7206). Good very fine - nearly uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Guernsey, proof bronze eight doubles, 1934H (S.7214A). Brilliant FDC and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Guernsey, one double to eight doubles, 1885 to decimal 1979 fifty pence, includes proof eight doubles 1964, proof threepence 1966, many red uncirculated or nearly so, balance of collection, pre-decimal (56) nearly complete. Very fine - FDC. (72)
Estimate $400
SOLD $850
Guernsey, West of England Inn, 1 1/2d in copper (McC p182 ii C37G). Dark tone, nearly very fine.
Estimate $70
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Guernsey, Weysom's Albion Hotel, 1 1/2d in bronze, 1865 (McC p182, c39G). In beautiful condition for this, hints of red, nearly uncirculated and very rare thus.
Estimate $300
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Guernsey, Caves de Bordeaux, Bertin Feuillerat check in German silver or cupro-nickel (29mm) (McC p182, iiC 149V), Auguste Bulteau in gilt brass (31mm), both with coarse edge milling (McC p182; iiC). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
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Guernsey, Sarnian Club in brass (20mm) 1 (penny) (McC p182; cf Ford 154c); 2d in gilt brass (28mm) milled edge. Nearly extremely fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
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Guernsey, St. Julien's Club in brass (23mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Guernsey, H.Brenton, 22 Brodage St., 1/2 pint (beer) token in gilt brass (22mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $70
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Guernsey, checks, International Red Cross parcel check; Caves de Bordeaux, A.Bulteau 1/2d; no value (1d?) gilt (cf M.9174), Bertin Feuillerat (29mm) gilt holed, another copper, silvered (29.5mm). Fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Guernsey and Jersey, commemoration and award medals; Guernsey, Daniel de Lisle Brock Bailiff of Guernsey, Laudatory medal in white metal (BHM 1684; McC.85G); Albert the Good 1863 in WM (McC.3G); Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 1897 (McC.49), 1902 Coronation (McC.11G, 13G), 1911 Coronation (McC.22G), (McC unlisted), Liberation 1944 (McC.619), 1972 (McC.83G), Billiards League in silver 1927-28, Football shields 1907-8 and 1913-1914; German fantasies (9) in iron; Royal Visit 1921 (McC.8), leather badge; Cambria Products, the Little Chapel, 1969-1972 set of four values one, two, four and eight doubles; Jersey, Victoria and Albert arriving at St.Heliers 3rd September 1846 in gilt WM (51mm); Swimming award in silver c1900; (1919) Peace medal in aluminium, Liberation medalet 1946, Coronation 1953, 1937, 1935 Jubilee, 1911 small (23mm), cased Royal medals in white metal 1902 (2), 1911 (3), Royal Visit 1921. Very fine - uncirculated. (41)
Estimate $400
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Lundy Islands, Martin Coles Harman, bronze puffin and half puffin, 1929 (S.7850, 1). Brown and red, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
John Thurloe, in silver (18th century casting), (32mm), (18.36g), by T.Simon, reverse, S THURLOE, (MIi.406/40). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $270
Sir James Harrington, in silver, 1653, (34mm), (22.57g), by T.Simon, (MIi.408/43). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500
Elizabeth Claypole, Memorial Medal, (2nd daughter of Oliver Cromwell), in bronze, (34mm), copy of a medal by Thomas Simon, by J.Kirk, struck circa 1750, (21.07g), obverse, bust of Claypole right, reverse, legend in wreath (Eimer 197, MI.430/75). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Thomas Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, in silver by Thomas Simon, 1664 (later Stuart striking), 45mm, (40.85g), (MIi 502/137). Toned, chased on bust, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $340
Charles II, Dominion of the Sea, uniface test striking in lead, by Thomas Simon, 1665, 25mm, (16.09g), obverse, bust of Charles to right, (cf.MI 506/145). Deeply toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Anne, Capitulation of Towns on the River Meuse, 1702, in bronze (37mm) by J.Croker, obverse, crowned and draped bust left, reverse, soldiers near artillery, bombarding a fortified City, in exergue Captis.Colonia.Trajana. Venloa.Rvremvnda. Stephanoverda. Leodio. MDCCII in five lines (Eimer 396, MI ii 241/26). With some spots of old toned verdigris, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
John Locke, Memorial, 1704 in bronze (41mm) by J.Dassier (Eimer 413), struck c1740. Extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $170