Catalogue
British West Indies, Bermuda, Elizabeth II, one cent blank, bitten flan, 1981, undersize blank 1980, aluminium bronze blank 1980, ten cents 1982 bitten flan, twenty five cents 1981, straight edge clip or bitten, twenty five cents 1973 on an underweight flan plain edge, similar on undersize flan 1981 part edge milling only; similar on underweight flan 1982. The 1973 coin very fine, others uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
British West Indies, British Guiana, Balgarnie & Co., one stiver 1838 (Pridmore 60 (2), 61; Lyall 111). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $70
SOLD $90
British West Indies, British Guiana, Middlemass Brother & Co., Georgetown, Demerara, brass check (Pridmore 63; Lyall 116). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
British West Indies, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islander Hotel, George Town, Grand Cayman, gilt lead imitations of doubloon and half doubloon (39mm, 28mm) (Lyall 137, 138); Pirate Wee, 1991, pieces of eight in gilt aluminium (39mm). As issued, extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $40
Passed in
British West Indies, Jamaica, Atlantic Fruit Company work tallies in brass (Lyall 220, 1, 4, 5, 8, 233, 4, 246, 7, 8, 257, 5, 7, 263, 8, 270, 2, 4, 7), plus further duplicates (15). Mostly very fine. (34)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
British West Indies, Jamaica, work tallies, Atlantic Fruit Company Ltd., in brass (20mm)(Lyall 220, 221 (2), 222, 223, 224, 224 vor, 226, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 238, 242, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 252 (2), 255, 256, 257, 259, 261, 262, 265, 268-72, 273 (2), 275, 277). A comprehensive series, fine - extremely fine. (44)
Estimate $110
Passed in
British West Indies, Jamaica, Boston Fruit Company, work tallies in brass (Lyall 287 (2), 289, 290, 292, 293 (2)). All holed at top, very fine, some rare. (7)
Estimate $110
Passed in
British West Indies, Jamaica, work tallies in brass, A Augustus Brown (19mm), holed as issued (Lyall 298) and (23mm)(Lyall 299). Slight oxidation on second, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
Passed in
British West Indies, St. Lucia, A(ntilles) P(roducts) in red fibre (Lyall 454); James Burness & Sons, (Lyall 464, 465); Chastanet (Lyall 466; Pridmore 15); Banana tallies, Geest Industries (W.I.) Ltd (Lyall 469, 470, 472, 473); Minvielle & Chastanet (Lyall 477; Pridmore 17); Peter & Company, (Lyall 478, 479, 480 (ex Pheatt), 481, 482, 485, 486), The Peter Coaling Company Ltd. (Lyall 486, 487, 488, 490, 491). Very good - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $350
SOLD $250
British West Indies, St Lucia, Coaling token, Barnard Sons and Co., in brass (24mm)(Lyall 461), another with tiny pellet above and below a large B (Lyall 462). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Thailand, (Siam), Ayutthaya Kingdom, 1350-1767, gaming tokens in lead (2) and bronze (2). Very fine. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Canada, New Brunswick, penny, 1843 (holed) (Br.909); Bank of Montreal, halfpenny, 1842 (PCIA3); one cents, 1859 (2), 1898 & 1901 (KM.1, 7); Nova Scotia cent, 1864 (KM.8.2); also, USA, Hard Times token, W.A. Thompson, Buffalo (holed) (HT-213; R5). In 2x2 holders with collector's notes, fine - nearly extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Canada, Montreal Olympics, 1976, complete collection of seven sets, series I - VII, each set ASW = 4.320oz. Outer boxes with minor deterioration, otherwise FDC. (7)
Estimate $800
SOLD $500
Central Africa, Charles H.Aston, advertising ticket in brass (22mm) milled edge, Birmingham and S.Paul de Loanda, struck from re-touched obverse die (as Pridmore lot 675 and Ford lot 392). Nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Central Africa, Nyassa Company, 10 reis, 1894 H, in bronze, same legend both sides (see Sweeney p.189) (Hern 394d). Red and brown uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
Central Africa, Nyassa Company, 20 reis, 1894 H, in bronze, same legend both sides (see Sweeney p.189) (Hern 394c). Red and brown uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token in red plastic (37mm) for 2sh/8d. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $240
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token in red plastic (37mm) for 2sh/8d. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token in red plastic (33mm) for 2sh/6d. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token in red plastic (28mm) for 1sh. Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token in black plastic (37mm) for 8d. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token (33mm) for 4d in black plastic. Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Central Africa, Nyasaland, Blantyre, Kubula store token in black plastic 1d (28mm). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Central Africa, Rhodesia, Bulawayo, Municipality, 4th Novr; 1897, uniface badge in silver (25 x 31mm) with integral loop mount with ring (see Ford sale lot 382). Attractive gold tone, good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Central Africa, Southern Rhodesia, Golden Ridge Concession Store, uniface shilling (illus) and sixpence in brass (32mm) and (26mm), undated but circa 1930 (Hern 236a,b). The second holed otherwise fine, the first good very fine and rare thus. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
Central Africa, Rhodesia, advertising ticket or medalet in white metal (32mm) Gunston (cigarettes) presented by Wintsons of Salisbury, Rhodesia; Rhodesia, Women's Auxilliary League blue enamelled brass badge silvered (24mm) by Fattorini Birmingham; Indian rupee 1944 with obverse shaved and engraved with tobacco plant flower Avis-Cowdrey below. Very fine-extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Ceylon, coffee estate token or tally, Allemakkoon, J., Colombo, 18 1/2 cents in brass (c1870) (equivalent to picking half a cut of clean coffee) (Pridmore 1). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $60
SOLD $110
Ceylon, estate token in lead, uniface (1853-4), Alstons, Scott & Co. Columbo (Pridmore 2); A.A., 3 annas, in copper, edge grained (Pridmore 3). Very fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $550
Ceylon, estate tokens in zinc, AKB'DA/25/CENTS (Pridmore 4), another but for 10 CENTS (Pridmore 5) both local manufactured issues after 1869. Oxidised, otherwise fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $500
Ceylon, estate token, A.P. P/1866 (4 1/2d task value) (Pridmore 6), another but with large hole (as a tally). Very fine; fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $200