Catalogue
Queen Victoria, old head, half sovereigns, 1896, 1901 (S.3878). First coin slightly buckled, second with scratch in front of Queen's nose, good - fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Queen Victoria, old head, half sovereign, 1897 (S.3878). Fine/ nearly very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Queen Victoria, old head, half sovereign, 1900 (S.3878). Fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $280
Queen Victoria, old head, half sovereign, 1901 (S.3878). Uncirculated.
Estimate $600
SOLD $420
Edward VII, matte proof two pounds, 1902 (S.3968). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,400
Edward VII, short proof set, 1902, sovereign to Maundy penny (S.PS10). Matt surface as issued, nearly FDC. (11)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,800
Edward VII - George V, sovereigns, 1908 (S.3960), 1912 (S.3996). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,100
Edward VII, half sovereign, 1906 (S.3974B). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $450
SOLD $340
George V, sovereigns, 1912 (S.3996). Extremely fine or better. (3)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,550
George V, half sovereign, 1912 (S.4006). Extremely fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $280
George V, half sovereign, 1914 (S.4006). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
George V, half sovereign, 1914 (S.4006). Fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $280
George VI, proof gold five pounds, 1937 (S.4074). A brilliant and frosted plain edge proof, nearly FDC.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $15,000
Elizabeth II, sovereigns, 1958, 1962, 1966 (3), 1968 (S.4125). In Bullion Sales International display case, uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,200
Elizabeth II, sovereign, 1964 (S.4125). Uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Elizabeth II, Commemorative Proof Coin Collection, 1981, includes, proof halfpenny, penny, two pence, five, ten, fifty pence, crown, sovereign & five pounds (S-PGS02). In case of issue, FDC. (9)
Estimate $2,800
SOLD $4,000
Manchester Riots, August 16 1819, in darkened bronze (62mm) (BHM 989; Eimer 1112), obverse, cavalry troop cutting down men, women and children, reverse, words from Psalm XXXVII XIV. Die crack at date, edge bump and some surface marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $800
Passed in
Death of John Flaxman, 1826, in bronze (62mm) (Eimer 1185; BHM 1259), obverse by A.J.Stothard after E.H.Bailey, reverse by T.Stothard and A.J.Stothard, obverse, head of Flaxman left, reverse, female leaning on short column upon which is a ribbon 'To Great Men'. Edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
Queen Victoria - Elizabeth II, various medallions, Lord Bentinck died 1848 in bronze (51mm) by B.Wyon in case of issue; Edward VII, Board of Education, in bronze (39mm) edge inscription 'T.Farmworth applied Mechanics 1907' in case of issue; R. Life Saving Society in bronze E.Londsdale July 1927; Westminster Abbey 1965 in silver (57mm) by Royal Mint (Eimer 2107) cased; Royal Wedding 1981 in bronze and silver (57mm) by Spink & Son, both cased with certificates; Betrothed in silver (39mm); cased Queen's Jubilee 1977; silver plate by Library of Imperial History, another by Archive College of Australia, both (100mm) and cased with certificates. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
International Exhibition 1862, prize medal in bronze (77mm) (BHM 2747; Eimer 1553), by Leonard C.Wyon after D.Maclise, edge impressed, 'Mrs Clay. Class IV.'. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
International Exhibition, 1862, To The Commemoration Of His Late R.H. The Prince Consort Albert, in silver (41mm) (Eimer 1556; BHM 2743), by Schnitzspahn/J.Wiener, obverse, bust of Prince Albert left, reverse, exhibition building; International Exhibition Of Industry Science And Art, Edinburgh, 1886, in white metal (45mm) (BHM 3215), obverse, view of exhibition building, reverse, five views of buildings in Edinburgh. The first with edge nicks and some short scratches on reverse field, otherwise very fine, the second with dark spotting, otherwise good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Glasgow University, Academy of Medicine, set of three in bronze (70mm) by N.Macphail in 1870 (William Hunter, noted numismatist) (John Hunter) (Joseph Black) one inscribed on edge 'Jacob Wilson 1884...' (Eimer 806, 852, 911), housed in glazed leather covered timber frame with plush interior. Good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $500
Passed in
Sir Robert Burnett & Co, London Dry Gin, 1770 (believed issued c1870), in silver (30mm); test strikes of school badges for St Michael Preceptor, Spon Lane Adult School, Garrison Lane Adult School; H.M.Prison Wakefield tag with impressed number 2; 3 different St George 'Safety in the storm) tokens; Ralph Heaton & Sons, Coiners, The Mint Birmingham, undated, in bronze (31mm); London Coin Fair, 1995, in brass (32mm); also Fiji, Independence, 1970, in aluminium (25mm), with pierced hole at top for suspension loop; Fiji Islands/St Christopher tag, in silvered and enamel (27x33mm), with suspension loop; France, Souvenir of Ascension to Eiffel Tower, 1889, in gilt bronze (41mm), with provision for naming on reverse. Very good - extremely fine. (13)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
London Annual International Exhibition, of All Fine Arts, Industries and Inventions, 1873, in gilt bronze (70mm) (Eimer 1622), obverse by G.T.Morgan and reverse by J.Gamble, obverse, bust of Prince of Wales left, reverse, facade of exhibition buildings including Albert Hall, edge inscribed, 'B.D.Knox Catalogue No. 507'. Some oxidation, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Bard Of Avon Lodge, c1876, award medal in silver (37mm) (BHM 3032), by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, obverse, bust of William Shakespeare left, reverse, wreath, unnamed, in original case by Wyon. Nicely toned, nearly uncirculated and rare as not recorded in silver.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Scott & Co, Bowling, 1876-92, uniface checkpiece in silvered bronze (32.5mm), obverse numbered 409, reverse with several stampings but lastly 60, with pierced hole at top edge. Fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
AOF, private society award medals in silver and gilt silver, centre glazed, both to Bro. J.J.Rydon, one May 12th 1881, other star shape March 4th 1897. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Board of Trade for Sea Gallantry (VR), in silver (58mm) by B.Wyon, obverse, laureate bust of Victoria, left, reverse, three men and a woman holding a child upon a raft in rough seas, a lifeboat in the distance (Eimer 1503), engraved around edge 'Kenneth Finlayson Wreck of the S.S.'Douro' on the 20th November 1887'. With three minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $1,200
Cambs (Cambridgeshire) And Isle Of Ely Agricultural Society, prize medal in silver (48mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1899 by maker V&S (Vaughton & Sons), unnamed. Small edge nicks and surface marks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Nelson And Trafalgar, centenary medal, 1905, in bronze (22.5mm), no maker, obverse, facing bust of Lord Nelson, reverse, crown and anchor with legend, 'England Expects Everyman Will Do His Duty'. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40