Catalogue
China, charms, a group of modern charms some with ring support, of mostly all different shapes including spade, medallic types, 7 are octagonal, some with attached shaped legend support, several with open square centres, 4 with coloured enamel fields with one related to archaeological finds of 1978 (some text in English), one with obv. with characters "Zheng De tong bao" wth rev. Dragon and Phoenix pictorial type (49mm) (No.1315 Zhong guo hua qiam, Thierry 174); a wide selection of types of the late 20th century. Fine - extremely fine, a very diverse selection. (36)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
China, modern cast fakes or replicas of charms with muled obverse/reverse of Sheng Zu (1662-1722) 83mm diameter muled with 10 cash of Jiangsu of Wen Zong (1851-1861) (3); A two dragon charm of Emperor Puyi (1909-1912) 78mms (illustrated); another large charm 93mms, with name Ta Kuan (cf.No.1278 Zhong guo hua qian); other charms 39mm; another uniface plaque 87mm, (cf. No.984 obv. Zhong quo que qian); another in bronze/brass 49mm; two boxed Chinese jade items, one as a coin type of Ren Zong (1796-1820) 60mm, (30.44 g); the other jade as a charm (49.15 g) 60mm. Mostly very fine, interesting lot. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Cyprus, George V, forty five piastres, 1928 (KM.19). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Denmark, Christian IV (1588-1648), silver mark, 1608, (KM.36). Grey tone, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
Denmark, Christian IX, two kronur, 1903 (KM.802); Frederick VIII, two kronur, 1906 (KM.803); Christian X, two kronur, 1912. Good extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Denmark, Christian X, two kronur, 1915, 1923 (KM.820, 821); Frederick IX, two kronur, 1953 (KM.844), campaign against Tuberculosis in Greenland commemorative; five kronur, 1960 (KM.852) Silver Wedding Anniversary commemorative. Nearly uncirculated - brilliant uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Egypt, Hussein Kamel, twenty piastres, 1916 (KM.321); ten piastres, 1916 (KM.319); Republic, fifty qirsh, 1956 (KM.386). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Eritrea, Tallero, 1918R (KM.5). Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $190
Ethiopia, Menelick II, silver half birr, 1887A (KM.4). Toned and uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,000
Falkland Islands, proof silver twenty five pounds, undated (1985) 100 Years of Self Sufficiency (KM.20) (ASW 4.4607oz). In case of issue, FDC.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Fiji, George V - Elizabeth II, 1934-1965, halfpenny - florin date set. In a Dansco Supreme album, very fine - uncirculated. (89)
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
France, Republic, Directory, Napoleon as first consul, silver five francs, Yr 4A (1795) (KM.639.1, Dav 1337). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $5,500
France, Napoleon Emperor, five francs, Yr 13 A (KM.662.1). Considerable mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,800
France, Napoleon Emperor, The Hundred Days, 1815, silver five francs 1815A (KM.704.1). Reverse toned, nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $3,600
France, pretender coinage with ESSAI, Napoleon II, silvered bronze five francs, 1816 (KM.X.E14a). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,100
Germany, Nordhausen, Landgraves of Thuringia, anonymous, (c.13th century), silver bracteate, two rulers type, (Berger -, Ohrdruf -, Lauerwald 2.2.2.8). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Germany, Wurttemberg, Wilhelm II, proof five mark 1901F (KM.632). Attractive light blue grey toned, FDC and rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Germany, Empire to Federal Republic, 1902-1977, one pfennig - five mark, assorted dates and issues, includes commemorative five marks 1966D (KM.119.1), 1969F (KM.126.1); 1971G (KM.128.1); 1971D (KM.129); 1973J (KM.136); 1975G (KM.143); 1976D (KM.144); 1977J (KM.145); ten mark, 1987G (KM.167)(3) proof and mint (2); 1988D (KM.168); 1988F (KM.169)(2) proof and mint; 1989J (KM.171)(2) proof and mint. All housed in a maroon album, good - FDC. (94)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Greece, silver 20 ECU proofs, Alexander the Great, crown (KM.39) (23g) and piedfort (KM.P8) (48g). FDC. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria - Elizabeth II, one mil, one cent and five cents collection, 1863-1988, complete except for 1941 cent, 1864 mil, 1941 five cents and six minor varieties, 1865, 1900H, 1901H, 1903, and 1925 one cents nearly uncirculated, five cents 1866, 1868, 1872H extremely fine or better, 1894 choice uncirculated, all in Dansco Supreme album. Very good - uncirculated. (97)
Estimate $700
SOLD $10,000
Hong Kong, silver five cents, 1866 (6 over lower 6). Peripheral die break on the reverse, toned good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $700
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver five cents, 1872/68H (7 over 6) (KM.5). Good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver five cents, 1873H (7 over 6) (KM.5). Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver five cents, 1875H (KM.5). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Hong Kong, Edward VII, fifty cents, 1905 (KM.15). Nearly extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Hong Kong, George VI, one, cent, 1941 (KM.24). Brown patina, good extremely fine, very rare, mintage lost at sea during the war.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $16,500
Hong Kong, George VI, five cents, 1941H (KM.22). Surface marks, cleaned extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $10,500
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria - Elizabeth II, ten cents collection, 1863-1997, missing 1896, 1905 otherwise complete, 1864 good very fine, 1863, 1865, 1866 11 pearls, 1872H, 1874H, 1877H, 1882H, 1888, 1890H small H, 1891, 1895 extremely fine, 1892, 1900H, 1903, 1904 uncirculated, securely housed in Dansco Supreme album. Fine - uncirculated. (167)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $9,000
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II, 1866-1995, twenty cents and fifty cents collection in Dansco Surpreme album, complete except for 1905 twenty cents and 1996 fifty cents; 1872 (7 over 6), 1879 very fine; 1881 fine; 1866 half dollar nearly very fine, 1988 and 1993 fifty cents are proofs. Very good - FDC. (94)
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $17,000
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria, silver twenty cents, 1892 (KM.7); silver fifty cents, 1893, smaller beads in outer circle on rim (KM.9.1); Elizabeth II, twenty cents, 1975, 1978, mis-struck planchet on scalloped edge (KM.36) (2), one dollar 1979 weak 79 in date. Fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $420