Catalogue
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver twelve sols or tenth ecu, 1726 and 1729 mm.A, Paris mint, 1740 mm.Z Grenoble, mint, (Dup. 1678, KM.481.1, 481.3, 481.23 [date unlisted and of great rarity, unrecorded]), six sols or twentieth ecu, 1740 mm.9, Rennes mint, 1779 mm.A Paris mint, (posthumous issue), (Dup.1684, 1713, KM.480.25 [date not recorded], 552.1); Louis XVI, (1774-1789), silver twelve sols or tenth ecu, 1782 mm. A Paris mint, 1775 mm & Aix mint, (Dup. 1711, KM.568.1, 568.12 [unpriced]). Several with dark fields and polished surfaces, very good - very fine and several rare, the 1740Z unpublished. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $250
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver twenty sols or sixth ecu with crowned arms of France, 1721 mm.R Orleans mint, (Dup. 1667A, KM.454.16). Extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver twenty sols or sixth ecu with crowned arms of France, 1720 mm.A Paris mint, another 1721 mm.T Nantes mint, (Dup. 1667, KM.454.1, 454.18); another twenty four sols or fifth ecu, 1741 mm.9, Rennes mint, (Dup.1682, KM.515.21). Fine - good very fine, first with toned field. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $350
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver half ecu, 1726 mm.D Lyon mint, (Dup.1676, KM.484.6). Attractive grey cabinet tone, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $230
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver ecu with crowned arms of France with wreath, 1734 E, Tours mint, (Dup. 1675, KM. 486.7). Lightly toned, with minor flan adjustment marks as usual, very fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver ecu with crowned arms of France with wreath, 1727 S, Reims mint, (Dup. 1675, KM. 486.19). Lightly toned, with flan adjustment marks as usual, nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774) and Louis XVI (1774-1789),, Louis XVI, silver ecus with crowned arms of France with wreath draped bust, 1783A Paris mint, 1784 I Limoges mint, 1779, 1784 cow, Pau mint, (Dup. 1708, KM. 564.1, 564.7, 572); Louis XV, silver ecus with old head left, 1759 R Orleans mint, 1773 Q Perpigram mint, (Dup 1680, 1685, KM.523.18, 551.13). All with dark field tone and polished high surfaces, very good - very fine, several scarce. (6)
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
France, Louis XV, (1715-1774), silver ecu with crowned arms of France with wreath older draped bust, 1775 W, Lille mint, (Dup. 1708, KM. 564.16). Light grey toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
France, Louis XVI, (1774-1793), silver ecu or six livres, 1792A, Paris mint, obv. head of Louis XVI to left, rev. Angel inscribing on tablet, (KM.615.1, D.1335). Very fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $250
SOLD $460
France, Louis XVI, (1774-1793), silver ecu or six livres, 1793 MA, Marseille mint, obv. head of Louis XVI to left, rev. Angel inscribing on tablet, (KM.615.10, D.1335). Toned and polished, otherwise good very fine or better and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $500
France, silver five francs, Louis XVIII 1822A, Charles X, 1827A, Louis Philippe I 1844W, Napoleon III 1870A, Third Republic 1873A, (KM.711.1, 728.1, 749.13, 799.1, 820.1). Last two coins extremely fine - uncirculated, others fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $160
France, various minor issues, Charles X, quarter franc 1829A; Louis Philippe I quarter franc 1836A; twenty five centimes 1903, 1917; half francs 1865A, 1866BB, 1882A, 1898, 1899, 1912; silver one franc 1895A, 1912, 1913, 1917 (5), 1918 (7), 1919; two francs 1899, 1914, 1915 (3), 1917, 1918, 1921, silver five francs 1960, commemorative issue 1992 (KM.1006); one hundred francs commemorative issues 1992, 1993 (KM.1012, 1018.2). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (38)
Estimate $250
SOLD $230
France, Charles X, silver five francs, obverse brockage, c.1824-6 type, (KM.720). Attractive dark tone, extremely fine and very rare as a brockage.
Estimate $600
SOLD $580
France, Third Republic, essai in base metal, 35mm, obv. MONNAIE INALTERABLE E.H.F. and value 20 set on globe, rev. METAL EXCEL ARGENT SSC and date 1896, (Mazard 2302 [p.167] R2). Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
France, Third Republic, silver one francs 1915 (18), 1916 (84); silver two francs 1916 (30). Uncirculated. (132)
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
France, carded collection of various issues in a coin album, 1599-1814, double tournois to two francs, noted a twelve deniers 1792BB on a year 4. Poor - nearly very fine. (40)
Estimate $350
SOLD $290
France, silver coins, 1785-1933, 20 centimes - 1 ecu, includs ecu 1785r, 1 franc year 12, 1/2 franc 1808 and other napoleonic coins. Mostly good - uncirculated
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
French Colonies, various denominations, 1827 - 1964. Mostly good - uncirculated. (30)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Germany, Saxony, three mark, 1913 E (KM.1275). Panama, fifty centesimo, 1904 (KM.5). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
German States, 18th and 19th centuries various denominations. Very fine - proof. (40)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
Germany, twenty pfennig, 1876F, (KM.5). Uncirculated.
Estimate $80
SOLD $0
Germany, one pfennig - five marks (many in silver), 1876 - 1982. Very good - uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Germany, assorted five marks 1935A (KM.83), 1951D,F,G,J(4), 1975F,1984D, 1989F, 1991A, commemorative five marks, 1973G, 1975G, 1976D, 1977G, 1978D, 1978F, 1979G, 1980D (2), 1980F, 1981J, 1981G, (KM.137, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155); commemorative ten marks 1987G, 1988F, (KM.167, 169), others (2), two marks 1975J and DDR five marks 1969. Several issues are proof, mostly extremely fine - FDC. (29)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Germany, 1950-1986, fifty pfennig - ten mark, assorted dates, mostly commemorative, including five mark, 1967F (KM.120.1) Wilhelm & Alexander von Humbolt; ten mark, Munich Olympics; also U.S.A., one dollar, 1885; Mexico, Canada, Austria. Very good - uncirculated. (105)
Estimate $600
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, Victoria, dollar, 1867 (KM.10). Lightly toned, extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, one cent - twenty cents, 1866-1936. Very good - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Hong Kong, ten cents 1974 (approx. 300 in a cloth bank bag), fifty cents 1977(19), 1978(5), twenty cents 1975(7), five dollars 1976(7), 1978(11), 1979, two dollars 1975(27), 1980(4), one dollar 1970(14), 1978(67), plus quantity of nickel issues fine or better. Macau, five dollars 1982(33), dollar, 1982(28), fifty, twenty and ten cents 1982 (9 of each). China, twenty cents (48). Mostly uncirculated. (approx. 600)
Estimate $200
SOLD $100
Hungary, Kremnitz, silver medallic fractional thaler, (20.4 grams), c.1600-1800, obv. St. George slaying dragon, rev. Christ in boat, (cf.Fr.118, p.419). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Iceland, medallic two kroner in bronze, 1930 (KM.M1). Toned nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
India, 5 tolas (ND), Habib Bank (c1920) 58 grams of pure silver. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70