Catalogue
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Special Army Unit, 'O Yong Ch'ong', 'Yong' above, value one mun, issue of 1742, diameter 25mm, furnaces 1, 5; circle to right, issued 1750, furnaces 2, 6, 10; circle to left 2, 7, 8, 10, crescent to left furnace 3, 7, 10, (Mandel 25.2, 25.3, 25.4, 25.6, KM.270, 273, 275, 279); value two mun issued 1679, another with Hwang (4) below issued 1742-1752, another 'Yol' (arrange in order) below but without furnace number, another 'Wang' (depart) below, furnace 2; similar smaller diameter 28mm, no furnaces number, another 'Hwa' (fire) below, furnace 1 (illustrated), another crescent to right, furnace 2, (Mandel 25.11.0, 25.12.4, 25.15.1 variety, 25.17.2, 25.21.0, 25.27.2, 25.32.1, KM.282, 283, 289, 296, 315, 329, 331.2); another two mun 'Kum' (metal) below furnace 3 (illustrated), another 'Mok' (wood) below, another furnace 2; another 'Su' (water) below, others similar with furnaces 2, 3, (Mandel 25.31.0, 25.31.2, 25.38.3, 25.44.2 & .3, KM.293, 294, 304.2, 309, 310.2 & .3,). Very good - good very fine. (25)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Armaments Bureau, 'Mubisa', 'Mu' above, value two mun, issue of 1742-1752, diameter 30mm, (Mandel 26.11.0, KM.336); Guard Office of the Palace, 'Muwiyong' 'Mu' above 'Ch'on' below, issued 1881, 26mm, furnaces 4, 6 (seed coin, illustrated); 23-25mm, furnaces 1 (seed coin, illustrated) another 1, 5, 9 (seed coin), 15, 16, 17, 19, (Mandel 26.21.4,&.6, 26.21A.1-.19, KM.337, 337s, 338, 338s); Court Guard Military Unit, 'Kum Wi Yong' 'Kum' above, value one mun issued 1823, 24mm, furnaces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, another with circle to right, furnace 8, 10, another with circle to left, furnace 9, issues of 1742, another crescent to right furnace 5, 6, 8, (Mandel 27.1.1-.8, 27.2.8 & .10, 27.3.9, 27.4.5-.8, KM.340, 342, 343, 344); two mun, issued 1752 without furnace numbers, others bottom with 6 'chu' (infinite time) another 16 'chang' (extend), with crescent to right with 7 'Hong' (vast), 9 'Il' (sun) (illustrated), (Mandel 27.11.0, 27.13.6, 27.13A.16, 27.16.7 &.9, KM.346, 358, 379, 398, 400). Very good - extremely fine. (30)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Military Training Command, 'Hul Ly On Do Gam', 'Hun' above, value one mun, issue of 1828, diameter 24-5mm, furnace numbers below 2, 4, 5 (2, one a seed coin, illustrated), others similar bottom character 'Ch'on', issued 1857, furnaces 5, 8, 9, another an uncertain type (illustrated), another with furnace 6 right (unlisted), (Mandel 28.2.2.-.6, 28.3.5-.9, KM.448, 448s, 449); bottom character 'Ch'ong' furnaces to left 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 (2, including seed coin illustrated), 10 (2, including seed coin, illustrated), bottom character 'tae' furnaces to left, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, bottom character 'Kong' furnaces to left, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, bottom character 'Mun' furnaces to left 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10; another similar uncertain bottom unlisted and furnace (illustrated) all issued in 1857, (Mandel 28.4.3 -.8, 28.5.1-.10, 28.6.1-.10, 28.8.1-.10, KM.450, 450s, 451, 452, 453). Very good - extremely fine. (45)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Military Training Command, 'Hul Ly On Do Gam', 'Hun' above, value one mun, issues of 1857, diameter 24mm, 'Ch'on' below, furnace numbers to left 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, others similar bottom character 'Chung', furnaces to left 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2, seed coin illustrated), 6, 8, 9, another 'T'o' below, furnace 2 to right, small characters issued 1832, others similar type issued 1857, furnaces 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, others furnaces to left 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (large fragment), 9, 10, isted), similar crescent to left, furnaces 1, 4, crescent to right, furnace 2, (Mandel 28.9.1.-.10, 28.11.1-.9, 28.12.2, 28.12A.1-.10, 28.13.1-.10, 28.14.1&.4; 28.15.2, KM.455, 457, 457s, 458, 459, 460, 462, 464); issues of 1832 with bottom character 'Won' furnaces to right 1 (2, seed coin illustrated), 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 (seed coin illustrated), 9, 10 (seed coin, illustrated), bottom character 'Won' furnaces to left, 1, 2 (2), 4 (seed coin illustrated), 5, 8 (2, including seed coin), 9 (2, including seed coin), 10 (seed coin illustrated); (Mandel 28.16.1-.10, 28.17.1-.10, KM.465, 465s, 466, 466s). Very good - extremely fine. (53)
Estimate $250
SOLD $400
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Military Training Command, 'Hul Ly On Do Gam', 'Hun' above, value one mun, issues of 1832, diameter 25mm, 'Won' below, crescent to left, furnace numbers to right 1, 4 (2, one a seed coin illustrated), 5 (Seed coin illustrated); others similar bottom character 'Saeng', furnaces to right 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, similar furnaces to left, 1 (2, one a seed coin), 2, 3, 5 (2, one a seed coin, illustrated), 6 (2, one a seed coin, illustrated), 9 (2, one a seed coin); similar with crescent to right, furnaces to left, 1, 2, 4, 5; other bottom character 'Chon' furnaces to right 2, 4 (seed coin illustrated), 5 (seed coin), 6, 7, 9, 10 (2, one a seed coin illustrated); (Mandel 28.18.1.-.5, 28.19.3-.9, 28.20.1-.9, 28.21.1-.5, 28.22.1-.10; KM.467, 467s, 468, 469, 469s, 470, 471, 471s). Very good - extremely fine. (31)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Military Training Command, 'Hul Ly On Do Gam', 'Hun' above, value one mun, issues of 1832, diameter 24-25mm, 'Chon' below, furnace numbers to left, 2 (seed coin), 3 (seed coin, illustrated), 4 (2, one a seed coin), 5, 6 (seed coin), 6, 7 (2, one a seed coin illustrated), 8 (Seed coin illustrated), 9, 10; others similar bottom character 'Chon', crescent to right, furnaces to left 2, 4, 5; two mun, 30mm, with bottom character 6 = 'Chu' (ifinite time) another 15 = 'Yol' (arranged in order), issued 1742-1752; similar 28mm, issued after 1752, bottom character from thousand character classic equal to numbers 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and another with new character (illustrated, unlisted); similar circle to left, 1 'Ch'on' another 3 'Hyon' below, crescent to left, furnaces 5, 13, 15, (Mandel 28.23.2.-.10, 28.24.2-.5, 28.32.6 & .15, 28.41.4-.15, 28.44.1 & .3, 28.47.5-.15; KM.472, 472s, 473, 479, 493, 499, 501, 505, 509, 513, 517, 525, 529, 533, 535, 537, 557, 559, 563, 564). Very good - extremely fine. (32)
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Commando Military Unit, 'Chong Ch'o Chong', 'Ch'o' above, value two mun, issues of 1679, diameter 31mm, (Mandel 29.11.0, KM.566) (illustrated); T'ongyong Naval Office 'T'ong Yong', 'Tong' above, issued 1742-1752 to right the fourth of the eight trigrams, below furnace numbers as thousand classic characters below as numbers 1, 10 (illustrated), 11, 17; Military Office in Seoul 'T'ong Wi Yong' 'T'ong' above, 'Tang' at right, five mun, issued 1883, furnace numbers below, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (illustrated), 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19; Government Office of Pukham Mountain Fortress, 'Kyong Ni Ch'ong' 'Kyong' above, one mun, issued 1830, 26mm, furnaces, 1, 2, 4, 5, 14, 15 (2, one a seed coin, illustrated), 16 (seed coin, illustrated); Seoul Defense Fort 'Su O Ch'ong' 'Su' above, two mun, 31mm, issued 1742-1752; dot at 3 o'clock (illustrated); Kanghwa (Simyong) Township Military Office, 'Kang Hwa Kwal Li Yong', above 'Sim: similar 33mm, issued 1883, five mun, 'Tang' to right, 'Won' (first) below (illustrated); similar below furnaces 1, 2, 3, 11; (Mandel 30.16.1.-.17, 30.31.1-.19, 31.1.1 -.16, 32.12.0; 33.11.1, 33.12.1-.11, KM.629, 656, 658, 763, 765, 765s, 769, 775, 777). Very good - extremely fine. (35)
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Kaesong Township Military Office, 'Kae Song Kwal Li Yong' 'Kae' above, value one mun, issues of 1816, circle right field, furnaces 1, 5, 7, 10; circle left field, furnaces 1, 10; issues of 1836 with crescent right field, furnace 2; crescent left field, furnace 3; 'Ch'on' (heaven) below, furnace 3, 13, 15 to right and left; similar crescent to left, furnace 3; 'Chi' (earth) below, furnace 9 to left; (Mandel 34.12.1-10, 34.13.2 & .10, 34.14.2, 34.15.3; 34.16.3-.15, 34.17.3, 34.18.9, KM.793, 794, 795, B795, 796, 797, 798, 799); two mun, as before issues 1679-1752, (2, one with four well placed holes possibly a seed coin); circle right field; vertical line right field; bottom with Thousand Classic character (issued 1742-1752) for 8, uncertain 10? (illustrated); similar with 'Song' above (Songdo another name for Kaesong), issued 1882, furnaces below 1 (seed coin illustrated), 2 (seed coin illustrated), 4 (seed coin, illustrated), 10; Iwon Township Military Office 'I Won Kwal Li Yong', 'I' above, 'Ch'on' below, issued 1882, furnace 1; Haeju Township Military Office 'Hae Ju Kwal Li Yong', 'Hae' above two mun, issued 1742-1752, (Mandel 34.31.0, 34.33.0, 34.36.0, 34.36.0, 34.39.8, 34.39.x, 35.1.1-.10, 36.1.1, 39.11.0, KM.805, (805s), 806, 808, 811, 821, cf.823, 834, 864). Very good - extremely fine. (25)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Ch'unch'on Township Military Office, 'Ch'un Ch'on Kwai Li Yong' 'Ch'un' above, value five mun, issues of 1888, 'Tang' right field, five left field, furnaces 4, 5, 7; another with crescent below furnace number 7; (Mandel 40.1A.4-7, 40.5.7, KM.875.4-7, 880.7); Kwangju Township Military Office (Kyonggi Province),'Kwang Ju Kwai Li Yong' 'Ki' above, 'Ch'on' (heaven) below 1836 issue, furnace 3, similar crescent to right, furnace 1; Kyonggi Provincial Office, 'Kyong Gi Kam Yung', 'Kyong' above, 'Tang' at right, five mun, issued 1888, five to left, furnaces 1, 3, 7, 11, 16, 21 below; Kyonggi Naval Station, 'Kyong Gi Su Yong', 'Kyong' above, 'Su' right, two mun, issued 1742-1752; Hwanghae Provincial Office, 'Hwang Hae Kam Yong' 'Hwang' above, issued 1742-1752, two mun; Hamgyong Provincial Office 'Ham Gyong Kam Yong' 'Ham' above, two mun issued 1742-1752 (illustrated); similar with thousand character classic below for furnaces 1, 3, 15; Kangwon Provincial Office 'Kang Won Kam Yong' 'Kang' at top, two mun, issued 1742-1752; Cholla Provincial Office, 'Chol La Kam Yong' issued 1742-1752, two mun, another with 'Wol' below; another uncertain charm issue (illustrated); (Mandel 43.3.3, 43.6.1, 44.11.1-21, 45.11.0, 46.11.0, 49.11.0, 49.12.1-15, 52.11.0, 57.11.0, 57.12.10, KM.A890, 893, 907, 909, 912, 975, 976, 980, A1005, 1009, 1046, 1056). Fair - very fine. (22)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Pyongan Provincial Office, 'P'Yong An Kam Yong' 'P'yong' above, value one mun, issues of 1727, 24mm, furnaces 2, 5; similar 23mm, below furnace number 1, 2, 4, 7; similar issues of 1724, 25mm, two to right, furnaces below, 1, 2, 5, similar issues of 1883, circle to left, furnaces 1, 2, 3, similar 'ch'on' at bottom, issues 1891, to left furnaces 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, similar 'Il' below, to right furnace numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, similar but furnace number to left, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, similar 'Saeng' to left, furnace to left, 1, 5, 10, similar two mun issued 1679-1742, below 'two' (illustrated); similar five mun issued 1883, 'Tang' to right, 'five' to left, furnace number below, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10; (Mandel 47.2.2-5, 47.2A.1-7, 47.3.1-.5, 47.4.1-.3, 47.5.1-.10, 47.8.1-10, 47.9.1-.14, 47.10.1-.10, 47.21.0, 47.31.2-.11; KM.914, 916, 917, 918, 921, 922, 923, 925, A970). Fair - very fine. (55)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Duplicates of the above collection with issues from 1679 for one, two and five mun, mints of issue from Mandel series numbers 13 (55), 15 (14), 17 (3), 21 (3), 24 (10), 25 (5), 27 (4), 28 (50), 30 (5), 33 (2), 34, 40, 44, 47 (39), 52. Poor - extremely fine, in numbered envelopes, with only minimum duplication, in a large box. (194)
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Korea, Yi Dynasty, 'Sang P'Yong T'ong Bo' (Always even Currency), Unsorted selection with accumulation coming from an old hoard and collection, with issues mostly from 18th-19th century. Poor - extremely fine, some with original hoard patination, some probable duplication, housed in a large box. (316)
Estimate $400
SOLD $350
Liechtenstein, Prince John II, five kronen, 1904 (KM.4). Lightly toned, extremely fine or better.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Lithuania, collection housed on album leaves, includes a selection of issues mostly in silver of the following rulers Alexander (2); Sigismund I (2); Sigismund II (4); Stephen Bathory (2); Sigismund III (10); John II Casimar (13); Republic (11); Revel, various rulers (3); Teutonic Knights (2). Very good - very fine. (49)
Estimate $300
SOLD $520
Malta, Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, copper (20) from Alof de Wignacourt (1601-1622) to Emanuel de Rohan (1775-1797), includes (KM.8, 9, 28, 49, 53, 124, 151, 194); silver two tari 1737 (KM.201); one tari 1777 (KM.307.1); four tari (KMN.222); fifteen tari 1757 (KM.257); twelve tari 1774 (KM.286); six tari 1780 (KM.303.1), twelve tari 1796 (KM.342); other silver (3); Siberia, copper (2); Dalmatia, Albania and Crete (1). Mostly fine some better. (32)
Estimate $400
SOLD $800
Mexico, Charles & Johanna (1516-56), one real, Mexico City mint, issued 1552-1555, assayer O (KM.0009); Spanish Netherlands, Albert & Isabella (1598-1621), quarter patagon, issued 1612-21 (VG&H 313-6). Cut at edge 6 o'clock otherwise fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Mexico, Philip III (1578-1621), cob eight reales, Mexico City mint, 1611 F. Date clear, fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip III-IV (1598-1665), four reales, Mexico City mint, 17th century. Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Mexico, two reales, Mexico City mint, date unclear (c.1600s) (2); Bolivia, two reales, Potosi Mint, 1722?. Very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Mexico, Philip IV (1621-65), cob eight reales, Mexico city, 165[2?] P. Almost full cross, fine-very fine, weak in places as usual and scarce
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Mexico, Philip IV-Philip V, eight reales, 1700-10 (KM.).
Estimate $450
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip V (1700-46), four reales, Mexico City mint, 1740 MF (KM.95). Some corrosion encrusted otherwise very fine/ good very fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollar, 1734 MF (KM.103). Good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollar, 1735 MF (KM.103). Light silver grey tone, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Mexico, Philip V, eight reals or pillar dollar, 1736MF (KM. 103). Smooth flan, weak in centre otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollar, 1737 MF (KM.103). Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $420
Mexico, Philip V, (1700-1746), eight reales pillar dollar, Mexico City mint, 1738 M/F., (KM.103). With several chopmarks, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollars, 1738 and 1739 (KM.103). Nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollar, 1740/30 MF (KM.103). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $0
Mexico, Philip V, eight reales or pillar dollars, 1741 & 1742 MF. Nearly very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $650
SOLD $600