Catalogue
Ceylon, George III, pattern rix dollar, 1812, in silver by Thomas Wyon Junior (Pr.254; KM.Pr3; illustrated Forrer VI, 645). Attractive grey toned, brilliant FDC and excessively rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $18,000
Ceylon, non local coinages, George III, pattern silver rix dollar, 1815, edge plain (Pr.81; KM.Pr7). Dark even grey tone, underlying brilliance, nearly FDC and extremely rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $9,000
Ceylon, George IV, silver rix dollar, 1821, edge plain (Pr.82; KM.84). Attractive deep grey and gold toning, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $650
Ceylon, non local coinage, 1802-25, gilt copper proof set, 1802, of 1/48, 1/96 and 1/192 rix dollar (Pr.83B, 86B, 87B; KM 73-5). Brilliant, FDC and rare. (3)
Estimate $900
SOLD $2,150
Ceylon, non local coinage, gilt bronze proof set, 1802, 1/48, 1/96 and 1/192 rix dollar (Pr.83B, 86B, 87B; KM.73-5). Brilliant, FDC and rare (3)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,800
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), bronzed proofs, 1802, 1/192, 1/96 and 1/48th rix dollar, plain edges (Pr. 83, 86, 87, KM.73 - 75). The last with a few minor surface marks, otherwise nearly FDC - FDC, scarce. (3)
Estimate $400
SOLD $1,700
Ceylon, non local coinages 1802-25, copper proof 1/48 rix dollar, 1804, and copper proof 1/192 rix dollar, 1804, both proof only issues (Pr.85, 88; KM75, 77). The first has been wiped, the second still with some mint red and brilliant, nearly FDC and rare. (2)
Estimate $750
SOLD $800
Ceylon, George III, copper two stivers (2), one stiver and half stiver, 1815 (Pr.90(2), 91, 92). Some original mint red, toned goood extremely fine and nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $350
SOLD $700
Ceylon, George III, proof copper stiver, 1815 (Pr.91A). Attractive red and blue grey brilliant, nearly FDC.
Estimate $350
SOLD $750
Ceylon, Ceylon Government pattern Fanam ( 1/12th rix dollar), 1815, struck over a copper Dutch V.O.C. doit (50.2 grains) (Pr 257 this piece). Good extremely fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,050
Ceylon, Queen Victoria, silver twenty five cents, 1895 (Pr; KM95), copper five cents, 1870 (Pr.179; KM93), copper quarter cents, 1890, 1898, (Pr.246, 249; KM90); George V, silver ten cents, 1926 (Pr.173; KM.104a) bronze half cent, 1912 (Pr.239; KM 106). Toned extremely fine - nearly uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Ceylon, Queen Victoria, copper five cents, 1870 (3), cent, 1891, quarter cent, 1870 (3); silver ten cents, 1894, silver fifty cents, 1893; Edward VII, copper half cent, 1909, quarter cent, 1904; George V, silver ten cents, 1924, silver fifty cents 1917, 1920; George VI, silver fifty cents, 1942, bronze cent and half cent, 1937. Very fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Ceylon, Queen Victoria, proof five cents, cent, half cent and quarter cent, 1890, struck in silver at the Calcutta Mint (C. Mint on truncation of five, CM on other) (Pr. did not list silver proofs of this date; KM 90-93a). Uneven toning, underlying brilliance, virtually FDC and very rare. (4)
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $5,000
Ceylon, Queen Victoria copper quarter cent, 1901, George V copper cent, 1926, George VI bronze cent, 1943. India, Edward VII silver rupee, 1906, George V cupro-nickel two annas, 1928; George VI, proof bronze 1/12 anna, 1/2 pice and 1/4 anna, all 1938; cupro-nickel half rupee, 1947; Straits Settlements, local fanatasies, Queen Victoria 1/4 cent 1801, 3/4, cent 1820; Malaya George VI bronze cent cupro-nickel five cents, 1950, Elizabeth II bronze cent, 1958. Extremely fine - FDC. (12)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Ceylon, non local coinage, copper 1/192 rix dollar, 1802; coffee estate tokens George Stewart & Co (full mint red); Carey Strachan & Co (Pr.14) (2); quarter cent, 1898, 1904, half cent, 1926, 1940, one cent, 1892, 1909, 1937, 1945(2), five cents, 1910, 1926 (2), ten cents 1893, 1944, fifty cents, 1893, 1917. Very fine - uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Ceylon, Alstons, Scott & Co., Columbo (sic), in lead (1853) oval (29 mm x 20 mm) (Pr.2*) (2)*; A.A./3 Annas in brass (Pr.3); Baker & Hall, Polwatty Mills, uniface in pewter (Pr.8) (2); Bird, G., GB/blank in brass, full unit and half unit (Pr.9, 10*); Borron, A.G.K. in gilt brass (Pr.11)* similar in size but in tin (Pr.12), smaller in tin (Pr.13); Carey, Strachan & Co, Union Mills, Colombo/1 in bronze, struck in England in 1873 (Pr.14) (4). Fine - good extremely fine, a few rare. (14)
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Ceylon, Ceylon Company Limited, St. Sebastian Mills, in bronze, three values C,B,A (31 mm, 27 mm and 19 mm) by R. Heaton & Sons Ltd, Birmingham. Good extremely fine - nearly uncirculated, scarce in this condition. (3)
Estimate $300
SOLD $750
Ceylon, Ceylon Plantation Co. CH in script/blank (28 mm) (pierced) (Pr.20), another countermarked D on reverse. Colombo Commercial Co, Slave Island Mills, 1876 in brass (Pr.22) (2). Darley, Butler & Co, Colombo Ceylon, 1860, full bag of clean coffee unit (36 mm) (9d) and half unit (29 mm) (3) (Pr.27, 28). P. Fernando, Coffee Picker's Chit/Pilo Fernando Colombo 4«d, another 2¬d (upright rectangle) (Pr.33, 34). Nearly fine - good extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
Ceylon, R.J. Corbett, Kanda estate in Kotmale district, 1858/K.P./1 Bushell in two lines (not GGK Bushel as in Pridmore) (cf. Pr.23). Corroded, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Ceylon, Dent Bros. & Co., Great Western Estate/blank, in brass (31 mm), undated but circa 1875 (Pr.29). P. Fernando, Coffee Picker's Chit/Polo Fernando Colombo 4«d, another 2¬d (upright rectangle), Fowlie, Richmond & Co., F.R. & Co. 1866/Jampetty Mills, in brass, circa 1870 (Pr.35). Freudenberg & Co, Colombo/blank, FM incuse on bronze blank (local manufacture)(Pr. 37) except countermarked 12, in aluminium (Pr. 36) J.P. Green & Co, in bronze (1858 for Colpetty Mills) (3 - two different dies, one with D further from halfpenny (ex Ford) (Pr.38, the die varieties not previously noted). Good fine - good extremely fine, some very rare. (9)
Estimate $400
SOLD $550
Ceylon, The Globe Club Colombo/blank, obverse stamped 8938 (Pr.40). D.V. Gunaratne, DVG/ 4«d (1869) native coffee dealer of Dam Street, Colombo, (Pr.41). G.R.P. & Co.,/fourpence halfpenny (Pr.42) (3). GA/S stamped on reverse (23.5 mm) (2.95 grams) (Pr.44 variety). J.P. Jayatillera, JPJ/19 cents (1876) Colombo dealer in Dam Street, (Pr.46) (2) J.A.R. & Co, Colombo/ 18 cents issued after 1870 (Pr.47) (2). J.H. & G.S./ Gona Adika in two lines in lead (Pr.48), another countermarked O on obverse, another large AD on obverse, another large AO over O on obverse, half unit (22 mm) (Pr.49). Fair - good extremely fine, some rare or very rare. (14)
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Ceylon, Keir, Dundas & Co, Small Pass Mills, Colombo, monogram/ship (East Indiaman three masted ship of 1500 tons), in brass, issued 1866 (Pr.52). Another, reverse elephant (St. Sebastian mills) (Pr.53) another reverse tortoise (Upland Mills, Mutwal, Colombo) (Pr.54); the last two pierced as always; another countermarked S on reverse (Pr.55); another set of (Pr.52-4). Lee Hedges & Co. 1867, Colpetty Mills (4«d) (Pr.61) (3), 1876 Demattagodde Mills (in Dean's Road, Maradona) (Pr.62) (2). Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $400
SOLD $530
Ceylon, Sabonadiere & Co,; S. & Co./Ambewatte Mills, 1877 (18 3/4 cents) in brass (Pr. 86) (2), Maddema Mills 1877, very similar but in tin (Pr.87). A.B. Scott & Co., Colombo/ Coffee Store 1859 in brass (29 mm) by Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham (Pr. 88) (2) C.S. Hand & Co, C.S. &Co./Galle (4«d) circa 1855) (Pr.89, another but P.S. on reverse (2), another S.S. on reverse (Pr.90, 91). N.D.P. Silva, PS on both sides Pr.90, 91 have different obverse die from Pr.89. P.S. = Plumbago Stores (Silva, a native, was known as the Plumbago King (Pr.92). C.H. de Soysa, C.H.de S./plain with concentric circles (Pr.93) (2), another but in copper (ex Gartner & Wodak). The tin issue is fine, others nearly very fine - good extremely fine, a few rare. (13)
Estimate $450
SOLD $650
Ceylon, G. Stewart & Co, countermarked issues, stivers and halfpennies (=sixpence) (issued 1860's) G.S. & Co, countermarked on reverse of 1815 stiver (2) and 1802 and half-farthings 1847 (obverse) 1853 (reverse) (Pr.94, 95); struck token in copper issued 1881, dated 1843 the year of foundation (Pr.96)* (3, two with nearly full mint red). J. Swan & Co, St. Sebastian Mills, Colombo, Ceylon/James Swan & Co, 1856 in brass (Pr.97)*. Tatham & Co, Colombo, Ceylon/Suddewelle Mills (issued 1861-6 (Pr.102)* (2, both with solder marks at top). TK over 1, uniface in brass (one bushell = 4«d) (cf Pr.103)*. Fair - uncirculated, several very rare. (12)
Estimate $400
SOLD $600
Ceylon, (Sri Lanka), token countermarked TC on halfpenny 1739, (Pr.115 and Numismatic Circular 1960, p.131-2). Countermark very fine, host coin poor.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Ceylon, countermarked issues, T C countermarked on the reverses of Sumatra four kepings, 1804, and E.I.C. Bombay Presidency half anna, 1834. G P O Ceylon token in cupro-nickel (15 mm)(see Ford Sale lot 297). Uncertain piece, possibly a weight for 96 stivers (or double rix dollar) circa 1815, in copper (17.57 grams) or a trial, no legend, die axis upright (see M.E. Freehill & R.J. Ford article in N. Circular). Ceylon Medical College founded 1870, "The Nielsen Medal for Practical Anatomy 1905" in silver (42 mm), edge inscribed E.C.SPAAR with clasp suspension. Fine - very fine, the fourth excessively rare if not unique (5).
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Ceylon, Dutch rule, copper, 1783 (Sch.1327; KM.27). Nearly very fine and very rare. Ex Pernura and Sale (lot 631)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Ceylon, Dutch, copper one stuiver, 1783 Galle mint (KM.28). Good very fine, round and attractive.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Ceylon under Dutch rule, Javanese copper bar (1785), C for Colombo over VOC, 4 3/4 stivers (72.5 mm long; 62.2 g) (Sch.1295a; KM.32). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
Ceylon, under Dutch rule, undated occupation coinage (1690-1784), from the Netherlands United East India Company, hammered dump coinage, one stuiver, Negapatnam mint, (28.0 grams), (KM.28, Sch.1244); East India Company, Bombay Presidency, copper pice, type of 1773, obv. crown, rev. bale mark date [17]03, (KM.189); another pice 175[5], (KM.150); French India, Pondicherry, copper half doudou, c. 1720-1835, obv. lis, (KM.34). Fine - very fine, first rare. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70