Catalogue
South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, pattern (halfpenny) in copper, 1889 by C. Lauer for Otto Nolte & Co. Berlin. Obverse toned, otherwise full brilliant mint red FDC and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $2,400
South Africa, Z.A.R., Paul Kruger, gold pond, 1898 (KM.10.2). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $800
South Africa, Z.A.R., Paul Kruger, half pond, 1895 (KM.9.2). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $800
South Africa, Z.A.R., Paul Kruger, silver halfcrown, 1897 (KM.7). Toned, full mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $450
South Africa, Z.A.R., Paul Kruger, silver shilling, 1897 (KM.5). Toned uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
South Africa, Z.A.R., Paul Kruger, bronze penny, 1892 (with mint red), George V - Elizabeth II, farthing 1947, 1955, 1957, halfpenny, 1930, 1952, 1956, penny 1957, threepence 1939, 1940I, sixpence 1940, 1950 shilling 1941, 1958, florin 1924, 1958, halfcrown 1958. Extremely fine - choice uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
South Africa, George V, proof gold half sovereign, 1923 SA (Pretoria) (KM.20). FDC,
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,600
South Africa, George V, proof set, halfcrown to farthing, 1923 (KM.PS 2). In case of issue, toned FDC. (8)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,550
South Africa, George V, silver shilling, 1929 (KM.17.2). Toned, mint state.
Estimate $150
SOLD $750
South Africa, George V, mint coins of 1948, silver halfcrown (illustrated), florin (illustrated), sixpence and threepences (2), bronze penny and farthing. Full mint bloom, some toning, choice uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $850
South Africa, George VI, penny, halfpenny and farthing, 1947 (KM 23.5). Toned uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
South Africa, George VI, silver crowns, 1948 and 1952, St. Helena cupro-nickel crown of 25 pence 1973. Sierra Leone, Macaulay and Babington anti-slavery token (C.1814) by Soho Mint Birmingham (Vice FT.1). The last very fine, others uncirculated (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
South Africa, tokens, Marsh & Son, Cape Town halfpenny, undated (c.1860) (Theron 7). J. Dembitzer, sixpence check, 1897, uniface (Theron 76) issued in Port Nolloth, Cape province. The first with mint red nearly uncirculated, the second with edge bruise, otherwise good very fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
South Africa, Presbyterian Communion token, Apostolic Union, undated (circa 1850) in cupro-nickel (G.R.W. 256; C.5544)). Some carbon spots otherwise original colour, extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $420
South Africa, Cape Province, De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited (D.B.C.Ld.), Bultfontein Mine, set of store tokens for two shillings and sixpence, one shilling, sixpence and three pence all with official dumbell shaped central hole and various additional countermarks, reverse uniface, white metal (Theron C56, set II). Very good - fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
South Africa, Cape Province, De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited (D.B.C.Ld.), Dutoitspan Mine, set of store tokens for two shillings and sixpence, one shilling, sixpence and threepence all with official crescent shapes punched out near the rim and various additional countermarks, reverse uniface, white metal (Theron C56, set III). Very good-fine. (4)
Estimate $80
SOLD $130
South West Africa, rail workers tag, Rehaboth Pass in brass, 9845 stamped underneath, holed for hanging. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $220
Ascension Island, Queen Elizabeth II, crown (twenty five pence) mule, of the Isle of Man obverse and the Ascension Island 25th anniversary of Coronation, 1978, (KM.2). Uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $350
North Africa, Egypt, Suez Canal, Bazin, Ch. & A. 1 franc token, 1865 in bronze (25.5 mm) twenty four facet edge. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $540
North Africa, Egypt, Suez Canal, Borel Lavalley et Compagnie, 1865 tokens in brass (18 mm and 20 mm) for 20 and 50 centimes, 20 and 24 faceted edges. Extremely fine; good very fine (2).
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Egypt, cupro-nickel two milliemes, 1917, 1917H, five and ten milliemes 1917H; Palestine five mils, 1927, ten mils, 1937; Muscat and Oman bronze quarter anna; Zanzibar bronze pesa A.H.1299; Mombasa, Imperial British East Africa Company silver rupee, 1888 H. Fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Palestine, Jaffa, Templars of Jaffa, B&C/ 1/8 (BREISCH & Co.) 1/8 piastre in bronze (18mm) undated but circa 1888 (Haf. CC 14a). Nearly very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
British Guiana, Essequibo and Demerary, local coinage, 1808, three guilders, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1792 FM, pierced below centre with a hole of 19 crenellations and obverse countermarked with E & D/ 3.G.L within beaded oval (21.24 g) (Pr.2; KM.2). Toned, very fine, countermark good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $27,500
British Guiana, Essequibo and Demerary, local coinage, 1808, three bitts, 1808, centre plug of eight reales with 19 crenellations, countermarked E & D/3Bts in two lines within beaded inner circle (Pr.3;KM.1, this piece illustrated). Reverse of original coin visible at obverse rim (4.45 g). Dark toned extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $10,000
British Honduras, copy as a variant of countermarked dollar with crown over block GR on eight reales, 1819, Mexico City mint, (cf.P.3). Countermark very fine, host coin good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Tortola, 1801, type 1 countermark, silver half dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles III 17 (?) Spanish American eight reales Tortola within shaped rectangular indent on obverse (see Pridmore SNG Sep 1974, 1a) (KM.7) Nearly fine, countermark very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Tortola, 1801, half dollar, a cut half-segment of a Charles III eight reales countermarked with raised Tortola (type Ib) within shaped indent on reverse (Pr.1b; KM.7). Fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
Tortola, 1801, silver quarter dollar, a cut quarter-segment of a Charles III eight reales 17 ( ) countermarked with Tortola (type Ia) in relief within a shaped indent (Pr.3b) (KM.6). Coin fine, countermark clear good very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Tortola, 1805-1823, type II countermark, silver half dollar, Tirtila raised in crude lettering within a shaped indent countermarked on a cut half segment of a Charles IV eight reales (1790-1) (10.99 g) (Pr.8; KM.19). Original coin fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $900
Tortola, 1805-23 half dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint 1795 FM eight reales countermarked with crude Tirtila within shaped indent on obverse (Pr. 8; KM.19). Good fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400