Catalogue
U.S.A, proof gold bullion commemorative for Sate of Texas, 2000, by Texas mint, one ounce fine gold .9999. Similar issue in silver. in case of issue, FDC. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $1,050
U.S.A., 1/10 ounce gold liberty five dollars, 1996, plus three miniature gold coin replicas and a gold plated 2 reales (16)72. Extremely fine. 95)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Yugoslavia, twenty dinara, 1925 (KM.7). Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
World gold coins, Austria, ducat, 1915 (restrike) (KM.2267); Egypt, twenty piastres, AH1357 (1938) (KM.370); Mexico, peso, 1865 (fantasy), two pesos, 1945 (restrike) (KM.461), two and a half pesos, 1945 (restrike) (KM.463); Philippines, one peso, 1864 (holed) (KM.142); U.S.A., one dollar, 1850 (holed) Liberty head. Poor - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $260
SOLD $280
Austria, U.S.A President John F Kennedy 1917 - 1963, bust right; reverse Kennedt memorial Arlington, in .900 fine gold (20 mm), (3.5 g), edge milled by Schmidt, struck at the Vienna Mint (cf Rochette K63A - 61d). Edge nick otherwise with proof - like fields.
Estimate $90
SOLD $90
Canada, Captain James Cook, 1728-1779, in silver and bronze (51mm) (K.87A,B) commemorating Capt Cook being the first white man to land in British Columbia at Nootka, 1778. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
China, Manchuria, in bronze (60mm) Medal of Merit, portrait of George Eastman, reverse impressed and inscribed "Presented to / R.A. Neville / for merit / Eastman Kodak Company / all Manchuria / Photographic Competition / 1936". Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
France, Louis Philippe I, Medal Collection 1830-1838, bronze issues (11mm to 60mm), housed within four cardboard green velvet lined trays. Uncirculated. (57)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $0
France, Medal to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of Performing Arts in Riga 1887. Bronze (42mm). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
France, Award medal for Monouvres of 1906 from the Municipality of Compiegne to Colonel de Lazareff. Silver (41mm) with town crest on obverse; two other minor silver medals, one dated 1787 the other is an unnamed prize medal of the early 1900s. Fine-very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
France, Capitaine Cook, 1728-1779, in silver (82mm) by Helene Guastalla, edge impressed 'Cuivre 1972 No.27/100'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Germany, Brandenburg in den Marken, Brandenburg - Prussia and Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm, the Great Elector, 1640-1688, silver medal, 46mm, (26.95 grams), 1679, commemorating the expulsion of Sweden from East Prussia, by Jan Boskam,, obv. a ship in full sail petched safely on a pinacle of waves, the sun above, NIMIUM NE CREDE SERENO around, below WAS IETZ FAERHT WOLCKEN AN (what now sails into clouds), rev. the same ship in a storm, sails furled, plunged into the waves, below BALD WIEDERSINCKEN KAN (can soon sink), (Fieweger 244, Henckel 3312). Choice, good extremely fine with red and blue highlights, very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,200
India, The United Provinces Exhibtion, Allahabad, 1910, award medal in silver (63mm) by G & S Co., London, enscribed on reverse 'Awarded / to / Blickensderfer / Typewriter Agency / Bombay / for / Blickensderfer / Typewriter'. With case of issue. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Israel, David Ben Gurion, 1948, proof commemorative medallions (2) in gold (.900, 15.9gms, 36mm; 7.8gms, 26mm). Nearly FDC. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Masonic: Grand Orient of Belgium masonic breast star jewel in silver, gilt and enamel (75mm). Features the all seeing eye symbol in the enamelled centrepiece with a gilt star on each of the points of the seven rays of the large background star; Masonic friendship badge in silver (36x34mm) featuring two hands shaking in a greeting and with the words "Bauske Freiw:Feuerw" above. The pin on this badge is broken in half; 25th Anniversary pin in silver featuring the numerals "XXV" within a wreath surmounted by a crown and the years 1870 - 1895 engraved on the scroll below. This badge is on a white / mid-blue / red ribbon. Country of origin unknown. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Portugal, James Cook, Endeavour, 1768, in bronze (70mm), edge impressed '154/1000 Gravarte Lisboa Portugal'; another in silver (40mm) edge impressed '96/250 Gravarte Lisboa Portugal'.First medal with cardboard display stand. Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Russia, Commemorative Medal of Grand Duke Dimitry Ivanovich (Donski), Russian ruler 1359-1389. Bronze (38mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $90
Russia, Peter the Great Reward Medal for Building the Harbour at Taganrog 1709. White metal with some black marking on reverse. Rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Russia, three Imperial medals (two 39mm and one 36mm) in silver, one of Catherine II. The latter has several rim nicks. Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Russia, Agricultural Medal of Alexander I, 1810-1825. Bronze with small rim nick on obverse (48mm). Good fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $100
Russia, commemorative medal featuring bust of Alexander 1 on obverse and Alexandrine column on reverse with date 30 August 1834 below. Silver medal (50mm) with several obverse and reverse rim nicks. Fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
Russia, commemorative table medals in the Nicholas 1 series. Bronze (50mm). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $140
SOLD $400
Russia, Medal Commemorating Close of Reign of Nicholas I 1855 in bronze ((67mm). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $360
Russia, Alexander III, 1881-94, Medal to Graduates of Women's Institue in silver (44mm). Obverse features Empress Maria Fedorovna. Two identical medals, one with a few obverse scratches. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Russia. Medal to Commemorate 300 years of Romanov Dynasty in silver 1913 (42mm); another in bronze (Service medal type) with no ribbon (33mm). Fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Russia, Commemorative Medals of Nicholas II, (2), (62mm) another (75mm), and the last (50mm). The first three medals feature the busts of Alexander I and Nicholas II, and the last has that of Nicholas II, in bronze. Another medal to commemorate the performing arts (66mm) dated 26 March 1899. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $300
SOLD $440
Russia, a small album containing a varied selection of medals and jetons in silver, enamel or bronze of Imperial Russia, mainly Nicholas II. Fine - extremely fine. (33)
Estimate $700
SOLD $2,400
USSR. Anniversary Medals, 50th anniversary of achievement featuring Lenin, cosmonaut and farmers 1967; 50th anniversary of republic featuring Lenin 1972; 70th anniversary of commerce featuring Lenin on obverse and a ship on reverse. All medals in sterling silver with antique finish, the second also has the USSR flag in red enamel. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
USSR. Religious commemorative medals, Visit of Patriarch Pimen of Moscow and all Russia to the W.C.C. 1973 in silver (44mm); 1000th Anniversary Medal 1988 in bronze (68mm) featuring a Russian saint holding a crucifix above his head and a lighthouse in the background. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
USSR. Medals commemorating significant achievements and individuals. Large modern-era medals in bronze and two small plaque-type medals also in bronze. Uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $160
SOLD $80