Catalogue
Ghent, five franken, 1917 (KM.Tn6) traces of mint bloom; Liege, liard, 1751 (KM.155), two liards, 1750 (KM.157); Belgium, partial typeset, one centime - fifty francs, 1833-1954, includes twenty centimes, 1861 (KM.20), fifty centimes, 1898 (KM.26), two francs, 1911 (KM.75), twenty francs, 1934 (KM.104.1), fifty francs, 1939 (KM.122.1) Good - very fine. (50)
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Greece, partial typeset, 1833-1959, includes lepton, 1833 (KM.13), drachma, 1873A (KM.38). The first coin extremely fine and scarce, the rest good - very fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Greece, Otto, five drachma, 1833 A (Paris) (KM.20) (Divo 10b). Blue grey toned good very fine/nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Greece, George I, silver Drachma 1911 (KM.60). Brilliant, nearly uncirculated/uncirculated and rare in this grade.
Estimate $350
SOLD $380
Guadeloupe, franc, 1921 (KM.46); France, franc, 1915, 1916 (2), 1918 (KM.844.1), two francs, 1915 (KM.845.1), five francs, 1960 (KM.926); French trade token, aux belles poules, 32 rue, Blondel; French Indo China, centime, 1892A (KM.1); Cyprus, eighteen piastres, 1921 (KM.14); Mauritius, half rupee, 1934 (KM.16); Japan, fifty sen, 1917, 1934, 1936 (KM.Y.37.2, Y.50), ten sen, 1899 (KM.Y.23). Fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Hong Kong, one mil 1866 (with hyphen) legend with Ch'ien (KM.3). As struck, light red and blue tone, nearly FDC. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Hong Kong, one mil 1863, 1865, 1866; one cent, 1863, 1865, 1866, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1899, 1919H, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1933, 1934; five cents, 1903, 1905H, 1932, 1933; also Canada, ten cents, 1898; Ceylon, ten cents, 1941; North Borneo, one cent, 1888; Sarawak, one cent, 1870, 1880, 1937; Great Britain, half farthing, 1842, 1843; one penny, Lauer imitation. Good - uncirculated. (41)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
Hong Kong, one mil, 1863 (2), 1865 (3, no hyphen), 1866 (5), cast copy (1), (KM.1-3); Japan, an accumulation including one mon (6, mostly c.17th century) (KM.15, KM.C.1, KM.C.2(3), KM.C.8); four mon (KM.4.2); one hundred mon (2) (KM.C.7) one cmked. CITY; milled coinage (15) including attractive two sen year 16 (KM.Y18.2); Annam cash (2); Korea two mun (3), five mun (1). Very good - extremely fine. (40)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Hong Kong, Victoria - Elizabeth II, 1866-1975, mostly pre-1930 and including one cent, 1875, 1877, 1880, 1899, 1905 (2) (KM.4.1, 4.3, 11), ten cents, 1866 (KM.6.3), twenty cents, 1882H, 1885 (KM.7), fifty cents, 1905 (KM.15). Fine - uncirculated. (75)
Estimate $140
SOLD $220
Hong Kong, Queen Victoria (1837-1901), the Unique 1868 Proof Set comprising the following; Silver dollar, 1868, obv. crowned head left, VICTORIA above and QUEEN below in Chinese scroll pattern border, rev. Chinese labyrinth encircled by four compartments containing Chinese characters hsiang chiang 1 yuan, and HONG KONG ONE DOLLAR 1868, all within Chinese scroll pattern border, edge milled, (26.81 grams), (KM.10; Pr.-). A few very light marks, otherwise extremely fine, and extremely rare. Silver half dollar, 1868, obv. similar to the Dollar, reverse legend reads hsiang chiang pan yuan, HONG KONG HALF DOLLAR 1868, edge milled, (13.46 grams), (KM.8; Pr.-, note p.281). Hairlines, extremely fine, extremely rare, only the second example to have been offered at auction. Silver twenty cents, 1868, obv. crowned head left, similar to the dollar and half dollar but without the decorated border, rev. four Chinese characters hsian chiang erh hao within beaded circle, HONG KONG TWENTY CENTS 1868 around, edge milled, (5.36 grams), (KM.7; Pr.19A). Has been cleaned, lightly toned, extremely fine, very rare. Silver ten cents, 1868, obv. crowned 'Gothic' bust left, VICTORIA QUEEN around, rev. four Chinese characters hsiang chiang 1 hao within beaded circle, HONG KONG TEN CENTS 1868 around, edge milled, (2.68 grams), (KM.6.3; Pr.-), cleaned, lightly toned, extremely fine, very rare. Silver five cents, 1868, obv. crowned head left similar to the twenty cents, rev. four Chinese characters hsiang chiang wu hsien within beaded circle, HONG KONG FIVE CENTS 1868 around, edge milled, (1.38 grams), (KM.-; Pr.-), Extremely fine, light patchy and spotty toning, extremely rare. The coins come with a contemporary shaped fitted case (5)
Estimate $350,000
SOLD $0
Hong Kong, Edward VII, one cent, 1903, 1905H (2) (KM.11). Good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Hong Kong, silver ingot (c.1890's), 160 grams, with Hong Kong Shanghai Specie Office stamp, VR and crown stamp, and other markings. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $800
Hungary, Ferdinand I (1521-64), denar, 1553KB; Venetian Possessions, Armata and Morea, AE Gazzetta, 1688-92 (Gam.2059, Ek.1219); Austria, one kreuzer, 1816 (KM.2113) reverse obliterated and obverse overstamped with intertwined initials, GD. Second coin has cut in edge at 12 o'clock, very good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Iceland, proof set, 1974 (KM.PS2); Italy, five hundred lire, 1966R (KM.98); Malta, proof set, 1976, 1977 (KM.PS2, 3); South Africa, proof set, 1952, 1976 (KM.PS24, 96) gold coins missing from both sets, mint set, 1968 (KM.MS4); Vatican, mint set, 1962 (2, one set missing fifty lire coin). The second item is extremely fine, the rest uncirculated - FDC. (10)
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
India (British), Madras Presidency, ten cash, 1808 (KM.320), obverse brockage. Very fine and very rare, particularly as a shipwreck salvaged coin.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, Hindu system, (1808) second issue, silver half pagoda, with no stops between feet, (KM.354, Pr.169 variant). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
East India Company, Madras Presidency, European style coinages, Hindu system, (1808) second issue, silver half pagoda, with two stops between feet, (KM.354, Pr.172). Lightly toned, very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
India, British, rupee, 1840 (4), 1877, 1892, 1893, 1901, 1905, 1944 (KM.457.1, 458.1, 457.3, 457.4, 492, 508, 557.2); Portuguese India, rupia, 1881 (KM.312); Indian States, Alwar, rupee, 1878 (KM.45), Awadh, rupee, 1842-47 (KM.336), Bikanir, rupee, 1892 (KM.72), gold fanams of Mysore and Travencore and various other silver and bronze coins. Fine - uncirculated. (36)
Estimate $160
SOLD $360
India, British, Queen Victoria, rupee 1892B, (KM.492). Attractively toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
India, George V, silver quarter rupees, 1919 (9), 1926, 1928, 1934 (6), 1936 (23), (KM.518); George VI, quarter rupee 1942 (KM.546); half rupees 1938, 1941, 1943 (2) (KM.549, 551, 552). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (45)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
India, George V, silver half rupees, 1936 (KM.522). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $160
SOLD $200
India, British and States, Straits Settlements, British Malaya and others including some hammered copper coinage and a Kashmir, Khan rupee, 1855 (KM.Y.13), Kutch, three dokda, 1936 (KM.Y.63), kori, 1936 (KM.Y.65); .999 silver ingot (100gms) of the Indian Government Mint, Bombay and Dena Bank, Bombay. Good - extremely fine. (125)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
India, a modern fantasy as a uniface strike of the reverse of a William IV, double mohur stuck in a nickel type metal (cf.KM TS2 for type). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Indonesia, iron ball money, 16-18th century, all with etched Arabic scrip, various shapes (uncertain status, but believed to be used in Borneo) (M.3986-3998, [p.474-6, World of Islam, valued at ú15 each]). Fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Israel, silver 500 pruta 1949 (2), silver five lirot 1966, minors (6); Korea, chon 1907; Latvia, silver five lati 1929; Lesotho, silver fifty licente 1966; Liberia, silver dollar 1962; Luxembourg, silver 100 francs 1964; Papua New Guinea, silver shillings 1935 (4), 1936, 1945 (2) minors (4); Romania, silver 500 lei 1941 (2), silver 10,000 lei 1946; Southern Rhodesia, silver crown 1953; Saudi Arabia, silver ryal (1954); Serbia, silver five dinara, 1904; Syria, half piatre 1921; Uganda, crown 1968; Vatican, lire 1934; Yemen, silver ryal (1963), all in 2 x 2 holders. Fine - uncirculated. (33)
Estimate $150
SOLD $280
Italy, Brindisi, Federick II, (1197-1250), silver denaro, issued in 1221, obv. around + F IMPERATOR cross in centre, rev. eagle with crown above, around REX SICIL, (Biaggi 444). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $160
SOLD $170
Italy, Milan, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, (1468-1476), silver testone, obv. bust of Sforza to right, GALEAZ M SF VICECOS DVX MLI QIT around, rev. shield, crowned helmet with griffin above, around PP ANGLE Q3 CO AC IANVE D, (Biaggi 1548). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,050
Italy, Pavia, Galeazzo II, Visconti of Milan, (1359-1378), silver pegione, (2.386 grams), obv. helmet with dragon crest, around GALEAZ VICECOMES D MEDIOLANI PP 3C, rev. St. Sirus seated facing, around S.SIRVS PAPIA, (Biaggi 1844). Fine or better and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Italy, Papal States, Pius VIII, silver scudo, 1830 B (KM. C.139). Rim nick on obverse at 4 o'clock otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $600
Italy, Umberto I, silver two lire, 1885R (KM.23). Toned, some mint bloom, a few minor surface marks, a small bump on the nose but nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $930