Catalogue
Matthew Boulton Memorial Medal, 1809, in bronze (41mm) by the Soho Mint (BHM662), obverse, inscription, "Matthew Boulton / Died August 17th 1809 / Aged 81 Years.", reverse inscription within closed wreath, "In / Memory / Of His / Obsequies / Augst 24th / 1809." Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Ralph Heaton & Sons medals, Visit of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra to Birmingham, 1874, in bronze (38mm), by Heaton & Sons (BHM2973); promotional medals in copper, bronze and cupro-nickel, one pair of the same design (30mm and 25mm), three others, all different. The first medal has several rim nicks and a spot of verdigris on reverse, one of the last three medals has rim bumps, very fine, the rest good extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
The Mint Birmingham, Specimen Piece, cent, undated, in bronze (38mm); The Mint Birmingham, W.R.P.King, undated, in silver (29mm). Uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $80
The Mint Birmingham medals, Visit of H.I.M. The Shah of Persia, 1889, in bronze (25mm) (cf. BHM3371); promotional pieces, undated, (25mm) (2, bronze with thick planchet, and cupro nickel), another identical in cupro nickel but thicker planchet, edge impressed, "Indepenoia y Libertad"; another pair in identical design but wording on reverse modified (2, nickel plated steel, and aluminium); another similar but wording on reverse altered and includes, "Formerly / Ralph / Heaton / & / Sons" (3, one bronze, two aluminium); W.R.P.King, undated, in nickel plated steel (30mm). Good very fine - uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Afghanistan, machine trial, undated, bronze (39mm) for a Kabul five rupees, obverse, crossed flags, "H.H.Abdul Rahman" above, "Ameer of Afghanistan" below, reverse, "B&C" monogram, "Sir T.Slater Pyne, C.S.I." above, "Martin & Co" below, edge milled. A few small edge bumps but very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $260
Coin equipment manufacturers, T.Pope & Co, Exhibition Palace, 1851, in bronze (22mm); D.Uhlhorn, Second Exhibition of Industry of all Nations, 1862, in bronze (21mm); Duncan, Stratton & Co, Bombay, Greenwood & Batley, Albion Works, Leeds, in bronze (2, 24mm and 16mm). First medal has small spot of verdigris, otherwise all medals with mint red, extrenely fine - nearly uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Kings Norton Metal Company Ltd, presentation medal to its employees at the commencement pf a new century, June 29th 1901, in nickel (44mm), obverse, crowned head of Queen Victoria left, with three lines of legend around, "The Work's Owe Their Origin To The Messrs. T.R. & T.A. Bayliss In The Year 1889 And Were Formed Into The / Kings Norton Metal Co Ld in 1890 This Medal Is Presented With The Firm's Compliments / To Each Of Its Employees At The Commencement Of A New Century Jume 29th 1901", above "Victoria Reg:Imp:", at the side "1837 1901", with reverse, two medallions featuring Edward VII RI and Alexandra, six-line inscription, "Medal / Struck From / Metal Manufactured / By The / Kings Norton Metal / Company Ltd." Mint bloom, good extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Coin equipment makers, and metal suppliers, Intercolonial Nickel Company, 1904, St Louis Exhibition, in nickel (34mm); British Metal Corporation, 1918-1968, in cupro nickel (37mm); Mark Engineering, uniface striking on oversized blank, undated, in bronze (32mm); W.Waller, engineer, cutting & forming tools, undated, in copper (30mm); Foyers Aluminium, Queen Victoria 60th Anniversary, 1897, in aluminium (32mm); Webster's Patent Aluminium Metals, undated, in cupro nickel (30mm); Schular Presses, undated, in cupro nickel (30mm); another, a souvenir of the machinery and engineering exhibition olympia, London, 1906, in aluminium (20mm); Kings Norton Metal Co, undated, in gilt bronze (25mm); Vaughton Brothers, medallists, undated, in cupro nickel (23mm); Sir Joseph Mason's Nickel Alloy, undated, in cupro nickel (25mm); Monometer Machinery, undated, in aluminium (26mm); E.T.Griffin & Co, undated, in bronze (25mm); Royal School of Mines Centenary, 1951 (28mm). First medal has a dig on the reverse and a scratch on obverse, the 1897 medal is very good, the second last medal has edge bumps, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Samuel Henry Hamer, 1915, tribute medal to allied armies, in bronze (26mm); another in aluminium, obverse, around edge, "Success To The Allied Armies / Whose Cause Is Just", in centre, "of / Great Britain, / Belgium, / France / and / Russia", reverse, around edge, "Lathe - Chucks For Shell - Work / 1915", in centre, "Samuel Henry Hamer / Halifax". First medal uncirculated, the second has a few tiny edge nicks otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
J.R.Gaunt & Son Ltd, advertising medal, undated, in aluminium (26mm) (2); J.R.Gaunt & Sons Ltd, one cup of tea check, halfpenny, undated, in brass (18mm); British Industries Fair 1922 promotional medal for J.R.Gaunt & Son Ltd, in aluminium (38mm) (2), obverse, J.R.Gaunt factory, reverse, list of items produced; Glasgow International Fair, 1901, in aluminium (32mm), obverse, fair building, reverse, "A Souvenir / of the / Exhibition / Made in / Aluminium". One of the 1922 medals has several spots of oxidisation, fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Taylor & Challen Ltd, minting machinery, Birmingham, featuring coining press, in bronze (37mm) (3, two types, one dated 1912, two undated); same design dated 1903 in silver (31mm) (3); another in bronze; similar in bronze undated (23mm) (5, one with plain edge, 4 with reeded edge); in bronze (19mm) (3, two different); other advertisiing medals in bronze (20mm) (4, all different); British Exhibition, Australia, 1964, in bronze (20mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
The Royal Mint, in bronze (36mm), undated (BHM4192, Eimer1989); Royal Mint Trial Die, 1957, same as previous, in cupro nickel (25mm); Royal Mint, canteen token, halfpenny, uniface, in cupro nickel (square with rounded corners 22mm). Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
The Mint Birmingham Limited, medal in silver (35mm), hallmarked edge impressed by "MB Ld", engraved on reverse, "To Commemorate / The Visit Of The / Lord Mayor / Alderman J.H.Lewis. O.B.E., J.P. / And The / Lady Mayoress / 24th March 1960". In case of issue, magnificent blue toned obverse, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Pobjoy Mint medals, National Coin Week, in cupro nickel (38mm); James A. Mackay medal, 1977, in cupro nickel (38mm); Sutton Marathon, 1984, in silver (38mm); Manx Millennium Grand Prix, 1979, in cupro nickel (27mm); Royal Silver Jubilee Priority Collectors Register, 1977, in cupro nickel (28mm); The Queen's Award for Expert Achievement, 1990, in bi-metal (25mm); promotional piece in bronze (25mm). Good extremely fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $70
SOLD $0
The British Aluminium Company Limited, 1894, in aluminium (38mm) (2), obverse, famale holding torch aloft and seated on manufacturing supplies with factory in distance; Cargan Larne Foyers Milton, 1896, medal made from first lot of British aluminium (38mm), obverse, same as previous medal; British Aluminium Co Ltd, Kinlochleven, Argullshire, 1907, in aluminium (38mm), obverse, Kinlochleven site; British Aluminium Co Ltd, Lochaber, Inverness-Shire, 1929 in aluminium (44mm), obverse, factory at Lochaber, mountains behind; Testar & Swain, Birmingham, aluminium advertising piece (26mm) undated; Alcan, five new pence token, in aluminium (23mm) undated; Alcan (U.K.) Limited, Lynemouth Works, Northumberland,(undated), in aluminium (50mm), reverse, factory site. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
The Mond Nickel Company Ltd, undated, struck from pure nickel (44mm), by PM (Percy Metcalfe), obverse, helmeted head of warrior right, holding trident, below, part of a globe featuring a deer, beaver, kangaroo and tiger, reverse, "The / Mond / Nickel / Company / Ltd / Nickel 99.9%", around rim impressed, "Struck By The Royal Mint, British Empire Exhibition, 1924." Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $40
Canada, minting and metal suppliers' medals, Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), Norval A.Parker, Master of the Mint 1959-1968, tribute medal in antique copper (40mm); RCM Winnipeg / Ottawa, undated, in nickel (35mm); Honouring 60 Years of Numismatic Excellence; commemorative dollars 1908-1968, in nickel (38mm) by Lombardo; Wellings Mint Ltd, Toronto, Christmas medal, 1969, in aluminium (39mm); Interbranch International Mint, Toronto, Torex 1977, in aluminium (31mm) (2); Canadian Reynolds Metals Company Limited (Anglo-French, obverse - reverse inscription), undated, in aluminium (38mm), by Lombardo; International Nickel Company, Paul D.Merica Laboratory, 1964, in nickel (24mm); International Nickel Company, City Hall 1964, in nickel (32mm) (2); International Nickel Company, City Hall, 1964, in nickel (32mm) (2); International Nickel Company, Winnipeg Centennial, 1974, in nickel (34mm); Aciers Atlas Steels, 50th Anniversary, 1978, in stainless steel (21mm). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Canada, 60th Anniversary Cobalt, 1963, in pure silver (40mm) struck from silver mined at Cobalt, the world's richest silver camp; Alcan, Kitimat medals, undated, in aluminium (51mm) (3, all different); Alcan Pavillon, Expo 67, in aluminium (52mm); Commemorating Mining in Development of Canada, 1967, in multi metals (36mm); H.M.C.S. Dockyard Esquimalt, Navy Day, Victoria Centennial, 1962, in aluminium (36mm); Ninth Annual Abbotsford International Air Show, 1970, in antique bronze (39mm); Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, Diamond Jubilee, 1961, in nickel (31mm); Maritime Force Pacific, Esquimalt, in aluminium (34mm); Sir William Logan, 1972, in cupro nickel (32mm); Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake Alta, 1967, in cupro nickel (31mm); modern trade dollars (2, Wainwright and Moose Jaw). Very fine - extremely fine. (14)
Estimate $120
SOLD $60
HME Mint, promotional medals, Cincinnati Group Beer, reverse, undated (5, bronze 20mm (2), aluminium 25mm (2), one in bronze with thicker planchet); others in cupro nickel (24mm) (3, Mach 76, Mach 80, Metalworking 78); another in bronze (22mm), 1965, "H.M.E." around device in centre reverse; another in bronze (25mm) (2), undated, reverse, "OF::FA.Torei"; Trial strike in cupro nickel (25mm), obverse, coining press, reverse, around edge, "Coinmaster / Cincinnati Milacron", in centre, "Trial / Strike"; HME currency converter medal in gilt covered aluminium. Very fine - good extrenely fine. (13)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Minting and mining medals, Germany, 75th Anniversary of Mining, Bergbaus, 1978, in nickel (35mm); Mexico Mint, 400th Anniversary of Foundation, 1936, in silver (38mm); Thomas de la Rue Engineering Minting Division, undated, in copper (30mm); The IMI mint, Birmingham, medal, undated, in cupro nickel (27mm); Franklin Mint, promotional medal, undated, in bronze (2, one 32mm, one 25mm); Royal Bank, Numismatic Exhibition J.D.Ferguson Collection 1963, in aluminium (32mm); FAEMA 74, in nickel plated steel (21mm). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry, centenary medal, 1895, in bronze (38mm), unit crest; Leith War Savings Committee, Victory War Savings Campaign, 1919, in cupro nickel (39mm); Britain's Hope, The Prince of Wales, patriotic medal in white metal (27mm), obverse, young Prince left, hand on anchor, reverse, ship, above, "The Wodden Walls of Old England". Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Ascession of Edward VII, 1901, Balloon School Royal Engineers, in bronze (32mm) (BHM3697) not listed in bronze, by A.Fenwick, obverse, conjoined crowned, draped busts of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra left, reverse, a dirigible flying above a town. Almost full mint red, uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
White Ribbon Army, 1879, in bronze (22mm), pierced hole at top off-centre; H.I.J.M.S. Katori, launching commemorative, 1905, in aluminium (38mm), British built; South Africa, tea, gilt bronze (28mm), obverse, arms, reverse, "Regtl No", impressed below, "77"; West Somerset Yeomanry, tribute medal of Taunton Reception Committee, in gilt bronze (26mm); H.M.C. Dockyard, Esquimalt, Navy Day, Victoria Centennial, 1962, in aluminium (36mm); French Patriotic Medal, May 1882, in bronze (22mm); Belgium medals, "On Ne Passe" medal, 1914-1918, in gilt bronze (16mm); Campaign of 1914-15 commemorative, in gilt bronze (23mm); La Ville De Mons, tribute to soldiers of 3rd Canadian Division, 1918, white metal (21mm), loop suspender (2); Peace Penny, aluminium (25mm) (2). The "On Ne Passe" medal has solder marks, the Japanese ship commemorative medal is nearly uncirculated, the rest very fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Tribute medal 1914-19, to men of 7th (Territorial) Battalion, The Black Watch, in bronze (38mm), obverse, old sailing ship on ocean between two columns, around the top, "Multi Pertransibunt Et Augebitur Scientia", at the bottom, "The Ward Academy / Anstruther", reverse, laurel wreath around inscription, "In / Memory / of the / Glorious Men & Deeds / of the / 7th (Territorial) Battn / The Black Watch / 1914-1919 / Awarded For / Distinction In / History / & / Geography", edge engraved, "Agnes.C.Masterton.1933-4." Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Bombardment of Scarborough, & Non Combatants by German Fleet, 1914, in aluminium (32mm), obverse, bombardment scene; Commemorative of the Review of Eastern Counties Volunteers at Great Yarmouth, 1862, in bronze (22mm), pierced suspension hole at top; Centenary of Trafalgar, 1905, in copper (29mm) contains copper from HMS Vitory, presented by British & Foreign Sailors Society. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
V.G.A. War Medal, 1915, in bronze (38mm), obverse, field gun left at top, "V.G.A / War Medal / 1915", laurel wreath around, reverse, plain. Edge nicks and a small spot of verdigris on obverse, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
The Regiment, 2 Southampton St, Award of Merit in bronze (38mm), unnamed; The Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards), battle honours commemorative, 1685-1935, in bronze (38mm); Visit of the Fleet, Sunderland, Sept 1874, in brass (30mm) (cf. BHM2988), around top edge mis-struck resulting in no legend on reverse. First medal has two small rim bumps and a few edge nicks, very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
The Regiment, 2 Southampton St, Army Newspaper issued medal, Award of Merit in aluminium (38mm), unnamed, obverse, unit crest; Inter Unit Athletic Competition, 1952, prize medal in silvered base metal (50mm), loop suspension, 33rd Armoured Brigade, impressed, "Winner" on reverse; Singapore Base District Championships prize medal in antique bronze (38mm), unnamed, obverse, lion left standing under palm tree with wreath around, c.post 1980; Royal Engineers Bicentenary in Gibraltar, 1972, in bronze (38mm), Royal engineer right, Gibraltar behind; Commemorative of the Review of Eastern Counties Volunteers At Great Yarmouth, 1862, in bronze (22mm), pierced suspension hole at top. Most of the silver wash missing from second medal, first medal with almost full mint bloom very fine - good extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Anzac & C.D.C No.4, Queen, in bronze (23mm), uniface, wounded soldier with rifle facing; Good Luck from Friends in Egypt, bronze (26mm), sphinx right, "Xmas Stocking" above, "1942" below; another but "Xmas Stocking / 1943" above V over Europe; Egypt 1882, in white metal (18.5mm), sphinx left, reverse, "Egypt / 1882-1889"; Royal Fleet, in bronze (26mm), uniface, Imperial crown above fouled anchor, "R / F" at sides; Royal Marines, In Memory to Occupation of Germany on May 3rd 1945, obverse Royal Marine badge, all engraved; Highland Division, in blackened bronze (30mm); Assault at Arms, 1943, in bronze (32mm), Sicily; 5th Army medal in bronze (30mm) suspension loop, commemorative of entrance of allied armies in Naples 1943; Menin Gate, Ypres, souvenir medals, 1927, in bronze, with suspension loop (2, both different) (25mm and 27mm). First medal with clipped planchet at 11 o'clock, very fine - nearly uncirculated. (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Emergency money, and money of necessity, France, Chamber of Commerce coins, Bayonne, 1917 five centimes refundable until 1922; ten centimes, 1920; Evereux, five centimes, 1921 (2), ten centimes, 1921 (2); Amiens, five centimes, 1921; La Rochelle, ten cents, 1917; Nice des Alpes Maritimes, ten centimes, 1920; Region Provencale, ten centimes, undated, five centimes, 1918, 1921; other groups, Dept of Haute Garron, Toulouse, ten centimes, 1930 (2), twenty five centimes, 1927; Dunkirk merchants, five centimes, 1922; drink tokens (6, all different); Germany, Bonn region, ten pfennig, 1917, 1918; Crefeld town, ten pfennig, 1918; Duren town, ten pfennig, 1918; Fallingbostel region, ten pfennig, 1918; Goblenz, ten pfennig, 1918; Menden town, ten pfennig, 1917; Vohwinkel community, five pfennig, 1918; Wattenscheid town, ten pfennig, 1917; Bank of Hamburg, one tenth mark, 1923. Fine - very fine. (32)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90