Catalogue
World coins, medallions and banknotes, including Australia, halfpenny - florins, assorted dates; five dollars, 1988 (2); medallion State Savings Bank, Captain Cook, 1970, in silver; Official Bicentennial Commemorative medallion, 1988; The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, silvered bronze (51mm) edge impressed 'First Prize 'Italia' Greyhound Slut'; Canada, proof sets 1976, Montreal Olympics (3); Malaya, U.S.A., banknotes, Australia, ten shillings (R.17), one pound (R.33), ten dollars, 1988, Bicentennial (2) in folders; also dental gold. Poor - very fine. (approx 250)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
World coins, a varied assortment, mostly 1900-1960, includes New Guinea shillings (8); New Zealand florin, 1935; U.S.A., one cent, 1888, nickels, 1903, 1916S, 1924, dime, 1936; Mongolia, five mongo, 1925; coins of Palestine; various other silver coins; Australia, mint five dollars, 1988; tokens and medals and some Chinese cash and amulets. Poor - good extremely fine. (approx 300)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
World minors, many in silver includes USA (approx 40), Great Britain (includes 1886 halfcrown and 1930 florin); New Zealand (includes 1934, 1935 halfcrowns; Newfoundland silver fifty cents 1918 (good very fine), also a few banknotes. Fair - extremely fine. (approx 300)
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
World silver and bronze coins and medalets, including Australia, halfpenny - crown, assorted dates; British Virgin Islands, proof set, 1974, without case; Great Britain, Netherlands, U.S.A.; also world banknotes (30) Fiji, Indonesia, New Zealand. In a blue album. Poor - FDC. (approx 400)
Estimate $200
SOLD $360
World coins, a wide variety of countries, many silver coins, mostly pre 1950, includes ancient Roman coppers (10), also noted the following, Chile, half decimo, 1870 (KM.137.2) toned uncirculated; Egypt, ten qirsh, 1895W, 1906H, 1911H (KM.295, 309); Great Britain, shilling, 1825, 1826 (KM.694); Japan, ten sen, 1896, fifty sen, 1917 (KM.Y.23, 37.2); Netherlands, two and half gulden, 1930 (KM.165); Palestine, ten mils, 1935, 1939 (KM.4) the second nearly uncirculated; U.S.A., nickel, 1916, dime, 1854O, half dollar, 1906D, 1912S. Stored in a coin album, poor - uncirculated. (450)
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
World coins, an accumulation of base metal coins, a few older issues and includes U.S.A. mint set, 1973D in lucite holder; small world coin catalogue in Hungarian; Renniks Australian Coin Values 4th edition; numismatic price lists (2); Australian Coin Review magazines (13) July 1980 - May 1982. Poor - extremely fine. (approx 3kgs + 17 books)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
World coins, mostly twentieth century minors, noted at least four silver half crown size coins. Very good - extremely fine. (approx 4.5kgs)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
World coins, wide range of countries, 1800s - 2000s, all base metal. Poor - extremely fine. (9.9kgs)
Estimate $100
SOLD $240
World bronze coins, mostly Australian halfpennies and pennies; also Great Britain, New Zealand, U.S.A. Fair - Very fine. (10 kg)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
World coins, a huge assortment of base metal coins, mostly 1900-2000. Good - uncirculated. (10kgs)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
World coins, Europe, WWI and WWII emergency tokens and coins, a few rare. Poor - extremely fine. (approx 140)
Estimate $140
SOLD $340
World tokens, a varied assortment includes German WWI POW camps and emergency money tokens and trade tokens, Great Britain gaming counters for George III and George IIII, amusement, gas, telephone, tax and transit tokens, model coins, counterstamps and lucky charm tokens. Fine - extremely fine. (51)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Mint and bank bags, all in canvas with details stencilled in black, includes, Barclays Bank U.K.; Crompton & Evans Bank. Derby. U.K.; Bank of New Zealand; and U.S. Mint bags for nickels, cents, dimes and quarters as well as regional banks, New Jersey; Wichita and Greensburg in Kansas; California; San Angelo, Texas. Very fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Austria, Ferdinand, Coronation as King of the Romans, 1653, in silver (26mm); Franz I, Coronation, 1745, in silver (26mm); Leopold II, Coronation, 1790, in silver (25mm); Ferdinand I, Coronation as King of Lombardy-Venetia, 1838, in silver (19mm); Marie Antoinette and Louis XVII of France, marriage, 1770, in silver (25mm). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Belgium, commemorative of de Keyser's tableau of the Battle of Worringen, 1839, in bronze (68mm) by Laurent Joseph Hart (Tourneur 469; Kluysbeug 11/88; Forrer 11/433), obverse, Nicaise de Keyser bust left, reverse, achievement of arms and trophies. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
Belgium, Louis Gallait born at Tournai, Exposition medal, 1841, in bronze (66mm) by Joseph Pierre Braemt, obverse, Gallait bust left, reverse, tableau with columns beside and double headed eagle and crown above, cherubs below with feathers, laurel wreath and artist's palette with medals attached, legend in French for the town and Royal Academy of Dessin near Ghent, on tableau, abdication of Charles V, testimony of admiration, Exposition 1841 18th Salon. Very minute edge bump near 12 o'clock, good extremely fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $110
Belgium, 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 star; Germany, Masonic friendship badge in silver (36x34mm) featuring two hands shaking in a greeting and with the words 'Bauske Freiw:Feuerw' above and the all-seeing-eye above this, at the sides the date, '19 / 07'. Pin on last badge broken, good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $230
China, People's Republic, commemorating 100 years Muo Tze Tong, 1898-1998, in copper (64mm), obverse, Mao Tze Tong, reverse, Great Wall of China, edge impressed 001800. A few tone spots, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $180
SOLD $0
France, .925 fine silver jeton (40mm), Casino de Chamonix, Mont Blanc, stamped "421", fine milled edge, for 500 (francs) as a gambling chit. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $0
Germany, Von Humboldt, Alexander, c.1850, bronze (61mm, 7.5mm thick), by G. Loos. Obverse, Von Humboldt right and his birth date Sept. 14, 1769, reverse, allegorical figures. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Germany, Lusitania Medal, 5 May 1915, in iron (55mm) by Karl Goetz, British copy (cf. Kienast 156). Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Hong Kong, Great Seal Collection, five proof one ounce silver medallions and antiqued bronze title medallion, 1976, 1978, 1981 (2), 1982 (38mm) by Birmingham Mint for Gazeley Galleries. In cases of issue with certificate number 93, FDC.
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Hungary, Joseph II and Maria Theresa, 1771, in silver (26mm); Franz II, Coronation, 1792, in silver (2) (25mm and 21mm); Franz Joseph I, Coronation, 1867, in silver (24mm); Franz Joseph, 1896, in silver (16mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Israel, commemorative of Six Day War, 5-11 June 1967, in 22ct gold (9.6gms) (26mm) by The Shekel Company, Israel, obverse, helmeted head of General Moshe Dayan in front of the Western Wall, reverse, the Citadel, on both sides the date, 5-11.VI.1967. Brushmarks and a few small edge nicks, good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Roman School, 16th century, Alessandro Cesati (active 1538-1564), Dido, Queen of Carthage, North Africa, bronze medal 42mm, (47.88gms), obv. Queen Dido bust to right, legend in Greek **DIDW BASILISSA*, rev. view of Carthage, with galleys in harbour before it, to left worn trace of legend **KARCHDWN*, (Kress Collection No.368 [p.69]). All known specimens appear to be cast as is this example, original was die struck, holed, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0
Philippines, commemorative of visit of the Fra' Angelo de Mojana of Malta to the Philippines, February 1, 1979, in antique silver finish (78mm). Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Singapore, The Courage Fund, SARS, Courage Star award medal, 2003, in pure silver (54mm), edge marked 'The Courage Fund'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Singapore, The Courage Fund, SARS, Courage Medal award medal, 2003, in pure silver (44mm), edge marked 'The Courage Fund'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
South Africa, army football fob in gold (9ct, 15.3gms, 50mm x 33mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed "South African/Army Football Association/Challenge Cup/1910/J.Brown/2nd D.C.L.I.". Very fine, in fitted case of issue.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Switzerland, Basel, AE medal 37mm, 1844 by A(ntoine, Jean Francis). Bovy (1795-1877), commemorating 500 years of battle of St. Jacob 26 August 1444 after Carton of Hess in Basle; another schwyz, copper one rappen 1845, (KM.65); jeton of 1622, 29mm, obv.ALLICIT VT PERIMAT, lion and bush, rev. VIRTVS PIETAS TVTISSIMA eagle and snake; Sweden, AE medal, 33mm, by I.C.H., commemorating, Christina, Queen of Sweden, 1640 but struck in 18th century, rev. owl standing on books, probably an issue by Johann Christian Hedlinger (1691-1771).
Estimate $80
SOLD $0