Catalogue
Borneo, (Malaysia, Brunei), brass cannon money, 165mm, 440 gms, late 19th century early 20th century, with plain barrel, used for trading purposes, barter of goods, payment of fines and in engagement and wedding ceremonies (Opitz [2000 edn.] p.100 as illustrated). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $630
Brazil, Joao (John), Prince Regent (1799-1818), nine hundred and sixty reis, 1817R (KM.307.3) overstruck on a Spanish Colonial eight reales. Lightly toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Brazil, Joao (John) VI, (1818-1822), nine hundred and sixty reis, 1819R (KM.326.1) probably overstruck on a Spanish Colonial eight reales. Lightly toned, surface roughness near edge, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
British Commonwealth, British Guiana & West Indies, fourpence, 1891 (KM.26); British North Borneo, one cent, 1935H (KM.3); Canada, five cents, 1907 (KM.13); Fiji, sixpence, 1935 (KM.3); Guernsey, eight doubles, 1918H (KM.14); Hong Kong, five cents, 1900, 1900H (KM.5); Jersey, one twelfth shilling, 1894, 1913 (KM.8, 12); Mauritius, one cent, 1878, 1882H, 1896, 1897, two cents, 1877H, five cents, 1877H, 1884, half rupee, 1978 (KM.7, 8, 9, 37.1); New Zealand, halfpenny, 1953, threepence, 1939, sixpence, 1965 (KM.23.1, 7, 26.2); Straits Settlements, ten cents, 1927 (KM.29b). Some copper coins with mint red, a few Mauritius coins with edge nicks and scratches, overall very fine - proof-like uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $300
SOLD $0
British Commonwealth, a small group in better than average condition, includes Canada, 5 cents 1899 (nEF), 10 cents 1919 (unc); Strait Settlements (3) 5 cents 1899 (EF), ten cents 1926 (unc), quarter cent 1916 (BU); Mauritius one cent 1877 (EF); India, EIC, quarter rupee 1840 cont. legend (VF). Very fine - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
British Commonwealth, British Guiana, private token, one stiver, 1838 (KM.Tn1); British India, half anna, 1835 (KM.447.1); Canada, Upper Canada, penny token, 1857 (KM.Tn3); Great Britain, George II, farthing, 1754 (S.3722), George III penny, 1806 (S.3780), Queen Victoria, penny, 1851 (S.3948), token coinage, Birmingham Warehouse penny, 1814, Lancaster halfpenny, 1794, London & Middlesex farthing, 1793; Isle of Man, halfpenny, 1758, penny, 1758 (KM.6, 7). The second last coin good/very good, the rest very good - very fine with the Canada and India coins cleaned, now retoning. (11)
Estimate $120
SOLD $0
British North Borneo, half cent, 1886H (KM.1). Crimson red and brown, choice uncirculated or specimen issue.
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
British North Borneo, bronze cent, 1890H (KM.2); silver twenty five cents 1929H (KM.6); Sarawak, C.V. Brooke Rajah, silver five cents 1920H (KM.13). Nearly extremely fine - good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
British North Borneo, twenty five cents, 1929H (KM.6). Full mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
British North Borneo, 1882 - 1941, half cent - five cents, complete. Good - uncirculated. (33)
Estimate $120
SOLD $1,050
British North Borneo, Sandakan Tobacco Company Limited, proof one dollar, fifty, twenty and ten cents in bronze (Pr.64-7), also twenty cents in nickel plated zinc (P.66) not listed in Saran Singh in this metal. The last with blistered surface, otherwise good very fine, others brilliant brown and red proofs, FDC. (5)
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,600
British North Borneo, Labuk proof twenty cents in bronze (Pr.41). Red and brown subdued underlying mint bloom, nearly FDC.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
British Trade dollar, 1929B, (KM.T5). Extremely fine or better.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
British Trade dollar, 1930B, (KM.T5). Steel blue and gold tone, good extremely fine or better.
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
British Trade dollars, 1897, 1897B, 1898, 1898B, 1899B, 1900B, 1901B, C, 1902B, C, 1903B, 1903/2B, 1907B, 1908B, 1909B, 1910B, 1911B, 1912B, 1925, 1929B (KM.T5). Very good - good very fine. (20)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,150
Bulgaria, Ferdinand I, as Prince, silver five leva, 1894KB (KM.18). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Burma, Tok Coinage, Eastern Toks of the Nam region to the east of Chiengmai, and are contemporary with the Chiengmai toks in North-eastern Burma, issued (A.D. 1635-1768) continued until the 19th century, silver shell money to Tok coinage, (average 62 - 63 grams, each, 38-42mm), obv. disc of solid silver with convex lower surface stained with reddish brown application, (cf.Robinson & Shaw 4.1-3; M.2803-2805). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Burma, standard weight of the Burmese kings, the sacred "Hantha or hansa bird" issued late 18th - 19th century, weight 9.17, 14.01, 26.27, 35.13, 55, 85, 270 and 1465 grams corresponding to half, three quarters, one and a half, two, three, five, fifteen, one hundred Kyats; these are all similar varieties, (Robinson and Shaw, The Coins and Banknotes of Burma, Chapter 5, pp.31-4 [figure 12 dates 1878-1885 p.31], cf.M.2830). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $600
Canada, Queen Victoria, ten cents, 1885 (KM.3). Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Canada, dollars, 1939, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1964-1971, 1973 (KM.38, 46, 55, 58, 64.1, 70, 76.1, 78, 79, 82). In 2x2 holders, very fine - nearly uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Canada, Edward VII - Elizabeth II, 1928-1991, one cent - five dollars, assorted dates including five cents, 1902, 1912, 1913; ten cents, 1916; twenty five cents, 1906; also a group of souvenir/trade tokens; Newfoundland, fifty cents, 1900 (KM.6). Good - extrmely fine. (320)
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Canada, twenty five cents, mint sets each with thirteen millennium commemoratives, 1999, 2000, mint set, 2000; U.S.A., proof set, 1983S Olympics, mint set, 2000. The first two sets on oval display cards of issue, the rest in packets and cases of issue, uncirculated - FDC. (5 sets)
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Ceylon, local coinage, 1801-16, copper one forty eighth, one twenty fourth and one twelfth rix dollars, 1811 (KM.63, 64, 65). Fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $320
Ceylon, non local coinage, 1802-25, copper one one hundred and ninety sixth and one forty eighth rix dollars, 1802 (KM.73, 74, 75); George III, half, one and two stivers, 1815 (KM.80, 81, 82.1). Good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Ceylon, local coinage, 1801-16, silver twenty four stivers, 1808 (KM.76). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Ceylon, local coinage, 1801-16, silver forty eight stivers, 1808 (KM.77). Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $330
Ceylon, local coinage, 1801-16, silver ninety six stivers, 1808 (KM.79). With edge flaws, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Ceylon, non local coinage, 1802-25, George IV, silver rix dollar, 1821, edge plain (KM.84). Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $480
Ceylon/Sri Lanka, 1828 - 1981, half farthing, 1828, 1830 (S.3826),1839, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1847, 1851, 1852 (S.3951); three halfpence, 1834 - 1843, 1860, 1862; quarter cent, 1870, 1890, 1898, 1910 (KM.90); half cent, one cent, five cents, 1870, 1890, 1892 (KM.93); ten cents, 1892, 1893, 1894 1897, 1899, 1900 (KM.94); twenty five cents, 1892, 1893, 1895, 1899, 1900 (KM.95); fifty cents, 1892 - 1942 incomplete; five rupees, 1957 (KM.126). Good - uncirculated. (220)
Estimate $300
SOLD $850
Ceylon, coffee estate token, Carey, Strachan & Co., Union Mills, Colombo, struck in England in 1873 (Pr.14). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80