Catalogue
Spanish America, a small group of cob coins mostly, c1650-1746, including a one, two and four reales, c.Philip V, (Mexico City Mint); two reales, Mexico City Mint (c1650); one real coins Potosi Mint 1746, another undated; one holed 1700?. Fair - very good. (7)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Spanish Netherlands, Low Countries, Philip IV (1621-1665), Brabant, Brussels, silver ducaton, 1650, obv. bust right, mm face, rev. arms, (KM.72.2, van Gelder & Hoc 327.3b, D.4454). Edge cut from damage at sea, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Spanish Netherlands, Charles II, ducatone, 1673 (D.4475). With some old corrosion at 6 o'clock, otherwise good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Sri Lanka, proof five hundred rupees, 1993 (KM.154), Two Thousand Three Hundredth Anniversary of Buddhist Teachings in Sri Lanka; one thousand rupees, 1998 (KM.159), Fiftieth Anniversary of Independence; 1992 (2), Cricket World Cup. FDC. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, silver fifty cents, 1886 (KM.13). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Straits Settlements, Queen Victoria, silver fifty cents, 1896 (KM.13). Toned, nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Straits Settlements, Edward VII, bronze cent, 1908 (KM.19). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Straits Settlements, Edward VII, silver dollar, 1907H (KM.26); Thailand, Rama VI, silver baht (KM.Y.45) BE2460 (1917). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Sweden, Oscar I, silver riksdaler riksmynt, 1857ST (KM.693). Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $225
SOLD $200
Switzerland, Basel shooting taler, five francs, 1879 (Bruce X.S14). Nicely toned, underlying lustre, extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Switzerland, silver five francs, 1923B (KM.37). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $70
SOLD $110
Switzerland, commemorative silver five francs, 1944B, 500th anniversary of the Battle of St.Jacob, (KM.45); U.S.A., large copper cent 1851; silver half dollar 1954. Cent very fine, others extremely fine - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Switzerland, silver five francs, 1966B (7), 1967B (8), 1969B (KM.40) other five francs, 1980 (KM.40a.1), commemoratives five francs, 1979 Einstein (7), 1979 Einstein's Birth Centenary (7), 1980 Ferdinand Holder (KM.57, 58, 59). The 1979 issues toned, otherwise mostly uncirculated. (35)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Switzerland, one rappen - twenty rappen, 19th and 20th century issues. Stored in coin album, many early coins in better condition, mostly fine - uncirculated. (189)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Thailand, silver ring money, c.16th century, (8.95 grams and 13.65 grams), ornamented with crescent-shaped punch marks. Good very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $250
Passed in
Thailand, silver baht (1869) (KM.Y31); Russia, Nicholas I, copper kopek 1852EM (KM.C 149.1); Norway, bronze five ore 1875 (KM.349). Nearly very fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Tortola, 1805-1823, type IV countermark, silver quarter dollar or two shillings, 'Tirtola' raised in crude lettering within a shaped indent countermarked on a cut quarter segment of a Charles IV eight reales (7.28 g) (Pr.9; KM.17). Original host coin fine, countermark very fine, scarce.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Transylvania, Johann II (John Sigismund) as Prince, (1540-1571), Nagyb nya mint, silver denars, 1556 N-P (4), Resch 7, 15 (2), 17 (p. 7, Pl.2, 15). Very fine, scarce. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Romania-Transylvania, Michael Apafi (1661-1690), silver twelve groschen or zwolfer, 1673, obv. around MI.APAF-.D.G. PT.-* , bust to right with armour, wearing fur hat and sceptre over right shoulder, with his left hand on sword handle, rev. PAR REG H D ET SCG AR 1673, crown above XII and various arms with the sun and eagle left, with star and crescent over seven castles and central crown over tree roots, in the middle helmet with sword, (Resch 158 [p.169], KM. 442). Fine or better, scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Turkey, a selection of 19th century and later issues in silver (5), plated copper (24), bronze (34). Fair - extremely fine. (63)
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Tuvalu, Elizabeth II, Perth Mint, proof silver and colour one ounce one dollar, five coin set, 2005, Evolution of the Fighter Plane. In official case of issue with certificate number 327, packing box slightly squashed near one end, magnificent action images of aircraft, only 1,500 sets issued, FDC.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
U.S.A., Colonial, Connecticut cent, 1788 (Miller 14.1-L.2, see Ford, lot 493). Struck slightly off centre, old scratch dark grey brown patina, good fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
U.S.A., Washington and Independence copper, 1783; France, Louis XV billon 1742. The first damaged, very good; second good very fine. (2)
Estimate $80
SOLD $180
U.S.A., half cent, 1828 thirteen stars (GVF); one cent, 1802 (holed), 1828, 1891, 1898, 1900, 1905; three cents, 1867 (VF); dime, 1832 (holed and pitted). The first attractive chocolate brown, overall poor - good very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
U.S.A., large cents, matron head, 1822; 1834; braided hair, 1843 and 1851. The second damaged, fair - very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
U.S.A., one cent, 1836, Indian head (11), Lincoln (6) including 1909VDB (GVF); half dime, 1836; nickels, 1907 (2, one EF), 1936, 1945D; Barber dimes, 1908S, 1911 (2), 1912, 1912S, Mercury (19), Roosevelt; quarters, Washington (9); half dollars, Walking Liberty (2), 1946 Booker T Washington (EF); Peace silver dollar, 1923. Good - extremely fine. (61)
Estimate $140
SOLD $180
U.S.A, flying eagle cent 1858, shield nickel 1869, Barber dime 1902S. Fine; good extremely fine; good very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
U.S.A., small cents, Indian head, 1859, 1864, 1866, 1879, 1880 (2), 1881 (2), 1883 (3), 1884 (5); Lincoln cents, 1935S, 1943S, 1946, 1946D, 1956D (4). The last with mint red, others very good - good very fine. (24)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
U.S.A., Indian head cents, 1865, 1905; seated Liberty half dime, 1847; nickels, shield, 1867 (rays), Liberty, 1899, buffalo, 1917S, 1930S, 1936, 1937S; dimes, Barber, 1903, 1905, 1905O, 1910, 1916, Mercury, 1923S; commemorative silver half dollar, 1893 Columbian Exposition; silver dollars, Morgan, 1885, 1921 (2), Peace, 1922 (2). Fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
U.S.A., Indian head cent, 1869. Some obverse rim damage brown patina, very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100