Auction Catalogue

13 May 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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Lot

№ 1288

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13 May 2015

Hammer Price:
£140

William III, Crown, 1695, the centre hollowed out and fashioned into a cigarette lighter; FRANCE, Third Republic, 5 Francs, 1873a, the centre hollowed out and fashioned with a blade and a miniature pair of scissors [2]. In excellent condition for such unusual ephemera, especially the first £100-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Engraved Coins formed by the late Richard Law.

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Provenance: First bt P. Dawson February 2004; second bt in Wakefield January 2010