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LANCASHIRE, Warrington, Warrington [Racecourse], a uniface cast copper pass, 1761, unsigned, similar, back stamped no. 133, 35mm, 17.34g (W 1567; D & W 324/27). Very fine and very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I, a cast silver-gilt Royalist badge by T. Rawlins, bust right, rev. crowned arms within Garter, 44 x 33mm, 9.20g (MI I, 360/231; E 167b). Obverse fine, reverse very fine £300-400
Charles I (1625-1649), Ormonde Money, Halfcrown, small triangle between c-r, tall figures on rev., 14.85g/11h (Bull 7 [A8]; S 6545; DF 293; KM. 61). Die breaks on crown, very fine, toned, rare £600-800
AUSTRALIA, The London Chartered Bank of Australia, One Pound, 1 July 1874, Melbourne, uniface black and white proof on paper, notations and date at lower right (Vort-Ronald 1c). Thinning on three corners, otherwise good extremely fine, rare £600-800
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Crown, 1644, mm. rose, king’s sash tied in bow, 26.86g/10h (Besly C14; SCBI Brooker 1033-5; N 2557; S 3058). About very fine £600-800
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Crown, 1645, mm. castle, 29.04g/11h (Besly D20; SCBI Brooker 1041; N 2561; S 3062). About very fine, toned £500-700
St Paul’s Cathedral, c. 1855, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 59mm (BHM 2363; E 1505; Taylor 39i); York Cathedral, c. 1855, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 59mm (BHM 2558; E 1508; Taylor 13d); Lincoln Cathedral, c. 1855, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 59mm (BHM 2591; E 1504; Taylor 1b); Westminster Abbey, c. 1855, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 59mm (BHM 2592; E 1506; Taylor 8b); Winchester Cathedral, c. 1855, a copper medal by J. Wiener, 59mm (BHM 2593; E 1507; Taylor 11b) [5]. Very fine and better...
Hammer Price: £650
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Guinea, 1798, fifth bust (MCE 402; S 3729). Minimal haymarking, otherwise good extremely fine or better £600-800
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Penny, 1797, after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, small letters, olive sprig below, rev. Britannia seated on rock, small letters, edge plain, 28.46g/6h (BMC – [R 49 obv./R 51-2 rev.; Selig 1291 obv./1292 rev.). Usual rust marks, particularly on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, the die-pairing unpublished until 1980 £400-500
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Communion tokens (74), mostly referenced to Herdman: CHESHIRE, Birkenhead Burz. 857; CUMBERLAND, Brampton 44, Carlisle 50, Holywell 91, Maryport 156, Workington 233; Co DURHAM, Bishop Auckland Burz. 862, Sunderland/Monkwearmouth 204 (3), 205, 206 (3), 207 (5); HAMPSHIRE, Southampton 190; LANCASHIRE, Liverpool 104, 105 (4), and Burz. 4297, 4298, 4307, 4311 (2), Manchester 153 (7), 154 (3); LONDON, Belgrave 110 (2), Carlton Hill 115, 116 (3), Chelsea 111 (8),...
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Pattern Farthing, 1797, by C.H. Küchler, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 7.45g/6h (Cooke 333; BMC 1190 [KF 2]). Some verdigris spots, otherwise extremely fine, rare £400-500
17th Century Tokens, Co GALWAY, Loughrea, Henrey Bargery, Penny, 1.57g/1h (N –; BW. 614). Part flat, otherwise fine £80-100
Scotland, Charles I, Third coinage, Briot’s issue, Thirty Shillings, mm. flower on obv., thistle-head on rev., signed b both sides, 14.84g/6h (Bull 6; Murray pl.iii, 14; SCBI 35, 1427-9; B 6, fig. 1006; S 5553). Very fine £400-500
Orange Society, a silver ticket by J. Jones, equestrian figure of William III left, rev. crowned arms and supporters, edge named (540, H.H. Peard, 1832), 34mm (W 2002; D & W 172/550; cf. DNW 66, 1063). Cleaned in the past, otherwise about very fine; with clip and ring for suspension £90-120
South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1894 (Hern Z47; KM. 10.2; F 2). Better than extremely fine £600-800
DERBYSHIRE, Chesterfield, Chesterfield Race Stand, Built 1830, a silver Admission Ticket, unsigned, legend, named (No. 62, J.H. Barker), 24mm, 5.35g (W –; D & W –). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £300-400
Victoria (1837-1901), Threepence, 1853 (ESC 3384; S 3914). Almost as struck, toned, very rare £400-500
KENT, Barham, Barham Downs, New Stand, an engraved silver pass, racehorses galloping right towards winning-post, stand in background, rev. named (Sir Charles Farnaby Bart.), 34mm, 10.18g (W –; D & W –). Very fine and exceptionally rare; with ring for suspension £600-800
LANCASHIRE, Irwell, Manchester New Race Course Association, Established 1847, a uniface oval silver pass by I. Simons, legend on and within buckle, hallmarked Sheffield 1846, 49 x 39mm, 25.34g (W –; D & W –). Tiny piercing for suspension, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, of the highest rarity; in all probability the only surviving example £800-1,000
LANCASHIRE, Liverpool, Liverpool Course, a silver Subscribers Ticket, unsigned, three horses cantering past grandstand, rev. legend, named (The Earl of Sefton), 39mm, 24.04g (W –; D & W –). Very fine and extremely rare £400-600
Visit of Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, to the City of London, 1867, a copper medal by J.S. and A.B. Wyon, bust right wearing fez, rev. Londinia greets figure of Turkey, symbolic buildings behind, 76mm (W & E 1065.1; BHM 2872; E 1591). Minor surface marks, otherwise good extremely fine £400-600
LANCASHIRE, Salford, The Manchester Race Course Co Ltd, an oval silver Shareholders Ticket, unsigned, horses galloping in ornate medallions on the flat and over hurdles, arms at lower centre, back named (A. Bennett), 58 x 37mm, 25.50g (W –; D & W –). Good very fine, attractively toned, of the highest rarity; in all probability the only surviving example £800-1,000
Visit of the Shah of Persia to the City of London, 1873, a bronze medal by A.B. Wyon, bust of Nasr-Ed-Din three-quarters left, rev. Londinia standing between shields of London and Persia, St Paul’s and Tower behind, 77mm (W & E 1202.1; BHM 2951; E 1623). Some surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine; in a circular wood box £300-400
Visit of George I of Greece to London, 1880, a bronze medal by G.G. Adams, bust left, rev. Londinia welcoming Hellas, Britannia behind, 76mm (W & E 1372.1; BHM 3077; E 1668). Good extremely fine £150-200
Henry VIII (1509-1547), Third coinage, Groat, York, no mm., bust 1 (var), Roman lettering, open forks, spur from top right corner of shield (?), trefoil stops, 2.36g/2h (Whitton (a); N 1848; S 2374). Trace of double-striking, otherwise about extremely fine for issue, rare £400-500
Kings and Queens of England, 1731, copper medals (27, from the series of 34), by J. Dassier, all 41mm (excepting Cromwell, 38mm) (cf. E 1237) [27]. Many extremely fine, no duplication £200-300
AUSTRALIA, Commonwealth, One Pound, 1953-60, HA/96 67206* replacement, Coombs-Wilson signatures (R 33s; Mehilba RB 10; Pick 30a). Extremely fine £300-400
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Shilling, 1646, high-arched crown with jewelled band, rev. obs: newark, 5.09g/6h (Hird 255-8, same dies; SCBI Brooker 1225, same dies; N 2640; S 3143). Good fine or better, but pierced and plugged £500-700
Australia, George V, Penny, 1928 (KM. 23). Virtually mint state with much original colour £600-800
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Guinea, 1798, fifth bust (MCE 402; S 3729). Minimal haymarking, otherwise extremely fine or better £500-700
Hammer Price: £600
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Guinea, 1776, fourth bust (MCE 381; S 3728). Good very fine £400-500
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Guinea, 1785, fourth bust (MCE 389; S 3728). Some surface marks and hairlines, otherwise extremely fine or better with proof-like fields £500-700
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Guinea, 1798, fifth bust (MCE 402; S 3729). Extremely fine or better £600-800
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Half-Guinea, 1768, second bust (MCE 410; S 3732). Nearly extremely fine but has been gilt £500-700
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Half-Guinea, 1808, seventh bust (MCE 444; S 3737). Struck on a spread flan, good extremely fine with original brilliance £500-600
George I, Shilling, 1723 ss c, first bust (S 3647); other British silver coins, 1758-1919 (147), 1920-46 (83); together with an Investiture medal, 1911 [222]. Varied state; last cased £200-260
George VI, Coronation, 1937, a gold medal by P. Metcalfe, crowned bust left, rev. crowned bust of Queen Elizabeth left, 32mm, 22.94g (BHM 4314; E 2046). A few hairlines and surface marks, otherwise about mint state, brilliant £500-600
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Crown, 1818, edge lviii (ESC 2005; S 3787). About mint state with patchy toning £400-500
George IV, Crown, 1822 tertio, Halfcrown, 1820, Shilling, 1821, Sixpence, 1824 (S 3805, 3807, 3810, 3814) [4]. First good very fine but has been cleaned, others extremely fine or better £300-400
George III (1760-1820), New coinage, Pattern Crown, undated [1820], by G. Mills and T. Webb for J. Mudie, in silver, laureate bust right, rev. cruciform shields, lesser George in centre, national emblems in angles, edge plain, 28.06g/12h (L & S 214; ESC 2055; KM. PnB80). Minor surface marks on obverse, otherwise very fine, toned £300-400
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