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James VI (1567-1625), Sixty Shillings, mm. thistle with stalk on obv., thistle-head (? from the Thirty Shilling mm. punch) on rev., 29.91g/12h (B 1, variety; S 5501). Good fine, the variety unusual (£450-500)
Hammer Price: £650
George II (1727-1760), Crown, 1743, roses, edge decimo septimo (ESC 124; S 3688). Obverse good very fine, reverse better, toned (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £620
Rothesay, a Peru, Ferdinand VII, 8-Reales, 1812jp, Lima, obv. countermarked rothsay cotton works · around 4/6 1820 ·, no privy punch-mark on rev., 26.57g (Manville X92, and pp.181-2, where this coin is listed in two places; D 61; ST 100). Coin fine with grey tone, countermark very fine, very rare; six recorded by Manville, two of which are in institutions (£350-450)
David I (1124-1153), One-Third Groat, class IV, mm. cross on obv. only, flat arched crown, horizontal lines for clothes, reads scoto, 0.88g/4h (Stevenson IVc(iii); B 1, fig. 710; SCBI 35, 940, same obv. die; S 5380). Very fine and very rare (£400-450)
Greenock, a Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8-Reales, 1811hj, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j · mck. & son greenock around 4/6, 26.82g (Manville 58, and p.114, item a, this coin; D 100; ST 57). Coin fine and toned, countermark about very fine, rare (£400-500)
George IV (1820-1830), Two Pounds, 1823, edge iv (S 3798). Minor scuffing, almost extremely fine (£600-700)
William II (1694-1702), Forty Shillings, 1697, edge nono (S 5682). Minor adjustment marks on forehead, very fine with light grey tone (£300-350)
William II (1694-1702), Twenty Shillings, 1695 (S 5686). Good very fine, obverse with most attractive blue tone (£350-400)
Henry V (1413-1422), Halfgroat, class B, mm. pierced cross pattée, scowling bust within tressure of ten arcs, 1.81g/11h (Harris, BNJ 67, pl.5, 65; N 1390; S 1769). Almost very fine with attractive dark tone, very rare (£500-600)
George I (1714-1727), Crown, 1720/18, roses and plumes, edge sexto (ESC 113; S 3639). Obverse edge bruise at 4 o’clock and has been cleaned, otherwise good very fine (£400-450)
Hammer Price: £600
The Imperial Bank of Persia, 5 Tomans, 1 July 1901, specimen, Nasr-ed Din at right, pencilled date 23 September 1901 in top margin, nos. D120001 and D150000 on back, perforated specimen (Pick 3). Almost uncirculated (£400-500)
James VI (1567-1625), Twenty Shillings, 1582, stop at both ends of obv. legend, two stops after dei, 15.18g/9h (cf. B1, fig. 934; cf. SCBI 35, 1242; S 5489). Nearly very fine (450-500)
Victoria (1837-1901), Sovereigns (4), shield type (2), 1862, 1863 die 10, St George type (2), 1878m, 1883m first head, Half-Sovereign, 1901 (S 3852D, 3853, 3857, 3857B, 3878); Edward VII, Sovereigns (2), 1908, 1909 (S 3969); George V, Sovereigns (2), 1913, 1926sa (S 3996, 4004); Elizabeth II, Sovereigns (3), 1957, 1967, 1968 (S 4124-5); South Africa, Republic, Quarter-Krugerrand, 1981 [13]. Victorian issues fine and better, others about extremely fine and better, last brilliant (£500-550)
Banco de ESPAñA, 1,000 Pesetas, 15 July 1907, specimen, no. 0,000,000, with nos. and handwritten date 30.10.16 in top margin and perforated cancelled at lower centre (Pick 66). Almost uncirculated (£350-400)
William and Mary (1689-1694), Forty Shillings, 1691, edge secvndo (S 5648). Adjustment marks and scratches on obverse perhaps associated with old cleaning, otherwise very fine (£300-350)
James II (1437-1460), Groat, type II, Edinburgh, mm. crown, 3.75g/9h (cf. B 33a; S 5233). Hairline striking splits at 5 and 8 o’clock, otherwise very fine (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £580
George II (1727-1760), Two-Guineas, 1738 (MCE 291; S 3667A). Obverse fine, reverse good fine (£300-400)
James VI (1567-1625), Half-Sword and Sceptre piece, 1601, mm. quatrefoil, 2.42g/6h (B 1, fig. 957; SCBI 35, 1197, same dies; S 5462). Slight trace of crease, very fine (£500-550)
Aureus, 107, Rome, laureate and draped bust right, rev. Ceres standing left, holding ears of corn and torch, 7.02g/6h (RIC 109; BMC 258; C 65; S 3087). Fine (£300-350)
David II (1329-1371), Sterling, Aberdeen, class B, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, large young bust, open a on obv., 1.13g/9h (B 9 variety; S 5122). Fine, extremely rare (£500-700)
William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1700, third bust variety, edge dvodecimo (ESC 97; S 3474). Sometime cleaned, otherwise extremely fine (£450-500)
Hammer Price: £550
Caisse Centrale de la France d’Outre Mer, 1,000 Francs, specimen, blue, phoenix rising from the flames, perforated specimen but not overstamped, nos. TD100,001 and TD600,000 in red at top (Pick 19). Extra numbers in top margin plus handwritten date of 9.10.45 and slight residue on back of one corner, otherwise almost uncirculated (£350-400)
Elephant token, elephant, rev. arms, sword in first quarter, london god preserve, 13.96g/12h (BMC 503). Good fine, patinated, rare (£300-400)
George III (1760-1820), Proof Dollar, 1804, types C/2, in silver, edge plain, 26.66g/12h (L & S 59; ESC 150). Traces of undertype in legends both sides, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck (£450-550)
Port Elizabeth Bank Ltd, Twenty Pounds, uniface proof on card, engraved by Perkins, Bacon & Co, black on white, Mercury above seated woman at upper centre, three punch-holes and august 1881 pencilled in bottom margin (Pick –). Good extremely fine (£600-800)
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), Penny, Hereford, Leofnoth, leofenod on herefo, 1.27g/12h (Freeman 67; N 827; S 1181). Somewhat crude style, very fine, extremely rare (£300-400)
James VIII (d. 1766), Pattern Guinea, 1716, a silver restrike by M. Young, laureate bust right, reads iacobvs viii, rev. cruciform shields, 6.51g/6h (S 5725). Minor marks on cheek and usual rust marks both sides, extremely fine, attractive light grey tone (£350-400)
Anne, Messenger’s badge, in silver, crowned arms and supporters, back named (N. McLeod, Crieff), 41 x 35mm (cf. SNC June 1975, 5836). Loop broken off at back, otherwise very fine and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £530
Robert III (1390-1406), Groat, Aberdeen, mm. cross pattée, neat bust with annulets in spandrels, double crescent stops, reads villa abirdene, 2.68g/3h (B 42, fig. 393; SCBI 35, 596, same dies; S 5169). Legends weak in places and some faint hairlines on bust, otherwise very fine, very rare (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £520
William III (1694-1702), Farthing, 1697 (BMC 659; S 3557). Britannia’s face weak and some minor associated pitting, otherwise almost extremely fine with attractive chocolate patina and reflective surfaces (£200-250)
James III (1460-1488), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury, 2.35g/4h (B 24; SCBI 35, 764, same obv. die; S 5280). Very fine, attractively toned (£350-400)
James III (1460-1488), Groat, Edinburgh, mm. cross fleury 2.55g/9h (B 25; SCBI 35, 765, same obv. die; S 5280). Almost very fine, portrait better (£250-300)
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Shilling, 1787, by L. Pingo, laureate and draped bust right, rev. cruciform shields with crowns in angles, semée of hearts, edge plain, 6.91g/12h (ESC 1241; Selig 1221; Eimer 85). Brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, rare (£400-500)
Mary (1542-1567), Penny, class I, mm. plain cross on obv. only, infant bust wearing arched crown, 0.74g/5h (B 3; S 5440). Obverse slightly double-struck, nearly very fine, reverse with file marks but very fine and nicely patinated, very rare (£300-350)
Harthacnut (1035-1042), Penny, in the name of Cnut, Thetford, Brunstan, brvnstan on deotf, 0.91g/12h (Carson –; SCBI Copenhagen 3798, different dies; N 799; S 1169). Cracked, very fine, grey tone, extremely rare (£200-300)
Charles I (1625-1649), Sixty Shillings, mm. b above thistle, 29.88g/6h (B 5, fig. 1005; SCBI 35, 1424-6, same dies; S 5552). Small striking split at 11 o’clock and a few minor flan flaws, adjustment marks on horse’s rump, otherwise nearly very fine (£600-800)
Charles II (1649-1685), Merk, 1673, type II, thistle below bust (Murray 20; S 5611). Obverse very fine, reverse better and attractively toned, rare in this state (£400-450)
Charles II (1649-1685), Dollar, 1682 (Murray 38; S 5618). Obverse lightly tooled in field and with some scratches, otherwise fine, reverse better, edge filed (£250-300)
John (1172-1214), Second coinage, Farthing, Dublin, Nicole, mascle with trefoil of pellets at angles, rev. nico in arms of cross, 0.37g/12h (DF 38; S 6220). Good fine and clear, very rare (£400-500)
James II (1685-1688), Sixpence, 1686 (ESC 1525; S 3412). Tiny flaw on neck and light flan flecking, otherwise extremely fine with a superb portrait (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £500
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