Auction Catalogue

9 & 10 December 2003

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1419

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10 December 2003

Hammer Price:
£65

Collegiate Institution, Liverpool [Est. 1843], a silver award medal by T. Ottley, frontal elevation of building, rev. arms, engraved (Drawing), 31mm (Taylor 141b); Chorlton Hall Academy, Manchester, c.1850, a white metal medal by T. Halliday, conjoined busts of Victoria and Albert left, rev. member of the roll of honor, etc, 61mm; Herbert Birley, Manchester Evening Schools, silver award medals (2), by A. Wyon, bust almost facing, rev. legend, named (Thomas W. Russell, 1st Year Technical Course, 1925; Cyril M. Parry, 2nd Year Commercial Course, 1932), both 38mm (cf. BDW 9, 608); other medals (7, one in silver), mostly Manchester-related [11]. About extremely fine and better, the majority in cases of issue (£80-100)