Auction Catalogue

30 June 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British and World Coins, Tokens, Historial and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

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

Lot

№ 1638

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30 June 2004

Hammer Price:
£85

Parsons, H.A., The Rhuddlan Mint, London, nd [1947], 10pp, illustrations in text, signed by the author; Geddes, W., The Chester Mint, Liverpool, 1955, 21pp, illustrations in text; Porritt, A., Matthew Young and his Numismatic Correspondents a century and a half ago, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1967, 36pp; North, J.J., The Coinages of Edward I & II, London, 1968, 39pp, illustrations in text; Smith, R.B., The Anglo-Hanoverian Coinage, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1970, 98pp including 11 plates; Grinsell, L.V., The Bristol Mint: an historical outline, Bristol, 1972, 24pp, 4 plates; Salzman, M.G., A Handbook of Modern British Coins and their Varieties, 1797-1970, 1st edn, London, 1982, 112pp; Kraay, C.M., Greek Coinage and War, np, nd [1985], 16pp, inside front cover inscribed by Parsons, ‘This is the text of what was Colin’s last lecture before his premature death. Given me by his widow, Peggy, August 7th, 1985’; Dyer, G.P., The Royal Mint: an illustrated history, Llantrisant, 1986, dedicatory inscription from the author to Greenaway on title page; together with other books, pamphlets, etc (30), by Lawrence, Blunt, Comber, Rogers, Reece, Joan Murray, Cooper, Burnett, etc, and a large file of magazine articles on various series of coins and medals [Lot]. Publishers’ bindings (£40-60)

Provenance:
All ex libris Barry Greenaway [several previously ex libris Owen Parsons].

Peggy Kraay, †7 March 2004, aged 89