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28 September 2005
Miscellaneous, Blanks (5), all for Mexico, viz. 100 Pesos [1984-92], in aluminium-bronze, edge plain, 25mm, 11.85g (cf. KM. 493); 20 Pesos (2) [1980-4], in cupro-nickel, edges independencia y libertad, both 32mm, 14.99, 14.13g (cf. KM. 486); 50 Centavos [1970-83], in cupro-nickel, edge faintly grained, 24mm, 6.43g; 20 Centavos [1974-83], in cupro-nickel, edge plain, 19mm, 3.03g [5]. Very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £15
Miscellaneous, Royal Mint, Imperial Metal Industries and The Mint Birmingham Ltd, a series of Trials (6), based on the obv. of the Sierra Leone 10 Cents, 1964, and an enlarged version of the rev. of the Uruguay 5 Centésimos, 1960, bust of Sir Milton Margai right, royal mint trial around, revs. value in wreath, the original width of the design delineated by a linear border, all 23mm, viz. in pure nickel, z inside loop of 5 of value, edge plain, 4.95g/12h; in magnetic alloy, z inside loop of 5,...
Hammer Price: £140
Miscellaneous, Test Piece, in bronze, man seated, striking a coin, scales with coins in pans in background, bust of Ralph Heaton in medallion at right, h 1794 kn on scroll, the birmingham mint around, rev. birmingham mint products test piece in three lines, edge plain, 20mm, 4.20g/12h. Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, very rare (£25-35)
£25–£35
Miscellaneous, Trial Blank, possibly for the brass Threepence, in nickel-brass, ici above two wavy lines both sides, edge plain, 18.5mm, 2.46g/12h. Light traces of handling and one side partly toned, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity, the only specimen known to the vendor (£300-500)
Hammer Price: £250
Miscellaneous, Proving piece for Martin & Co on behalf of H.H. Abdul Rahman, Amir of Afghanistan, in copper, ornamental g&b cypher, sir t. salter pyne, c.s.i. above, martin & co below, rev. crossed flags of Great Britain and Afghanistan, h.h. abdul rahman above, ameer of afghanistan below, edge finely grained, 38.5mm, 33.56g/6h (Bullmore, SNC 1979, p.439, no. 1A). Good fine, very rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £30
Miscellaneous, Proving pieces (2), for Duncan, Stratton & Co, Bombay, in copper, G&B monogram, greenwood & batley limited albion works leeds around, revs. tiger standing left, palm tree behind, duncan, stratton & co bombay around, edges plain, 24mm, 5.62g/12h, 15mm, 1.52g/12h (Bullmore, SNC 1979, p.439, nos. 6, 8; cf. DNW 63, 1026) [2]. Extremely fine with much original colour, the smaller piece very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Miscellaneous, Proving piece for A. & H. Fratelli Rubatto, Turin, in copper, g&b monogram, greenwood & batley, limited, albion works, leeds around, rev. crowned arms of Savoy in wreath, a. & h. flli. rubatto torino around, edge plain, 26mm, 9.36g/12h (Bullmore, SNC 1979, p.440, this size not noted; cf. DNW 63, 1037). Very fine and extremely rare, the first of this size seen by the cataloguer (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Miscellaneous, Ten Tokens, 1965, in bronze, flower, r.c.m. ten tokens and date around both sides, edge plain, 19mm, 3.24g/12h; Test Tokens (2), in brass, maple leaf, ball below, test token royal canadian mint around, revs. similar, but epreuve monnaie royale canadienne around, edges plain, both 19mm, 2.58g/6h, 2.56g/6h (cf. BDW 8, 476) [3]. First extremely fine with original colour, others brilliant, all rare (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £20
Miscellaneous, Ralph Heaton & Son, Birmingham: Copper check, 1851, ralph heaton & son birmingham around general coiners, rev. crown above a counter in wreath, date below, edge plain, 23mm, 5.55g/12h (Sweeny 10; Hawkins pl.16, 2; cf. Noble II, 1153). Extremely fine, toned (£30-40)
Miscellaneous, Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham: Cupro-nickel check [1872-89], ralph heaton & sons birmingham around the mint, rev. dos centavos within wreath, heaton below wreath-ties, edge plain, 30.7mm, 9.77g/12h (Sweeny 12). Good very fine, irregularly toned (£30-40)
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham: Checks (2), in copper and nickel, arms of Birmingham, the mint birmingham around, six-pointed star punctuation, rev. ralph heaton & sons coiners around to the english and foreign governments, six-pointed star punctuation, edges plain, both 25mm, 5.49g/12h, 6.34g/12h (Sweeny 19, 20; Hawkins p.278; cf. BDW 6, 1012; cf. Noble II, 1157) [2]. First good very fine, second about very fine and with rim nicks (£15-25)
Hammer Price: £10
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham: Specimen Piece, in copper, c. 1870, arms of Birmingham, the mint birmingham around, pellet stop punctuation, rev. cent in wreath, specimen piece above, edge plain, 38mm, 26.82g/12h (Sweeny 21; cf. BDW 6, 1013; cf. Noble II, 1156). Brilliant and as struck, attractively toned, rare (£100-150)
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham: Specimen Piece, in nickel-silver, c. 1870, obv. blank, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 38mm, 30.53g (Sweeny 22). Streaky toning, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £60
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham Ltd: Checks (3), in nickel, aluminium and copper, artisan and female artist flanking city arms, the mint, birmingham limited around, revs. coiner to the english & foreign governments around formerly ralph heaton & sons, edges plain, all 25.5mm, 5.63g/12h, 1.68g/12h, 5.57g/12h (Sweeny 24, 25, 26; cf. BDW 6, 1013a) [3]. Copper extremely fine with much original colour, others fine (£20-30)
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham Ltd: Checks (4), similar, revs. manufacturers of non-ferrous alloys around in sheets strip wire blanks tubes stampings, etc and coinage, in nickel, edge plain, 25.5mm, 5.29g/6h (Sweeny 28); cupro-nickel (2), edge indepencia y libertad, 25.5mm, 8.22g/12h (Sweeny –), edge plain, 25.5mm, 9.24g/12h (Sweeny 31); aluminium, edge coarsely grained, 25.5mm, 6.22g/12h (Sweeny 32) [4]. Extremely fine and better, an attractive group (£40-60)
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham Ltd: Checks (2), in aluminium, similar, rev. manufacturers of non-ferrous alloys around in sheets strip tube water fittings blanks and coinage., edge finely grained, 26mm, 6.24g/12h (Sweeny –); in nickel-brass, similar, rev. manufacturers of non-ferrous alloys around 20th century coins, edge finely grained, 26mm, 5.77g/12h (Sweeny 36 var) [2]. First practically as struck, second extremely fine, both rare (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £35
Miscellaneous, The Mint, Birmingham Ltd: Silver check, bust of Ray King right, the mint birmingham limited birmingham. england. around, rev. supplier of coinage & coinage blanks around managing director w.r.p. king, h below, edge plain, 29.5mm, 12.17g/12h (Sweeny 60; cf. DNW 53, 911). Minor handling marks on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck (£15-25)
Miscellaneous, Kings Norton Metal Co Ltd, Birmingham: Metal samples (5), signed j.h. on both sides, helmeted head of Athena left, kings norton metal co. ld. birm· around, rev. St George on rearing horse left, ‘Chinese’ scroll pattern border, edges plain, all 25mm, in copper, 4.92g/12h; bright brass, 4.95g/12h; dull brass, 5.64g/12h; cupro-nickel, 5.92g/12h; aluminium, 1.80g/12h [5]. Extremely fine, a rare group (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £45
Miscellaneous, Imperial Metal Industries Ltd, Birmingham: Checks (2), in cupro-nickel, IMI logo, imperial metal industries limited above, birmingham below, rev. lion’s head left, struck at the imi kynoch mint around, edge plain, 33mm, 16.83g/12h; in copper, IMI logo above for coins, coin-blanks, tokens & medallions the imi kynoch mint po box 216 kynoch works, birmingham b6 7ba. telephone: 021-356 4848 telex: 336771 kynoch b’ham, rev. lion rampant to right, struck at above the imi kynoch mint...
Hammer Price: £25
Miscellaneous, IMI Birmingham Mint Ltd: Bi-metallic check, 1996, aluminium-brass inner and cupro-nickel outer, man seated, striking a coin, scales with coins in pans in background, bust of Ralph Heaton in medallion at right, h 1794 kn on scroll, imi birmingham mint ltd. around, date below, rev. similar, edge plain, 30.5mm, 9.80g/12h. Practically as struck (£10-20)
£10–£20
Miscellaneous, Sir Josiah Mason, Birmingham: Cupro-nickel checks (2) [c. 1875], mermaid, revs. specimen of alloy for coinage around made from sir j. mason’s nickel, edges plain, both 26mm, thick flan, 7.74g/12h, thin flan, 5.83g/12h; H.B. Sale Ltd, Birmingham: Brass spinner, h.b. sale ltd b’ham for service & skill dies, tools, moulds, engraving, presswork etc in eight lines, rev. arrow dividing you pay, edge plain, 30mm, 9.71g/5h [3]. First extremely fine, others very fine, the Mason pieces v...
Miscellaneous, Taylor & Challen Ltd, Birmingham: Checks (4), viz. 1903 (2), in plated copper and copper, coining press labelled 563, coining press above, revs. minting machinery taylor & challen ld birmingham england in five lines above date, edges plain, both 31.5mm, 11.94g/12h, 11.75g/12h; 1912, in brass, side view of coining press, rolling machine at left, blanking and marking machines at right, · coining · machinery · above, rolling 1 ton per day at left, blanking 200 per min, marking 600...
Elizabeth II (1952-, Taylor & Challen Ltd, Birmingham: Checks (9), viz. in light bronze, coining press, minting machinery around, revs. engineers taylor & challen ld birmingham in six lines, edge coarsely grained, 38mm, 19.73g/12h (cf. DNW 54, 450; cf. Noble II, 1161), in brass, similar, different dies, edge plain, 37.5mm, 19.51g/12h; in light bronze, similar, rev. taylor & challen ld engineers birmingham in six lines, edge grained, 24mm, 6.18g/12h (cf. BDW 6, 1014); in brass, similar, differ...
Hammer Price: £40
Miscellaneous, Horden, Mason & Edwards, Birmingham: Checks (4), viz. in bronze, Coinmaster press, h m e above, birmingham below, rev. if a cincinnati salesman can’t match this coin he’ll buy you a beer, edge plain, 20.5mm, 4.58g/6h; in cupro-nickel, Coinmaster press, h·m·e· coinmaster above, 1965 below, wreaths at sides, rev. h m e in angles of a press crankshaft, same legends around, edge grained, 23mm, 5.04g/12h; in nickel-brass, cincinnati group of companies around olympia 1968, rev. if a...
£60–£80
Miscellaneous, Maudslay Sons & Field, London: Copper check, 1852, symmetrical pattern of arabesques, maudslay sons & field around, rev. similar pattern, engineers london and date around, edge plain, 20.5mm, 5.02g/9h (Hawkins p.841, no.4; cf. Noble II, 1151); L. Schuler, London: Copper check, 1906, a souvenir of the machinery and engineering exhibition olympia around london and date, rev. stamped on a schuler compensating press around l. schuler 138 southwark st. london s·e·, edge plain, 20mm,...
Miscellaneous, Thomas de la Rue Engineering Ltd, London: Bronze check, 1962, bust of Thomas de la Rue left, thomas de la rue engineering ltd around, rev. head of African elephant, nigerian trade fair and date around, edge plain, 31mm, 11.82g/12h; uniface checks (2), in brass and white metal alloy, similar bust, thomas de la rue + minting division + around, edges plain, both 23.2mm, 4.78g, 3.79g [3]. Last fine, others very fine, all very rare (£50-70)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Royal Mint, Tower Hill, uniface Canteen token for a Halfpenny, in cupro-nickel, value, rev. royal mint above, canteen below, edge plain, 21mm, 6.14g (cf. Noble II, 1162); Llantrisant, laminated violet coloured paper tokens (3), for Five Pence (legends in blue) no.07377, Two Pence (legends in black), no.06719, Penny (legends in red), no.06342, all with legend on the back this token will be accepted as payment or part payment for articles purchased within the royal mint onl...
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