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28 September 2005
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Uninscribed issues, Bronze Stater, a contemporary forgery, head of Apollo, rev. disjointed horse, 3.40g/12h (BMC 2850; VA 1235-7; S 371); together with a fragment of a debased silver Stater (BMC 2525; VA 1235-1; S 366) and a base Quarter-Stater, Geometric type, 0.65g/2h (BMC 2748; VA 1249; S 368) [3]. Varied state (£30-40)
£30–£40
David II (1329-1371), Sterling, mm. cross, large bust, small lettering, 1.03g/4h (SCBI 35, –; B 25; S 5088). Weakly struck, nearly very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
Unit, similar, rev. horse right, six pellets on shoulder, ece below, 0.96g/2h (BMC 4445-4513; VA 762; S 445). Obverse fine, reverse very fine (£30-40)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Trial for the production of the bimetallic Two Pounds, 1994, by R. Maklouf, crowned head right, rev. man-of-war, royal mint trial above, edge grained and decus et tutamen anno regni xliv, 28mm, 12.04g/12h (cf. DNW 66, 419). Trifling bagmarks, otherwise mint state (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £160
Elizabeth II (1952-, New Penny, 1978, in bronze, on a heavy flan, edge plain, 4.42g/12h (cf. S 4237). Extremely fine and attractively toned with a hint of original colour (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
British West Africa, George VI, Trial Shillings (2), both 1952, in chromised mild steel, similar, rev. palm tree divides date, trial horizontally at right in a different position to that in the previous lot, edges plain, both 23mm, 4.96g/12h, 4.98g/12h (Vice 326; KM. TS3) [2]. First with edge damaged in an attempt to remove the coin from the die, otherwise very fine, second with light file marks on edge, good fine but dirty (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £25
Nigeria, Elizabeth II, Trial Shilling, 1962, in cupro-nickel, crowned bust right, trial vertically in field at right, rev. palm tree, trial inverted above 62 of date, security edge, 23mm (KM. TS1). Extremely fine, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £55
Miscellaneous, Flan Trials (2), in steel, crowned arms dividing Tower Mint logo and a rose, royal mint on banner below, rev. the same, edge plain, 20mm, 3.70g/12h; in bronze, similar, rev. wreath, edge plain, 26mm, 7.00g/12h [2]. First extremely fine, second with obverse partly double-struck and some surface marks, very fine, both very rare (£30-40)
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, 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...
Early Uninscribed issues, Thames and South, potin Unit, class I, head right, rev. bull left, 1.28g/3h (BMC 686; VA 129; S 63); together with fragments (2) [3]. First pitted, otherwise very fine (£30-40)
Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Chester or Shrewsbury, Ravenswert, raen [——], 0.78g/12h (N 873; S 1278). A large fragment, very fine (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £70
Eppillus, Minim, floral cross, rev. eagle flying right, eppi below, 0.15g/12h (BMC 1116; VA 420; S 102). Obverse fine, reverse better (£30-40)
Alexander III (1249-1286), Sterling, type III, ‘Dun’, Walter, walter dvn, rev. four stars of six points, 1.40g/3h (cf. SCBI 35, 109-110; B 54, fig. 119; S 5043). Cracked and with two small plugs behind head, otherwise very fine, rare (£30-40)
Miscellaneous, Size Trials (3), for the Gambia 10 Bututs (2), both 1971 type, in nickel-brass, Tower Mint logo on both sides, edges plain, both 26mm, 6.31g/12h, 6.28g/12h; another unspecified denomination, in nickel, Tower mint logo on both sides, edge plain, 23.5mm, 5.04g/12h [3]. All virtually as struck (£25-35)
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
James VI (1567-1625), Eightpenny Groat, Edinburgh, reads edinbvrg, 2.11g/12h (SCBI 35, –; B 3; S 5511). Obverse surface slightly corroded, otherwise very fine (£20-30)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Five New Pence [1968-81], a uniface striking of the rev. on a rectangular piece of scrap aluminium, 29 x 29mm, 1.48g. Virtually as made, interesting (£20-30)
Elizabeth II (1952-, Two New Pence, New Penny and New Halfpenny [1971+], a set of bronze blanks, edges plain, 7.14g, 3.55g, 1.75g [3]. As made, the second toned (£20-30)
£20–£30
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, 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)
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...
Eppillus, Unit, crescent between rosettes, rex above, calle below, rev. eagle right, epp behind, 0.83g/10h (BMC 1016; VA 415; S 99). Chipped, fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £30
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 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, 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
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