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Fri, Dec 3, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 222

Exonumia and Coins, Mostly British

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

1696 William III silver crown; "1780" Austrian Maria Theresa Taler, restrike; 1951 Festival of Britain crown; five British 1953 uncirculated Mint sets; 13 British Coronation crowns, Elizabeth II, five shillings; over 85 British large pennies, majority George V and VI types, many dated 1948; over 60 British half pennies, most George VI type; Morgan Dollar with engraved "Annie" at date position; 1919 British half crown with engraved "15/12/25"; 1893 British silver four pence; 1953 Spanish 2-1/2 peseta with accompanying note (possibly hand of artist James McBey) "...found on root of tree beneath which I was sketching, on avenue to Malabata, just over railway crossing. 2 October 1958"; bracelet with nine engraved love tokens, host coins United States seated liberty dimes

Provenance: Estate of the Artists James McBey and Marguerite McBey, London, England; by descent in family

Condition

William III crown considerable wear; Festival of Britain crown some haziness and distressed box; Mint sets and Coronation crowns UNC as issued; bronze coins circulated with occasional corrosion, 1948 large pennies tending to be higher grade than others; "Annie" Morgan Dollar with solder points on reverse (possible former pinback "badge"); engraved half crown holed

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