Numisphere Auction Catalog - Summer 2023 World Coin Auction #1 Online Auctions

Angola 1927 5 centavos UNC

Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 244)

Couple rim nicks reverse. Equivalent to the old 1 macuta denomination.

Australia 1933 silver 1 shilling F/VF RARE KEY DATE

Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 244)

Difficult to find in any condition.

Australia 1942(m) silver threepence about XF SCARCE KEY variety

Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 244)

Almost all threepences dated 1942 were struck in either Denver or San Francisco and bear D or S mintmarks. This one has no mintmark and was struck in-country (Melbourne).

Australia 1943-S silver florin toned XF/AU

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 244)

Austria 1765 silver 20 kreuzer UNC adjustment marks

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 244)

Coinage of Empress Maria Theresa. Adjustment marks look like parallel scratches but were common on 18th century silver coins.

Austria 1858 silver 1 florin F/VF

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 244)

Austria 1868 silver 20 kreuzer BU

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 244)

Austria 1881-98 kreuzer and 2 heller, 7 pieces

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 244)

1881 (x2) and 1885 kreuzer, 1893 (x2) and 1894 2 heller. Also includes Hungary 1898 2 filler (equivalent to 2 heller). Mostly decent, VF to XF, one 1881 kreuzer with rim damage.

Austria 1918 20 heller choice UNC

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 244)

Struck in iron rather than nickel during WW1.

Austria 1964 silver 25 shilling Grillparzer PROOF

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 244)

Some PVC haze which can be easily removed.

Bahamas 1970 silver PROOF set, 9 pieces

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 244)

4 large silver coins with a little less than 3 ounces of silver net. With box but no papers. Coins in nice PROOF condition.

Belgian Congo 1909 5 centimes XF

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 244)

One-year type and fairly scarce.

Belgian Congo 1910 2 centimes UNC RB

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 244)

Belgium 1870 silver 5 francs VF

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 244)

Belgium 1954 silver 50 francs (French) BU

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 244)

Belgium 1958 silver 50 francs (French) AU

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 244)

Struck in celebration of the World's Fair in Brussels. Coin alignment.

Bermuda 1972 silver 1 dollar Silver Wedding PROOF

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 244)

Crown-sized sterling silver. Loose, no box or COA.

Biafra 1969 2-1/2 shillings BU

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 244)

Biafra was a secessionist state of Nigeria that was at least partially recognized in the world community before being absorbed back into Nigeria in 1970. Both coins and notes were issued for the Republic of Biafra using the shilling/pound system.

Bonaire Island 2011 5 dollars BU

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 244)

Bonaire, together with Aruba and Curacao, make up the Dutch Windward Islands. The latter two have had their own coinage in the past, in 2011 a special series, from cent to 5 dollars, was struck in small quantities for Bonaire.

Botswana 1966 silver 50 cents choice BU

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 244)

Independence commemorative.

Brazil 1810-R silver 960 reis about XF

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 244)

Struck over a Spanish colonial 8 reales.

Brazil 1889 silver 2000 reis XF lightly cleaned

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 244)

Brazil 1908 silver 2000 reis XF

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 244)

Brazil 1913 silver 500 reis nice XF

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 244)

British West Africa 1908 1/10 penny BU

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 244)

British West Africa 1913 silver 6 pence XF

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 244)

British West Indies 1822 silver 1/8 dollar good VF

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 244)

Bulgaria 1930 silver 100 leva XF

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 244)

Burundi 2014 5 francs African Birds, 6 choice BU pieces

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 244)

Each coin featuring a different bird on the reverse with its scientific name. Lovely set, not so easy to acquire. Retail value $10-15.

Cabinda 2009 type set, 5 BU pieces

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 244)

Cabinda is a province of Angola at the mouth of the Congo River, separated from the rest of Angola geographically. In the recent past there has been a movement to secede from Angola and form a separate republic. A number of coins have been struck for the breakaway region - this set uses the old Portuguese avos/escudo system also used in colonies like Timor and Macau. 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 avos. Retail value $15-20.

Cameroon 1943 50 centimes, 2 varieties VF/XF

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 244)

One with just "Francais", the other with "Francais Libre".

Cameroon 2007 4500 CFA francs John Paul II BU

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 244)

Canada/Nova Scotia 1861 1 cent VF

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 244)

Canada 1859 large cent Wide 9 good F

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 244)

Better variety.

Canada 1897 silver 5 cents good VF

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 244)

Canada 1899 large cent VF weak reverse

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 244)

Canada 1901 silver 5 cents good VF

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 244)

Canada 1907 silver 5 cents XF dark tone

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 244)

Canada 1914 and 1915 silver 5 cents, 2 pieces

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 244)

The 1914 about XF with dark tone, the KEY DATE 1915 F/VG.

Canada 1918 silver 10 cents nice AU

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 244)

Canada 1920 silver 5 cents toned BU

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 244)

Canada 1920 silver 25 cents XF

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 244)

Canada 1930 silver 10 cents good VF

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 244)

Canada 1931 silver 10 cents XF

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 244)

Canada 1936 silver 10 cents AU

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 244)

Canada 1939 silver 10 cents lustrous AU/UNC better date

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 244)

Canada 1948 silver 10 cents XF KEY DATE

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 244)

Central African Republic 1975 100 francs XF

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 244)

Central African States 1977A 500 francs XF

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 244)

Chad 1980 100 francs BU

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 244)

One of the more difficult African countries to acquire.

Chile 1893 silver 1/2 decimo VF

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 244)

China/Szechuan c. 1900 silver 10 cents about VF

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 244)

Areas of striking weakness in the legends. SCARCE in better grades than this.

China/Kirin c. 1903 10 cash Y177.3 type about VF

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 244)

This is the most common type of Kirin 10 cash but there are many sub-varieties within Y177.3.

China/Kwangtung c. 1900 milled cash Y190 type XF ERROR mis-aligned hole

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 244)

A cash coin in the old square-holed type but struck rather than cast. These were first struck without the hole, then the hole was punched out.

China/Kiangsi c. 1902 10 cash Y153.2 type VF

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 244)

Province name spelled KIANG-SEE.

China/Hupeh c. 1902 10 cash Y120a.3a type VF details RARE

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 244)

Environmental damage. Rare off-metal strike in brass, PCGS population zero.

China/Hupeh c. 1902 10 cash Y120 types, 10 pieces VF to XF

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 244)

Ten varieties of the Y120 type of Hupeh provincial 10 cash. Variations are mainly in the dragon and the ornaments to the left and right, and also the central ornament on the Chinese side. The sub-types are Y120, Y120a.1, Y120a.2, Y120a.3, Y120a.4, Y120a.5, Y120a.6, Y120a.8, Y120a.9 and Y120a.10. All nice pieces, much better than average for these. Total retail value $100+.

China/Honan c. 1905 10 cash Y108a.1 type good VF SCARCE

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 244)

Better variety with raised yin/yang on Chinese side. Cleaned long ago and now retoned. Only a handful graded at PCGS, most at XF or below.

China/Kwangtung 1920 silver 20 cents choice toned BU

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 244)

Year 9 of the Republic.

Colombia 1934 silver 50 centavos AU

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 244)

Colombia 1948 silver 50 centavos toned AU

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 244)

This type is getting quite SCARCE these days, especially in this grade.

Comoros 1891 10 centimes VF details

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 244)

Some environmental damage. AH date 1308.

Congo/Democratic Republic 2001 5 francs World Cup 2006 BU

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 244)

Multi-color reverse featuring the host country Germany. (Italy won the Cup that year.)

Congo/Democratic Republic 2003 5 francs UEFA Euro 2004 BU

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 244)

Multi-color reverse featuring the host country Portugal. (Greece won the tournament, defeating Portugal in the final.)

Cuba 1916 silver 20 centavos toned AU better date

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 244)

SCARCE in this grade.

Cuba 1948 silver 20 centavos AU/UNC

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 244)

Cuba 1949 and 1952 silver 20 centavos, 2 AU pieces

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 244)

The 1952 coin celebrates 50 years of Independence from Spain.

Czechoslovakia 1931 silver 10 korun AU

Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 244)

Danish West Indies 1905 silver 10 cents XF

Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 244)

Denmark 1563 silver 2 skilling VG/F details light porosity

Lot #71 (Sale Order 70 of 244)

Coinage of Frederick II.

Denmark 1875 silver 2 kroner VF

Lot #72 (Sale Order 71 of 244)

Denmark 1897 silver 10 ore XF

Lot #73 (Sale Order 72 of 244)

Denmark 1964 silver 5 kroner Anne-Marie Wedding choice BU

Lot #74 (Sale Order 73 of 244)

Djibouti 1990s 1, 2 and 5 francs, 3 gem BU pieces

Lot #75 (Sale Order 74 of 244)

Another hard-to-find African country. The 1 and 2 franc pieces were released only in limited-edition sets. Retail value $20-25.

Dominican Republic 1897 silver 20 centavos good VF

Lot #76 (Sale Order 75 of 244)

Dominican Republic 1937 silver 1/2 peso VF

Lot #77 (Sale Order 76 of 244)

Dominican Republic 1955 silver peso Trujillo UNC

Lot #77a (Sale Order 77 of 244)

Struck to celebrate 25 years of Trujillo dictatorship. After Trujillo was assassinated in 1961, many were melted, so the ones remaining are somewhat scarce.

East Africa 1907 10 cents about XF

Lot #78 (Sale Order 78 of 244)

East Africa 1910 silver 50 cents VF/XF SCARCE

Lot #79 (Sale Order 79 of 244)

Ecuador 1914 silver 2 decimos nice AU

Lot #80 (Sale Order 80 of 244)

Struck in Lima, Peru.

Ecuador 1916 silver decimo choice XF

Lot #81 (Sale Order 81 of 244)

Struck at the US Mint in Philadelphia.

Egypt 1938 silver 2 piastres toned AU

Lot #82 (Sale Order 82 of 244)

El Salvador 1894 CAM silver peso lightly cleaned XF

Lot #83 (Sale Order 83 of 244)

90% silver crown.

Estonia 1922 5 marka UNC

Lot #84 (Sale Order 84 of 244)

Finland 1865-S silver 1 markka about VF

Lot #85 (Sale Order 85 of 244)

Finland 1865-S silver 2 markkaa VF

Lot #86 (Sale Order 86 of 244)

Finland 1914 silver 50 pennia lustrous UNC

Lot #87 (Sale Order 87 of 244)

Finland 1916 silver 50 pennia BU

Lot #88 (Sale Order 88 of 244)

Finland 1917 10 pennia AU/UNC RB

Lot #89 (Sale Order 89 of 244)

Finland 1960 S-J silver 1000 markkaa BU

Lot #90 (Sale Order 90 of 244)

Centennial of the markka currency system.

France/Lorraine c. 1540 silver 1/2 groschen VF

Lot #91 (Sale Order 91 of 244)

Coinage of Duke Anthony (Antoine), 1508-44.

France 1613-A double tournois F/VF

Lot #92 (Sale Order 92 of 244)

Louis XIII coinage. Dark with slightly grainy surfaces.

France 1791-A 12 deniers VG

Lot #93 (Sale Order 93 of 244)

France 1832-W silver 1/4 franc nice AU

Lot #94 (Sale Order 94 of 244)

SCARCE in this grade.

France 1838-MA silver 5 francs VF

Lot #95 (Sale Order 95 of 244)

France 1862-A 1 centime UNC BN

Lot #96 (Sale Order 96 of 244)

France 1886-A 1 centime UNC BN

Lot #97 (Sale Order 97 of 244)

France 1933 and 1934 silver 10 francs, 2 AU/UNC pieces

Lot #98 (Sale Order 98 of 244)

French Indochina 1887-A 1 cent VF

Lot #99 (Sale Order 99 of 244)

Germany/Bavaria 1732 silver 30 kreuzer VF details old scratches

Lot #100 (Sale Order 100 of 244)

Large date type. Carl Albrecht ruler.

Germany/Wurzburg c. 1780 1/2 pfenning VF details

Lot #101 (Sale Order 101 of 244)

Some environmental damage.

Germany/Prussia 1782-A silver 3 groschen XF

Lot #102 (Sale Order 102 of 244)

Off-center strike.

Germany/Prussia 1843-A silver 2-1/2 groschen F/VF

Lot #103 (Sale Order 103 of 244)

Germany/Prussia 1866-A silver groschen AU

Lot #104 (Sale Order 104 of 244)

Germany/Prussia 1866-A 3 pfenning XF

Lot #105 (Sale Order 105 of 244)

Germany/Prussia 1876-C silver 2 marks VF

Lot #106 (Sale Order 106 of 244)

Germany/Prussia 1888-A silver 2 marks XF dark tone

Lot #107 (Sale Order 107 of 244)

A one-year type due to the untimely death of Kaiser Frederick III.

Germany/Wuerttemburg 1909-F silver 3 marks XF

Lot #108 (Sale Order 108 of 244)

Lightly cleaned.

Germany/Prussia 1911-A silver 3 marks AU

Lot #109 (Sale Order 109 of 244)

Light peripheral toning.

Germany/Prussia 1913-A silver 5 marks XF

Lot #110 (Sale Order 110 of 244)

Germany/Prussia 1913-A silver 2 marks XF

Lot #111 (Sale Order 111 of 244)

25th anniversary of reign of Wilhelm II.

Germany/Coblenz 1920 10 pfennig notgeld XF

Lot #112 (Sale Order 112 of 244)

The character on obverse that looks like one of Jeff Dunham's puppets is an "eye-roller", sometimes seen on German clocks.

Germany/Weimar 1929-A silver 3 reichsmark about XF

Lot #113 (Sale Order 113 of 244)

10th Anniversary of Weimar Constitution

Germany/Weimar 1930-D silver 3 reichsmark XF/AU

Lot #114 (Sale Order 114 of 244)

Liberation of Rhineland commemorative.

Germany/Third Reich 1947-F 10 reichspfennig nice XF SCARCE

Lot #115 (Sale Order 115 of 244)

Allied Occupation coinage. Some zinc luster remaining.

Gibraltar 1810 2 quartos token F/VF

Lot #116 (Sale Order 116 of 244)

Large date type.

Great Britain c. 1551 silver shilling nice VF

Lot #117 (Sale Order 117 of 244)

Edward VI was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, half-brother to "Bloody" Mary and Elizabeth I. Unfortunately he died in 1553 at age 15. Fairly level flan with a strong portrait, quite nice for this type.

Great Britain 1787 silver shilling choice UNC

Lot #118 (Sale Order 118 of 244)

Type with hearts in Hanoverian shield.

Great Britain 1821 silver crown good VF

Lot #119 (Sale Order 119 of 244)

Couple rim nicks.

Great Britain 1853 silver shilling about F

Lot #120 (Sale Order 120 of 244)

Great Britain 1875 silver shilling good VF

Lot #121 (Sale Order 121 of 244)

Great Britain 1887 silver half crown VF

Lot #122 (Sale Order 122 of 244)

Great Britain 1887 half penny XF

Lot #123 (Sale Order 123 of 244)

Great Britain 1907 and 1920 silver 3 pence, 2 VF pieces

Lot #124 (Sale Order 124 of 244)

Great Britain 1918 silver sixpence about XF

Lot #125 (Sale Order 125 of 244)

Great Britain 1923 silver half crown F

Lot #126 (Sale Order 126 of 244)

Great Britain 1933 silver shilling good VF

Lot #127 (Sale Order 127 of 244)

Great Britain 1942 silver 2 shillings lustrous UNC

Lot #128 (Sale Order 128 of 244)

Great Britain 1985 50 new pence PROOF

Lot #129 (Sale Order 129 of 244)

Great Britain 1990 silver 5 pounds Queen Mother 90th birthday PROOF

Lot #129a (Sale Order 130 of 244)

Crown-sized in sterling silver. Box (not shown) and certificate included.

Guatemala 1894 silver 1/2 real good VF

Lot #130 (Sale Order 131 of 244)

Guatemala 1926 silver 1/4 quetzal VF

Lot #131 (Sale Order 132 of 244)

Guatemala 1953 silver 5 centavos BU

Lot #132 (Sale Order 133 of 244)

Guernesey 1830 1 double choice toned UNC

Lot #133 (Sale Order 134 of 244)

Haiti 1863 20 centimes good VF

Lot #134 (Sale Order 135 of 244)

Honduras 1855-TG 4 reales VG/F

Lot #135 (Sale Order 136 of 244)

Typical crude strike on this "provisional" coinage.

Hungary 1672 silver 6 krajczar good VF

Lot #136 (Sale Order 137 of 244)

Hungary 1848-B silver 20 krajczar nice AU/UNC

Lot #137 (Sale Order 138 of 244)

Hungary 1879 silver 1 forint about XF

Lot #138 (Sale Order 139 of 244)

Hungary 1885 silver 1 forint XF lightly cleaned

Lot #139 (Sale Order 140 of 244)

India/Mughal Empire c. 1630 1 rupee VF test marks

Lot #140 (Sale Order 141 of 244)

Coinage of Shah Jahan, the guy who built the Taj Mahal. Test punches are quite common on Mughal era rupees.

India/British 1887-B silver rupee cleaned XF

Lot #141 (Sale Order 142 of 244)

India/British 1907 silver rupee good VF

Lot #141a (Sale Order 143 of 244)

India/British 1919 silver rupee nice XF

Lot #141b (Sale Order 144 of 244)

India/British 1907-39 1/12 anna, 10 pieces VF to AU

Lot #142 (Sale Order 145 of 244)

1907, 1912, 1916, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936 and 1939. A couple with minor problems but most much better than average for this type. Retail value $20-25.

India/Travancore 1939 chukram AU

Lot #143 (Sale Order 146 of 244)

No date type, struck 1939-40.

India/British 1944 silver rupee UNC

Lot #144 (Sale Order 147 of 244)

Minted at Bombay.

Ionian Islands 1849 lepton choice XF

Lot #145 (Sale Order 148 of 244)

A group of islands to the west of mainland Greece, under British administration from 1815 until 1864. The best known of the islands is Corfu.

Ireland 1928 sixpence XF

Lot #146 (Sale Order 149 of 244)

Isle of Man 1811 penny token choice XF

Lot #147 (Sale Order 150 of 244)

KM Tn10 type. SCARCE in this grade.

Isle of Man 1830 penny token VF

Lot #148 (Sale Order 151 of 244)

KM Tn19 type, flat-top 3 in date.

Italy/Naples 1756-IA//MM 4 cavalli good VF VERY SCARCE

Lot #149 (Sale Order 152 of 244)

Cleaned long ago, mostly retoned.

Italy/Naples 1792-P tornese F

Lot #150 (Sale Order 153 of 244)

Equal to 6 cavalli.

Italy/Naples 1795-P//AP-M silver 20 grana about VF SCARCE

Lot #151 (Sale Order 154 of 244)

Italy/Naples 1796-P//RC 8 tornesi VF

Lot #152 (Sale Order 155 of 244)

Italy/Milan 1796-M silver crocione about VF VERY SCARCE

Lot #153 (Sale Order 156 of 244)

Big (41 mm) silver crown.

Italy/Naples 1798-//RC 5 tornesi VF RARE variety

Lot #154 (Sale Order 157 of 244)

Without mint mark P on obverse. CV $580 in VF.

Italy/Kingdom of Napoleon 1808-M silver 5 lire F

Lot #155 (Sale Order 158 of 244)

90% silver crown.

Italy 1882 silver 2 lire about VF

Lot #156 (Sale Order 159 of 244)

Italy 1958-65 silver 500 lire, roll of 18 pieces

Lot #157 (Sale Order 160 of 244)

A mix of standard issue (KM 98), Unification Centennial (KM 99), and Dante 700th Birthday (KM 100). Average XF/AU with a couple of UNCs. Around 5-1/2 ounces of silver net, worth about $120 at current prices.

Italy 1998 silver 10000 lire World Cup 1998 choice BU

Lot #158 (Sale Order 161 of 244)

In box (not shown) with COA. France was both home country and champion in 1998,.

Jamaica 1893 half penny VF

Lot #159 (Sale Order 162 of 244)

Japan c. 1860 silver shu XF

Lot #159a (Sale Order 163 of 244)

Before the Meiji emperor introduced Western-style milled coinage these rectangular pieces, some in silver, some in gold/silver alloy, were the standard currency of Japan. This piece is from the Kaei era and is the most common type of silver shu.

Jersey 1966 5 shillings BU

Lot #160 (Sale Order 164 of 244)

900th Anniversary of Norman Conquest.

Latvia 1922 2 santimi XF

Lot #161 (Sale Order 165 of 244)

Without mint name below ribbon (better variety).

Latvia 1939 1 santims BU RD

Lot #162 (Sale Order 166 of 244)

Lebanon 1941 2-1/2 piastres AU

Lot #163 (Sale Order 167 of 244)

Well-struck and centered for this rather crude type of emergency money.

Liechtenstein 1910 silver 1 krona AU

Lot #164 (Sale Order 168 of 244)

Lithuania 1936 silver 10 litu AU

Lot #165 (Sale Order 169 of 244)

Mexico 1795 MoFM silver 1/2 real VG/F

Lot #166 (Sale Order 170 of 244)

Mexico 1883 MoM silver 25 centavos VF

Lot #167 (Sale Order 171 of 244)

Mexico 1904 CnQ silver 20 centavos XF

Lot #168 (Sale Order 172 of 244)

Mexico/Chihuahua 1914 5 centavos nice AU/UNC

Lot #169 (Sale Order 173 of 244)

Mexico 1955 20 centavos choice BU RB

Lot #170 (Sale Order 174 of 244)

Better (KM 439) of the two 1955 varieties, tough to find in this grade.

Mexico 1955-59 silver 5 pesos, roll of 20 pieces

Lot #171 (Sale Order 175 of 244)

A mix of Hidalgo "Chico" and Carranza 5 pesos, both having the same net silver content. Average AU with a few UNCs. Silver value about $190 at current prices.

Mexico 1970 bronze World Cup medal AU/UNC

Lot #172 (Sale Order 176 of 244)

38 mm in diameter. Obverse: Goalkeeper attempting save with grandstand and name of host country MEXICO in background, date 1970 in foreground. Reverse: Aztec calendar. Some consider the Brazilian team (with Pele) that won that year the greatest ever.

Montenegro 1914 10 para UNC

Lot #173 (Sale Order 177 of 244)

Mozambique 1935 silver 5 escudos XF

Lot #174 (Sale Order 178 of 244)

Mozambique 1952 silver 20 escudos VF

Lot #175 (Sale Order 179 of 244)

Netherlands 1825-B silver 25 cents XF dark tone

Lot #176 (Sale Order 180 of 244)

Better variety with B mintmark.

Netherlands 1911 silver 25 cents XF

Lot #177 (Sale Order 181 of 244)

Better date.

Netherlands 1933 silver 2-1/2 gulden XF/AU deep hair lines SCARCE

Lot #178 (Sale Order 182 of 244)

Uncommon variety with Wilhelmina's hair more deeply engraved and legend closer to the edge.

Netherlands 1940 silver 1 gulden AU

Lot #179 (Sale Order 183 of 244)

Newfoundland 1907 silver 50 cents F+

Lot #180 (Sale Order 184 of 244)

Newfoundland 1938 silver 5 cents AU/UNC

Lot #181 (Sale Order 185 of 244)

Lustrous with peripheral toning.

New Zealand 1934 silver 1 shilling good VF

Lot #182 (Sale Order 186 of 244)

New Zealand 1943 silver half crown XF

Lot #183 (Sale Order 187 of 244)

Nicaragua 1935 silver 10 centavos good VF

Lot #184 (Sale Order 188 of 244)

Norway 1902 silver 25 ore about VF

Lot #185 (Sale Order 189 of 244)

Paraguay 1903 20 centavos choice UNC SCARCE

Lot #186 (Sale Order 190 of 244)

Tough coin to find in any grade.

Panama 1930 1/2 balboa good VF

Lot #187 (Sale Order 191 of 244)

Panama 1932 1/4 balboa about XF

Lot #188 (Sale Order 192 of 244)

Better date.

Peru 1779 LIMA MJ silver 2 reales VG

Lot #189 (Sale Order 193 of 244)

Peru 1924 silver 1 sol good VF

Lot #190 (Sale Order 194 of 244)

Peru 1928 silver 1/2 sol VF

Lot #191 (Sale Order 195 of 244)

Philippines 1921 1 centavo choice toned UNC

Lot #192 (Sale Order 196 of 244)

Portugal 1892 silver 500 reis about F

Lot #193 (Sale Order 197 of 244)

Puerto Rico 1896 silver 5 centavos toned AU

Lot #194 (Sale Order 198 of 244)

Lustrous with a few spots.

Russia 1896 silver 50 kopecks VF

Lot #195 (Sale Order 199 of 244)

Without mintmaster initials.

Russia 1898 AG silver ruble about VF

Lot #196 (Sale Order 200 of 244)

Russia 1899 silver 50 kopecks VF

Lot #197 (Sale Order 201 of 244)

Without mintmaster initials.

Russia 1899 FE silver ruble about XF

Lot #198 (Sale Order 202 of 244)

Lustrous with light toning.

Sarawak 1908-H silver 5 cents AU VERY SCARCE

Lot #199 (Sale Order 203 of 244)

Only 40,000 struck.

Scotland 1696 silver 5 shillings VG/F SCARCE

Lot #200 (Sale Order 204 of 244)

William of Orange coinage.

Slovenia 1944 silver 10 korun UNC

Lot #201 (Sale Order 205 of 244)

South Africa 1949 silver 5 shillings toned AU

Lot #202 (Sale Order 206 of 244)

South Africa 1961 silver 50 cents choice BU

Lot #203 (Sale Order 207 of 244)

Spain/Euzkadi 1937 2 pesetas XF

Lot #204 (Sale Order 208 of 244)

Spanish Civil War coinage.

Straits Settlements 1884 silver 10 cents VF

Lot #205 (Sale Order 209 of 244)

Straits Settlements 1927 silver 10 cents XF

Lot #206 (Sale Order 210 of 244)

Sweden 1885 5 ore good VF

Lot #207 (Sale Order 211 of 244)

Sweden 1898 silver 10 ore XF

Lot #208 (Sale Order 212 of 244)

Sweden 1942 silver 2 kronor XF

Lot #209 (Sale Order 213 of 244)

Switzerland/Geneva 1833 silver 1 sol lustrous UNC

Lot #210 (Sale Order 214 of 244)

Cantonal coinage.

Switzerland 1921-B silver 1/2 franc XF

Lot #211 (Sale Order 215 of 244)

Switzerland 1931-B silver 5 francs SPECIMEN RARE

Lot #212 (Sale Order 216 of 244)

Fully mirrored fields that have picked up some light scuffing over the years. A difficult date to acquire in specimen quality.

Switzerland 1940-B silver 2 francs XF

Lot #213 (Sale Order 217 of 244)

Switzerland 1958-B silver 1/2 franc choice BU

Lot #214 (Sale Order 218 of 244)

Switzerland 1980 5 francs Hodler UNC

Lot #215 (Sale Order 219 of 244)

Ferdinand Hodler (painter) commemorative.

Syria 1936 1/2 piastre and 1940 piastre, 2 XF pieces

Lot #216 (Sale Order 220 of 244)

The first in nickel-brass and the second in zinc. Syrian coins of this vintage are difficult to find in better grades. Retail value around $50.

Thailand 1964 silver 20 baht BU

Lot #217 (Sale Order 221 of 244)

Struck for the 36th birthday of King Rama IX.

Tibet 1920s-30s 1 sho, 8 pieces VF or better

Lot #218 (Sale Order 222 of 244)

Tibetan cycle dates 15-56, 15-59, 16-1, 16-2 (retrograde 2), 16-7, 16-9, 16-10 and 16-11. Y21 and Y23 types, unchecked for varieties. Retail value $30-40.

Turkey c. 1847 silver 20 kurush good VF

Lot #219 (Sale Order 223 of 244)

Silver crown of the Ottoman Empire. AH date 1255, year 8. Couple rim bruises.

Turkey c. 1894 silver kurush nice UNC

Lot #220 (Sale Order 224 of 244)

AH date 1293, year 19.

Turkey c. 1913 20 para transit token XF

Lot #221 (Sale Order 225 of 244)

These were used for passage over a bridge but also circulated as money.

Turkey c. 1915 10, 20 and 40 para, 3 pieces XF or better

Lot #222 (Sale Order 226 of 244)

Coinage from the end of the Ottoman Empire. AH dates 1327 year 6 (10 and 20 para) and year 4 (40 para).

Turkey 1973 silver 50 lira BU

Lot #223 (Sale Order 227 of 244)

50th Anniversary of the Republic.

USA 1857 Flying Eagle cent F

Lot #224 (Sale Order 228 of 244)

USA/New York 1893 Naval Review medal Eglit-221 choice AU/UNC

Lot #225 (Sale Order 229 of 244)

The naval review in New York harbor was part of the 400th Anniversary celebration of the discovery of America by Columbus. It involved the ships of many nations and included replicas of the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. This medal was struck for the occasion by the Quint company in Philadelphia in white metal (probably tin). It is 38mm in diameter and was holed at the top to be suspended from a ribbon. Obverse features a vignette of Columbus making landfall, reverse is a soldier and sailor in period uniforms with battleship and the (then fairly new) Statue of Liberty in the background.

USA 1923-S Mercury dime XF

Lot #226 (Sale Order 230 of 244)

USA 1936-S Mercury dime XF

Lot #227 (Sale Order 231 of 244)

USA/San Francisco 1939 Golden Gate Expo medal BU

Lot #228 (Sale Order 232 of 244)

USA 1940 Mercury dime AU/UNC

Lot #229 (Sale Order 233 of 244)

USA 1941 and 1947-D Washington quarters, 2 AU/BU pieces

Lot #230 (Sale Order 234 of 244)

The 1941 BU and 1947-D AU.

USA 1954-S Jefferson nickel ERROR strike choice BU

Lot #231 (Sale Order 235 of 244)

Consignor notes "partial brockage" - I have seen many brockage coins and this does not look like one. However, something has caused an occluded strike most noticeable in the lack of detail on Monticello.

Uruguay 1894 silver 50 centesimos VF

Lot #232 (Sale Order 236 of 244)

Vatican 1868-R silver 10 soldi BU

Lot #233 (Sale Order 237 of 244)

Vatican 1936 silver 5 lire toned UNC

Lot #234 (Sale Order 238 of 244)

Vatican 1942 2 lire BU

Lot #235 (Sale Order 239 of 244)

Venezuela 1935 silver 2 bolivares (10 grams) VF

Lot #236 (Sale Order 240 of 244)

Venezuela 1935 silver 5 bolivares (25 grams) nice XF

Lot #237 (Sale Order 241 of 244)

Venezuela 1945 silver 1 bolivar UNC

Lot #238 (Sale Order 242 of 244)

World balance of consignment #1, 16 pieces including silver

Lot #239 (Sale Order 243 of 244)

Lot consists of 8 silver coins as shown (the German coin has swastika on reverse) and 8 notes, all UNC or nearly so: Philippines Japanese invasion 500 pesos (x2), Cambodia 50 riels (x2), Venezuela 5 bolivares (x2), Uruguay 100 pesos and 50 new pesos. Total retail value around $40.

World balance of consignment #2, approx. 93 pieces, a few silver

Lot #240 (Sale Order 244 of 244)

Coins mainly from 1st half of 20th century, with a couple earlier and a few later. Mostly European (French, German, British, etc.) and many WW2 vintage. A handful of smaller silver coins but predominantly base metal. Some duplication but overall a reasonable mix of types. All carded and identified. Retail value $30-40.


Summer 2023 World Coin Auction #1
Coins & Currency > Numisphere > Summer 2023 World Coin Auction #1
Summer 2023 World Coin Auction #1
by Numisphere Event Begins: Monday, July 3, 12:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Sunday, July 16, 8:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Monday, July 17, 12:03 AM Eastern Our first Summer 2023 auction is the largest we have had in a while, with material from multiple consignors. A number of lots feature coins from hard-to-find countries and provinces of Africa, coins and a medal commemorating soccer championships of the past, high-value pieces from Italian States, and a nice run of silver minors from Canada. Among the more interesting individual coins are the key date 1933 Australia shilling, an Edward VI shilling from 16th century England, an 18th century crocione (large silver crown) from Milan, and an early specimen striking of Swiss 5 francs. As usual, our auctions have no buyer's premium, so enjoy! (And remember, we gladly accept consignments, so call or e-mail if you are interested in selling all or part of your collection.)