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Lot 242
Quantity Of Star Wars Figures and Other Items, circa 2000-2007 15 x carded figures, including 3 x The Saga Collection, Power of the Jedi, 2 x Revenge of the Sith, 2 x A new Hope with coin, 3 x Attack of the Clones, Expanded Universe, 3 signature series with coins,plus Ultimate Galactic hunt set, Attackti battle figure game, unlicensed figure set and a set of four Transformers ,all in mint condition, boxes/blister packs very good to excellent (19 items)
Lot 323
Miscellaneous silver and other effects, to include a collection of coins, a Churchill crown, two shilling piece, ten pence, a one penny from 1907, and a one penny from 1919, a silver coin frame, a gold coloured signet ring set with moonstone, and a small silver trinket box, with mother of pearl top.
Lot 604
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NORWEGIAN MOUNTED BURR-WOOD FLASK with a screw cover & "spike" stopper, secured by a chain, initialled "HGS" on one side and "1823" on the other, with a coin foot, stamped only "13 1/4", no maker's mark or town mark, together with another Scandinavian burr-wood flask & stopper; the latter 4" (10 cms) high (2)
Lot 9
A COLLECTION OF COSTUME JEWELLERY to include clip on earrings, white metal bangles and bracelets, brooches, compacts, Grosse designer clip on earrings, a 1921 American one dollar reproduction coin pill box and a part Birmingham silver mounted brush set to include a small hand held mirror and brush metal mounts etc. (a quantity)
Lot 63
British Coins, William and Mary, copper farthing, 1694, conjoined laur. busts r., rev. Britannia std. l., with shield and spear (S.3453), the obverse with 20-30% original mint lustre and very well struck, certified and graded by PCGS as Mint State 64+ Brown A spectacular coin, the finest the cataloguer has seen in 40 years, and probably the same coin he sold in the mid-1970s.
Lot 305
World Coins, Switzerland, Chur abbey, Joseph Benedict von Rost (bishop 1728-1754), 8 ducats, 1747, cloaked bust r., rev. ornate central shield of arms surmounted by mitre, wt. 27.54gms. (Fr.218), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 60, highly lustrous and well detailed, very rare (R5) and the only year of issue for this elegant type coin Chur in eastern Switzerland, now the capital of canton Graubunden, has existed since Roman times and has been the seat of dozens of Catholic bishops since the early Middle Ages. It is believed that the first bishop was in fact Saint Lucius, an obscure king of England who died at Chur about the year AD 176. Over time, the bishops acquired considerable temporal or civic power until the town became part of the Holy Roman Empire, and by the 12th century its bishops were selected in turn by either the emperor or the pope. Chur remains a diocese to this day, overseen by a bishop.
Lot 168
British Coins, George V, sixpence, 1911: lead impression from an obverse matrix, before hardening for use, the coinage bust l., with full legend, on a wide (33.26mm.) and thick (4.60mm.) planchet, extremely fine *ex Colin Mackennal Kraay Collection and Baldwin’s vault ‘From the first matrix of 31 January 1911 two punches were made but it was found that the dies sunk from these punches did not coin well. A new matrix was accordingly made with a flatter table and with the King’s neck modified after the style of the halfcrown. This second matrix was finished on 28 February 1911 and punches from it were completed on 8th and 10th March. Since the lead impression shows the altered neck, it cannot be from the first matrix. Nor, unfortunately, do its striations match those of the second matrix, but this nevertheless remains the most likely source for the impression. Subsequent treatment of the matrix, which remained in use for several years, may well have changed its pattern of striations, though this cannot now be established with certainty since the punches of 8 and 10 March have not survived.’
Lot 194
Scottish Coins, James VIII, The Old Pretender, ‘pattern’ guinea struck in gold, 1716 (1828), draped bare head r., rev. cruciform shields with sceptres in angles, plain edge (S.5726), certified and graded by NGC as Mint State 65, noted on grading insert as the restrike by Matthew Young; a beautiful coin gleaming with 19th century lustre, crisply struck just slightly off-centre, sharp toothed rim on each side, die-pitting evident, very rare in this metal Dies by Norbert Roettier, engraved some time during late 1715 to 1716 after the son of the abdicated English king James II completed a second invasion of Scotland which ultimately ended in a frustrating defeat, after which he gained the nickname The Old Pretender. No piece in any metal has been found definitively dating to the origins of the dies, which were obtained circa 1828 by Matthew Young. An extraordinary coin!
Lot 112
George IV, proof sovereign, 1826, bare head l., rev. crowned shield of arms (S.3801; W&R.237), certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 65 Deep Cameo, a gorgeous example, virtually as struck 193 years ago, the heavy frosted effect complete on both sides, including the royal shield, all letters and digits of the legends and date; in short, a coin having wonderful eye-appeal As issued in the proof sets.
Lot 69
British Coins, Anne, five guineas, 1703, SECVNDO, VIGO, dr. bust l., rev. crowned cruciform shields, rose in centre, sceptres in angles (S.3561; cf. Schneider 523: on this specimen the hallmark is higher and closer to the queen’s shoulder), certified and graded by PCGS as Mint State 62, some light marks on bust prevents this from grading 63-64, the queen’s portrait boldly detailed and superbly centred (note the placement of the hallmark), the royal shield similarly sharp and centred, much lustre remaining, surfaces showing light abrasions in the soft gold but no damage; in all, one of the finest surviving examples of this great rarity, a spectacular mint state example Curiously, three variant positions of the hallmark are now known to exist, of which the variety seen on the present specimen appears to be the rarest. As the coin was struck in extremely limited numbers, according to all historical accounts, this represents quite an opportunity for research to explain how three obverse dies were created. The most recent history of the Royal Mint, edited by C. E. Challis, underscores the mint’s considerable need for gold specie at this time. Just as Anne assumed the throne, the War of Spanish Succession broke out, in 1702; it was a battle for dominance in much of Europe between two sets of allies (and old enemies), England and the Dutch Republic, against the hated French and the Bourbon Spanish. Hard money ruled the day, not credit nor good will. The vigours of war were upon the British just as the coffers of the Bank of England suffered from a lack of gold. Fate, however, was about to intervene in a battle which no one could have predicted to become memorable. The result was more patriotically stimulating than financially helpful, yet its influence was considerable. The action commenced when a fleet of Anglo-Dutch warships tried to seize Cadiz in mid-September 1702, but the attempt was a failure. The commander of the fleet, Admiral Sir George Rooke, had just turned in disgust to begin his homeward journey when he was informed by spies that a Spanish treasure fleet was known to have recently anchored at Vigo Bay on the northwest shore of Spain. Rooke’s warships turned about quickly. What was at hand, he had learned quite unexpectedly, was an armada of Spanish ships carrying gold and silver specie mined in colonial Mexico. Spies informed Rooke that the fleet had sailed from Veracruz protected by a French squadron of fifteen warships, and that three galleons were loaded with silver and gold. Frigates and support ships added up to what must surely have seemed a daunting fleet of 56 vessels, many carrying merchandise intended for sale in Spain – all of them now moored in Vigo Bay. Eager for booty, Rooke did not hesitate to engage the enemy. A furious naval battle was fought on 23 October and the victory this time was England’s despite a forbidding boom consisting of heavy chain and timber that stretched across the entrance to the bay, as well as a battery of cannons, meant to block and defeat any attack. But the allies’ men o’ war crashed through the boom with little difficulty. To stall the advance, the Spanish even set fire to one of their own vessels, alongside the Dutch admiral’s flagship, intending to burn the Dutch ship. The Spanish ship, however, was loaded with snuff from the Indies, and it blew up! Rooke’s engagement was successful. The Spaniards’ cannons were overcome. The boom intended to block passage to the harbour was broken through. With all resistance gone, the Anglo-Dutch warships sailed right towards the docked Spanish ships, easily destroying or capturing the remaining enemy ships. In a day and a half, the Battle of Vigo Bay had been won, and the booty was ready to be seized. It was a tremendous victory! Jubilation reigned until the English discovered that most of the ships’ holds were nearly empty, that the treasure from the New World mines had been unloaded and carted away before they arrived at Vigo. Nevertheless, winning the battle was a significant moment in the war and what remained of the specie was taken and delivered to the Royal Mint. Although it fell far short of expectations, and was not in the form of New World cobs, most of the booty was a hefty 4,500 pounds of silver that had been ornaments and ‘plate’ belonging to the Spanish and French officers. Challis notes, as have previous chroniclers, that the gold specie weighed just 7 pounds, 8 ounces. It has long been believed that, from this small amount, all British gold coins given the boasting hallmark VIGO were minted: a mere handful of the large 5-guineas, it is said, as well as a small number of the two other denominations, guineas and half-guineas. The coins’ celebrity has only intensified through the centuries. Just as they were about to be minted, however, Queen Anne issued a royal warrant authorising their creation in which she poignantly stated that the VIGO hallmark would be applied to the coins so as to ‘Continue to Posterity the Remembrance of that Glorious Action’ at Vigo Bay. And, indeed, Anne’s Vigo coinage remains some of the most desirable of all British coins.The finest graded
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