Numisphere Auction Catalog - Summer 2022 World Coin Auction #2 Online Auctions

Albania 1926 1/2 lek UNC

Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 168)

Hercules and the lion.

Australia 1939-43 sterlimg silver sixpence, 5 avg circ pieces

Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 168)

Including WW2 pieces struck at Denver and San Francisco.

Australia 1945-52 silver sixpence, 6 pieces VF to AU

Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 168)

50% silver except for 1945 which is sterling. Includes better datres 1948 and 1952.

Australia 1948 silver shilling lustrous AU/UNC

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 168)

Bahamas 1971 silver 2 dollars PROOF

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 168)

Belgium/Liege 1752 liard VF

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 168)

Independent city coinage.

Belgium 1951 silver 20 francs Flemish AU

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 168)

Belgium 1954 silver 100 francs French XF

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 168)

Brazil 1972 silver 20 cruzeiros BU

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 168)

British Virgin Islands 1974 silver 1 dollar PROOF

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 168)

British West Africa 1933 1 penny XF

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 168)

Canada 1918 silver 50 cents aF/VF

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 168)

Canada George VI silver 25 cents, roll of 40 pieces

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 168)

Good mix of dates. Average VF with several better.

Cape Verde 1982 20 escudos choice BU

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 168)

Honoring Domingos Ramos, a hero of the struggle for independence (from Portugal) in Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) and Cape Verde.

Ceylon 1815 1/2 stiver UNC BN

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 168)

VERY SCARCE in this grade. A couple of minor nicks and the third digit of the date weakly struck. Very glossy surfaces. Popular type with elephant on the reverse.

Ceylon 1910 5 cents F/VF

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 168)

Two-year type, not easy to find these days.

Ceylon 1925 silver 10 cents lustrous toned UNC

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 168)

China/Chihli c. 1800 cash F KM 466

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 168)

Emperor Chia-ch'ing, Paoting miont.

China/Hunan c. 1860 cash F+ C 12-4

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 168)

Emperor Hsien-feng, Changsha mint.

China/Hunan c. 1902 10 cash Y 112.11 type nice AU

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 168)

CL-HUN.13. Without dot between Manchu characters in center,

China/Hunan 1906 10 cash Y 10h.4 type choice AU

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 168)

CL-HUN.49. An AU55 brought over $150 in a May Hong Kong auction.

China/Shantung 1906 10 cash Y 10s.2 type VERY SCARCE

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 168)

Variety with large-forehead dragon. Only a handful graded at PCGS, (none higher than XF), seldom seen at auction.

China/Empire 1907 20 cash Y 11.2 type VF ERROR off-center

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 168)

Struck about 10% off-center

China/Empire 1909 10 cash Y 20 type AU

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 168)

Coin of the last Qing emperor.

China/Hunan 1915 10 cash Y 401.1 type VF SCARCE

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 168)

In 1915 Yuan Shi-kai (of "fatman" dollar fame) tried to reinstitute the monarchy and declared himself emperor, taking the title Hung Shuan. This did not go over well and he was forced to abdicate and died shortly thereafter. A small number of coins were issued with the legend "First Year of Hung Shuan", this is one of them.

Costa Rica 1923 silver 1 colon counterstamp on 50 centavos.

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 168)

Counterstamp XF on F/VF host coin.

Danish West Indies 1862 silver 10 cents XF

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 168)

Slightly better of the two dates for this type.

Denmark 1874 silver 10 ore good VF

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 168)

Ecuador 1834 GJ silver 1 real about VF SCARCE

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 168)

Essequibo and Demerary 1835 silver 1/8 guilder about VF SCARCE overdate

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 168)

1835/3/2 overdate.

Ethiopia silver 1 gersh XF

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 168)

Ethiopia 1/32 birr XF details environmental damage

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 168)

Fiji 1969 1 dollar PROOF

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 168)

Fiji 1936 1 penny BU

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 168)

Struck in the name of soon-to-abdicate Edward VIII.

Finland 1911 1 penni and 5 pennia, 2 XF pieces

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 168)

Retail value $25-30.

France/Aquitaine c. 1330 billon denier with leopard VF SCARCE

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 168)

Coinage of Edward III.

France Aquitaine c. 1360 silver 1/2 gros Black Prince F/VF

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 168)

Edward of Woodstock was the first son of Edward III and commonly known as the "Black Prince". He was perhaps the most celebrated commander of armies in the Hundred Years War between England and France. This coin was issued when Aquitaine was a duchy under the rule of England.

France 1781 liard F

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 168)

Louis XVI.

France 1855-B ten centimes choice XF

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 168)

France 1929-39 silver 10 francs roll of 20 pieces

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 168)

All dates represented except the rare 1937 and 1939. Average condition about XF. Silver value around $90 at current prices.

Germany/Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel 1747 1-1/2 pfennig VF SCARCE

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 168)

Karl I ruler.

Germany/Wurzburg 1761 billon 3 heller VF uniface SCARCE

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 168)

Germany/Anhalt-Zerbst 1766 1 pfenning good VF SCARCE

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 168)

Frederich August ruler. Coins of Anhalt-Zerbst are very hard to find.

Germany/Berg 1803-R 1/2 stuber F/VF

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 168)

Germany/Westphalia 1809-C 5 centimes F

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 168)

Hieronymus (Jerome) Napoleon ruler.

Germany/Baden 1816 silver 6 kreuzer F repaired

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 168)

Partial hole plugged reverse.

Germany/Hannover 1840-S silver 1/6 thaler good VF SCARCE

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 168)

Ernst August ruler.

Germany/Bavaria 1845 silver 1/2 gulden VF/XF cleaned

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 168)

Ludwig I ruler.

Germany/Bavaria 1849 1 heller nice XF

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 168)

Germany/Frankfurt 1860 silver 1 thaler good VF

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 168)

Free city coinage.

Germany/Bremen 1861 2-1/2 schwaren XF

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 168)

Germany/Empire 1914-G silver 1 mark nice AU

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 168)

Germany/Third Reich 1935-A 5 reichsmark Potsdam Church about XF

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 168)

Great Britain 1562 silver sixpence choice VF

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 168)

VERY SCARCE in this grade, with strong portrait and full legends. Minimal waviness in planchet. Coins of Elizabeth I have always been popular and this one is sure to please the discerning collector.

Great Britain c. 1644 silver shilling about F

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 168)

There are many varieties of these undated Charles I shillings and as these are usually found worn and clipped it is hard to identify the exact variety.

Great Britain 1687 silver 3 pence F/VF cleaned

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 168)

James II, last of the Stuarts who tried to re-establish Catholicism and was deposed in the Glorious Revolution.

Great Britain 1696 silver shilling VG

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 168)

William II coinage.

Great Britain 1745 1/2 penny nice XF

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 168)

VERY SCARCE in this grade.

Great Britain 1855 silver maundy penny XF

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 168)

Great Britain 1873 silver 3 pence good VF

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 168)

Great Britain 1887 silver shilling AU/UNC

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 168)

Jubilee issue.

Great Britain 1889 and 1914 sterling 1/2 crowns, 2 F pieces

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 168)

Great Britain 1923 silver 3 pence choice BU prooflike SCARCE

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 168)

Only 1400 struck in Maundy sets.

Great Britain 1936 silver 1/2 crown AU

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 168)

Great Britain 1962 and 1965 1/2 crowns, 2 choice BU pieces

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 168)

Greece 1833 silver 1/4 drachma XF SCARCE

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 168)

King Othon. Hard to find in any grade.

Greece 1963 silver 30 drachmai choice BU

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 168)

"Five Kings"

Greenland 1944-GS 5 kroner BU SCARCE

Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 168)

Struck at the US Mint in Philadelphia for use by American servicemen stationed in Greenland in WW2. 5 kroner was about equivalent to 1 US dollar.

Guadeloupe 1903 1 franc about XF

Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 168)

The better of the two dates for this type.

Guernesey 1864-89 4 doubles, 3 F/VF pieces

Lot #71 (Sale Order 70 of 168)

Haiti 1881 2 centimes VF

Lot #72 (Sale Order 71 of 168)

Haiti 1908 50 centimes Nord-Alexis about XF

Lot #73 (Sale Order 72 of 168)

The better of the two dates. Struck in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Hawaii 1883 silver dime AU lightly cleaned

Lot #74 (Sale Order 73 of 168)

Honduras 1951 and 1953 silver minors, 2 VF/XF pieces

Lot #75 (Sale Order 74 of 168)

1951 50 centavos and 1953 20 centavos, both 90% silver.

Hong Kong 1895 silver 5 cents good VF

Lot #76 (Sale Order 75 of 168)

Hong Kong 1903 and 1905 cents, 2 pieces VF or better

Lot #77 (Sale Order 76 of 168)

Retail value $10-15.

Hong Kong 1919-26 cents, 4 pieces VF or better

Lot #78 (Sale Order 77 of 168)

1919-H, 1924, 1925 and 1926.

Hungary 1743-KB silver 15 kreuzer F/VF

Lot #79 (Sale Order 78 of 168)

Hungary 1930 silver 5 pengo VF

Lot #80 (Sale Order 79 of 168)

One of the last circulating Hungarian silver crowns.

India/British 1835 1/12 anna XF

Lot #81 (Sale Order 80 of 168)

India/British 1835 1/4 anna XF

Lot #82 (Sale Order 81 of 168)

India/Portuguese 1903 1/2 tanga XF

Lot #83 (Sale Order 82 of 168)

India/British 1918 silver 1/4 rupee VF

Lot #84 (Sale Order 83 of 168)

Struck at Calcutta.

India/British 1941 silver 1 rupee UNC

Lot #85 (Sale Order 84 of 168)

Struck at Mumbai (Bombay).

India/British 1944 silver 1/2 rupee BU

Lot #86 (Sale Order 85 of 168)

Struck at Mumbai (Bombay).

Iran AH 1320 silver 5000 dinars XF

Lot #87 (Sale Order 86 of 168)

90% silver crown.

Iran SH 1315 silver 1/4 rial VF cleaned

Lot #88 (Sale Order 87 of 168)

Reza Shah coinage.

Iran SH 1322 silver 5 rials XF

Lot #89 (Sale Order 88 of 168)

Iran SH 1323 silver 10 rials XF/AU

Lot #90 (Sale Order 89 of 168)

Ireland 1940 1 penny XF SCARCE

Lot #91 (Sale Order 90 of 168)

KEY DATE.

Ireland 1942 silver 1/2 crown lustrous AU/UNC

Lot #92 (Sale Order 91 of 168)

Italy 1863-MBN and 1867-NBN silver 50 centesimi, 2 pieces

Lot #93 (Sale Order 92 of 168)

About VF to good VF.

Italy 1894-BI 10 centesimi VF

Lot #94 (Sale Order 93 of 168)

Laos 1980-85 8 piece type set BU

Lot #95 (Sale Order 94 of 168)

10, 20 and 50 att, 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 kip. The kip coins for the tenth anniversary of communist People's Republic. These are all difficult to find in the West, retail value $20-25.

Latvia 1924-25 silver minors, 2 XF pieces

Lot #96 (Sale Order 95 of 168)

1924 1 lats and 1925 2 lati.

Lebanon 1936 1 piastre UNC

Lot #97 (Sale Order 96 of 168)

Lebanon 1941 1/2 piastre UNC as struck

Lot #98 (Sale Order 97 of 168)

Well-centered with evidence of double striking, very nice for this emergency issue.

Lebanon 1952 silver 50 piastres gem BU

Lot #99 (Sale Order 98 of 168)

Very common coin but not often found this nice.

Lithuania 1925 silver 5 litai AU

Lot #100 (Sale Order 99 of 168)

Lithuania 1936 silver 10 litu XF

Lot #101 (Sale Order 100 of 168)

Luxembourg 1946 silver 20 francs BU

Lot #102 (Sale Order 101 of 168)

600th Anniversary of John the Blind.

Luxembourg 1901-24 minor coins, 3 high-grade pieces

Lot #103 (Sale Order 102 of 168)

All UNC or nearly so. 1901 10 centimes, 1908 2-1/2 centimes and 1924 5 centimes (choice toned BU). Retail value about $25.

Macau 1952 silver 5 patacas choice BU

Lot #104 (Sale Order 103 of 168)

Madagascar 1943 1 franc UNC BN

Lot #105 (Sale Order 104 of 168)

Malaya 1950 5 cents gem BU

Lot #106 (Sale Order 105 of 168)

Maldive Islands AH 1292 1/2 larin and AH 1300 1/4 larin, 2 XF pieces

Lot #107 (Sale Order 106 of 168)

19th century coinage from island chain in the Indian Ocean southwest of India. Retail value $10-15.

Mexico 1776 silver 2 reales G

Lot #108 (Sale Order 107 of 168)

Mexico 1782 silver 1 real, 2 F pieces, one holed

Lot #109 (Sale Order 108 of 168)

Mexico 1867 Mo silver 1 peso Maximilian XF details polished

Lot #110 (Sale Order 109 of 168)

Mexico 1907 silver 50 centavos XF lightly cleaned

Lot #111 (Sale Order 110 of 168)

Mexico 1960 silver 10 pesos Hidalgo and Madero AU

Lot #112 (Sale Order 111 of 168)

Peripheral toning.

Mozambique 1960 silver 5 escudos VF

Lot #113 (Sale Order 112 of 168)

Netherlands/Gelderland 1756 duit nice XF

Lot #114 (Sale Order 113 of 168)

Nepal 1974 silver 100 rupees gem PROOF SCARCE

Lot #115 (Sale Order 114 of 168)

Struck by the Singapore Mint for the coronation of Birendra Bir Bikram. VS dated 2038 (1974). In original case (not shown), number 6 of less than 1000 struck.

New Guinea 1938 silver 1 shilling UNC

Lot #116 (Sale Order 115 of 168)

Norway 1902 and 1906 1 ore, 2 XF pieces

Lot #117 (Sale Order 116 of 168)

Retail value $15-20.

Norway 1964 type set, 7 BU pieces

Lot #118 (Sale Order 117 of 168)

1, 2, 5, 10, 25, and 50 ore plus 5 kroner. All BU, retail value about $20.

Panama 1931 silver 1/10 balboa lustrous AU/UNC

Lot #119 (Sale Order 118 of 168)

Panama 1934 silver 1 balboa about XF

Lot #120 (Sale Order 119 of 168)

Panama 1953 silver 1/4 balboa UNC

Lot #121 (Sale Order 120 of 168)

Panama 1979 silver 5 balboas choice PROOF

Lot #122 (Sale Order 121 of 168)

Commemorating the 1979 treaty signed by Jimmy Carter ceding the Canal Zone back to Panama. Just over one ounce of silver. In plastic case as issued.

Peru 1818 silver 2 reales VG

Lot #123 (Sale Order 122 of 168)

Philippines 1903 and 1904 5 centavos, 2 pieces

Lot #124 (Sale Order 123 of 168)

1903 AU/UNC, 1904 XF.

Philippines 1945-S silver 50 centavos BU

Lot #125 (Sale Order 124 of 168)

Philippines 1944-45 silver 50 centavos, roll of 20 pieces

Lot #126 (Sale Order 125 of 168)

Typical lightly circulated pieces, average XF with some better. Silver value about $100 at current prices.

Romania 1930 20 lei AU

Lot #127 (Sale Order 126 of 168)

Romania 1937 50 lei nice UNC

Lot #128 (Sale Order 127 of 168)

SCARCE in this grade.

Russia 1788 SPM 2 kopecks VG

Lot #129 (Sale Order 128 of 168)

Catherine the Great ruler, overstruck on 1762 4 kopecks.

Russia 1842 EM 1 kopeck F/VF

Lot #130 (Sale Order 129 of 168)

Russia 1856 EM 1/2 kopeck (denezhka) VF

Lot #131 (Sale Order 130 of 168)

Czar Alexander II.

Russia 1897-99 1/2 kopecks, 3 pieces XF or better

Lot #132 (Sale Order 131 of 168)

Russia 1909-13 1/2 kopecks, 4 pieces about XF or better

Lot #133 (Sale Order 132 of 168)

Russia/USSR 1926 silver 50 kopecks (poltinnik) AU lightly dipped

Lot #134 (Sale Order 133 of 168)

Russia/USSR 1929 silver 20 kopecks BU

Lot #135 (Sale Order 134 of 168)

Russia/USSR 1940 5 kopecks and 1941 2 kopecks, 2 BU pieces

Lot #136 (Sale Order 135 of 168)

Retail value around $20.

Rwanda-Burundi 1961 1 franc nice BU

Lot #137 (Sale Order 136 of 168)

Saarland 1954 20 franken UNC

Lot #138 (Sale Order 137 of 168)

Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic 1992 type set, 3 UNC pieces

Lot #139 (Sale Order 138 of 168)

1, 2 and 5 pesetas. Country south of Morocco that was once known as Spanish Sahara. Circulating coins of this country are hard to come by, mostly what you see in the West are silver commemoratives.

St. Helena 1821 1/2 penny token XF

Lot #140 (Sale Order 139 of 168)

St. Pierre and Miquelon 1948 1 franc UNC

Lot #141 (Sale Order 140 of 168)

French territory in the Canadian Maritimes.

Sarawak 1937 cent AU/UNC a few spots

Lot #142 (Sale Order 141 of 168)

Saudi Arabia AH 1356 1/2 and 1 girsh, 2 choice BU pieces

Lot #143 (Sale Order 142 of 168)

These are the reeded edge variety struck in Philadelphia in 1947.

Serbia 1912 10 and 20 para, 2 UNC pieces

Lot #144 (Sale Order 143 of 168)

Retail value $15-20.

Slovakia 1942 20 halierov choice BU

Lot #145 (Sale Order 144 of 168)

Solomon Islands 1977 silver 5 dollars PROOF

Lot #146 (Sale Order 145 of 168)

Sterling silver crown, in original card from Franklin Mint.

South Africa 1934 1 penny XF

Lot #147 (Sale Order 146 of 168)

South Africa 1952 silver 5 shillings lustrous AU/UNC

Lot #148 (Sale Order 147 of 168)

South Africa 1965 silver 1 rand PROOF

Lot #149 (Sale Order 148 of 168)

Southern Rhodesia 1947 shilling choice BU

Lot #150 (Sale Order 149 of 168)

SCARCE in this grade.

Spain 1824 and 1833 silver 2 reales, 2 low-grade pieces

Lot #151 (Sale Order 150 of 168)

Spain 1869 (69) SN-M silver 2 pesetas about VF

Lot #152 (Sale Order 151 of 168)

Not the rare variety with star date 68, unfortunately.

Spain 1880 MS-M silver 50 centimos toned XF

Lot #153 (Sale Order 152 of 168)

Spain 1882 MS-M silver 2 pesetas good VF

Lot #154 (Sale Order 153 of 168)

Spain 1888 MP-M silver 5 pesetas XF/AU lightly dipped

Lot #155 (Sale Order 154 of 168)

First year of Alfonso XIII "Baby Head" coinage.

Straits Settlements 1845 1/4 cent VF

Lot #156 (Sale Order 155 of 168)

Not an easy type to find in any collectible grade.

Straits Settlements 1904 silver 1 dollar toned XF

Lot #157 (Sale Order 156 of 168)

Two-year type and the only large-size silver dollar struck for use in the Straits Settlements. Typical lightly circulated example with nice toning.

Switzerland 1884 20 rappen good VF

Lot #158 (Sale Order 157 of 168)

Tibet c. 1920 silver gaden tangka F13 type nice VF

Lot #159 (Sale Order 158 of 168)

Tibet 1925 and 1927 1 sho, 2 good VF pieces

Lot #160 (Sale Order 159 of 168)

Y21.2 type, BE dates 15-59 and 16-1. (Buddhist Era dates are based on a 60-year cycle.)

Tristan da Cunha 1977 25 pence prooflike BU

Lot #161 (Sale Order 160 of 168)

Elizabeth II silver anniversary.

USA seated Liberty dimes, 5 pieces

Lot #162 (Sale Order 161 of 168)

1848 G/VG obv scratches, 1853 arrows at date VG, 1882 about F rev scratches, 1883 G and 1888-S G.

USA 1906 Indian Head cent XF

Lot #163 (Sale Order 162 of 168)

USA 1908 V nickel VF

Lot #164 (Sale Order 163 of 168)

USA 1938-D Buffalo nickel choice toned BU

Lot #165 (Sale Order 164 of 168)

USA $10 face value 90% silver coins

Lot #166 (Sale Order 165 of 168)

Vatican 1868-R silver 10 soldi (50 centesimi) AU

Lot #167 (Sale Order 166 of 168)

Venezuela 1935 silver 2 bolivares about XF

Lot #168 (Sale Order 167 of 168)

Yugoslavia 1938 silver 20 dinara XF

Lot #169 (Sale Order 168 of 168)


Summer 2022 World Coin Auction #2
Coins & Currency > Numisphere > Summer 2022 World Coin Auction #2
Summer 2022 World Coin Auction #2
by Numisphere Event Begins: Friday, August 19, 6:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Thursday, September 1, 8:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Thursday, September 1, 10:47 PM Eastern Our second 2022 Summer world coin auction features some interesting older material. The centerpiece is a very nice sixpence of Elizabeth I, and close behind is a 14th century 1/2 gros of Edward the Black Prince. In addition we have some scarcer German States coins, sets from more obscure countries, plenty of silver including a few rolls. As usual our auctions have no buyer's premium, so enjoy!