Numisphere Auction Catalog - Winter 2024 World Coin Auction Online Auctions

Algeria/Algiers and Oran 1918-22 set of four CoC tokens

Lot #1 (Sale Order 1 of 141)

Algiers 1918 10 centimes (attempted hole), Algiers 1919 5 centimes, Oran 1921 10 centimes, and Oran 1922 25 centimes (holed). Retail value $10-12.

Angola 1927 50 centavos VF

Lot #2 (Sale Order 2 of 141)

Portuguese colony in Africa.

Angola 2012-15 kwanza coinage, 7 BU pieces

Lot #3 (Sale Order 3 of 141)

50 centimos, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 kwanzas. The latter two are 40th anniversary of independence (from Portugal) commemoratives. Retail value $15-20.

Argentina 1883 silver 20 centavos XF

Lot #4 (Sale Order 4 of 141)

Australia 1925 silver shilling about XF

Lot #5 (Sale Order 5 of 141)

Australia 1931 silver florin good VF

Lot #6 (Sale Order 6 of 141)

Australia 1936 silver sixpence lustrous AU

Lot #7 (Sale Order 7 of 141)

Austria 1664 silver 15 kreuzer good VF details graffiti

Lot #8 (Sale Order 8 of 141)

Someone has lightly etched the outine of a corncob pipe coming out of Leopold's mouth. Vienna mint, a variety of KM 1170 with a different positioning of the value (XV) in the obverse legend.

Austria 1693 silver 3 kreuzer XF

Lot #9 (Sale Order 9 of 141)

A bit softly struck on the portrait but a nice grade for this Leopold "the Hog-Mouth" coin. A variety of KM 1169, struck in Vienna.

Austria 1918 20 heller UNC

Lot #10 (Sale Order 10 of 141)

Zinc toning but no oxidation spots.

Belgian Congo 1943-47 set of 3 elephant coins, VF to XF

Lot #11 (Sale Order 11 of 141)

1943 2 francs and 1947 2 and 5 francs. Retail value $15-20.

Belgium 1911 silver 50 centimes lustrous AU

Lot #12 (Sale Order 12 of 141)

Flemish version.

Belgium 1951 silver 50 francs choice BU

Lot #13 (Sale Order 13 of 141)

French version.

Bolivia 1942 set of 4 pieces AU to BU

Lot #14 (Sale Order 14 of 141)

10 centavos, 20 centavos, and both versions (original and restrike) of 50 centavos. All except for the restrike were made at the Philadelphia, which struck many Latin American coins in the WWI-WWII time period. Retail value about $10.

Bonaire Island 2011 5 dollars BU

Lot #15 (Sale Order 15 of 141)

Bonaire, along with Aruba and Curacao form the "ABC" Dutch Greater Antilles islands. The others have had their own coinage for a number of years, but not Bonaire, until 2011 when a limited edition of eight types (cent through 5 dollars) were struck.

Brazil c. 1824 40 reis counterstamped on 1815 20 reis VF

Lot #16 (Sale Order 16 of 141)

The shield counterstamp was used to raise the nominal value of colonial coins after independence from Portugal in 1822.

Brazil 1908 silver 1000 reis good VF

Lot #17 (Sale Order 17 of 141)

Brazil 1913 silver 1000 reis XF

Lot #18 (Sale Order 18 of 141)

Brazil 1922 silver 2000 reis XF

Lot #19 (Sale Order 19 of 141)

Centennial of Independence.

Brazil 1936 silver 5000 reis Santos-Dumont VF/XF

Lot #20 (Sale Order 20 of 141)

Pioneer of aviation in Brazil.

Byzantine Empire c. 1060 follis VF

Lot #21 (Sale Order 21 of 141)

Coinage of Constantine X and Eudokia, obverse Christ standing, reverse Eudokia on left Constantine X on right with labarum between.

Cameroon 1924-26 type set, 3 VF or better pieces

Lot #22 (Sale Order 22 of 141)

West African colony of France. 1925 50 centimes, 1926 franc, and 1924 2 francs. Retail value $20-25.

Canada 1859 large cent narrow 9 good VF dbl punched 9?

Lot #23 (Sale Order 23 of 141)

There appear to be minute traces of an earlier punch of the 9 into the die just to the left of the 9. I know there are several varieties of double punched 9s, but I am not enough of a specialist to be able to distinguish them.

Canada 1871 silver 25 cents VG

Lot #24 (Sale Order 24 of 141)

One of the better early Victorian dates with only 400,000 struck.

Canada 1871-H silver 50 cents G SCARCE variety

Lot #25 (Sale Order 25 of 141)

Only 45,000 struck at the Heaton mint in England. Worn but no other problems of note.

Canada 1881-H silver 25 cents about F

Lot #26 (Sale Order 26 of 141)

Canada 1884-H and 1888 large cents, 2 XF pieces

Lot #27 (Sale Order 27 of 141)

Canada 1896 silver 10 cents VG/F

Lot #28 (Sale Order 28 of 141)

Canada 1948 silver 25 cents prooflike XF better date

Lot #29 (Sale Order 29 of 141)

Canada 1952 silver 50 cents toned AU

Lot #30 (Sale Order 30 of 141)

Canada 1953-67 silver half dollars roll of 19 pieces

Lot #31 (Sale Order 31 of 141)

From XF to prooflike UNC, average AU. Mostly from the 60s. About 5-1/2 ounces of silver net.

Chile 1851 1/2 centavo VF

Lot #32 (Sale Order 32 of 141)

China/Szechuan CD 1909 10 cash Y 20t.1a type XF SCARCE

Lot #33 (Sale Order 33 of 141)

Struck in brass rather than the more usual copper. Worth $100-200 in this condition.

China/Republic c. 1914 10 cash Y 309 type XF/AU SCARCE

Lot #34 (Sale Order 34 of 141)

The light green patina can be removed by a conservation service. Very difficult to find in grades better than this.

China/Republic 1916 5 li Y 323 type nice AU/UNC

Lot #35 (Sale Order 35 of 141)

Less common denomination, equivalent to 1/2 cent or the old 5 cash.

China/Republic c. 1920 10 cash Y 302.2 type VF

Lot #36 (Sale Order 36 of 141)

Slightly better variety with vine below leaf at 12:00 on reverse.

China/Republic 1933 1 cent Y 324a type XF

Lot #37 (Sale Order 37 of 141)

Dated year 22 of the Republic, the better of the two dates for this type.

China/Manchukuo 1934-39 1 fen, 5 pieces average XF

Lot #38 (Sale Order 38 of 141)

Japanese puppet coinage. Years 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of Kang Te (the last Qing emperor, Pu Yi, who was installed as Emperor of Manchukuo by Japan). Missing only year 5 (1938) of this type. Retail value $50-75.

China/Republic 1942 20 cents Y 361 type BU

Lot #39 (Sale Order 39 of 141)

Dated year 31 of the Republic.

China/Republic 1948 1 cent Y 363 type choice BU RD

Lot #40 (Sale Order 40 of 141)

Worth $50-100 in this condition.

Congo/Democratic Republic 2002 set of animal coins, 8 BU pieces

Lot #41 (Sale Order 41 of 141)

25 centimes mongoose, ram, and wild dog - 50 centimes giraffe, gorilla, and butterfly - 1 franc turtle and chicken. Retail value $10-15.

Cuba 1916 silver 20 centavos XF

Lot #42 (Sale Order 42 of 141)

Dominican Republic 1937 silver 10 centavos UNC

Lot #43 (Sale Order 43 of 141)

First year of issue.

Dominican Republic 1937 silver 1/2 peso VF

Lot #44 (Sale Order 44 of 141)

East Africa & Uganda 1909-1917 set of 4 better minors, VF to AU

Lot #45 (Sale Order 45 of 141)

1909 and 1917-H cents, 1914-K 5 cents and 1911-H 10 cents. Retail value $15-20.

Ecuador 1914 TF silver 2 decimos lustrous AU/UNC

Lot #46 (Sale Order 46 of 141)

Struck in Philadelphia.

Ecuador 1928 three minor coins VF to XF

Lot #47 (Sale Order 47 of 141)

1 centavo, 2-1/2 centavos and 5 centavos.

Ecuador 1944 silver 5 sucres AU

Lot #48 (Sale Order 48 of 141)

72% silver crown struck in Mexico City.

Egypt c. 1915 silver 5 qirsh VF

Lot #49 (Sale Order 49 of 141)

AH date 1327/year 6. The very end of the Ottoman coinage.

Egypt 1917 silver 2 piastres AU

Lot #50 (Sale Order 50 of 141)

Coined under British authority.

El Salvador 1915-19 1, 3 and 5 centavos 3 pieces average F

Lot #51 (Sale Order 51 of 141)

Estonia 1929 and 1939 sent, 2 pieces XF or better

Lot #52 (Sale Order 52 of 141)

The only years for the pre-WWII 1 sent coin.

Faeroe Islands 2011 set of pattern coins, 7 BU pieces

Lot #53 (Sale Order 53 of 141)

Another series featuring regional animals. 25 ore (oyru), 50 ore, 1 krona, 2, 5, 10 and 20 kronur. Officially the islands use the euro currency, this is a fantasy set using the name FOROYAR, the name of the islands in Faeroese.

Finland 1873-1919 penni, 4 pieces XF and better

Lot #54 (Sale Order 54 of 141)

1873 (under Russian czar Alesander II), 1912 (under Nicholas II), 1917 (under Kerensky provisional government, BU RD), and 1919 (first independent coinage). Retail value about $20.

Finland Depression Era 10 and 20 markkaa, 3 XF pieces

Lot #55 (Sale Order 55 of 141)

1929 and 1936 10 markkaa, and 1937 20 markkaa. These were struck in very small quantities and are rather scarce in better grade. Retail value $30-40.

Finland 1958 silver 200 markkaa choice BU

Lot #56 (Sale Order 56 of 141)

Finland 1978 silver 25 markkaa Nordic Skiier BU

Lot #57 (Sale Order 57 of 141)

The 1978 World Nordic Skiing (cross-country and jumping) Championships were held in Lahti, Finland. The Finns finished second to the USSR in the medal count.

France 1791-A 12 deniers about F

Lot #58 (Sale Order 58 of 141)

Dated year 3 of "liberty", ie from the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789.

France 1862-A 1 centime UNC BN

Lot #59 (Sale Order 59 of 141)

France 1919 silver 1 franc toned UNC

Lot #60 (Sale Order 60 of 141)

German East Africa 1890 pesa nice AU

Lot #61 (Sale Order 61 of 141)

Germany/Silesia-Liegnitz-Brieg 1658 silver 3 kreuzer good VF

Lot #62 (Sale Order 62 of 141)

Germany/Trier 1668 silver 4 pfennig VF

Lot #63 (Sale Order 63 of 141)

Coinage of Archbishop Karl Kaspar von der Leyen.

Germany/Bavaria 1769-A silver 20 kreuzer VG

Lot #64 (Sale Order 64 of 141)

Germany/Saxony 1864-B silver thaler VF/XF

Lot #65 (Sale Order 65 of 141)

Germany/Prussia 1910-A silver 3 marks XF

Lot #66 (Sale Order 66 of 141)

Germany/Empire 1912-A silver 1 mark UNC

Lot #67 (Sale Order 67 of 141)

A few hairlines.

Germany/Empire 1918-D silver 1/2 mark BU

Lot #68 (Sale Order 68 of 141)

Peripheral toning.

Germany/Empire iron 10 pfennig notgeld, 3 XF pieces

Lot #69 (Sale Order 69 of 141)

From Kreuznach, Trier, and Ahrweiler.

Germany/Weimar 1925-A silver 3 reichsmark Rhineland Millenium XF

Lot #71 (Sale Order 70 of 141)

Germany/Weimar 1927 E and F 50 reichspfennig, 2 AU pieces

Lot #72 (Sale Order 71 of 141)

First year of type, low-mintage branch mint pieces. Retail value $20-25.

Germany/Third Reich silver 5 reichmarks roll of 17 pieces

Lot #73 (Sale Order 72 of 141)

Average VF. 14 Hindenburg w/o swastika, 1 Hindenburg with swastika, and 3 Potsdam Church without date.

Great Britain 1772 silver 3 pence prooflike AU/UNC

Lot #74 (Sale Order 73 of 141)

Maundy coinage.

Great Britain 1788 silver medal Glorious Revolution Centennial toned UNC SCARCE

Lot #75 (Sale Order 74 of 141)

Celebrating 100 years since the non-violent (hence "glorious") revolution that deposed Catholic James II and brought Protestant William and Mary to the throne. Holed for suspension, as are several examples including the one in the Royal Collection Trust. A little larger than a half-crown.

Great Britain 1854 silver 2 pence AU dark tone

Lot #76 (Sale Order 75 of 141)

Maundy coinage.

Great Britain 1872 white metal medal AU

Lot #77 (Sale Order 76 of 141)

Struck at the 1872 Fine Arts Exhibition in London.

Great Britain 1878 silver 3 pence toned XF/AU

Lot #78 (Sale Order 77 of 141)

Attractive electric blue and champagne peripheral toning.

Great Britain 1885 silver half crown VF

Lot #79 (Sale Order 78 of 141)

A couple wheel marks, otherwise nice.

Great Britain 1907 silver shilling nice XF

Lot #80 (Sale Order 79 of 141)

Great Britain 1916 silver sixpence XF

Lot #81 (Sale Order 80 of 141)

Great Britain 1920 and 1931 pennies, 2 AU pieces

Lot #82 (Sale Order 81 of 141)

The 1920 with plenty of red on the reverse.

Great Britain 1925 silver half crown aVF/VF

Lot #83 (Sale Order 82 of 141)

Great Britain 1937 silver George VI coronation medal AU

Lot #84 (Sale Order 83 of 141)

Large format medal (57mm, 83 grams) with matte finish. Loose without box, a couple of minor rim dings. There are many types of George VI coronation medals, this is one of the official ones designed by Percy Metcalf. These medals were struck in both silver and gold, and also in smaller sizes which are more common. The large format ones are relatively scarce.

Great Britain 1967 mint set, 12 BU pieces

Lot #85 (Sale Order 84 of 141)

Last pre-decimal and first decimal coinage. In plastic holder, some stress cracks in the plastic but coins look pristine.

Greece 1894-A 20 lepta VF

Lot #86 (Sale Order 85 of 141)

Greece 1963 silver 30 drachmai 5 Kings toned UNC

Lot #87 (Sale Order 86 of 141)

Guernesey and Jersey 1938-60, 4 UNC pieces

Lot #88 (Sale Order 87 of 141)

Channel Islands coinage: Guernesey 1938-H 1 double (equivalent to a farthing) and 1945-H 8 doubles (equivalent to a penny), Jersey ND 1/12 shilling (ie a penny) 1945 Liberation and 1960 1/12 shilling 300 years since Restoration of Charles II. Retail value $10-15.

Hungary 1707-KB poltura VF details light corrosion

Lot #89 (Sale Order 88 of 141)

Hungary 1914 silver 1 korona BU

Lot #90 (Sale Order 89 of 141)

India/British 1835 East India Company, 3 pieces VF or better

Lot #91 (Sale Order 90 of 141)

1/12 anna, quarter anna and half anna. Retail value around $20.

India/British 1835 silver rupee choice XF

Lot #92 (Sale Order 91 of 141)

Type with F incuse on truncation.

India/British 1840 silver rupee lustrous AU/UNC

Lot #93 (Sale Order 92 of 141)

Divided legend type, WW raised on truncation.

India/British 1862 silver rupee AU

Lot #94 (Sale Order 93 of 141)

India/British 1903 silver rupee UNC details

Lot #95 (Sale Order 94 of 141)

India/British 1918 silver rupee UNC

Lot #96 (Sale Order 95 of 141)

Iran c. 1718 silver abbasi VF

Lot #97 (Sale Order 96 of 141)

AH date 1131. Coinage of Husayn I of the Safavid dynasty.

Iran c. 1929 silver 2000 dinars VF/XF

Lot #98 (Sale Order 97 of 141)

First coinage of the Pahlavi dynasty (Reza Shah). SH date 1308.

Ireland 1690 "Gun Money" crown VG/F details corrosion

Lot #99 (Sale Order 98 of 141)

Struck by James II to pay his army in the war against William of Orange. Intended to be replaced by silver (with interest) after victory by James, which of course never happened. The term "gun money" comes from the idea that the brass in the coins came from melted-down guns, but many sources of the alloy were used.

Israel 1968 silver 10 lirot Jerusalem BU

Lot #100 (Sale Order 99 of 141)

20th Anniversary of state of Israel. In original plastic wallet.

Israel 1973 silver 5 lirot Babylonian Lamp UNC

Lot #101 (Sale Order 100 of 141)

One of the Hannukiah series.

Israel 1984 silver 2 sheqalim Brotherhood PROOF

Lot #102 (Sale Order 101 of 141)

36th Anniversary. Loose in plain plastic flip, no box. Some haze from long-term storage in plastic, which can be easily removed.

Italy/Venice c. 1300 silver grosso F

Lot #103 (Sale Order 102 of 141)

Struck slightly off-center and unevenly. Name of the duke partially obscured but is most likely Pietro Gradenigo (1289-1311).

Italy/Naples 1699 AGA silver 1 tari (20 grana) VG

Lot #104 (Sale Order 103 of 141)

Some light marks on obverse, possible graffiti.

Italy/Venice for Dalmatia and Albania c. 1700 gazetta about VF for type

Lot #105 (Sale Order 104 of 141)

Also denominated as 2 soldi, hence the Roman II on the obverse. Comparatively quite nice for this crudely made type.

Italy/Naples 1791 PAP grosso (12 cavalli) F/VF

Lot #106 (Sale Order 105 of 141)

Italy/Naples 1791 P tornesi (6 cavalli) VF

Lot #107 (Sale Order 106 of 141)

Italy/Savoy Duchy 1796 silver 10 soldi G/VG

Lot #108 (Sale Order 107 of 141)

Italy/Kingdom of Napoleon 1813-B silver 5 lire about F

Lot #109 (Sale Order 108 of 141)

Silver crown struck in Bologna, a better date/mint combination.

Italy 1914 silver 2 lire AU

Lot #110 (Sale Order 109 of 141)

Japan 1875 silver 10 sen good VF

Lot #111 (Sale Order 110 of 141)

Meiji year 8.

Japan 1904 silver 20 sen lustrous AU

Lot #112 (Sale Order 111 of 141)

Meiji year 37. Some toning, attractive piece.

Japan 1907 silver 50 sen good VF

Lot #113 (Sale Order 112 of 141)

Meiji year 40.

Japan 1917 silver 50 sen toned XF

Lot #114 (Sale Order 113 of 141)

Taisho year 6.

Mauritius 1936 silver 1/4 rupee VF

Lot #115 (Sale Order 114 of 141)

Mexico 1893 DoD silver 10 centavos XF

Lot #116 (Sale Order 115 of 141)

Mexico 1893 Mo 1 centavo XF

Lot #117 (Sale Order 116 of 141)

Mozambique 1957-61 bronze type set, 3 BU pieces

Lot #118 (Sale Order 117 of 141)

1960 10 centavos, 1961 20 centavos and 1957 50 centavos. Retail value $10-12.

Netherlands/Kampen c. 1615 silver 6 stuivers nice VF

Lot #119 (Sale Order 118 of 141)

City coinage of Matthias I.

Netherlands Antilles 1964 silver 2-1/2 gulden BU

Lot #120 (Sale Order 119 of 141)

Nightingale Island 2011 partial type set, 3 BU pieces

Lot #121 (Sale Order 120 of 141)

Nightingale Island part of the remote Tristan Da Cunha group. 2,5, and 20 pence. Another series featuring regional animals.

Norway 1913 and 1914 5 ore, 2 good VF pieces

Lot #122 (Sale Order 121 of 141)

Peru 1863 2 centavos VF

Lot #123 (Sale Order 122 of 141)

Peru 1924 silver 1/2 sol XF

Lot #124 (Sale Order 123 of 141)

Poland c. 1400 silver 1/2 grosz good F

Lot #125 (Sale Order 124 of 141)

Coinage of Wladyslaw II Jagiello.

Poland/Gdansk 1623 ort (1/4 taler) nice VF

Lot #126 (Sale Order 125 of 141)

Coinage of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sigismund III.

Portugal 1737 5 reis VF

Lot #127 (Sale Order 126 of 141)

San Marino 1974 BU type set, 7 pieces including silver

Lot #128 (Sale Order 127 of 141)

Yet another series featuring animals. 1 lira (ant), 2 lire (beetle),5 lire (porcupine),20 lire (lobster), 50 lire (rooster), 100 lire (goat), silver 500 lire (pigeons). Missing the 10 lire (wasp), which was an FAO coin.

South Africa 1953 silver 2-1/2 shilings choice BU

Lot #129 (Sale Order 128 of 141)

Southern Rhodesia 1944 silver 3 pence XF

Lot #130 (Sale Order 129 of 141)

Spain c.1300 silver dinero toned XF

Lot #131 (Sale Order 130 of 141)

Coinage of Ferdinand IV also known as a pepion. VERY SCARCE in this grade.

Spain c.1500 blanca VF

Lot #132 (Sale Order 131 of 141)

Bronze coin of Ferdinand and Isabella

Spain 1718 1 maravedi VF

Lot #133 (Sale Order 132 of 141)

Coinage of Philip V.

Straits Settlements 1918 silver 10 cents VF/XF

Lot #134 (Sale Order 133 of 141)

Some dark tone on the obverse.

Switzerland/Valais 1722 billon batzen VG details SCARCE

Lot #135 (Sale Order 134 of 141)

Major planchet flaw and some corrosion. Bishopric coinage of Franz Joseph Supersaxo.

Tibet c. 1950 5 sho VF

Lot #136 (Sale Order 135 of 141)

Buddhist date 16-25/24, dots a and b type.

Turkey 1941 silver 1 lira XF

Lot #137 (Sale Order 136 of 141)

Turkey 1960 silver 10 lira UNC

Lot #138 (Sale Order 137 of 141)

27th May Revolution Commemorative.

Turkey 1972 silver 50 lira AU

Lot #139 (Sale Order 138 of 141)

50th Anniversary Ataturk's entry into Smyrna.

USA 1913 Barber dime VF

Lot #140 (Sale Order 139 of 141)

USA 1948-53 Franklin half dollars, 3 Denver mint pieces

Lot #141 (Sale Order 140 of 141)

1948-D AU, 1952-D UNC and 1953-D nice BU.

Vietnam 20th century 1 lang silver bullion bar XF

Lot #142 (Sale Order 141 of 141)

Referencing 19th century ruler Gia Long like type Y-179 but a 20th century product. 34 grams which is closer to the Chinese equivalent denomination (1 tael) than the old Annam standard of 38 grams.


Winter 2024 World Coin Auction
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Winter 2024 World Coin Auction
by Numisphere Event Begins: Friday, March 1, 6:00 PM Eastern First lots ends Wednesday, March 13, 8:00 PM Eastern Last lot ends Wednesday, March 13, 10:20 PM Eastern Even though we are having spring-like weather here in NY, the calendar says it's still winter so here is our Winter 2024 auction. Of note in this catalog are a number of multi-coin lots, some featuring different animals on each piece. As well you will find some better selections from Canada, China, Great Britain (including a scarce medal for the Centennial of the Glorious Revolution), and Italy, several high-grade rupees from the British Raj, and the usual assortment of material from medieval times to the present from all over the world. Our auctions have no buyer's premium, so enjoy! And please remember that we happily handle consignments.