This Week’s New Listings

 

This page will be updated every Tuesday and will contain all the latest Coin, Token & Medal listings for that particular week.

 

Additions to Web Site week commencing: Tuesday 9th March 2010

 

 

WAu-4979:  1786 George III Full Gold Guinea.  4th head, crowned shields.  Nice VF / GVF grade.  No mount marks.   £475

 

WG-4980:  1807 George III Copper Halfpenny.  Better date, high grade, attractive colour.  £25

 

WG-4981:  1797 George III Cartwheel Twopence Snuff Box.  Not a smuggler’s box (as this was never intended to pass as currency), rather a snuff box.  Constructed out of two large 1797 Cartwheel 2d coins with a threaded spacer attached to both.  The internal sides of the coins have remains of silvering to protect the contents of the box from the copper surfaces.  A heavy piece.  This would probably have been constructed by an apprentice / amateur early in the 1800’s.  A real “fun” item!  £179

 

WG-4982:  1787 George III Silver Sixpence “Love Token”.  A good grade example that has been hand engraved “A.H.” and gilded in antiquity as a Love Token.  £35

 

WG-4983:  1732 George II Farthing – Love Token.  A “Bender” love token.  Quite unusual to see these on such a low denomination coin.  Love on a budget!  £17

 

WCA-4984:  William III Silver Halfcrown Love Token - "1787 Mary Keen".  Hand engraved, “THE GIFT OF HER MOTHER TO MARY KEEN 1787”.  History in your hand!  £99

 

WCA-4985:  1700 William III Silver Groat – “Partial” Love Token!  A very interesting piece.  The crease is certainly typical of the “Bender” love token crease, although there is only the single crease (no indication of the second).  Further, that crease has been straightened in order that the coin could enter circulation again.  Could it be that the young man was with his sweetheart, demonstrating his love by fashioning a bender love token, only to find that either he couldn’t physically manage the second crease (it’s actually a really hard thing to do with bare hands) or that his sweetheart told him not to bother?!  The outcome appears have been the same – the young man cut his losses by straightening out the coin and spending it!!  Just a theory but who’s to say it didn’t happen?  £28

 

WV-4986:  1890’s Queen Victoria Silver 3d – Love Token.  Hand engraved “M.M.B.” and pierced for use as jewellery.  £9

 

WTH-4987:  1561 Elizabeth 1st Hammered Silver Three Farthings.  Initial mark pheon.  Rare denomination but more than that, a stunning little coin.  Choice.  £285

 

WU-4988:  USA 1853 Large Cent.  Young head.  Stunning grade.  £29

 

 

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