Ancient, British & World Coins, Commemorative Medals and Books

Gross Total £699,270 (£839,124 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots 1137
Exchange rate of the GB pound US $1.67 and €1.24

Principal Lots
Lot no.
553-616 South African Coins, 1874-1902, from the Collection formed by the late Dr Frank Mitchell, £272,820 (£327,384)
554 South Africa, Thomas Burgers, Pond, 1874, fine beard, £78,000 (£93,600)
84-266 The Halbert Carmichael Collection of British Coins, £72,875 (£87,450)
309 Æthelberht II, Penny, Canterbury, moneyer Lul, £65,000 (£78,000)
555 South Africa, Thomas Burgers, Pond, 1874, coarse beard, £22,000 (£26,400)
608 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Threepence, 1898, in gold, £21,000 (£25,200)
560 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1895, £20,000 (£24,000)
558 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1893, £12,000 (£14,400)
569 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Half-Pond, 1893, £12,000 (£14,400)
623 East Turkestan, Republic, Miscal, 1933, £11,000 (£13,200)
565 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, obverse brockage, £10,000 (£12,000)
672 USA, Ten Dollars, 1801, £9,000 (£10,800)
617 Australia, New South Wales, Holey Dollar, 1813, £8,500 (£10,200)
556 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1892, double shaft, £8,200 (£9,840)
587 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Florin, 1895, £8,200 (£9,840)
616 South Africa, Schalk Burger, Pond, 1902, £7,000 (£8,400)
561 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1896, £6,800 (£8,160)
267-308 The late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins (Part XII), £6,610 (£7,932)
89 Viking coinages, Danelaw, Penny, copying Alfred the Great, £6,200 (£7,440)
557 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Pond, 1892, single shaft, £6,000 (£7,200)
571 South Africa, Paul Kruger, Half-Pond, 1895, £6,000 (£7,200)
659 South Africa, Schalk Burger, Pond, 1902, £6,000 (£7,200)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions
89 Provenance: J.B. Bergne Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-31 May 1873, lot 155; W. Allen Collection, Sotheby Auction, 14-17 March, 1898, lot 212; CNG Auction 36 (New York), 5-6 December 1995, lot 1420; bt G. Schinke 1996
101 The mint is Southwark
187 Has been pierced twice on the left side. Provenance: J. Gibbs Collection; J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 31 March-4 April 1903, lot 563; bt Spink 1997
250 The first set is dated 1957
335 This is Leaf Trefoil issue
584 Slabbed in NGC holder, graded MS 65
605 Slabbed in NGC holder, graded MS 61
617 The host coin is Ferdinand VII
630 The date is 1886
653 The mint is Ekaterinburg
708 One medal in the lot, as described
780 Revised estimate £200-250
850 3 coins in the lot, as described
935 No 2008 coin in the lot, 4 coins in total, estimate £600-700
953 The first two gold notes are withdrawn
977 7 coins in the lot, as described
982 Revised estimate £180-220
991 The heraldic horse pendant has been withdrawn
1115 There are 13 Morgan Dollars in the lot, 37 pieces in total
1116 There are 11 Dollars in the lot

The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
311, 909, 1000 and 1020