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Account No. 0622865 AN AUCTION OF IMPORTANT BRITISH AND WORLD COINS NEW VENUE - PLEASE NOTE The Richmond Suite (Lower Ground Floor) The Washington Hotel 5 Curzon Street London W1 Thursday 28th September 2006 10 am precisely Weekdays, Monday 4th September to Friday 22nd September 16 Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London W1 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 25th, 26th and 27th September 16 Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London W1 Thursday 28th September 16 Bolton Street, Piccadilly, London W1 Catalogue price £15 In sending commissions or making enquiries please contact Christopher Webb, Peter Preston-Morley or Michael Sharp Front Cover: Lot 636 Back Cover: Lots 580, 627, 658, 951, 953 Contents Session 1: 10am The Collection of English Coins formed by the late James Hal I.1-353 A Collection of Coins of the Mint of Bury St Edmunds.354-460 British Coins from the Robert Seaman Collection.461-51 5 Session 2: will not start before 12.30pm British Coins from other properties.516-898 A Small Cache of Georgian Sovereigns.899-914 Proof and Specimen Sets.915-921 Scottish Coins.922-1038 Irish Coins.1039-1054 Isle of Man Coins.1055-1064 Anglo-Gallic Coins.1065-1071 Session 3: will not start before 3pm Ancient Coins.1072-1104 World Coins.1105-1441 A Collection of French and French Colonial Piefort Essai Coins.1442-1468 The Auction Venue The Washington Hotel is located at 5 Curzon Street, in the heart of London's Mayfair, two minutes walk from DNW's offices. The auction takes place in the hotel's Richmond Suite on the lower ground floor, access to which is via a short flight of stairs leading from the hotel restaurant. The hotel is a 3-minute walk from the nearest Underground station, Green Park ( Piccadilly Jubilee and Victoria Lines, with links directly to Euston, King's Cross, Victoria [for Gatwick Airport) and Waterloo stations). It is a 40- minute direct journey from Eleathrow Airport. Numerous buses stop at Green Park station. There is limited meter parking in Curzon Street and nearby streets. 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1307 £100; 1399 £140 1055 £300| 1141 £270) 1225 £80)1308 £180) 1400 £150 1056 £90j 1142 £85 1226 £95) 1309 £80| 1401 £170 1057 £180(1143 £100)1227 £40| 1310 £360 1402 £200 1058 £410 1144 £300) 1228 £250)1311 £560 1403 £210 W elcome to Auction 71, the second of the two sales that DNW are staging in the two days prior to this year's International COINEX. This prestige offering of 1,468 lots brings together a wide range of British, ancient and world coins and includes many notable rarities. The first 353 lots are devoted to the collection of English coins formed by James Anthony Hall, of Prudhoe, Northumberland (pictured right). Born on 18 December 1940 to a second-generation baker at Adderbury, Oxfordshire, James's interest in British coins was kindled in 1960 by his first job, at the Trustee Savi Bank in Banbury. Later Jim (to his friends) took to commerce, serving in senior positions at Procter & Gamble before founding Warwick- based Silbury Marketing Ltd, the food import/export business he grew from nothing to an annual turnover of £1 7 million. He started collecting coins seriously in the mid-1990s, purchasing pieces from a wide variety of sources; to him, the provenance of a piece was important and he kept meticulous records of where and when acquisitions were made. By early 2000 he had joined the British Numismatic Society and two years later he retired from business to pursue full-time his many and * varied hobbies and interests, which apart from numismatics included collecting cactii and shooting. Sadly James passed away on 3 July 2005 but, both in this catalogue and that of his series of Celtic coins sold by DNW on 20 June, he leaves a numismatic legacy which amply demonstrates an astute and methodical approach to the pursuit. Next under the hammer are 107 lots of coins of the mint of Bury St Edmunds, a very significant offering from the same collection as the Long Cross coins of Bury sold by us in March this year. The group is referenced to the forthcoming British Numismatic Society special publication, The Abbey and Mint of Bury St Edmunds to 1279, by Dr R.J. Eaglen, and includes a particularly fine portrait penny of Henry I with a pedigree stretching back to the 18th century (lot 361). The day's first session concludes with British coins from the collection of Robert Seaman, FCIB, who started collecting in 1958. A member of the British Numismatic Society since 1965 and the Society's treasurer from 1973 to 1981, Robert's major interests include the coins of the Norman kings and those minted in his native Essex, of which there are ten in this sale (lots 461-470); his coins also include an attractive Elizabeth I fine sovereign (lot 504). A Charles II pattern crown in gold, of which there are only three specimens believed known (lot 636) is the most valuable single coin in this catalogue. Other gold highlights include the best known example of the earliest English half-noble (lot 550), a James I spur ryal (lot 580), a Charles I pattern unite by Abraham Vanderdort (lot 592), a superb Commonwealth unite that used to belong to Ernest Carter (lot 627) and a beautiful George I elephant and castle guinea, 1 726 (lot 702). A cache of Georgian sovereigns, retained in the family of the vendor since 1825, are followed, for the fifth successive DNW COINEX sale, by an excellent series of Scottish coins, featuring important sterlings of David I and Prince Henry (lots 922-924), a James V bonnet piece, 1540 (lot 951), three portrait testoons of Mary, Queen of Scots (lots 955, 960 and 961), a superb Charles II four merks, 1675 (lot 1001) and a run of Scottish countermarked dollars. Over 350 lots are devoted to ancient and world coins, of which the star item is a South African proof set of 1892 (lot 1313). There is also a Colombian 8 escudos countermarked for use in the Philippines by decree of 1832 (lot 1282) and good series of both German and USA coins. May we remind regular attendees that this auction is being held at our new venue, the Washington Hotel. Take a moment to study the map opposite so you know how to find us on the day. Don't forget our other auction this week... Auction 71A - Wednesday, 27 September, 10am Important British and World Banknotes Saleroom Notices Any saleroom notices pertaining to this auction are automatically posted at the head of the InterNews section on the DNW website. Prospective bidders are urged to consult this facility before sending bids. Buyers' Premium Please note that the buyers' premium for all lots in this auction is 15%. Catalogue Illustrations and the Internet Prospective bidders are reminded that the DNW website carries enhanced high- resolution enlarged colour illustrations of all the items illustrated in this catalogue. Bidding in DNW Auctions We are pleased to accept bids for items in this auction by several methods. A commission form is enclosed with this catalogue for your convenience; this should be completed and mailed to us so that we receive it by Wednesday, 27 September at the latest. Bids can be faxed on this form to +44 (20) 7016 1799 up to 18.00 BST on 27 September. If you are an established DNW client you may bid by e-mail to [email protected] or telephone your bids to us up to 18.00 BST on 27 September. Alternatively you may bid directly via the Members' Enclosure on the DNW website until 08.00 BST on 28 September. Viewing All the lots in this auction are available to view, strictly by appointment only, at 16 Bolton Street, on weekdays from Monday 4 September to Friday 22 September. All appointments to view must be made with the Coin Department by telephoning 020 7016 1700 The public view is at Bolton Street on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 25, 26 and 27 September, from 10.00 to 17.00 both days, and on auction day, 28 September, from 08.00 until the end of the Sale. Please note that there will be no viewing at the auction venue, the Washington Elotel. Prices Realised The hammer prices bid at the auction are posted on the Internet at www.dnw.co.uk in real time. A full list of prices realised can be viewed and printed from our website from 21.00 BST on 28 September. Telephone enquiries are welcome from 09.00 BST on 29 September. Lot Pick-Up at COINEX Successful bidders may arrange to collect and pay for their lots at the COINEX show, where DNW will be exhibiting. The show is open on Friday 29 September from 11.00 to 18.00, and on Saturday 30 September from 10.00 to 16.00. If you wish to take advantage of this facility and save postage costs, please state 'Lot Pick-up COINEX' on your bidding form, or advise Christopher Webb on 020 7016 1801. THE COLLECTION OF ENGLISH COINS FORMED BY THE LATE JAMES HALL Early Anglo-Saxon Period Crandall types (c 620-c 645) 1 Thrymsa, Witmen type 2, bust right, candelabrum in front, rev. cross with bifurcated limbs, blundered witmen monita legend around, 1.26g/1 Oh (N 26; S 753). Hairline striking crack at top, otherwise very fine and rare (£1,500-1,800) Provenance: CNC Mailbid Sale 55, 13 September 2000 (1790) Post-Crondall types (c 655-c 675) 2 Thrymsa, Two Emperors type, bust right, cross in front, vain (n reversed) around, rev. winged Victory above two heads, 1.29g/1h (M 79/80; N 20; S 767). Weakly struck at bottom, otherwise very fine and rare (£1,500-1,800) Provenance: Spink Auction 136, 6-7 October 1999, lot 1593 Primary series (c 680-c 710) 3 Sceatta, series A, type A3, bust right, tic in front, rev. totii in standard, 1.22g/12h (M 93; N 40; S 775). Good very fine (£90-120) Provenance: L.R. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22-3 April 1999, lot 180 4 Sceatta, series B, type Bll, head right within serpent circle, rev. bird and cross above cross between annulets, all within serpent circle, crude legends, 1.23g/9h (M 114; N 127; S 777A). Good very fine with dark tone (£120-150) Provenance: BtM. Vosper 1999 5 Sceatta, series C, type C2, bust right, apa in runes in front, rev. totii in standard, 1.13e/2h (M 124- N 16V S 779). Extremely fine (£90-120) Provenance: Bt M. Vosper 1998 www.dmv Ilk GUSH COINS FORMED BY THE LATE JAMES HALL 6 Sceatta, Saroaldo type, plumed bust right, rev. saltire with trefoils of pellets in angles contained in square, SAROALDO around, 0.96g/7h (M 151; N 51; S 784). Very fine with dark tone, rare (£200-250) Provenance: L.R. Stack Collection, Sotheby Auction , 22-3 April 1999, lot 188 7 Sceatta, Saroaldo type, similar, traces of saroaldo, 1.03g/7h (M 151; N 51; S 784). Very fine (£180-220) Provenance: P. Finn FPL 19, May 2001 (23) Secondary series (c 710-760) 8 Sceatta, series E, type 53, porcupine head right, rev. stepped cross with pellet in centre, pellet in first and second quarters, 1.12g/12h (M 259/258; N 150; S 844A). Good very fine (£200-250) Provenance: Bt M. Vosper 2000 9 Sceatta, series C, bust right, cross in front, rev. standard with saltire in three corners and three pellets in remaining corner, pellet-in-annulet in centre, 1.22g/8h (M 269; N 43; S 808). Mark on cheek and minor verdigris spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine (£200-250) Provenance: Bt M. Vosper 2000 10 Sceatta, series H, type 49, targe with head in centre, rev. fantastic bird right, pellet-in-annulet above, pellets in cruciform in front, pellet below, 0.98g/3h (M 288; N 103; S 806). Very fine (£200-250) Provenance: Italo Vecchi Auction 17,15 December 1999, lot 1551 11 Sceaha, Series ), type 36, bust right, cross in front, rev. bird with smaller bird above, cross in front, 0.70g/2h (M 301; N 134; S 791A). Good very fine with dark tone (£200-250) Prove nanci : Bl M. Vosper 2000 www.dnw.co.itk