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Crowned double-headed eagle facing with wings spread, wearing shield on breast depicting St. George slaying the dragon, with shields arranged across wings, and holding sceptre and orb; crown with ribbons above, МѢДНАЯ РОССІИСКАЯ МОНЕТА and denomination in ornamented banner around / Denomination above С.П.Б., surrounded by inner circle of pellets; date above and wreath around. Bitkin 255. 3.21gr, 21mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine.

Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., The GK Collection Part II, 24 March 2023, lot 684. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.

MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II SAMOA I SISIFO 1974, head of Malietoa Tanumafili II to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / Coconut palm; to left, denomination; JB in small lettering below. KM 19a. 30gr total.

Brilliant Uncirculated.

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

CAR. FELIX D. G. REX SAR. CYP. ET HIER. 1827, bare head to left / DVX SAB. GENVAE ET MONTISF. PRINC. PED. &. L. 80, crowned spade-shaped shield of 4-fold arms, with central shield of Savoy, between 2 oak branches, collar of order suspended below, value 'L.80.' divides mintmarks at bottom. KM 123; Fr 1133; C 108. 62.88 grams total, 86 mm including case.

NGC AU 58, certification number 6835165-001. NGC Census in this grade: 14. NGC Census in higher grade: 4 Total NGC Census: 46.

Acquired on the UK coin market. From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.

Diameter: 33 mm. Weight: 25.8 g. (AGW=0.7466 oz.) Composition: 900.0/1000 Gold.

ELIZABETH II SEYCHELLES 1974, crowned bust to right / 5 RUPEES, landscape with coconut tree, giant tortoise, beach and a sailing boat. KM 19a; Schön 19a. ELIZABETH II SEYCHELLES 1974 crowned bust to right / 10 RUPEES, big green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the sea. KM 20a; Schön 20a. 45gr total.

Brilliant Uncirculated.

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SOUTH AFRICA ✦ 1952 ✦ SUID-AFRIKA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 42; Hern S329. 3.99gr, 19mm, 12h.

Brilliant Uncirculated.

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SUID-AFRIKA ✦ 1952 ✦ SOUTH AFRICA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 43; Hern S348. 7.98gr, 22mm, 12h.

Brilliant Uncirculated.

From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.

GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left, HP in small lettering beneath truncation / SOUTH AFRICA ♦ 1948 ♦ SUID-AFRIKA, springbok running to right, denomination below, CLS (engraver's initials) to lower right. KM 40.1; Hern S313. 28.24gr, 38mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine. Toned.

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 1997 IN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY, based on one of FDR's favorite photographs taken in 1938, depicts the commander-in-chief on the bridge of the USS Houston wearing a boat cloak that became a familiar trademark for many Americans / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM W FIVE DOLLARS, the Presidential seal displayed at his 1933 inauguration. KM 282. 175 grams total, 15.4 x 8.9 x 2 cm including case.

Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set.

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST S FG (date), bust of Susan B. Anthony, a pioneer for women's rights, to right / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E·PLURIBUS ·UNUM· FG ONE DOLLAR, the Apollo 11 Mission Insignia (an eagle holding an olive branch flying above the Moon, with the Earth in the background). KM 207. 16.51gr total.

Almost Uncirculated.

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST LOS ANGELES 1984 OLYMPIAD XXIII, two Olympic runners holding a torch / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TEN DOLLARS E PLURIBUS UNUM, Great Seal of the United States featuring a heraldic eagle. KM 211. L I B E R T Y IN GOD WE TRUST LOS ANGELES 1984 XXIII OLYMPIAD, the entrance of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which prominently features two headless sculptures / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR E PLURIBUS UNUM RGA, perched bald eagle with an olive branch and its head turned over its left shoulder. KM 210. 1983 IN GOD WE TRUST LOS ANGELES XXIII OLYMPIAD EJ LIBERTY, representation of the traditional Greek discus thrower inspired by the ancient work of the sculptor Myron / E PLURIBUS UNUM EJ.JM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONE DOLLAR, head and upper body of an American Eagle. KM 209. 215 grams total, 15.2 x 8.7 x 2 cm including case.

Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Ceritificate of Autheniticity.

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

Commemorative issue of the Statue of Liberty Centennial. 1986 LIBERTY W, close view of the face and crown of the statue of Liberty / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM IN GOD WE TRUST FIVE DOLLARS, bald eagle in flight left. KM 215. Commemorative issue of the Statue of Liberty on Ellis island. LIBERTY ELLIS ISLAND GATEWAY TO AMERICA IN GOD WE TRUST S JM 1986, The Statue of Liberty with the main building of Ellis Island in the background / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATH FREE E PLURIBUS UNUM MP JM ONE DOLLAR, The statue’s hand with a lit torch are depicted with the concluding words of Emma Lazarus’s poem The New Colossus. KM 214. Commemorative issue of the Statue of Liberty. LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1986, a ship of immigrants entering New York Harbor with a skyline (circa 1913), and an image of the Statue of Liberty in the foreground with a rising sun in the background / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS E PLURIBUS UNUM HALF DOLLAR, a family of immigrants witnessing a view of America from a pier or wharf at Ellis Island. KM 212. 205 grams total, 15.4 x 8.8 x 2 cm including case.

Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set.

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.

THE U.S. CONSTITUTION 200th ANNIVERSARY IN GOD WE TRUST We the People 1787 LIBERTY 1987, sheets of parchment, a quill pen and the first three words of the U.S. Constitution (We the People) / E PLURIBUS UNUM DOLLAR 1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, image of 13 diverse people intended to represent the wide cultural and social spectrum of the United States. KM 220. 139 grams total, 15.3 x 8.8 x 2.2 cm including case.

Uncirculated. Offered in the original box set with Certificate of Authenticity.

From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.