THE UNAPPROPRIATED DIE ERA: 1884-1885 Figure 1 -Unappropriated Dies – Die Proofs, 1872While proofs of 19 duties were prepared for use for varying Great Britain revenues, the eight duties shown above were those appropriated for the Military Telegraphs issue in 1884 “In essence De La Rue prepared a set of dies for each value desired […]
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‘IN THE SPRING-TIME, THE ONLY PRETTY RING-TIME’ (AS YOU LIKE IT, ACT V, SCENE III) HISTORIC FINGER RINGS AT SPINK, LONDON – APRIL 2025 There’s something a little bit different amongst the lots of the latest Spink Coin sale, in the form of two historic finger-rings. Both are astonishing, recent metal detecting finds which, after
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‘Daikokuten embodies Japan’s cultural evolution through his unique and multifarious blend of culture, religion, and philosophy.’ As the excitement of the New Year gives way to the inevitable January blues, many of us find ourselves in an all too familiar slump. Following a season of indulgence, we have full stomachs and empty wallets by spring,
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PART 3 FROM JAMES I TO JAMES V “He also issued gold coins which he named the demy and the half-demy, based on the English half- and quarter-noble and approximately equal in size, though of slightly reduced fineness” Introduction This article continues the story of Scottish money with a survey of the intriguing coin is-
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STAMPS FORTHCOMING SALES Spink looks forward to a busy auction schedule from April through May, following the Europhilex International Stamp Exhibition held in Birmingham from 7th to 11th May. Having already offered the British Solomon Islands from the Greenwood collection, Lionheart Part XXI and Michael Medlicott’s Trinidad and Tobago, the Stamp Department launch into their
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ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS London, 24th April 2025 In our auction of 24th April 2025, the Medal Department are thrilled to offer a most comprehensive collection of South Africa Medals for the campaigns of 1877-79. Most often, this most attractive medal is associated with the perhaps more famed Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 – more of
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WORLD BANKNOTES – E-AUCTION London, 27th March – 10th April 2025 Following a thrilling start to the year with our January online auction, The Robin Benke Collection of English Banknotes and an incredibly successful live sale at NYINC, the excitement of remarkable banknotes continues! Our current online auction presents a notable collection of Bank Polski
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SPINK NUMISMATIC CIRCULAR 39: ANCIENT COINS, FEATURING THE LITTLE BUSBY HOARD OF ROMAN DENARII AND THE “VEITCHII” COLLECTION Spink London, 26th March 2025 Spink’s first Ancient Coin sale of 2025 started things off with a bang, building on several years of great results in the category. Comprising 453 lots from across the ancient world, the
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the alfred leonard fuller of bath collection of english silver coins and tokens 17th December 2025 Cold though it may have been in London, Spink London’s Coin Department is far from hunkering down in hibernation. In the week leading up to Christmas, we held The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins
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THE SPINK NUMISMATIC E-CIRCULAR, NUMBER 38 Later in January, the coin department also produced the latest offering of the Spink Numismatic e-Circular, Number 38. Although world coins had a significant presence in the sale (including the Barbara Mears Collection of Indian Coins), there were some English and British specimens that are worth also highlighting. To
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