No its not a puzzle box, I have a couple of those, Venetian from around 1890. This has a hidden trigger button that releases the drawer, yes it...
There is a mirror behind the velvet inside the lid. Its now at my French polishers getting tidied up, I aim to keep it along with the coins and...
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Lucky find. I did a house clearance a couple of weeks ago. Among the many antiques recovered from the property was this Victorian ladies vanity...
Havana, Cuba. Expo medal
The note is One Rupee, German East Africa., worth more than a few cents.
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I think this was a token to be used at the exhibition. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. I've never seen this one before but they are highly...
You said UK or Australia, is it similar to this Melbourne penny from Austraiia Same size as a British Penny [ATTACH]
No it does not. Perhaps its because I don't eat McDonalds :D
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We call them 18th-century provincial tokens, Americans call them Conder tokens solely because of this one. [ATTACH]
I have dozens of halfpenny size tokens, advertising products and services, all dated between 1792 to 1806, none have a denomination. The penny...
Look up Belly dancing coins.
All found among other peoples collections I have purchased over the years. [ATTACH]
Cook Islands 1992 [ATTACH]
It is known as the Three Halfpence, used in the colonies they never circulated in the UK, they also resemble the Maundy issues. Here's the Penny,...
My GGG Grandfather was a midshipman on HMS Adventure on Cook's second voyage along with HMS Resolution 1772-1775
Usually they come in tubes that have been stored for years as they were the last issue. I class them as Unc. There are that many still around I...
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