A collection of international copper-alloy? and white metal? coins and commemorative medals dating from the late 19th to the mid-20th century. The group comprises numismatic issues from various territories, including an 1888 8 doubles and a 1918 4 doubles from Guernsey, an 1881 Jersey one twelfth of a shilling, and a 1920 Australian penny. Further items include an 1853 French Empire ten centimes of Napoleon III and a Japanese Meiji period dragon coin. Colonial issues include a 1922 ten cents and a 1936 issue for the short reign of King Edward VIII from East Africa. One 1921 British penny features a literal impressed over-stamp reading ‘DUNLOP LA26X1 MADE IN ENGLAND’. Medallic items include a Queen Elizabeth II 1953 Coronation medalet with a suspension loop, a brass centenary medal for the 1972 F.A. Cup Final inscribed ‘LEEDS UNITED (v. ARSENAL) CENTENARY’, and a Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee medal. A George VI white metal? coin is pierced with a small hole. The pieces demonstrate varying degrees of circulation wear, surface oxidation, and verdigris.
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