SIMMONS GALLERY

PO BOX 104, LEYTONSTONE, LONDON E11 1ND, UK

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MAILBID 43

A Postal Auction of weights and scales

Closed Wednesday 2 April 2008, 12 noon BST

ANY UNSOLD ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS UP TO 30 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

Click here for Illustrated Catalogue online

Text only version here

Featuring

British and foreign weights for British, Portuguese and other coins

A 15^th century unrecorded weight for a Half Noble

Rare and unrecorded Charles I coin weights

A “Justici” shilling coin weight of William III

Italian weights for Italian and other coins

Ancient and Byzantine weights

Glass weights

Trade and lead weights

Apothecary and bullion weights

Scales, folding balances and rocker balances

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We’ve gathered together a bunch of interesting weights and scales for our 43^rd sale which we hope will tempt you to add to your collection.  Some are the classic coin weights of the 18^th and 19^th centuries, others animal sculptures and figurative glass weights from ancient times, plus a rare prize medal of the 1851 Great Exhibition, a steelyard and a 12 shekel from Judea, a simply beautiful piece of sculpted limestone.  Of special note are lot 3 (the unrecorded half noble),  lot 19  - a new obverse and reverse die for the Charles I silver half-crown - and a William III shilling weight (lot 31).  We will have a further sale in the summer of coin weights, rockers and balances but that would have been too many to include here.  So have fun looking through the catalogue either here or online and remember to get your bids in early! 

ABOUT WEIGHT COLLECTING an introductory article

If you're new to this type of sale, remember there's no buyer's commission and we reduce bids to 10% over the next bidder. If you're the only bidder you get the lot at the first price, which is our reserve price. See our terms and conditions for details. You can request images of weights that are not pictured up to the closing date. Please note that we only give out prices realised to those who bid in the auction. Bids must be placed either by mail or email. Telephone bids must be backed with written copy in the post.

Collectioneurs de langue francaise: pour vous aidez mieux- les regles et avis en francais