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 15th 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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Introduction
We’ve gathered together
a bunch of interesting weights and scales for our 43rd sale which
we hope will tempt you to add to your collection. Some are the classic coin weights of the 18th
and 19th 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!
| Lots 1-57 GB coin weights | Lots 58-134 GB/Portugal | |
| Bidding form plus Terms & conditions | Lots 179-226 Ancient weights | Lots 227-end. Scales, balances, more weights, medals & miscellany |
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