The North Yorkshire Moors collection of British and Irish coins and tokens formed by Marvin Lessen will be offered at auction by London specialist Dix Noonan Webb on January 29.
A rare 18th century brass token produced for the York ironmonger and cutler B Hobson has an estimate of £70-90.
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This 5g gold nugget (and extra smaller specimens) above comes with a handwritten note titled A Nugget of Gold From Australia!!!.
Dated 1867, the note says the gold came from the diggings of J Allen. It is estimated to sell for £60-80 at Huntly Auctions in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, on January 28.
Closing on January 28, an online sale of postcards at Southgate Auction Rooms in London includes a complete set of 10 cards from the Star Series of British Admirals printed in Bavaria c.1905-10.
Estimate £60-120.
An oil on board sketch by AR Frank E Beresford (1881-1967) titled A Fairey Battle – Binbrook and dated 1940, 12 x 16in (30 x 40cm), has an estimate of £200-300 at Keys in Aylsham on January 24.
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