Sixpence

One of collection of 335 coins, tokens and paper notes formed by the late Prof. F. Martin Post (d.2005) as a teaching collection when he was Professor of Business at Orange Coast College in Orange County, CA. His son, Mr Ritchie Post, has also donated to the Fitzwilliam $150,000 to establish a Visiting Fellowship in memory of his father and a Book-Purchasing Fund in memory of his mother, Margaret R. Post.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

One of eighty-two coins and medals from a collection bequeathed by Mr McKee (d. 21 May 2005, aged 78) to the Art Fund, which has allowed various public collections to make selections from it.

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Ruler: George V (1910-36)

One of eighty-two coins and medals from a collection bequeathed by Mr McKee (d. 21 May 2005, aged 78) to the Art Fund, which has allowed various public collections to make selections from it.

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Ruler: George VI (1936-52)

One of forty-three items comprising six Roman and Byzantine coins, thirty-two modern coins, tokens and medals, one banknote, and three other items:

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Ruler: George V (1910-36)

United Kingdom, Victoria, AR sixpence, 1892.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

One of ten heavily clipped English and Irish silver coins:

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Mint: London
Ruler: Charles I (1625-49)

One of twenty-five ancient coins, seventeen medieval coins and forty-eight modern coins, tokens and banknotes:

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: Edward VII (1901-10)

One of forty-three items comprising six Roman and Byzantine coins, thirty-two modern coins, tokens and medals, one banknote, and three other items:

One of seven modern coins and one medal:

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Ruler: George VI (1936-52)

Sixpence

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Mint: London
Ruler: Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

One of eleven forgeries or blanks of modern UK coins:

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Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901)

One of two banknotes (Isle of Man, USA), and 124 19th- and 20th-century coins (United Kingdom 31, Guernsey 19, Jersey 21, Isle of Man 2, New Zealand 1, Irish Republic 45, Bhutan? 1, Chile 1, Mauritius 1, Vatican 2). Many of these have been purchased from coin dealers specifically to fill gaps in our collection.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

One of two banknotes (Isle of Man, USA), and 124 19th- and 20th-century coins (United Kingdom 31, Guernsey 19, Jersey 21, Isle of Man 2, New Zealand 1, Irish Republic 45, Bhutan? 1, Chile 1, Mauritius 1, Vatican 2). Many of these have been purchased from coin dealers specifically to fill gaps in our collection.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

One of two banknotes (Isle of Man, USA), and 124 19th- and 20th-century coins (United Kingdom 31, Guernsey 19, Jersey 21, Isle of Man 2, New Zealand 1, Irish Republic 45, Bhutan? 1, Chile 1, Mauritius 1, Vatican 2). Many of these have been purchased from coin dealers specifically to fill gaps in our collection.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

One of two banknotes (Isle of Man, USA), and 124 19th- and 20th-century coins (United Kingdom 31, Guernsey 19, Jersey 21, Isle of Man 2, New Zealand 1, Irish Republic 45, Bhutan? 1, Chile 1, Mauritius 1, Vatican 2). Many of these have been purchased from coin dealers specifically to fill gaps in our collection.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

Australia

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Ruler: George V (1910-36)

South Africa

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Ruler: George VI (1936-52)

Eire

One of a collection of 486 coins, tokens, banknotes and medals, comprising mainly 18th-20th century British and foreign coins, but including some Roman, medieval and other pieces. The collection was formed by Peter Allen (1905-93) and given to Mrs Allen Manheim, who is generously offering it to the Museum with the proviso that ‘any coins not required for the collection may be sold and the proceeds used to purchase other items for the Department of Coins and Medals’. Sixty-five items have been selected for the collection: 58 coins, including an antoninianus of Carausius (AD 286-93); a silver penny of William I, Paxs type; a penny of Edward II, class 11b3/11b2, Durham; a groat of Edward IV’s second reign, London; a shilling of Charles I; and a crown of Charles II; a gold sovereign and half-sovereign of Victoria; one token of the British Armed Forces; three banknotes, Belgium (1) and Germany (2); and three medals, including two German military awards (a 1914 Iron Cross 2nd class and 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd class) which were picked up by a friend of Mr Allen among debris in Hitler’s bunker after the Allied capture of Berlin in 1945. Fifty-eight coins:

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George II (1727-60)

One of seventy-three modern coins:

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

One of seventy-three modern coins:

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George VI (1936-52)

One of seventy-three modern coins:

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

George V, sixpence, 1923.

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)

One of seventy-three modern coins:

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Mint: Royal Mint
Ruler: George V (1910-36)