James

PUBLIC AUCTION

Valuable Coins & Gold, Banknotes Medals Cigarette Cards & Postage Stamps
3rd September 2012 Sale commences at 12 noon

VIEWING: - Saturday 28th August and Sunday 29th August 10am to 4pm Thursday 2nd September 10am to 7:30pm

Auction Day Friday 3rd September 08:30am to 11:30am at SYDERSTONE BUSINESS PARK (Fakenham 5 miles, Kings Lynn 15 miles) MILL LANE, PE31 8RX

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Next Auction 20th November 2010
JAMES & SONS Auctioneers

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We are excited to announce new additions to our upcoming auction on

Friday 3rd September 2010

 United Kingdom 1999 Gold Proof Britannia set (4 coins)
1989 3 coin Sovereign set
1847 Gothic Crowns x 2
Half Sovereigns 2000 x 3
Half Sovereigns x 14 Ed VII & Geo V
Sovereigns x 10 Victoria Ed VII Geo V
Sovereigns x 3 1883, 1884 x2 Melbourne Mint
Double Sovereign 1887 x 1
1902 Five Sovereign
1979 50 dalders
1974 ducat
1978 100 guilders
6 x 10 guilder gold
Apollo 11 Gold token
1979 50 guilders Ned Antillies
1980 300 guilders Ned Antillies
1980 5 guilders Ned Antillies
Iran victory gold coin

To be sold from the German occupation of the Channel Islands.

Islanders hid British banknotes under the floorboards!

All British Banknotes were overprinted 'withdrawn from circulation' and were to be destroyed.

Few survived, the rarer with only 5 known examples and most with less than 400.

Known values range from £150 to £2000 each.

Nine examples are included in Auction on 3rd September to be held by James & Sons

Details Available

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Postal: Dewfresh House, Syderstone Business Park, Mill Lane, Syderstone, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 8RX

THE STATES OF GUERNSEY OVERPRINTS

When the Germans occupied the Channel Islands in the Second World War, German money was made legal tender. As a result almost all British and Channel Islands currency 'disappeared under the floorboards'. Because of the shortage of small change the Guernsey authorities obtained permission from the Germans in 1941 to issue small denominations of 6d., 1s., 1s.3d., 2s6d. And 5s. The Germans agreed subject to the withdrawal of £5000 worth of Guernsey £1 notes which was done by handing over soiled notes being held for destruction, but not before they had been overprinted front and back Withdrawn from circulation" with the date. When these emergency low denomination notes also began to run short, agreement was obtained for a further issue of £5000 except that this time the Germans demanded that £5000 of Bank of England £1 notes should be withdrawn. Again the notes were overprinted and after the liberation in 1945 £2000 worth were discovered in Jersey and returned to the Bank of England. The balance of £3000 came to light in the early 1980s and most of these were sold to collectors in the USA.

FRIDAY 3^rd SEPTEMBER 2010

12 NOON

SYDERSTONE BUSINESS PARK

(Fakenham 5 miles, Kings Lynn 15 miles)

MILL LANE, PE31 8RX

TELEPHONE: - 01485 578117 EMAIL: - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

VIEWING: - Saturday 28^th August and Sunday 29^th August 10am to 4pm

Thursday 2nd September 10am to 7:30pm

Auction Day Friday 3rd September 08:30am to 11:30pm

COLLECTIONS FOR SALE ? Our expert valuations are free

Next Auction Saturday 20^th November 2010

JAMES & SONS Auctioneers

Catalogue for sale will be available from the 16th August onwards - or earlier!