Edward VIII Coins and Related Ephemera, from the Estate of the late Miss Fairlie Hopkin

21 & 24 March 2016

№ 847

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Edward VIII (1936), Fantasy Crowns (6), all 1936, by J. Pinches for G. Hearn, bust left, revs, St George and the dragon (2, gold and silver), 35.77g/12h, 29.70g/12h, kangaroo left (for Australia) (2, gold and silver), 33.87g/12h, 28.77g/12h, sailing ship (for Bermuda) (2, gold and silver), 36.12g/12h, 30.90g/12h (Giordano FM 2b, 2d, 3b, 3d, 4b, 4d; Bruce X M2a, M2c, X M1a, M1c, X M1a, M1c) [6]. Brilliant, as struck; housed in a contemporary maroon fitted leatherette case, gilt blocked...

Hammer Price: £7,500

21 & 24 March 2016

№ 848

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Edward VIII (1936), Illustrative media: Castle, E.W. (ed), The Life of Edward, nd [1937-8], a 16mm newsreel cine film, in tin and original packaging; Anon, a Kodak 16mm monochrome cine film of the Duke of Windsor, Sir George Allen, Walter Monckton and others at Schloss Enzesfeld, Austria, 21 February 1937, 101 feet long, in excellent condition; Anon, a Kodachrome 16mm colour cine film of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor at Château de la Croë, Antibes, 1938, in good order but some damage,...

Hammer Price: £2,000