Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coin

Lot 5720    Session 20 (7.30pm Friday 25 November)    Collection of Patrick J O'Rourke - Asian & World Coins

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au

CHINA AND MALAYSIA, an accumulation of tin objects in a large segmented plastic container (used for sinkers etc for fishing), these mostly from Malaysia and which are generally corroded or oxidised, lot includes tin or lead balls of various sizes (approx 30), tin pitis (approx 30 mostly oxidised), a large bullet shaped object rising to a pyramid at end length 60mm, (115 g); from China, a very large accumulation of Chinese cash as aggregates held together by corrosion in groups of 5-30 cash per bundle giving a total weight in excess of 3 kg, all stored in a large wooden 'Eminentes Deliciosas' box; together a hoard in a plastic box container of 'dingle dangle' bridge money, part knife money pieces and spade coins, the lot all appear to be as recovered as stray or lots from water or burial; together with a small collection of Vietnam coins in a album as marketed from stalls in South East Asia. Mostly poor, a researches lot for cleaning etc. (100s)