Lot 142: A Collection of UK Pre-decimal and Early Decimal Coins in a Two-Compartment Wooden Box

A collection of UK pre-decimal and early decimal coins housed in a two-compartment wooden storage box. The accumulation includes bronze, brass, and silver-coloured cupro-nickel or silver denominations primarily from the early to mid-20th century. Visible denominations include pennies, halfpennies, 12-sided brass threepences, and silver-coloured coins such as shillings, sixpences, and a portcullis threepence. Significant specimens include a brass threepence dated 1941 with a thrift plant reverse and a bronze penny dated 1914 with a seated Britannia reverse. Obverses feature the portraits of monarchs George V, George VI, and Elizabeth II. Legible inscriptions transcribed from the coins include THREE PENCE, ONE PENNY, GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX FIDEI DEF, and ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F. D. The wooden box is constructed with finger-jointed corners and two internal divisions. It is fitted with two brass-toned hinges and a decorative shell-shaped metal clasp on the front. No maker marks, labels, or stamps are visible on the box.