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A Collection of UK and International Coins and Jewellery in a Carved Wooden Casket - An assortment of UK and international currency and items of costume jewellery contained within a decorative hand-carved wooden casket. The casket is of undulating form, the lid featuring relief-carved maple or plane tree leaves within incised foliate borders, and a purple velvet-lined interior. The numismatic content includes UK bronze and cupro-nickel issues such as an 1899 Victoria Veiled Head penny, 1945 and 1951 farthings featuring the wren design, a 1947 George VI two shilling piece, and a 1961 sixpence. International coinage is represented by a mid-20th century West German 10 pfennig piece. The jewellery comprises an articulated link bracelet set with rectangular-cut purple stones and a fine link neck chain.