Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage Leather

A Collection of Vintage Leather Coin Purses and Mixed International Coinage - A collection of vintage leather coin purses and an assortment of international and historical coinage, housed in a striped cardboard box. The group includes four distinct purses: a tan leather clip purse with a brass-tone metal frame, ball clasp, and cream satin-like lining; a black suede or nubuck zippered rectangular pouch with a metal zipper; a dark brown leather squeeze-frame or fold-over coin pouch; and a small, dark brown leather square folding purse decorated with gold-toned floral motifs. The numismatic assortment includes coins from the United Kingdom, featuring a large bronze penny with a portcullis, a George VI era coin, and a copper-alloy coin with a Welsh leek. United States coinage includes several Lincoln cents, a Jefferson nickel, and a Washington quarter. Also present is a silver-coloured coin marked REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA 2$50 and a German coin marked BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND PFENNIG. The collection also contains a yellow and white enamel daisy-shaped token. Accompanying ephemera includes a paper fragment with handwritten ink notes reading JW Watkins, 100, 43.49 and £3.00, alongside a blue envelope segment marked COOKS.