Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns
Lot 1331
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1856, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Well struck, uncirculated and an outstanding type coin, one of the finest known.
Estimate
$20,000
SOLD $19,000
Ex R.G. & C. Pratley Collection, Spink Australia Sale 27 (lot 1517) March 1989 previously ex Indian find of 1976 and Spink Australia Sale 5 (lot 490) November 1980.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 16.5% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Adjacent lots
Lot 1329
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1870. Original mint bloom, flat high points, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
Lot 1330
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1855, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Damaged by a ...
Estimate $10,000
Lot 1331 This lot
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1856, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Well struck, uncirculated ...
Estimate $20,000
Lot 1332
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1857, with wreathed head left by L.C. Wyon. Well struck,choice uncirculated ...
Estimate $15,000
Lot 1333
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1857. Minor obverse hairlines, otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare in this ...
Estimate $9,000
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