Lot 1243

Sale 108 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes

Description

New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1), traces of the reverse of the Spanish American eight reales on the reverse. Deep gun metal grey toned, well struck up on the obverse, good very fine with obverse being nearly extremely fine on the right hand side, a most attractive example of Australia's first coin.

Ex A.H.F.Baldwin Collection, Spink Australia Sale 2 (lot 515) and the Robert A.Climpson Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 85 (lot 1941).

Estimate
$45,000
Result Status
Passed in

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