Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns
Lot 1645 SESSION 6 (7.30PM TUESDAY 29TH JULY) Aust. Gold - Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns
Estimate $100,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $80,000
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1855, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Traces of mint bloom in the lettering and around the devices, minute contacts and hairlines visible under magnification, the best example we have offered, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare, especially in this condition, probably the second or third finest known of Australia's rarest circulating coin.
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Lot 1643
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1870. Some mint bloom, good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
Lot 1644
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1870. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,800
Lot 1645 This lot
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1855, with filletted head left by James Wyon. Traces of mint ...
Estimate $100,000
Lot 1646
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1856, with filleted head left by James Wyon. Considerable mint bloom, ...
Estimate $12,000
Lot 1647
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1856. Frictional wear on hair otherwise extremely fine and well struck. ...
Estimate $4,000