Lot 3165

Sale 61 · Important Australian & World Coins, Banknotes & Military Medals, The W.J.Noble Collection of British Tickets, Passes & Tokens

Description

Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office pattern sixpence in pewter (white metal) by W.J. Taylor, straight grained or milled edge (0.676 grams), 1.2mm thick. Almost FDC with slight discoloration but with original surface, extremely rare.

Ex Spink Stern Auction Sale October 30, 1975 (lot 76) from J. Gartner Collection and J. Smith Collection. Regarded by R. Jewell as the earliest strike to test the dies in a soft metal and possibly only two surviving examples.

Estimate
$8,000
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$0