Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns
Lot 1365 Session 5 (7.30pm Tuesday) Sydney Mint Half Sovereigns
Estimate $30,000
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QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1855. With spade gash on reverse rim at 3 o'clock otherwise evenly worn nearly fine/fine and very rare.
This example was previously unknown until discovered by a metal detector in Victoria. It is in the top twelve known, nearly all other specimens tend to be extremely worn.
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Lot 1363
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1870. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
Lot 1364
QUEEN VICTORIA, second type, 1870. Slight surface marking, well struck with some mint bloom, extremely ...
Estimate $1,000
Lot 1365 This lot
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1855. With spade gash on reverse rim at 3 o'clock otherwise ...
Estimate $30,000
Lot 1366
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1856, with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Subdued ...
Estimate $40,000
Lot 1367
QUEEN VICTORIA, first type, 1856. Obverse rim nicks and scrape marks otherwise good very fine ...
Estimate $2,500