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Adelaide Assay Office, electrotype of ingot (Hunt Deacon 6). In black lucite holder, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Adelaide Assay Office, electrotype of ingot (Hunt Deacon 6) by G W (George Wilkins) in about 1967. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,900
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on reverse. Early die state, considerable original mint bloom and well struck, nearly uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $35,000
SOLD $38,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Early die state, reverse brilliance, small graffito X scratched at 12 o'clock on obverse, minor hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $25,000
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Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Later die state with five notch dots above in carats, nearly very fine.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $9,400
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Later die state with five dots above 2 and C of carats, shallow strike, some mint bloom, very fine or better.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $10,000
Port Phillip Kangaroo Office, restrike in gilt bronze (29mm, 10.88g), plain edge, obv. die rusted, around 'PORT PHILLIP AUSTRALIA, 1853', kangaroo to right, rev. die rusted, 'PURE AUSTRALIAN GOLD, ONE OUNCE'. Extremely fine, struck from original dies by Stokes circa 1917, extremely rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600