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Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch penny, 1866 (A.7). Even red brown patina, minor rim damage on reverse at 7 o'clock, very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch penny, 1866 (A.7). Red brown patina, very fine.
Estimate $270
Passed in
Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch penny, 1866 (A.8). Severe edge cuts and dents, otherwise brown patina, good fine and a very rare variety.
Estimate $300
SOLD $280
Andrew, John & Co., Melbourne halfpenny, 1860 (A.12). Glossy brown patina, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Annand Smith & Co., Melbourne penny (1849) (A.17). Cleaned and retoned, tooling on corrosion spot of 'S' of grocers, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Beath, G.L. & Co., Christchurch penny, undated (A.38); Clarkson, S., Christchurch penny, 1875 (A.66) Clarkson & Turnbull, Timaru penny, 1865 (A.69); Milner & Thompson Christchurch pennies, undated and 1881 (A.378, 380, 381); Smith, S. Hague, Auckland penny, undated (A.477). The A378 holed, A69 damaged, fair - good extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Brickhill, Joseph, Campbell Town penny, 1856 (A.45); Hanks & Lloyd, Sydney pennies, 1857 (A.190[3], 191). All with corrosion, good - nearly very fine. (5)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Buxton, J.W., Brisbane penny, undated (A.56). Planchet flaw on reverse at 1 o'clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce.
Estimate $350
SOLD $370
Clarkson, S., Christchurch penny, 1875 (A.67). Some mint red, good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $220
SOLD $220
Collins & Co., Bathurst penny, 1864 (A.72). Hairline flan cut on reverse, good extremely fine and possibly as struck, very rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $600
Collins & Co., Bathurst penny, 1864 (A.72). Red and brown uncirculated, slight tooling in fields to remove rust areas, probably a very early restrike, very rare as such.
Estimate $800
Passed in
Davidson, A., Melbourne penny, 1862 (A.93). Thinner flan, pinched in manufacture (9 o'clock), rim nick at 3 o'clock, otherwise good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $450
SOLD $500
Dease, E.F., Launceston halfpenny, undated (A.100). Die axis upset by 180 degrees, only slight die cud, superb red and blue brown mint bloom, FDC and very rare in this condition, probably the finest known.
Estimate $1,800
Passed in
Fenwick Brothers, Melbourne penny, undated (A.121). Glossy brown, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
SOLD $380
Flavelle Bros. & Co., Sydney & Brisbane penny, undated (A.126). Die break at 10 o'clock on reverse, second smaller dot under 'S' on obverse, glossy brown, good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Gourlay, J.W. & Co., Christchurch penny, undated (A.151). Red brown patina, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Grundy, J.R., Ballarat penny, 1861 (A.155). Glossy light brown patina, good extremely fine and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $450
Passed in
Grundy, J.R., Ballarat penny, 1861 (A.155). Brown patina, good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Hall, Henry J., Christchurch halfpenny, undated (A.161); Hobday & Jobberns, Christchurch penny, undated (A.249) (2) Licensed Victuallers Association, Auckland penny, 1871 (A.326); Morrin & CO., Auckland penny, undated (A.387). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Hanks & Company, Sydney penny and halfpenny, 1857 (A.184, 186). Cleaned and retoning, nearly extremely fine; brown patina, good very fine. (2)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Hanks and Lloyd, Sydney pennies and halfpenny, 1855, 1857 (A.188, 189, 190, 191). Good - nearly very fine. (4)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Hanks and Lloyd, Sydney halfpenny, 1857 (A.193). Slightly sea affected, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $120
Passed in
Hedberg, O.H., Hobart, seated figure mule penny, 1860 (A.199). Softly struck in centre as always, blue brown brilliant patina, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,300
SOLD $1,350
Henry, Samuel, Deloraine penny, 1857 (A.226). Toned, uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Hide & De Carle, Melbourne pennies, 1857 (A.229, 230, 231). Traces of mint red, nearly uncirculated; die axes upset 180 degrees, nearly extremely fine and good very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Hide & De Carle, Melbourne halfpenny, 1857 (A.233). Upset die axis by 180 degrees, peripheral die break on reverse from 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock, grey brown with some mint red, uncirculated.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Hide & De Carle, Melbourne halfpenny 1857 (A.233). Upset die axis by 180 degrees, good extremely fine.
Estimate $120
Passed in
Hide & De Carle, Melbourne penny, 1858 (A.237). Red brown, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $160
SOLD $110
Hide & De Carle, Melbourne pennies, 1858 (A.241, 243, 244[illustrated]). Rim nick, good very fine; good very fine; traces of red, good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Hosie, J., Melbourne penny, 1862 (A.267). Thick flan, chocolate brown, good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $220
SOLD $220