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Adelaide pound, first type, 1852, with beaded inner circle on the reverse and characteristic die break, wide grained or milled edge. Minor rim bruise and surface marking, otherwise well struck, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $100,000
SOLD $100,000
Adelaide pound, 1852 second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Early stage of later die state, considerable original mint bloom, weakly struck legend top right and hairline left of date, otherwise attractive, nearly uncirculated and rare in this state.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $30,000
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 $20,000
SOLD $19,000
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, gold quarter ounce, 1853 (7.646 grams). Has been plugged near top and mounted, strong traces of edge milling remain, fair and extremely rare, one of only seven known.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $12,600
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, uniface striking in lead of the obverse die of the gold half ounce 1853 by Stokes circa 1917. Die break from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock on the raised rim, usual die rust marks, oxidised otherwise very fine and probably unique.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,100
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, pattern shilling in copper, edge plain, obverse die by C.W (Charles Weiner), reverse signed WJT (W.J. Taylor), Queen wears floral wreath, upset die axis 180 degrees. Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $14,000