Catalogue
Colombia, Charles IIII, eight escudos, 1802 JJ, NR = Nuevo Reino (Bogota) Mint, (KM.62.1). Usual hairlines, extremely fine and a rare mint.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,200
Great Britain, George III, fifth bust, guinea, 1798, spade type (S.3729). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,500
Great Britain, George III, copper cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Dark grey brown patina, extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $350
Great Britain, George III, copper cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). A few very minor edge bruises, chocolate brown, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $180
Great Britain, George III, copper cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Good very fine/very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Great Britain, George III, copper cartwheel penny, 1797 (S.3777). Brown with hints of red, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $480
India, Bengal Presidency, E.I.C., silver half rupee, Murshidabad type (1793) (KM.97). Light grey tone, uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Mexico, Philip V, silver eight reales or pillar dollar, 1741MF (KM.103). Possibly cast, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Mexico, Charles IV, silver bust type eight reales, 1795TH (KM.109). Very fine, several minor chopmarks.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Mexico, Charles III, silver eight reales, 1776FM Mexico City Mint (KM.106.2); also one real 1778FF (KM.78.2). Toned, nearly very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $180
Mexico, Ferdinand VII, silver eight reales, 1810HJ, Mexico City Mint (KM.110). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Mexico, Charles IIII, silver half real, 1802F.T., 1803F.T. (KM.72) also Smith Peate & Co, Sydney penny token, undated (A.479). The token good fine, the others good extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Netherlands, Utrecht, ducat 1742 (KM.7.1). Has been mounted and plugged, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $340
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1804, dies I/3:A/3 (Mira-Noble 1804/11; Spalding 133). Countermarks sharp and clear, central hole not fully punched out in one quarter (i.e. off centre), some dark oxidation (from burial) on edge of matrix, otherwise attractive grey toned, good very fine and very rare, an interesting specimen with an historical provenance.
Estimate $140,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of the reverse of original coin on the reverse, lightly toned very fine and rare.
Estimate $35,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Gun metal grey toned, attractive very fine.
Estimate $33,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of original coin's reverse on the reverse, very fine and rare.
Estimate $32,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of the centre of the reverse of the original coin on the obverse, old scratch through H of South, toned, evenly worn, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $18,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Toned, fine and rare.
Estimate $18,000
SOLD $12,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, 'button' dump replica made circa 1860 (see Spalding pp250-2; Mira p13). Nearly extemely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,000
New South Wales, replica five shillings or holey dollars, 1813, by Becker (Mira Noble 1756 (a), 1780 (2)), also dump. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
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
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855 with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Surface marking both sides, some original mint bloom in lettering and devices, otherwise extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $9,500
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Cut mark on neck, otherwise good very fine with some mint bloom.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,400
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Minor rim nicks and field marks, some dirt in reverse denticles, lettering and wreath, original surface good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $8,500
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