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Great Britain, George III, guinea, fifth bust or spade type, 1788 (S.3729). Edge milling at top re-cut, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Great Britain, George III, guinea, fifth bust or spade type, 1794 (S.3729). Good very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $750
Great Britain, George III, guinea, fifth bust or spade type, 1798 (S.3729). Extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $800
Great Britain, George III, half guinea, fifth head or spade type, 1791 (S.3735). Nearly extremely fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
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Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). A few edge bumps as usual, otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Great Britain, George III, cartwheel twopence, 1797 (S.3776). Has been gilt or red painted, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
India, Madras Presidency, Indian Style Coinage, Hindu System, gold star pagoda, c1740-1807, struck at Madras Mint, obverse, crude half standing figure of a deity, reverse, five pointed star within dotted borders, (Pr.9, KM.303). Extremely fine, scarce. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
India, EIC, Madras Presidency, gold pagoda, milled issue (1808-15) (KM.356). Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $580
India, EIC, Madras Presidency, gold pagoda (1810) (KM.356). Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $340
India, EIC, Madras Presidency, European Style Coinages Issues, 1808-1815, gold two pagodas, (5.952 grams), obverse, Gopuram of a temple with 9 stars each side, around in English, TWO PAGODAS, reverse, deity Vishnu standing surrounded by dotted circles, in native text of Tamil and Telugu 'two pagodas' (KM.358; Pr.146). Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $950
India, EIC, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type gold mohur (1793) (KM.102). Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Mexico, Charles IV, eight reales 1790FM, Mexico City Mint, with bust of Charles III (KM.107). With original mint bloom, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $400
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of chin and mouth of Charles IV on obverse, traces of arms on reverse, well struck with full rim of denticles on the obverse, slightest friction on high points takes this away from extremely fine, attractive grey toning, good very fine and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $60,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Struck over the centre of a Charles IIII eight reales, traces of the original reverse on the obverse and original obverse on the reverse, toned, very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $28,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of reverse of original coin on reverse, gun metal toned, nearly very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1) traces of reverse of centre of original eight reales on reverse. Weak on left hand side of obverse, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $17,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Trace of reverse of original coin on reverse at 4 o'clock, possibly attached to fob chain, tooling around 'TH' of South and 'W' of Wales, toned, and polished, original milled edge intact, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $12,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Lightly toned, good very fine and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $45,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of reverse of original coin on the obverse, old scratch beside crown, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $35,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of reverse of original coin on obverse and trace of Charles III portrait on the reverse, grey toned, good fine and rare.
Estimate $18,000
SOLD $12,500
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1) (5.5g). Appears to be either struck on a cast blank with plain edge or a total cast of an A/1 dump as a contemporary production, slight tooling on reverse, otherwise very fine and interesting.
Estimate $400
SOLD $540
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, 'button' dump replica, made circa 1860 (Spalding fig 107). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $750
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse, later die state, five notches above 22 carats from die clashing. Full original mint bloom, a recent minor hairline takes this away from choice uncirculated, still one the finest known and not previously on the market.
Estimate $35,000
SOLD $32,000
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse, early die state. Edge and rim flaw at 2 o'clock, attractively toned, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $14,000
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type, with crenellated inner circle on reverse, early die state. Hairline scratch on reverse, reverse rim bruise at 11.30, has been brushed to clean, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $18,000
SOLD $15,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse, later die state. Rim flaws and edge cracks on obverse at 3 and 11 o'clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine with some mint bloom on the reverse.
Estimate $15,000
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Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left, by James Wyon. Some underlying mint bloom, particularly on the reverse, minor contact marks, otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $20,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left, by James Wyon. High rims, virtually no wear, however minor brushing and surface marks, rim nick at 1.30 on obverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $6,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left, by James Wyon. Nearly extremely fine, old cut between eye and ear.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,700