Catalogue
India, East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint type, 1793 type, Milled issue, Perpetual 19 san sicca series of standard gold currency, in the name of Shah Alam II (A.H. 1173-1221, A.D. 1759-1806), gold mohur, (12.34 grams), regnal year 19 (fixed), and dated A.H. 1202 = A.D. 1784-5 and with oblique milling to right, probably a jeweller's copy, (Pr.64, KM.100). Surface marks, has been mounted, otherwise nearly very fine and scarce.
Estimate $600
SOLD $570
Mexico, Ferdinand VI, pillar dollar type eight reales, 1752MF Mexico City Mint (KM.104.1). Grey toned, good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Mexico, Charles IIII, silver eight reales, 1807TH, Mexico City Mint, (KM.109). Edge knock and scratch on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Mexico, Charles IIII, silver eight reales, 1808TH, Mexico City Mint (KM.110). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Spain, Charles III, gold four escudos, 1787/6, Madrid Mint (KM418.1a; Fr.1396). Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $800
Spain, Charles IIII, gold four escudos, 1803, Madrid Mint (KM.436.1; Fr.148). Good very fine.
Estimate $900
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New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1808TH, dies B/2: I/6 (Mira-Noble 1808/8; Spalding 177). Original coin worn, good fine, slightly dished, countermarks good fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $70,000
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New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1802FT, dies B/6:II/1 (Spalding-) (Mira-Noble 1802/8). Good fine and very rare.
Estimate $65,000
SOLD $55,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1) traces of the reverse of the Spanish American eight reales on the reverse. Deep gun metal grey toned, well struck up on the obverse, good very fine with obverse being nearly extremely fine on the right hand side, a most attractive example of Australia's first coin.
Estimate $60,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Attractive dark grey toned nearly extremely fine and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $60,000
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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 $18,000
SOLD $16,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of reverse of original coin on obverse, grey silver toned, evenly worn reverse, very weak though legible, good fine/very good.
Estimate $6,500
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, contemporary counterfeit in copper with plain or smoothed edge. Pitted, otherwise fair and very rare.
Estimate $700
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Adelaide Assay Office, gold ingot, electrotype in gilt copper (Hunt Deacon 5), taken from the specimen formerly in the 'Nobleman Collection' and now in the British Museum. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $4,000
Adelaide pound, first type, 1852, with inner beaded circle on reverse with ever present die break, fine milling or edge graining of the first collar used. With 3mm scratch right side of crown on obverse, soft strike on the centre of reverse, fine and very rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $35,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on reverse. Early die state, extremely fine/good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $24,500
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Some mint bloom, struck from dies in later die state with the five faint dots above (2)2 C(arats), extremely fine/good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $18,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. An early die state striking, minor surface marks and rim bruise at 4 o'clock, otherwise good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $16,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on reverse, later die state with five dots above (2)2 C(arats). Edge knock at 11 o'clock on obverse, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $17,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Surface marking, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Edge bruise at 1 o'clock on obverse and light scratch in field in front of Queen's forehead, nearly very fine/very fine.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $2,650
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857. Good fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $800
Queen Victoria, second type, 1863. Some mint bloom, surface marking, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $850
Queen Victoria, second type, 1864. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
Queen Victoria, second type, 1865. Surface marking, underlying mint bloom, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $680
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Minor rim filing at 7 o'clock with minor hairline scratches there to remove dirt(?), otherwise even light tone, good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Queen Victoria, second type, 1867. Obverse hairlines, otherwise nearly uncirculated with considerable mint bloom.
Estimate $900
SOLD $750
Queen Victoria, second type, 1868. Considerable mint bloom, miniscule hairlines on obverse, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $2,200
Queen Victoria, second type, 1868. Underlying mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $980
Queen Victoria, second type, 1870. Full original mint bloom, the obverse lightly brushed, otherwise choice uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,600
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