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Spain, Charles IIII, two escudos, 1800 Madrid (KM.435.1) Very good/good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1792FM (Mira-Noble 1792/2, dies I/10: B/9). Countermark as struck without wear and fully detailed as to impression of all lettering and denticles, good extremely fine, original coin good very fine and very rare with upright countermarks on obverse and reverse, one of the finest known and perhaps the most important of all to collectors.
Estimate $350,000
SOLD $400,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Lima (Peru) Mint eight reales 1808JP (Mira - Noble 1808/3; dies I/11 : A/10). Countermarks nearly extremely fine, very clear and almost upright, host coin good very fine and very rare, one of the most desirable of all holey dollars.
Estimate $180,000
Passed in
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1799FM, dies A/10 : I/7 (Mira - Noble 1799/13). Has been cleaned in London, slightly porous from immersion in sand on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, near Nowra, NSW where found in 1987, otherwise sharp countermarks without wear, coin very fine/good very fine, countermarks good very fine, an interesting specimen with a 'find' pedigree.
Estimate $60,000
SOLD $50,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1) (6.01g; 19mm x 2.2mm). Traces of the reverse host coin on the obverse, well struck and centred, light grey toning, extremely fine or better, one of the finest known and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $43,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of the reverse of the centre of the host coin on the obverse, well struck up, surface porous from water damage, otherwise good very fine as to wear.
Estimate $12,500
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2) (5.41g; 18mm x 1.9mm). Traces of centre of reverse of host coin on obverse, South Wales not struck up, otherwise even grey toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $9,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies C/4) (5.20g; 19.5mm x 1.8mm). Rough punch marks on top right of crown and top centre of date, otherwise an excellent example of this crudely made variety, sometimes referred to as a contemporary counterfeit, extremely rare, one of the finest known of this die pairing.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies E/3) (4.73g; 18.9mm x 1.8mm). Nearly fine/fair, appears to have been struck over a silver plated copper or brass planchet, and again said by some to be a contemporary counterfeit.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
New South Wales, Becker replica five shillings or holey dollar, 1813 (2), one of a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1788 FM and one of a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1806 TH; fifteen pence or dumps, 1813 (2), all coins are replica issues (see Mira-Noble p76). Fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, gold quarter ounce, 1853, replica struck from copy dies c1970, tested as 22ct gold. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $360
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 $2,000
Passed in
Adelaide pound, first type, 1852, with beaded inner circle on the reverse and ever present die break at top, wide edge graining (8.25g). Has been mounted and polished, otherwise nearly fine and very rare.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Well struck for this early die state, good extremely fine and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $30,000
Passed in
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Early stage of later die state, weakly struck legend on obverse between 1 and 3 o'clock and reverse between 9 and 10 o'clock, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $14,000
SOLD $14,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Minor rim and surface marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine with underlying mint bloom.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,200
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Good very fine and an attractive type coin.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,500
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Minor surface marks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Good fine.
Estimate $3,500
Passed in
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Rim nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857 with wreathed head of Victoria left by L.C.Wyon. Good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,950
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860, 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1870, a complete date set. The 1860 obverse and reverse with heavy contact marks, nearly very fine - nearly uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $12,500
SOLD $11,400
Queen Victoria, second type, 1861/0 overdate. Minute hairlines across neck, otherwise full mint bloom uncirculated/full original mint bloom choice uncirculated, extremely rare in this condition, possibly the finest known.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $12,500
Queen Victoria, second type, 1863. Nearly full original frosty mint bloom, uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $4,800
SOLD $5,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1864. Proof-like mint bloom, minor surface marks, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,550
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Full underlying original matte mint bloom, uncirculated and rare in this condition, one of the finest known of this date.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Some mint bloom, extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $660
Queen Victoria, second type, 1867. Extremely fine/good extremely fine with some mint bloom in the lettering on the obverse.
Estimate $800
SOLD $720
Queen Victoria, second type, 1870. Full frosty original mint bloom, minute obverse peripheral die breaks, reverse evidence of die clash, uncirculated, one of the finest known.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1870. Attractive copper gold tone on full mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650