Catalogue
Queen Victoria, 1872 Sydney. Good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
Queen Victoria, 1873 Melbourne. Choice uncirculated and rare in this condition, the finest we have handled.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $6,700
Queen Victoria, 1873 Melbourne. Good extremely fine/nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $2,500
Queen Victoria, 1877 Melbourne. Minute obverse rim nick at 11 o'clock, otherwise good extremely fine/nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,800
Queen Victoria, 1881 Sydney. Brushing lines, otherwise toned, uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
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Queen Victoria, 1882 Sydney (McD.23a). Wear on high points, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare in this condition, possibly the fourth or fifth finest known.
Estimate $3,000
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Queen Victoria, 1883 Sydney (McD.25a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $740
Queen Victoria, 1883 Sydney (McD.25a). Some mint bloom, extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $700
Queen Victoria, 1886 Sydney. Nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200
Queen Victoria, 1886 Sydney. Obverse hairlines, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $900
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Queen Victoria, young head, 1887 Sydney. Well struck, a little rubbed, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
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Queen Victoria, young head, 1887 Sydney. Extremely fine.
Estimate $900
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Queen Victoria, 1889 Sydney. Full mint bloom, gem uncirculated, probably the finest known.
Estimate $14,000
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Queen Victoria, 1891 Sydney no JEB (McD.38a). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $900
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Queen Victoria, Jubilee head, 1893 Melbourne. Brilliant fields, uncirculated/choice uncirculated and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
Queen Victoria, old head, 1893 Sydney. Full mint bloom, choice uncirculated.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,200
Queen Victoria, 1896 Melbourne. Considerable mint bloom, good extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Queen Victoria, 1897 Sydney. Obverse rim nick, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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Queen Victoria, 1900 Sydney. Lightly toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $800
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Queen Victoria, 1900 Sydney. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $750
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Edward VII, 1902 Sydney. Nearly uncirculated and scarce thus.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
George V, 1915 Sydney. Uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
George V, 1918 Perth. Well struck for this, minute vertical obverse die break down neck, uncirculated and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $6,800
George V, Melbourne Mint selected uncirculated or specimen florin, 1916M. Faint die break emu tail to G as seen on several examples, deep blue grey toning from being housed in the blue plush presentation case supplied by the Mint, choice uncirculated and rare as such.
Estimate $9,000
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George V, Melbourne Mint specimen florin, 1916M. Die break along back of kangaroo and peripheral die break from rear feathers of emu to ground, nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $8,000
George V, Melbourne Mint specimen shilling, 1916M. Nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $6,500
SOLD $6,600
George V, Melbourne Mint specimen sixpence, 1916M. Nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
George V, Melbourne Mint specimen threepence, 1916M. Die breaks on reverse from rim to emu's head to ENCE of threepence, FDC and rare.
Estimate $4,500
SOLD $5,200
George V, Royal Mint pattern or trial shilling in brass, reverse MODEL, edge milled. Patchy tone, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $3,600
George V, Royal Mint, London, uniface patterns for a modified obverse for the florin and shilling of the Dominions and Colonies, by Sir E.B.Mackennal. The florin (11.06g) design with minor modification was adopted for the Canberra Commemorative of 1927. The shilling (5.47g) design was never adopted. The only other pair known is in the Royal Mint Collection in Wales. Sold together with a handwritten letter dated 1926 by Sir Robert Johnston to Mackennal concerning the modified portrait of the King, also a letter from Dr Colin Mackennal Kraay to Mr Baldwin (uncle Fred). Toned, uncirculated and excessively rare. (2)
Estimate $100,000
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