Catalogue
Briggs, Dr David L, Australian Copper (Bronze) Coins 1911-1964, including all dies, die pairing, varieties and errors, 249pp; Australian Silver Based Coinage 1910-1964, including die types, sone varieties, specimens and proofs, 250pp, both are A4 spiral bound, privately published first editions, 2013 and 2014. As new. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Briggs, Dr David L, A Full Introduction of Australian Tokens and Coins including Full History of the tokens of Tasmania, 250pp with photographs; A Full Introduction of Australian Tokens and Coins including Full History of tokens of Western Australia, Miscellaneous, Surcharged or Counterstamped on Australian Tokens, Legal Tender Coins, Blank Metal, Cast Coins as Australian Tokens, 250pp with photographs, both are A4 spiral bound, privately published first editions, 2014. As new. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Briggs, Dr David L, Australian Pre-Decimal Federation Banknotes 1901-1966, 250pp with photographs; Australian Decimal Banknotes 1966-2014, 250pp with photographs, both books are A4 spiral bound, privately published first editions, 2015. As new. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Briggs, Dr David L, A Full Introduction of Australian Tokens and Coins including Full History of the tokens of Victoria, Melbourne Only, 332pp with photographs; A Full Introduction of Australian Tokens and Coins including Full History of tokens Victoria, Melbourne Suburbs and Victoria Country, 250pp with photographs, both are A4 spiral bound, privately published first editions, 2014. As new. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Briggs, Dr David L, Australian Gold Based Half Soverigns 1853-1918, including die types, varieties, specimens /proofs, 200pp with photographs; Australian Gold Based Soverigns 1853-1931, including die types, varieties, specimens/proofs, 244pp with photographs, both are A4 spiral bound, privately published first editions, 2015. As new. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Chaplin, Harry F., Norman Lindsay, His books, manuscripts and autograph letters in the library annotated by Harry F. Chaplin, foreward by Norman Lindsay, Wentworth Press, 1969, 90 pp. Stains on cover, otherwise fine, very scarce.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Cooper, Denis R., The Art and Craft of Coinmaking - A History of Minting Technology; Spink & Son, London, 1988, 264 pp., illustrated throughout. Fine and out of print.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Craig, Sir John, The Mint A History of the London Mint, Cambridge, 1953, 450pp, 16 illustrations; Wilson, Alex and Rasmussen, Mark, English Pattern Trial and Proof Coins in Gold 1547-1968, 2000, 537pp, illustrated throughout; G.E. Challis, The New History of the Royal Mint, 806pp, 1992, Cambridge; Archibald,M.M., & Cowell, M.R., Metallurgy in Numismatics, Vols 3, Royal Numismatic Society, London, 1993; Numismatic Chronicle 1980; Royal Mint Report 1967; Proposed Coinage of King Edward VIII; Seaby, British Coins 1971; British Copper Coins, 1966. Fine or better.(9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Gold Coins of the World, by Robert Friedberg, Fifth Edition; Guidebook of Russian Coins, (1725 to 1970), by Robert P.Harris J.W.Scott's Standard Coin Catalogue, Coins of the World Silver & Gold, bound for Neil Langdon, undated (c1913), 180pp; another Coins of the World Copper, bound for Neil Langdon, 1913 edition; all books hard cover. The last two with foxing, otherwise very good - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Hyman, An Account of the Coins, Coinages and Currency of Australasia, 159pp (1973 reprint); Chalmers, A History of Currency in the British Colonies, 496pp (1972 reprint); Gollan, The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Origins and Early History, pp179 (1968). Near new. (3)
Estimate $90
Passed in
Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia, Volumes 1-25 complete 1985-2014; together with Offprint of Proceedings of 10th International Congress of Numismatics, London 1986, paper by Kulkarni, P.P., Coin names in Mughal chronicles and corresponding coins, pp497-505, 2 plates. Fine. (26)
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
Lopez - Chaves, Leopoldo and Yriarte y Oliva, Jose, Catalogo de los Reales de a Ocho Espanoles, Madrid, 1965, 258pp, illustrated throughout, No.325 and 584 of 2000, (2 copies); Catalogo de Moedas Brasileiras 1643-1965, 10th edition, 1965, 205pp. Nearly fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Margolis, Arnold & Weinberg, Fred,The Error Coin Encyclopedia, 3rd edn., 2000, 456pp, illustrated; Craig Coins of the World, 1750-1850; Friedberg, Robert, Gold Coins of the World, 1st edn. 1958, 384pp; Hobson, Burton., Historic Gold Coins of the World, 1971, 192 pp; Bowers & Travers, Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, 1997, 323 pp, illustrated throughout; Doty, Richard and Kleeberg, John M., Money of the Caribbean, 1999, Conference paper December 4, 1999, 318pp, illustrated; others minor booklets by Clarke, The Coins and Tokens of British Oceania; Bressett, Guide Book of English Coins, 5th edn.; Altz & Barton, Foreign Coins Struck at US Mints; Higgie, The Colonial Coinage of the US Virgin Islands. Good - fine. (10)
Estimate $60
Passed in
Noble Numismatics Sale catalogues, 2004-2009, some with prices written in. Good. (22)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Numismatics and philatelics, includes New Zealand Campbell Paterson volume c.1985; Australia Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue, Brusden-White c.1988; Spafford, The Falkland Islands Philatelic Digest No.2, 1979; Baker, Advanced Autograph Collecting, Krause Pub. 2000; lot also includes Krause post 1901, 1998 and 2004 editions; SG catalogues simplified 2001 Vol.1-3; various Australian including Renniks, McDonald; books on stamps of Norfolk Island and PNG etc. Used. (approx. 25)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (1984 revised reprint), vol. II (1968 reprint), vol. III (1968 reprint), vol. IV (1968 reprints in three vols), vol. V (1968 reprints in two vols), vol. VI (1967 original edition), vol. VII (1966 original edition), vol. XIII (1981 original edition), vol. IX (1968 reprint), vol. X (1994 original edition), general editors Mattingly, Sydenham, Carson, Sutherland and Bruun, Burnett and Kent. Complete in green cloth of issue, All internal contents very fine or better, about 8 vols. with insect damage to spine. Fine. (13)
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
Sales catalogues, St. James's Auctions 14, 22; Baldwin's, No 68, 73 (Bentley part I), 74, 77, fixed price lists, Summer 2010, 2015, Winter 2011-12, 2014-15. As issued. (10)
Estimate $40
Passed in
Sancti Francisci Xaverii Epistolarum libri quatuor, by the Authors Saint Francis Xavier and Orazio Torsellino, Publisher Apud Ioannem Cauelier in East Asia, 1668, 258 pages, in calf. Binding in poor condition, early pages water damaged, fair and rare.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Spalding, Philip, The World of the Holey Dollar, Santa Barbara, 1973, 252pp + appendices, with inscription from the author to Colin Pitchfork. Extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,750
Vort-Ronald, Michael P., Australian Banknote Pedigrees, Kadina, April 2005; Private Banknote Pedigrees, second printing, Willaston November 2011; Australian Banknote Collecting, second printing, April 2011 (2); Australian Colonial Currency and Promissory Notes, second edition, Willaston April 2012; Australian Banknotes, second edition, Whyalla Norrie, 1983; Renniks Coin and Banknote Values, twenty fifth edition, July 2013; Mira, W.J.D., From Cowrie to Kina, Spink Australia, Sydney, 1986, signed by the author; Money, A History, edited by Jonathan Williams with Joe Cribb and Elizabeth Errington, British Museum, London, 1997. Fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Vort-Ronald, Michael P., Banks of Issue in Australia, South Australia, 1982 hard bound with dust jacket; Pitt, Alan B., (editor) Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 23rd and 24th editions, Sydney 2009, 2011, both hard bound; Stahl, Zvi, Jewish Ghettos' and Concentration Camps' Money (1933-1945), Israel, 1990, hard bound. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Watson, J., Thomas, D and Bennett, J, Heads I Win, the True Story of David Gee, Australia's Most Audacious Coin forger, Sydney, 1985, 175pp, illustrated; Baudin, Robert, Fake, The passing fortunes of a counterfeiter, 1977, 376pp; Kleeberg, John M., Circulating Counterfeits of the Americas, American Numismatic Society, Conference, New York, 1998, 277pp, illustrated, misbound; Bloom, Teigh Murray, Money of Their Own, Port Clinton, 1982, 302pp; Kelly, Vince, The Shadow, The Amazing exploits of Frank Fahy, A&R, 1954, 204pp, illustrated. Very good - fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Australia mining, Alpine Gold, Stringers Creek, Victoria, 186[6], five £10 shares, black print and scrollwork. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Australia mining, El Dorado Quartz Mining, Lyre Bird Reef, Gaffney's Creek, 1866 (date written), five £5 shares, blue print and scrollwork. With folds and creases, pin holes, good fine and rare.
Estimate $130
SOLD $200
Australia mining, Chief of Howqua Gold, Howqua River, 188[4], one hundred 10/- shares, blue print; Tingha Consolidated Tin, New South Wales, 190[6], one hundred Fully paid Up Preferential 10/- shares, black print and scrollwork; Oxide Creek Limited, Queensland, 191[3], one hundred Fully Paid 5/- shares, black print; Radium Hill Company, 19[13], one Contributing £10 share, brown print and scrollwork; Lode Hill Tin, Queensland, 191[5], one hundred 10s shares, blue print; Tingha Tin, N.S.W., 192[4], one hundred £1 shares, blue print and scrollwork; Silver Mountain Mining, 192[8], one hundred Fully Paid 10/- shares, black on blue; Mountain View Gold, 19[49], one hundred 4/- shares, black and gold print and scrollwork; Shaw River Alluvials, 1955, one hundred 5/- shares, maroon on pink; also, South Africa, Victory Diamonds, 192[0], Johannesburg, one hundred 1/- shares, green print and scrollwork. Some with pin holes, light folds, very fine - good very fine. (10)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
Australia mining, The Lion's Den Tin Mining, Annan River, Cooktown, North Queensland, 188[8], one hundred Fully Paid Up £1 shares, black on blue pattern with scrollwork; Midas Gold Field Company, 188[9], two hundred and ten £1 shares, orange on buff with scrollwork; Oriental & Northcross Reef Gold, Stawell, 18[1902], blue print, scrollwork and mining scene vignette left side, vignette of elephant centre. With light folds and creases, pin holes, very fine - good very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $220
SOLD $180
Australia mining, Commissioners Gold, Parish of Edgecombe, [11th November] 1889, £10 Promoter's Certificate, issued to T.B.Turner, black print, yellow border, vignette of steam train with carriages top centre; together with share certificate, Malmsbury, [30th January] 189[0], for one hundred 3/- shares, also issued to T.B.Turner, black print and scrollwork. With folds, good very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Australia mining, The Dowling Forest Estate Goldfields Company, (between Ballarat and Creswick), 188[90], twenty five £1 shares, black print with border and scrollwork, coloured map on back of the 13 claims over 5477 acres. With light folds, pin holes, good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $100
Australian mining, Oceana Silver Mining Co, Zeehan, Tasmania, 189[1], one hundred £1 shares, blue print and scrollwork, vignette of sailing ship at sea and lighthouse top centre, with two broker's stamps. With light and creases, pin holes, light foxing to edges, very fine and rare.
Estimate $130
SOLD $190
Australia mining, Russells Reef Consols Gold, Lauriston, Victoria, 18[90], one hundred 10/- shares, black print with vignette of mining scene; Cassilis Gold, Gippsland, 190[5], twenty five 10/- shares, red print and scrollwork; Tingha Consolidated Tin, New South Wales, 190[6], one hundred Fully Paid Preferential 10/- shares, black print; Radium Hill Company, 19[13], one Contributing £10 share, mauve print; Oxide Creek Limited, Queensland, 191[3], one hundred Fully Paid 5/- shares, black print; Lode Hill Tin, Queensland, 191[5], one hundred 10s shares, blue print; Wymah Wolfram Mining, 191[7], £5 Debenture, blue print; Tingha Tin, N.S.W., 192[4], one hundred £1 shares, blue print; Silver Mountain Mining, Northern Territory, 192[8], one hundred Fully Paid 10/- shares, black on blue; Daisy Hill Alluvials, 193[5], one Fully Paid Vendor's £5 share, black on grey; East Reefs Consolidated, 1935, one Fully Paid £10 share, black on pink; Ballarat East Development, 1934[5], one Contributing £10 share, blue print; Great Boulder Mining and Finance, 1935, one hundred 5/- shares, brown print; East Gippsland Gold, Bruthen, 193[6], one Fully Paid £5 share, blue on blue; Chrome Alluvials, 19[37], fifty Ordinary £ shares, black on grey; Bendigo Mines, 19[37], one hundred 15/- shares, brown on buff; Mountain View Gold, 1949, one hundred 4/- shares, gold and black print and scrollwork; Blue Spec Mining, 19[51], one hundred 5/- shares, black on yellow; Shaw River Alluvials, 1955, one hundred 5/- shares, maroon on pink; also, South Africa, Victory Diamonds, Johannesburg, 19[20], one hundred 1/- shares, green print and scrollwork. Some with pin holes, light folds, very fine - good very fine. (20)
Estimate $170
SOLD $240