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Peru, Charles IIII, eight escudos, 1799IJ (Lima)(KM.101). Very fine.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,900
Portugal, John V, half escudo (800 reis) or sixteenth Johanna, 1725 (KM.216). Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Portugal, John V, escudo (1,600 reis) or eighth Johanna, 1730 (KM.219). Virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Portugal, John V, four escudos (peca) or half Johanna, 1746 (KM.221). Adjustment file marks through face, otherwise good extremely fine with mint bloom.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,700
Portugal, Joseph I, two escudos (half peca) or quarter Johanna, 1776 (KM.246). Uncirculated with mirror-like fields, rare thus.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,500
Spain, Charles III, half escudo, 1788M (Madrid)(KM.425.1). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Spain, Charles III, two escudos, 1788M (Madrid)(KM.417.1a). Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Spain, Charles III, four escudos, 1780PJ (Madrid)(KM.418.1). Nearly very fine.
Estimate $650
SOLD $1,100
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, countermarked on the inner circle of a centrally hole punched Mexico, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1799FM (Mexico City Mint) (Mira-Noble 1799/7, dies I/5:A/4; Spalding 81). A sharply struck countermark with fleur-de-lis dividing five shillings die, the host coin evenly worn and nearly very fine, the countermark virtually extremely fine, very rare as such, one of the top twenty holey dollars known with nice old cabinet tone and provenance history.
Estimate $200,000
SOLD $195,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1), illustrated in Lachlan Macquarie's New South Wales Dump, ANS Year Book, 1974 pl 1. Die axis at 30 degrees, well struck, even blue grey tone, good very fine but for old scratches to the right of the crown.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $9,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1), illustrated in Lachlan Macquarie's New South Wales Dump, ANS Year Book 1974 pl 1. Holed top and bottom (to use as a button?), traces of reverse of host coin on obverse and mouth and chin of Charles IIII on reverse, otherwise fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,500
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1)(5.22g), evenly worn, re-engraved with incuse lettering but dated 1820. Edge milling almost entirely gone, fine and a unique relic.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Cleaned and scratched, some old oxidised adhesive present, otherwise good fine/fine.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2), overweight (6.56g) with close cut milling on edge. Raised bubbles on surface of obverse and traces of reverse of host coin on the reverse, otherwise very fine and probably unique.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,600
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2), evenly worn with old Chinese chopmarks on both sides. Traces of reverse of host coin on reverse, milled edge good and clear, nearly fine/fair and very rare, one of two or three known.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2), evenly worn with H countermarked on the centre of the reverse (H for Henshall). Very good/fair and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,100
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2) struck (?) in copper (3.63g). Holed at 4 o'clock, slightly concave, rim partly curled up (from mounting?), otherwise nearly fine/fair and believed to be unique.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,200
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies C/4), obverse illustrated in Lachlan Macquarie's New South Wales Dump, ANS Year Book, 1974 pl 1. Die axis 180 degrees, good fine/fair and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,800
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies E/3). Contrasting toned patina in part, evenly worn with good clear milled edge, good fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $8,200
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 $5,000
SOLD $3,800
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Evenly worn and well struck, pierced at 12 o'clock, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,700
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Later die state with five dots above (2)2 C(arats), a few minor surface marks and edge nicks, otherwise well struck for this die state, lightly toned, nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $18,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Some remains of mint bloom within the lettering and devices, only lightly surface marked, good very fine, attractive and rare in this condition.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Underlying brilliance in the lettering and devices, minor surface marking and edge nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,600
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857, with wreathed head of Victoria to left by L.C.Wyon. Minor hairlines in left obverse field, otherwise good extremely fine/nearly uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858. Contact marks on neck and single mark on reverse above bow of wreath, high wire rims, good extremely fine/nearly uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,600
Queen Victoria, second type, 1859. Sharply struck, no wear, a little polished on the obverse, mostly cleaned of old deposit, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $1,900
Queen Victoria, second type, 1860. Subdued underlying mint bloom on the obverse, considerable original mint bloom on the reverse, nearly uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,500
Queen Victoria, second type, 1861. Minor die clashing both sides, subdued full underlying original mint bloom, virtually uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,800
Queen Victoria, second type, 1862. Rims partly rounded in places, full original proof-like mint bloom, particularly on the reverse, virtually choice uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $5,400