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Adelaide pound, 1852, first type with beaded inner circle on the reverse and ever present die break at 12 o'clock rim to inner circle. Relatively unworn but with a dent either side near the centre (from clamping?), otherwise very fine and very rare.
Estimate $50,000
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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 $12,000
SOLD $8,000
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Struck from the early die state, brilliant, proof-like uncirculated and very rare as such, one of the finest known.
Estimate $70,000
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Adelaide pound, 1852, second type, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Early die state and well struck with nearly full mint bloom, obverse rim flaw at 3:30 o'clock barely noticeable, nearly uncirculated and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $25,000
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Well struck with full rims, good extremely fine early die state example with rim bruise or manufacturing fault at 9 o'clock on the reverse mentioned only for accuracy.
Estimate $30,000
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Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Early die state, has been brooch mounted, with some tooling in the centre of the reverse field, slightly porous matte surface, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $8,500
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