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Mexico, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1806TH, Mexico City Mint (KM.109). A few thin scratches and short planchet above crown, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Mexico, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1807TH, Mexico City Mint (KM.109). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Netherlands, Utrecht, silver rider (or sixty stuivers), 1785 (KM.92.1). Attractive blue grey toning, nearly uncirculated and scarce thus.
Estimate $750
SOLD $950
Peru, Charles III, eight reales, 1766JM pillar dollar type, Lima Mint with one dot above L (KM.A64.2). Planchet flaw on obverse near edge, and evidence of overstrike on another coin on obverse near top, extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $300
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1791IJ, Lima Mint (KM.97). Hairlines and cut under OLU of CAROLUS, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1792IJ, Lima Mint (KM.97). Cleaned now re-toning, ghosting of King's bust on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1795IJ, Lima Mint (KM.97). Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1798IJ, Lima Mint (KM.97). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1801IJ, Lima Mint (KM.97). Hairlines, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1803/2JP, Lima Mint (KM.97). Hairlines, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1805JP, Lima Mint (KM.97). Hairlines, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Peru, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1808JP, Lima Mint (KM.97); Ferdinand VII, eight reales, 1812JP, 1819JP, both Lima Mint (KM.117.1) (2). The last coin with clipped planchet, otherwise fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Spain, Charles III, half escudo, 1786D.V Madrid Mint (KM.425.1). Nearly very fine/very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1792FM (Mira-Noble 1792/3; dies A/1:I/6) (Spalding 35). Countermarks well struck, H for Henshall clearly defined, nearly extremely fine, coin good very fine with slight oxidised area at 2 o'clock on the obverse, even dark blue grey tone, very rare and desirable in this condition, one of the top fifteen examples known.
Estimate $200,000
SOLD $140,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1797FM (Mira-Noble 1797/2, dies A/6 : I/2). 'MAR' scratched above the left hand side of the crown on the reverse, 'MAR' faintly on the obverse under GR of GRATIA, score marks at date and reverse rim knock at 11:30, otherwise cleaned and re-toning, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $70,000
SOLD $65,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1), traces of the reverse of the Spanish American eight reales on the reverse. Deep gun metal grey toned, well struck up on the obverse, good very fine with obverse being nearly extremely fine on the right hand side, very rare in this condition, one of the finest known and a most attractive example of Australia's first coin.
Estimate $45,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2) traces of the reverse of the Spanish American eight reales on the reverse. Attractive dark grey toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $45,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1), traces of the reverse of the original Spanish American eight reales on the obverse at 11 o'clock. Nearly very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $7,600
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Uneven tone, worn but legible, nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,200
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
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 $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
Passed in
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
Passed in
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
Passed in
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left, by James Wyon. Good fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,100
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,300
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Rim filed, nearly very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
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 $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1860/0 re-entered or over 59. Considerable original mint bloom, minor obverse contact marks, otherwise choice uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of, if not the finest known.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $15,100