Catalogue
Stations of the Cross, The Resurrection, in bronze (64mm) by Andor Meszaros. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Eureka Rebellion 3 Dec 1854, c1954, in bronze (31mm) (C.V/6), with suspension loop; Abel Janszoon Tasman Discovered Tasmania, 1961, in gilt (33mm) (C.1961/1), by Launceston Bank; Rockdale Centenary, 1971, in gilt (30mm) (C1971/9), holed for suspension; Western Australia 150th Anniversary, 1979, in brass (43mm) (C.1979/21); Mount Morgan Centenary of First Discovery of Gold, 1982, in bronze (40mm) (C.1982/21), by Rockhampton Coin Club; Archibald Memorial Fountain, 1982, in gilt (C.p670 No.25); Narrabri Local Government Centenary, 1983, in silvered (32mm) (C.1983/8), with suspension ring; Coolangatta Centenary, 1984, in bronze (35mm) (C.1984/37); Armstrong Shoe Mart, 1988, in gilt bronze (32mm) (C.1988/16); Amor-Sanders Centenary, 1988, in bronze (39mm) (C.1988/37); 200th Anniversary of Mutiny on the Bounty, 1989, in gilt (31mm) (C.-); Diamond Jubilee of One Crown, 1998, in copper (32mm), by ANDA. The third very fine, the rest uncirculated. (12)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games, tinnies for sporting representatives, Jon Henricks, swimming and Shirley Strickland, athletics, together with original promotional card to collect set of 20. The card torn and badges with a few spots of foxing, otherwise the badges very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Medalets, a selection of mostly modern issues, includes Silver City Comet/50th Anniversary 1937-1987 (C.1987/23); Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd, 100 years, Melbourne 1956 (C.1956/9); Kodak Holey Dollar (C.1988/18); James Hardie 1000, 1981 (C.1981/28); Advance Australia, 1977, kangaroo in centre, reverse similar but koala design, aluminium bronze? (26mm) by Amor (ex Carlisle, in his holder); Halley's Comet 1986; others in packages of issue and loose. Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Geelong Numismatic Society, 1966-2001, Decimal Currency, 1966 (2) in sterling silver and bronze (C.1966/18)(cased); Victoria 150 Years, 1985 (4) in brass, bronze, antique bronze and silvered (C.1985/84); 150 Years of European Settlement at Geelong, 1986 (2) in sterling silver and bronze (C.1986/29); Bicentennial, 1988 (2) in sterling silver and bronze (C.unlisted); GNS 25th Anniversary, 1990, silvered; 50th Anniversary of the end of WWII, 1995 (2) silvered and bronze; Centenary of Federation, 2001, silvered; Australian Coin Associates, in silver (2)(50mm), Leaders of World War II and Sesqui-Centenary of Governor Macquarie, 1967; NAA, 2005, Sydney (41mm) silvered; Australia, 2009, in bronze (38mm). Good extremely fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Governor Lachlan Macquarie, Sesqui-Centenary of the First Banking Charter of NSW, 1967, in silver and copper (51mm) (C.p669, Australian Coin Associates Series No.18), the copper issue with edge number 52. The first in case and dark toned with minor edge nicks, the second with erratic toning, otherwise uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Captain James Cook, Bicentenary of Cook's First Voyage, 1768-1968, Wedgewood medallic plaque in blue jasper (Klenman 4A), one of only 200 made for Maggs Bros. Ltd. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $210
Assorted medallions, 1969-c1990s, Royal Australian Mint c1966 (C.R/7); 50th Anniversary of Nickel Coinage (C.1969/1)(2); Montreal Olympics (C.1976/14 silver); Royal Visit (C.1977/13 silver); Swan River Colony (C.1979/21, 22, 23, 24); Ross Bridge Anniversary (C.1986/24); Sir John and Lady Franklin (C.1987/5 silver); tourist dollars, in copper (47mm) Tasmania (4), Mount Isa; together with First Day Covers (28) Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, 1981; also Great Britain, c1850, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and Britain's Hope, medalets in white metal (27mm) by Allen & Moore (BHM 1905, 1947, 2383) in round brass box; medallions, c1970, in sterling silver (2) by Rizzello, commemorating Charles I and James II. Some medallions in cases of issue, good very fine - uncirculated. (50)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
The Australian State Medals, (1976) set of six proof sterling silver medals (35g each), issued by Stokes. Housed in a frame with slip case and certificates, FDC. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $110
The Australian State Medals, (1976) set of six proof sterling silver medals (35g each), issued by Stokes. Housed in a frame with slip case and certificates, FDC. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
The Paul Hamlyn Group Best Seller Award, (1977), in gilt sterling silver (57mm), with suspension loop, reverse inscribed, 'Presented by/Summit Records/To/Barry Crocker/For The Sale of/185,000 Albums/1977'. Some handling marks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
The Paul Hamlyn Group Best Seller Award, (1977), in gilt sterling silver (57mm), with suspension loop, reverse inscribed, 'Presented by/Summit Records/To/Johnny O'Keefe/For The Sale of/235,000 Albums/1977'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
The Paul Hamlyn Group Best Seller Award, (1977), in gilt sterling silver (57mm), with suspension loop, reverse inscribed, 'Presented by/Summit Records/To/Jimmy Little/For The Sale of/119,000 Albums/1977'. A few small edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Stuart Devlin's Birds of Australia, 1978, set of fifty proof sterling silver medals (each 36mm; 18g; tot wt 28.93oz), by Franklin Mint. In fitted maroon album with certificate and accompanying smaller album with details of each bird medal, foxing on some paperwork, otherwise FDC. (50)
Estimate $550
SOLD $760
Withdrawn from Sale. Western Australia, 150th Anniversary, 1979, in gold (43mm) by Perth Mint (C.1979/25). Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
To Commemorate 50th Stonehaven Cup, 12ft Cadet Dinghy, 1979, set of two medals (50mm) by Stokes Melb, one in silvered bronze and one in bronze (C.1979/16), only 139 issued. In case of issue with issue card, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Proclamation of Bankstown as a City, 1980, in bronze (32mm) (C.1980/15), with souvenir programme for visit of QEII and Prince Phillip in 1980 and letter of medallion allocation to a resident; 75th Anniversary of Rotary, 1980, in silvered (33mm) (C.1980/21) (2), in holders; Tex Morton, Memorial Medal,1916-1983, in silver (32mm) (C.1983/29), in 'Honoured Contributor to Erection of his Memorial at Tamworth' card holder marked No.16, K.Withers; Official Medal for 1990-91 'Clashes for the Ashes', in one ounce silver (38mm), in coloured folder (mintage of 500); Gallipoli Landing, proof-like silver medal (35.2mm; 16.5g; .333 fine), in capsule; Australia 1917 penny in WWI tribute card holder featuring poppies; Bank of New South Wales, Sydney, 1000 grains (64.8g) sterling silver ingot, undated, in fitted case; also Cook Islands, fifty cents, 2007 75th Anniversary of Sydney Harbour Bridge featuring a lenticular coloured image of bridge, in large commemorative folder. Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
America's Cup Challenge, Australia II, 1983, struck in gold (18ct, 39.7g, 42mm), edge numbered 54 (C.-). In case of issue, FDC and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,550
America's Cup Challenge, Australia II, 1983, struck in gold (9ct, 30.0g, 42mm), edge numbered 119 (C.1983/40). In case of issue, matt finish, uncirculated and very rare, unlisted in gold.
Estimate $600
SOLD $520
America's Cup Challenge, Australia II, 1983, struck in gold (9ct, tot wt 209.7g, each 42mm), edges numbered 140, 143, 151, 153, 162, 163 and 208 (C.1983/40). Matt finish, uncirculated and very rare, unlisted in gold. (7)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,650
Tasmania, Penny Farthing Championships, Evandale, 1986 (4), 1987, 1988, 1989 (4), 1990 (9), 1991 (10), 1992 (10), 1993 (5), 1995 (5), 1996 (5) mostly in bronze (51mm) by Haffner Mint (McN.SI 2/2, 2/3, 2/4, 2/5, 2/6); World Rowing Championships, Lake Barrington, 1990, silvered (2), bronze (8), copper (3), aluminium (3), nickel (3) (47mm) with two reverse types in each metal. Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (73)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Australian explorers, Sir John Franklin Arctic Explorer, 1987, in bronze (64mm) (C.1987/5), edge number 053, by Tasmanian Numismatic Society; Charles Sturt, c1969, in bronze (51mm) (C.C/4), edge number 103, and John Oxley, c1968, in bronze (51mm) (C.J/1), edge number 149, both by Numismatic Association of Victoria; also an issue by John Pinches, Matthew Flinders Australian Coast Surveyed, in sterling silver (44mm); and another by The Birmingham Mint, Stuart Reaches the Geographic Centre of Australia, undated ingot, in sterling silver (24x50mm). The first with edge fault at 5 o'clock, otherwise uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Fairfield City Games Bicentennial, 1988, in bronze (octagonal 45mm) (C.-), with suspension, unnamed; The Sun-Herald City to Surf I Finished, 1988, in bronze (51mm) (C.1988/B281), unnamed; Sport 88 Aussie Sports, 1988, in copper (39mm), cased; Ryde Parramatta Golf Club, Bicentennial, 1988, in enamel and gilt (51mm) (1988/2), cased; St George District Amateur Swimming Association, competition medals, 1964/5, in enamel and gilt, and silvered, and bronze (approx 32x42mm), with suspension ring, all named to K.Mackinder CR; Rockdale Swimming Centre tokens (2, Adult and Child); Auburn Sports Expo Bicentennial Competitor badge, 1988, in bronze (23x26mm), pin back; City of Sydney Bicentennial medal, 1988, in bronze (29mm), with suspension; Bicentennial award medal, undated, in enamel and gilt (42mm), with suspension, unnamed; Bicentennial Memento Medal for School Students, 1988, in cupro nickel (38mm) (2, one in folder); various cased bicentennial medals (6); other cased meals, for NSW Fire Brigade Centenary, 1984, The State Coach 1988, Navy Week 1988; Amor Sanders Centenary, 1988, in bronze (38mm); United Permanent Building Society Official Opening, 1982, medallic paper weight; Royal Australian Mint Canberra, 1965, in bronze (37mm); Lambert Gravitational Centre, Australia, 2006, in bronze (50mm), Land Down Under Geodetic Survey. The badge and swimming medals very fine - extremely fine, the rest uncirculated. (27)
Estimate $80
SOLD $60
The Bicentennial of the "First Fleeters", 1987, in silver (edge number 0568), gilded and bronze (51mm) (C.1988/B301), by Ian Stewart; also The First Fleet Re-Enactment Voyage England to Australia official medal, 1987-88, in proof sterling silver (37mm) (C.1988/B299), another identical but uncirculated in cupro nickel, by Sandhill (Bullion) Limited, England for Sherwood Numismatics Melbourne. In cases of issue, a few of these with a spot of foxing, the gilded medal with verdigris spotting on rim, otherwise uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Australian Bicentennial medals, 1988, includes Bathurst Stamp & Coin Exhibition Bathex'88, in nickel plate (32mm), Celebrating 200th Birthday Souvenir Dollar, in oxidised bronze (40mm), Vienna Woods State School, in oxidised copper (35mm), First Fleet Re-Enactment Medal by Hanimex, in copper (45mm), City of Nunawading Australia Day Family Festival, in silvered (38mm), Shire of Bellarine, in copper (32mm), Education School Children medal, in cupro nickel (40mm), R.A.S. of N.S.W. Royal Easter Show Exhibitor, in satin gilt bronze (40mm), Federal Council of Agricultural Societies, in gilt bronze (40mm), The Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Exhibitor, in copper (40mm), State Rail, in silvered (44mm), Robert Schuller Ministries, in oxidised bronze (36mm), Fairfield City Games, in oxidised bronze (octagonal 45mm) with suspension (C.1988/B30, 136, 141, 157, 159, 167, 178, 193, 196, 198, 293, 296, unrecorded). Uncirculated. (13)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Australian Bicentennial medals, includes Participation in the Tamworth Bicentennial Games, in oxidised bronze (34mm), Kodak N.S.W. Holey Dollar, in bronze (31mm), The Trolley and Draymen's Union, in pot metal (32mm), Australia Grand Prix Adelaide Alive, in gilt bronze (32mm) not listed in this metal, Mary Mount Gold Rush Nugget, in plastic (39mm), First State'88, in gilt bronze (32mm), The Fourth Great Barrow Push, in silvered (31mm), Fleet Arrived 26-1-1788, in gilt bronze (32mm), N.S.W. Netball Celebrates, in bronze (31mm), The Council of the City of Sydney, in brass (30mm), Commemorate 200 Years of Australia's History, in bronze (34mm), Advance and Prosper, in copper (33mm) (3, different reverses), The Bronze Thong Race Wattleflat, in copper (33mm), USCG Barque Eagle, in aluminium (39mm), Building a Nation, in silver (25mm), Sesqui-Centenary of Holbrook, in oxidised bronze (40mm), Participation Medal National Figure Skating Championships, in oxidised bronze (39mm) with suspension, St Kilda Football Social Club, in gilt bronze (32mm) with suspension, Australia Bicentenary badges in enamelled nickel (25mm) (2, one red, one yellow), First State'88 badge, in enamel and gilt (29mm), The Darling Harbour Monorail, in cupro nickel (26mm) (C.1988/5, 18, 50, 52, 76, B31, 33, 36, 72, 80, 232, 285 [3, only 2 recorded in Carlisle], 288, 292, 300, 330, the last 6 not recorded in Carlisle). A few fine - very fine but mostly uncirculated. (24)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Australian Bicentennial award medals, 1988, all medals unnamed, Community award medal, in bronze (45mm) (C.1988/B17), cased; another with identical obverse but all floral reverse, also in bronze (45mm) (C.1988/B3), cased; Parramatta 200th Year of Foundation, 50th Anniversary of City, in gilded with suspension and neck ribbon, gilded, silvered and bronze (45mm) (C.1988/B73) (4), the last three cased; Blacktown Bicentennial Committee, in gilt bronze (not recorded in this metal) (51mm) (C.1988/B77); Parkes Shire Bicentennial Award, in bronze (51mm) (C.1988/B78); Australian Bicentenary, in gilt bronze (57mm) (C.1988/B218), cased. Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $120
Passed in
Australian Bicentennial medals, 1988, includes First State'88, in gilt bronze (32mm) (C.1988/B31); First State'88 opal triplet brooch pin in gilt; The Fourth Great Barrow Push, in silvered (31mm) (C.1988/B33); Tasmanian Teachers Credit Union Bicentennial token, in bronze (38mm) (C.1988/B53); Two Centuries of Achievement, in bronze (48mm) (C.1988/B58); Bicentenary of First European Settlement, in bronze (38mm) (C.1988/B59); Celebration of a Nation, in bronze (50mm) (C.1988/B195); Tall Ships Australia, in bronze (50mm) (C.1988/B199); Australia Day 26 January, in bronze (48mm) (C.1988/B221); Australia's Bicentenary Bendigo, The Founding of Australia at Botany Bay, in bronze (50mm) (C.1988/B282); also Tiwi Dutch Commemoration 300th Anniversary, 1st May 2005, in gilt and enamel, with suspension and neck ribbon. All except three in cases or packs of issue, uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $150
Passed in
The Australian Bicentenary, 1988, Centennial International Exhibition, in copper (38mm) (C.1988/B160); another with same reverse but obverse The Australian Bicentennial Trade Fair, Royal Exhibition Building July 1988, Minted at the Stokes Stand (C.1988/unlisted); another also with same reverse but obverse text relating to Australia/Australia! Choral Presentation and legend, 'Royal Exhibition Building Birthplace of Federation' (C.1988/10 but 38mm). The first two with some toning, otherwise uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
New South Wales Corrective Services, 1788-1988, in bronze (35mm) (C.1988/B93); Australian Bicentenary, International Law Enforcement Olympics, 1988, in gilt bronze (32mm) (C.1988/B290); medals from the Bicentennial Medal Collection, (1988), in cupro nickel (26mm) (3); Matthew Flinders, undated (1977), in sterling silver (25mm); Celebrating 80 Yrs Women in Policing, undated, in oxidised silvered (40mm), unnamed; Air Sea Rescue Pt Danger Voluntary Service 25 Years, 1990, in silvered bronze (45mm), unnamed. The second last with beginning of a small pierced hole below wreath and small edge nick, otherwise uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $50