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Wood, W.D., Hobart Town penny, undated (A.641). Nearly full mint red specimen strike, FDC and rare as such, one of the finest known.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Wood, W.D., Hobart Town halfpenny, undated (A.642). Slightly thicker flan, sharply struck, like a proof, red and brown uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
Wood, W.D., Hobart Town halfpenny, undated (A.642). Dark red grey brown specimen-like uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
Peace and Plenty, Melbourne pennies, 1858 (A.650-2); Holloway, Professor, London pennies, 1858 (A.669) (3). Very good - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Holloway, Professor, London penny, 1858 (A.669). Mostly red uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Holloway, Professor, London halfpenny, 1858 (A.672). Full original mint red, uncirculated and rare as such, the finest known.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A.687). Underlying brilliance, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,300
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A.689). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $700
Hogarth and Erichsen, Sydney silver threepence, 1860 (A.691, upset 180 degrees). Flan slightly chipped in manufacture, toned, good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
A collection, assorted issues including A.1 [2], A.2, A.76, A.77; Crothers & Co, Stawell penny, undated (A.86); A.103; Fleming J.G., Hobart pennies, 1874 (A.129 [2], A.136 [4]); Hedberg O.H., Hobart Ton halfpenny, undated (A.211); A.216, A.225, A.237 (2), A.279, A.280, A.300, A.301, A.309 (3), A.310, A.329, A.346, A.357, A.358 (2), A.384 (3), A.409, A.416, A.428, A.461, A.467, A.485, A.573, A.591, A.606, A.620 (2), A.622 (2), A.640 (2), A.651, A.660 (2). In a red album, poor - very fine. (51)
Estimate $500
SOLD $850
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, threepence. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
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Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, threepence. Re-entered Camps over Camp die, toned good extremely fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Commonwealth of Australia, World War II Internment Camps, penny. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Levy Bros & Co, Lonsdale St E, Melbourne, 1889, advertising check piece, struck in silvered bronze (30mm). Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Levy Bros & Co, check piece, 1889. Holed at top, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Tasmania checks, Launceston Corporation (32mm), No.1092 (H.H.47); Masonic Club, Hobart one shilling (23mm) (N.H.58); one shilling and sixpence (27mm) (N.H.66); another, (24mm) brass, uniface (N.H.67); group of tickets and badges to Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania show, 1979 (7); also, various other badges and medals. Fine - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $100
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Various bread, milk, tea and ferry tokens, Collie Industrial Co-op Society Ltd, one loaf noted. Mostly fine - uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $100
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Bread, milk, ferry, tea, casino and miscellaneous tokens, Tattersalls Club Melbourne one shilling noted. Fine - uncirculated, a wide selection. (45)
Estimate $150
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Bread, milk, ferry, pool, tea, casino and miscellaneous tokens, contains several scarcer bread and milk tokens. Fine - uncirculated, a wide selection. (49)
Estimate $140
SOLD $120
Bread, milk, ferry, tea, pool, casino and miscellaneous tokens, includes a few scarcer bread and milk tokens. Fine - uncirculated, a wide selection. (55)
Estimate $160
Passed in
Milk and ice tokens, includes Cessnock Co-op (4); Dairy Farmers; R.G.Harris; R.K. (Ray) Kirby; Newcastle Co-op (5); City of St Kilda. All different, mostly described in 2x2 holders, fine - uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Bread, milk, ice and miscellaneous checks, a collection in a green plastic Rennik's album, also includes meat, tea, food and dole tokens and value stated checks. Very good - uncirculated. (335)
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $3,400
Tokens, checks and badges, a group including value stated, bread, milk, ferry, casino, agricultural and modern issues, Tattersalls Club, Melbourne shilling noted. Mostly fine - uncirculated. (69)
Estimate $180
Passed in
Tokens and checks, a wide selection, including value stated, tea, pool, ferry ADFC, ballot box, monorail, bread, ski, Brisbane Watchhouse, Sea World, Tattersalls Club Melbourne shilling, Garden Island Naval Base noted. Fine - uncirculated. (54)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Check pieces tokens and badges, a variety includes ferry passes, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board 1 1/2d (2), O G & Co (Osborne Garrett & Co) 1/ 6d, stamped No 4, Westport United Dairies 1 pint, three pence in brass (28mm) with sunburst reverse, obverse type by W.J.Taylor/70 Red Lions St Holn W.C.; various tinnies and other badges, one for A.C.P.W. 2/- by Amor; keyrings, one with a 1967 Kennedy silver half dollar and some pendants, one 'Greetings from Penang' featuring a city scene and made from Selangor pewter; an ornamental teaspoon; also ancient Roman coin copies; a small vintage woven money purse. Poor - uncirculated. (approx 180)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Dept of Government Transport, (trams and buses), Inspector's badge No.732 in leather (56x93mm) round with toggle for attachment to uniform button; another, 'Public Service Vehicle Driver', red, white and black enamel contained within a round leather holder with toggle for attachment to button, overall size (66x118mm) No.N44901. Fine and both rare, especially the second. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Casino and gaming tokens, includes a group of early tokens and chips used in Australia (8), plus a group of modern Australian casino tokens (15), also, modern chips for 2/6 (2), 5/- advertising material. Fine - uncirculated. (28)
Estimate $100
Passed in
Various tokens, includes car wash, amusement, telephone, and gaming tokens; promotional tokens for Buried Treasure Stall in form of a Wooden Dollar, Australia, 1982, Palmolive Soap, one for free in aluminium, farthing in a Woolworths' lucky farthing envelope; advertising checks for Newlands, also Winsor & Newton in London, and Reliance Air Commander, various others as attached to their products (6); also banknote style paper coupons, c1920-30s, includes 25 S.C.R. Coupons Free (9) printed by South Coast Newspapers Ltd, Kiama for various merchants namely C.Burgess at Lidcombe, Cook & Clarke at Auburn, Mrs E.White at Auburn, Miss Shepherd at Lidcombe, D.Gloag at Lidcombe, G.W.Moffitt at Auburn, F.James at Lidcombe, H.Hollier at Auburn and W.Midgley at Auburn; Green Coupon Company 5 Green Coupons Free (23), (see similar issue in Miscellaneous Australian Notes 2nd Ed by Michael P.Vort Ronald, 40), for various merchants including at Auburn, W.T.Bashford (3), E.Bushby (2), The Auburn Fruit Exchange, E.A.Folkard (2), H.Hurst (2), G.Gribben (2), H.G.Gibbs (2), C.Tizzard (3), at Lidcombe, A.M.Brown, D.Mitchell, Lyall's, The Model Butchery, and at any location, Any Grocer, and Any Ironmonger. Good - very fine. (81)
Estimate $80
SOLD $240
Brazil, John V, 12,800 reis or Johanna, 1731M (Minas Gerais)(KM.139). Moderate die rust on obverse, good very fine.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,600
Great Britain, George III, guinea, fifth bust or spade type, 1788 (S.3729). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $850