Catalogue
Anderson's, D., Wellington penny, undated (A.9). Extensive obverse die breaks, uneven dark tone, rim nicks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Annand Smith & Co., Melbourne penny, undated (first issued 1849) (A.17). Original dull toned patina with traces of red, five hairline die breaks on the reverse, uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Bell & Gardner, Rockhampton penny, undated (A.43) by J.C.Thornthwaite. Rim damage, otherwise good fine/fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Clark, Archibald, Auckland penny, 1857 (A.64). Even light brown patina, good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
Collins & Co., Bathurst penny, 1864 (A.72). Rim flaw, brown and red, choice uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $900
SOLD $800
Davidson, A., Melbourne penny, 1862 (A.92). Slight verdigris, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Gittos, B., Auckland penny, 1864 (A.149); Gratten, R., Auckland penny, 1872 (A.152). Obverse die cuds on the first, extremely fine; second good extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
J.R.Grundy, Ballaarat penny, 1861 (A.156). Dark toned, good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Kirkcaldie & Stains, Wellington penny and halfpenny, undated (A.311, 312). Toned with traces of red, extremely fine or better. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Levy, Lipman, Wellington penny, undated (A.321, S.128) specimen strike with 180 degrees upset alignment. Carbon die line in flan (like a die break), brown, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Levy, Lipman, Wellington halfpenny, undated (A.322). Oxidised, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Levy, Lipman, Wellington penny, undated (A.323) Wellington head pattern. Bluish brown patina, nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $800
Miller Brothers, Melbourne penny, 1862 (A.374). Blue brown patina with underlying bloom, uncirculated and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $900
SOLD $850
Milner & Thompson, Christchurch penny, 1881, in nickel plated bronze (A.381). Struck on a nickel plated blank, a few small edge nicks and light wear, nearly extremely fine and possibly unique as such.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Morgan, William, Adelaide penny, 1858 (A.386). Nearly extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $240
SOLD $370
Peek and Campbell, Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpenny, 1852 (A.428) by J.C.Thornthwaite. Good fine and scarce.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Peek and Campbell, Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney penny, 1854 (A.432), by J.C.Thornthwaite with his Australian arms reverse. Very poor but excessively rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $400
Perkins & Co., Dunedin halfpenny, undated (A.436). Nearly very fine and very scarce thus.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Stokes, Thomas, Melbourne pennies, 1862 (A.508, 516, 526, 540, 542, 546, 548). Very fine or better. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Taylor, W.J., Advance Australia penny, undated (A.571); also Australian Numismatic Society One Penny Token, 1849-1949, in silver (34mm) (C.1949/3). The last with hairlines, very fine - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Whitty & Brown, kangaroo and emu penny, undated (A.635). Die alignment upset to the right by 45 degrees, inked collector's number '2' on reverse, nearly very fine for this and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Wilson, A.S., Dunedin penny, 1857 (A.639). Even medium brown patina with hints of mint red, good extremely fine and very rare, possibly the finest known.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Holloway, Professor, London bronzed proof penny, 1857 (A.665). Nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
Campbell, James, Morpeth silver threepence, undated but c1854 by J.C.Thornthwaite (A.685). Holed at 12 o'clock, otherwise very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,600
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A.687). Good very fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A.688). Weak on right side legend, otherwise toned very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A.688). Nearly extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Hogarth & Erichsen, Sydney silver threepence, 1860 (A.691) dies upset to 180 degrees. Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $350
Passed in
Hogarth & Erichsen, Sydney silver threepence, 1860 (A.691, upset 180 degrees). Well struck on a clipped flan, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Hogarth & Erichsen, Sydney silver threepence, 1860 (A.691). Carbon inclusion breaks in edge of flan, otherwise good very fine with original mint bloom.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200