Catalogue
Adelaide pound, first type, 1852, with beaded inner circle on the reverse and the die break at 12 o'clock, coarse or wide edge graining or milling. Some mint bloom in the letters, good very fine/nearly extremely fine and very rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $34,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Well struck, early die state, extremely fine or better.
Estimate $14,000
SOLD $15,000
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Later die state with five raised dots above 22 C(arats). Slightest surface marks, otherwise a well struck nearly extremely fine specimen.
Estimate $14,000
SOLD $12,000
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse, later die state. Slight test cut into rim at 2 o'clock on reverse, otherwise underlying mint bloom, good very fine.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $8,600
Adelaide pound, 1852, second type with crenellated inner circle on the reverse, later die state with five raised dots above 22 carats. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $8,000
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, half ounce, 1853, restrike in copper with plain edge. Considerable evidence of die rust on both sides, otherwise red and brown uncirculated or as struck by Stokes, a tell tale die break across the rim at 4 o'clock, probably struck after 1973.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
(Port Phillip), Kangaroo Office (38mm) restrike in brass in a collar, plain edge, by W.J.Taylor, coinage die axis or 180 degrees, prominent die cud at 4 o'clock on the reverse, probably struck in mid 1970s. Carbon spotted areas, otherwise uncirculated or as struck and extremely rare.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filletted head of Victoria left, by James Wyon. Surface marks, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,400
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Good rims, slightest surface marks, some frosty mint bloom, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine, and rare in this condition.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $7,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Extremely fine or better, and rare in this condition.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $8,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857, wreathed head of Victoria left, by L.C.Wyon. Nearly uncirculated, and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,900
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858. Cleaned, edge nicks and bumps, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $950
Queen Victoria, second type, 1859. Good very fine/nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Queen Victoria, second type, 1860, with wreathed head of Queen Victoria left by L.C.Wyon. Re-entered 0 in date, minor surface marks, full mint bloom, obverse rim bruise at 9 o'clock, otherwise nearly choice uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1860. Surface marks, some mint bloom, good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,400
Queen Victoria, second type, 1861. Good very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Queen Victoria, second type, 1862. Minor surface marks, full mint bloom, nearly uncirculated/choice uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1863. Good very fine.
Estimate $650
SOLD $550
Queen Victoria, second type, 1864. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,050
Queen Victoria, second type, 1865. Die break rim to braid through R of REG, mint bloom, extremely fine or better and scarce thus.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Well struck, considerable original mint bloom, slight reverse die clash, uncirculated and rare as struck, one of the finest known.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $2,500
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Minor contact marks, nearly uncirculated/uncirculated.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1867. Considerable original frosty mint bloom, peripheral die breaks on the reverse with evidence of die clash, uncirculated and rare as such.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,000
Queen Victoria, second type, 1870. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $850
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Holed at top, otherwise toned extremely fine and excessively rare in this condition, only two believed to be in finer condition save for the hole.
Estimate $25,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856, with filletted head of Queen Victoria left by James Wyon. Slightest surface marks, underlying mint bloom, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $9,000
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856, with filletted head of Victoria left, by James Wyon. Good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $7,000
Passed in
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857, with wreathed head of Queen Victoria left by L.C.Wyon. Slightest hairline right obverse field, reverse die clash, underlying mint bloom, good extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,400
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857, with wreathed head of Victoria left, by L.C.Wyon. Extremely fine/good extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,400
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858. Considerable mint bloom, uncirculated and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $5,000