Catalogue
Victoria's Jubilee, Napier In Commemoration, 1887, in gilt (31mm) (M.1887/4), pierced hole for suspension; Success to New Zealand Contingent, 1899-1900, in gilt (22.5mm) (M.1899-1900/1), pierced hole for suspension; also Wreath/Lord's Prayer, in silvered (17mm) (cf M.1882/20), by A.G. & Co.; another Lord's Prayer issue but with Christ on obverse wearing crown of thorns, in silver (19.5mm), pierced hole for suspension. Fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Auckland Winter Show, Epsom, 1938, Haywin Electric Vacuum Cleaner, £5 discount token, struck in aluminium (28mm); N.Z Y.M.C.A (Young Men's Christian Association), (WWII), 5 M/M, uniface, struck in brass (27mm) (Yarwood NZT08); G.N22c; TMR.p274); another similar, N.Z Y.M.C.A 5 M/M, uniface, struck in brass (28mm) (G.N22a; TMR.p276); Palmolive Soap, Wellington, N.Z., Good For One Cake, struck in aluminium (35mm) (G.P3a; TMR.p343); Stevensons, Taumaranui, 1lb loaf bread token, in brass (27mm), uniface, square hole as issued; reward tag in brass (35x24mm), 'Finder Will Receive 2/6 Reward At Any Police Station', uniface, pierced hole at right for attachment. The first extremely fine, the rest very fine. (6)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Badge collection, all pin-back and most with enamel, includes WTC (Whanganui Technical College), reverse numbered 2236; another WTC badge for Basketball; N.Z. P. and T. (Post & Telegraph) Employees Assn; Paremata Boating Club; Whanganui Golf Club; Whanganui Girls' College (enamel chipped and scratches on reverse); NZDA (NZ Deerstalkers Association), in sterling silver; Mt Cook, 1928 (enamel chip); Marlborough Walk, unnamed (awarded for completing the Walk) (non-enamel issue); S.S.Mataroa, missing pin-back; also tinnie badge for Our Soldiers' Queen, Auckland 1915 (with foxing). Apart from defects indicated, fine - nearly uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
German New Guinea, twenty mark, 1895A. Good extremely fine with considerable original mint bloom and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $82,000
German New Guinea, silver five mark, 1894A. Excessively worn, good and rare, as such.
Estimate $400
SOLD $480
German New Guinea, ten pfennig, 1894A. Hairline die break lower left of obverse, good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Territory of New Guinea, George V, cupro-nickel penny, 1929. Toned and carbon spot, otherwise uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Territory of New Guinea, Edward VIII, pennies 1936 (10); George VI, threepences, 1944 (10). Fine - good very fine. (20)
Estimate $40
SOLD $60
Territory of New Guinea, shillings, contains the following dates, 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1945. Nearly fine - nearly uncirculated. (49)
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
Territory of New Guinea, Tul Tul badge, in copper (42mm) by Amor, Sydney, officially holed in three places for suspension. With uneven dark tone, good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Territory of New Guinea, Luluai badge in brass, officially holed with two 2mm holes; Head Tax token, 1829-1930, ten shillings, in aluminium with attached and pierced suspension lug (Mira type II). The badge with black stain on obverse, otherwise very fine and the token nearly fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Territory of Papua & New Guinea, Councillor's badge, in chrome (ht 64x44mm) by Stokes A'Asia. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Territory of New Guinea, Police Force (European) Officer's cap badge, King's crown c1930s, in brass (ht 67mmx54mm), lugs on reverse intact (Mira p173). Very fine.
Estimate $650
Passed in
Coin Albums, large plastic cover type (4, one with no pages, two with some pages, one with banknote pages); American Eagle Silver Dollars Dansco supreme album (as new); Australian Halfpenny coin albums by Whitman 1911-1936 (2 albums), 1938-1964 (2 albums); three large boxes of unused self adhesive 2x2 coin holders; large quantity of coin pages for small coin albums. Very fine - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Mahogany Numismatic Cabinet by Spink & Son, (c1890), fitted with six trays with double hole piercings of various sizes, suitable for English coins, drop front door with key, brass carrying handles either side, (260mm wide x 110mm high). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Coin jewellery, includes Australia, 1927 Canberra florin with voided pattern and scroll mount for wearing as pendant; another Canberra florin with the centre cut out; a 1952 shilling, dissected down the centre with a Z pattern and with a loop suspension on each half; thistle uniface pendant (18mm), ring top suspension, the reverse inscribed, 'I.Sellars/127/Darra' (Darra is a suburb of Brisbane, Qld); Great Britain, Queen Victoria halfcrown, 1887, enamelled reverse, with pin-back and suspension loop near top edge with safety chain; a Queen Victoria florin, 1887, enamelled reverse, with pin-back; unidentified Algerian token with enamelled reverse, pin-back; New Hebrides, silver one hundred francs, 1966 claw set in a frame with suspension at top edge; South Africa, ZAR, two and a half shillings, pin-back; also small medallic brooch, pin-back, the medal features a sunburst, flaming torch and a rearing horse and the motto, 'Peractis Postera Praestent' (let the future excel the past). Very fine. (10)
Estimate $140
SOLD $220
Cut outs or voided coin jewellery, including Gothic florin 1878, shilling 1826 as buttons (2), holed coins, notgeld, minor tokens and BCOF. Fair - very fine. (approx 30)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
Hawaii, King Kalakalua silver dollar 1883, mounted as a belt buckle. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Hawaiian, King Kalakalua, dimes (8) mounted as a silver bracelet. Fine.
Estimate $240
SOLD $220
Great Britain, George III, silver crown 1818-20, reverse enamelled blue and white, brooch mounted. Very good.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Australia, British Imperial sovereign loop mounted for wearing, 1875M, 1893M (Jubilee head), 1901P, 1908M, 1918M. Surface marked, cleaned, otherwise extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,400
Austria, Franz Joseph, twenty corona, 1915, restrike, set in scroll mount, 18 carat, with five tiny diamonds and 750 fine gold chain (12.33g). Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Great Britain, Edward VII sovereign 1907, set in voided 18 carat (750 fine) surround mount, with hallmarked link (11.47g). Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $750
Spain, Charles III, gold half escudo 1788 SC. Mounted as a stud, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Sweden, gold 5 kroner 1899, gold 20 kroner 1874, (KM.513, 532). Fine - very fine but mounted, one with ring mount. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Gold coin replicas, created as commemoratives or souvenirs in giant size; Adelaide pound, 1852; Sydney Mint sovereign 1855; Canberra florin, 1927; USA double eagle 1933; mintage limit 250 for each, the 1927 florin 460g of 999 fine silver, the other three gold plated silver (190g), in plush cases with certificates (4), also RAM; selectively gold plated two ounce 9999 fine silver one dollar 1732 Johanna commemorative in the subscription series; Perth mint Family of Precious metals 1990 trio cased and platinum 1/20 oz koala 1989 and Hong Kong gold leaf banknote replicas 1000 dollars 1997, all in one carton. FDC. (7)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Indium medals, proof finish, .999 fine (12), each one a quarter of a troy ounce, with medieval themed images, with certificate from Goldsteins Precious Metals; also one ounce fine bronze ingots (29). FDC. (41)
Estimate $80
SOLD $90
Metal ingots, bronze, one troy ounce and one five ounce; copper, proof finish, one troy ounce (28) and one five ounce; zinc, proof finish, one troy ounce (7) and one five ounce. Uncirculated. (39)
Estimate $50
SOLD $100
Silver bar, minted finish, two troy ounces, .999 fine, image of an American buffalo either side. Uncirculated.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
Australian Bullion Co Pty Ltd, ABC, 9998 silver half kilo ingot, stamped 500.0, 9998 silver. Dark toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $480