Catalogue
Metcalfe & Lloyd, Sydney penny, 1863 (S.363); International Eucharistic Congress Sydney, 1928 by Amor (C1928/3) and Thailand National Museum Centennial silver alloy (38mm). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $80
Rocke, G. & W.H. Melbourne penny, 1859 (A.466). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A.687). Good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney silver threepence, 1858 (A 688). Grey toned, very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $500
Hogarth Erichsen, Sydney silver threepence 1860, obverse Aboriginal man with boomerang (A.692) (2.30g). A choice specimen striking with mirror-like fields, finest of die break, boomerang to G, nearly FDC and excessively rare, the second finest known in private hands.
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $56,000
Holloway, Professor, London penny, 1858 (A.669); another being a halfpenny, 1857 (A.666); also Friedman, I., Hobart halfpenny, 1857 (A.138). The first two fine, the last holed and poor. (3)
Estimate $70
Passed in
Wreck salvage, Holloway pennies (1), Hanks & Lloyd (3), one unidentifiable, salvaged from the wreck of the Dunbar. Encrustations, salt water damage, poor, scarce. (5)
Estimate $50
SOLD $300
New South Wales issues, A59, 61, 97, 188, 191, 193, 292, 431, 479, 586. Fine-very fine. (10)
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
New Zealand issues, A21, 143, 144, 276, 311, 326, 359, 378, 472, 499, also South Australia 350; Holloway pennies 1858 (2). Fine-very fine. (13)
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Tasmanian issues, A1, 2, 129, 133, 278, 279, 309, 356, 401. Fine-very fine. (9)
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Victorian issues, A11, 13, 14, 17, 54, 281, 360, 409, 440, 521, 543, 573, 650, 655. Fine-very fine. (14)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Various issues, mostly New Zealand as per Andrews Nos. A.50, 69, 143 (3), 152 (2), 277, 359, 378, 380, 383; Australia A.103, 479, 486, 510, 543, 620 (3), and modern product for Hopwoods' Punt Echuca, all in capsules on a tray. Fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $300
SOLD $360
Countermarked 1797 penny, Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 3rd Post Free incuse around inner circle on both sides (A.1151). Coin worn otherwise good fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Royal Victoria Theatre Sydney, Pit in copper (33mm) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420
SMS Emden, canteen tokens for 10 and 50(2) pfennig set up in glazed frame with research. Fair - very good. (3)
Estimate $300
Passed in
Luna Park, amusement tokens, 1930s and 1940s. Fine - extremely fine. (24)
Estimate $40
SOLD $40
Tokens & Medaletts, Tilley's Brighton Busses, 2d, brass; Auckland, Hutchinson Bros Ltd 'Lucky Farthing' (H.7); Christchurch, W.R. Cook, Chemist, Good for one drink (C.25, punch hole in centre); South Seas Exhibition, 1925-26, Souvenir medalet, (2, one aluminium and and gilt brass) (26 mm); Centenary of Newcastle, 1897, in bronze (C.1897/3); Australian Y.M.C.A., service medal 1918-9, in silver (23 mm); Pony Jockeys Association NSW, enamelled badge, No 10; V.M.R.C.U., enamelled pin badge, by Stokes. Fine - very fine. (9)
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Ancient coin pendant, copper prutah set in a silver suspension frame (3.14 g total weight). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $170
Coin art dish, Mexico, Charles IIII, silver eight reales 1793 FM set in a hammered silver dish with bamboo style edging. The coin with chopmarks, fine, dish very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $260
Moneyabilia, assorted coin art pieces, a mix of silver and base metal, including ash trays (2), pill boxes, bracelets (2), notable 3 brooches comprising 1906 rupee, 1887 shilling, Canada 5 and 10 cents, Masonic pennies, French centime spy coin, an assorted accumulation. Fine - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Silver coins for display with nineteenth century mount, suitable for viewing on a table or desk; Russia rouble, 1858; Switzerland, Bern thaler, 1798. Toned, good very fine. (2)
Estimate $200
SOLD $400
Austria, Franz Joseph, 100 corona, 1915 restrike (KM.2819), set in .375 fine ornate surround mount (11.7g) (AGW 1.12oz). Extremely fine.
Estimate $5,500
SOLD $5,800
Red stone, set in shield shape gold plate metal surround suspending half sovereigns Queen Victoria 1885, 1894, and Nicholas II five roubles 1898. Fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,600
France, five 20 francs, 1867A, 1868A, 1870BB, 1878A, 1896A, set in 18(.750) carat gold bracelet (19.4g) (AGW 1.339oz). Good very fine.
Estimate $6,500
SOLD $6,500
Coin jewellery, each in clip surround mount with link suspensions, Belgium, twenty francs, 1867; France, twenty francs, 1905; Germany, Prussia, twenty mark, 1912A; Great Britain, sovereign, 1907; Italy, twenty lire, 1863; USA, five dollars, 1882 (61.56g). Very fine or better. (6)
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,600
South Africa, Republic, krugerrand, 1974 (KM.73). Held in a detachable ornate surround frame (gold plated), otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,000
Sovereign Case, in 9 carat gold, floral hand engravings on front and back and shield area with "E S" initials, inside engraved "From A.E Wigney 1912". Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $650
Gold tokens, Kruggerand minis (4), Aztec (4), Maximiliano I (17), XRF tested at an average of 11 ct (9.74 g). Uncirculated. (25)
Estimate $900
SOLD $750
Natural gold nuggets, two small reef gold nuggets (0.20 g; 0.17 g). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Australian gold dust, recovered from the iron holding safe of the Royal Mail Steamer "Douro", which sank in the Bay of Biscay in 1882 (approx 50 g). Very fine and unusual.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,600