Catalogue
Adelaide pound, first type with beaded inner circle, 1852, the 'cracked die' variety with wide edge graining. MInor contact marks in inner field, both sides otherwise good extremely fine with some mint bloom and extremely rare, especially in this conditon, one of the finest known of the wide edge grained variety.
Estimate $65,000
SOLD $0
Adelaide Pound, first type, 1852, cracked reverse die, wide edge graining. Some original mint bloom, slightest contact marks in obverse field otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare in this conditioning one of the best ten known of this variety. Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 44 (lot 1366).
Estimate $55,000
SOLD $53,000
Adelaide pound, second type with enamelled inner circle, 1852. Nice old red tone, extremely fine but for a flaw in the edge of the flan during minting.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0