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Allen, William, Jamberoo penny, 1855 (A.6). Nice even dark brown and well struck, good very fine and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,000
Gippsland Hardware Company, POst Albert and Sale penny, 1862 (A.147) a later striking from a broken die. Some mint red, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,400
Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide fourpence check (A.248). Good very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Peek and Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney penny, 1852 (A.427A Heyde 247/2) five lines of legend on obverse, reverse as A.427. One of the rarest tokens by J.C. Thornthwaite. Even brown tone and very fine for this, the finest known, excessively rare believed only one other known. The other known example was sold in our sale 29 (lot 2806) and realised $13,100. The present example was only recently discovered in England so its appearance at auction now offers collectors a unique opportunity to acquire this important token. The other example is held in the Moran Collection in Sydney.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $7,900
Harrold, Charles & Co., Birmingham penny, reverse 'Refined Australian copper for alloying gold' (not in Andrews). Even brown nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,400