Catalogue
Adelaide pound, first type, 1852, with beaded inner circle and characteristic die crack on the reverse, wide edge graining or milling. Well struck nearly extremely fine and very rare especially in this condition.
Estimate $120,000
SOLD $97,000
Adelaide pound, first type, 1852, with beaded inner circle on the reverse and characteristic die break, wide grained or milled edge. Minor surface marking otherwise well struck, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $100,000
SOLD $0
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. A good early striking from the dies, extremely fine/good extremely fine with considerable brilliance and rare, especially this choice.
Estimate $45,000
SOLD $35,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852, with crenellated inner circle on the reverse. Rim flaw on reverse at 7 o'clock caused by a chip in the collar, otherwise attractively toned with mint bloom and a good early striking from the dies, good extremely fine and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $35,000
SOLD $33,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852. Early die state, minor tooling around berry stop to right of Adelaide otherwise extremely fine or better and rare.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $26,000
Adelaide pound, second type, 1852. Later die state with characteristic five raised dots or notches above 22 and C of carats, rims flat otherwise toned very fine.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $13,000