Catalogue
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, official restrikes of the original 'Kangaroo Office' dies, consisting of eight uniface strikes of the obverse and reverse of the two ounce, one ounce, half ounce (reverse only), quarter ounce and advertising check (reverse only). As struck. (8)
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $0
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, half ounce uniface squeezes (3) on lead blanks (37mm and 29mm) and aluminium (27mm), produced by Thomas Stokes at their Brunswick factory c.1968, all squeezes from same die. Oxidisation on first squeeze, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855. Cut mark on neck otherwise good very fine with some mint bloom.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1857. Die break back of truncation through D to rim, brushed to clean, minor contact marks otherwise extremely fine or better and rare in this condition.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1858. Scratched through nose and cheek otherwise extremely fine or better and rare in this condition.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1859. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $900
Queen Victoria, second type, 1860, 0 re-entered lower down. Minor surface marks and rim nicks otherwise uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1862. Minor contact marks, reflective fields, uncircuklated and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $18,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1863. Some minor surface marking, with traces of mint bloom, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Queen Victoria, second type, 1865. Slight surface marking otherwise extremely fine/good extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,900
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Frosty mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1867. Underlying mint bloom, extremely fine or better.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1868. Obverse rim nick 11 o'clock, relatively unmarked fields, considerable mint bloom, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1870. Considerable original mint bloom, nearly uncirculated/uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, first type, 1855, with filleted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Attractively toned nearly extremely fine and extremely rare in this condition, probably the third finest known.
Estimate $175,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856, with filletted head of Victoria left by James Wyon. Subdued full original mint bloom, minute surface marks otherwise uncirculated and very rare in this condition, one of the finest known,
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, first type, 1856. Metal flaw on reverse field, nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1859. Dig mark under 9 of date and deep scratching above crown otherwise nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1861. Cleaned otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1862. Even wear, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1863. Good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1864. Scuff marks on back of neck otherwise good very fine and struck from clashed reverse die.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,300
Queen Victoria, second type, 1865. Minor obverse contact marks, full original mint bloom, choice uncirculated, reverse nearly gem uncirculated, extremely rare in this condition, possibly the finest known of this rare date.
Estimate $65,000
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, second type, 1865. Good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,100
Queen Victoria, second type, 1866. Surface marks or damage (from burial?) otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $0
Queen Victoria, 1872 Melbourne. Cosiderable original mint bloom, uncirculated.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,600
Queen Victoria, 1874 Melbourne. Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Queen Victoria, 1877 Sydney. Extremely fine.
Estimate $370
SOLD $390
Queen Victoria, 1878 Sydney. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $0
Queen victoria, 1878 and 1879 Sydney. Extremely fine/ good extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $700
SOLD $650