Catalogue
James Cook, His Coins & Medals by Dr W.J.D.Mira (5, 3 hard covered, one of these signed, two with soft covers); The Faces of Captain Cook by Alan Klenman (2, No.39 and 47 of 100 copies) together with a two-page letter from the author to Tom Hanley; The Royal Society Cook Medal by L.Richard Smith, No.42 of 250 copies, signed; Captain James Cook, The Wedgewood Portrait Medallions by L.Richard Smith, No. 121 of 300 copies, signed; The Resolution & Adventure Medal by L.Richard Smith, No.48 of 200 copies, signed; Captain Cook by The Numismatic Society of Auckland Inc.; The Killora Resolution and Adventure Medal by Peter Lane, only 30 copies of this revised edition; Encounters in Place, Outsiders & Aboriginal Australians 1606-1985 by D.J.Mulvaney (a photocopy of the section dealing with Captain Cook); Cook Treasures from the Mitchell & Dixson Collections; Cook - Coins, Medals, some contemporary numismatic aspects of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook by W.J.Mira (33 photocopies, foolscap size pages); a multitude of other Cook memorabilia such as coasters, pamphlets, stamps, postmarks, brochures, invitations, newspaper cuttings and leaflets all featuring Cook and a gilt-tin wall-hanging plaque (150mm0 featuring the Endeavour,'Captain Cook, 1770-1970. Australia'. Fine - extremely fine. (approximately 100)
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Kirby, Norm H., Crowns of France Louis XVI - De Gaulle, 1968, signed; De May, J & Pauwels, G., Les Monnaies De Belgique, 1977; Catalogus Van de Zilveren Munten, 1979, Vol 1 & 2; Clarke, Robert L., The Coinage of Switzerland, 1968; Cordry, Scott Eric, The Modern Coinage of Sweden, 1971; Hobson, Burton, Catalogue of Scandinavian Coins, 1972; other books on coinage of France, Sweden and Czechoslovakia. Fine - very fine. (13)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Krause Publications, Standard Catalog of German Coins 1601 to present including colonial issues, 1994; Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1981; 1990 Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901 - present; Coincraft publication, Standard Catalogue of English & UK Coins 1066 - date, 1995. The first and last items as new, the second has some foxing but very fine and the third is extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Lampard, William H., Catalogue of New Zealand Coins, Tokens, Banknotes, 1981; Hargreaves, R.P., From Beads to Banknotes, 1972; various other books and booklets on New Zealand coins; Reed, A.H. & A.W., Maori Place Names and Their Meanings, 1951; Kaplan, Alec, The Coins of South Africa; numismatic article on The Veld Pond of 1902 by Colin Pitchfork (6). The first two items extremely fine, the rest are very good - very fine. (34)
Estimate $60
SOLD $220
Long, Mark H., A Skeleton Catalogue of Australian Copper Tokens, Sydney, 1st January, 1901, ex A.Burton library with his hand-written notes throughout. Fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Marcus Clark papers, including purchase documents and correpondence; photo album with photos of the Sydney Mint and its operations, also Chinese Morrison, an Australian news correspondent at the Defence of the Legations during the Boxer Rebellion; hand-written account of life in Papua by a white resident of over twenty years; various coin valuation reports; research correspondence; notes on thehistory of Newtown, 84pp. Housed in Tom Hanley's personal leather carry-case, very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Meek, W.F.W., Currency Tokens of New Zealand, Dunedin, 1951; Lampard, William H., Catalogue of New Zealand Coins, Tokens, Banknotes, Upper Hutt, 1981. Some foxing on the fly pages of the first item, very fine - extremely fine, the first item very scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Mira, W.J.D. & Noble, W.J.; The Holey Dollars of New South Wales, Sydney, 1988 (2); Mira, Dr. W.J., The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Their fate, 1979, signed to Tom Hanley; Mira, Dr. W.J.D., A Classification of the "New South Wales Dumps", ND, signed to Tom, 1977; Mira, Dr. W.J.D., Coinage and Currency in New South Wales 1788-1829 and An Index of Currency References in the Sydney Gazette 1803-1811, 1981, signed to Tom Hanley; Deacon, J. Hunt, The "Ingots" and "Assay Office Pieces" of South Australia (ND). Very fine - extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Miscellaneous coin books, on general world coins including catalogues, history, beginners and advanced guides, collectors almanac, investing in coins and how to buy and sell coins; leaflets and brochures (7), a huge selection. Very fine. (54)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Mullett, W.J., Australian Coinage, 1991, signed; Mullett, W.J., Gold Coinage and Refining at the Melbourne Mint, 1992, signed; Gill, Thomas, Coinage & Currency of South Australia, facsimile edition; Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, 1912, this contains the original writings on which the previous facsimile is based; Legislation for coinage as follows, Victoria, Coinage, 1853; Victoria, Australian Mint, 1854-55; Victoria, Melbourne Mint, 1873; Victoria, Mint Charges, 1874; Victoria, Royal Mint, 1874; Victoria, Silver and Copper Coinage Sent to Deputy - Master of Mint, Melbourne, 1880; The Australian Nugget, booklet by Goldcorp, 1986 (2). Very fine - extremely fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $270
The Murdoch Collection, auction catalogue of coins & medals, 1904, for the Series of English Historical Medals in gold, silver and bronze from Henry V (1422-1471) to George II (1727-1760), with pencil annotations of prices realised; R.P.Mack Collection of Ancient British, Anglo-Saxon and Norman Coins, 1973; Henfrey, Henry William revised by Keary, C.F., A Guide to the Study of English Coins, 1885; Grueber, Herbert A., Handbook of the Coins of Great Britain and Ireland in the British Museum, 1899; Robertson, J.D., A Handbook to the Coinage of Scotland, 1878; Hawkins, Edward with revisions by Kenyon, R.L., The Silver Coins of England, 1887; Humphreys, Henry Noel, The Coinage of the British Empire, 1863, with ornate, timber pressed-cover (damaged edges). Some wear damage to older volumes but fine, the first item scarce. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Myatt, Bill & Hanley, Tom, Australian Coins, Notes & Medals, 1982, revised edition; Bank of N.S.W. publication, The Early History of Currency in Australia, The Story of Currency in Australia, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973 (2), 1976 (3); Pearce, John, Coins for Kids, 1981; Nabisco and Skinner, Dion H., Coins of Australia; Watson, Jeffery, Thomas, Don and Bennett, Jack, the True Story of David Gee Australia's Most Audacious Coin Forger, 1986; Mira, Dr. William J.D., From Cowrie to Kina, 1986. Very fine - uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $50
SOLD $170
Numismatic auction catalogues, price lists and copies of Italia Numismatica newspaper (23) and Cronica Numismatica magazine, some of the catalogues include, Collection of Marcel Tessier, 1982; Collection of Mr J.Van Kuyk of French Coins & Medals, 1961; Collection Paul Topenot, 1982; and Noble Numismatics Sale 58A & 58B, the W.J.Noble Collection of British Tokens, 1998. Fine - very fine. (43)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Numismatic journals, of various numismatic groups around the world and hardbound copies of Seaby's Numismatic Bulletins, incorporating a massive amount of research information on a wide range of numismatic topics. Very fine. (approximately 100)
Estimate $60
SOLD $20
Numismatic price lists, mostly Australian, some include interesting articles such as one on Sydney-Emden in the Nugent's Rennick's Coin Bulletin, 1969; also included are several copies of the New Zealand Numismatic Journal 1953-1961; bound copy of Australian Coin World magazines 1966-67; hard covered book, L'Acmonital E La Monetazione In Acciaio Inossidabile. Very fine. (88)
Estimate $60
SOLD $20
Numismatic photos, a huge selection of mostly black and white photos of rare, and not so rare, coins and banknotes; Collector's Annual magazines (2); various reports on coins; Historical Roll of Women in British Empire awarded the Military Medal in the Great War. (100 plus)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Numismatic research, newspaper cuttings, notes, brochures and other research material on other types of collectibles, a huge quantity amassed over a lifetime. Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Numismatic research, a large assortment of newspaper and magazine clippings, documents, correspondence and other research material of a numismatic and general collecting interest, several important items, of interest being correspondence relevant to decimal currency and also the establishment of a Royal Australian Mint coin collection, decades of material accumulated by one of Australia's leading numismatist, Mr Tom Hanley.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Numismatic societies, minutes and reports of meetings of a number of different societies in Australia including presentation reports on a variety of numismatic topics, many by early period legends of Australian numismatics, includes Australian Numismatic Society, 1914 - onwards. Fine - very fine and historically very important. (1,000 plus documents and booklets)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Peck, C.Wilson, English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558-1958, 648pp plus 50 plates. Some foxing and a tear on the dust jacket otherwise very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Rutter, N.K., Campanian Coinages 475-380 BC, 1979; Williamson, George C., The Money of the Bible, 1894; Mitchiner, Michael, The Multiple Dirhems of Medieval Afghanistan, 1973; Humphreys, H.Noel, The Coin Collector's Manual, Vols I & II (2), 1853, another Vol I, 1871; numerous other books, booklets and studies on ancient Greek, Roman and Ottoman coinage. Very good - very fine. (44)
Estimate $100
SOLD $280
Schjoth, Frederick, Chinese Currency, Rev. and ed. by Virgil Hancock with price supplement, 1965 (based on original book Currency of the Far East, 1928), 99 + xviii pp., 146 plates, and illustrated throughout. Nearly as new, now rare and a much sought after reference work.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Skinner, Dion H., Renniks Australian Commonwealth Coinage, 1964, 1964 second edition; Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Guide, fifth, sixth, eighth, eleventh and twelfth editions; Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, fifteenth edition; Renniks Australian Coin Values, 1980; Renniks Pocket Edition Australian Coin and Banknote Values; McDonald, Greg, Rigby's Australian Coin and Banknote Guide, first edition, 1983, signed; Collecting and Investing in Australian Coins and Banknotes, first edition, 1990, signed; How to Buy and Sell Australian Coins and Banknotes, first edition, 1985, signed; Australian Coin and Banknote Market Guide, first edition, 1987; The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, second edition, 1994, signed, fourth edition, 1996, signed. The Renniks' fifteenth edition is inscribed to Tom Hanley as first prize display at ANS convention, June 1990, signed by Jim Noble, President. Very fine - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Spalding, Philip, The World of the Holey Dollar, Santa Barbara, 1973, signed by the author and personalised to Tom Hanley together with a one-page, hand-written letter of appreciation to Tom for his assistance from Philip Spalding. Some slight foxing on edges otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $700
Sutherland, Allan., Numismatic History of New Zealand, Wellington, 1941, autographed edition No.44 of 150 copies. Some foxing to flysheets otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $650
Vort-Ronald, Michael P., Australian Banknotes, 1979, signed, hardcover; another, softcover, endorsed as a gift to Tom Hanley from Gordon Shortland DFM, MB, BS and also signed by the author; Vort-Ronald, Michael P., Banks of Issue Australia, 1982, hardcover; Mira, Dr W.J., The Note Issues of the Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales 1810-1824, 1979, signed; Tomlinson, G.W., Australian Banknotes 1817-1963, 1963; McNeice, Roger V., Tasmanian Promissory Notes, 1971 (2, one signed another being No.7 of 20 author's copies); Bullus, M.H.R., The Hay Internment Camp Notes (2); several leaflets and booklets. The two hard cover books by M.Vort-Ronald are as new, the rest very fine - uncirculated. (@@)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
World paper money, various catalogues and books including Standard Catalog of World Paper Money by Albert Pick, 3rd Edition; Papiergeld Katalog Europa, Seit 1990 by Albert Pick; Paper Money by Yasha Beresiner, 1977; several books on military currency, mormon money, currencies of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, South Africa and U.S.A.; as well as a few photocopied articles on banknotes. Very fine. (28)
Estimate $60
SOLD $30
Whitting, P.D., Byzantine Coins, New York 1973, from the World of Numismatic Series. A good general reference on Byzantine coins with over 450 illustrations. Hardbound with dust jacket, nearly as new.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
World tokens, Yarwood, John F., A Guide to British Military Tokens, 1998; Lehmann, Peter-Hannes, German Naval Tokens, 1979; Smith, Kenneth E., Catalogue of World Transportation Tokens and Passes, 1967, signed; Ekland, O.P., German War Tokens "Notgeld", 1961; Lamb, Robert A., A Catalogue of French Emergency Tokens of 1914-1922, 1967; Kisch, Guido, War Prisoner Money and Medals, 1963; Bolton, B.S., Auckland Tradesmens and Transportation Tokens, 1991; Robinson, H.A., Auckland Tradesmen's Tokens, 1960; books by Russell Rulau, Hard Times Tokens 1980 & 1981; Early American Tokens, 1981; U.S.Merchant Tokens 1845-1860, 1982; an article on hard times tokens. Very fine. (13)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70