Catalogue
Great Britain, George III, guinea, fifth bust or spade type, 1792 (S.3729). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $670
Great Britain, George III, guinea, fifth bust or spade type, 1798 (S.3729). Slightly crimpled otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $620
Great Britain, George III, gold third of a guinea, 1809 (S.3740). Very fine/good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Great Britain, George III, copper cartwheel twopences 1797 (3), pennies 1797 (2), also three tradesmens tokens (A.417, 526, 650). Very good - good fine. (8)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
India, Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad type gold mohur, imitation of Calcuta Mint (1793) (KM.103.1). Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $750
India, EIC, Madras Presidency, gold star pagoda, circa 1740-1807 (KM.303). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $550
India, Madras Presidency, Arcot mint silver rupee, yr 6 (KM. 384). Toned very fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $120
Mexico, Charles III, silver eight reales, 1778 F.F. (KM. 106.2). Blue grey toned with some bloom, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $380
Mexico, Charles IIII, silver eight reales, 1800 F.M. (KM. 109). Some mint bloom, toned extremely fine or better.
Estimate $150
SOLD $320
Mexico, Charles IIII, silver eight reales, 1806 T.H. (KM. 109). Peru, Charles IIII, silver two reales, 1796 I.J. (Lima mint) (KM.95); Ferdinand VII, silver eight reales, 1818 J.P (KM.117.1). Nearly very fine; fair; good fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Netherlands, Batavian Republic, gold ducat, 1805 (KM.11.3). Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $400
Netherlands, Kingdom, trade coinage gold ducat, 1818 (KM.50.1) caduceus privy mark. Possibly has been mounted, rim filed in part, otherwise toned extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340
Netherlands, Holland, silver gulden, 1791 (KM.73). Attractive light golden grey tone, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1777 F.F. (Mira - Noble 1777/1; dies B/2:II/6). Even grey tone, countermarks clear, good fine and rare, especially such an early dated matrix.
Estimate $65,000
SOLD $68,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Lima Mint, eight reales 1808 J.P (Mira-Noble 1808/2; dies II/7:B/1). The hole punched slightly off-centre, the countermark, retaining considerable original mint bloom, almost as struck, nearly extremely fine and rare in this condition, probably the finest of the Lima holey dollars known.
Estimate $135,000
SOLD $136,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1809 T.H. (Mira-Noble 1809/8; dies B/9:/10). Reverse countermark only partially clear, nearly fine/very good and rare.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $26,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Strong traces of the centre of the reverse of the original coin on the reverse, neck of Charles IIII visible on the obverse at the date, red and blue grey toned good very fine and rare, especially in this state.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $31,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of the obverse or the original coin on the obverse and stronger traces of the reverse on the reverse, flaws or old damage to the metal on the lower third of the reverse otherwise even light grey blue tone, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $18,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of the reverse of original coin on the obverse, evenly worn, very good/good and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Worn smooth both sides, outline of obverse legend, date and crown visible, good/fair and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,280
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Has been mounted at the top, blue and red coppery tone, good/fair and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,200
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, contemporary counterfeit in copper with wide grained milled edge. Pitted as usual, very good and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,400
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, contemporary counterfeit in copper with plain or smoothed edge. Pitted otherwise fair and very rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $850
New South Wales, replica fifteen pence or "button dump" mis-struck over a pillar dollar, obverse legend shows SOU(TH) over (WA)LES, struck in 1860's. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
(ú2.2.0) (James McCarr), Hawkesbury, (Nov 2nd) 180(7) (Two Months after date) I promise to pay Mr Martin Mason or Bearer the sum of (two) pounds, (two) shillings, and ( ) pence, for value received. (James McCarr) the above amount to be paid in (wheat) to be delivered at the Green Hills. Written by the same hand on the back "Jas.MCCarr/still rents Land/from Barney by/Wm Masons due/ Jany 1808/ú2.2.10" Printed by G.Howe at the Sydney Gazette. Very fine and exceedingly rare, of immense historical interest and the earliest promissory note in private hands.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $50,000
Jenkins, William. No ( ) Sydney (12) 18(12) W. Jenkins. I Promise to Pay the Bearer the Sum of Nine Pence on demand, in ( ) 9d (Wm Jenkins) (MVR type AW) on watermarked ribbed paper. In tatters but set with backing paper, cut high showing guide to bottom of ornament border of preceding note, poor but previously unknown for this denomination, believed to be unique.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Jenkins, William. No ( ) Sydney, (May) 18(12) W. Jenkins. I Promise to Pay the Bearer the Sum of One Shilling, on Demand, in copper coin. 1s. (Wm Jenkins) (MVR type W) on watermarked ribbed paper. Minute "pin holes", small tear top edge, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,000
Jenkins, William. No (27) Sydney, (Dec 27) 181 (2). W. Jenkins I Promise to Pay to Bearer the Sum of One Shilling, on Demand (in currency) 1s. (Wm. Jenkins) (Percy Marks p.128) (MVR.type BW). "Pin holes" some ink print faint, otherwise good fine and very rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $9,000
Jenkins, William. No (12) Sydney (Dec 27) 18(12) W. Jenkins I Promise to Pay the Bearer the Sum of One shilling, on demand, in copper coin. 1s. (Wm Jenkins) (MVR type AW) on watermarked ribbed paper. Three corners cut almost round, "pin holes" otherwise nearly fine and very rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,500
Jenkins, William. No (24) Sydney, (July? 15) 18(12) W Jenkins I Promise to Pay the Bearer the Sum of One shilling and Six-Pence, on demand, in copper coin. 1s. 6d. on watermarked ribbed paper. (Wm Jenkins) (MVR type AW). "Pin-holes" and repaired tear bottom edge, cut high showing start of border for preceding note, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $7,000