Catalogue
Cessation of Transport, 1853, in white metal (58mm) by the Royal Mint London (C.1853/2). Small dent on rim, barely noticeable from obverse or reverse, lustrous extremely fine and scarce in this condition.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal (58mm) by the Royal Mint, London (C.1953/2).With edge knock on reverse rim and Queen's head outlined by tooling, nearly very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
Cessation of Tranportation, 1853, in white metal (58mm) by the Royal Mint, London (C.1853/2). Edge bruises, very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal, gilded (58mm) by the Royal Mint, London (C.1853/2). With edge bruises and graffiti on reverse, very good.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal (58mm) by the Royal Mint, London (C.1853/2 [2]). One cleaned of corrosion leaving pitted surfaces, the other with graffiti, plugged at 12 o'clock, both medals with edge knocks, fair - very good. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
Medalets, medals, checks and tokens, includes 1867 Galatea in white metal (C.1867/2); silvered Brisbane 1897 (C.1897/7); Emu Wines 1935 in aluminium (C.1935/3); Queensland 1937 in aluminium (C.1937/11); Marcus Clark & Co. Ltd Sydney Harbour Bridge Opened 1932 (C.1932/3); Wagga Wagga 1935 silvered (C.1935/2); six bread tokens, Manly ferry token; Ebenezer (church) 1824-1974 in bronze (C.1974/1)(3), also 1935 British Empire commemorative in gilt bronze (25mm). Nearly fine - uncirculated. (32)
Estimate $150
SOLD $230
Large assortment, includes Ricketty Dick (C.1873/2) holed at top, C.1890/3, 1899-00/1, 1899-00/2, 1913/5 (2), Imshi Yalla / Dardanelles 1915 (C.1915/10), 1919/2 Peace (9, eight by Amor and one by S & S), 1927/3, 1938/5 Australia's 150th (5 all by Amor, one with serif letters), 1945/9, 1951/6 (4), 1955/3, 1960/6, 1980/15, 1982/21 Mt Morgan District in folder (foxing), James Hardie 1000, 1981 on card; Australia's First Coin / The Holey Dollar (2) on card; Australian Bicentenary School Children Medal 1988 (3); Australian Bicentenary 1988 / Federal Council of Agricultural Societies award medal; Kodak Sesqui Commemorative Medal, undated (1988); Stuart Devlin's Birds of Australia proof silver medal (35mm); Australian State Medals series, Western Australia, in gilt sterling silver (44mm) on card; other cased and loose modern medals (mostly 26mm - 31mm) (56). Fine - uncirculated. (97)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
New South Wales Intercolonial Exhibition, c.1870's, in white metal (47mm) by Stokes & Martin, Melbourne. Obverse, Ricketty Dick image by Julius Hogarth (cf. C.1873/1-2). Several cuts across the obverse centre and edge bump at 11 o'clock otherwise nearly extremely fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Intercolonial Exhibition, Melbourne, 1875, Philadelphia, 1876, in bronze (69.5mm), by J.Hogarth for Stokes & Martin Melbourne, edge impressed 'David Milliken'. Edge knocks, otherwise good fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $0
Sandy ex Rex, 1877, gilded (22mm) (C.1877/3); Queen Victoria's Jubilee Avoca Shire, 1887, gilded (31mm) (C.1887/68); Australia's Centenary / Cook, 1888, gilded (36mm x 36mm) (C.1888/4); Australia's Centenary / International Exhibition, 1888, silver (20mm) (C.1888/28); Industrial Exhibition Albury, 1896, silver (22mm), obverse removed and initials inscribed "JPW" (C.1896/7); Queen Victoria 60th Year of Reign / Western Australia, 1897, silver (24mm) (C.1897/87); British Transvaal War, 1899-1900, gilded (23mm) (C.1899-00/1); Federation, 1901, silver wash (23mm) (C.1901/12); A.N.A. Exhibition Medal, 1907, gilded (22mm) (C.1907/1); Declaration of War, 1914, bronze (23mm) (C.1914/2); N.A.V. / Annand Smith & Co, 1949, silver antique finish (42mm) (C.1949/5). Fine - extremely fine. (11)
Estimate $130
SOLD $250
Australian historic medals, medalets, badges, tokens, including Queen Victoria Jubilee (C.1877/26); Australian Commonwealth, 1901, in gilt (C.1901/2) (C.1911/22) (C.1937/10[3]); Royal Visit 1954, Communications Pass, unnamed (45mm x 31mm); Captain Cook Bicentenary in silver (C.1970/22); City of Box Hill, 1977; Australia's Bicentenary, 1988, in copper (45mm [4], 48MM [2]). Good - extremely fine. (118)
Estimate $130
SOLD $160
Wesley College, Melbourne, medal in bronze (47mm) inscribed on reverse 'A.T.Robb' and impressed around edge 'Champion Swimmer Races 2nd Prize 1878'; medalet, Wesley College, Melbourne, in gilt bronze (22mm), two Judgement books for third and fourth terms, 1881, James Walter Jeffrey, No.1423, Form III, Second Half-year Certificate, 1881, J.W.Jeffrey and a photograph dated 1856. First medal with edge knocks, good - nearly uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $170
SOLD $170
Sydney International Exhibition, 1879, in silver (51mm) by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, inscribed on reverse "Waterlow & Sons/Paper Printing & c.". In original leatherette case of issue, toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Sydney International Exhbition, 1879, in bronze (76mm) by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, uninscribed. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, 1883, award medal in silver (39.5mm), inscribed on reverse 'Chas. Archer' and impressed around edge '6 Fleeces Washed Wool'. In original box, Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $370
New South Wales Railways, 1887, First Class pass in gold (9.6gms, 27mm x 22.8mm oval) inscribed on obverse 'H.T.', impressed on reverse 'To / 2 7 / 12'. Holed at top, good very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $720
New South Wales Railways, 1887, First Class pass, in silver (26.8mm x 22.8mm oval) inscribed on obverse 'A.E. Lewis / 15', impressed on reverse 'To / 2 7 / 3'. Holed at top, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360
Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1887, in gilt (C.1887/56); 1897, Shire of Bellarine, in gilt (C.1897/49); Gisborne, in gilt (C.1897/55); Glenlyon, in gilt (C.1897/56); Heidelberg, in gilt (C.1897/58); also (C.1897/29 in gilt, 1897/72 in gilt, 1901/36 in gilt). First and last holed at top, extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $120
SOLD $250
Agricultural Society of New South Wales, 1888, in bronze (51mm) by Hardy Brothers Sydney, inscribed on reverse, "Great Centennial / Exhibition / Ben J.Hulbert / Special merit / For / Billiard Table". Small spot of verdigris on reverse edge, very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Australia 1788 - 1888, in bronze (56mm) by W.J. Amor (C.1888/1). reverse rim bruise otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne, 1888, in bronze (76mm) by Melbourne Mint - Stokes & Martin (C.1888/8) impressed around edge, "E.D.Bush". In original case of issue, damaged, medal uncirculated.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Centennial Exhibition Melbourne 1888, gilt, 19mm, un-pierced (C.1888/17); silver, 16mm, un-pireced (C.1888/20); also, New Zealand, Otago Jubilee Exhibition 1898, silver, 16mm, pierced (M.1898/7). Extremely fine; uncirculated; very fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $100
A.S.C.A. (monogram), full member 1889-90, in copper; another in white metal with '73' engraved on reverse (24 mm). Very good - good very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Royal Agricultural Society of Queensland, three prize medals to W.R.Robinson, the first in bronze (44mm) by J.Moore, obverse, a pair of horses right in a field, reverse, a wreath of wheat, inside this engraved, "R.A.Society / of / Queensland / August, 1893, / Best Sow & Boar / W.R.Robinson"; second, in silver (44mm) by J.Moore, obverse, three pigs in farmyard enclosure, reverse, a wreath of wheat, inside this engraved, "R.A.Society / of / Queensland / August 1898. / "Champion Sow" / won by / W.R.Robinson"; third medal, in silver (46mm), Queensland Jubilee 1859-1909 (C.1909/7), reverse engraved, "W.R.Robinson" and at the base, "Toowoomba", edge engraved, Champion Sow. "Bell". First medal cleaned, second medal has a few edge nicks and a test cut in the rim at five o'clock, last medal has a few edge nicks, overall very fine - good very fine. (3)
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,400
Cook District Pastoral and Agricultural Society, in silver (38mm) by Amor, reverse inscribed, "E.G.Earl / Blood Mare / 3 yrs / 1895". Several edge nicks otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $2,600
Football fob, handcrafted in gold (10.1gms, 40mm x 35mm), reverse inscribed "R.F.C./Presented by/H. Greenberg Esq/Won by L. Finn/For Best All Round Play/Season 1896". Very fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $300
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee medals, 1897, Wagga Wagga in silver, Australia's Celebration in gilt bronze, United Sunday Schools in gilt bronze (C.1897/26, 71, 72); Federation medals, State of Queensland in gilt bronze (2), Federated Australia in bronze holed for loop (C.1901/37, 48); Edward VII Coronation 1902, Commonwealth Celebrations in bronze, Burrough of Willoughby in gilt bronze (C.1902/1, 15); George V Coronation, 1911, John Danks in bronze, Victoria in gilt bronze, NSW in copper (2, one without top loop) (C.1911/19, 20a, 21) in gilt bronze; Prince of Wales Visit, Bendigo in gilt bronze, Australia in bronze (C.1920/9, 11); George VI Coronation, 1937, Australia (2, one gilded and one bronze), Victoria in bronze, Sydney Playgrounds silvered, NSW silvered (C.1937/9a (2), 10, 12, 13); Queen Elizabeth Royal Visit, 1954, Australia in gilded aluminium, Royal Visit AD1954 in bronzed plastic (2) (C.1954/9, 20). Fine - uncirculated. (22)
Estimate $90
SOLD $190
Port Melbourne Schools, prize fob in 15ct gold (4gms), cross with obverse centrepiece engraved, "Port.Melb / Schools / Nos / 1427.2932", reverse engraved, "Presd. / by / Geo.Sangster M.P. / Dux / Claude Dillon / 1899". Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Boer War Association, members pass, c1900, in bronze plated (29.5mm), '1' impressed on reverse, obverse die No.321 of Stokes (C.ZZ/1). Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
New South Wales Government Railways, pass in silver (30mm x 24.5mm oval) obverse '2 / 37 (voided) / 2', impressed on reverse 'J.Hewitt / 51 / 30.6.1'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $0