Catalogue
The Australian Coin Review, hardbound volumes 18-22, 1981-1986. Extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $120
Australian Numismatic Society Reports, bound volumes for years 1964-1967, various reports and journals, 1974-1993; Ballina District Coin Club, 'The Ballina Numismatist' reports, January 1989 - September 1994; Geoff K. Gray auction catalogues, various for the period 1964-1973 (18); a small number of other numismatic auction catalogues and newsletters and Australian Coin Reviews (14) for period 1964-1965, 1969 and 1982. Many marked as belonging to Roy Dunstan, very fine. (lot, 14kg)
Estimate $100
SOLD $0
Basso, Aldo P., Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines, first edition 1968, 136pp; another, second edition 1975; Doty, Richard G, Money of the World, 1978, 240pp; Guehler, Le May Ramsden & Kneedler, Harding, Siamese Coins and Tokens, 1977, 389pp incl. pl. I-XX; Jones, Mark, The Art of the Medal, 1979, 192pp; Mira, Dr. W.J., Coinage and Currency in New South Wales 1788-1829 and An Index of Currency References in The Sydney Gazette 1803-1811, 1981, 206pp, signed by the author 21.1.1982; Seaby, H.A. & P.J., Coins of England and the United Kingdom, 20th edition 1984, 320pp; Vort-Ronald, Michael, Banks of Issue in Australia, first edition 1982, 331pp, signed by author; British Museum Publications and Hamlyn Publishing, Coins an Illustrated Survey 650BC to the Present Day, 1980, 320pp, in slipcase. Very fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Classical Coin Newsletter, R. Gledroyc & M. Heckman, eds. 30 monthly issues from September 1981 to February 1984, plus one page sample flyer introducing the newsletter. The complete run of the monthly issues of this publication, which attempted to introduce a periodic price guide for ancient coins, along the lines of the US coin dealers "Greysheet". The newsletter also included short articles aimed at the beginning collector of ancients. As new, slightly worn from storage, and rare as a complete set.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Heyde, Gilbert Christopher, Renniks Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, 1967 First edition, No.20 of 100 specially prepared copies autographed by the author for the Australian Numismatic Society. Marked R.A.Dunstan, with pencil markings throughout, very fine and very scarce.
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Heyde Auction Sales, The Gilbert Heyde Collection of Rare Coins and Tokens, Parts 1 & 2, auction by Geoff K. Gray Pty Ltd, March 1973 and December 1973. The first catalogue with prices realised marked throughout together with official prices realised list, the second unmarked, very fine. (2)
Estimate $90
SOLD $100
Laskey, J.C., Captain, Description of the Series of Medals struck at the National Medal Mint by Order of Napoleon Boneparte etc., London, 1818, xiii & 239pp. spine missing, front cover detached, contents fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $40
Mira, Dr W.J.D., the following books by this author, Coinage and Currency in New South Wales 1788-1829 and An Index of Currency References in The Sydney Gazette 1803-1811, Marrickville, 1981, hard cover with dust jacket, 206pp, illustrated; A Classification of the "New South Wales Dumps", soft cover, 4pp, illustrated; The Holey Dollars of New South Wales Their Fate, Sydney, 1979, soft cover, 34pp, illustrated (2); The Note Issues of the Colonial Police Fund of New South Wales 1810-1824, Sydney, 1979, soft cover, 24pp, illustrated; James Cook His Coins and Medals, Cronulla, c.1970, soft cover, 44pp, illustrated; From Cowrie to Kina, The Coinages, Currencies, Badges, Medals, Awards and Decorations of Papua New Guinea, Sydney, 1986, hard cover with dust jacket, 332 and i-xx pp, illustrated. Most books marked with Roy Dunstan's name, the second with a personal note from Dr W.J.D.Mira, the last signed by the author, very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $140
SOLD $300
Roman Imperial Coinage, vol. 1 (1984 revised reprint), vol. II (1926 original), vol. III (1989 reprint edition), vol. IV (part I, Part I, 1936 original edition, Part II, 1938 original edition, Part III, 1949 original edition in separate volumes), vol. V (Part I, 1998 reprint edition, Part II, 1998 reprint edition), vol. VI (1997 reprint), vol. VII (1966 original edition), vol. VIII (1981 original edition), vol. IX (1997 reprint edition), vol. X (1994 original edition), general editors Mattingly, Sydenham, Carson, Sutherland and Bruun, Burnett and Kent. Complete in green cloth of issue, several with dust jackets. All internal contents fine - very fine or better, 10 volumes in all. (13).
Estimate $800
SOLD $920
Seaby's Coin & Medal Bulletin, twelve bound volumes complete from 1966-1977 inclusive, additional loose volumes, September - December 1965 (3) and January - November 1978 (11). Very fine. (lot)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
Skinner, Dion H., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 15th edition, Burnside, 1989, hard cover, 354 + i-vi pp, illustrated; Myatt, Bill and Hanley, Tom, Australian Coins, Notes & Medals, revised, Netley, 1982, soft cover, 262pp, illustrated; Hanley, Tom and James, Bill, Collecting Australian Coins, North Lid, undated, hard cover, 223pp, some illustrations; Nicholson, Alan, Australian Banknote Collection, Melbourne, 1979, soft cover, 151pp, illustrated; The Australian Numismatic Society Brisbane, Commemorative Medals and Tokens of Queensland since 1962 including a 20 year history of the Society, undated c.1983, soft cover, 111pp, illustrated with price guide; McNeice, Roger V., Tokens of Tasmania Part 1, 1984, soft cover, 26pp, illustrated; Steele, P., Collect Australian Coins and Banknotes, Dubbo, 1988, soft cover, 116pp, illustrated; Stamps and Coins - Our Colonial History and Other Things, issued by Bathurst Stamp and Coin Club, 1988, 100pp, illustrated; booklets, Australia's Dollars and Cents (Reserve Bank); From Holey Dollar to Dollar Bill (Commonwealth Bank); The Story of Currency in Australia (Bank of NSW) (2); The Story of Gold (Commonwealth Bank); Australian Coin Chart, sixth edition (March 1964); Coins in the Classroom, 1966 (P.D.Whitting); Rural Bank Numismatic Symposium '80; Marking the Occasion (Royal Mint update); other coin books, Coins and the story they tell by D.Raymond; Coins, Question and Answer Adventures (a Golden Book); Coins and Tokens by Philip Leighton; Coins of British Oceania by Robert L. Clarke; Scottish Coins by Donald Bateson; A Guide Book of Mexican Coins by T.V.Buttrey; The Bronze Coins of Alexandria in Troas in Asia Minor, owned by Colin Pitchfork June 1990; facsimile of a gold license, 1853, a souvenir of early Australia from CBC Bank. Most books marked with Roy Dunstan's name, dust jacket on third book is damaged, otherwise very fine. (25)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Spink and Noble auction catalogues, number 3 (Spink & Son (Aust) Pty Ltd), numbers 6-16, 18-34 (Spink Auctions (Australia) Pty Ltd), numbers 35-44 (Spink Noble Numismatics), numbers 45, 48-54, 68 (Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd). Mostly annotated, with prices realised lists and marked as belonging to R.A.Dunstan, important research and reference books with excellent illustrations, very fine. (48, 37kg)
Estimate $120
SOLD $500
Sutherland, Allan F.R.N.S., Numismatic History of New Zealand, five soft covered parts, New Plymouth 1939-41: parts I and II, Barter and Coinages of Early New Zealand, 94pp; part III, Tokens of New Zealand, 51p; part IV, Paper Currency of New Zealand, 51pp; part V, Medals of New Zealand, pp.207-253; part VI, New Zealand Coinage, pp.255-301. Light foxing, extremely fine and rare as parts.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Sutherland, Allan, Numismatic History of New Zealand, Wellington, 1941. autographed copy no 50 of 150. xii x 310pp. bright navy blue cloth. Slight foxing of end papers otherwise fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Tye, J.R., The Image Maker, The Art of James Berry, Auckland 1984, 192pp, cloth bound with dust jacket as issued; Junge, Ewald, World Coin Encyclopedia, London 1984; Jones, Mark, The Art of the Medal, London 1979; Lineca, Howard W.A., Coins, third edition London 1967, Wilson Stamp; Seaby's Standard Catalogue, first edition 1962; Spink Numismatic Circulars 1940-1964, Coins & Medals magazine (4); Offprint of seventeenth century Tokens of Northampton by William C. Wells from BNJ 1914 plus RNSNZ pamphlets. (7). Fair - very fine. (20)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Wealth of the Ancient World, the Nelson Bunker Hunt and William Herbert Hunt Collections, Kimball Art Museum, 1983, 329pp; The Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection of Greek and Roman Coins, Sotheby's auction catalogue, 1990, hardbound; The Nelson Bunker Hunt Collection of Greek Vases and the William Herbert Hunt Collection of Greek Roman and Etruscan Bronzes, Sotheby's auction catalogue, 1990, hardbound; Grierson, Philip, Monnaies du Moyen Age, 1976, 319pp; Hoberman, Gerald, The Art of Coins and Their Photography, 1981 first edition, 397pp. Very fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $110