Catalogue
Peek and Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney penny, 1852 (A.427A; Heyde 247/2) five lines of legend on obverse, reverse as A.427. One of the rarest tokens by J.C. Thornthwaite. Even brown tone, very fine and excessively rare, the finest of two known.
Estimate $17,500
SOLD $21,000
Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpenny, 1852 (A.428) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Die axis upset twenty degrees to the right, well struck for this, nearly extremely fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpenny, 1852 (A.428) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Die axis upset to the right by 45 degrees, attractive brown patina, two die breaks and die cuds on reverse, flan of good metal and extra thick, good very fine for this and rare in this condition.
Estimate $500
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Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpenny, 1852 (A.428) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Struck on a bitten flan, nearly very fine and rare as such.
Estimate $300
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Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpennies, 1852 (A.428) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Die axis upset 180 degrees, two die cuds on reverse rim at 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock, good fine; die axis upset 75 degrees to the left, die cuds plus die break through reverse, weakly struck in part, otherwise nearly very fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $280
Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpennies, 1852 (A.429) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Die axis upset to the right by 90 degrees, good fine; die axis upset 45 degrees to the left, thin flan, nearly fine; die axis upset almost 180 degrees (2), nearly fine but with graffiti scratches both sides, the other with thin flan (spread), nearly fine, the first and last illustrated. (4)
Estimate $600
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Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney halfpennies, 1852 (A.430) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Die axis upset 90 degrees to the right, brown patina, good very fine; another, very good, both with die breaks through the reverse, the first illustrated. (2)
Estimate $600
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Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney penny, 1853 (A.431) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Even dark brown patina, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $700
Peek & Campbell - Sydney Tea Stores, Sydney pennies, 1853 (A.431) by J.C. Thornthwaite. Clipped flan, otherwise very fine; good fine. (2)
Estimate $600
Passed in
Peck, Hugh, Melbourne pennies, undated (A.433). Extremely fine; die axis at 180 degrees, good extremely fine [illustrated]. (2)
Estimate $750
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Peck, Hugh, Melbourne pennies, 1862 (A.434). Die axis at 180 degrees, red brown patina, extremely fine.
Estimate $370
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Perkins & Co., Dunedin penny, undated (A.435). Die breaks, extremely fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $370
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Perkins & Co., Dunedin halfpenny, undated (A.436). Dark tone, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $550
SOLD $400
Petersen, W., Christchurch penny, undated (A.437). Attractive brown patina, extremely fine and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $600
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Pettigrew, John & Co., Ipswich pennies, 1865 (A.438). Nearly extremely fine; die filled under kangaroo's neck, good very fine and illustrated. (2)
Estimate $270
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Pettigrew, John & Co., Ipswich halfpenny, 1865 (A.439). Dark glossy brown, nearly uncirculated and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $750
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Petty, Geo., Melbourne penny, undated (A.440). Light brown patina, good extremely fine and rare in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $900
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Petty, Geo., Melbourne penny, undated (A.441). Die axis at 180 degrees, dark grey brown and red, proof-like uncirculated or nearly FDC and very scarce in this condition.
Estimate $1,500
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Petty, Geo., Melbourne mule or pattern penny with golden fleece reverse of Dease penny (A-; H Rel 58). Reddish brown proof-like uncirculated and excessively rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $14,000
Pratt, William, Christchurch pennies, undated (A.443, 444, 445). Very fine, the last with reverse dents. (3)
Estimate $750
SOLD $650
Pratt, William, Christchurch penny, undated (A.446). Dark brown patina, good very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $450
SOLD $900