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| AUSTRALIAN COINS: AUSTRALIA - PORT PHILLIP COINS | ||||
| Lot | Description | Status | ||
| 10517 |
1853 PORT PHILLIP, Kangaroo Office, 'Pure Australian Gold', ¼oz struck from original dies by W.J. Taylor, London. (4.08g) This a milled edge (not plain edge) restrike, almost certainly struck ca1917-19 by Stokes & Son, Melbourne in whose possession the dies were at that time. gVF. Around the rim there is a small line suggesting the coin is an electrotype but the coin appears to sound solid drop when tested. XRF analysis gold 46.11%, silver 51.17%, copper 1.72%, other metals 1.145%. 16.2mm dia. We can find no record of restrikes in this metal. Extremely interesting piece.
| SOLD at A$2000 | ||
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| 10518 |
1853 PORT PHILLIP, Kangaroo Office, \'Pure Australian Gold\', ½oz^ struck from original dies by W.J. Taylor, London. (7.00g) This a milled edge (not plain edge) restrike, almost certainly struck ca1917 - 19 by Stokes & Son, Melbourne in whose possession the dies were at that time. gVF, large & a small dig near ½.. Around the rim there is a small line suggesting the coin is an electrotype but the coin appears to sound solid when drop tested. XRF analysis gold 43.11%, silver 55.01, copper 1.59%, other metals 0.285%. 19.3mm dia. We can find no record of restrikes in this metal. Extremely interesting piece
| SOLD at A$1900 | ||
| 10519 |
1853 PORT PHILLIP, Kangaroo Office, 'Pure Australian Gold', 1oz struck from original dies by W.J. Taylor, London. (11.85g) This a milled edge (not plain edge) restrike, almost certainly struck ca1917 - 19 by Stokes & Son, Melbourne in whose possession the dies were at that time. gVF. Around the rim there is a small line suggesting the coin is an electrotype but the coin appears to sound solid when drop tested. XRF analysis gold 49.07%, silver 46.4%, copper 3.42%, other metals 1.145%. 26.6mm dia. We can find no record of restrikes in this metal. Extremely interesting piece.
| SOLD at A$6500 | ||
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