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| AUSTRALIAN COINS: AUSTRALIA HALF- SOVEREIGNS | ||||
| Lot | Description | Status | ||
| 10522 |
Gold Regulations: Victoria 1854 Rules & regulations inc licence fees,penalties, size of claim etc. Original 2 pg document 220 x 330mm onblue paper printed by Government Printer, Melbourne. Very minor edge aging o/w VGC
| SOLD at A$275 | ||
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| 10523 |
1856 Sydney Mint Type I, reverse type 1/3 Berry above L. Slabbed PCGS AU53. McD003a. Rare (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$6000 | ||
| 10524 |
1856 Sydney Mint Type I gold Half Sovereign. Much underlying lustre, minor contacts, EF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$4000 | ||
| 10525 |
1856/5 Sydney Mint Type I overdate, reverse type I/3. gF. Rare. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$4000 | ||
| 10526 |
1856/5 Sydney Mint type 1 overdate, gold Half Sovereign, reverse type 1/3. Dot above L of HALF, no extra dot. F, sl scr on obv & has been wiped. The overdate is nice & clean. Rare. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$2500 | ||
| 10527 |
1857 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Polished, VG. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10528 |
1858 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign with major die spelling error, denomination spelt SOVRREIGN instead of SOVEREIGN. One of less than 10 examples known. This coin has been graded by PCGS as XF45 and is by far and away the finest known example. Only 3 coins have been graded by PCGS VG-10, Lot 11521 Status International Auction 389 (June 2004), Net: $9150, F-15 & this coin XF-45. Other sales recorded include Lot 1532, Australian Coin Auctions, Auction 308 (July 2011). Net: $15,502. Punch mark in obverse field, even wear right across both sides. VG. Lot 603, Australian Coin Auctions, Auction 309 (October 2011). Net: $23,850. Ex RBA Downie 290/556. G/VG, Mark in obverse field and across neck. Lot 555, Australian Coin Auctions, Auction 290 (November 2005). Net: $17,935. Ex Reserve Bank archives, VG. Lot 556, Australian Coin Auctions, Auction 290 (November 2005). Net: $17,935. Ex Reserve Bank archives, G/VG. Mark in obverse field and across neck. Lot 5629, Status International Auction 225 (June 2005). Net: $15,728. VG/F . An opportunity not to be missed
| AVAILABLE at A$30000 | ||
| 10529 |
1858 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign with major PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED die variety LARGE ROMAN '1' W ITH SLOPING HEAD SERIF IN THE DATE. The 1 touches the base of the Queen's bust. Old-time reverse scratch which is not that obvious. Obverse is problem free. Graded PCGS Genuine, Scratch XF Detail. A new important discovery.
| AVAILABLE at A$15000 | ||
| 10530 |
1858 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Large die crack from rim through D of DG across Queen's head to rim passing through R of BRITANNIAR. Edge knocks EF. (P)
| SOLD at A$1250 | ||
| 10531 |
1858 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. VG. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10532 |
1859 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Tiny mks on Queen's neck & in hair, test mark on rim above head, lustrous aU. (P)
| SOLD at A$3000 | ||
| 10533 |
1859 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. F. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10534 |
1859 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. F. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$800 | ||
| 10535 |
1860 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous EF, sl obv scuffs on Queen's neck. Ren cat $10,000. rare. (P)
| SOLD at A$2500 | ||
| 10536 |
1860 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. F. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$900 | ||
| 10537 |
1861 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. No berry above L of HALF. aEF/gVF. RARE. PCGS have only graded 2 examples of this variety compared with 64 with berry. (P)
| SOLD at A$2000 | ||
| 10538 |
1861 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. VG. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10539 |
1862 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Pleasant VF. (P)
| SOLD at A$1000 | ||
| 10540 |
1863 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous gVF/aEF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$1300 | ||
| 10541 |
1864 Sydney Mint Type II Arabic 1 gold Half Sovereign. Brilliant fully lustrous UNC/aU, small rim fault above Queen's head. Ren cat aU $5000, UNC $20,000. (P)
| SOLD at A$3000 | ||
| 10542 |
1864 Sydney Mint Type II Roman 1 in date. Only the 2nd example seen. Scr on neck, F & very rare. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$3500 | ||
| 10543 |
1866 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. Die break through colon after G or D G. Matte lustre aEF/EF. (P)
| SOLD at A$1200 | ||
| 10544 |
1866 Sydney Mint Type II gold Half Sovereign. VG, polished, flts. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$650 | ||
| 10545 |
1871S QV Young head gold Half Sovereign. gEF/UNC, obv tiny contact mks, rev with full lustre. Ren cat aU $5000, UNC $17,500. (P)
| SOLD at A$1500 | ||
| 10546 |
1873M QV Young head gold Half Sovereign. gEF/UNC, obv fine hairlines, rev with full lustre. Most attractive & rare this grade. Ren cat aU $6000, UNC $20,000. (P)
| SOLD at A$1500 | ||
| 10547 |
1875S QV Young head. Full matte lustre, obv die a bit flat on hair of forehead, aU/UNC. McD-17 cat aU $19,500, UNC $35,500. Rare. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$3600 | ||
| 10548 |
1882S QV Young head gold Half Sovereign. Practically UNC. Ren cat $27,500. Very rare this nice. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$5000 | ||
| 10549 |
1886M QV Young head gold Half Sovereign. Fully lustrous UNC, minor obv field scuff. One of the nicest known. Very rare this grade. Ren cat $22,500. (P)
| SOLD at A$4500 | ||
| 10550 |
1887S QV Young head gold Half Sovereign. gF/aVF. (P)
| SOLD at A$750 | ||
| 10551 |
1887M QV Jubilee head normal JEB gold Half Sovereign. Practically UNC/Choice UNC. Ren cat UNC $2500, Choice UNC $4500. (P)
| SOLD at A$1000 | ||
| 10552 |
1887S QV Jubilee head gold Half Sovereign. Slabbed PCGS AU53. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$1200 | ||
| 10553 |
1887S QV Jubilee head gold Half Sovereign. Slabbed PCGS AU58. (P)
| SOLD at A$1100 | ||
| 10554 |
1887S QV Jubilee head small spread JEB gold Half Sovereign. aEF/aU. (P)
| SOLD at A$800 | ||
| 10555 |
1889s QV Jubilee head gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| SOLD at A$750 | ||
| 10556 |
1891S QV Jubilee head gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10557 |
1891S QV Jubilee head normal JEB gold Half Sovereign. aVF. (P)
| SOLD at A$700 | ||
| 10558 |
1893M QV Jubilee head gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| SOLD at A$750 | ||
| 10559 |
1893M QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous. Graded PCGS aU 58. The rarest date Half Sovereign, only 3 examples have been graded by PCGS & this is the highest grade. Ren cat $100,000 in EF, not priced in higher grade as no coins above this grade were known to the editors of the catalogue. One of the true rarities of Australian numismatics. Another example of this coin graded NGC AU58 was offered in Baldwin?s 2019 Auction 36, Lot 75, . Estimate US $110,000 - US$125,000 (Approximately A$145,000 ? A$170,000) The extensive description with acknowledgement to Baldwin?s of St James was as follows This delightful coin ranks as one of the most important gold pieces struck in Australia. Mintage figures given for the entire 'issue' date are 110,024 pieces, including 24 proofs. Those statistics may be misleading, as explained below. The SCBC (Spink) book provides no details other than saying it is extremely rare, in any condition. Value estimates in the Australian references for the great rarities must be, by necessity, approximations based on past sales. The most important rarities, such as the half sovereign in this lot, appear for sale with decreasing frequency and are more keenly sought than ever by the top collectors. All others look and wish, but at least all collectors now have the opportunity to see these coins in colour and in detail on the Internet. The 1893 half sovereign, minted from native ore at Melbourne, seems to have been the subject of vast meltings in past times, no doubt including the massive melt of 1931-32 by the Royal Mint, which at that time turned more than ?90 million worth of gold coins, from all British mints, into gold bars as a more convenient form of storage for the Bank of England. No one paid attention in the least to the dates and mintmarks on those destroyed coins. The other source of destruction was the common practice of jewellers around the world of melting coins such as this, made of nearly pure gold, in order to make rings and other sorts of ornaments. The consequence was the inadvertent creation of a number of numismatic rarities. More broadly speaking, a major depression occurred in the Australian colony in the 1890s, 1893 being the worst year. Many banks were forced to close, some permanently. A consequence of those bad times was that no half sovereigns were minted at Melbourne from 1888-1895, with the exception of 1893. Because of this lapse, it is believed that the 1893 mintage of 110,000 half sovereigns in that year were mostly, or perhaps all, coins of the Jubilee Head style ? the last obverse die at the mint being of that type, and the Veiled Head not introduced until 1893. It remains a mystery why the 1893 Melbourne half sovereigns with the Veiled Head exist, but clearly they do! It is currently estimated that as few as 5 are known to exist, as well as one verified proof of the original supposedly 24 pieces made. Almost all of the survivors of this issue are well worn, grading fine or even lower. Three of those were recently discovered in the Reserve Bank of Australia and were sold in 2005. Based on present knowledge, this little gold coin appears to be the rarest of all gold coins bearing Australian mintmarks. The presently offered specimen is believed to be the finest known example of this great rarity from the end of Queen Victoria's reign. Comparing this coin to another major Australian gold rarity, the 1920 sovereign struck at Sydney, it becomes clear that the 1893 Melbourne half sovereign is relatively undervalued. Nine 1920 Sydney sovereigns are known to exist in collectors' hands, the last sale being in the 2013 Baldwin's auction of the Bentley Collection, that coin selling for ?780,000. But only about half as many Veiled Head half sovereigns of 1893 minted at Melbourne appear to exist. This coin was not sold.. Subsequent to this listing, the numbers extant for both coins has increased by 2 or 3 of each.
| AVAILABLE at A$100000 | ||
| 10560 |
1893S QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous aU. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$900 | ||
| 10561 |
1893S QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. F/VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$650 | ||
| 10562 |
1897S QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. Fully lustrous, obv hairline scr, aU/Choice UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$800 | ||
| 10563 |
1897S QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. VF/gVF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10564 |
1899M QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. VF/gVF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10565 |
1900S QV Old head gold Half Sovereign. EF/gEF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$1000 | ||
| 10566 |
1903S KEVII gold Half Sovereign. EF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10567 |
1906M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10568 |
1906S KEVII gold Half Sovereign. Near UNC. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$800 | ||
| 10569 |
1907M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. gVF. (P)
| SOLD at A$700 | ||
| 10570 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. Rev scr on horse, gVF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10571 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. Extensive die crack across King's head, rim to ear. gVF. (P)
| SOLD at A$700 | ||
| 10572 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. gVF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10573 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10574 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10575 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10576 |
1908M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10577 |
1908P KEVII gold Half Sovereign. gF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$800 | ||
| 10578 |
1908S KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10579 |
1908S KEVII gold Half Sovereign. gVF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10580 |
1909M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10581 |
1909M KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10582 |
1910S KEVII gold Half Sovereign. VF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10583 |
1911S KGV gold Half Sovereign. aU/gEF. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$700 | ||
| 10584 |
1911S KGV gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous UNC/aU. (P)
| SOLD at A$700 | ||
| 10585 |
1914S KGV gold Half Sovereign. Satin lustre, GEM UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$1000 | ||
| 10586 |
1914S KGV gold Half Sovereign. Practically UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$750 | ||
| 10587 |
1915P KGV gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$950 | ||
| 10588 |
1915P KGV gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$800 | ||
| 10589 |
1915S KGV gold Half Sovereign. 2 tiny hairlines, fully lustrous Choice UNC/ GEM UNC. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10590 |
1915S KGV gold Half Sovereign. Fully lustrous Choice UNC/UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$750 | ||
| 10591 |
1915S KGV gold Half Sovereign. aU. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$750 | ||
| 10592 |
1916S KGV gold Half Sovereign. Lustrous UNC. (P)
| SOLD at A$800 | ||
| 10593 |
1918P KGV gold Half Sovereign. Better struck than most, reverses are usually much more weakly struck. Subdued lustre, near UNC. Rare. (P)
| AVAILABLE at A$5000 | ||
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