auction 305 - session 4

Downies Australian Coin Auctions Sale No. 305

Proclamation Coins

BRAZIL

1524 Maria I and Pedro III (1777-86) 6400 Reis 1786 (KM199.2) EF Est. $1,500

1525 Maria I, widow (1786-1816) 6400 Reis 1792R (KM226.1) EF Est. $1,250

COLOMBIA

1526 Charles IV (1788-1808) Eight Escudos 1804FA (KM62.1) EF Est. $2,500

GREAT BRITAIN1527 Cartwheel Penny and Halfpenny 1797 (S3776, 3777) VG-a VF (2

coins) Est. $75

1528 Cartwheel Twopence 17907, Shilling 1787 Hearts, the fi rst coin with obverse edge knock gFine, the second cleaned VF (2 coins) Est. $100

INDIA

1529 Madras Pagoda and Two Pagodas ND (1808-1815) (KM356, 358) aUnc-Unc (2 coins) Est. $400

MEXICO

1530 Ferdinand VI (1746-1759) Eight Reales 1752MF (KM104.1) nicely toned VF Est. $250

1531 Charles III (1760-88) Eight Reales 1774FM (KM106.2) numerous chop marks both sides, Fine Est. $100

1532 Charles IV (1788-1808) Eight Reales 1798FM (KM109) one chop mark on bust, Fine Est. $200

1533 Charles IV (1788-1808) Eight Reales 1804TH (KM109) evidence of two light chopmarks on both sides else gFine Est. $125

1534 Ferdinand VII (1808-1821) Eight Reales 1815JJ (KM111) some edge weakness, gFine Est. $200

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NSW Holey Dollar and DumpDUMP

1535 New South Wales Fifteen Pence Dump 1813 type A/1, traces of undertype from the host coin, gFine Est. $20,000

1536 Fifteen Pence or Dump 1813, “button” replica made c.1860 (see Spalding pp250-2; Mira p13) VF and rare Est. $300

Adelaide Pound

1537 Adelaide Pound 1852 type II, lovely virtually full mint bloom, aUnc Est. $45,000

Half Sovereigns

SYDNEY MINT TYPE II1538 1857 VG Est. $150

1539 1859 overall gEF, very rare this grade Est. $10,000

1540 1859 aVG Est. $150

1541 1861 VF, an attractive example Est. $1,750

1542 1862 a few minor rim nicks and obverse marks else VFNote: the “6” in the date is higher than normal – a new date variety? Est. $1,250

1543 1864 Fine Est. $200

1544 1866 possibly a metal detector fi nd with a few fresh contact marks, Fine Est. $300

VICTORIA YOUNG HEAD

1545 1871S virtually EF, a lovely natural example Est. $2,000

Lot 1546

1546 1872S aUnc Est. $3,000

1547 1882M some obverse tooling in fi eld and cleaned but virtually no wear, taking into the fault described VF Est. $600

1548 1883S aVF Est. $200

JUBILEE HEAD

1549 1887M Unc, rare so nice Est. $1,500

1550 1887S Unc Est. $750

1551 1887S aFine and scarce Est. $150

1552 1893M a lovely crisp strike, virtually Unc with the reverse superb Est. $3,000

1553 1893M slight buckle and mark behind Queen’s crown, VG Est. $125

VEILED HEAD1554 1893S aUnc Est. $1,500

1555 1900P, 1900S VG-Fine (2 coins) Est. $250

1556 1900S lustrous gEF Est. $750

EDWARD VII

1557 1902S choice lustrous Unc Est. $1,250

1558 1908S Unc Est. $600

1559 1908S, 1911S Fine (2 coins) Est. $250

1560 1909M aFine Est. $150

1561 1910S choice B/Unc, one of the best we have handled Est. $1,250


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4GEORGE V1562 1915M weakly struck reverse else Unc Est. $175

1563 1915P gEF Est. $200

1564 1915S Unc with choice matte appearanceEx RBA Auction November 2005 Lot 1041 Est. $150

1565 1918P usual reverse striking weakness, virtually Unc and rare Est. $2,000

Sovereigns

SYDNEY MINT TYPE I

1566 1856 nearly Unc with a magnifi cent reverse and very rare, amongst the fi nest 10-15 known in this grade Est. $20,000

SYDNEY MINT TYPE II

1567 1862 Unc, a lovely well struck example rare so nice Est. $10,000

1568 1864 EF Est. $600

1569 1866 aFine Est. $300

1570 1867 EF Est. $900

1571 1870 aVF Est. $350

YOUNG HEAD ST GEORGE

1572 1876M choice Unc, a beauty Est. $1,750

1573 1876M Fine Est. $300

Lot 1574

1574 1879M choice Unc, a lovely fresh example rare so nice Est. $2,000

1575 1879S gFine/aVF Est. $325

1576 1880M EFEx Douro Est. $350





1581 1880S WW complete, short tail, no BP, Unc Est. $2,000

1582 1881M choice Unc Est. $2,000

1583 1884M gVF Est. $350

1584 1885M aVF Est. $300

1585 1886M VF Est. $300

1586 1887S in NGC holder graded AU55 Est. $400

YOUNG HEAD SHIELD

1587 1872M struck en medaille with normal coin for comparison, gVF and extremely rareOnly 30 of these were struck and presented at the opening of the Melbourne Mint in 1872 Est. $9,000

1588 1782M VF Est. $350

1589 1877S gEFEx Douro Est. $375

1590 1878S EF/aUncEx Douro Est. $350

1591 1879S EF/gEFEx Douro Est. $350

1592 1880S with inverted “A” in lieu of “V” in Victoria, EF with the reverse better, extremely rare Est. $7,500

1593 1881M Unc Est. $2,500

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JUBILEE HEAD

1594 1887S some bagging else virtually Unc with lovely reverse Est. $1,250

1595 1888M EF Est. $300

1596 1888S obverse cleaned else VF Est. $300

1597 1890S gEF Est. $350

VEILED HEAD1598 1894S; plus British Halfcrowns 1949, 1956; New Zealand Halfcrown

1933, Crown 1953, Mixed Condition (5 coins) Est. $325

1599 1896S Fine Est. $300

1600 1896S aFine Est. $300

1601 1899M gVF Est. $300

1602 1899P Unc Est. $2,000

1603 1899P in NGC holder graded AU55 Est. $500

EDWARD VII1604 1902M aEF; plus crude cast copy 1903 (2 coins) Est. $300

1605 1903P, 1910S Fine-VF (2 coins) Est. $500

1606 1910M gFine Est. $300

GEORGE V1607 1911S aUnc

Still housed in the original 2x2 coin holder as purchased from a dealer, showing a retail price of $15! Est. $275

1608 1911S aUnc Est. $250

1609 1914M, 1915M, 1917M EF-aUnc (3 coins) Est. $900

1610 1914M, 1915M EF-gEF; plus crude cast copy of British Sovereign 1864 (3 coins) Est. $600

1611 1918S EF Est. $250

1612 1923P in gold wire frame with suspension loop, previously in a brooch mount with a solder bar remnant across the King’s head, VF Est. $250

1613 1925M EF Est. $250 1614 1925M gVF Est. $250

1615 1925S aEF Est. $300

1616 1928M Unc with lovely reverse, rare in this fresh condition Est. $4,000

GEORGE V MODIFIED HEAD1617 1931P EF Est. $300

Decimal GoldTWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PROOF1618 1980 Est. $300

1619 1980 Est. $300

1620 1980 no outer case Est. $300

1621 1982 Est. $300


1623 1983; plus Uncirculated coin 1981 (2 coins) Est. $600

1624 1984 Est. $300

1625 1985 Est. $300

1626 1986 Est. $300

1627 1987 Est. $300


TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS UNC1629 1980 Est. $300

1630 1980, 1981 (2 coins) Est. $600

1631 1980, 1981, 1983 (3 coins) Est. $900

1632 1982 Games, missing wallet Est. $350

1633 1984 Est. $300

1634 1984, 1985 (2 coins) Est. $600

1635 1986, 1987 (2 coins) Est. $600

1636 1987, 1988 (2 coins) Est. $600

1637 1988, 1989 (2 coins) Est. $600

FLORAL EMBLEMS1638 Uncirculated One Hundred Dollars 1995 Waratah Est. $300

1639 Uncirculated One Hundred Dollars 1997 Kangaroo Paw Est. $350

1640 Proof One Hundred and Fifty Dollars 2001 Golden Wattle Est. $500

1641 Proof One Hundred and Fifty Dollars 2002 Sturt’s Desert Rose Est. $500

1642 Proof One Hundred and Fifty Dollars 2003 Royal Bluebell Est. $500

OLYMPIC CENTENARY SETS1643 3-coin gold and silver set 1993 struck by the Royal Australian Mint;

plus replica ancient Victory coin in silver on Olympic Centenary card (2 items) Est. $350

SYDNEY OLYMPICS COIN PROGRAMME1644 Proof One Hundred Dollars Release 1 Est. $350

1645 Proof One Hundred Dollars Release 8 Achievement (Torch) Est. $300

COMMONWEALTH GAMES ISSUES1646 Manchester 2002; Proof Fifty Dollars tri-metal coin Est. $250

OLYMPIC RELEASES1647 Sydney to Athens 3-coin tri-metal, silver and Al/Br set unopened

Est. $250

OTHER

1648 Coca-Cola ‘Sovereign’ 1997 in case of issue with certifi cate Est. $300

RARE BIRDS1649 Proof One Hundred and Fifty Dollars 2004 Cassowary Est. $350

1650 Proof Two Hundred Dollars 2004-2006 complete in 3-coin timber case for the series, set no.201 Est. $1,750

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT SINGLES1651 Proof Tenth Ounce 2007 Ashes Est. $100

1652 Proof Tenth Ounce 2007 Ashes Est. $100

1653 Proof Tenth Ounce 2007 Year of the Pig Est. $100

PERTH MINT/RAM JOINT ISSUES1654 Sir Donald Bradman 3-coin Tribute collection 2001 Est. $300

Perth MintNUGGETS1655 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce 2001, 2005 (2 coins) Est. $90

1656 Proof Tenth Ounce 1997; plus Specimen Quarter Ounce 1997 Fok and Shu privies (3 coins) Est. $750

1657 Proof Tenth Ounce 2001 Est. $100 1658 Proof Tenth Ounce 2002 Est. $100


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41659 Proof Tenth Ounce 2003 Est. $100 1660 Proof Tenth Ounce 2003 Est. $100 1661 Proof Tenth Ounce 2004 Est. $100 1662 Proof Tenth Ounce 2004, 2005 (2 coins) Est. $200 1663 Proof Tenth Ounce 2005 Est. $100 1664 Proof Quarter Ounce 1997 Est. $250

1665 Specimen Twentieth Ounce 1991, 2001, 2003, 2004 (4 coins) Est. $175 1666 Specimen Quarter Ounce 2006; plus Twentieth Ounce 2006 Lunar

coin and 2007 (3 coins) Est. $300

PLATINUM COINS1667 Proof Twentieth Ounce 2001 on card Est. $60

1668 Proof Tenth Ounce 2004 Est. $125

1669 Proof Tenth Ounce 2005 Est. $125

1670 Proof Quarter Ounce and Twentieth Ounce 1995; plus Proof Twentieth Ounce 2005 Year of the Rooster Coin Show coloured edition (3 coins) Est. $375

1671 Proof Half Ounce 1988 Est. $750 1672 Proof Half Ounce 1988 Est. $750 1673 Proof Koala set 1995 with descriptive booklet Est. $3,000

LUNAR ISSUES1674 Proof Twentieth Ounce 2005 Year of the Rooster Coin Show

Special Est. $60

1675 Proof Twentieth Ounce 2005 Year of the Rooster coloured Coin Fair edition Est. $50

1676 Proof Tenth Ounce 2002 Year of the Horse Est. $100

1677 Specimen Twentieth Ounce 1996, 2003 (2 coins) Est. $90

SETS1678 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce Australian Prospector series 2001-2005

in case of issue (5 coins) Est. $300

1679 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce Australian Prospector series 2001-2005 in case of issue (5 coins) Est. $300

1680 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce Australian Prospector series 2001-2005 in case of issue (5 coins) Est. $300

1681 Discover Australia 2006 set of fi ve Tenth Ounce platinum coins depicting fl ora in timber case of issue Est. $750

1682 Discover Australia 2006 set of fi ve Half Ounce gold coins depicting wildlife in timber case of issue Est. $2,500

1683 Precious Metals mini Proof set 1991 Est. $125 1684 Precious Metals mini Proof set 1997 Est. $125 1685 Precious Metals mini Proof set 1998 Est. $125 1686 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2002 Est. $125 1687 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2002 Est. $125 1688 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2003 Est. $125 1689 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2004 Est. $125 1690 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2004 Est. $125 1691 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2005 Est. $125 1692 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2005 Est. $125 1693 Precious Metals mini Outback Proof set 2005 Est. $125

1694 Remembrance Day 2000 Sovereign set containing Sovereign 1918M set in glazed frame with text of poem “In Flanders Fields” and other text relating to the Great War, set 99 of 1,111 produced Est. $350

1695 Centenary of Federation 2001 Milestone Collection containing 1901M Sovereign, 1951 Jubilee Florin and 2001 bi-metal Centenary of Federation Floral Emblem coin, the fi rst time this cataloguer has seen such a set Est. $600

1696 Centenary of Federation 2001 Milestone Collection containing 1901M Sovereign, 1951 Jubilee Florin and 2001 bi-metal Centenary of Federation Floral Emblem coin Est. $600

VARIOUS1697 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce 2006 Sydney Opera House Est. $50

1698 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce 2006 Sydney Opera House, 2007 Sydney Harbour Bridge (2 coins) Est. $100

1699 Proof Twenty-Fifth Ounce and Quarter Ounce 2006 FIFA World Cup (2 coins) Est. $300

1700 Discover Australia Proof Tenth Ounce 2008 Dingo Est. $100

1701 Proof Centenary Sovereign 1999 Est. $350

1702 Proof Sydney Mint reverse Sovereign set in publication “Australia’s Sovereigns” published by the Perth Mint 2005 in slipcase, 7,500 sets issued Est. $300

1703 Specimen Sovereign 2005 with replica Sydney Mint reverse design Est. $300

1704 The Australian Sovereign 2009, a Proof example with the Australian coat-of-arms on reverse and struck in a fi neness consistent with earlier Sovereigns Est. $300

1705 Proof Twenty Dollars bi-metal 2000 Millennium coin Est. $300

1706 Proof Twenty Dollars bi-metal 2001 Gregorian Millennium coin Est. $275

1707 Proof Twenty Dollars bi-metal 2001 Gregorian Millennium coin Est. $275

1708 Proof Twenty Dollars 2001 bi-metal Centenary of Federation Floral Emblem coin Est. $250

1709 Perth Mint Five Gram ingots (2 items) Est. $300

1710 Perth Mint One Ounce ingot Est. $900

1711 Perth Mint One Ounce ingot Est. $900

Natural/Alluvial Nuggets1712 Alluvial nuggets ex Victorian goldfi elds 0.2-0.4gms (4); plus

nugget ex California 0.4gms, all in capsules (5 nuggets) Est. $75

1713 Nugget 6.1gms from Wedderburn in the north-west Victorian goldfi eld region, a nice chunky nugget with good natural form and clear bright colour Est. $375

1714 Nugget 2.12gms from Walhalla in Gippsland eastern Victoria, good form, broad and fl at with bright golden colour and nice eye appeal Est. $125

1715 Group of four small nuggets from Wedderburn and Bright in the north-west and north-east Victorian goldfi eld districts, all with nice shape and texture, 1.34g, 1.29g, 1.08g, 0.84g (4 items) Est. $250

1716 Group of three small nuggets, one from Walhalla Gippsland with nice outline, fl at, bright and gleaming colour, the others from the central Victorian goldfi elds with good natural shape and good colour, 1.19g, 1.17g, 0.80g (3 items) Est. $175

1717 Group of three small nuggets from Wedderburn and Dunolly in central Victoria, bright colour and distinctive natural shape, 1.39g, 0.99g, 0.79g (3 items) Est. $175

1718 Group of three small nuggets from Mount Magnet Western Australia, attractive natural form and nice eye appeal, 1.24g, 0.94g, 0.93g (3 items) Est. $175

1719 Natural alluvial nuggets from old Victorian goldfi elds in bottle (6.98gms) Est. $150

1720 150th Anniversary of the Discovery of Gold commemorative sets 2001 with natural gold nugget (approx 1gm) and proofl ike One Ounce silver medallion Est. $50

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