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Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office Copper Fourpence
COIN
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, Copper Fourpence circa 1854
QUALITY
Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
Spink October 1977 and March 1990, Private Collection Sydney
PRICE
$ 37,500
COMMENTS
The owner of Australia’s first privately run mint, W J Taylor, quite literally etched his name into numismatic history by engraving his name onto the die that created this classic piece of currency. Struck circa 1854, this Port Phillip Kangaroo Office Fourpence is excessively rare: one of two known.
STATUS
Sold November 2015
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1930 Penny
COIN
1930 Penny
QUALITY
Good Very Fine / about Extremely Fine
PROVENANCE
KJC Coins 2002, Private Collection Melbourne
PRICE
$ 85,000
COMMENTS
The 1930 Penny is Australia’s favourite copper rarity and this particular example is in the top 1 per cent of known surviving examples. Our experiences attest to the scarcity of a 1930 Penny at this quality level. We have been involved in the industry for more than forty three years and this is the second only good Very Fine ‘1930’ that we have handled. Absolutely one of the finest known, and in a league of its own, the coin has superb detail and magnificent fields. You just know it has to be good when your photographer asks … “is this a proof coin?’ Read More and check out the graph and chart that clearly shows why a 1930 Penny at this quality level is so elusive. And why it will grow in value.
STATUS
Sold September 2015
Penny, Coins
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1813 Holey Dollar
COIN
1813 Holey Dollar
QUALITY
Good Fine / about Very Fine
PROVENANCE
Philip Spalding
PRICE
$ 95,000
COMMENTS
We have had our sights set on this Holey Dollar for years for it is a unique type of Mexico Mint Holey Dollar. This Holey Dollar was struck from a silver dollar dated 1789 and depicts the portrait of the deceased monarch King Charles III, who died one year earlier, in December 1788. It also features the legend of the deceased monarch. Of the surviving Holey Dollars, only two were struck from silver dollars that feature the legend and portrait of the deceased King Charles III. This particular piece has ties to the Mexico Mint. The other Holey Dollar has ties to the Lima Mint making each a unique type and thus very sought after.
STATUS
Sold September 2015
Holey Dollar, Coins
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Coombs Wilson R63 Ten Pounds Consecutive Trio
NOTE
Coombs Wilson R63 Ten Pounds Consecutive Trio
QUALITY
Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Perth 2007
PRICE
$ 6,500
COMMENTS
We offer you three brilliant reasons why you should seriously consider this Coombs Wilson Consecutive Trio of Ten Pounds. The historical importance of the final release of the Ten Pounds. The quality. And the price.
STATUS
Sold September 2015
Notes
1960 Proof Set Perth Mint
COIN
1960 Proof Set Perth Mint
QUALITY
FDC
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Perth
PRICE
$ 4000
COMMENTS
The series of proof sets struck between 1955 and 1963 is a perfect entry point into the Australian rare coin market. High quality, limited edition collector coins at affordable prices. They come at the top of our list of recommendations for clients that are looking to tuck something away for their children or grandchildren. The series is without doubt one of the most popular of the Australian coin collector market.
STATUS
Sold July 2015
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1916 Collins Allen One Pound (R18e)
NOTE
1916 Collins Allen One Pound (R18e)
QUALITY
about Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
IAG Auction 2006, Private Collection Perth
PRICE
$ 19,000
COMMENTS
The Collins Allen signature combination is arguably the most important in Australia’s banknote history. The signatures of Jas R Collins and Geo T Allen, the former acting in his capacity as First Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and the latter as First Secretary to the Treasury, appeared on the very first banknotes issued by the Commonwealth of Australia.
STATUS
Sold July 2015
Notes
1813 Holey Dollar
COIN
1813 Holey Dollar
QUALITY
Fine
PROVENANCE
P J Downie Auction 1986
PRICE
$ 59,500
COMMENTS
Finding a Holey Dollar priced below the $ 100,000 level is no easy task: a fact borne out by our experiences. It has been nearly two years since we last offered a Holey Dollar in this price range. Note the design details of this Holey dollar are clear and strong and the over stamping of the date 1813, New South Wales and its value of Five Shillings is solid and fully legible. This coin will make owning a Holey Dollar a reality for just one buyer.
STATUS
Sold May 2015
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1922 Specimen Sovereign Sydney Mint
COIN
1922 Specimen Sovereign Sydney Mint
QUALITY
FDC
PROVENANCE
Madrid Collection of Rare Coins
PRICE
$ 95,000
COMMENTS
This 1922 Sovereign was struck to specimen quality at the Sydney Mint as a presentation piece. Extremely rare, the coin is one of two known.
STATUS
Sold May 2015
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Bank of Victoria Ltd One Pound Circa 1900
NOTE
Bank of Victoria Ltd One Pound Circa 1900
QUALITY
Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
Bradbury & Wilkinson Archives
PRICE
$ 8,500
COMMENTS
The London Chartered Bank was formed in London in 1852 and one year later established branches in both Melbourne and Sydney. The bank lives on through its subsequent mergers.
STATUS
Sold May 2015
1930 Penny - Good Fine / about Very fine
COIN
1930 Penny - Good Fine / about Very Fine
QUALITY
Good Fine / about Very Fine
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Melbourne
PRICE
$ 29.500
COMMENTS
This 1930 Penny will make owning an example of Australia’s most famous copper rarity a reality for just one buyer. A truly attractive example of Australia’s most famous copper rarity, it is a coin that you would be proud to show your family and friends and is offered at a price that won’t break the bank.
STATUS
Sold May 2015
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1830 Holey Dollar
COIN
1813 Holey Dollar
QUALITY
Good Extremely Fine
PROVENANCE
Detailed below
PRICE
$ 550,000
COMMENTS
The Madrid Holey Dollar will suit an investor who demands to own a unique piece of Australian history for it is the only privately held Holey Dollar to be struck from a Silver Dollar that was minted in Spain and features the Crowned M mintmark. Furthermore, it is one of the very finest of the 300 known Holey Dollars. The coin was ascribed by Spink Auctions in 1988 as “Australia’s most desirable Holey Dollar”.
STATUS
Sold April 2015
Holey Dollar
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1956 Perth Proof Penny
COIN
1956 Perth Proof Penny
QUALITY
Superb FDC
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Victoria
PRICE
$ 20,000
COMMENTS
At Coinworks we truly respect provenances. The reason is simple. Great collectors tend to only ever acquire great coins: their ultimate goal to own the very best. The owner of this 1956 Perth Mint Proof Penny was one such ‘great collector’. And this coin is unequivocally one of the best.
STATUS
Sold March 2015
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1836 South Australian Company, One Pound, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
NOTE
1836 South Australian Company, One Pound, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island
QUALITY
Specimen
PROVENANCE
World Paper Money Auctions 2008
PRICE
$ 25,000
COMMENTS
The South Australian Kingscote notes were the first notes issued by South Australia. They are extraordinary rarities, of the highest historical significance and worthy of the finest collections, whether public or private.
STATUS
Sold February 2015
Spalding’s Collection of Proclamation Coinage
COIN
Spalding’s Collection of Proclamation Coinage
QUALITY
Very Fine – About Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
The late Philip Spalding
PRICE
$ 28,000
COMMENTS
We have just acquired Philip Spalding’s collection of Proclamation and foreign coins: each coin photographed in his book “The World of the Holey Dollar”. Published in 1973, the book is to this day a leading reference on Australia’s early currency history.
STATUS
Sold November 2014
Coins, Proof
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1787 SPADE GUNIEA DATE 140721-1766
COIN
1787 Gold Proof Spade Guinea
QUALITY
FDC
PROVENANCE
Spink Auction 1951, J J Pittman 1999
PRICE
$ 18,000
COMMENTS
That proof coining is a tradition that goes back centuries is exemplified in this superb 1787 George III Gold Proof Spade Guinea. Struck in the year the First Fleet sailed from British shores, the coin has superb detail, brilliant mirror fields and shows extensive die striations from arduous die polishing. Qualities that are the hallmark of proof coining.
STATUS
Sold September 2014
Coins, Proclamation Proof
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1856 Sydney Mint Half Sovereign head
COIN
1856 Sydney Mint Half Sovereign
QUALITY
Choice Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
Monetarium 2001, Tom Hadley Collection
PRICE
$ 59,500
COMMENTS
An exceptional quality, extremely rare half sovereign: well struck with sharp edges this 1856 half sovereign is one of the finest known and presents a genuine once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
STATUS
Sold November 2014
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1930 Proof Sovereign Melbourne Mint - FDC
COIN
1930 Proof Sovereign Melbourne Mint
QUALITY
FDC
PROVENANCE
Barrie Winsor, Private Collection Victoria
PRICE
$ 125,000
COMMENTS
The most potent investment coins are those that are quite obviously rare in themselves. BUT (and this is the clincher) they belong to a sector of the market that is so limited in numbers that it doesn’t give the buyer easy alternatives. It is the notion that if you pass on this coin, you will more than likely never be given the opportunity of securing another date out of the same era. This 1930 Proof Sovereign is one such potent investment item.
STATUS
Sold May 2015
Coins, Sovereigns, Proofs
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1789 SYDNEY COVE MEDALLION -2534
COIN
Original Sydney Cove Medallion made by Josiah Wedgwood 1789
QUALITY
As issued
PROVENANCE
Allan Landis Antiques
PRICE
$ 250,000
COMMENTS
This is an original Sydney Cove Medallion made by Josiah Wedgwood of clay dug from Sydney Cove. Created in 1789, it is one of the few examples privately held. Provenanced to colonial lawyer Brent Clements Rodd and then by descent through his family, the medallion is sold with original papers from the Rodd family.
STATUS
Sold July 2014
Coins, Cove Medallion
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1813-Dump-C4-about-VF-Rev-1-October-2020
COIN
1813 Dump struck with the very rare E/3 dies
QUALITY
Fine
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Sydney
PRICE
$20,000
COMMENTS
This 1813 Dump is a very rare example of the nation’s first fifteen pence. Struck from a die combination that historians refer to as obverse die ‘E’ and reverse die ‘3’, less than twenty examples are known. Historians suggest that due to the crude nature of the E/3 Dumps, they may have been trials presented to Governor Lachlan Macquarie before production officially commenced. We note the traces of the original Spanish Dollar design (undertype) on the reverse. This is the only E/3 example that we have seen or handled to show the undertype.
STATUS
Sold April 2021
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1919 Square Penny Type 3
COIN
1919 Square Penny Type 3
QUALITY
Choice Uncirculated
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Melbourne 1995
PRICE
$ 50,000
COMMENTS
The 1919 Square Penny is a world-class rarity. The very reason why this coin was on show at the recent Melbourne Money Expo. It is a known fact that whenever Coinworks attends an Expo, we only ever display our best and our rarest inventory and this coin was a natural. It has the ‘wow’ factor with quality traits that are clearly visible to the naked eye. Acquired in 1995, it has been stored in a bank vault ever since. Furthermore the coin is supremely rare with perhaps fifteen examples available to collectors. (Compare that to the 1930 Penny where 1500 examples are known.) Need further convincing? The Type 3 design is unique. While the Melbourne Mint juggled around with various kookaburra designs, differing portraits and different lettering, the sleek kookaburra and modern lettering was used only once. On this coin, the 1919 Type 3 Kookaburra Square Penny.
STATUS
Sold July 2017
1919 Square Penny Type 3
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1923 Sydney Mint Specimen Sovereign rev B&B October 2017
COIN
1923 Specimen Sovereign Sydney Mint
QUALITY
Superb FDC
PROVENANCE
Quartermaster Collection
PRICE
$85,000
COMMENTS
This 1923 Specimen Sovereign is believed unique and comes from a fabulous era in numismatics, the twenties. Furthermore it is superbly struck and is sold with the ‘Quartermaster’ tag. It does not get much better than that. While it is a fact that in accumulating the Quartermaster Collection, Tom Hadley’s focus was primarily on circulating coinage, he also had a strong interest in Australian proof and specimen gold rarities, attracted by their quality and extreme rarity. One coin of which was this stunning 1923 Specimen quality Sydney Mint Sovereign. That he chose to acquire this coin and place it alongside his million-dollar 1920 Sydney Mint Proof Sovereign speaks volumes on the quality and rarity of this coin and the respect with which it was held.
STATUS
Sold December 2017.
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1956 Melbourne Mint Proof Set
COIN
1956 Melbourne Mint Proof Set
QUALITY
FDC
PROVENANCE
Private Collection Sydney
PRICE
$ 4000
COMMENTS
In an interview conducted in 2013, journalist Anthony Black asked Coinworks to list ten coin rarities that were priced below $ 5000 and that, in our opinion, were destined for growth. The Proof Sets struck by the Melbourne Mint and Perth Mint - between 1955 and 1963 - were high on our list of recommendations. This 1956 Melbourne Mint Proof Set is one such set.
STATUS
Sold May 2015
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