55631883M QV Young head St George. P2/ST/BP. Dusty lustre, sl scr in front of neck, Choice UNC, with near perfect fields. McD 165b cat $3100 (P) $750$1000
55641883M QV Young head St George. Portrait 1 BP. McD-165a UNC. (P) $700$1000
55651884M QV Young head St George. Portrait 2. Fully lustrous Choice UNC. McD cat $2650. (P) $1200$1500
55661884M QV Young head St George. P2/ST/BP. Dusty lustre, minimal bag marks, Choice UNC. McD 167b cat $2650. (P) $800$1200
55671884M QV Young head St George. McD-167b. Minor bag mks, UNC (P) $600$800
5568 1885M QV Young head St George. Subdued lustre, bag mark free. GEM UNC. McD cat $5750. A prime candidate for slabbing. (P) $2000 $3000
55691885M QV Young head St George. Portrait 2 no BP. Light bagging UNC McD-1696b (P) $600$800
55701886M QV Young head St George. Lustrous aU. (P) $400$500
55711886M QV Young head St George. Minute obv hairline scr, near perfect fields. Near GEM/Choice UNC. McD cat Choice $3800, GEM $5750. Lovely coin. (P) $800$1200
55761889M QV Jubilee head legend 2. McD 179a. Minor contact marks, lustrous UNC. (P) $400$500
55771889S QV Jubilee head legend 1. McD 178. Minor contact marks, lustrous UNC. (P) $450$750
55781888M QV Jubilee head L2/N.1EB/ST McD-177a. Lustrous UNC. 5 known. See McD cat 67. Very rare. The more often seen. McD 177 cat UNC $5250. (P) $1500$2000
55791890S QV Jubilee head legend 2, S over S mintmark (double S). McD 180a var. gVF. Variety nice & clear. Very rare. This coin sold for $1165 in auction 297, but unfortunately the buyer passed away. (P) $750$1000
55801891S QV Jubilee head. Rev edge scrape fully lustrous Choice UNC with near perfect fields. McD cat $2500. (P) $500$700
56201931P KGV. Small head. Lustrous UNC (P) $400$500
PERTH MINT GOLD
56211997 Coca Cola Sovereign 7.4g, .999. in case with certificate as issued. Scarce. $350$450
PERTH MINT PLATINUM TRIAL
5622 1993 2oz Platinum Koala, Uniface Trial Specimen strike in silver. The design is from the 1990 Proof. Specimens were not released until 1999. Ex IAG Auction 74 est $5500. Extremely Rare, Possibly Unique. (P) $3500 $5500
HALFPENNIES
56231911 - Dusty lustre, near full orange UNC/Choice UNC. (P) $350$450
56241911 - Orange & brown. UNC. (P) $200$300
56251911 - Glossy orange & brown UNC. (P) $200$300
56491927 - Glossy orange & brown UNC. (P) $350$500
56501927 - Red brown UNC. Obv is most unusual as the whole King's bust is "scaly". Interesting variety never seen by us before. Possibly caused by rusty or deteriorating die. McD cat $500. (P) $50$150
56511928 - Chocolate Choice UNC with orange lustre in the devices. McD cat $2700. (P) $900$1200
56851919 - Glossy chocolate UNC with golden highlights. (P) $350$450
5686 1920 Plain - Melbourne Mint, selected Specimen striking from dies (derived from Indian master dies) that were subsequently marked with a dot and is the only example known to the cataloguer from these dies without dot above. All 1920 plain pennies are extremely rare in uncirculated condition, ex Spink Auction 1 1977 (lot 661), Noble Auction 50 1996 (lot 1547) where it realised $12,600. Prooflike rev, cleaned of toning, mostly orange, nearly FDC. Ex Le Soeuff, Hagley collections. Of greater rarity than a similar grade 1925. (P) $14000 $18000
56871920 Dot above top scroll Indian Die. gF/VF. McD cat F $475. Very scarce. $250$350
56881920 Dot below Indian die - Mostly orange UNC/Choice UNC. (P) $750$1000
56891920 Dot above top scroll - F/VF. McD cat F $475. $150$200
56901922 - several darker areas, chocolate Choice UNC. (P) $750$1000
56911923 - Extensive 140 degree die crack through obv legend. Glossy chocolate brown UNC. (P) $500$750
56921924 - 2 tiny obv marks o/w perfect fields Orange & brown Choice UNC. (P) $600$1000
56931924 - Struck from clashed die glossy brown with orange highlights UNC/Choice UNC. McD cat UNC $1200, Choice $2500. (P) $500$750
56941924 - Mostly orange UNC. (P) $700$900
56951924 - Brown with orange highlights, obv field mks, aU/UNC. McD cat aU $475, UNC $1200. (P) $250$400
57131931 - Chocolate gEF. McD cat EF $275. (P) $120$150
5714 1931 Dropped 1 Indian die - gF/VF, sl edge bruise. Plus a 1931 dropped 1 London die, VF for comparison. The Indian Die dropped 1 RARE. (2). (P) $2500 $3500
57171934 - Practically GEM UNC. One of the finest known. (P) $600$800
57181937 Kangaroo rev Pattern - proof , uniface reverses in copper & silver (both copies), the latter being unknown as an original. Excellent gap fillers. (2) $100$150
57191937 Kangaroo rev, KEVIII obv, Pattern (copy), bit weakly struck in centre. Toned UNC. Great conversation piece. (P) $100$150
57201941 - Mostly orange UNC. (P) $150$200
57211942Y - Glossy chocolate UNC. (P) $100$150
57221943 - Near full orange, 43Y glossy brown, central area not struck up, both UNC. (2). (P) $150$200
5723 1946 - Glossy chocolate brown with orange highlights. Choice UNC. McD cat $8000. (P) $2300 $3000
5727Ca 1965-66 (ND) QEII Pattern Trial Kookaburra 1d. Copper, 17½mm, struck on 1c size blank, UNC. See "Decimal Trial Patterns 1966-67" Renniks 1988 edition pg.82. This is the work of Australia's most famous coin forger. (P) $100$200
5728Ca 1965-66 (ND) QEII Pattern Trial Kookaburra 1d on 1c size planchet struck in gold. UNC, 17mm, 4.17g. See 1988 Rennik catalogue, pg 82 "Decimal Trial Patterns". The pattern is the work of Australia's most famous forger & was produced in the late 1960s. Original unknown in private hands. The only example in gold we have seen. (P) $500$750
57441914- Slabbed NGC surface hairlines AU details (only visible under a glass), McD cat aU $1600. (P) $300$400
57451915 - aU. McD cat $2600. (P) $1000$1500
57461915 - Struck from worn dies, obv King's portrait not well struck, rev rounded star, but Emus' feathers are sharp & Kangaroo's leg is nicely rounded, not flat aEF/UNC. (P) $500$700