Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 137

Pre-Long Beach Auction

Australia

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1064		Australia - South Australia. Pound, 1852 (Adelaide). Fr-3; FKM-2. Type 2. Victoria, 1837-1901. Royal crown, date below, dentillated and beaded bordes around. Reverse: Value in three lines, date below, dentillated and beaded bordes around; outer legend with weight in grains and pennyweight, "22 CARATS" below. Extremely Rare, more so in this grade. Pop 1; 1 in 64+; 1 in 65. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $100,000 - UP The discovery of gold in Australia was a period of incredible social and economic upheaval. Ironically the discovery of gold almost sent the colony into poverty as industry and commerce fell to its knees as laborers, clerks and anyone else with a shovel, pan and glint in their eye rushed to the diggings. It was a time of frantic pace where many decisions - including that of making coins - had to be made there on the spot, with little regard to the usual red tape. And so we have an interesting situation where the first indigenous gold coins were, strictly speaking, illegal issues. The cutting of red tape to get them circulated as soon as possible meant circumventing Royal approval. Then, as now, the issuing of coinage without official approval is illegal. The first gold "coinage" looked anything like coins in the true sense. In fact they were simply strips of stamped gold which came to be known as Adelaide Ingots. They came into being as a result of gold being found at Mount Alexander in the Castlemaine district of Victoria. When word of the strike reached Adelaide, some 500 km to the west, the rush was on. In the following three months nearly half of South Australia's male population were trying their luck. A labor starved Adelaide was on the brink of bankruptcy when about 50,000 pounds worth of gold arrived, for assaying back in the capital, from the diggings. The Adelaide Pound was the very first Gold Coin struck on Australian soil, directly from the nuggets & dust unearthed by the diggers in Ballarat & Bendigo. All examples are quite rare, with just 20 of Type I in existence, and perhaps 200 Type II's. Much sought after by collectors and investors. Illustrated in Money of The World, coin 136; Ex Goldberg 'Millennia' Sale, 46, May 26, 2008, lot 354. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1065		Australia. Sovereign, 1855 (Sydney). Fr-9; KM-2. Victoria. Filleted young head left. Reverse; Crown above AUSTRALIA within wreath. Two year type. Very rare and exceptional condition. Pop 2; 1 in 62+; 1 in 63; 1 in 64. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $7,500 - UP Ex Baldwin's New York Sale IX, Jan 2005, lot 232. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $22,200
Lot 1066		Australia. Sovereign, 1856 (Syndey). Fr-9; KM-2.Victoria. First young portrait of Victoria. Obverse, Queen facing left. Reverse; AUSTRALIA within wreath. A very high grade specimen of the first strictly Australian Sovereign, second available year. Pop 13; 9 Finer at PCGS. PCGS graded AU-55. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Ex Goldberg Sale 34, Feb 5, 2006, lot 2105. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,400
Lot 1067		Australia. Half Sovereign, 1860 (Sydney). KM-3; Fr-10a. Victoria. Young head with oak leaf hair tie. Reverse; Crown AUSTRALIA within wreath, Sydney Mint above, value at the bottom. Minor mark in hair. Rare date and very rare in grade. Pop 1; 1 in 55; 1 in 58. NGC graded AU-50. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Ex Goldberg Sale 34, Feb 5, 2006, lot 2106. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,000
Lot 1068		Australia. Half Sovereign, 1884-M. S.3863B; Fr-14; KM-5. Type 5 obverse, type 3 reverse. Victoria, 1837-1901. Young head left; date below; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. Reverse; Crowned, quartered, and garnished shield of arms; mintmark M and flower stops below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: Edge milled. One of the finest known, truly a rarity in top grades. Pop 1; The Finest graded at PCGS. This coin photo in the PCGS Pop Report. PCGS graded MS-64. Estimated Value $4,000 - UP Ex Downies Auction 292, July 12, 2006, lot 1089. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,600
Lot 1069		Australia. Half Sovereign, 1887-M. S.3870A; Fr-21; KM-9. Victoria. Small close JEB. Jubilee head. Melbourne Mint. Light golden tones and lots of original luster are the hallmark of this scarce mint state coin. Rare in this grade. Pop 3; None Finer at NGC. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $2,000 - UP Ex Goldberg Sale 36, May 28, 2006, lot 787. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,740
Lot 1070		Australia. Half Sovereign, 1918-P. S.4008; Fr-43; KM-28. George V. Bare head left. Reverse; St. George and the dragon. Estimated mintage of just 200 to 250 pieces. The key date of the series. Pop 17; 32 Finer at PCGS. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $2,500 - UP Ex Baldwin's Auction 44, May 2, 2006, lot 1015. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $4,320
Lot 1071		Australia. Sovereign, 1926-S. S.4003; Fr-38; KM-29. George V. Bare head left. Reverse; St. George and the dragon. Very Rare date. Pop 9; 5 in 64; 1 in 64+; 2 in 65. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $10,000 - UP Ex Downies Sale 292, July 12, 2006, lot 1265. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $17,400