Public Auction 292
Friday, 26th October 2012
will be held on Level 3, Status International House,
262 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
COINS AND BANKNOTES
Lots 4001 –8922, commencing at 10.00am
Viewing at Status International premises: 262 Castlereagh Street, Sydney
Monday - Wednesday 22nd – 24th October 2012 9:00 am - 4.45 pm
Thursday 25th October 2012 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday 26th October 2012 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Limited viewing on Thursday & Friday (auction days), preference will be given to clients from outside Sydney.
Proprietor: Numismatic Describers: IT Administrator:
Stewart Wright David Carr Frank Zheng
Robert Morello
Business Manager: Stewart Wright Catalogue Production:
Robert Morello Les Jones Tseng Chiung-Yao
David Allen Grant Morton
Office Administrator: Auctioneer:: Despatch/Shipping:
Sabine Wincote Mervin Baily John Webber Carl Veen
Status International
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Information and Observations
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
In the recent past there has been a shortage of good Australian Commonwealth coins in all metals, gold silver and copper on offer in Status International and other auction catalogues. We as auctioneers can only offer what our vendors bring us.
Not true this time. This auction is one of our best and sees our finest offerings of Commonwealth Proof and Pattern Coinage, Australian Gold Sovereigns and Pre-Federation banknotes, in both quality and rarity.
I will not bother listing the highlights, there are too many. I will leave it to you drool over the photos and pore of the pages of the catalogue and dream of the coins you wish to buy. Suffice to say such comprehensive range of goodies is seldom offered
Having said that I cannot go without saying it is a priviledge to offer at auction the 1937 pattern 1d and 1/- along with other rarities such as the 1813 dump, and the 1922S, 23S and 26S KGV key date sovereigns.. Likewise the other pre-1955 proofs. All these coins have been off the market for nearly 25 years and are reserved to sell
Changing trends and the general sluggishness of the economy have been taken into account when reserve prices were set and I think you will find most are more than realistic.
Like it or not, there is a growing demand from a passionate band of collectors who only buy slabbed coins that have been third party graded.
The more than 300 slabbed Australian pre-decimal coins, slabbed by leading independent US grading services PCGS and NGC is the largest number of slabbed coins offered at public auction. Most are MS-63, MS-64, Ms-65 or higher and are as such very desirable.
For the uninitiated slabbed coins are graded from Poor to Uncirculated , PO-1 to MS-70 with average uncirculated starting at MS-60 and going up to M-S70 , the nicer the coin, the higher the MS grading. US Catalogues usually only price coins graded up to MS-65. Only a small fraction of the coins on the market grade MS-63 or above (Choice to Gem UNC). The number of pre-decimal coins that grade MS-65 is usually only a tiny number as evidenced by the high catalogue prices.. Coins that grade higher than MS-65 are exceptional and usually command substantially higher prices.
PCGS keeps a record of the number of each coin graded at a particular grade. This is known as the population count. In most cases we have quoted the population count for each date and also the number of coins that have been graded higher.
This interesting and invaluable information is available on the PCGS website for all to see.
All single coins in this auction, including the PCGS and NGC graded coins, have enlarged scans on our website of both obverses and reverses. Remember, the photos in our catalogue and on our website form part of our description and lots cannot be returned on account of any faults visible in those photos. All slabbed coins are offered “as graded” by the relevant grading services. As both grading services financially guarantee their grading, any queries about grading should be directed to the relevant grading service.
This auction contains a plethora of Australian coins such as the 1923 ½d, 1925 and 19461d, 1934/35 Melbourne Centenary 2/- and 1938 5/-, Australian pre-decimal date sets plus a number of other old-time favourites from a deceased estate. Don’t be put off by the quantities on offer, most come from a single holding. Once dispersed, they will be hard to replace
Several changes have been made to our “Terms & Conditions of Sale” which are printed on the back of your bid sheet. These changes appear on the last page of the catalogue.
We had to leave out some of the coin books and catalogues from the auction catalogue as they just could not be squeezed in. The lots will still appear after World banknotes on the website but they will be treated as postal only and will not be called in the auction room.
This auction contains a fantastic array of material and I would like to thank the collectors who have entrusted Status International with the auctioning of their “treasures”
Remember Rare is always Rare, Quality is Quality and that no-one rings a bell at the top or the bottom of the market
He who hesitates is lost or in this cases loses out buying the bargains.
Bid now, bid often. Use the “OR” or “Limit” options.
Don’t miss out
It cost us nearly $50,000 to print and post this auction catalogue so don’t forget if you are moving to advise us of your new address.
If you no longer collect please let us know and then pass this catalogue along to a fellow collector who may be interested.
Good collecting
Stewart Wright
PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
ROOM BIDDERS: Please note the venue for this sale is
Level 3, Status International House, 262 Castlereagh St. Sydney.
Most lots in this auction are sold on behalf of private vendors & as such are exempt from GST.
All lots are sold GST inclusive, where applicable (A GST Tax invoice will be supplied on request)
Bids are rounded up to valid bidding steps. Bids below reserve are increased to reserve.
For conditions of sale see reverse of bid-sheet or our web site.
Buyer’s commission of 16.5% applies to all lots. Postage, packing & insurance are subject to GST
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PLEASE NOTE: The two figures after the lot description are the minimum bid & the estimate in AU$.
Please Note.Starting time for this session is 10.00am
ACCESSORIES
4001 Coin albums (Cumberland brand) with 6 pgs for various size coins. New, still shrink wrapped, ready for re-sale. Retail $30 ea x 5 = $150 (5 albums with 30pg to hold 1000+ coins) $80 $120
4002 Coin albums (Cumberland brand) with 6 pages for various size coins. New, shrink wrapped, ready for re-sale. Retail $30 ea x 5 = $150. (5 albums) $80 $120
4003 Coin capsules. Medium size post pack box of plastic screw top capsules off proof coins, good range of sizes. (Estimate 400-500 capsules) $100 $150
4004 Coin capsules - Plastic various sizes in medium post pack box (approx 400) $80 $120
4005 Coin Capsules. Box with many 100s of various size capsules. (Many 100s) $75 $100
4006 Coin sheet holders, custom made from perspex 70mm deep designed to hold large stocks/collections of coins in standard size coin pages. Estimate up to 50 pgs per holder. Cost vendor $500+ to have made. 260x300x80mm (8 holders) $75 $150
4007 Dansco ½d push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $131. (6 albums) $60 $80
4008 Dansco ½d push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $131. (6 albums) $60 $80
4009 Dansco 3d & 6d push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $131. (6 albums) $75 $100
4010 Dansco 3d & 6d push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $131. (6 albums) $75 $100
4011 Dansco 1/- push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $131. (6 albums) $75 $100
4012 Dansco supreme (see both sides) stockbook type albums for florins (6 pgs) & World Crowns or thalers "45mm" (6 pgs) & "50 mm" (5 pgs). Retail $320+ (3 x stockbook albums) $100 $140
4013 Dansco Supreme (see both sides) stockbook type albums for 5c & 2 x 10c, ea with 6 pgs. Brand new. Retail $280+ (3) $100 $130
4014 Dansco $2 push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $107. (6 albums) $60 $80
4015 Dansco $2 push-in albums. Brand new, cello pack of 6. Retail $107. (6 albums) $60 $80
4016 Dansco Supreme (see both sides) albums ½d. Brand new, still shrink wrapped. Retail $195. (3) $90 $120
4017 Dansco Supreme (see both sides) albums. 5c, 50c, $1 (2), $2. Brand new, still shrink wrapped. Retail $316. (5 albums) $200 $240
4018 Dansco Supreme (see both sides) Crowns of the world albums ea with 5 pgs. New. Still shrink wrapped. Retail $260. (4 albums) $80 $120
4019 Dansco Supreme (see both sides) albums Crowns of the World (New). Used albums with pgs up to crown size (5). Used Supreme pgs 1 cent size to 39mm (33) (39 items) $100 $130
4020 Lighthouse 2"x2" cardboard holders 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 27.5, 30, 32.5, 35, 37.5, 39.5mm sizes. 100 of each size. Retail $160. (1000) $100 $130
4021 Lighthouse 2"x2" cardboard holders 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 27.5, 30, 32.5, 35, 37.5, 39.5mm sizes. 100 of each size. Retail $160. (1000) $100 $130
4022 Lighthouse 2"x2" cardboard self adhesive coin holders 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 27.5, 30, 32.5, 35, 37.5, 39.5mm sizes. 100 of each size. Retail $235. (1000) $140 $180
4023 Lighthouse 2"x2" cardboard self adhesive coin holders 17.5, 20, 22.5, 25, 27.5, 30, 32.5, 35, 37.5, 39.5mm sizes. 100 of each size. Retail $235. (1000) $140 $180
4024 Lighthouse Coin Capsules. Brand new boxes of 10, never opened. 16.5mm, 19.5mm, 21.5mm, 22mm, 23mm, 27mm, 28mm, 29mm(2), 31mm(3), 33mm(2), 34mm, 36mm, 37mm, 40mm. Retail $10.50x18 = $189. (18 boxes = 180 capsules) $110 $130
4025 Lighthouse Coin Trays with 20 spaces for coins in 2" x 2" holders. Very attractive with velvet inserts & sliding clear perspex covers. Stack together to make a coin cabinet. As new. Retail $250 (5 trays) $120 $180
4026 Lighthouse Coin Trays with 20 spaces for coins in 2"x2" holders. Very attractive with velvet inserts & sliding clear perspex covers. Stack together to make a coin cabinet. Ideal for collectors/market dealers or shop displays. As new. Retail $300 (6 trays) $120 $180
4027 Secondhand coin albums (5) with 44 pgs, note albums (2) 9 pgs, Dansco 20c 50c albums supreme see both sides (1) deluxe (2) plus 2 Whitman folders for KGVI & QEII 1/- & 2/-. All G-VGC, some new. (12 albums) $80 $120
4028 Shop display coin trays flock covered to hold 28 coins in '2x2', 5 red, 5 black. VGC. Retail $350 plus 6 fitted plastic protective tops retail $42 - Total $392 $120 $150
4029 Ultrasonic Coin Cleaner produced by Lighthouse. Easy to use with removable basket, battery operated. Ideal for gentle cleaning coins & other items such as jewellery. New. Similar units used by jewellers & grading services. Retail $295 $150 $200
4030 Vibration Coin cleaner produced by Lighthouse. Easy to use with removable basket, battery operated. Ideal for gentle cleaning coins & other items such as jewellery. New $40 $60
CATALOGUES AND LITERATURE
4031 2011 Medal Yearbook, 612 pgs, illustrated in full colour. Describes & values all medals & decorations from Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada & South Africa. A must for any medal collector. New $50 $75
4032 Banknotes: Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money General Issues 1368-1960, 11th Official ed, 2006. Used, VGC. A must own for anyone interested in notes. $40 $60
4033 Banknotes: Standard Catalogue of World Paper Money (Pick) Vols 1, 2, 3. General Issues 1368-1960 12th Edition. Lists & prices over 25000 banknote varieties with more than 6000 illustrations, 1223 pgs. Modern Issues 1961-present 15th edition. Lists & prices more than 19000 varieties & 12000 detailed illustrations. Specialised issues 10th edition 17500+ notes & more than 10000 illustrations. All new. Retail $250+. (3) $150 $200
4034 British Commemorative Medals & their Values by C Eimer 1987, 265 pgs. Spinks Catalogue of British Commemorative Medals 1558 to the present day with valuations by D Fearon 1984, 192 pgs. Coins of England & the United Kingdom 41st Edition by Spink 2006. GC (3) $75 $100
4035 Greek Coins & Their Values, Vol 1 Europe, Vol II Asia & Africa by D R Sear 1978-79 (these are still the current editions that have been reprinted several times). Roman Silver Coins Vol I Republic to Augustus. Roman Coins & Their Values (4th revised edition). A Classical Deception, Counterfeits, Forgeries & Reproductions of Ancient Coins by W Sayles 2001. Used, VG to near new condition, retail $400+ (5) $130 $180