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ANA Signature Sale 3066 17 Aug 2018
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South Australia. British Colony - Victoria gold "Adelaide" Pound 1852 MS61 PCGS, KM2, Fr-3. Type II reverse with dentilated inner border. An extremely rare and highly sought-after type issued by the Government Assay Office in Adelaide (a town of some importance owing largely to its close proximity to nearby gold fields), this splendid golden piece blends softly aurous and reddish hues throughout its fields, heightening eye appeal and endowing the coin with an indelible sense of age. While the initial mintage of such pieces numbered around 25,000 (an already rather low figure), a substantial quantity were melted down as their gold value surpassed their face value. Although a few light scratches and array of handling marks are to be noted on the surfaces, the fact that the current specimen survived so relatively unscathed--and unmelted--is a feat of fancy in and of itself, surely deserving attention from collectors of this beloved Australian issue.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 13000-15000 USD
South Australia. British Colony - Victoria gold "Adelaide" Pound 1852 MS61 PCGS, KM2, Fr-3. Type II reverse with dentilated inner border. An extremely rare and highly sought-after type issued by the Government Assay Office in Adelaide (a town of some importance owing largely to its close proximity to nearby gold fields), this splendid golden piece blends softly aurous and reddish hues throughout its fields, heightening eye appeal and endowing the coin with an indelible sense of age. While the initial mintage of such pieces numbered around 25,000 (an already rather low figure), a substantial quantity were melted down as their gold value surpassed their face value. Although a few light scratches and array of handling marks are to be noted on the surfaces, the fact that the current specimen survived so relatively unscathed--and unmelted--is a feat of fancy in and of itself, surely deserving attention from collectors of this beloved Australian issue.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 13000-15000 USD