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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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George V copper-nickel Kookaburra Pattern Penny 1921 MS64 NGC, Melbourne mint, KM-Pn21, Rennik-T12E. 18mm. 3.90gm. By Sir Bertram Mackennal. Obv. Small bare head of George V left in circular legend. Rev. Kookaburra facing right on short, thick diagonal branch, AUSTRALIA above, ONE PENNY below. One of the great treasures of Australian numismatics, we have only sold this exceptionally rare type, including all subtypes, a handful of times in over a decade. Though certified "MS", this issue is a specimen strike and was made, by definition, as a pattern-only issue in exceedingly low numbers. The surfaces are highly satinized and reveal so little handling as to make the coin feel conservatively graded, a few faint vertical streaks of argent tone and a reverse semi-circular ring of light contact to the right of the kookaburra serving as the only discernible features in what is otherwise a smooth plain of silky luster.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
George V copper-nickel Kookaburra Pattern Penny 1921 MS64 NGC, Melbourne mint, KM-Pn21, Rennik-T12E. 18mm. 3.90gm. By Sir Bertram Mackennal. Obv. Small bare head of George V left in circular legend. Rev. Kookaburra facing right on short, thick diagonal branch, AUSTRALIA above, ONE PENNY below. One of the great treasures of Australian numismatics, we have only sold this exceptionally rare type, including all subtypes, a handful of times in over a decade. Though certified "MS", this issue is a specimen strike and was made, by definition, as a pattern-only issue in exceedingly low numbers. The surfaces are highly satinized and reveal so little handling as to make the coin feel conservatively graded, a few faint vertical streaks of argent tone and a reverse semi-circular ring of light contact to the right of the kookaburra serving as the only discernible features in what is otherwise a smooth plain of silky luster.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD