338 28-29 OCTOBER 2020 Our locations... The Auction team are always pleased to provide an obligation-free assessment of potential auction consignments. Please call our Head Office to arrange an appointment, Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. Mitcham – Head Office; Melbourne - Southgate Sydney – Town Hall Coins & Australian Coin Auctions Collectables* Shop U04, Southgate 3 Redland Drive 3 Southgate Avenue Shop 5, Town Hall Square Mitcham, 3132, VIC, Australia Southbank, 3006 , VIC, Australia 464-480 Kent Street Phone: +61 (0)3 8677 8800 Phone: (03) 9686 8411 Sydney 2000, NSW, Australia Fax: +61(0)3 8677 8899 [email protected] Phone: (02) 9299 4131 [email protected] [email protected] *Authorised reseller for Downies How to find us... By train Mitcham Station is situated on the Belgrave & Lilydale lines. From the station, it is about a 20min walk to Downies ACA. By bus Bus 736 route runs between Blackburn Station and Mitcham Station operating via Vermont South, Glen Waverley and Forest Hill. Exit the bus at stop 11501 (Redland Drive/Mitcham Road). Bus 765 route runs between Box Hill Station and Mitcham Station operating via Brentford Square, Forest Hill & Blackburn. Exit the bus at stop 11501 (Redland Drive/Mitcham Road). By car There is ample street parking available on Redland Drive. Please note the left hand side of the road has a 2hr parking limit. Ample off site parking available 2hr limit audowniesstralian coin auctions AUCTION 338 This auction has NO room participation. Live bidding online at: auctions.downies.com AUCTION DATES Wednesday 28th October 2020 Commencing 9am Thursday 29th October 2020 Commencing 9:30am Important Information... Mail bidders Mail Prices realised All absentee bids (mail, fax, email) bids must Downies ACA A provisional Prices Realised list be received in this office by1pm, Monday PO Box 3131 for Auction 338 will be available at 26th October 2020. We cannot guarantee Nunawading Vic 3131 www.downies.com/auctions from the execution of bids received after this time. Australia noon Friday 30th October. Invoices and/or goods will be shipped as soon Telephone +61 (0) 3 8677 8800 as practicable after the auction. Delivery of lots Fax +61 (0) 3 8677 8899 will be subject to the receipt of cleared funds. Email [email protected] Website www.downies.com/auctions Bid online: auctions.downies.com 1 WELCOME TO SALE 338 Welcome to Downies Australian Coin Auctions Sale 338! With the Australian numismatic market remaining buoyant despite the troubled times in which we live, I fully expect Sale 338 to mirror the tremendous success of our previous auctions in 2020 – particularly Sale 337. Collectors continue to enjoy the simplicity and effectiveness of our Live Auction Platform, and Sale 337 was further proof of that fact. Held online only, Sale 337 saw a clearance rate of 100% on the first day, and a massive 95% overall! Once again focussing on ‘quality over quantity’, and once again to be held exclusively online, Sale 338 comprises 1,817 lots. Apart from classics of Australian numismatics such as a 1930 Penny, two 1852 Adelaide Pounds and hundreds of sovereigns and half sovereigns, the sale also encompasses some truly great Australian rarities. A 1927 Canberra Florin Proof (PR66), a 1934 Proof Set (PR66-67), an 1855 Sydney Mint Sovereign Type (AU50), a £5 Coombs/Wilson Star Note…the line-up is breathtaking. When you also consider the inclusion of a plethora of decimal rolls, a host of Royal Australian Mint and Perth Mint products and a huge selection of world coins, there’s something for everyone in Sale 338! I would like to take this opportunity to wish you well, and I hope you enjoy reviewing the glittering array of material found in Sale 338. If you want to take advantage of the currently buoyant Australian numismatic market, contact us now! Our next auction is scheduled for February 2021, and we will be accepting consignments until the end of the 2020. Enjoy your collecting! Ken Downie | Downies Collectables Our brands, part of the Downies Collectables family 2 Downies Australian Coin Auctions - Sale No. 338 CONTENTS Session 1: Wednesday 28 October 2020, commencing 9am LOT # DESCRIPTION PAGE Australian proof sets; mint sets; masterpieces in silver sets; proof singles; proof and 1 9 specimen kangaroos; bird series; endangered species series Australian uncirculated singles; other decimals; decimal mint rolls/bags; decimal 276 13 sets; Perth Mint issues; accumulations 719 Australian precious metal decimal coins 24 Session 2: Wednesday 28 October 2020, not commencing before 4pm 744 World coins and banknotes 26 Session 3: Thursday 29 October 2020, commencing 9.30am Australian military medals and militaria; cigarette cards; stamps; 1086 40 sports memorabilia; other memorabilia 1127 Australasian tokens; internment camps token; commemorative medallions 42 1155 Proclamation coins; Adelaide Pounds; Australian predecimal gold coins 44 Session 4: Thursday 29 October 2020, commencing 2.15pm 1262 Patterns and coinages; Australian predecimal proofs; predecimal coins 48 Australian share scrip; banking instruments; predecimal banknotes and star 1586 55 notes Decimal test note; Australian experimental notes; decimal specimen notes; decimal 1666 58 banknotes, star notes, uncut notes, folders and portfolios, error note All times published in this catalogue are AEDT The auction catalogue is available to view online with additional images at auctions.downies.com Bid online: auctions.downies.com 3 ADVICE FOR ABSENTEE & NEW BIDDERS • As a bidder at our Public Auction, you will • Your bids will be executed in the strictest • If you are interested in a number of lots, be able to decide the level at which you confidence by an official representative but only wish to spend a limited amount would like to purchase an item. To assist of the Company. They will be regarded as of money, please write down your bids and bidders in the preparation of their bids, the the maximum bids that you are prepared then clearly indicate, in the space provided, Auctioneer has set an “estimated market to pay and we will always try to purchase the maximum amount you wish to spend. price” on each lot. This is a conservative on your behalf at a price lower than your • If you are interested in a particular item, guide to the market value of the items maximum bids given. and there are two or more identical lots; described, and you may bid above or • On items that you anticipate the price may you can clearly indicate on your bid sheet below this estimate. Please note however, far exceed the estimate, we can offer you that you wish to bid for “one or more only” that bids below 60% of this estimate will some flexibility in the execution of your of the nominated lots on offer. This must not be processed. bid. Obviously, you may submit a bid well be made very clear on the bid sheet. • Purchase of lots on extension (extended above the estimate and this will be treated • Remember, the benefit is yours by buying payment terms) will NOT be permitted as your maximum bid (excluding the at Public Auction: you can decide exactly buyer’s commission). Alternatively, you can • Our descriptions are complete and our what you want to pay for any item, and bid place a conservative bid and, if the bidding grading is conservative. Our aim is to give to that level. far exceeds it, you can elect to increase you the best possible guide to the actual that bid by a fixed percentage. The higher • In preparing your bids, it is important to condition of the item you are seeking. We bid will only be executed if necessary, and note that a 22.0% buyer’s commission value our absentee bidders and believe strictly according to your instructions. including GST with a minimum charge per that our grading and pricing policies work Please fill in the appropriate space on the lot of $10, is added to the knock down price to the mutual long term benefit of both bid sheet if this is required. of each lot. Do not add commission to your the vendor and buyer. maximum bid. Remember that successful absentee bids at the same level will be awarded to the earliest bidder at that level – so bid early! And please note that bids submitted by normal mail may be affected by recent Australia Post delivery policy changes. Gradings and terminology used in this catalogue Proof: Proof coins are the most beautiful coins imaginable. have clear signs of soiling and heavy creasing, possibly also They are struck using specially hardened dies, and highly some tearing. polished blanks. The result is a coin of great clarity and depth Very Good (VG): Most details of a coin’s design will be all but of detail. Most modern proofs (1966 onwards) contrast a gone, but the basic design and date are still visible. Notes of brilliant mirror background against delicately frosted detail. this grade are near the end of their useful life, and are of little Prooflike: Often a non-official mint strike, or medallic in value unless they are very scarce or rare. nature. choice: An exceptional example of the given grade. Brilliant Uncirculated (B/Unc) or choice Unc: Uncirculated, good (g): Use of the prefix good (e.g. gVF) indicates that the but with higher than normal sheen. item is slightly better than the grade stated. Uncirculated (Unc): An uncirculated or unused item. Full about (a): Use of this prefix (e.g. aEF) indicates that the item detail, no wear, brilliance and lustre are hallmarks of an is almost at the grading designated. uncirculated coin, whereas no bends, folds or staining are qualities of an uncirculated banknote. References commonly used: Extremely Fine (EF): Coins show only traces of wear to the Krause/Mishler – Standard Catalogue of World Coins, various high points of the design and only light surface marks from editions circulating.