610 Taylor Pattern Shilling struck in silver at the Port Phillip Kangaroo Office c1860 by W.J. Taylor. Plain edge type with Charles Weiner Obverse. Lovely style and with beautiful blue/red and green toning. Ex Spink Aust. Sale November 1978 (lot 526), November 1981 (lot 932) and August 1989 (lot 3094) and private sale 2010. A similar example sold by IAG in Sale 75 for over $75,000. Extremely rare, and a truly superb item from this very interesting historical period. UNC $58000 - $60000
611 Kookaburra Pattern Halfpenny 1921. Type 2. Extremely rare isue, in fact far rarer than most of the types of Pennies, as probably less than ten examples are known. A really superb, high grade example, and one of the finest known of this interesting pattern piece. Ex IAG Sale 67, March 2008. Extremely rare. UNC $160000 - $170000
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