Adelaide Assay Office
Lot 1347 Adelaide Assay Office
Estimate $45,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $46,100
ADELAIDE POUND, first type 1852, with beaded inner circle on reverse and die crack at 12 o'clock and fine milling or edge graining. Nice old tone with considerable mint bloom, miniscule rim dent on the reverse at 7 o'clock and three minute dents under the 'P' of pound otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Spink Australia Sale 20 (lot 721).
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