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Lot 1538    SESSION 5 (7.30pm Tuesday)    Patterns and Proofs

Estimate $150,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $135,000

GEORGE V, Melbourne Mint pattern square cupro-nickel kookaburra halfpenny, 1921 (1.93 grams) by Sir E. B. Mackennal (R.type 2). Lightly toned, full original mint bloom uncirculated and very rare, one of the most significant Australian Commonwealth rarities.

Ex Edwards H. Metcalf/Buddy Ebsen Collections Superior Sale June 1987 (lot 6522) and B.J. Hibbard Collection.

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