Aust. Historical Medals - Tom May Collection

Sale 99    17–19 Apr 2012   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

  PrevNext  

Enlarge  1 2

Lot 1232    Session 4 (4.30pm Tuesday)    Aust. Historical Medals - Tom May Collection

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280

MEDALETS, c1876-1988, mostly gilded, including Ricketty Dick (as C.1876/2 but undated, brass, 1876/3 brass); Governor of NSW (C.1877/1); Melbourne International Exhibition (C.1880-81/5a silver); Queen Victoria Jubilees (C.1887/77 and 1897/26 [2], 1897/71)); West Australia Proclamation (C.1890/4); Marcus Clark (C.1890/3 bronze); Transvaal War (C.1899-00/6, 1900/7 [2]); Coronations (C.1902/12 [2], 1911/2, 1911/22, 1937/10); NSW Railways Jubilee (C.1905/6 bronze [2]); Visit of the American Fleet (C.1908/6 white metal); Toowoomba Jubilee (C.1910/4 bronze); Visit of the Commonwealth Fleet (C.1913/5 brass); ANZAC (C.1916/2 bronze, 1918/2 bronze); Victory (C.1919/2 silvered); Prince of Wales Visit (C.1920/11 bronze, missing loop); Melbourne Centenary (C.1934-35/1 silvered); Centenary of South Australia (C.1936/1); 150th Anniversary of Australia (C.1938/4 silvered, 1938/16c brass); NSW Railways Centenary (C.1955/3 [2] silver); Captain Cook Bicentenary (C.1970/23 [2], 1970/34 holed, 1970/35 [2]); also, USA, James Buchanan, 15th President, 1861 (25mm) gilded. Most holed at top, very good - very fine. (40)

See 'Australasian Coin & Banknote' magazine, Sep/Nov 2005, pp22-24.

Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.

Quick find

View a lot by number and sale.

Adjacent lots

  • Lot 1230  

    AUSTRALIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY, 1788-1938, in oxidised silver (57mm) by Amor (C.1938/7); Royal Hobart Centenary ...

    Estimate $100

  • Lot 1231  

    NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION OF VICTORIA, medals and medallions, including Annand Smith & Co commemorative, in silver ...

    Estimate $150

  • Lot 1232   This lot

    MEDALETS, c1876-1988, mostly gilded, including Ricketty Dick (as C.1876/2 but undated, brass, 1876/3 brass); Governor ...

    Estimate $200

  • Lot 1233  

    NSW MEDALETS AND MEDALLIONS, including Marcus Clark, in bronze (C.1890/3); Visit of the Commonwealth Fleet, ...

    Estimate $120

  • Lot 1234  

    CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, memorial medal by L.Pingo for the Royal Society in 1783, bronzed copper, ...

    Estimate $1,500