AUCTION - Pre Decimal (Pre 46) Aussie Fractional Silver

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  1. adze67

    adze67 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    G'day Stackers,

    On offer here we have some historic Aussie pre '46 Pre-Decimal goodies. 1937 Crowns, 1927 Parliament House Florins, Shillings, Sixpence and Threepence. Sorted and bagged (well, the Crowns aren't :p but they come with capsules ;))


    Auction finish 4pm AWST Sunday 2nd April...with the usual "5 minutes after last bid" official finish :cool:

    All Lots starting UNDER Spot Price :eek: (Only just but hey, under is under ;))

    *Just a note on that, anyone looking to see how badly devalued our currency has become just needs to think about the fact that a threepence prior to 1946 (they devalued by ~1/2 after then o_O) is now worth $1.50 just on it's silver content alone :eek: didn't even make the transition in 1966 :( the Sixpence (that was six pence but became 5cents :rolleyes:) is worth $3, while those 5cent pieces have only just become worth 5cents :oops:

    Crown.png Florin.png Shilling.png Sixpence.png Threepence.png
    (Thumbnails, click for full size :) Charts @ Spot - $36.04 o_O) Source - Silver Stackers Coin Calculator (living on in the Web Archive :D)

    Lot 1 - 5 * 1937 Crowns (28.28gm 92.5% Sterling Silver 0.8409oz ASW ea) 4.2oz ASW - $150 Start


    Lot 2 - 60 * 1927 "Parliament House" Florins (4 bags of 15ea, grading from Fine to aUNC :cool: - 11.31gms 92.5% Sterling Silver ASW 0.3364oz each) 20oz ASW total - $715 Start


    Lot 3 - 38 * Pre-46 Shillings (some of these are worn but legible coins, some in pretty good nick..sold by weight :)) 6.13oz (1.96/2/2.17) ASW - $215 Start (which is under spot, current spot for these is $220.92 ;))


    Lot 4a - 180 * Pre-46 Sixpence (bagged up into 36ea (3oz ASW) bags) - 505gms 15oz ASW - $540 Start
    Lot 4a - 180 * Pre-46 Sixpence (bagged up into 36ea (3oz ASW) bags) - 505gms 15oz ASW - $540 Start


    Lot 5a - 240 * Pre-46 Threepence (bagged up into 24ea (1oz ASW) bags) - 340gms 10oz ASW - $360 Start
    Lot 5b - 240 * Pre-46 Threepence (bagged up into 24ea (1oz ASW) bags) - 340gms 10oz ASW - $360 Start


    Thanks for looking :)
     
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    ppier Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Lot 1 - $200
    Lot 2 - $720
     
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    adze67 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @ppier (getting Lot1 ('37 Crowns) and Lot 2 (PH Florins) off and running :))

    I'll tidy up the OP now that the markets have closed (with Spot @ $36.04 :eek: Source - SilverPrice.org) and split Lots 4 and 5 to potentially give more people a shot at some great fractional Aussie Silver :D

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    Lot 1 (‘37 Crowns) – $200 ppier
    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $720 ppier
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4a (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4b (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5a (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5b (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate....

    :cool:
     
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  4. Polar.bear.Stacker

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    Lot 1 (37 Crowns) - $201
    Lot 2 (ph florins) - $721
    Lot 3 (shillings) - $215
     
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    adze67 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @Polar.bear.Stacker (raising the stakes for Lot1 (Crowns) & Lot2 (Florins) and getting Lot 3 (Shillings) off and running :)). Lots 4a/b & Lots 5a/b still waiting for some love :(

    OP updated (got a few things wrong but sorted now o_O) with some great fractional Aussie good hard-working "money" on offer :D

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    Lot 1 (‘37 Crowns) – $201 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $721 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – $215 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 4a (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4b (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5a (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5b (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...

    :cool:
     
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    ppier Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Lot 5b $360
     
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    Lot 3 - $216
     
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    adze67 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @SydneySilver (Joining the race and getting Lot 5b (Threepence) out of the gate :)), also to @projack (getting into the mix with a little bump on Lot 2 (PH Florins) :D)

    Welcome back and thanks for the bid @ppier (changing tack and having a run at Lot 3 (Shillings) ;))

    Lots 4a/b & Lot 5a still waiting for some love :( those Sixpence are just over $3 each nowadays, they're a 1/10th of a Crown coin :eek: that's some great divisibility o_O

    Leader-Board

    Lot 1 (‘37 Crowns) – $201 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $722 projack
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – $216 ppier
    Lot 4a (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4b (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5a (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5b (Threepence) – $360 SydneySilver

    :cool:
     
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    Lot 2 (ph florins) - $723
    Lot 3 (shillings) - $217

    Heads up @adze67 the photo links don't work
     
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    adze67 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Thanks for the heads-up mate, much appreciated :)
    Looks like the Album was private (Doh! rookie mistake :p)
    Hopefully visible now? o_O
     
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    Welcome back and thanks for the bids (and the heads-up :D) @Polar.bear.Stacker (reclaiming pole position for Lot 2 (Florins) and Lot 3 (Shillings) :))

    Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid @Antalon (jumping out in front for Lot 1 ('37 Crowns) :))

    Hopefully pics are visible now, some nice fractional Aussie silver still looking for some love (Lot 4a/4b & 5a, I'm looking at you :oops:)

    Leader-Board

    Lot 1 (‘37 Crowns) – $222 Antalon
    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $723 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – $217 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 4a (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4b (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5a (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5b (Threepence) – $360 SydneySilver

    :cool:
     
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    Lot 1 $225
     
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    Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bid @Real $ (moving to the front for Lot 1 ('37 Crowns) :))

    Welcome back and thanks for the bid @projack (returning serve to reclaim pole position on the still under spot price Lot 2 (Parliament House Florins) ;))

    Florin Lot.png *Spot price $727.33 :eek:

    Auction finish starting in just under 10 hours' time, with plenty of under Spot fractional Aussie historic silver money still waiting for some love :confused:
    (Hopefully the pictures are showing up now? o_O)

    Leader-Board

    Lot 1 (‘37 Crowns) – $225 Real $
    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $724 projack
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – $217 Polar.bear.Stacker
    Lot 4a (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4b (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5a (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5b (Threepence) – $360 SydneySilver

    :cool:
     
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    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $730
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – $225
     
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    Ahoy, Welcome Aboard and thanks for the bids @rmt1756 (giving Lot 2 (PH Florins) a substantial nudge and taking the high bid holder's spot for Lot 3 (Shillings) :)) and to @ninja (joining the show with a leading bid for Lot 2 (PH Florins) :D)

    Under Spot Sixpence and 1/2 the Threepence still kicking dust in the Starter's Stall :(

    Auction finish starting in just over 7 hours' time ;)

    Leader-Board

    Lot 1 (‘37 Crowns) – $225 Real $
    Lot 2 (PH Florins) – $733 ninja
    Lot 3 (Shillings) – $225 rmt1756
    Lot 4a (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 4b (Sixpence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5a (Threepence) – Still in the Starter’s Gate...
    Lot 5b (Threepence) – $360 SydneySilver

    :cool:
     
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