Item 0645: South Australian one pound gold coins, cracked die, 1852
Item 0645: South Australian one pound gold coins, cracked die, 1852
About this item
Full title
Date
1852
Call Numbers
SAFE/DN/C 645
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Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 coin - 23 mm. - gold coins
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Level of description
Item
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Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 0645: South Australian one pound gold coins, cracked die, 1852
Authors, Artists and Contributors
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Notes
General note
Forms part of Series 01 Part 08: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian Assay Office currency
Conservation note
DN/C 645 condition very fine
Published information
See Andrews no.: 724. in Australasian tokens and coins : a handbook / by ... A. Andrews ; issued by the ... Mitchell Library (Sydney : Govt. Printer, 1921)¶¶The Ingots and Assay Office Pieces of South Australia / by J. Hunt Deacon (Melbourne : Hawthorn Press, [1954?])¶¶Collecting and investing in Australian coins and banknotes / written ... by Greg...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
By November 1852 the Bullion Act was amended to allow the striking of One, Two and Five Pound issues as well as Ten Shilling gold pieces. The first and only issue to be struck was the One Pound Coin … A local die maker, Joshua Payne, had cut the die, but a crack was discovered after less than 50 had been struck. (Source: McDonald)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DN/C 645
Record Identifier
9qoQ3l51
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQ3l51
Other Identifiers
Reference code
825829
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