NUMISMATIC AUCTIONS

Public Numismatic Auction #37

Friday 18th September 2026

Commencing at 12 noon

West Plaza Hotel
Wellington, New Zealand

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Auction 37 - Friday, September 18, 2026

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ABSENTEE BIDDING
For those not attending the auction or using our live bidding platform, bids can be placed by mail, phone, fax, e-mail or via our home website.  Such bids should be received by us no later than 8am NZ time (GMT + 12) Friday 18th September (at your risk if not received by auctioneer in time).  Mailed bids from overseas should be lodged at least two weeks prior, or phone us or place bids electronically. 

Phone bidding may be made during the course of the auction; by prior arrangement only; please make early contact.  Total minimum of $1,000 in bids applies.

IMPORTANT
All Buyers Please Note: no GST will be added to the hammer price of lots.  However, a Buyers Premium of 17% (plus 15% GST on buyers premium for NZ buyers) will be added to the hammer price of each lot.

ALL ESTIMATES ARE IN NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS
Exchange rates (approximate and subject to change) NZ$ = UK 44p, USA 59c, Euro 51c, Australia 84c.   Click here for an online currency converter.

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BIDS UNDER 70% OF ESTIMATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
Vendor bids are not accepted.
  

Our 18 September auction offers a diverse 643 lots with coins, medals and banknotes with wide appeal.

A special feature is most of the Jim Howell Penny Collection in 101 lots. It celebrates the whole story of the Penny from its ancient origins, through mediaeval times, to worldwide use, including in the magnificent art of 18th century British tokens and the huge range of penny exonumia. See more - click here.

Top New Zealand coin lot is a Waitangi Proof Set in deluxe case with well-matched coins, amongst the best we have offered, estimated at $NZ18,000. Grading company lots are becoming more popular in New Zealand coins, with 46 mainly PCGS lots affording high-grade coverage of pre-decimals. Thirty further higher-grade New Zealand predecimal lots hold their own, with a top 1936 florin estimated at $2500.

Tokens have a good outing, with 37 New Zealand & Australia token lots. The rare Wilson Dunedin penny and Internment Camp Five Shillings are each estimated at $2000.

New Zealand banknotes star the carefully tended 1967 double specimen banknote set of Reserve Bank Governor Sir Alan Low, estimated at $10,000, and signed by 16 Reserve Bank Board and Decimal Currency Design Committee members. All up there are 111 New Zealand banknote lots, including the only known noncancelled Dunedin domicile Bank of Australasia fifth issue One Pound of 1 January 1906, estimated at $5000. An original Ten-Shilling 1934 Lefeaux note, one of five presented to Reserve Bank Directors, serial Z000007 in gF, is estimated at $5000.

The World War Two DCM and MM medal group of 10 to Captain John Alexander Redpath tells the story of two amazing POW escapes in Greece and Italy, the latter while with MI9. Estimated at $14,000, it is one of 60 military medal lots. Gallipoli groups also feature. Other medals include scarce Canadian order and decoration specimens and a wide range of commemoratives.

Thanks are due to our many vendors and our team who created this auction. Liam Jennings, Martin Purdy & Ethan Woodney were our Numismatists with able contributions from Maree Malin, Kirsten Fulford, Kelly Robertson, Eamon Woods, Clare Cross and Sallie Bassett.

David Galt
Managing Director

VERY HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES OF NUMISMATIC LOTS

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This link provides access to a Dropbox folder for very high resolution images for  lots in Numismatic Auction 37.  These are likely to take significant time to download.