Lot 1524
Sale 47 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
Description
New SOuth Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Madrid Mint eight reales 1802 (Mira-Noble 1802/2, dies I/3-A/5). SHarply struck, slightly dished from pressure of countermarking, even dark blue-grey tone, good extremely fine and extremely rare, the finest of five known 'Continental' holey dollars and the most desirable of all holey dollars.
Ex. J. Schulman Sale 12 March 1930 (lot 985) H.D. Gibbs (lot 447) R. Jewell and P.F. Worth Collections (lot 1043) and SPink Noble 43 (lot 1614)
- Estimate
- $60,000
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $57,000