Lot 1165

Description

New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, centrally cut and countermarked on both sides of the inner ring on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1806TH (Mira-Noble 1806/12), with dies B/5:I/3. Grey toned, evenly worn, host coin only fair, countermarks clear nearly fine/good fine and rare.

Ex Max Stern & Co Sale, 17-18 Nov 1976 (lot 1303), Spink Australia Sale 11 (lot 513) and 16 (lot 2164), P.J.Downie Sale 17 September 1985 (lot 35), The Coin Colony, March 1986, D.G.L.Worland Collection, Spink Australia to the Coin Corner (Greg McDonald) and Alan McRae Collection.