Catalogue
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1791FM (Mira-Noble 1791/5, dies A/5: I/3). Toned, reverse one mm edge break from manufacture at 4 o'clock, otherwise very fine or better, countermarks good very fine and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $100,000
SOLD $98,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII, Bolivian eight reales, 1804PJ Potosi Mint, countermark dies I/8: A/11 (Mira-Noble, unlisted). Old test cut at 2 o'clock, evenly worn but both countermarks complete and clear, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $45,000
SOLD $43,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of the reverse of the original coin on the obverse, diagonal die break from rim, through second 1 of date to just below the crown, attractively toned, nearly extremely fine and one of the finest known, very rare thus.
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $41,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of reverse of the host coin on the reverse, uneven tone, good fine/nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of reverse of original coin on the reverse, fine/nearly fine and rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Evenly worn smooth, good/very good.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,600
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Crown clear, rust stain either side at edge, otherwise fair.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, coat button replica circa 1860, plain edge. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,050
New South Wales, contemporary forgery of a fifteen pence or dump, c1830s, made to simulate a worn dump then in circulation, only the crown is on the die, thin flan and edge with straight graining (2.94 grams). Worn or made worn, fair and the only example we have seen.
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,100