Catalogue
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1792FM (Mira-Noble 1792/2, dies I/10: B/9). Countermark as struck without wear and fully detailed as to impression of all lettering and denticles, good extremely fine, original coin good very fine and very rare with upright countermarks on obverse and reverse, one of the finest known and perhaps the most important of all to collectors.
Estimate $350,000
SOLD $400,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Lima (Peru) Mint eight reales 1808JP (Mira - Noble 1808/3; dies I/11 : A/10). Countermarks nearly extremely fine, very clear and almost upright, host coin good very fine and very rare, one of the most desirable of all holey dollars.
Estimate $180,000
Passed in
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1799FM, dies A/10 : I/7 (Mira - Noble 1799/13). Has been cleaned in London, slightly porous from immersion in sand on the banks of the Shoalhaven River, near Nowra, NSW where found in 1987, otherwise sharp countermarks without wear, coin very fine/good very fine, countermarks good very fine, an interesting specimen with a 'find' pedigree.
Estimate $60,000
SOLD $50,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1) (6.01g; 19mm x 2.2mm). Traces of the reverse host coin on the obverse, well struck and centred, light grey toning, extremely fine or better, one of the finest known and very rare in this condition.
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $43,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of the reverse of the centre of the host coin on the obverse, well struck up, surface porous from water damage, otherwise good very fine as to wear.
Estimate $12,500
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2) (5.41g; 18mm x 1.9mm). Traces of centre of reverse of host coin on obverse, South Wales not struck up, otherwise even grey toned, nearly very fine.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $9,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies C/4) (5.20g; 19.5mm x 1.8mm). Rough punch marks on top right of crown and top centre of date, otherwise an excellent example of this crudely made variety, sometimes referred to as a contemporary counterfeit, extremely rare, one of the finest known of this die pairing.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies E/3) (4.73g; 18.9mm x 1.8mm). Nearly fine/fair, appears to have been struck over a silver plated copper or brass planchet, and again said by some to be a contemporary counterfeit.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
New South Wales, Becker replica five shillings or holey dollar, 1813 (2), one of a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1788 FM and one of a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1806 TH; fifteen pence or dumps, 1813 (2), all coins are replica issues (see Mira-Noble p76). Fine - good very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Port Phillip, Kangaroo Office, gold quarter ounce, 1853, replica struck from copy dies c1970, tested as 22ct gold. Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $360