Catalogue
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1788FM, (Mira-Noble 1788/4, dies B/11: I/8). A well struck holey dollar with good eye appeal, the H clear between laurel leaves in the countermark, glossy gun-metal grey-toned, good very fine and very rare, especially in this condition, one of the finest known.
Estimate $300,000
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New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Bolivia, Charles IIII eight reales, 1794PR Potosi Mint (Mira-Noble 1794/9, dies B/4: II/5). Spade mark, water and soil affected, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $58,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1793FM (Mira-Noble 1793/6, dies B/10: I/9). Reverse countermark clear, heavily worn coin, fair and rare.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $29,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, a contemporary copy struck on a Charles IIII, Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1792FM (Mira-Noble cf1792/1). Evenly toned, very fine and extremely rare, one of the finest of its type and historically important.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $8,500
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of reverse of host coin on the obverse, edge test cut, deeply toned, very fine or better and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $25,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of reverse of the host coin on the reverse, trace of mounting at top of the obverse, skillfully repaired, otherwise very fine, with excellent eye appeal for this rare type coin.
Estimate $12,000
SOLD $10,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Toned, with minor old edge damage, traces of the reverse of the host coin on the reverse, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $9,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Flan clamped at top edge, cleaned of encrustation, some pitting evident, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $8,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of centre of reverse of original coin on the reverse, waterworn on obverse field, pierced at top with two other attempts at piercing nearby, otherwise clear and fine/good fine.
Estimate $3,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Cold strike, strong traces of reverse on obverse and Charles IIII bust on reverse, very fine and rare thus.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,500
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Has been plugged at top, edge unmarked from mounting, otherwise fine and mostly clear both sides.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies C/4) (5.20g; 19.5x1.8mm). 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 $8,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies E/3). Date worn off, otherwise reasonably clear for this, very good and a very rare variety from cruder dies than normal.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,050
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (cfMira dies E/3) (4.8g). Appears to be struck on a cast blank that is underweight by twenty percent, the crown, letter, and figure punches conform with die E, however the die sinker Henshal has left out the L of WALES so it reads WAES, the word pence is out of alignment as a result of double entering, surface dents, edge milling mostly clear, otherwise fine, extremely rare if not unique.
Estimate $5,000
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813, die struck contemporary counterfeit in copper (4.32g). Even brown patina, good fine/fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $3,000
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