Catalogue
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII silver eight reales, 1793 F.M. Mexico City Mint (not listed in Mira/Noble, would be 1793/9) dies A/6.30:I/1. Well struck, H for Henshall very clear, slight oxidation in three spots, otherwise a really good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $150,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of centre of reverse of Spanish American eight reales on the obverse, old cut at top of obverse, with three slight rim bruises, well struck, good very fine.
Estimate $12,000
Passed in
New South Wales, holey dollar 1813 (2) replicas by Becker for Varne (W.A.) in 1970s (see Mira-Noble, p. 76), one using a 1780 matrix and the other 1796, also a replica 1813 dump. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $200
SOLD $600