Catalogue
New South Wales, five shilliings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales dated 1794 (dies B/9-II/1, not listed in Mira/Noble). Well struck countermarks, the H for Henshall weak as usual on this die, the eye of the king visible on the original matrix (coin) thus making this an attractive holey doller, lightly toned good fine, (the countermarks very fine) and rare, especially in this condition.
Estimate $28,000
SOLD $0
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1802, F.T. (Mira-Noble 1802/4, dies I/1-B/7). Obverse countermark clear reverse partially clear, overall worn original coin, toned very good and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $11,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1793 (Mira-Noble 1793/6, dies. B/10/I/9). Reverse countermark clear, heavily worn coin, fair. Bought in Tasmania in 1889 by E. Best, passed on to R.L.Best about 1927, notes sold by Max Stern & Co., in 1975 and sold privately by Spink Australia in 1981.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $8,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Clear traces of reverse of original coin on the obverse, old scratch in obverse field otherwise toned nearly very fine/good fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,900
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira die A/1). Trace of reverse of original coin visible on the obverse evenly worn good tone and rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $4,500
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Dig marks obverse and reverse otherwise nearly fine.$ Found in 1989 at Cornwallis near Windsor, NSW on the foundation site where the Eather family settled and all ten were drowned in the flood of 1867.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira die D/2). Traces of the reverse of the original coin on the reverse, part of obverse legend not visible, the rest of the design clear, surface possibly shown, effects of heating, good fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $0
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira die D/2). Traces of reverse of original coin on obverse, fair reverse very weak.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500