Catalogue
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Mexico City Mint eight reales of Charles IIII 1802 (Mira/Noble 1802/9, dies A/9: I/9). With extra lip of metal on inner ring and small edge break at 2 o'clock, the countermarks virtually as struck, the `H'above the laurels easily identifiable, extremely fine, one of the finer holey dollars known and very rare thus.
Estimate $40,000
SOLD $39,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Potosi Mint eight reales of Charles IIII dated 1799 (Mira-Noble 1799/11 0- dies II/10 - B/11). Flan cracked, obverse condtermark worn before the coin was straightened from dishing (hence the crack) reverse countermark very clear. Fine/very fine and very rare.
Estimate $18,000
SOLD $19,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or 'dump', 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Traces of original coin on the reverse, light grey tone, very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $9,000
SOLD $11,200
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (dies D/2). Nearly fine/fair.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,600
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Fair/poor.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Replica holey dollars and dumps by Becker (Mira/Noble 1756 (b), 1760, 1780 and 1806 (a)). Very fine. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $190