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New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IV 1789 Mexico City Mint 8 Reales (Mira/Noble 1789/3)(dies I/10:B/11). A most attractively toned and struck example with the countermarks virtually upright relative to the original coin. Nearly extremely fine, the finest of seven known with the bust of Charles III and regnal title IV and one of the most desirable of all holey dollars known.
Estimate $70,000
SOLD $76,000
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Very good/ fair.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,900