Catalogue
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1803FT, Mira-Noble 1803/14, dies I/6:B/2. Long die break on the right of obverse, countermarks clear, nearly very fine, slightly dished in striking, very rare.
Estimate $80,000
SOLD $82,000
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck from a Charles IIII, Bolivian eight reales, 1804PJ Potosi Mint, countermark dies I/8: A/11 (Mira-Noble, unlisted). Old test cut at 2 o'clock, evenly worn but both countermarks complete and clear, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $55,000
Passed in
New South Wales, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, struck on a Charles IIII, Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1799FM (dies B/4: II/6, Mira-Noble 1799/3). Countermarked T.Knight on the obverse, original coin worn, countermarks particularly clear on both sides, good - very good and very rare, especially with the T.Knight countermark.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $27,500
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of original coin portrait of Charles IIII on obverse and shield on reverse, old hairline scratches, unevenly toned with smooth fields, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $20,000
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of the reverse of the original coin on the reverse, evenly worn with clear edge milling, toned, good/fair, legend not visible.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies A/1). Evenly worn, clear edge milling, very good/fair.
Estimate $2,500
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New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Traces of reverse of original coin on obverse, considerable wear, strong milled edge, countermarked with incuse H on the centre of the reverse, otherwise good and very rare in this form.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,800
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Holed at top, evenly worn almost smooth, mediocre.
Estimate $800
SOLD $880
New South Wales, fifteen pence or dump, 1813 (Mira dies D/2). Plugged and worn smooth, only crown visible, clear strong milled edge, fair.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
New South Wales, contemporary forgery of a fifteen pence or dump, c1830s, made to simulate a worn dump then in circulation, only the crown is on the die, thin flan and edge with straight graining (2.94 grams). Worn or made worn, fair and the only example we have seen.
Estimate $500
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