Designs by Christian Gobrecht. Thirteen stars surrounding draped bust of Liberty to left, wearing Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTY on band; mintmark and date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows, denomination below. KM 65. 13.21gr, 30mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine. Toned.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Designs by Christian Gobrecht. Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding stick with cap and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM 82. 12.35gr, 30mm, 6h.

Near Extremely Fine.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Designs by Christian Gobrecht. Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding stick with cap and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and IN GOD WE TRUST in banner above eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM. A99. 12.39gr, 31mm, 6h.

Good Very Fine. Toned.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Designs by Christian Gobrecht. Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding cap on a stick and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM 64.2. 6.60gr, 24mm, 6h.

Very Fine. Toned.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Design by Christian Gobrecht. Head of Liberty to left, date below, thirteen stars around / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, ONE CENT within wreath. KM 67. 10.53gr, 27mm, 6h.

Good Fine.

By inheritance. Property of a Lincolnshire lady.

Various types. 46.32gr total.

Condition as seen.

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

One with suspension loop, the other mounted as a brooch. 59.23gr total.

Condition as seen.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.

Various rulers. 154gr total.

Condition as seen.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Various rulers. 121gr total.

Condition as seen.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.

Design by J. Kirk? GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / GUADALOUPE BARINGn • MOORE MAY • 1 in three lines, NIAGARA IOHNSON JULY • 25 in three lines, MINDEN FERDINAND AUG • 1 in three lines, CROWN POINT AMHERST AUG • 4 in three lines, LAGOS BOSCAWEN AUG • 19 in three lines, QUEBEC WOLFE MONCKn • TOWNSd • SEP • 13 & 18 in four lines, HAWKE QUIBERON NOV • 20 in three lines, armorial supporters with inverted French fleur-de-lis inscribed around garter PERFIDIA EVERSA; below, ribbon inscribed W • PITT AUSP • GEO • 11 • PR • MI • and MDCCLIX (date). Eimer 677; Betts 418. 32.59gr, 43mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

The Seven Years' War saw Britain emerge victorious on multiple fronts. A key turning point came in 1759, Britain's "Annus Mirabilis" (wonderful year). In North America, Major-General James Wolfe's triumph at Quebec secured the capital of New France.

Designs by J. Duvivier. LUDOVICUS XV. REX CHRISTIANISS., draped bust to right, DU VIVIER in small lettering on truncation / MARIA REGIS STANISL. FIL. FR. ET NAV. REGINA. V. SEPT. M.DCC.XXV., draped bust to left; DU VIVIER in small lettering on truncation. 31.59, 41mm, 12h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.

Designs by Bernhard Perger. CAROL . PIVS . BALESTRA . CIV . ROM . BONIS . ARTIBVS., draped bust of Balestra to right; B . PERGER . F below / ACADEM . PICTOR . SCVLPTOR . ET ARCHIT . VRBIS., helmeted Minerva, seated to right, head to left, holding spear in her left hand and supporting shield in her right; shield inscribed AEQVA POTES-TAS; winged putto also supporting shield at left; palette, brushes, and bust laying at the base of the shield; B.P.F. to lower left. Eidlitz 37. 32.30gr, 46mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine.

Private collection, Munich, Germany.

Balestra was an Italian architect working in Rome. In his will, he funded a fine arts competition for young artists.