LOT 4185
France. Napoleon I AR 2 Francs. Dated 1811. Paris mint. Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master.
Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head to right, Tiolier below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination within wreath; below, date flanked by mark of Directeur d'Atelier and mint mark. Edge inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. KM 693. Good Fine.(9.53gr, 27mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1840. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date in exergue / HALF DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 62.1. 1.29gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1854. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / HALF DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 76. 1.20gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1860. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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 A64.2. 5.99gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
