LOT 4180
German East Africa. Wilhelm II AE 5 Heller. Dated 1908.
Designs by Emil Weigand. DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA, crown in centre; date below / Denomination above J; all within wreath. KM 11. Very Fine.(19.74gr, 37mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Group of Seven [7] World Coins or Medals and Set of Coins. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
France. Commemorative issue of the 230th Anniversary of the birth of La Fayette (1987). United States of America. Part of 'Fifty State Commemorative Quarters' (1999-2008). Isle of Man. Set of Five [5] 'The America's Cup Challenge' Crowns (1987). Spain. Set of Three [3] Coins (1 Peseta, 5 Pesetas, 25 Pesetas) (1975). Truro Cathedral, 1880-1980. Solid Nickel Silver Replica of the Original Medal. United States of America. 2004 Hologram U.S. Silver Eagle Dollar. France. Commemorative issue of the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty (1986). 850gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1854. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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 with arrows below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM 81. 5.66gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Friedrich Wilhelm AR Thaler. Dated 1870. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
FRIEDRICH WILH. V. G. G. GROSSH. V. MECKLENB. STRL., head to left; A (mintmark) below / EIN THALER XXX EIN P F. F., crowned coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy encircled by the Garter inscribed HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT SCHIRME MECKLENBURG. AKS 71; Jaeger 4 MRWS 120; KM 100; Davenport GT III 732. 18.43gr, 33mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
Friedrich Wilhelm married a granddaughter of Georg III and made a Knight of the Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria (1862), which allows him to add the famous garter to his Arms.
