LOT 4213
German States. Hessen-Homburg (Landgrafschaft), Ferdinand AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1862.
Designs by G. Schnitzspahn. FERDINAND SOUV. LANDGRAF Z. HESSEN, head to right, C.SCHNITZSPAHN in small lettering on truncation / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, draped and crowned coat of arms; date below. Edge inscription: ✿ MÜNZVERTRAG VOM 24 JANUAR 1857. KM 20; Dav GT III 714. Very Fine.(18.31gr, 33mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4213
German States. Hessen-Homburg (Landgrafschaft), Ferdinand AR Vereinsthaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1848. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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 62.2. 1.23gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near 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 1841. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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. 6.36gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico, Republic AR 8 Reales. Dated 1860PF. Casa de Moneda de Guanajuato mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTAD surrounded by radiant display; denomination, mintmark, date, assayer's initials and purity below / REPUBLICA MEXICANA •, eagle, with wings spread and head to right, alighting to left on cactus and holding serpent in beak and right talon; laurel and oak wreath below. KM 377.8. 26.83gr, 38mm, 6h.
Good 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.
