LOT 4234
German States. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Principality), Friedrich Günther AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1866. München mint.
FRIEDR. GÜNTHER FÜRST ZU SCHWARZBURG, head to right / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned double-headed eagle; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 13; Jaeger 12 Sac 56; KM 182; Davenport GT III 918. Extremely Fine.(18.46gr, 33mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4234
German States. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Principality), Friedrich Günther AR Vereinsthaler.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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German States. Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Georg III AR 24 Mariengroschen or 2/3 Thaler. Dated 1786. Zellerfeld mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
GEORG · III · D · G · M · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX · F · D · around, 17-86 across field, 2/3 FEIN SILB· beneath crowned arms / BR · ET · LVN · DVX · S · R · I · A · TH · ET · EL · around, 24 (mark of value) in right field, C· in exergue, wildman with tree in hand. Welter 2813; KM 385. 13.05gr, 33mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Half Dollar or 50 Cents. Dated 1861. New Orleans mint. Confederate States issue (die W-103).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Struck by the authority of the Confederate States Treasury Department from March 21, 1861, until the supply of captured Federal silver ran out in April 1861. 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 A68; WB-103. 12.34gr, 31mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned. Bisecting die crack in date.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The year 1861 was a time of upheaval for the New Orleans Mint. It began under US control, but Louisiana's secession in early 1861 led to a brief period of state-run coinage. With Louisiana joining the Confederacy, production continued until the mint ran out of blanks. This seemingly minor detail, a die crack running from Liberty's nose, holds immense historical significance. Early in the Confederacy's existence, four half dollars were struck using a proposed new reverse die paired with a standard US obverse die. This specific die had the telltale crack. Further production by the Confederacy used the same cracked obverse die alongside a different reverse die. This, along with the later die state of the crack, confirms Confederate minting beyond the initial four coins. Extensive research by Wiley and Bugert identified specific die pairings as definitive proof of Confederate coinage. The Confederacy's official coin production was minimal, limited to a small number of cents (mostly restrikes) that never saw full circulation. Therefore, these half dollars with the die crack stand as exceptional historical artifacts, minted during the Confederacy's infancy in the spring of 1861. -
Hungary. Leopold I BI 6 Kreuzers. Dated 1667. Kremnitz mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
LEOPOLDVS · D · G · (VI·) · R · I · S · A · GE · HV · B · REX ·, laureate, draped and armored bust to right / PATRONA ♦ HV-NGARIÆ ♦ 1667, The Madonna seated facing among clouds, holding sceptre and Holy Infant; K B across field, small Hungarian shield below. Herinek 1241; Huszár 1450; KM 164. 3.05gr, 26mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
