LOT 4247
German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1903. Stuttgart mint.
WILHELM II KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG, head to right, F (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1903, crowned imperial eagle, denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 632; Jaeger 176; AKS 143; Davenport GT III 964. Extremely Fine. Toned.(27.67gr, 38mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4247
German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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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 Dime or 10 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / ONE DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 77. 2.46gr, 18mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
The arrows either side of the date were added to indicate that the standard coin weight had been reduced from the previous issue. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos III, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1777FM. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
CAROLUS · III · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 2R · F · M ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. KM 88.2. 6.53gr, 27mm, 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.
