LOT 4256
Hungary. Francis Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1869. Kremnica in Slovakia mint.
Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FERENCZ JÓZSEF A. CSÁSZÁR, head to right, K.B. (mintmark) below / MAGYAR ORSZÁG AP. KIRÁLYA 1869, curved twofold Hungarian small coat of arms, flying angels holding St. Stephen's crown above; denomination below. Edge inscription: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN (my trust is ancient virtues). ÉH 1463a; KM 449.1. Extremely Fine. Lustruous/Proof-like.(12.33gr, 29mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1839. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. 1.25gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico (New Spain). Ferdinand VI, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1753M. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £38
✿ VTRA QUE VNUM ✿, crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars ornamented with banners, all set on waves; date between Mo and M below / ✿ FRD • VI • D • G • HISP • ET IND • R ✿, crowned coat-of-arms; value across fields. KM 86.1. 6.74gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Pierced.
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. -
Jersey. George VI AE 1/12th Shilling. Dated 1945.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
+ GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:, crowned head to left; PM in small lettering beneath truncation / ISLAND OF JERSEY above coat-of-arms, ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING and LIBERATED 1945 below. KM 19. 9.47gr, 31mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
