LOT 4262
India, British. William IV AR Rupee. Dated 1835. Calcutta mint.
William Wyon, engraver. WILLIAM IIII, KING., bare head to right, F in small lettering on truncation / EAST INDIA COMPANY, denomination in English and Urdu within wreath with 19 berries; date below. KM 450.2. Good Very Fine.(11.50gr, 30mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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United States of America AR 5 Cents or Half Dime. Dated 1832. Philadelphia mint. 'Liberty Cap Half Dime' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
William Kneass, engraver. Designs by John Reich. Liberty cap head to left, thirteen stars around, date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle with arrows and branch in talons, banner above inscribing E PLURIBUS UNUM, denomination below. KM 47. 1.31gr, 15.5mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Group of Two [2] Hong Kong, CU Mil. 1863-1866.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Various dates. 5.00gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
France, Louis-Philippe I AR 5 Francs. Dated 1850. Paris mint. Jean-Pierre Collot, Mint Master.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, engraver. LOUIS PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS, bare head to right, N.P.TIOLIER in small lettering on truncation / Denomination above date; all within wreath of laurel and olive branches. KM 737. 24.97gr, 37mm, 5h.
Good 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.
