LOT 4166
Jersey. George VI AE 1/12th Shilling. Dated 1945.
+ 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. Extremely Fine.(9.47gr, 31mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Germany. Weimar Republic AR 5 Reichsmark. Dated 1928. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Designs by Josef Wackerle and Maximilian Dasio. DEUTSCHES · REICH and FÜNF · REICHSMARK, eagle in the centre / · EINIGKEIT · UND · RECHT · UND · FREIHEIT ·, oak tree, date and mintmark below. KM 56; Jaeger 331; Davenport GT III 966. 25.00gr, 36mm, 12h.
Good Very 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 1854. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. 2.41gr, 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. -
Russian Empire. Nicholas II Copper-Nickel Pattern-25 Kopeks. Dated 1911. Saint Petersburg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,760
Crowned double-headed imperial eagle, ribbons on crown, Э Б flanking, date below / РОССIЙСКАЯ МОНЕТА above and 25 КОПѢЕКЪ beneath large 25. KM Pn164; Bitkin 351 (R3). 8.33gr, 25mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned. Extremely rare pattern coin.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
