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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German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 5 Mark. Dated 1914. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG VON PREUSSEN, uniformed bust to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1914 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 536; Jaeger 114; Davenport 791. 27.71gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows, and rays on reverse.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Thirteen stars around Liberty seated to right, head to left, holding cap on a stick and resting her right arm on shield inscribed LIBERTY; date with arrows below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows, rays extending outward; mintmark and denomination below. KM 78. 6.02gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AV Dollar. Dated 1850. Philadelphia mint. Liberty Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Designs by James Barton Longacre. Liberty Head to left, thirteen stars around / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, denomination above date, all within wreath. KM 73; Fr 84. 1.53gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine. Pierced.
Found Yorkshire, UK.
