LOT 4276
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1806TH. Possibly contemporary counterfeit.
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. Cf. KM 109. Good Fine. Graffiti and chopmark on obverse.(20.99gr, 39mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4276
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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United States of America. Group of Three [3] AE Braided Hair Cents. 1853-1856.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Various dates. 31.45gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Group of Six [6] World AR Coins. 1970-1987.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Various types. 166gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Hong Kong. George V CU Cent. Dated 1924. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Design by Edgar Bertram MacKennal. GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA •, crowned bust to left; B.M. in small lettering on truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, denomination and date below. KM 16. 7.53gr, 28mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
