LOT 4206
South Africa. George VI AR 5 Shillings. Dated 1952. Pretoria mint. 300th anniversary of the founding of Capetown.
Designs by Thomas Humphrey Paget and Marion Walgate. GEORGIVS SEXTVS REX, bare head to left; H P in small lettering beneath truncation / SUID-AFRIKA·1652-1952·SOUTH AFRICA, Jan van Riebeeck's three-master, Drommedaris, sails into Table Bay on 6 April 1652, to establish a new Dutch colony located at what is now Cape Town; Table Mountain is in the background; monogram of VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie) in right field, M.W. in small lettering to lower left field; denomination below. KM 41. Almost Uncirculated.(28.27gr, 39mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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United States of America AR Capped Bust Half Dollar or 50 Cents. Dated 1839. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Designs by Christian Gobrecht. Thirteen stars surrounding draped bust of Liberty to left, wearing Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTY on band; mintmark and date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows, denomination below. KM 65. 13.21gr, 30mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine. Toned.
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. -
France. Metz AR Demi-Gros. 1648.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
PROTO • ME S • STEPHA •, St Stephen seated to left, coat-of-arms flanking, date in exergue / SIT • NOM • DNINRI • IHV • XPI • BNDICT and SEMIGROSS • MET around central cross with stars in quarters; coat-of-arms above. B 1662. 0.89gr, 18mm, 7h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1844. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Designs by Christian Gobrecht. 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 below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle facing, wings spread, head to left, holding branch and arrows; mintmark and denomination below. KM 64.2. 6.60gr, 24mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
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.
