LOT 4289
Spain. Carlos III AR 2 Reales. Dated 1775. Seville mint.
Garlanded and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. KM 412.2. Good Fine.(5.50gr, 27mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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German States. Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, Bernhard II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1859. München mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Designs by Ferdinand Helfricht. BERNHARD HERZOG ZU SACHSEN MEININGEN, head to left, HELFRICHT in small lettering on truncation / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, arms within crowned mantle; date below. Edge inscription: FIDELITER ET CONSTANTER. AKS 184; Jaeger 11; KM 167; Davenport 838. 18.22gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1854. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / HALF DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 76. 1.20gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine.
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 1857. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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 A64.2. 6.19gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
