LOT 4323
United States of America AR Dime or 10 Cents. Dated 1840. New Orleans mint.
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date in exergue / ONE DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 63.1. Fine. Toned.(2.62gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1848. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date in exergue / HALF DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 62.2. 1.23gr, 16mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Hong Kong. Edward VII CU Cent. Dated 1905. Birmingham mint (Heaton and Sons).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by George William de Saulles. EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR, crown bust to right; DES in small lettering beneath truncation / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, mintmark above, denomination and date below. KM 11; Schön 1. 7.62gr, 28mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico (New Spain). Philip V, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1739. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
MF, engraver. ✱ VTRAQUE VNUM ✱, crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars ornamented with banners, all set on waves; date between mintmarks below / ✱ PHILIP • V • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned coat-of-arms flanked by initials and value. KM 84. 5.85gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
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.
