LOT 4329
United States of America AR Dime or 10 Cents. Dated 1853. New Orleans mint. Date with arrows.
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date with arrows in exergue / ONE DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 77. Near Very Fine.(2.46gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
FootnotesThe arrows either side of the date were added to indicate that the standard coin weight had been reduced from the previous issue.
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Virgin Islands Boxed Proof Set. Dated 1975.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Set in original box, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. 322gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
India, British Colonial. George V AR Rupee. Dated 1918. Bombay mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Design by Edgar Bertram MacKennal. GEORGE V KING EMPEROR, crowned bust to left / ONE RUPEE INDIA 1918 یک روپیہ in five lines, within circle and wreath made of roses, thistle, shamrock leaves and lotus flowers; • beneath bottom lotus, indicating Bombay Mint. KM 524; SW 8.43; Prid 224. 11.68gr, 30mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mexico (New Spain). Philip V AR Real. Dated 1741. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
PHILIP • V • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned arms shield; MF I flanking / VTRAQUE VNUM, crowned hemispheres flanked by pillars; Mᴼ 1741 Mᴼ below. KM 75.1. 3.21gr, 21mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
