LOT 4334
United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1848. New Orleans mint.
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. Near Fine.(1.23gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich III AR 5 Mark. Dated 1888. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below. DEUTSCHES REICH 1888 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 512; Jaeger 99; Davenport 787. 27.59gr, 38mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos III, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1777FM. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
CAROLUS · III · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 2R · F · M ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. KM 88.2. 6.53gr, 27mm, 12h.
Near Very 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. -
Mexico. Federal Republic AR 8 Reales. Dated 1834OM. Casa de Moneda de Zacatecas mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Phrygian cap inscribed LIBERTAD surrounded by radiant display; denomination, mintmark, date, assayer's initials and purity below / REPUBLICA MEXICANA •, eagle, with wings spread and head to right, alighting to left on cactus and holding serpent in beak and right talon; laurel and oak wreath below. KM 377.13. 26.45gr, 38mm, 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.
