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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Bolivia. Louis I, King of Spain AR Real. Dated 1726. Potosi mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Crowned Pillars of Heracles and waves; 1 (value) at top between mintmark and assayer; [PL]V-S VL-TR[A] on central line; 726 (date) at bottom between assayer and mintmark / Cross of Jerusalem, two lions and two castles in quarters, face value above, mintmark on left, assayer on right, 726 (date) below. KM 33. 3.19gr, 21mm.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR 5 Mark. Dated 1876. Hannover mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
WILHELM DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, B (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1876 ★ FÜNF MARK ★, crowned eagle facing with wings spread, head to left; collared coat-of-arms on breast. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 503; AKS 114; Jaeger 97; Davenport 786. 27.35gr, 38mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR 5 Cents or Half Dime. Dated 1832. Philadelphia mint. 'Liberty Cap Half Dime' type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
William Kneass, engraver. Designs by John Reich. Liberty cap head to left, thirteen stars around, date below / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, eagle with arrows and branch in talons, banner above inscribing E PLURIBUS UNUM, denomination below. KM 47. 1.31gr, 15.5mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
