LOT 4335
United States of America AR Half Dime or 5 Cents. Dated 1851. 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.(1.29gr, 16mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1804TH. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right, date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned arms flanked by pillars of Hercules ornamented with banners. KM 109. 26.62gr, 40mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Numerous bankers' marks.
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. -
United States of America AR Seated Liberty Quarter Dollar or 25 Cents. Dated 1856. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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. 6.05gr, 24mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Württemberg (Kingdom), Wilhelm I AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1857. Stuttgart mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. WILHELM KÖNIG V. WÜRTTEMBERG, head to left / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned coat of arms supported by lion and stag; 'furchtlos und trew' and date below. Edge inscription: MÜNZVERTRAG VOM 24 JANUAR 1857. AKS 77; Jaeger 1 Wu 83; KM 601; Davenport GT III 959. 18.52gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
