Holey Dollars & Dumps

Sale 111    5–8 Apr 2016   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 1089    Session 5 (7.30pm Tuesday)    Holey Dollars & Dumps

Estimate $200,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $195,000

NEW SOUTH WALES, five shillings or holey dollar, 1813, countermarked on the inner circle of a centrally hole punched Mexico, Charles IIII, eight reales, 1799FM (Mexico City Mint) (Mira-Noble 1799/7, dies I/5:A/4; Spalding 81). A sharply struck countermark with fleur-de-lis dividing five shillings die, the host coin evenly worn and nearly very fine, the countermark virtually extremely fine, very rare as such, one of the top twenty holey dollars known with nice old cabinet tone and provenance history.

Ex A.Thellusson (Sotheby's 19-20 October 1931, lot 403); C.C.Browne (Sotheby's 25-28 March 1935, lot 564); Major A.W.Foster (Glendining's 14 October 1953, lot 222); G.E.Hearn (London); K.Frost (Max Stern & Company Sale November 1976, lot 226); R.Brooke (P.J.Downie Sale 14 September 1978, lot 351); P.F.Worth (Spink Australia Sale 24 March 1988, lot 1041); R.A.Climpson (Spink Noble Sale 36 July 1991, lot 1242) Collections, I.S.Wright (per L.Nugent) Status Sale then Noble Numismatics Sale 96 April 2011 (lot 1349).

Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.

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