1757 -1813 N.S.W. Holey Dollar Ferdinand VI Mexico Mint Host

Obverse:Ferdinand VI (Pillar non-portrait type)
Host Legend: FERDND. VI. D. G. HISPAN. ET IND. REX
Reverse:Host Legend: + Mo + VTRAQUE VNUM + Mo + 1757.
Counterstamps:Type: I/A ; Rotation: F/1 N/4
References:Mira/Noble: 1757/1 ; Spalding: 1

Valuation :
1813 N.S.W. Holey Dollar
1757 Ferdinand VI Mexico Mint Host

2002N/A

Notes:

This is the only known surviving Ferdinand VI holey dollar. It is also the only surviving holey dollar with the 'pillar', non-portrait reverse design, a design which was last struck in 1771 in Mexico, 1770 in Bolivia and 1772 in Peru. A 1753 Lima Mint example of the original matrix design is shown at right.

Provenance:
Dr A N Brushfield Collection (Glendining's 20 July, 1945 - lot 358)
W J F Allen Collection (Scotland - London Trade)
A H F Baldwin Collection (1955)
Private sale (Spink Australian Sale, November, 1978 - lot 512)
Private sale (Spink Australian Sale, November, 1981 - lot 924)
P F Worth (Spink Australian Sale 24, March, 1988 - lot 1035)

Source: 'The Holey Dollars of N.S.W. - W J D Mira & W J Noble, 1988.

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