b'2091813 New South Wales Fifteen Pence or Dump.Struck with die pair A/1. (Obverse: well formed cross,of a Continental Dollar (rotated at 75 ) thus confirming NEW SOUTH WALES starts below level of crown,its unique status.ends below level of crown; reverse: 4.5 mm betweenPresumably, the Holey Dollar, from which this A/1 Dump FIFTEEN and PENCE, T aligned with N). derives, is yet to be located, if it has survived. As such, Strong traces of the reverse of the Spanish dollar canthis Dump, which is of exceptionally high grade, could be seen on the obverse of the dump; some weak. well be regarded as being as valuable as any one of the Some minor damage to the planchet at 12 oclock. Thissix surviving Continental Dollars. For reference, the last damage occurred pre-strike and most likely while theknown sale of a Continental Holey Dollar (called the centre was being punched out of the original SpanishMadrid Holey Dollar), to a Queensland numismatist was dollar. Otherwise the coin is extremely fine and inreported as follows, in the Sydney Morning Herald: exceptionally high grade for this issue. Rare Australian Holey Dollar fetches record price of Holey Dollars were minted in Spain, but also in Mexico,$550,000 - by Candice Barnes. Updated May 5, 2015and various mints in South America. To date, of the8.36am; first published May 4, 20156.38pm.known surviving Dollars, only 6 Dollars actually mintedRemnants of the underlying design clearly show that at Madrid or Seville, in Spain (called Continental Dollars)this dump was struck on the centre of a continental are known.eight reales (rotated at 75 degrees - see below) and This Specimen is, to date, the only known example of anis rare as such. Combined with the exceptionally high A/1 Dump created by Henshall from a Continental Dollargrade, this dump is one of the most desirable examples (as distinct from a Colonial Specimen). The remnants ofof this issue.underlying design (described as a cold press example)$200,000250,000clearly show that this specimen was struck on the centre'