b'711813 New South Wales Five Shillings or Holey Dollar on 1791 F.M. Mexico Mint Charles IIII 8 reales host coin.Obverse counter stamped by holey dollar reverse diePROVENANCEA (fleur-de-lis between FIVE and SHILLINGS), reverseA.H.F. Baldwin Collectioncounter stamped by holey dollar obverse die I (narrowSpink Australia Sale 20, November 1986 (lot707). separation between NEW and SOUTH), with tracesCurrent Vendor.of the underlying matrix design visible on the reverse under the counter stamp as often seen on higher gradeEXHIBITEDhost coins. Sydney, October 2013 Listed in Mira & Noble as 1791/4. to mark the 200th Anniversary of issue.The counterstamps gVF/aEF, the host coin VF.There are only five known Holey Dollars converted A superior example with only a handful of higherfrom 1791 Spanish Silver Dollars; three are in public graded coins known. institutions. The present coin is one of only two in private hands.$150,000200,000'