1813 Holey Dollar (New South Wales)
- Maker
- Colony of New South Wales (Australia), overstruck on Spanish 8 reales
- Year
- 1813
- Rank
- 53 of 100
1813 Holey Dollar (New South Wales)
1813 Holey Dollar (New South Wales) by Colony of New South Wales (Australia), overstruck on Spanish 8 reales (1813) is ranked 53 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $485,000 in July 2011. Australia's first distinctive coinage and its most famous numismatic rarity — created by punching the centers from Spanish dollars.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Australia's first distinctive coinage and its most famous numismatic rarity — created by punching the centers from Spanish dollars.
5 shillings, ring dollar ('Holey Dollar'), holed and counterstamped Spanish silver dollar
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $485,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- July 2011
A 1813 New South Wales Holey Dollar sold for ~$485,000 (July 2011 auction). Australia's first coin; ~300 known. (Famous example also offered in London 2017.)
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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- 2026-08-08