Montserrat, Issues of c. 1785-1801, Quarter-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Charles III, Spanish 2 Réales (Head Pistareen), 1785dv, Madrid, obv. countermarked with Montserrat design, raised within a shaped indent, 5.38g/83.0gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 269, this coin]; KM. –). Coin and countermark nearly fine, rare £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins.

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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1652; F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 269