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St. Vincent, St. Lucia-St. Vincent, Issues of c. 1798 on St. Lucia, Four Escalins, MEXICO, Charles IIII, a lightweight cut half segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer fm, rev. countermarked with a large incuse annulet; later obv. countermarked with sv monogram thrice raised within a shaped indent (valued at Four Shillings Three-Halfpence, or Five-and-a-Half Bitts), 9.18g/141.6 gr (Prid. St. Vincent 3, this coin [Sale, lot 347, this coin]). Coin fair, countermarks better, of the highest rarity £1,000-1,500
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.
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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 347.
This specimen is below the 168 grain standard established on St. Vincent for cut half-dollar segments in the December 1797 Act. Pridmore considered the incuse annulet mark a guide for the segment to be pierced and plugged to increase the weight to the required standard. However, R. Lyall (SNC April 1984, p.76) attributed the large incuse annulet to St. Lucia to identify the segments valued at four escalins
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