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Dominica, ——— Moco or One-and-a-Half Bitts, a circular segment, most likely from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with 15 crenations, one side stamped with a script d radiate, small star within the loop of the letter, 2.97g/45.8 gr (Prid. 22 [Sale, lot 290]; KM. 1). Very fine and most likely an official example £90-120
Hammer Price: £110
Dominica, ——— Moco or One-and-a-Half Bitts, a lightweight circular segment with 15 crenations, one side stamped with a script d radiate, small star within the loop of the letter, 1.87g/28.8 gr (Prid. 22A [Sale, lots 291-3]; KM. 1). Very fine, a contemporary forgery £60-80
Hammer Price: £80
Dominica, ——— Moco or One-and-a-Half Bitts, a lightweight circular segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with 16 crenations, obv. stamped with a script d radiate, small star within the loop of the letter, 2.58g/39.8 gr (Prid 22A [Sale, lots 291-3]; KM. 1). A rather small diameter due to the stamping not flattening out the plug, so unusually the reverse details of the host coin are present, fine, a contemporary forgery £60-80
Hammer Price: £35
Dominica, Authority of August 1813, Sixteen Bitt Dollar (valued at Twelve Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1798fm, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the rev. with a circular hole of 15 crenations, countermarked both sides with a crowned 16 raised within a shaped indent [the 1798 Eleven Bitt Dollar re-valued in 1813], 23.16g/357.4 gr (Prid. 24 [Sale, lot 295, this coin]; KM. 8.3). Coin fair and with scratch on obverse, countermark fine, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £2,300
Dominica, ——— Twelve Bitt Dollar (valued at Nine Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1792fm, Mexico City, centrally pierced with an over-large circular hole, rev. countermarked with a crowned 12 raised within a shaped indent four times, 14.79g/228.2 gr [approximate official weight 18g] (Prid. 26 [Sale, lot 296, this coin]; SNC December 1905, col. 8762, this coin; KM. 7). Fine, a contemporary forgery, but of the highest rarity £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £2,100
Dominica, ——— Six Bitts (valued at Four Shillings and Sixpence), Charles IIII, a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with a crowned 6 raised within a shaped indent, 9.81g/151.4 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 297]; KM. 6). Coin mediocre, countermark fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
Dominica, ——— Six Bitts, Charles IIII, a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with a crowned 6 raised within a shaped indent, 8.68g/133.9 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 297]; KM. 6). Coin fair but some graffiti on obverse, countermark better and extremely rare on a Spanish host £150-200
Hammer Price: £120
Dominica, ——— Six Bitts, Ferdinand VII, a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with a crowned 6 raised within a shaped indent, traces of rough graining on the edge, 9.57g/147.6 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 297]; KM. 6). Coin mediocre, countermark about fine £150-200
Dominica, ——— Four Bitts (valued at Three Shillings), a circular centre segment from an Eleven Bitt pierced Dollar of 1798 (cf. Prid. 21), obv. countermarked with a crowned upright 4 raised within a shaped indent, traces of rough graining on the edge, 5.70g/87.9 gr (Prid. 28 [Sale, lot 298]; KM. 5). Coin worn smooth, countermark about fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £470
Dominica, ——— Three Bitts (valued at Three Shillings and Threepence), a cut half of a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales (cf. Prid. 27), obv. countermarked with a crowned 3 raised within a shaped indent, straight cut edge roughly crenated, traces of rough graining on the curved edge, 4.00g/61.7 gr (Prid 29 [Sale, lot 299]; KM. 4). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, extremely rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £340
Dominica, Issues of c. 1816, Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1718, uncertain mint, with a large central hole, 2.83g/43.6 gr (Prid. 30 [Sale, lot 300]; KM. 9). Fair, rare, a probable official piercing; however, subsequently countermarked on both sides s/iii raised within a shaped indent, and as such a modern concoction in imitation of the St. Vincent countermark style of 1814 £100-150
Hammer Price: £55
Dominica, ——— Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1722a, Madrid, with a crudely cut central hole, 3.40g/52.4 gr (Prid. 31 [Sale, lot 301]; cf. KM. 9). Very fine, a contemporary forgery, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £40
Dominica, ——— Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1721j, Seville, with a central square hole crudely cut, 4.10g/63.3 gr (Prid. Not Attributed 34). Very fine, rare £100-150
Dominica, ——— Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 172[–], uncertain mint, with a central hexagonal shaped hole, somewhat crude and irregular, 3.14g/48.5 gr (Prid. Not Attributed 35, this coin; Caldecott, BNJ 1904, pl.ii, 17, this coin; Howland Wood 81, this coin). Fair, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £30
Dominica, Issues of c. 1816-18, Quarter-Dollar (valued at Two Shillings and Sixpence), Charles III, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked 2.6 raised within a shaped indent, 6.91g/106.6 gr (Prid. 32 [Sale, lot 302]; KM. 10). Coin and countermark about fine, rare £250-300
Dominica, Black Dogg (valued at Three-Halfpence), a counterfeit French Cayenne 2 Sous, 1782a, centrally pierced with a small diamond-shaped hole, 1.09g/16.8 gr (Prid. 33 [Sale, lot 303, this coin]; KM. –). Corroded, about fine, extremely rare £30-50
Hammer Price: £95
Dominica, St. Vincent-Dominica, Authority of December 1797 on St. Vincent, Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with sv monogram raised within a shaped indent, rev. countermarked 2.6 raised within a shaped indent (Dominica, c. 1816-18, the Dominica Treasurer’s report of 1822 indicates 1/4 of a Spanish Dollar valued at Two Shillings and Sixpence), 6.86g/105.8 gr (cf. Prid. St Vincent 4 and Dominica 32). Coin mediocre, St. Vincent counter...
Hammer Price: £1,050
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), 7 dwt Standard, c. 1798, Six Pounds Twelve Shillings, Brazil, John V, 12,800 Réis, 1730, Minas Gerais, clipped down to just slightly under the Leeward Island weight standard, 21.70g/334.8 gr/13.95 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). Some scratches in obverse field and heavily clipped around the edge, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £1,650
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1765, Rio, obv. countermarked t·d once raised within a rectangular indent on a very large crude central base gold plug and twice near the edge, very slightly over the Leeward Island weight standard, 11.05g/170.5 gr/7.10 dwt (Gordon 216b, this coin; Prid. Not Attributed 15, this coin). Coin about fine and heavily clipped round the edge, countermarks fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,...
Hammer Price: £1,550
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1766, Rio, a lightweight forgery made to the Leeward Island weight standard, 10.91g/168.4 gr/7.01 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). About very fine, dull surfaces £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,000
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1773, Rio, a lightweight forgery made to the Leeward Island weight standard, 10.90g/168.2 gr/7.00 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). Scrape mark in obverse field and test mark on edge, otherwise very fine, reverse better, dull surfaces, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £850
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1775, Rio, a lightweight forgery clipped down to the Leeward Island weight standard, 10.69g/165.0 gr/6.87 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). Surface indentation in obverse field and edge lightly clipped, otherwise very fine, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £800
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1776, Rio, a lightweight forgery slightly overweight for the Leeward Island standard, 11.32g/174.7 gr/7.28 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). Very fine, reverse better, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,850
Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), Leeward Islands-Martinique, Authority of September 1805, Twenty Livres per gros, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1767, Rio, obv. countermarked 20 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, 10.97g/169.3 gr (Gordon 18; Prid. p.242, fig. 23). Coin and countermark very fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Martinique, Authority of September 1797, Three Escalins or ‘Moco’ (valued at 45 Sols), MEXICO, Charles III, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer fm, the cut edges crenated, 6.48g/100.0 gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 414]; VG 21; KM 26). Very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £290
Martinique, ——— Three Escalins or ‘Moco’ (4), cut quarter segments reconstructed into a whole coin, with crenated edges of: a) Charles IIII, Spanish-American 8 Réales, 5.89g/90.9 gr; b) MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer fm, 6.40g/98.8 gr; c) Charles III, Spanish-American 8 Réales, 6.42g/99.1 gr; d) MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1807th, lightweight, 5.04g/77.7 gr [4]. First three fine, last very fine and in spite of the late host coin date the very light weight suggest...
Hammer Price: £620
Martinique, ——— Three Escalins or ‘Moco’, MEXICO, a lightweight cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, the cut edges crenated, 4.11g/63.4 gr (Prid. 4, this coin [Sale, lot 415, this coin]; VG 21; KM. 26). Very fine, a contemporary forgery £80-100
Hammer Price: £240
Martinique, ——— Escalin (valued at 15 Sols), MEXICO, Charles III, a cut third segment of a Two Réales, Mexico City, assayer ff, the cut edges crenated, 2.08g/32.1 gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 416]; VG 19; KM. 25). Fair to fine, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £220
Martinique, Authority of September 1805, Twenty-Two Livres per gros, Portugal, John V, Two Escudos, 1735, Lisbon, obv. countermarked 22 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, 5.69g/87.8 gr (denomination not recorded by Gordon or VG). Coin about fine and clipped around the edge, countermark very fine, extremely rare and a very early date for a host coin £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £1,950
Martinique, ——— Twenty-Two Livres per gros, Portugal, Joseph I, Four Escudos, 1768, Lisbon, obv. countermarked 22 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, 12.58g/194.1 gr (Gordon 19; Prid. p.242, fig. 22; VG 22). Coin fine, clipped around the edge and with possible trace of mounting, granular surface, countermark better, rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £1,150
Martinique, ——— Twenty-Two Livres per gros, Brazil, Joseph I, 6,400 Réis, 1776, Rio, obv. countermarked 22 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, this countermark designated by Gordon as Fraud A, though a full weight coin, 14.32g/221.0 gr (Gordon 19; Prid. p.242, fig. 22; VG 22). Coin and countermark about extremely fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £950
Martinique, ——— Twenty Livres per gros, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1756, Bahia, obv. countermarked 20 above eagle raised within a shaped indent, 9.03g/139.4 gr (Gordon 18; Prid. p.242, fig. 23). Coin fine but heavily clipped around the edge, countermark very fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £1,350
Martinique, Guadeloupe-Martinique, Authority on Guadeloupe April 1803, Twenty-Livres per gros, Brazil, Maria I and Peter III, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1788, Rio, a base gold plug removed by authorities on Guadeloupe, then obv. countermarked 20 above an eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805, also for Twenty Livres per gros), then countermarked with a script b raied within a shaped indent (designated ‘West Indies Script B’ by Gordon to differentiate from st...
Hammer Price: £2,600
Martinique, Guadeloupe-Martinique, Authority on Guadeloupe April 1804, Twenty-Livres per gros, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1777, Rio, obv. countermarked 20 above the head of an animal raised within a rectangular indent, then countermarked 20 above an eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805, also for Twenty-Livres per gros), the Martinique stamp obliterating much of the Guadeloupe stamp, 11.33g/174.9 gr (Gordon 112, this coin; Prid. p.230, fig...
Hammer Price: £3,000
Martinique, Grenada-Martinique, Authority on Grenada July 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1771, Rio, obv. countermarked with incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, then countermarked 20 above eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805, valued at 20 livres per gros), 11.60g/179.0 gr (cf. Gordon 107; cf. Prid. Grenada 19). Coin and countermarks very fine, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
Martinique, Grenada-Martinique, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, 6,400 Réis, 1772, Rio, obv. countermarked with an incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, then countermarked 22 above an eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805, valued at 22 livres per gros), 11.79g/181.9 gr (Gordon 107, this coin; Prid. Grenada 19). Coin about very fine and moderately clipped around the edge, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £1,700
Martinique, Leeward Islands-Martinique, 7 dwt Standard on the Leeward Islands, c. 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1769, Rio, a lightweight forgery made to the Leeward Island weight standard with a small plug (cf. Gordon p.29), obv. countermarked 20 above eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805 for a value of 20 Livres per gros), 10.92g/168.5 gr/7.02 dwt (Gordon 19; Prid. p.242, fig. 22). Coin fine or better with dull su...
Martinique, Martinique-St. Vincent-Guadeloupe-Martinique, Authority of July 1798 on Martinique, Sixty-Six Livres, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1767, Rio, with a central plug to bring the coin up to the 7.5 dwt standard, obv. countermarked with fa raised within a rectangular indent (François Arnaud, Fort Royal, Martinique), then countermarked s raised within a square indent four times spaced around the edge for Sixty-Six Shillings (authorised on St. Vincent August 1798), the good...
Hammer Price: £4,200
St. Lucia, Issues of c. 1798, Six Escalins, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with sl monogram twice raised within a rectangular indent with lightly serrated edges, 11.16g/172.2 gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 310]; VG 10; KM. 4). Coin and countermarks very fine, extremely rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,300
St. Lucia, ——— Six Escalins, previously Four Escalins, Charles III, a lightweight cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. and rev. countermarked with a large incuse annulet (for a valuation of 4 Escalins), then obv. unofficially countermarked with sl monogram thrice raised within a rectangular indent with serrated edges (to unoffically raise the value to 6 Escalins), the central sl countermark placed to obliterate the incuse annulet on the obv., 10.16g/156.8 gr (cf. Prid. 15; Ly...
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