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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
Hammer Price: £340
Vieques, Danish West Indies, Frederick VII, Ten Skillings, 1848, edge plain [struck in 1856], obv. countermarked with sunburst with 13 rays, 2.43g/37.5gr (KM. 10 variety). Coin and countermark very fine, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £350
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), ——— Seven Stuivers (c. 1834), a Spanish-American Réal, one side countermarked with retrograde c/7 raised within an elliptical indent, 2.00g/30.8 gr (Olrog p.188 (b); Howland Wood 127; cf. J.J. Ford Sale, lot 226; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin worn smooth and pierced, countermark about fine, extremely rare £200-300
Trinidad, ——— One Bitt (value One Shilling), an octagonal centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Reales, obv. countermarked with an incuse t, 2.54g/39.2 gr (Prid. 4 [Sale, lot 380]; KM. A10). Fine, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £360
Unattributed, Black Dogg (?), a worn Cayenne 2 Sous-sized coin, one side countermarked with sp monogram raised within a shaped indent, 1.96g/30.2 gr (Fonrobert 7857, this coin; Guttag 4877, this coin; Howland Wood p.126). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine £40-60
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), One Stuiver (c. 1808), a Cayenne 2 Sous, 1789a, rev. countermarked with a crown raised within a shaped indent, 1.52g/23.4 gr (Olrog type 8). Coin fine or better, countermark very fine, rare £80-100
St. Eustatius (Statia), Authority of December 1809, One Stuiver, a Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked with se raised within a circular indent, then p raised within a circular indent, 1.35g/20.8 gr (Prid. p.263, fig. 44 [Sale, lot 433]; Scholten 1429a/b; VG 3; KM. 4). Coin fair, countermarks very fine, rare £60-80
Nevis, Black Dogg (value Three-Halfpence, c. 1801), a Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked nevis raised within a shaped indent, 1.78g/27.4 gr (Prid. 5 [Sale, lot 263]). Coin fair and perhaps a genuine Cayenne 2 Sous, countermark very fine and probably official, rare £80-100
St. Lucia, ——— Two Livres Five Sous, viceroyalty of peru, a side cut segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, Lima, assayer jp, rev. countermarked s:lucie raised within a shaped indent, 5.95g/91.8 gr (Prid. 10 [Sale, lot 315]; VG 14; KM. 9). Coin and countermark very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £370
St. Maarten, ——— One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked stm raised within a beaded circle, later countermarked with incuse m (authorised July 1820) to revalidate circulation, 1.67g/25.7 gr (Scholten 1424; Prid. p.258, fig. 38 [Sale, lot 431]; VG 8; KM. 3 [value given as 2 Stuivers]). Coin fine, countermarks very fine, rare £60-80
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), ——— Nine Stuivers (c. 1821), Charles IIII, a Spanish-American Réal, 1797, obv. countermarked 9 raised within an elliptical indent, 2.46g/38.0 gr (Olrog p. 25, this coin; Scholten 1361; Prid. Not Attributed 37; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin poor, countermark fine, very rare £200-300
Trinidad, Authority of June 1811, Nine Bitts (value Nine Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1805th, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the obv. with an octagonal hole, 23.83g/367.7 gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 378]; KM. A14.1). About very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £380
Double Island Issues, St. Kitts-Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, Charles IIII, a lightweight cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with incuse s for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type II], 9.03g/139.4 gr (cf. Prid. 27 [cf. Sale, lot 217]). Coin fair, countermarks very fine, very rare £500-600
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1774fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent, 12.56g/193.8 gr (Prid. 1, this coin; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type 1/b, early die state [Sale, lot 174, this coin]; KM. 7). Coin fair, countermark very fine, very rare with 1/b early die state countermark £250-300
Hammer Price: £390
St. Lucia, ——— Two Livres Five Sous, Charles III, a side cut segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, rev. countermarked s:lucie raised within a shaped indent, 6.05g/93.3 gr (Prid. 10 [Sale, lot 315]; VG 14; KM. 9). Coin fine, countermark very fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £400
Puerto Rico, ——— Half-Dollar, viceroyalty of peru, Charles IIII, 4 Réales, 1793ij, Lima, holed near edge and obv. countermarked with an incuse fleur-de-lis, 13.13g/202.6gr (KM. 12). Fine or better, extremely rare £250-300
Double Island Issues, St. Kitts-Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, Charles IV, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with three incuse s for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type II], 12.82g/197.8 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 217]). Coin fair, countermarks fine or better, very rare £500-600
USA, Colonial New York, MEXICO, Philip IV, cob 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer p [1634-65], with a pronounced plug, 21.00g/324.0 gr (Sedwick M18a; KM. 45). Surface corrosion due to salt water immersion and a large flan split, otherwise fair, extremely rare £700-900
Unattributed, SPAIN, Philip V, Two Réales (Pistareen), 1724f, Segovia, obv. countermarked with incuse i within an incuse octagonal frame, 5.90g/91.0 gr (Prid. Not Attributed 32, this coin). Very fine and very rare; only one other specimen, a local find on Barbados, recorded £100-150
St. Vincent, ——— Twelve Bitts, MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1797fm, Mexico City, with a large central hole, obv. countermarked &/xii raised within a shaped indent, 17.95g/277.0 gr (Prid. 30, this coin). Coin and countermark fine, a contemporary forgery, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £410
Grenada, ——— Four Bitts, Charles IIII, a cut third segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with gs raised within a rectangular indent, incuse g, and 4 raised within a shaped indent, 8.24g/127.2 gr (Prid. 10 [Sale, lot 361]; KM. 8). Coin and countermarks fine, very rare £800-1,000
St. Maarten, ——— One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked stm raised within a beaded circle, obv. later countermarked by authorities on the French side of the island with a large incuse fleur-de-lis, rev. later countermarked with incuse m to revalidate circulation, 1.98g/30.5 gr (cf. Scholten 1423-4; cf. Prid. pp.257-8, figs. 32, 38 [cf. Sale, lots 429, 431]; KM. –). Coin fair, countermarks fine or better, very rare £70-90
St. Lucia, ——— Six Livres Fifteen Sous, Charles IIII, a cut centre segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, 1806, obv. countermarked s:lucie raised in a shaped indent, 15.19g/234.4 gr (Prid. 9 [Sale, lot 314]; VG 17; KM. 10.1). Coin about fine, countermark better, rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £420
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, 6,400 Réis, 1771, Rio, 12.48g/192.5 gr/8.02 dwt (Gomes 56.28; cf. Chalmers, p.74). Light clip with applied edge, good very fine £700-900
Double Island Issues, St. Kitts-Tortola, ——— Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with three incuse s for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type II], 5.73g/88.4 gr (Prid. 42 [Sale, lot 234, this coin]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks very fine or better, rare £300-400
St. DOMINGUE (Cap-FRANçAIS), ——— Half-Escalin, a Spanish-American cob Réal, trimmed to a round shape, obv. countermarked with a c on a crowned anchor raised within a shaped indent, 1.18g/18.2 gr (VG 2; Rudman p.8; KM 7.2). About fine, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £460
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Eighth-Dollar, a cut eighth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, rev. countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent, 3.35g/51.7 gr (Prid. 4; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type 1/b, late die state [Sale, lot 179]; KM. 5). Coin worn smooth, countermark fine, rare £250-300
Double Island Issues, Tortola-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer fm, obv. countermarked [tir]tila raised within a shaped indent [type II, the segment cut from a previously countermarked cut half], rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.78g/89.2 gr (Prid. 52, this coin [Sale, lot 248, this coin]). Coin worn nearly smooth and with a small edge split, countermarks fine or better, extremely rare and most...
St. Vincent, Authority of December 1797, Half-Dollar (valued at Four Shillings and Three-Halfpence, or Five-and-a-Half Bitts), viceroyalty of peru, Charles III, a cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1789ij, Lima, obv. countermarked with sv monogram thrice raised within a shaped indent, 12.08g/186.4 gr (Prid. 1, this coin [Sale, lot 345, this coin]; KM. 4.1). Coin fine but surfaces somewhat corroded, countermarks better, extremely rare as a full weight specimen £700-900
Hammer Price: £470
Double Island Issues, St. Kitts-Tortola, ——— Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with three incuse s for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.95g/91.8 gr (Prid. 43 [Sale, lot 236, this coin]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks very fine, rare £300-400
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
St. Lucia, Decree of October 1811, One-and-a-Half Escalin, SPAIN, a cut quarter segment of a Four Réales, Madrid, cut from the rev. with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with two incuse annulets, 2.90g/44.8 gr (Prid. 6; VG 2; KM. 7). Coin about fine, countermarks better, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £480
Double Island Issues, Montserrat-Tortola, One Bitt, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 2 Réales, obv. countermarked with m raised within a square indent, rev. countermarked tirtila raised withing a shaped indent [type II], 2.55g/39.3 gr (Prid. 56 [cf. Sale, lot 254]). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks fine, very rare £250-300
St. DOMINGUE (Cap-FRANçAIS), Authority of July 1781, One Escalin, a Spanish-American cob 2 Réales trimmed to a round shape, obv. countermarked with a c on a crowned anchor raised within a shaped indent, 2.40g/37.0 gr (VG 4; Rudman p.8; KM 8.1). About fine, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £500
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, Charles IIII, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, rev. countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent; later (c. 1805) obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 12.78g/197.2 gr (Prid. 1 and 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, rev. type 1/b, early die state, obv. type II [Sale, lot 223, this coin]; KM. 7/19). Coin about fine, countermarks fine, 1/b early die state countermark very rare, the different Tortola...
USA, Colonial New York, viceroyalty of peru, Philip IV, cob 8 Réales, Potosí, assayer e [1652-65], with a large plug, 25.79g/398.0 gr (Sedwick P37a; KM. 21). Significant flan split and an attempted piercing, perhaps for another plug, otherwise about fine, extremely rare £700-900
Sierra Leone, Authority of March 1832, Quarter-Dollar (valued at Thirteen Pence), Charles IIII, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with crowned wr incuse, 5.82g/89.8 gr (Vice FT 2; KM. 10). Coin fair, countermark very fine, very rare £1,000-1,500
Vieques, Danish West Indies, Frederick VI, Two Skillings, 1816, edge engrailed, obv. countermarked with sunburst with 13 rays, 1.16g/17.9gr (KM. 2). Coin and countermark very fine, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £520
Curaçao, Dutch Administration, Authority of June 1838, Quarter-Guilders (4), cut quarter segments of NETHERLANDS, Willem I, Guilder [one segment dated 1820], with crenated edges, revs. countermarked c raised within an oval indent, 2.37g/36.5 gr, 2.55g/39.3 gr, 2.66g/41.0 gr, 2.59g/39.9 gr (Scholten 1388; Prid. p.253, fig 29 [Sale, lot 426]; KM. 27). Four segments selected to reconstruct a whole coin; coins and countermarks about fine or better, rare £800-1,000
Unattributed, A lightweight cut eighth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, one side countermarked with script lb raised within a shaped indent, 2.63g/40.6 gr (cf. Brunk p.215). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermark very fine £100-150
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