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Curaçao, Authority of J.K. Lauffer, 1799-1803, Eight Patinhos or Eight Spanish Dollars (apparently valued at Seven-and-a-Half Spanish dollars), Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 17[—], Rio, obv. countermarked g+i, b, mh and l all raised within shaped indents, spaced around the edge, rev. countermarked w raised within a circular indent at the edge, 10.49g/161.9 gr (Gordon 14a, this coin; cf. Prid. p.250, fig 24; cf. Scholten 1367; KM. 8). Coin about very fine, countermarks better,...
Hammer Price: £14,000
Grenada, Authority of July 1798, Six Pounds Twelve Shillings, Brazil, John V, counterfeit 12,800 Réis, 1733, Minas Gerais, obv. countermarked with script jw raised within an oval indent on a large central plug and incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, 23.32g/359.8 gr (cf. Gordon 6; KM. –). Coin about very fine but edge lightly clipped, countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity £6,000-7,000
Hammer Price: £11,000
Australia, NEW SOUTH WALES, Authority of June 1813, Holey Dollar (valued at Five Shillings), viceroyalty of peru, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, Lima, centrally pierced and stamped as a border around the piercing, obv. new south wales 1813, rev. five shillings, obv. later countermarked t · knight incuse, 19.53g/301.4 gr (Mira dies II/7.30 and B/1.30, no. 15; KM. 2.13). Coin and stampings worn, T. Knight better, rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Jamaica, Act of 31 December 1772, Eight Escudos, viceroyalty of peru, Philip V, cob 8 Escudos, 1745 or 1746v, Lima, obv. countermarked with script gc raised within a shaped indent and a cayman or alligator raised within a shaped indent on a large central plug, rev. wi lightly engraved on the plug, 26.90g/415.1gr (Gordon 3a, this coin; Prid. 3; KM. 12.2, this coin). Coin fine or better, double-struck with a flan crack, heavily clipped prior to the plug being inserted, countermarks very fine,...
Hammer Price: £9,200
St. Vincent, Authority of August 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1761 Rio, with a collar added around the edge of the coin, obv. countermarked s raised within a square indent thrice spaced around the circumference and a small incuse t, central plug uncountermarked, 11.67g/180.1 gr (cf. Gordon 10). Coin fine or better, part of collared edge heavily clipped, countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £8,800
Danish West Indies, Authority of June-September 1850, Half-Dollar, U.S.A., Half-Dollar, 1849, obv. countermarked with incuse crowned fr vii monogram, 13.34g/205.8gr (KM. 27). Extremely fine and extremely rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Curaçao, Dutch Administration, Authority of July 1818, Five Reaals (valued at Thirty Stuivers), Charles III, a cut third segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with 5 in a circle raised within a circular indent, 8.37g/129.2 gr (Scholten 1386; Prid. p.252, fig. 26; KM. 30). Coin fine, countermark very fine, extremely rare; five specimens known £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £7,800
St. Vincent, Authority of September 1811, Twelve Bitts (valued at Nine Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1805th, Mexico City, with a large central hole, obv. countermarked s/xii raised within a shaped indent, 17.38g/268.2 gr (Prid. 10, this coin [Sale, lot 349, this coin]; KM. 12.2). Coin and countermark very fine, extremely rare £6,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £6,800
Haiti, ——— Quarter-Dollar (valued at Two and Three-Quarter Escalins), MEXICO, Charles III, Two Réales, 1781ff, Mexico City, centrally pierced, obv. countermarked with a palm tree raised within a rectangular indent, 6.76g/104.3 gr (Braun, table 4, B-5; Prid. Barbados 9 [Sale, lot 166, this coin]). Coin fine, countermark about extremely fine, later a plug inserted, extremely rare £2,000-2,500
Hammer Price: £5,200
Virgin Islands – Tortola, 8 dwt Standard, c. 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1767, Rio, obv. countermarked mc (or g), raised within a rectangular indent on a large central plug, another smaller plug to the left of centre, both rather crudely done, 12.49g/192.7 gr/8.02 dwt (Gordon 205, this coin; cf. Chalmers, p.74). Coin about fine with quite a rough surface, clipped around part of the edge and with some file marks, extremely rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Haiti, Authority of June 1811, Dollar (valued at Eleven Escalins), MEXICO, Charles III, 8 Réales, 1780ff, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the obv. and countermarked with a palm tree raised within a rectangular indent, 19.98g/308.3 gr (Braun, table 3, A-3; Prid. Barbados 8 [Sale, lot 165, this coin]). Waterworn, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £4,300
St. Vincent, Grenada-St. Vincent, Authority on Grenada July 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 177[–], Rio, obv. countermarked with incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, then countermarked s raised within a square indent, once in the centre and twice at the edge (authorised on St. Vincent August 1798), 11.56g/178.4 gr (Gordon 113, this coin [date given as 1779]). Coin and countermarks very fine, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
USA, New Orleans, Quarter-Dollar (presumably valued at 25 Cents, c. 1812-14), a lightweight cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with federal eagle within a circular border, nouvelle orleans raised within a circular indent around, rev. countermarked pb (Planters Bank) surrounded by a raised chain border within a circular indent, 4.84g/74.6 gr (cf. Garrett 2031). Coin very worn, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,500
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...
Hammer Price: £4,200
ESSEQUIBO & DEMERARA, Authority of August 1798, Twenty-Two Guilders, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1766, Rio, obv. countermarked with script ed raised within an oval indent, 10.43g/160.9 gr (Gordon 13a, this coin; Prid. 1; KM. 3, this coin noted). Coin very fine but edge lightly clipped and traces of mounting, countermark extremely fine, of the highest rarity £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
ESSEQUIBO & DEMERARA (British Guiana), Authority of December 1808, Three Guilders (valued at Five Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1806th, Mexico City, pierced with a hole with 19 crenations, obv. countermarked e.&d 3.gl raised within a beaded oval indent, 21.92g/338.2gr (Prid. 2 [Sale, lot 151]; KM. 2; Scholten 1441). Coin good fine, countermark very fine, very rare £4,000-5,000
Curaçao, British Administration, Authority of September 1814, Twenty-One Stuivers (valued at Three-and-a-Half Reaals), MEXICO, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, [——]6, Mexico City, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with five-petal rosace raised within a circular indent (c. 1800 under Dutch Administration ‘Guillotine’) and 21 raised within an oval indent, 6.66g/102.7 gr (Scholten 1369; Prid. 2 [Sale, lot 423]; KM. 16). Coin and countermarks good fine, extremely rare...
Danish West Indies, ——— Quarter-Dollar, U.S.A., Quarter-Dollar, 1849, obv. countermarked with incuse crowned fr vii monogram, 6.67g/102.9gr (KM. 26). Extremely fine and very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,900
Prince Edward Island, Authority of September 1813, Holey Dollar (valued at Five Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1804th, Mexico City, centrally pierced, obv. countermarked with an incuse 10-point sunburst, 22.08g/340.7 gr (Graham p.24; KM. 2.1). Very fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Guadeloupe, French Administration, Authority of April 1804, Twenty-Two Livres per gros, Brazil, Maria I and Peter III, 6,400 Réis, 1784, Rio, obv. countermarked 22.≠ bearded head raised within a rectangular indent, 14.26g/220.1 gr (Gordon 16b, this coin; Prid. p.229, fig. 20; KM. 5). Coin and countermark very fine or better but traces of mount on the edge, of the highest rarity £5,000-6,000
Guadeloupe, ——— Twenty Livres per gros, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1765, Rio, obv. countermarked 20.≠ animal head raised within a rectangular indent, also countermarked 20 within a frame raised within a rectangular indent, rev. countermarked with lion’s face within a frame raised within a square indent, 11.14g/171.9 gr (Gordon 17a, this coin; cf. Prid. p.229, fig. 19; cf. KM. 4.1). Coin very fine, countermarks very fine or better, extremely rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £3,700
St. Vincent, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1767, Rio, obv. countermarked gh raised within a shaped indent on a central plug and s raised within a square indent thrice around the edge, 11.60g/179.0 gr (Gordon 12, this coin; Prid. 8, this coin; KM. 6). Edge lightly clipped, otherwise coin and countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £3,300
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), ——— Three Stuivers, a worn Half-Réal-sized coin, one side countermarked with crowned 3/m raised within an oval indent, 1.35g/20.8 gr (KM. 4, this coin). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, of the highest rarity; only one other specimen recorded £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £3,100
Grenada, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1775, Rio, obv. countermarked with script jw raised within an oval indent on a central plug and incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, 11.74g/181.1 gr (Gordon 6; Prid. 4; KM. 2). Light trace of mounting on edge, otherwise coin and countermarks very fine, very rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
St. Maarten, Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1797), Charles III, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with incuse cc and design of seven bonded arrows raised, within a shaped indent, the cut edges countermarked ib (representing 18 Stuivers), 6.81g/105.1 gr (Scholten 1414; Prid. p.258, fig. 36; VG 12; KM. 11.1). Coin and countermarks very fine, extremely rare £1,200-1,500
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,...
Puerto Rico, Authority of November 1884, Peso (valued at One Dollar), U.S.A., Trade Dollar, 1877, holed near edge and obv. countermarked with an incuse fleur-de-lis, 26.91g/415.2gr (KM. 14). Stained on reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,800
Puerto Rico, ——— Twenty Centimos or Fifth-Dollar, U.S.A., 20 Cents, 18[75]s, holed near edge and obv. countermarked with an incuse fleur-de-lis, 4.62g/71.3gr (KM. 3, this coin). Fair, of the highest rarity; the only recorded specimen on this denomination £600-800
Grenada, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, BRAZIL, Maria I, 6,400 Réis, obv. countermarked with an incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, rev. countermarked w·s raised within a rectangular indent on a central plug (the plug soldered to the surface), 11.69g/180.4 gr (Gordon 8, this coin; Prid. 5, this coin; KM. 2). Coin good fine but edge heavily clipped, countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity £4,000-5,000
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), St. Eustatius-St. Barts, Authority of 30 December 1808, Fourteen Stuivers, Philip V, a Spanish-American 2 Réales (Pistareen), rev. countermarked with crowned 14/m raised within an elliptical indent, then countermarked p in a beaded circle raised within a circular indent (St. Eustatius, authorised September 1810), 4.64g/71.6 gr (Olrog p.25, 2; KM. St Eustatius 7.2). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
USA, New Orleans, Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales (perhaps a Mexican Revolutionary issue), obv. countermarked with federal eagle within a circular border, nouvelle orleans raised within a circular indent around, rev. countermarked pb (Planters Bank) surrounded by a raised chain border within a circular indent, later countermarked with script bad raised within an oval indent over the pb stamp, presumably to indicate that the actual cut quarter segment was...
Hammer Price: £2,700
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), St. Eustatius-St. Barts, ——— Seven Stuivers, Spain, Ferdinand VI, One Réal, 1751, obv. first countermarked p in a beaded circle raised within a circular indent (St. Eustatius, authorised September 1810), then countermarked crowned 7/m raised within an elliptical indent, 2.38g/36.7 gr (cf. Olrog p.25, 6; Prid. 14, this coin; KM. 6.1). Coin poor, St. Eustatius countermark very fine, St. Barts countermark fine, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Grenada, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Maria I, 6,400 Réis, obv. countermarked with script jr raised within an oval indent on a central plug and incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, 11.66g/179.9 gr (Gordon 7c, this coin; Prid. 6; KM. 3). Coin fine and edge heavily clipped, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £2,500-3,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Grenada, ——— Two Bitts (valued at One Shilling and Sixpence), a cut sixth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with gs raised within a rectangular indent, incuse g, and 2 raised within a shaped indent, 4.30g/66.3 gr (Prid. 12 [Sale, lot 363]; KM. 6). Coin and countermarks fine, extremely rare; only one other specimen recorded [Pridmore lot 363] £1,500-2,000
Tobago, Issues of 1798, Eleven Bitt Dollar (valued at Eight Shillings and Threepence), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1797fm, Mexico City, pierced from the obv. with a central hole with 14 crenations, 23.37g/360.6 gr (Prid. 1, this coin [Sale, lot 367, this coin]; KM. 12). Very fine and extremely rare £2,000-2,500
Montserrat, Tortola-Montserrat, Countermarking action in the Virgin Islands prior to 1801, Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with incuse t, later countermarked with Montserrat design raised within a shaped indent, nearly obliterating the t countermark, rev. countermarked m raised within a square indent in each corner, 5.88g/90.7 gr (cf. Prid 4 [cf. Sale, lot 270]; KM. 10). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks very fine, extremely rare...
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...
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
Puerto Rico, ——— Quarter-Dollar, U.S.A., Quarter-Dollar, 1805, holed near edge and obv. countermarked with an incuse fleur-de-lis, 6.51g/100.4gr (KM. 4 variety). About very fine, extremely rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £2,300
Guadeloupe, ——— Eighty-Two Livres Ten Sols, Brazil, Maria I and Peter III, 6,400 Réis, 1783, Bahia, obv. countermarked with crowned g raised within an oval indent and 82.10 raised within a rectangular indent, these countermarks designated by Gordon as Fraud D, 14.30g/220.7 gr (Gordon 20, but this countermark not illustrated; Prid. 1; VG 33; KM. 28). Coin about extremely fine, countermarks better, very rare £2,000-2,500
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