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Treble Island Issues, Martinique-St. Kitts-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with three incuse s for St. Kitts, c. 1801, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 6.28g/96.9 gr (Prid. 23 [Sale, lot 212, this coin]). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks fine, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £680
St. Lucia, ——— Three Escalins (perhaps 1812), Charles III, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with sl monogram three times raised within a rectangular indent with plain edges, 6.31g/97.4 gr (cf. Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 311], but with plain edge indent possibly the 1812 issue; VG 7; KM. 2). Coin and countermarks fine, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £650
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....
Hammer Price: £620
St. Lucia, ——— Three Escalins, Charles IIII, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with sl monogram three times raised within a rectangular indent with serrated edges, 6.00g/92.6 gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 311]; VG 8; KM. 2). Coin and countermarks fine, very rare £300-400
Curaçao, ——— Eighteen Stuivers ‘Guillotine’ (valued at Three Reaals), MEXICO, Charles IIII, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, 1792fm, Mexico City, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with five-petal rosace raised within a circular indent, 6.53g/100.8 gr (Scholten 1368a; Prid. p.251. fig. 25 [Sale, lot 421]; KM. 7). Coin and countermark very fine, very rare £1,200-1,500
USA, Colonial New York, viceroyalty of peru, temp. Philip IV, cob 4 Réales, Potosí, with a small but pronounced plug, 11.86g/183.0 gr (cf. KM. 17ff). Coin fair but no trace of any legend, extremely rare £300-400
Double Island Issues, Montserrat-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a lightweight cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with m thrice raised within a square indent, and tortola raised within a shaped indent [type I/b, late die state], rev. countermarked with Montserrat design raised within a shaped indent (partly worn away after Tortola countermark applied), 4.56g/70.4 gr (Prid. 43 [Sale, lot 237]). Coin worn and cut down in size, removing nearly all of one of the m...
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), ——— Seven Stuivers (c. 1821), FRANCE, Napoléon, Half-Franc [1802-7], obv. countermarked 7 raised within an oval indent, 2.10g/32.4 gr (Olrog p.25; Scholten 1381b, this coin; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermark very fine, very rare £200-300
Guadeloupe, ——— Forty-Five Sous, a cut quarter segment of the Nine Livre Dollar (after the central square plug had been removed), derived from a Charles IIII, Spanish-American 8 Réales, cut from the rev. with crenated edges and countermarked on the rev. with a crowned g twice raised within a shaped indent, 5.27g/81.3 gr (cf. Prid. 15; VG 28; KM. 34). Coin and countermarks fine, very rare £400-500
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...
Double Island Issues, Martinique-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a Charles IIII, Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, obv. countermarked tortola raised within a retangular indent [type IV/a], 7.41g/114.3 gr (Prid. 36, this coin [Sale, lot 228, this coin]). Coin fine, countermarks very fine, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £600
Prince Edward Island, ——— Holey Dollar, SPAIN, Joseph Napoleon, 20 Réales, 1810ai, Madrid, centrally pierced, 21.16g/326.5 gr (Graham p.24; Faulkner fig. 10, this coin). An unofficial issue, fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £580
Dominica, Authority of September 1798, Eleven Bitt Dollar (valued at Eight Shillings and Threepence), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1791fm, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the rev. with a circular hole of 15 crenations, 23.21g/358.2 gr (Prid. 21 [Sale, lot 288]; KM. 3.3). Very fine, rare £500-700
St. Vincent, Authority of July 1814, Four-and-a-Half Bitts (valued at Three Shillings and Fourpence-Halfpenny), MEXICO, Ferdinand VI, 2 Réales, 1754m, Mexico City, rev. countermarked s/iv½/b raised within a shaped indent, 6.43g/99.2 gr (cf. Prid. 13 [cf. Sale, lot 352]; KM. 9.1). Coin fine, countermark very fine, extremely rare on a pillar type 2 Réales £500-700
Hammer Price: £550
Tobago, ——— Moco or One-and-a-Half Bitts (value One Shillling and Three-Halfpence), a circular segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with 14 crenations, oneside stamped with a script t radiate, 3.59g/55.4 gr (Prid. 2 [cf. Sale, lot 368]; KM. 9). About very fine and very rare £700-900
Prince Edward Island, ——— Holey Dollar, MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1804th, Mexico City, centrally pierced, obv. countermarked with a crude incuse 10 or 11-point sunburst, b stamped twice into the field along with a further unidentified stamp, 21.99g/339.3 gr (Graham p.24; Pridmore, SNC November 1960, fig. 2, this coin; cf. KM 2.1). A contemporary forgery, about fine but harshly cleaned, rare £300-500
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
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
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. 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. 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. 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. 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, ——— 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
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