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St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), ——— Five Stuivers (c. 1825), Charles III, a Spanish-American Half-Réal, obv. countermarked c raised within a shaped indent, and 5 raised within an elliptical indent, 1.27g/19.6 gr (Olrog p.25; Scholten 1375; cf. Prid. Not Attributed 41; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin poor, countermark fair, extremely rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £210
St. Eustatius (Statia), ——— One Stuiver, a Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked with se raised within a circular indent, 2.31g/35.6 gr (Prid. p.262, fig. 42; Scholten 1427a; VG 1; KM. 1.2). Coin and countermark very fine, very rare £80-100
St. Kitts-Nevis, Black Dogg (value Three-Halfpence, c. 1801), a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked with incuse s.k., rev. later countermarked with very crude version of nevis raised within a shaped indent, 1.49g/22.9 gr (cf. Prid. St. Kitts 5 and Nevis 6/7). Coin fair, countermarks fine, the nevis a contemporary forgery, very rare £120-150
British Honduras, ——— Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1818jj, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with crowned gr raised within a square indent, 26.89g/414.9gr (cf. Prid. 1; KM. –). Coin very fine, countermark better and a very crude version of Prid. 1, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £200
Cuba, MEXICO, First Republic, 2 Réales, 1848om, Zacatecas, obv. countermarked with incuse key (long variety), 6.33g/97.6gr (KM. R1). Fair, rare £40-50
Unattributed, ENGLAND, George III, counterfeit Guinea, 178[–], plated base metal, 4.09g/63.1 gr. Many test marks and scratches, flan slightly bent and perhaps with trace of a pseudo countermark on obverse, otherwise about fine £30-40
Unattributed, FRANCE, First Republic, 5 Centimes, AN 8aa [1799], Metz, obv. countermarked with a crowned heart raised within a rectangular indent with rounded corners, 9.12g/140.7 gr (VG Martinique 24). Coin and countermark fine £30-50
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
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 5.61g/86.6 gr (Prid. 13; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type III [Sale, lot 195]; KM. 18). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £190
Curaçao, Dutch Administration, c. 1819-1825, Three Reaals (valued at Eighteen Stuivers), a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with 3 raised within a serrated circular indent, 4.32g/66.6 gr (cf. Scholten 1387; Prid. p.252, fig. 28 [Sale, lot 425]; KM. 29). Coin and countermark very fine £90-120
St. Maarten, ——— One Stuiver (perhaps c. 1805), a Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked sm raised within a beaded circle, 1.60g/24.7 gr (Scholten 1421; Prid. p.257, fig. 31 [recté sm countermark]; KM –). Coin and countermark poor, but the coin appears to be an official Cayenne 2 Sous, with collectors’ number 3668 inked on reverse, rare £60-80
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), One Stuiver (c. 1797-8), a Cayenne 2 Sous, 1782a, obv. countermarked with a crown raised within a shaped indent, 2.00g/30.8 gr (Olrog type 3; KM. 2.2). Coin and countermark fine, rare £60-80
Barbados (General West Indies), Half-Dollar (valued at Three Shillings, Four Bitts), MEXICO, Charles III, a cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1778ff, Mexico City, 12.24g/188.9 gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 158]). Waterworn, otherwise about very fine £90-120
Hammer Price: £180
Barbados (General West Indies), Quarter-Dollar, Charles IIII, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, 5.94g/91.6 gr (Prid. 2, and Prid. Dominica 23, this coin). Good fine £70-90
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 13.09g/202.0 gr (Prid 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type II [Sale, lot 190, this coin]; KM. 19). Coin fine, countermark very fine £200-250
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 5.57g/85.9 gr (Prid. 13; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type III [Sale, lot 195]; KM. 18). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine £120-150
St. Maarten, Authority of January 1798, One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, 1782a, obv. countermarked stm raised within a beaded circle, 1.83g/28.2 gr (Scholten 1419; Prid. p.256, fig. 30; KM. 1 [value given as 2 Stuivers]). Coin fine, countermark very fine, rare £60-80
St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), ——— Nine Stuivers, MEXICO, Charles III, Réal, 1781ff, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with crowned 9/m raised within an oval indent, 3.00g/46.3 gr (Olrog p.25, 5; KM. 8 or 9). Coin fair with a heavy crease, countermark poor, very rare £250-300
St. Christopher (St. Kitts), Black Dogg (value Three-halfpence, c. 1801), a Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked with an incuse s, 1.39g/21.4gr (Prid. 4; KM. 1). Coin poor, perhaps official, countermark very fine, rare £60-80
Gibraltar, ——— Eighth-Dollar, MEXICO, Philip V, One Réal, 1735mf, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the rev. with a heart-shaped hole, 2.55g/39.4 gr (Prid. 19 [Sale, lot 286]; KM. Martinique 17.1). Scrape marks on flan and slightly bent, otherwise better than fine, rare £120-150
Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a lightweight cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1788fm, Mexico City, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 12.44g/191.9 gr (Prid. 12; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type III [Sale, lot 194]; KM. 20). Coin fair, countermark fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £170
Montserrat, ——— Quarter-Dollar, Charles III, a lightweight cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with Montserrat design raised within a shaped indent, rev. countermarked with m raised within a square indent in each corner, 4.77g/73.6 gr (Prid. 4 [Sale, lot 270]; cf. KM. 10). Coin about fine, countermarks fine, a contemporary forgery £250-300
Gibraltar, ——— Eighth-Dollar, MEXICO, Philip V, Réal, 1738mf, Mexico City, pierced from the rev. with a heart-shaped hole, 2.86g/44.1 gr (Prid. 9; KM. Martinique 7). Very fine and very rare £150-200
Dominica, ——— Five-and-a-Half Bitts (?), viceroyalty of peru, Charles IIII, 4 Réales, 1794pr, Potosí, centrally pierced from the obv. with a circular hole of 16 crenations, 10.78g/166.3 gr (Prid –; KM. –). Fine, a modern concoction £250-300
St. Lucia, ——— Four Escalins, Charles III, a lightweight cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with an incuse annulet, 9.35g/144.3 gr (cf. Lyall, SNC April 1984, p.76; Prid. 25, described as modern; cf. VG 4). Coin about fine, countermark better, very rare £300-500
Hammer Price: £160
Barbados (General West Indies), Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer ff, 11.58g/178.7 gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 158]). Waterworn, otherwise good fine £90-120
British Honduras, ——— Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1818jj, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with incuse crowned gr, 26.89g/414.9gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 155]; KM. 4.1). Coin and countermark very fine, rare £150-200
Barbados (General West Indies), One Bitts (3), three lightweight side cuts from differing Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen), arranged to show the technique used in Birmingham to create these forgeries, 1.12g/17.2 gr, 1.10g/16.9 gr, 1.03g/15.9 gr (Prid. 5 [Sale, lot 162, these pieces]) [3]. Generally very fine £80-100
Tobago, Authority of November 1798, Stampee (valued at Twopence-Farthing), a crowned C type plain copper flan, rev. countermarked with incuse tb, annulet below, 1.73g/26.7 gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 369]; KM. 6). Very fine £30-50
Tobago, ——— Stampee, a Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked with incuse tb/o within a shaped frame, 1.64g/25.3 gr (cf. Prid. 3; VG 4). Coin fair and perhaps official, countermark fine, rare £50-70
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues of c. 1805, Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1772fm (assayers initials reversed), Mexico City, obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 11.81g/182.3 gr (Prid. 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type II [Sale, lot 189]; KM. 19). Coin fair, countermark about fine £200-250
Curaçao, ——— Eighteen Stuivers, a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with five-petal rosace raised within a circular indent, 4.13g/63.7 gr (Scholten 1370; Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 422]; KM. 13). Coin fair, countermark very fine £80-100
Curaçao, ——— Three Reaals (valued at Eighteen Stuivers), a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with 3 in a circle raised within a circular indent, 5.16g/79.6 gr (Scholten 1387; Prid. p.252, fig. 27 [Sale, lot 424]; KM. 28). Coin fine, countermark very fine £90-120
Curaçao, ——— Three Reaals, a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with 3 raised within a serrated circular indent, 4.66g/71.9 gr (cf. Scholten 1387; Prid. p.252, fig. 28 [Sale, lot 425]; KM. 29). Coin and countermark fine £80-100
Curaçao, ——— Three Reaals, a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with 3 raised within a serrated circular indent, 5.28g/81.6 gr (cf. Scholten 1387; Prid. p.252, fig. 28 [Sale, lot 425]; KM. 29). Coin and countermark about fine or better £70-90
St. Eustatius (Statia), ——— One Stuiver, a Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked with se raised within a circular indent, then p raised within a circular indent, 1.48g/22.8 gr (Prid. p.263, fig. 44 [Sale, lot 433]; Scholten 1429a/b; VG 3; KM. 4). Coin fair, countermarks very fine, rare £60-80
Curaçao, British Adminstration, Authority of August 1814, Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals), a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with five-petal rosace raised within a circular indent, 4.89g/75.5 gr (Scholten 1370; Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 422]; KM. 13). Coin and countermark about fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £150
Curaçao, ——— Eighteen Stuivers, MEXICO, a cut fifth segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with five-petal rosace raised within a circular indent, 4.32g/66.7 gr (Scholten 1370; Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 422]; KM. 13). Coin fair, countermark about fine £70-90
Curaçao, ——— Three Reaals, a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with 3 in a circle raised within a circular indent, 4.90g/75.6 gr (Scholten 1387b; Prid. p.252, fig. 27 [Sale, lot 424]; KM. 28). Coin about fine but with surface corrosion, countermark very fine £80-100
Curaçao, ——— Three Reaals, a cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked with 3 in a circle raised within a circular indent, 4.34g/67.0 gr (Scholten 1387; Prid. p.252, fig. 27 [Sale, lot 424]; KM. 28). Coin and countermark about fine £70-90
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