The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Treble Island Issues, Martinique-St Kitts-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, assayer fm, initials reversed, Mexico City, with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with incuse s three times for St Kitts, c. 1801, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 6.06g/93.5gr (Prid. 22 [Sale, lot 211]). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins.

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Provenance: Bt Spink 1974