The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Double Island Issues, St Vincent-Tortola, Authority of December 1797 on St Vincent, Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked three times with sv monogram stamps raised within a shaped indent, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.46g/84.3gr (cf. Prid. 37-8 for specimens with other Tortola stamps). Coin worn smooth with pitted surface, sv countermarks fair, tirtila countermark fine, extremely rare £600-800

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

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Provenance: Bt 2004