The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

St. Maarten, Dutch-French Administration: Authority of January 1798, One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked stm raised within a beaded circle, later countermarked with incuse m to revalidate circulation (July 1820), obv. countermarked with large incuse fleur-de-lis by authorities on the French side of the island, 1.98g/30.6gr (cf. Scholten 1423-4; cf. Prid. pp.257-8, figs. 32, 38 [Sale, cf. lots 429-31]; KM. –). Coin fair, countermarks fine, very rare with all three countermarks £300-400

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

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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1670; E. Roehrs Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 87, 28 September 2010, lot 101