The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

St. Maarten, Dutch-French Administration: Authority of January 1798, One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, [178]9a, rev. first countermarked with large incuse fleur-de-lis by authorities on the French side of the island, later stamped with large incuse m (July 1820) on the Dutch side of the island, both countermarks contemporary counterfeits, 1.65g/25.5gr (cf. Prid. pp. 257-8, figs. 32, 38 [Sale, cf. lots 429-31]). Coin fine, countermarks better, rare even as a contemporary counterfeit £100-150

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

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Provenance: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 203; W. Tankersley Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 12-13 October 1998, lot 135