The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

St Bartholomew (St Barts), Authority of 30 December 1808, Nine Stuivers, George III, Bank of Ireland Token for Ten Pence, 1805, rev. countermarked crown/9/m raised within an oval indent, 3.86g/59.6gr (Olrog p. 25, fig. 5; cf. Prid. Montserrat 10; KM. 8-9). Coin and countermark fine, perhaps better, very rare £400-500

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

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Provenance: W. Raymond Collection, Part III, NASCA Auction (New York), 14-16 August 1978, lot 3719; bt K.V. Eckardt 1982.

This coin would most likely be unfamiliar to the local population and it was stamped to define its value