The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Nevis, Four Doggs, c. 1801 (valued at Sixpence), a Spanish-American Half-Réal, obv. countermarked with incuse 4, 1.21g/18.7gr (Prid. 4 [not in Sale]; KM. –). Coin nearly worn smooth and pierced near the edge, countermark about 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: Found on Barbados; K.V. Eckardt Collection [from G. Hart, 1971]; P.W. Karon Collection, Spink Auction 78, 10 October 1990, lot 783 [from K.V.E]; E. Roehrs Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 87, 28 September 2010, lot 146.

This coin is unusual in that the Nevis countermark has been omitted (perhaps lost or broken); however, the incuse 4 has been compared with another specimen and is identical