The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Guadeloupe, British Administration: Proclamation of February 1813, Ten Sous, Charles III, a Spanish-American Half-Réal, 1790fm, Mexico City, rev. countermarked with crowned g raised within a rectangular indent, 1.44g/22.2gr (Prid. 6 [Sale, lot 405]; VG 15; KM. 11). Coin poor, countermark better than fine, the somewhat crude style suggesting a contemporary counterfeit although the coin is correct for the Ten Sous value, very rare £200-300

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 154; W. Tankersley Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 12-13 October 1998, lot 90