The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Quarter-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1727f, Segovia, centrally pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 5.23g/80.7gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 8 [Sale, cf. lot 282]; cf. KM. Martinique 8). Coin fine or better but with a test cut in the edge, rare
£200-260

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

View
Collection

Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 905; bt E. Roehrs 2005