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ESSEQUIBO & DEMERARA, Ordinance of August 1798, Twenty-Two Guilders, Joseph I, a counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1771, Rio, obv. countermarked with a script ed raised within a rectangular indent, 10.39g/160.3gr (cf. Gordon 13a; cf. Prid. 1; cf. KM. 3). Coin very fine, countermark better, of the highest rarity; the only recorded specimen £6,000-8,000
Hammer Price: £46,000
Guadeloupe, French Administration: Authority of April 1804, Twenty-Two Livres per gros, a Maria I and Peter III, 6,400 Réis, 1784, Rio, obv. countermarked 22.≠ bearded head raised within a rectangular indent, 14.28g/220.4gr (Gordon 16b, this coin; Prid. p.229, fig. 20; KM. 5). Coin and countermark very fine or better but traces of mount on the edge, of the highest rarity £5,000-6,000
Hammer Price: £22,000
ESSEQUIBO & DEMERARA, Authority of December 1808, Three Guilders (valued at Five Shillings), a Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1796fm, Mexico City, with a circular piercing with 19 crenations, obv. countermarked e.&.d/3.g.l raised within a beaded oval indent, 22.23g/343.1gr (Prid. 2 [Sale, lot 151]; Scholten 1441, this coin; Guttag 918c, this coin; KM. 2). Coin and countermark very fine or better, very rare £4,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £18,000
Guadeloupe, British Administration: Decree of May 1811, Eighty-Two Livres Ten Sols, a Maria I and Peter III, 6,400 Réis, 1786, Rio, obv. countermarked with crowned g raised within an oval indent and 82 10 raised within a rectangular indent, 13.34g/205.9gr (Gordon 20; Prid. 1; VG 32; KM. 28). Coin polished but very fine, countermarks better, of the highest rarity; only two other specimens with these same countermarks recorded £3,000-5,000
Hammer Price: £15,000
Grenada-Martinique, Authority on Grenada July 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, a Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1771, Rio, centrally plugged to bring the coin up to the minimum weight standard of 7dwt 12grains (the stamp of the goldsmith on the plug omitted), obv. countermarked with incuse g three times spaced around the circumference, then countermarked 20 above eagle raised within a shaped indent (authorised on Martinique September 1805, valued at 20 Livres per gros), 11.61g/179.2gr (cf....
Hammer Price: £13,000
Grenada, Proclamation of 31 July 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, a Maria I, 6,400 Réis, obv. countermarked with script jr raised within an oval indent on a central plug and incuse g applied three times around the circumference, 11.67g/180.1gr (Gordon 7c, this coin; Prid. 6; KM. 3). Coin fine, edge heavily clipped, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £12,000
Tobago, Issues c. 1798, Eleven Bitts (valued at Eight Shillings and Threepence), a Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1797fm, Mexico City, pierced from the obverse with a central hole with 14 crenations (type I), 23.40g/361.1gr (Prid. 1, this coin [Sale, lot 367, this coin]; KM. 12). Very fine and the highest rarity £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
Dominica, Authority of August 1813, Sixteen Bitts (valued at Twelve Shillings), a Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1794fm, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the rev. with a circular hole with 15 crenations, countermarked both sides with a crowned 16 raised within a shaped indent [the 1798 Eleven Bitt Dollar re-valued in 1813], 23.17g/357.6gr (Prid. 24 [Sale, lot 295]; KM. 8.3). Coin fine, countermarks better, extremely rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
Dominica, Issue c. 1780-1795 at 10 Bitts (valued at Seven Shillings and Sixpence) and revalued upwards to 11 Bitts (Eight Shillings and Threepence) by the Dominica Act, passed 27 September 1798, a Ferdinand VI, 8 Réales, 1756mm, Mexico City, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole, 23.51g/362.8gr (Prid. 6 [Sale, lot 281]; KM. Martinique 10). About fine, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Dominica, Authority of August 1813, Twelve Bitt Dollar (valued at Nine Shillings), a Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1792fm, Mexico City, centrally pierced with an over-large circular hole, rev. countermarked with a crowned 12 raised within a shaped indent four times, 14.81g/228.5gr [approximate official weight 18g] (Prid. 26, this coin [Sale, lot 296, this coin]; SNC December 1905, col. 8762, this coin; KM. 7). Nearly fine, a contemporary counterfeit, of the highest rarity; only one other...
Martinique, Authority of September 1805, Twenty Livres per gros, a Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1756, Bahia, obv. countermarked 20 over eagle raised within a shaped indent, 9.04g/139.5gr (Gordon 18; Prid. p.242, fig. 23). Coin fine but moderate to heavy clipping around the edge, countermark very fine, rare £1,500-2,000
Montserrat-Bank of England, Issues of c. 1785-1801, Quarter-Dollar, a Charles III, 2 Réales, 1774fm, Mexico City, obv. initially countermarked with Montserrat design raised within a shaped indent and later countermarked in 1797 with the Bank of England oval countermark, 6.44g/99.4gr (Lyall, SNC November 1994, p.403, this coin; cf. Prid. 2; cf. KM. 12). Coin and countermarks very fine but a test mark on the edge at 3 o’clock, of the highest rarity and the only known specimen £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
Guadeloupe, French Administration: Authority of April 1804, Twenty Livres per gros, a Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1772b, a lightweight forgery made to the Leeward Is. 7dwt (168 grains) weight standard, then countermarked on Guadeloupe, obv. with an unidentified symbol (described as a cockade and a heart and a g raised within a shaped indent) later overstamped with 20 raised within a shaped indent, 10.92g/168.5gr (Gordon –; Prid. Not Attributed –; cf. Glendining, 10 July 1996, lot...
Guadeloupe, French Administration: Authority of April 1804, Twenty Livres per gros, a Maria I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1788, Rio, obv. countermarked 20 ≠ raised within a rectangular indent, with what appears to be a damaged or modified stamp as the animal head portion of it is missing, and an incuse ‘eye’, 8.63g/133.2 gr (cf. Gordon 17a/b; cf. KM. 4.2). Coin good fine but clipped moderately around the edge and a mount removed, countermark very fine, extremely rare £3,000-4,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
ESSEQUIBO & DEMERARA, Authority of December 1808, Three Bitts (valued at Fifteen Pence), a central segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales with 19 crenations, one side countermarked e&d/3.bts raised within a beaded circle, 4.82g/74.4gr (Prid. 3 [Sale, lot 152]; Scholten 1442; KM. 1). Very fine or better, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
St. Maarten, Issues of c. 1797, Eighteen Stuivers, a cut quarter-segment of a Charles IIII, Spanish-American 8 Réales, assayer fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, 5.66g/87.3gr (Scholten 1415; Prid. p.258, fig. 35 [Sale –]; KM. –). Coin fine, countermark better, of the highest rarity; only three or four specimens recorded £900-1,200
Double Island Issues, St Maarten-Tortola, Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1797), a cut quarter-segment of a Charles III, Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with incuse cc and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, the cut edges countermarked with incuse ib (representing 18 Stuivers or perhaps the initials of the silversmith), rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent (type III), 6.11g/94.3gr (cf. Prid. Virgin Is. 51 [Sale, cf....
Hammer Price: £5,000
St Vincent, Authority of September 1811, Twelve Bitts (valued at Nine Shillings), Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1795fm, Mexico City, with a large central hole, obv. countermarked &/xii raised within a shaped indent, 17.54g/270.7gr (Prid. 30, erroneously listed as a modern copy). Coin and countermark good fine, of the highest rarity (only one other specimen recorded, Roehrs lot 279) £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £4,800
Grenada, Authority of October 1814, Two Bitts (valued at One Shilling and Sixpence), Charles IIII, a cut sixth-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked tr raised within a shaped indent, incuse g and 2 raised within a square indent, 4.39g/67.7gr (Prid. 11 [Sale, lot 362, this coin]; KM. 5). Coin fine, countermarks better, of the highest rarity; five specimens recorded, of which two are in private collections £1,500-2,000
Tobago, Issues c. 1798, Eleven Bitts (valued at Eight Shillings and Threepence), a Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1794fm, Mexico City, pierced from the obv. with a central hole with 15 crenations (type II), 23.08g/356.2gr (Howland Wood fig. 3, this coin; cf. Prid. 1 [Sale, cf. lot 367]; KM. 12). Fine or better, rare £1,000-1,500
Double Island Issues, Montserrat-Tortola, Half-Dollar, a cut half-segment of a Charles III, Spanish-American 8 Réales, assayer fm, Mexico City, rev. countermarked m raised within a circular indent, in three places, and later countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent (type I/b, late die state), 11.40g/175.9gr (Prid. –). Coin fair, reverse better, countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity; the only known specimen of this denomination and this combination of countermarks ...
Guadeloupe, French Administration: Authority of November 1802, Escalin, Charles IIII, a cut segment from the edge of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, 1806, after a central octagonal plug had been removed, rev. countermarked with incuse rf, 2.25g/34.7gr (Prid. p.229, fig. 17; VG 2; KM. 2). Coin and countermark very fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,600
Hammer Price: £4,600
Guadeloupe, British Administration: Decree of May 1811, Forty-Five Sou Moco, Charles IIII, a cut quarter-segment of the Nine Livre Dollar (after the central square plug had been removed) derived from a [17]91 8 Réales, Mexico City, cut from the rev. with crenated edges and rev. countermarked twice with crowned g raised within a shaped indent, 5.39g/83.2gr (cf. Prid. 15-21 [Sale, cf. lots 409-12]; VG 28; KM. 34). Coin and countermarks very fine, very rare £500-600
Guadeloupe, British Administration: Proclamation of February 1813, Two Livres Five Sous, Charles IIII, a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges (Martinique ‘Moco’ c. 1797), obv. countermarked three times with crowned g raised within a shaped indent, 5.85g/90.3gr (Prid. 7 [Sale, lot 406]; VG 29; KM. 30). Coin fine, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Grenada, Authority of October 1814, Four Bitts (valued at Three Shillings), Charles IIII, a cut third-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with gs raised within a rectangular indent, incuse g and 4 raised within a shaped indent, 8.73g/134.7gr (Prid. 10 [Sale, lot 361]; KM. 8). Coin and countermarks nearly very fine, very rare. £900-1,200
Grenada, Authority of October 1814, Two Bitts (valued at One Shilling and Sixpence), a cut sixth-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with gs raised within a rectangular indent, incuse g and 2 raised within a shaped indent, 4.30g/66.4gr (Prid. 12 [Sale, lot 363]; KM. 6). Coin and countermarks fine or better, of the highest rarity; only one other specimen recorded [Pridmore lot 363] £1,500-2,000
Montserrat, Issues of c. 1785-1801, Quarter-Dollar, Charles III, a cut quarter-segment of a [17]72 Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with Montserrat design, raised within a shaped indent, rev. countermarked with m raised within a square indent in each corner, 5.72g/88.3gr (Prid. 4 [Sale, lot 270]; KM. 10). Coin fair, countermarks very fine but obverse punch starting to break up, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £4,400
Grenada, Authority of October 1814, Four Bitts (valued at Three Shillings), Charles IIII, a cut third-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Reales, obv. countermarked with tr raised within a shaped indent, incuse g and 4 raised within a shaped indent, 8.99g/138.7gr (Prid. 9 [Sale, lot 360]; KM. 7). Coin and countermarks very fine, very rare £900-1,200
St Vincent, Authority of December 1797, Half-Dollar, Charles III, a lightweight cut half-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales with a central plug to increase the weight, obv. countermarked three times with sv monogram raised within a shaped indent (once on the plug), 9.31g/143.7gr (Prid. 2 [Sale, lot 346]; KM. 4.2). Coin and countermarks fair, very rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £4,200
St Bartholomew (St Barts), Issues post-1821, Nine Stuivers, a Spanish-American Réal, one side countermarked c/9 raised within an elliptical indent, 2.63g/40.6gr (Olrog p.188; Prid. Not Attributed 39, this coin; Scholten 1374; Howland Wood 102, this coin; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, extremely rare £800-1,000
Guadeloupe, French Administration, c. pre-1811, Nine Livres, a Charles IV, 8 Réales, 1789fm, Mexico City, transitional type, pierced from the rev. with a square hole with crenated edges, no countermark, 24.05g/371.1gr (Prid. –; KM –). Fine, extremely rare; very few specimens recorded £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Ionian Islands, Authority of 1813, Twenty-Five Paras, Charles II, Carlino, 1689, Naples, rev. countermarked 25 raised within a square indent (type I) and later crude bust over 25 raised within an oval indent (type II), 2.08g/32.1gr (Prid. 8 [Sale, lot 559, this coin] for countermark; CNI 283 for host). Coin fair, countermarks fine or better, extremely rare £500-700
Gibraltar, Authority untraced, Ismail b. el-Sharif (1672-1727), a Morocco Bunduqi, countermarked j/key/r (small d within the loop of the r) raised within an oval indent, 3.15g/48.6gr (Lyall, SNC September 2009, p.161, this coin; ICV 3036). Coin fair with small piercing, countermark very fine, extremely rare £2,000-3,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Gibraltar, Authority untraced, Ismail b. el-Sharif, a Morocco Bunduqi, countermarked ia key raised within a shaped indent, 3.36g/51.9gr (Lyall, SNC September 2009, p.161, this coin listed; ICV 3036). Coin very fine, countermark better, extremely rare £2,000-3,000
Ionian Islands, Authority of 1813, Fifty Paras, Charles II, Tari, 1694, Naples, countermarked on obv. with a crude bust over 50 raised within an oval indent (type II), 3.59g/55.4gr (Prid. 6, countermark [Sale, cf. lot 558]; CNI 331 for host). Coin poor, countermark fair, extremely rare £600-800
Treble Island Issues, Martinique-St Kitts-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, assayer fm, initials reversed, Mexico City, with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with incuse s three times for St Kitts, c. 1801, and tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 6.06g/93.5gr (Prid. 22 [Sale, lot 211]). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Double Island Issues, St Vincent-Tortola, Authority of December 1797 on St Vincent, Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked three times with sv monogram stamps raised within a shaped indent, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.46g/84.3gr (cf. Prid. 37-8 for specimens with other Tortola stamps). Coin worn smooth with pitted surface, sv countermarks fair, tirtila countermark fine, extremely rare £600-800
Nevis, Nine Doggs, c. 1801 (valued at One Shilling and Threehalfpence), a Charles II, cob Réal, 1690, Lima, rev. countermarked nevis raised within a rectangular indent with serrated edges and incuse 9 below, 2.06g/31.8gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 261]; KM. –). Coin fair, countermarks very fine, extremely rare £800-1,000
Nevis, Nine Doggs, c. 1801, a Spanish-American cob Réal, both sides faintly countermarked with an incuse 9 (official ?) and obv. countermarked nevis raised within a rectangular indent, a very crude contemporary counterfeit and an incuse retrograde 9, 2.99g/46.1gr (Prid. –; KM. –).Coin poor, countermarks very fine, extremely rare and a most interesting specimen £600-800
St Lucia, Authority of January 1813, Six Livres Fifteen Sous, Charles IIII, a cut centre segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, 1802, obv. countermarked s: lucie raised within a shaped indent, 15.35g/236.9gr (Prid. 9 [Sale, lot 314]; VG 17; KM. 10.1). Coin and countermark nearly very fine, rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £3,400
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