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Jamaica, British Administration: Authority of November 1758, Half-Réal, a base metal contemporary counterfeit Ferdinand VI Half-Réal, 1756jm, Lima, the cast made from a coin with the official gr countermarks on both sides, 1.80g/27.8gr (cf. Prid. 8 [Sale, cf. lots 170-1]; cf. KM. 1.3). Obverse fair, reverse fine, extremely rare £100-150
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins.
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Provenance: Bt Format 1983.
It is extremely rare to find a contemporary counterfeit of this series
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