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Dominica, Authority of September 1798, Moco or One-and-a Half Bitts, contemporary counterfeit, a lightweight circular segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales (or 4 Réales) with 15 crenations, one side stamped with a script d radiate, small star within the loop of the letter, 2.26g/34.9gr (Prid. 22A [Sale, lots 291-3]; cf. KM. 1). Fine or better £60-80
Hammer Price: £110
Windward Islands, Louis XVI, 12 Sols, 1732, 2.31g (KM. C2); together with countermarked Stampees (2), 1763 issue, large crowned c on a 2 Sols, 1739, 1.74g (KM. 1.2), 1779 issue, 1.54g (KM. 2), and INDIA, Mewar, Rupee, Chitor, 10.64g (KM. C26) [4]. First worn, others fine £30-50
Jamaica, Spanish Administration, Four Maravedis of Santo Domingo, rev. countermarked with an incuse anchor to revalue the coin to 1/11th of a Réal, c. 1582, obv. countermarked with incuse s, possibly a contemporary counterfeit countermark for St Kitts, 2.17g/33.5gr. Coin fair, countermarks about fine to very fine £40-60
Spain, Philip V, 2 Réales (2), 1708f, Valencia, stop between v and f, 5.43g (Cayón 8643; KM. 272), 1717j, Segovia, 5.23g (Cayón 8683; KM. 297); Charles III, 2 Réales, 1776pj, Madrid, 5.63g (Cayón 11567; KM. 412.1) [3]. Second about very fine, others about fine, first scarce £100-150
Montserrat, Issues of c. 1785-1801, Black Dogg, a plain copper flan, one side countermarked m raised within a shaped indent, 1.25g/19.3gr (cf. Prid. 8 [Sale, lot 276]; cf. KM. 1). Countermark about fine, a contemporary counterfeit £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
St Lucia, Authority not traced, c. post-October 1811, One Escalin, contemporary counterfeit, Charles III, a cut third-segment of a Spanish-American 2 Réales, pillar type, the cut edges crenated, rev. countermarked with a small counterfeit annulet, 1.95g/30.1gr (cf. Prid. 7 and 23). Coin and countermark fair, very rare £150-200
Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Eighth-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Spanish Réal, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole, 1.96g/30.2gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 9 [Sale, cf. lot 280]; cf. KM. Martinique 7). Coin worn smooth, rare £150-200
Gibraltar, Second series, Authority untraced, issue of c. 1760, Type III, Quarter-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1722j, Seville, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole with a partial patterned border, 4.50g/69.4gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 13 [not in Sale]; cf. KM. Martinique 18). Coin fine, rare £150-200
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1800+, Black Dogg, a French Sous Marques, obv. countermarked with incuse h within an incuse diamond-shaped frame, 1.57g/24.2gr (cf. Prid. 19C [Sale, cf. lots 205-6]). Coin poor, countermark nearly fine £50-80
Barbados (General West Indies), Half-Bitt, contemporary counterfeit, a lightweight cut half-segment of a Spanish Réal, 1719, 0.71g/10.9gr (cf. Prid. 7 [Sale, cf. lot 164]); Quarter-Bitt ? (valued at Twopence-Farthing), probably originally a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen) Segovia, that was later cut in half again, 0.68g/10.5gr (Prid. –) [2]. Fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £95
Miscellaneous, Auction catalogues of West Indies coins (5), viz. John J. Ford Jr 1989, Alexander Patterson 1996, Ralph Gordon 1996, Edward Roehrs regulated gold 2010, Part II 2011 [5]. All mint copies, first two and fourth with PRLs tipped-in £30-40
Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Sixteenth-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Philip V, Half-Réal, 1736, Seville, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole, 1.32g/20.4gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 10 [Sale, cf. lot 283]; cf. KM. Martinique 6). Coin very fine, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £90
Dominica, Issues c. 1816-1818, Three Bitts, contemporary counterfeit, a Charles III, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1711, pierced with a very crudely cut central hole, 3.32g/51.2gr (cf. Prid. Not Attributed 31, 35). Fair, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £85
Barbados (General West Indies), One Bitt, Philip V, a lightweight cut half-segment of a Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen), Seville, 2.02g/31.2gr (Prid. 4 [Sale, lot 161]). Very fine £30-50
Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Eighth-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Philip V, Spanish Réal, Madrid, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole, 1.82g/28.1gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 9 [Sale, cf. lot 280]; cf. KM. Martinique 7). Coin very fine but with two large edge clips (made at a later date than the heart-shaped piercing), rare £80-100
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1801+, Black Dogg, contemporary counterfeit, a plain copper flan, one side countermarked with incuse t, 1.24g/19.1gr (cf. Prid. 7A/B [Sale, cf. lots 184-8]). Countermark fine £50-80
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1800+, Black Dogg, a plain copper flan crudely countermarked with incuse h within an incuse square frame, 1.14g/17.6gr (cf. Prid. 19A [Sale, cf. lots 203-4]). Flan lightly pitted, countermark fine £50-80
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1800+, Black Dogg, a plain copper flan, one side crudely countermarked with incuse h within an incuse square frame, 1.90g/29.3gr (cf. Prid. 19A [Sale, cf. lot 203]). Flan surface corroded but countermark distinct, better than fair £50-80
Abolition of Slavery, 1834, a white metal medal by J. Davis, in commemoration of the extinction of colonial slavery, etc, rev. slave stands with arms raised, 36mm (BHM 1667). Some tin pest on reverse, otherwise good very fine, rare; pierced for suspension £100-150
St Lucia, Authority not traced, c. pre-October 1811, Three Stampees (11 Sols 6 Deniers), Charles III, a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish Pistareen with crenated edges, 1.44g/22.2gr (Prid. 8 [not in Sale]). Fair, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £80
Jamaica, British Administration: Authority of November 1758, Half-Réal (valued at Fivepence), a Ferdinand VI, Half-Réal, 1755jm, Lima, both sides countermarked with floriate gr raised within a circular indent, 1.57g/24.2gr (Prid. 8 [Sale, lot 170]; KM. 1.3). Coin and countermarks nearly very fine £100-150
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
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1800+, Black Dogg, a Cayenne 2 Sous (possibly genuine) obv. countermarked with incuse h within an incuse diamond-shaped frame, 1.03g/15.9gr (cf. Prid. 19C [Sale, cf. lot 205]). Coin poor and with flan crack at edge, countermark better than fine £50-80
Virgin Islands – Tortola, Issues c. 1800+, Black Dogg, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked with very crude incuse h within an incuse diamond-shaped frame, 1.44g/22.2gr (cf. Prid. 19C [Sale, cf. lot 206]). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermark nearly fine £50-80
Uncertain location, Sixpence (?), Charles III, a cut third-segment from a Réal, Mexico City, with plain cut edges and no countermark, 1.01g/15.6gr (Prid. –). Fair £20-30
Hammer Price: £75
Uncertain location, Charles III, Half-Réal, 1773fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with incuse 4, 1.41g/21.8gr (Prid. –). Coin poor, countermark fine £50-70
Historical Medals, PUERTO RICO, Numismatic Meeting, 1982, a uniface copper medal, unsigned, legend around ed roehrs, ken eckardt, ralph gordon, isaac rudman, ray brandon, bob lyall in six lines, 49mm. Extremely fine and very rare Refer Dept
Barbados (General West Indies), Half-Dollar, Four Bitts (valued at Three Shillings), Charles III, a cut half-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, 14.73g/227.3gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 158]). Very fine £80-100
Hammer Price: £70
Barbados (General West Indies), One Bitt (valued at Ninepence), Philip V, a cut half-segment of a Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen), [17]24, Madrid, 2.72g/42.0gr (Prid. 4 [Sale, lot 161]). Fine £30-50
Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Sixteenth-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Philip V, Half-Réal, 1732, Seville, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole, 1.01g/15.6gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 10 [Sale, cf. lot 283]; cf. KM. Martinique 6). Coin fair and crinkled, very rare £80-100
Miscellaneous, Gordon, R.C., West Indies Countermarked Gold Coins, np, 1987, 122pp, illustrations in text. Publisher’s red cloth, gilt; mint copy £30-40
Uncertain location, Louis-Philippe I, Quarter-Franc, obv. countermarked with incuse 3, 1.14g/17.6gr (Prid.–). Coin poor and with small piercing near the edge, countermark fine but not fully struck up £40-60
Hammer Price: £65
Dominica, Issues c. 1816-1818, Two Bitts, contemporary counterfeit, a Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1721, with a crudely cut central hole (started from the outside edge with shears and completed with a chisel), 2.69g/41.5gr (cf. Prid. 31 [Sale, cf. lot 301]; cf. KM. 9). Fair, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £60
Haiti, Republic, Centime, 1846, obv. privately countermarked incuse jd, 2.80g/43.2gr. Coin fair, countermark fine £10-15
Barbados (General West Indies), Half-Bitt (valued at Fourpence-Halfpenny), Philip V, a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen), Seville, 1.22g/18.8gr (Prid. 6 [Sale, lot 163]). Fine £30-50
Hammer Price: £50
Miscellaneous, Pridmore, F., The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 3, West Indies, London, 1965, 364pp, illustrations in text, 1966 valuation sheet tipped-in; Glendining & Co [London], The Pridmore Collection…Part I: The West Indies…Africa, 776 lots, pre-sale estimates and PRL tipped-in [2]. Publishers’ bindings; first extremely fine, second a working copy £40-50
Barbados (General West Indies), One Bitt, contemporary counterfeit, Philip V, a very light weight cut segment from a Spanish 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1.04g/16.1gr (Prid. 5 [Sale, cf. lot 162]). Very fine £30-50
Hammer Price: £45
Jamaica, Spanish Administration, Four Maravedis of Santo Domingo, rev. countermarked with a papal key, raised within a shaped indent c. pre-1582, later countermarked with an incuse anchor, c. 1582, to revalue to 1/11th of a Réal, 2.91g/44.9gr. Coin fine for issue, countermarks better £50-80
Hammer Price: £40
Jamaica, Spanish Administration, Four Maravedis of Santo Domingo, rev. countermarked with an incuse anchor to revalue the coin to 1/11th of a Réal, c. 1582, 4.10g/63.3gr. Coin fair, countermark fine £40-60
Jamaica, Spanish Administration, Four Maravedis of Santo Domingo (7), four without countermark, three countermarked with an incuse anchor to revalue the coins to 1/11th of a Réal, c. 1582 [7]. Varied state £80-100
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