Double Island Issues, St.Kitts-Tortola, Issues of c. 1801 on St Kitts, Half-Dollar, Charles IIII, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with three incuse s for St. Kitts, c. 1801, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type II], 12.64g/195.0gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 217]). Coin poor, s countermarks fine, tirtila countermark better, rare
£300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.

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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1908; Ponterio Auction 50, 22 August 1991, lot 632