The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

St Lucia, Issues of c. 1800-01, Four Escalins, Charles III, a lightweight cut half-segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales (actually a third by weight), obv. countermarked with a large incuse annulet, 8.81g/136.0g (cf. Prid. St Vincent 3 [Sale, cf. lot 347]; cf. KM. 3-4). Coin nearly very fine, countermark very fine, extremely rare £800-1,000

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

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Provenance: Christie’s Auction, 17 February 1981, lot 439; bt Spink 1981