The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

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

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

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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 362