The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Guadeloupe, British Administration: Proclamation of February 1813, Forty Sous, contemporary counterfeit, a worn Shilling-sized coin, obv. countermarked j.p.p. (? a silversmith mark) raised within a shaped indent, rev. later countermarked with crowned g raised within a rectangular indent, 4.27g/65.9gr (cf. Prid. 4). Coin worn smooth, countermarks fine, rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 153; W. Tankersley Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 12-13 October 1998, lot 89