The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

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

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

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Provenance: First bt New Netherlands 1973; second bt 1973