The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Quarter-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Louis I, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1724f, Seville, centrally pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 4.67g/72.1gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 8 [Sale, cf. lot 282]; cf. KM. Martinique 8). Coin fine or better but with edge nick, rare £200-260

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

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Provenance: Marshall Collection, Spink Auction 167, 31 March 2004, lot 457