The Lyall Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins

St Lucia, Authority not traced, c. post-October 1811, One Escalin (15 Sols) a contemporary counterfeit, Charles III, a cut quarter-segment of a Spanish-American 2 Réales with crenated edge (value 3 Stampees or 11 Sols 6 Deniers), obv. later countermarked with incuse annulet to increase the value to One Escalin, 1.60g/24.7gr (Prid. 23 [not in Sale]). Coin fair, countermark fine, very 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: W. Tankersley Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 12-13 October 1998, lot 121 (part)