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British Guiana, Essequibo and Demerary, local coinage, 1808, three guilders, struck on a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1792 FM, pierced below centre with a hole of 19 crenellations and obverse countermarked with E & D/ 3.G.L within beaded oval (21.24 g) (Pr.2; KM.2). Toned, very fine, countermark good very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $27,500
British Guiana, Essequibo and Demerary, local coinage, 1808, three bitts, 1808, centre plug of eight reales with 19 crenellations, countermarked E & D/3Bts in two lines within beaded inner circle (Pr.3;KM.1, this piece illustrated). Reverse of original coin visible at obverse rim (4.45 g). Dark toned extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $7,500
SOLD $10,000
British Honduras, copy as a variant of countermarked dollar with crown over block GR on eight reales, 1819, Mexico City mint, (cf.P.3). Countermark very fine, host coin good fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Tortola, 1801, type 1 countermark, silver half dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles III 17 (?) Spanish American eight reales Tortola within shaped rectangular indent on obverse (see Pridmore SNG Sep 1974, 1a) (KM.7) Nearly fine, countermark very fine and rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Tortola, 1801, half dollar, a cut half-segment of a Charles III eight reales countermarked with raised Tortola (type Ib) within shaped indent on reverse (Pr.1b; KM.7). Fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $0
Tortola, 1801, silver quarter dollar, a cut quarter-segment of a Charles III eight reales 17 ( ) countermarked with Tortola (type Ia) in relief within a shaped indent (Pr.3b) (KM.6). Coin fine, countermark clear good very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Tortola, 1805-1823, type II countermark, silver half dollar, Tirtila raised in crude lettering within a shaped indent countermarked on a cut half segment of a Charles IV eight reales (1790-1) (10.99 g) (Pr.8; KM.19). Original coin fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $900
Tortola, 1805-23 half dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint 1795 FM eight reales countermarked with crude Tirtila within shaped indent on obverse (Pr. 8; KM.19). Good fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Tortola, 1805-24. silver quarter dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Charles III Spanish American eight reales countermarked Tirtila in shaped rectangular indent on the reverse of original coin (Pr.13; KM.18). Coin worn, countermark very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
Tortola, circa 1805-24, type IV countermark, quarter dollar, cut quarter segment of a Charles IIII Spanish American eight reales or dollar, countermarked with a crude Tortola written along indent (6.67 g) (Pr.17; KM.9). Coin fine, countermark very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $380
Martinique-Tortola, double Island mutilations, quarter dollar, cut quarter segment, struck from a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales FM, a Martinique Moco 1797, countermarked with a Tortola type 1, 1801 punch 1a severely broken (6.62 g) (cf Pr.33 and Pridmore lot 224). Very fine and very rare (three similar in Hopkins hoard, nos 52, 53 and 61).
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,050
St. Kitts - Tortola, double multilation, silver half dollar, a cut half segment of a Charles III eight reales countermarked on the obverse three S's for St. Kitts (1801) and Tirtila type II (1805) for Tortola, on reverse single S (Pr.28; KM.19/5). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,950
St. Kitts-Tortola, silver quarter dollar, a cut quarter-segment of a (179) 5 Potosi Mint eight reales countermarked on the obverse with three incuse S's for St. Kitts 1801 and on obverse Tirtila type III 1805 (Pr.41; KM.17/4). Good fine and rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $700
Curacao, British Administration, 1814-silver three reales, a cut fifth segment of Charles IIII 1798 eight reales with cut edges crenellated, reverse countermarked with rosace or "star" (Pr.1; KM.13). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Curacao, c1819-25, Dutch administration 3 reales, a cut 1/5 segment of a Mexico City Mint eight reales or dollar with the cut edges crenellated, reverse countermarked with 3 in relief within serrated circular indent (Pr.p.252 tlg 28; KM.28; Sch 1371). Toned good fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $350
Dominica, c.1770-1772, type IV, two bitts, blunt heart shaped piercing with patterned border in a Ferdinand VI two reales Lima Mint 1755 JD (Pr.18; KM.18). Dark toned very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
SOLD $1,250
Dominica, 1770-2, type IV, one bitt, blunt heart shape piercing with patterned border, in a Ferdinand VI one reale Lima Mint 1756 JM (Pr. 19; KM.17). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Dominica, 1798, a Charles III silver eight reales or dollar, Mexico City Mint 1786 FM pierced from the reverse side with a central hole of 15 crenellations (Pr.21, KM.3.2). Toned good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Dominica, 1813, silver 16 bitts, struck from a centrally pierced Charles IIII 1790F.M. (portrait of Charles III) Mexico City Mint eight reales or dollar, the piercing from the reverse side with crenellations, countermarked on the obverse at the top and the reverse at base with crowned 16 within shaped indent with die break through 1 (22.89g) (Pr.24; KM.8.2). Toned fine, countermark very fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $17,500
Dominica, 1813, six bits, crowned 6 in vertical rectangular indentation countermarked on the obverse of a plug from a Charles IIII silver eight reales (Pr.27; KM.6). Toned good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $0
Dominica, 1813, silver four bitts, circular segment or ring from a centrally pierced Spanish American dollar or eight reales with 15 crenellations of the 1798 series, countermarked on one side on the right side with crowned back tilted 4 within shaped indent, edge crudely bevelled and grained left (5.39g) (Pr.28; KM.5). Coin flat as made, countermark very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $0
Dominica, 1813 local issues, four bitts, circular segment from a 1798 eight reales or dollar pierced with a hole with 15 crenellations to the inside edge and countermarked with a crowned 4 in a shaped indent edge crudely bevelled and grained (5.54 g) (Pr.28; KM.5). Coin worn, countermark very fine, very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,800
Grenada, (1814) silver four bitts, a cut third segment of a Charles IIII Mexico City eight reales FM, countermarked on obverse TR (moneyer) G and 4 (9.13 g) (Pr.9 this piece). Toned good very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $6,600
Guadeloupe, British Administration 1811, silver nine livres, a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales 1810 H.I pierced with a central square of 16 crenellations and countermarked on both sides with a crowned G within rectangular indent with bevelled corners (Pr.2; KM.26 this coin). Evenly toned, nearly very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $2,250
Guadeloupe, British Administration 1811, a late copy of a nine livres, a Spanish dollar 1809 Mexico TH, pierced with a central square of 16 crenellations and countermarked on both sides with a crowned G within rectangular indent with bevelled corners, (KM.26, cf.Pr.2, G as cmk in Baldwin Sale No.8 of Gordon Collection [lot 151] described as modern copy). Very fine, host coin fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Guadelope, British Occupation, 1810-16, silver twenty sous, issued 1811, a square centre segment of a Spanish American eight reales, with edges crenellated and stamped on one side with G radiate (Pr.3; KM.19). Dark brown grey toned good very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $750
Jamaica, countermarked coinage, 1758, six shillings and eight pence, floriated GR within circular indentation countermarked on both sides of a Ferdinand VI (Peru) Lima mint eight reales, 1758 (pillar dollar type) (Pr.4; KM.8.4). Even attractive grey tone, good very fine and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $5,900
Jamaica, 1758 issues, silver quarter dollar, a Mexico City Mint two reales 1746 countermarked with floriate GR within a circular indent on both sides in the centre (Pr.6; KM.4.3). Toned very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $2,000
Jamaica, 1758 countermarked issue, silver quarter dollar, a Ferdinand VI Mexico City Mint two reales, 1754 M countermarked in the centre on both sides with a floriale GR within a circular indent (Pr.6; KM.8.4). Toned very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $900
Jamaica, real, a Ferdinand II, Lima, Peru, silver real 1756 JM countermarked floriate GR within a circular indent on both sides in centre from different punches (3.26 g) (Pr.7; KM.3). Fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $500