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Long Beach Signature Sale 3049 12-13 Sep 2016
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British Colony 1/2 Bit ND (c.1765) VF, KM16. Heart shaped hole with ornamental edges punched out of Mexico 1/2 Real 1742. Formerly attributed to, and listed under Martinique.From our September 2014 description of this type (Auction 3035, Lot 33604): Formerly attributed to Martinique (as in KM) and Dominica (Pridmore pp. 308-309 transcribed an act of 1798 raising the value of the "Old Spanish milled dollar with a hole in the shapoe of a heart" from 10 to 11 bits), Heart shaped pierced coins of Pridmore type I and II are now solidly attributed to Gibraltar following Bob Lyall's research. It is probable that the Type IV cut, such as the present example, also originated from Gibraltar.
Estimate: 400-600 USD
British Colony 1/2 Bit ND (c.1765) VF, KM16. Heart shaped hole with ornamental edges punched out of Mexico 1/2 Real 1742. Formerly attributed to, and listed under Martinique.From our September 2014 description of this type (Auction 3035, Lot 33604): Formerly attributed to Martinique (as in KM) and Dominica (Pridmore pp. 308-309 transcribed an act of 1798 raising the value of the "Old Spanish milled dollar with a hole in the shapoe of a heart" from 10 to 11 bits), Heart shaped pierced coins of Pridmore type I and II are now solidly attributed to Gibraltar following Bob Lyall's research. It is probable that the Type IV cut, such as the present example, also originated from Gibraltar.
Estimate: 400-600 USD