Gibraltar
WORLD COINS, Gibraltar, First series, Authorisation c. early 1740s, Type II, Eighth-Dollar, contemporary counterfeit, a Spanish Réal, centrally pierced with a heart-shaped hole, 1.96g/30.2gr (SNC December 2007; cf. Prid. Dominica 9 [Sale, cf. lot 280]; cf. KM. Martinique 7). Coin worn smooth, rare £150-200
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Provenance: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 78 (part); bt E. Roehrs 2005