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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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Essequibo & Demerary. British Colonial 3 Bits ND (1808), KM1, AU50 NGC, nicely toned and original with bold details. This rare necessity coinage was produced on the scalloped center plug of a Spanish colonial 8 Reales and was countermarked E & D, 3 BTS. Ex-Whetmore Collection, Glendinings July 1961, Lot 277.
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD
Essequibo & Demerary. British Colonial 3 Bits ND (1808), KM1, AU50 NGC, nicely toned and original with bold details. This rare necessity coinage was produced on the scalloped center plug of a Spanish colonial 8 Reales and was countermarked E & D, 3 BTS. Ex-Whetmore Collection, Glendinings July 1961, Lot 277.
Estimate: 2500-3500 USD