Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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GIBRALTAR. Gibraltar - Peru. 1/2 Bit, ND (ca. 1770-72). George III. PCGS EF-40.
KM-16 (Martinique); Prid-20 (Dominica). Countermark: Type IV bifacial; blunt heart-shaped cut-out with ornamented edges on both sides. Applied to a 1756-LIMA JM Peru Pillar 1/2 Real of Ferdinand VI (KM-51). A SCARCE and exceptionally appealing colonial type, this series was originally given to Martinique in the literature--where it still appears in KM--but is now believed to be from Gibraltar instead. The host--incorrectly identified on the holder as Mexico rather than Peru--offers deep cabinet toning with clear details still observed throughout.
Ex: Jeroen de Wilde Collection.
KM-16 (Martinique); Prid-20 (Dominica). Countermark: Type IV bifacial; blunt heart-shaped cut-out with ornamented edges on both sides. Applied to a 1756-LIMA JM Peru Pillar 1/2 Real of Ferdinand VI (KM-51). A SCARCE and exceptionally appealing colonial type, this series was originally given to Martinique in the literature--where it still appears in KM--but is now believed to be from Gibraltar instead. The host--incorrectly identified on the holder as Mexico rather than Peru--offers deep cabinet toning with clear details still observed throughout.
Ex: Jeroen de Wilde Collection.
Ex: Isaac Rudman Collection.
Ex: R. C. Gordon Collection.
Ex: R. J. Ford Collection.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500