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This specimen was lot 34715 in Heritage sale 3094 (Chicago, August 2021), where it sold for $1,020. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Gibraltar]]: British Colony Countermarked Bitt ND (1770-1772) Fine Details (Bent) NGC. Counterstamped on a Philip V Real 1735 Mo-MF. An issue traditionally attributed to [[Martinique]] (as in the ''Standard Catalog of World Coins'') and Dominica (Pridmore pp. 308-309 describes an act of 1798 raising the value of the "Old Spanish milled dollar with a hole in the shape of a heart" from 10 to 11 bits), heart-shaped pierced coins of Pridmore Types I and II are now solidly attributed to Gibraltar following Bob Lyall's research. An iconic type with the trademark heart-shaped countermark cut and associated damage likely from the production of these issues. A fine example of this collectible series. From the Long Island Collection." The type IV countermark was also applied to half, two, five and ten bits; the half bit is the most common. This coin has been variously attributed to [[Gibraltar]], [[Dominica]] and [[Martinique]]; we follow the SCWC in assigning it to Martinique.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' host coin: 3.38 g, 0.917 fine silver (before punching).

''Catalog reference:'' KM 17.1 (under [[Martinique]]), Prid-19 (under Dominica).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Byrne, Ray, ''Coins and Tokens of the Caribees,'' Decatur, IL: Jess Peters, Inc., 1975.
* Pridmore, F., ''The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the Reign of George VI 1952: Part 3, Bermuda, British Guiana, British Honduras and the British West Indies,'' London: Spink & Son, 1965.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, ''ANA WFOM World & Ancient Coins Platinum Night Signature Auction #3094, featuring the Cape Coral Collection, the WTR Collection and the Monaco Collection,'' Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Martinique (1761-64) 2 bits]]
* [[Martinique (1764) 2 bits]]
* [[Martinique (1770-72) moco]]
* [[Martinique (1770-72) 10 bits]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1770]]

[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 3094]][[Category:Cut and countermarked coinage of the Caribbean]]

Martinique (1770-72) bit - Revision history

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