ST. EUSTATIUS: Dutch Colony, BI stiver, ND (1809), Prid-pg 262, fig. 41 [Lot 423 in Sale]; Scholten-1427, a contemporary counterfeit countermark SE on French Cayenne 2 sous dated 1789, VF. It was determined that only genuine Cayenne stuivers would be used as currency on St. Eustatius, and these were countermarked "SE" for St. Eustatius by Peter dit Flamand. In 1809, there were so many counterfeits in circulation that an additional "P" stamp was applied to genuine pieces.

Estimate: USD 200 - 300