Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1773, Rio, a lightweight forgery made to the Leeward Island weight standard, 10.90g/168.2 gr/7.00 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). Scrape mark in obverse field and test mark on edge, otherwise very fine, reverse better, dull surfaces, rare £700-900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs.

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Provenance: Sotheby Auction, 15-16 November 1984, lot 789 (part)