Grenada, Authority of July 1798, Six Pounds Twelve Shillings, Brazil, John V, counterfeit 12,800 Réis, 1733, Minas Gerais, obv. countermarked with script jw raised within an oval indent on a large central plug and incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, 23.32g/359.8 gr (cf. Gordon 6; KM. –). Coin about very fine but edge lightly clipped, countermarks very fine, of the highest rarity £6,000-7,000

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: Henry Christensen Auction 82, 10-11 December 1982, lot 887