Grenada, ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, Brazil, Maria I, 6,400 Réis, 1789, Rio, obv. countermarked with incuse g thrice spaced around the circumference, 11.78g/181.8 gr (Gordon 9; Prid. 3; KM. 3). Coin very fine or better but edge lightly clipped, countermarks very fine, very rare £2,000-2,500

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: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1446; A. van Loan Gaines Collection, Glendining Auction, 2 November 1972, lot 636