St Maarten, Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1797), MEXICO, a lightweight cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, obv. countermarked st martin raised within a shaped indent, and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, 5.54g/85.5gr (Scholten 1416; Prid. p.258, fig. 3; VG 13; KM. –). Coin about fine, countermarks better than fine, very rare £500-600

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: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 23 May 1990 (2088)