Guadeloupe, ——— Forty-Five Sous, a cut quarter segment of the Nine Livre Dollar (after the central square plug had been removed), derived from a Charles III, Spanish-American 8 Réales, cut from the rev. with crenated edges and countermarked on the rev. with a crowned g twice raised within a shaped indent, 5.47g/84.4gr (cf. Prid. 15; VG 28; KM. 34). Coin and countermarks fine, very rare £350-400

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: Schweizerischer Bankverein Auktion 32 (Basle), 26-8 January 1993, lot 3002