Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, BRAZIL, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1775, Rio, a lightweight forgery made to the Leeward Island weight standard and apparently later clipped down by about 10 grains and re-edged, 10.26g/158.3 gr/6.59 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). Die flaw across obverse, very fine £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: Ponterio Auction 130 (Chicago), 30 April-1 May 2004, lot 576