The Roehrs Collection of West Indies Cut and Countermarked Coins (Part I)

Double Island Issues, Martinique-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.81g/89.6 gr (Prid. 35 [Sale, lot 227]). Coin fair, countermark very fine, rare £300-500

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: Bt R.C. Gordon 1981