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

Double Island Issues, Tortola-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer fm, obv. countermarked [tir]tila raised within a shaped indent [type II, the segment cut from a previously countermarked cut half], rev. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.78g/89.2 gr (Prid. 52, this coin [Sale, lot 248, this coin]). Coin worn nearly smooth and with a small edge split, countermarks fine or better, extremely rare and most unusual £400-500

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: F. Heeley Collection, Glendining Auction, 10-11 March 1965, lot 817 (part); F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 248