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

St. Maarten, Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1812-15), MEXICO, Charles IIII, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, 1799fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked st martin raised within a shaped indent, and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, 5.98g/92.3 gr (Scholten 1416; Prid p.258, fig. 37; VG 13; KM. –). Coin and countermarks fine or better, extremely rare £600-700

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.A. Byrne June 1966.

Full weight cut quarter segments are extremely rare and it is likely they were cut down when the dollar was increased in value from 12 to 15 reaals (see next lot), the same combination of countermarks being used on cut fifth segments from Spanish-American 8 réales (many of these are noted as cut sixths or even lighter)