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

St. Bartholomew (St. Barts), St. Eustatius-St. Barts, ——— Four Stuivers, Charles III, a Spanish-American Half-Réal, rev. stamped p in a beaded circle raised within a circular indent (for St. Eustatius), then countermarked with crowned 4/m raised within an elliptical indent, 1.29g/19.9 gr (Olrog p.25, 7; KM. St Eustatius 5). Coin poor, countermarks better, extremely rare £900-1,200

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 & Associates Auction 125 (Chicago), 25-6 April 2003, lot 2829; K.V. Eckardt Collection