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

Gibraltar, Type I, c. 1761-4, Eleven Bitt Dollar (valued at Eight Shillings and Threepence, revalued to Ten Bitts in September 1798), MEXICO, Philip V, 8 Réales, 1744mf, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 23.42g/361.4 gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 278]; KM. Martinique 5). Fine and toned, very rare £1,200-1,500

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: H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-13 May 1954, lot 1038; R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1217