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

Gibraltar, Type II, c. 1764, Eleven Bitt Dollar (valued at Eight Shillings and Threepence, revalued to Ten Bitts in September 1798), MEXICO, Ferdinand VI, 8 Réales, 1756mm, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the rev. with a heart-shaped hole, 23.48g/362.3 gr (Prid. 6 [Sale, lot 281]; KM. Martinique 10). About fine, very 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: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1606; A. van Loan Gaines Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 24-5 May 1968, lot 1008; R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1219