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

Gibraltar, ——— Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VI, 2 Réales, 175[–]m, Mexico City, centrally pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 5.30g/81.8 gr (Prid. 18 [Sale, lot 285]; KM. Martinique 18); together with a heart-shaped Plug, 1.23g/19.0 gr [2]. About very fine, very rare £300-350

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: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 909