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

Dominica, ——— Twelve Bitt Dollar (valued at Nine Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1792fm, Mexico City, centrally pierced with an over-large circular hole, rev. countermarked with a crowned 12 raised within a shaped indent four times, 14.79g/228.2 gr [approximate official weight 18g] (Prid. 26 [Sale, lot 296, this coin]; SNC December 1905, col. 8762, this coin; KM. 7). Fine, a contemporary forgery, but of the highest rarity £4,000-5,000

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.B. Bowles Collection; Bristol City Museum Collection; F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction 21-2 September 1981, lot 296 [from A. Gunstone]