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

Dominica, ——— Six Bitts, Charles IIII, a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with a crowned 6 raised within a shaped indent, 8.68g/133.9 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 297]; KM. 6). Coin fair but some graffiti on obverse, countermark better and extremely rare on a Spanish host £150-200

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: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 99

The host coin is Spanish-American, not as per the third line of the catalogue description