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

Dominica, ——— Three Bitts (valued at Three Shillings and Threepence), a cut half of a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales (cf. Prid. 27), obv. countermarked with a crowned 3 raised within a shaped indent, straight cut edge roughly crenated, traces of rough graining on the curved edge, 4.00g/61.7 gr (Prid 29 [Sale, lot 299]; KM. 4). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, extremely rare £300-400

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: V.M. Brand Collection; with H.M.F. Schulman 1964; bt D. Engelbert 1967