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

Dominica, ——— Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1721j, Seville, with a central square hole crudely cut, 4.10g/63.3 gr (Prid. Not Attributed 34). Very fine, rare £100-150

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: Bt New Netherlands August 1972.

Most likely a contemporary forgery in crude imitation of the two bitts with a central circular hole