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

St. Lucia, ——— Contemporary concoction, perhaps purporting to be a One-and-a-Half Escalin, Charles IV, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, cut from the rev. with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with two incuse annulets, 6.04g/93.2 gr (cf. Prid. 6 [cf. Sale, lot 319]). Coin about fine, countermarks better, rare and interesting
£250-300

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: Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-20 November 1965, lot 2602.

Unlikely to be a contemporary forgery, as the one-and-a-half escalin, c. 1811, should be a cut quarter segment of a 4 réales. The annulet countermarks as well as the crenated cut edges do not have a modern look or feel. The cataloguer admits that these statements are subjective, but taking all aspects into consideration it would appear that this coin was stamped in error as a one-and-a-half escalin when the proper value should have been 3 escalins