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

St. Vincent, Authority of September 1811, Twelve Bitts (valued at Nine Shillings), MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1805th, Mexico City, with a large central hole, obv. countermarked s/xii raised within a shaped indent, 17.38g/268.2 gr (Prid. 10, this coin [Sale, lot 349, this coin]; KM. 12.2). Coin and countermark very fine, extremely rare £6,000-8,000

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: F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 349 [from W.J. Noble]; bt I. Rudman 1982