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

Unattributed, Portugal, Joseph I, 4 Escudos, 1763, Lisbon, with an anonymous central plug, 13.18g/203.4 gr/8.47 dwt (Gordon 212, this coin). Coin fine or better but with rough surface and re-edged, extremely rare £1,000-1,500

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: SNC September 1980 (3629).

It is very likely that this coin was regulated for the post-Revolutionary 9 dwt standard (216 grains) and has been clipped down. See The Edward Roehrs Collection of U.S. Regulated Gold, Heritage Auction, 13 August 2010, lots 21373-84