Coins of the West Indies from the Collection of the late Edward Roehrs (Part II)

Gibraltar, Type I, c. 1761-4, Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VI, 2 Réales, 1757m, Mexico City, centrally pierced, from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 5.81g/89.gr (Prid. Dominica 3 [Sale, lot 279]; Guttag 2416a, this coin; KM. Martinique 3). Surfaces damaged, otherwise about fine, very rare £150-200

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: J. Guttag Collection; J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 75 (part).

The host coin is correct for a Type I heart, but the piercing is perhaps a Type II