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

Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), ——— Sixty-Six Shillings, BRAZIL, Joseph I, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1771, Rio, obv. countermarked i·h raised within a rectangular indent on a large central plug, 10.92g/168.5 gr/7.02 dwt (Gordon 211, this coin; Meili, SNC November 1912, col. 14029, this coin). Test mark on rim at 3 o’clock and some light scratches on face, otherwise very fine, countermark better, extremely rare £3,000-4,000

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: J. Meili Collection; J.C. Rovensky Collection, B. Max Mehl Mailbid Sale, 30 November 1954 (2143); J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 264; E.M. Ortiz Collection, Spink Auction 87, 9 October 1991, lot 1706