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

Unattributed, BRAZIL, Maria I and Peter III, counterfeit 6,400 Réis, 1778, Rio, a lightweight forgery that cannot be associated with any specific island, obv. countermarked with fl raised within a shaped indent, 9.64g/148.8gr/6.20 dwt (Gordon –). Coin and countermark good fine £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: R.J. Ford Collection; bt R.C. Gordon