The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs

Leeward Islands (excluding The Virgin Islands), 7 dwt Standard, c. 1798, Sixty-Six Shillings, BRAZIL, John V, 6,400 Réis, 1746, Bahia, clipped down to just under the Leeward Island weight standard, 10.67g/164.7 gr/6.86 dwt (cf. Gordon p.29). About fine, edge heavily clipped, rare £700-900

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: Superior Auction (Los Angeles), 29-31 January 1979, lot 498