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

Edward Roehrs

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№ 537 x

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17 November 2011

Hammer Price:
£1,050

St Lucia, Decree of October 1811, One Escalin, Charles III, a cut third segment of a Spanish-American 2 Réales, cut from the rev. with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with one incuse annulet, 2.10g/32.4gr (Prid. 7; VG 1; KM. 6). Coin and countermark very fine and toned, very rare £700-900

Provenance: ‘Bostonian Collection’; bt K.V. Eckardt March 1997 [from Bank Leu 1990, private treaty]