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

Curaçao, Dutch Administration, Authority of July 1818, Five Reaals (valued at Thirty Stuivers), MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, [1812-21] jj, Mexico City, a cut third segment with crenated edges, obv. countermarked with 5 in a circle raised within a circular indent, 9.36g/144.4gr (Scholten 1386; Prid. p.252, fig. 26; KM. 30). Coin very fine, countermark about very fine, extremely rare; five specimens known £5,000-6,000

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: R.J. Ford Collection; bt R.C. Gordon August 1990