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

Edward Roehrs

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№ 603 x

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17 November 2011

Hammer Price:
£1,450

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

Provenance: R.J. Ford Collection; bt R.C. Gordon