The Roehrs Collection of West Indies Cut and Countermarked Coins (Part I)

Virgin Islands – Tortola, ——— Half-Dollar, Charles IIII, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, rev. countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent; later (c. 1805) obv. countermarked tirtila raised within a shaped indent, 12.78g/197.2 gr (Prid. 1 and 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, rev. type 1/b, early die state, obv. type II [Sale, lot 223, this coin]; KM. 7/19). Coin about fine, countermarks fine, 1/b early die state countermark very rare, the different Tortola countermark combination an extremely rare occurrence £500-600

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: T.B. Clarke-Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-9 May 1937, lot 929 (part); F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 223 [from Baldwin October 1973]