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

Double Island Issues, Martinique-Tortola, Quarter-Dollar, a Martinique ‘Moco’, c. 1797, cut from a Charles IIII, Spanish-American 8 Réales, with crenated edges, rev. countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent [type I/b, late die state], 6.17g/95.2 gr (Prid. 33 [Sale, lot 225]). Coin fair, countermark fine, rare £300-500

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. Peltzer Collection, Glendining Auction, 20-4 June 1927, lot 593 (part); J.W. Garrett Collection, Part I, NFA/Bank Leu Auction (Beverly Hills), 16-18 May 1984, lot 1201