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

Gibraltar, ——— Quarter-Dollar, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1721j, Seville, centrally pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 5.17g/79.8 gr (cf. Prid. 3 [cf. Sale, lot 279]; KM. Martinique 3). Very fine and very rare
£300-400

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: Baldwin Auction 28, 9 October 2001, lot 1388 (part).

While the heart piercing appears to be the type I variety, the host coin is a pistareen; the cataloguer believes the type I heart piercing should be on a Spanish-American 2 réales