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

Gibraltar, ——— Quarter-Dollar, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1722j, Seville, centrally pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 4.49g/69.3 gr (cf. Prid. 18 [cf. Sale, lot 285]; KM. Martinique 18). About fine, the piercing a contemporary forgery, rare £100-150

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.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 907