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

Unattributed, Brazil, Joseph I, counterfeit 6400 Réis, 1769, Rio, a very lightweight forgery not comparable to any particular island standard, 9.02g/139.2 gr/5.80 dwt. Graffiti in obverse field and clipped around the edge, otherwise better than fine, rare £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: UBS Auktion 56 (Basel), 28-30 January 2003, lot 3599