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

St. Maarten, Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1817+), a lightweight cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked st martin raised within a shaped indent, and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, 3.90g/60.2 gr (cf. Scholten 1416; Prid p.258, fig. 37; KM. 12). Coin fair, countermarks fine, rare
£200-250

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: Bt R. Margolis August 1971