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

Guadeloupe, ——— Forty-Five Sous, a cut quarter segment of the Nine Livre Dollar (after the central square plug had been removed), derived from a MEXICO, 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer th, cut from the rev. with crenated edges and countermarked on the obv. with a crowned g thrice raised within a shaped indent and once on the rev., 5.33g/82.3 gr (cf. Prid. 20; VG 28; KM. 34, note). Coin fair, countermarks fine or better, probably a contemporary forgery, note the unusual number of stamps £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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