Coins of the West Indies from the Collection of the late Edward Roehrs (Part II)

Virgin Islands – Tortola, Authority of February 1801, Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a lightweight cut half segment of an 8 Réales [1776-84] fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked tortola raised within a shaped indent, 10.47g/161.6gr (Prid. 1; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type 1/b, early die state [Sale, lot 174]; KM. 7). Coin fair, countermark about very fine, very rare with 1/b early die state countermark £300-350

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: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 17 July 1996, lot 2578.

The order of the issues (and the consequent illustrations) as shown in Krause-Mishler, p.151, is confusing and incorrect. The correct order should be Type I (KM. 4-7), Type II (KM. 13, 15, 17, 19), Type III (KM. 14, 16, 18, 20) and Type IV (KM. 8-10); Type V has been omitted