The Collection of Cut and Countermarked Coins formed by the late Edward Roehrs

St. Kitts-Nevis, Black Dogg (value Three-Halfpence, c. 1801), a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked with incuse s.k., rev. later countermarked with very crude version of nevis raised within a shaped indent, 1.49g/22.9 gr (cf. Prid. St. Kitts 5 and Nevis 6/7). Coin fair, countermarks fine, the nevis a contemporary forgery, very rare £120-150

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: Bt H.M.F. Schulman March 1970