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Sold between 17 November & 28 September 2010

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

Edward Roehrs

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№ 153 x

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28 September 2010

Hammer Price:
£130

Montserrat, ——— Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, 2 Réales, 1776fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with Montserrat design raised within a shaped indent, 5.44g/83.9 gr (cf. Prid. 2-3 [cf. Sale, lots 268-9]). Coin poor, countermark about fine but a contemporary forgery, very rare £250-300

Provenance: Bt R.A. Byrne October 1966