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

Guadeloupe, ——— Sou (?), Mexico, Charles IV, 2 Réales, 1791, a brass counterfeit, obv. countermarked p p incuse dividing fleur-de-lis, 5.57g/85.6gr (cf. Zay Guadeloupe 19; cf. VG 1066; Zay, 1904 suppl., p.12; cf. Byrne lot 564). Coin poor, countermark very fine £10-20

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: R. Cederlund Collection [from R.A. Byrne 1971].

Used until the introduction of the French Colonial 5 and 10 centimes in 1825