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

Gibraltar, ——— Eighth-Dollar, SPAIN, Philip V, Réal, 1733pa, Seville, rev. countermarked with a large 2 raised within a square indent, then pierced from the obv. with a heart-shaped hole, 2.80g/43.2gr (cf. Prid. Dominica 9; KM. Martinique 7). Very fine, dark-toned, rare £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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Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-14 June 1975, lot 920