THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (PART I)
THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (PART I) British Honduras
Following the lead of Fred Pridmore, the following group of coins is listed as British Honduras. This issue of countermarks, a crowned GR, which consists of a number of different varieties, is most likely semi-official at best and perhaps a completely private initiative by a number of merchants. Some of the countermarks are quite crude and if this was an official issue they would be considered to be contemporary forgeries simply on the basis of style. Modern fakes are also known.
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Countermarked series, c. 1810-20, Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1809TH, Mexico City, military bust, obv. countermarked with crowned GR raised within a square indent with rounded corners, 26.68g/411.7gr (Prid. 1 [Sale, lot 153]; KM. 1.2). Coin and countermark very fine but countermark weak at the top, rare
£100-150 Provenance: Bt F. Calico June 1968
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——— Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1818JJ, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with crowned GR raised within a square indent, 26.89g/414.9gr (cf. Prid. 1; KM. –). Coin very fine, countermark better and a very crude version of Prid. 1, rare
£100-150 Provenance: R.H. and Mrs E.M. Norweb Collection, Christie’s Auction (Dallas), 17-18 May 1985, lot 727
3
——— Dollar, MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1809TH, Mexico City, military bust, obv. countermarked with crowned GR raised within an oval indent, 25.90g/399.7gr (Prid. 2 [Sale, lot 154, this coin]; KM. 2). Coin fair with very scratched surfaces, countermark fine, rare
£60-80 Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 154
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