THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)
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——— Quarter-Dollar, a very lightweight cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales (or possibly a 4 Réales), one side countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent, 4.46g/68.8 gr (Prid. 3; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type 1/b, late die state [Sale, lot 177]; KM. 6). Coin worn smooth, countermark about fine
£120-150 Provenance: Ponterio & Associates Auction 133 (New York), 14-15 January 2005, lot 2403.
This coin is of particular interest in that it highlights the fact that the Virgin Island Act of February 1801 did not specify any minimum weights for the various cut segments. It is quite possible that this segment is from a 4 réales and received one of the official countermarks simply based on its size and shape
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——— Eighth-Dollar, a cut eighth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, rev. countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent, 3.35g/51.7 gr (Prid. 4; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type 1/b, late die state [Sale, lot 179]; KM. 5). Coin worn smooth, countermark fine, rare
£250-300 Provenance: Bt I. Rudman 1978
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——— Eighth-Dollar, a cut eighth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, one side countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent, 2.80g/43.2 gr (Prid. 4; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type 1/b, late die state [Sale, lot 179]; KM. 5). Coin worn smooth, countermark about fine, rare
£200-250 Provenance: Ponterio & Associates Auction 48 (Long Beach), 26 May 1991, lot 712
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——— One Bitt, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1774, obv. countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent, 2.43g/37.5 gr (Prid. 5; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type I/b, late die state [Sale, lot 181]; KM. 4). Coin worn, countermark about fine, very rare
£300-400 Provenance: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 15 November 1989 (1239); bt R. Brandon November 1995
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——— Half-Bitt, MEXICO, Charles III, Half-Réal, 1775FM, Mexico City, obv. countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent, 1.62g/25.0 gr (Prid. –; Eckardt, ‘Tortola – Countermarked Whole Coins, SNC March 1981, fig. 1, this coin; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type I/b, late die state; KM. –). Coin and countermark about fine, excessively rare
[SOLD] Provenance: Found on Santo Domingo, 1978; bt. I. Rudman
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Authority of March 1801, Black Dogg (valued at Three-Halfpence), a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked with incuse T, 1.34g/20.6 gr (Prid. 7 [Sale, lot 183]). Coin poor, countermark very fine and probably official, rare
£40-60 Provenance: Bt H.M.F. Schulman November 1975
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Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 188 ——— Black Dogg, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, 1789A, rev. countermarked with incuse T, 1.45g/22.3 gr (Prid. 7A
[Sale, lot 188, this coin]). Coin and countermark very fine, the latter a contemporary forgery £30-50 These lots are illustrated on our web site
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