THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)
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——— Black Dogg, a counterfeit Sous Marques of crowned C type (supposedly valued as a Stampee or Twopence- Farthing), obv. countermarked with incuse T, 1.56g/24.1 gr (Prid. 7A [Sale, lot 184]). Coin poor, countermark fine or better and possibly official, rare
£30-50 Provenance: Superior Auction (Los Angeles), 5 December 1997, lot 2433 (part)
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Provenance: Bt D. Engleberg 1967 ——— Black Dogg, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, 1789A, obv. countermarked with incuse H within a square frame
(attributed to Arthur Hodge), 1.61g/24.8 gr (Prid. 19A [Sale, lot 203]). Coin and countermark very fine £30-50
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Issues of c. 1805, Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1772FM (assayers initials reversed), Mexico City, obv. countermarked TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent, 11.81g/182.3 gr (Prid. 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type II [Sale, lot 189]; KM. 19). Coin fair, countermark about fine
£200-250 Provenance: Bt C. Wyatt April 1983
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——— Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles IIII, a cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1791FM, Mexico City, rev. countermarked TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent, 13.06g/201.5 gr (Prid 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type II [Sale, lot 189]; KM. 19). Coin and countermark about fine
£200-250
Provenance: S.A.H. Whetmore Collection, Glendining Auction, 14 July 1961, lot 288 (part); Glendining Auction, 28-9 October 1964, lot 1262 (part)
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——— Half-Dollar, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent, 13.09g/202.0 gr (Prid 8; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type II [Sale, lot 190, this coin]; KM. 19). Coin fine, countermark very fine
£200-250
Provenance: Hopkins Hoard, SNC September 1974 (19); F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 190.
Noted as a plated forgery by Pridmore in 1974; however, the cataloguer is of the opinion that the appearance and edge is typical of the type of circulation wear exhibited by many Lima mint 8 réales
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——— Half-Dollar, MEXICO, Charles III, a lightweight cut half segment of an 8 Réales, 1788FM, Mexico City, rev. countermarked TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent, 12.44g/191.9 gr (Prid. 12; Pridmore, SNC September 1974, type III [Sale, lot 194]; KM. 20). Coin fair, countermark fine
£200-250 These lots are illustrated on our web site
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