THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)
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——— Half-Dollar, Charles IIII, a lightweight cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with incuse S for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent [type II], 9.03g/139.4 gr (cf. Prid. 27 [cf. Sale, lot 217]). Coin fair, countermarks very fine, very rare
£500-600
Provenance: A. van Loan Gaines Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 24-5 May 1968, lot 1103; A. Patterson Collection, Bonhams Auction, 16-17 July 1996, lot 695.
The extremely light weight of this coin segment and the presence of a single S countermark indicates that the segment was cut down in size to obtain silver for the ‘melting pot’. The other two S countermarks originally present were removed with this process
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——— Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with three incuse S for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent [type II], 5.73g/88.4 gr (Prid. 42 [Sale, lot 234, this coin]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks very fine or better, rare
£300-400
Provenance: Hopkins Hoard, SNC September 1974 (56); F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 234; bt Spink December 1981
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——— Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with three incuse S for St. Kitts, c. 1801, and TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.95g/91.8 gr (Prid. 43 [Sale, lot 236, this coin]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks very fine, rare
£300-400 Provenance: F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 236; bt Seaby December 1981
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——— Eighth-Dollar, a cut eighth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, one side countermarked with three incuse S for St. Kitts, c. 1801 and TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent [type I/b, late die state], 2.66g/41.0 gr (cf. Prid. 53 [cf. Sale, lot 234]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks fine, extremely rare
£1,200-1,500
Provenance: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 56; P. Karon Collection, Spink Auction 78, 10 October 1990, lot 782
Montserrat-Tortola
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Quarter-Dollar, a lightweight cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with M thrice raised within a square indent, and TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent [type I/b, late die state], rev. countermarked with Montserrat design raised within a shaped indent (partly worn away after Tortola countermark applied), 4.56g/70.4 gr (Prid. 43 [Sale, lot 237]). Coin worn and cut down in size, removing nearly all of one of the M countermarks, remaining countermarks fine, very rare
£300-400 Provenance: Bt R.V. Zander December 1966
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Quarter-Dollar, a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, one side countermarked with M raised within a square indent, nearly completely obliterated by TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent [type II], other side countermarked with three Montserrat designs raised within a shaped indent, 5.57g/85.9 gr (Prid. 46, this coin [Sale, lot 239, this coin]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks fine and an unusual combination, extremely rare £500-700
Provenance: H.M. Lingford Collection; F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 239 [from Baldwin]
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