THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)
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One Bitt, Charles III, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 2 Réales, obv. countermarked with M raised within a square indent, rev. countermarked TIRTILA raised withing a shaped indent [type II], 2.55g/39.3 gr (Prid. 56 [cf. Sale, lot 254]). Coin worn nearly smooth, countermarks fine, very rare
£250-300
Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction, 18-19 March 1966, lot 1672; bt A. Kreisberg September 1967. The prior provenance quoted in the Gibbs sale catalogue cannot be substantiated
St. Vincent-Tortola
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Authority of December 1797 on St. Vincent, Half-Dollar, VICEROYALTY OF PERU, a lightweight cut half segment of an 8 Réales, Potosí, obv. countermarked with three incuse SV monogram stamps raised within a shaped indent, then TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent [type I/b], c. 1801, 10.00g/154.3 gr (cf. Prid. Virgin Is. 31 [cf. Sale, lot 220]). Coin fair, countermarks fine, extremely rare
£1,000-1,500
Provenance: E. Sellschopp Collection, Swiss Bank Corporation Auktion 20 (Zurich), 14-15 September 1988, lot 1319; bt K.V. Eckardt 1991
91
——— Half-Dollar, Charles IIII, a cut half segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. plugged and countermarked with two SV monogram stamps raised within a shaped indent, then rev. countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent [type IV/a], c. 1805, 11.30g/174.4 gr (cf. Prid. Virgin Is. 31 [cf. Sale, lot 221]). Coin about fine, countermarks fine, extremely rare
[SOLD] Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1236 St. Maarten-Tortola
92
Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1797), a cut quarter segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with incuse CC and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, the cut edges countermarked with incuse IB (representing 18 Stuivers); then countermarked TORTOLA raised within a shaped indent [type I/b, late die state], partly obliterating the St. Martin countermarks, 6.08g/93.8 gr (cf. Prid. Virgin Is. 51 [cf. Sale, lot 246]). Coin worn smooth, countermarks fine, extremely rare
£1,200-1,500 Provenance: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 23 May 1990 (2087) Tortola-Tortola
93
Quarter-Dollar, MEXICO, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, Mexico City, assayer FM, obv. countermarked [TIR] TILA raised within a shaped indent [type II, the segment cut from a previously countermarked cut half], rev. countermarked TIRTILA raised within a shaped indent [type III], 5.78g/89.2 gr (Prid. 52, this coin [Sale, lot 248, this coin]). Coin worn nearly smooth and with a small edge split, countermarks fine or better, extremely rare and most unusual
£400-500
Provenance: F. Heeley Collection, Glendining Auction, 10-11 March 1965, lot 817 (part); F. Pridmore Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 21-2 September 1981, lot 248
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