THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I) St. Maarten
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Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1797), Charles III, 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 IB (representing 18 Stuivers), 6.81g/105.1 gr (Scholten 1414; Prid. p.258, fig. 36; VG 12; KM. 11.1). Coin and countermarks very fine, extremely rare
£1,200-1,500 Provenance: Bt G. Hearn August 1966
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Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1812-15), MEXICO, Charles IIII, a cut quarter segment of an 8 Réales, 1799FM, Mexico City, obv. countermarked ST MARTIN raised within a shaped indent, and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, 5.98g/92.3 gr (Scholten 1416; Prid p.258, fig. 37; VG 13; KM. –). Coin and countermarks fine or better, extremely rare
£600-700 Provenance: Bt R.A. Byrne June 1966.
Full weight cut quarter segments are extremely rare and it is likely they were cut down when the dollar was increased in value from 12 to 15 reaals (see next lot), the same combination of countermarks being used on cut fifth segments from Spanish-American 8 réales (many of these are noted as cut sixths or even lighter)
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Eighteen Stuivers (valued at Three Reaals, c. 1817+), a lightweight cut fifth segment of a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked ST MARTIN raised within a shaped indent, and design of seven bonded arrows raised within a shaped indent, 3.90g/60.2 gr (cf. Scholten 1416; Prid p.258, fig. 37; KM. 12). Coin fair, countermarks fine, rare
£200-250 Provenance: Bt R. Margolis August 1971
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Authority of January 1798, One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, 1782A, obv. countermarked STM raised within a beaded circle, 1.83g/28.2 gr (Scholten 1419; Prid. p.256, fig. 30; KM. 1 [value given as 2 Stuivers]). Coin fine, countermark very fine, rare
£60-80 Provenance: Bt R.V. Zander 1966
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——— One Stuiver (c. 1798), DENMARK, Frederick IV, Two Skillings, 1716, Gluckstadt, obv. countermarked STM raised within a beaded circle, 0.70g/10.8 gr (Scholten 1420; Prid. p.257, fig 33; VG 10 [value given as 2 Stuivers]; KM. 2 [value given as 2 Stuivers]). Coin fair, countermark fine, extremely rare
£500-600 Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1063
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——— One Stuiver (perhaps c. 1805), a Cayenne 2 Sous, obv. countermarked SM raised within a beaded circle, 1.60g/24.7 gr (Scholten 1421; Prid. p.257, fig. 31 [recté SM countermark]; KM –). Coin and countermark poor, but the coin appears to be an official Cayenne 2 Sous, with collectors’ number 3668 inked on reverse, rare
£60-80 Provenance: P. Karon Collection, Spink Auction 78, 10 October 1990, lot 836 (part) These lots are illustrated on our web site
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