THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)
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——— Nine Stuivers, MEXICO, Charles III, Réal, 1781FF, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with crowned 9/M raised within an oval indent, 3.00g/46.3 gr (Olrog p.25, 5; KM. 8 or 9). Coin fair with a heavy crease, countermark poor, very rare
£250-300 Provenance: Bt R. Lyall
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——— Nine Stuivers (c. 1810-21), Charles IIII, a Spanish-American Réal, obv. countermarked O/9/crown raised within an elliptical indent, 2.45g/37.8 gr (cf. KM. 8-9). Coin and countermark fair, extremely rare
£300-500 Provenance: Bt J.D. King January 1982.
The style of this countermark suggests another silversmith was appointed to stamp coins, but the name and dates of operation of this individual have not been located
105
——— Four Stuivers, MEXICO, Ferdinand VI, Half-Réal, 1750M, Mexico City, obv. countermarked with crowned 4/M raised within an oval indent, 1.33g/20.5 gr (Olrog p.184; KM. 5). Coin fair, countermark better, very rare
£250-300 Provenance: Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 23 May 1990 (2081)
106
——— Three Stuivers, a worn Half-Réal-sized coin, one side countermarked with crowned 3/M raised within an oval indent, 1.35g/20.8 gr (KM. 4, this coin). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, of the highest rarity; only one other specimen recorded
£3,000-4,000
Provenance: F.C. Krohn Collection, 1884; R. Peltzer Collection, Glendining Auction, 20-4 June 1927, lot 594 (part); J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 232 (part); bt R.C. Gordon August 1990
107
Post-1819 series, Eighteen Stuivers, SPAIN, Charles IIII, 2 Réales (Head Pistareen), 1790MF, Madrid, obv. countermarked 18 raised within a square indent, 5.48g/84.6 gr (Scholten 1377; Prid. Not Attributed 25; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin poor, countermark better, extremely rare
£300-400 Provenance: R.H. and Mrs E.M. Norweb Collection, Christie’s Auction (Dallas), 17-18 May 1985, lot 754 (part)
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——— Fourteen Stuivers (c. 1821), FRANCE, Quarter-Écu, obv. countermarked 14 raised within an elliptical indent, 4.83g/74.5 gr (Scholten 1376; cf. KM. Curaçao 4). Coin poor, countermark fine, extremely rare
£300-400
Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection; R.H. and Mrs E.M. Norweb Collection, Christie’s Auction (Dallas), 17-18 May 1985, lot 754 (part)
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