THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)


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——— One Stuiver, a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, 178[–]A, rev. countermarked with SE raised within a circular indent, then P raised within a circular indent, 1.54g/23.7 gr (Scholten 1429a/b; Prid. p.263, fig. 44 [Sale, lot 433]; VG 3). Coin very fine, countermarks poor, crude and probably contemporary forgeries


£20-30 Provenance: Bt Coin Galleries April 1971


139


Valuation or authorisation for stamping unknown, a Spanish-American 2 Réales (Head Pistareen), obv. countermarked P in a beaded circle raised within a circular indent, 4.96g/76.5 gr (cf. Scholten 1431; KM. 7.1). Coin worn smooth, countermark fine, extremely rare


£1,000-1,500 Provenance: Bt New Netherlands August 1972


140


Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1003 Issues without foundation, a worn U.S. Half-Cent sized coin, one side countermarked with SE raised within a


shaped indent, 6.06g/93.5 gr. Coin worn smooth and scratched, countermark fine or better £50-70


141


——— A worn Spanish-American One Réal-size coin, countermarked with SE raised within a shaped indent, 1.89g/29.1 gr. Coin worn smooth, countermark fine


£60-80


Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1751; R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 1005


St. Christopher (St. Kitts)


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Black Dogg (value Three-halfpence, c. 1801), a Cayenne 2 Sous, rev. countermarked with an incuse S, 1.39g/21.4gr (Prid. 4; KM. 1). Coin poor, perhaps official, countermark very fine, rare


£60-80


Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection; R.H. and Mrs E.M. Norweb Collection, Christie’s Auction (Dallas), 17-18 May 1985, lot 821 (part)


143


Black Dogg (value Three-Halfpence, c. 1801-2), a counterfeit Cayenne 2 Sous, 1782A, rev. countermarked with incuse S.K., 1.56g/24.1 gr (Prid. 5; KM. 2). Coin fine, countermark very fine but its application has pierced the coin, rare


£60-80 Provenance: Bt 1965 These lots are illustrated on our web site www.dnw.co.uk


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