THE COLLECTION OF CUT AND COUNTERMARKED COINS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS (Part I)
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——— Six Bitts, Charles IIII, a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with a crowned 6 raised within a shaped indent, 8.68g/133.9 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 297]; KM. 6). Coin fair but some graffiti on obverse, countermark better and extremely rare on a Spanish host
£150-200 Provenance: J.J. Ford Jr Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 October 1989, lot 99
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——— Six Bitts, Ferdinand VII, a circular centre segment from a Spanish-American 8 Réales, obv. countermarked with a crowned 6 raised within a shaped indent, traces of rough graining on the edge, 9.57g/147.6 gr (Prid. 27 [Sale, lot 297]; KM. 6). Coin mediocre, countermark about fine
£150-200
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——— Four Bitts (valued at Three Shillings), a circular centre segment from an Eleven Bitt pierced Dollar of 1798 (cf. Prid. 21), obv. countermarked with a crowned upright 4 raised within a shaped indent, traces of rough graining on the edge, 5.70g/87.9 gr (Prid. 28 [Sale, lot 298]; KM. 5). Coin worn smooth, countermark about fine, rare
£300-400
Provenance: R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction (Los Angeles), 13-15 June 1975, lot 442; R.C. Gordon Collection, Baldwin Auction 8, 7 October 1996, lot 85
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——— Three Bitts (valued at Three Shillings and Threepence), a cut half of a circular centre segment from a Spanish- American 8 Réales (cf. Prid. 27), obv. countermarked with a crowned 3 raised within a shaped indent, straight cut edge roughly crenated, traces of rough graining on the curved edge, 4.00g/61.7 gr (Prid 29 [Sale, lot 299]; KM. 4). Coin worn smooth, countermark very fine, extremely rare
£300-400 Provenance: V.M. Brand Collection; with H.M.F. Schulman 1964; bt D. Engelbert 1967
211
Issues of c. 1816, Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1718, uncertain mint, with a large central hole, 2.83g/43.6 gr (Prid. 30 [Sale, lot 300]; KM. 9). Fair, rare, a probable official piercing; however, subsequently countermarked on both sides S/III raised within a shaped indent, and as such a modern concoction in imitation of the St. Vincent countermark style of 1814
£100-150 Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1845; bt J.D. King 1981
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——— Two Bitts, SPAIN, Philip V, 2 Réales (Pistareen), 1722A, Madrid, with a crudely cut central hole, 3.40g/52.4 gr (Prid. 31 [Sale, lot 301]; cf. KM. 9). Very fine, a contemporary forgery, rare
£100-150
Provenance: Dr A.N. Brushfield Collection, Glendining Auction, 30 July 1945, lot 297 (part); S.A.H. Whetmore Collection, Glendining Auction, 14 July 1961, lot 278 (part); Glendining Auction, 28-9 October 1964, lot 1265 (part)
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