Scottish Merchant Dollars from the Collection of Michael Gietzelt

Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Thistle Bank, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1798fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked thistle bank · around 4/9, rev. countermarked with horizontal thistle, 26.83g/12h (Manville 46; Hodge 046S.053a, this coin; KM. CC49). Coin good fine, countermarks nearly very fine, scarce £1,500-£1,800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Merchant Dollars from the Collection of Michael Gietzelt.

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Spink Auction 134, 13 July 1999, lot 472

Note the better shape of the 9 on the counterstamp compared to the previous lot. With the reverse thistle stamp, probably struck from the end of 1803 onwards.