Scottish Merchant Dollars from the Collection of Michael Gietzelt

Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, BUTE, Rothesay, Rothsay Mills, an uncertain Spanish-American cut Third-Dollar, obv. countermarked payable at rothsay mills ◊ around 1/8 in circle, 8.20g (Manville 96 and p.183; Hodge 096S-024a, this coin; Hodge, SNC January 2014, p.129; KM. CC94). Coin worn almost flat, countermark better than fine £1,200-£1,500

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

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BDW Auction 1, 8 June 1993, lot 292

Coins of this denomination are unique to Rothesay and may have been a fairly extensive issue - Hodge lists almost 40 examples. The poor condition of most of the host coins makes dating difficult. They may well have circulated alongside the 2/6 coins [Manville p.180].