Scottish Merchant Dollars from the Collection of Michael Gietzelt

Merchant Issues - silver, Uncertain, Uncertain locality, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1804th, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j d 5.6, 26.96g (Manville 115; Hodge 115.002b, this coin; KM. –). Attempted piercing (or control mark) above crown on reverse, otherwise coin and countermarks very fine or better, extremely rare; only four specimens noted by Hodge £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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Noonans Auction 175, 6 May 2020, lot 358

For more information on this and the following lot, see the article by Ward and Hodge, in BNS Research Blog 24 May 2020.