England, DERBYSHIRE, Cromford, a Mexico, Charles III, 8 Réales, 1774fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked cromford derbyshire around 4/9, 26.27g/12h (Manville 104, and p.206, this coin listed). Coin fair, countermark about very fine £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Countermarked Dollars, Property of the late Lt.-Cdr W. E. McLaughlin.

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Provenance: SCMB October 1968 (5026); W. Allen Collection, Spink Auction 34, 14-15 March 1984, lot 9 [from Hall, Glasgow]; bt Baldwin.

Arkwright & Co, mill owners and bankers; the tokens were in all probability issued during the tenure of Richard Arkwright (1755-1843)