British, Irish and Scottish Coins

Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, a Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1810hj, Mexico City, obv. countermarked dc and 12-pointed rosette, 26.57g/12h (Manville 51, and pp.100-1, this coin not listed). Coin fair, countermarks good fine; apparently the latest recorded host coin with these marks
£900-1,200

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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The issuer of this mark has not yet been positively traced, although the possible link of a floral pattern design on inkle linen tapes may connect the issue to an inkle works. Manville (p.99) suggests Dale Campbell & Co and, a possible successor, Dick Campbell & Co