British, Irish and Scottish Coins

Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Hurlet, a Mexico, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1795fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j · & j · w. hurlet · around 5/., privy mark of triangle of punched dots at right, 26.66g/12h (Manville 64a, and p.125, this coin listed). Coin good fine but with light graffiti in obverse field, countermark very fine, toned; seven specimens known £1,200-1,500

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: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 293A; D.W. Grey Auction (London), 31 March 1971, lot 48; H.D. Rauch Auction (Vienna), 2-4 November 1972, lot 2264.

In all probability the initials refer to John Wilson Sr and John Wilson Jr, proprietors of the Copperas Co at Hurlet, 3 miles from Paisley. For further details of the privy mark, see Hodge, BNJ 2009, p.243