British and Scottish Coins and Countermarked Tokens from the Collection of the late Arthur Chesser

Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Lochwinnoch, Andrew Gibson & Co, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1800fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked a. gibson. & co. lochwinnoch. within circular band around 5/·, 26.86g/12h (Manville 67, and p.133, this coin listed; KM. CC77). Coin good fine but with minor obverse rim nicks, countermark very fine, extremely rare £2,000-2,500

Provenance: E. Gribben Collection, Sotheby Auction, 23-6 November 1925, lot 496; F.S. Cokayne Collection, Glendining Auction, 17-18 July 1946, lot 189; H.M. Lingford Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-6 October 1950, lot 769; H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 358