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LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, D. Campbell & Co (?), a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Réales, 1803ft, Mexico City, obv. countermarked d c and 12-pointed rosette, 26.59g/12h (Manville 51, and pp.100-1, this coin not listed; Elizondo p.243, no.3, this coin; KM. CC40). Coin about fine and toned but with graffiti on both sides, countermarks about very fine, very rare £1,000-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Countermarked Tokens from the Collection of Neil Beaton.

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Provenance: Doug Weaver FPL 6, March 1973 (187); Almanzar Auction (San Antonio), 22 September 1978, lot 2239; G. Förster Collection, Peus Auktion 394 (Frankfurt), 31 October 2007, lot 1324; SNC February 2008 (SCO 728)