British and World Coins, Tokens, Banknotes and Medallions

Scotland, Renfrew, Port Glasgow, a Spain, 8-Reales of Cadiz, 1814J countermarked A. STEVEN. PORT GLASGOW around 5/- within toothed circle. Coin extremely fine, countermark nearly so (weak at top), an unrecorded variety of this rare issuer

W. Allen sale, SCA34, lot 119, lists a specimen countermarked A. STEVEN & SONS, PORT GLASGOW, around 4/6 (Seaby ST.91 and CD.87; Davis 78), noted as withdrawn in September 1816. A mainland Spain, rather than Spanish-American, hoast is unusual (represented in neither the Lingford nor Allen sales) and the date 1814 is late.