Countermarked Tokens from the Collection of Neil Beaton

BUTE, Rothesay, Rothsay Cotton Works, a MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Réales, 1813fp, Zacatecas, obv. countermarked rothsay cotton works · around 4/6 1820, privy mark at base of rev. shield, 26.44g/12h (Manville 92, and p.181, this coin listed; Hodge, BNJ 2009, p.245; KM. CC100). Coin mediocre and scratched on obverse, countermark very fine, 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: Christie’s-Edmiston Auction (Glasgow), 27 November 1980, lot 61; W. Allen Collection, Spink Auction 34, 14-15 March 1984, lot 22