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Create new listThere were numerous J. Muirs listed as manufacturers in Paisley in the first part of the 19th century. The most likely contenders are John Muir, manufacturer of shawls and plaids between 1810 and 1837. In a similar line of business were James Muir senior and junior who were listed at various addresses in the town around the same time.
Scotland, Paisley (Renfrewshire), J. Muir, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1804th, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j. muir manufr · paisley — around 5/·, rev. countermarked with the Prince of Wales’ feathers, ich dien on scroll, the obv. countermark cancelled with a grille pattern, 26.47g/12h (Manville 83; Hodge 083S/011a, this coin; KM. CC87). Coin and countermarks about fine, that on obverse mostly obliterated £800-£1,000
SCMB, October 1975 [2482]; Pastor Rowlands Collection, Spink Auction 4, 22 February 1979, lot 735; W. Allen Collection, Spink Auction 34, 14-15 March 1984, lot 115; W.J. Noble Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1618.
21 known with 11 in institutions. These pieces probably circulated between 1815 and 1820.
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