The Eric Hodge Collection of British Merchant Coins

Scotland, Port Glasgow (Renfrewshire), Alexander Steven & Sons, a MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Reales, 1813jj, Mexico City, obv. countermarked + a . steven & sons pt glasgow around 4/6, 25.94g/12h (Manville 89; Hodge 089S-006b, this coin; KM. CC91). Host fair to fine, countermark better but weak on one edge, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000

W.J. Noble Auction 74 (Sydney), 26-29 November 2003, lot 2169; W.J. Noble Auction 107 (Sydney), 18-20 November 2014, lot 1856.

10 specimens known, 5 of which are in institutions. The second of two issues of countermarked coins in the name of A. Steven, these are attributed to the two sons of the original issuer [Manville p.171]. The only known specimen of the first issue (Hodge 88S.001) is in the British Museum.