The Eric Hodge Collection of British Merchant Coins

Scotland, Rothesay (Bute), Rothsay Cotton Works, a MEXICO, Ferdinand VII, 8 Reales, 1814ag, Zacatecas, obv. countermarked rothsay cotton works · around 4/6 1820, privy mark at base of rev. shield, 25.67g/12h (Manville 92; Hodge 092S.025a, this coin; KM. CC100). Host fair to fine and pierced, countermark good fine or better £500-£700

Bank Leu Auction (Zurich), 24-26 October 1990, lot 679; Ibergold Auction (Madrid), 14 June 1991, lot 468; Tarkis Auction 76 (Madrid), 7 October 1993, lot 604; DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 615.

49 known with 13 in institutions.