The Eric Hodge Collection of British Merchant Coins

England, Cark-in-CartmEL (Lancashire), Cark Cotton Works, a MEXICO, Charles III, 8 Reales, 1785fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked cark cotton works 1787, rev. countermarked four shillings and six pence, 26.51g/12h (Manville 101; Hodge 101aE.011a, this coin; KM. –). Reverse countermark inverted in relation to design, the word six cancelled by small punchmarks, host and countermarks fine, rare £1,000-£1,200

H.E.G. Paget Collection, Glendining Auction, 28 June 1944, lot 38; H. M. Lingford Collection, Glendining Auction, 24 October 1950, lot 698; H.D. Gibbs Collection; Hans Schulman Auction 30 (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 337; D.W. Grey Auction (London), 3 February 1971, lot 40; H.D. Rauch Auction (Vienna), 2-4 November 1972, lot 2251; Galerie des Monnaies Auction (Los Angeles), 10-11 June 1978, lot 3145; Almanzar Auction (San Antonio, TX), 5 December 1978, lot 0752; Almanzar Auction (San Antonio, TX), 10 August 1979, lot 0531; Marian .A. Sinton Collection, CNG Triton Auction III, 30 November-1 December 1999, lot 1644.

12 known with 7 in institutions.