Lot 1767
Sale 82 · Important Australian, British & World Coins, Medals, Banknotes, Orders & Decorations
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Description
Scotland, George III, token coinage, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, The Glasgow Bank, five shillings, on a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint silver eight reales 1810 countermarked Glasgow Bank with small cross in a circle 5/- in centre (Manville Type 2, X38, p.84; Davis 76). Countermark good very fine and very rare.
Manville notes eighteen coins with the 5/- countermark of Type 1 countermark and two examples in London commerce of type 2 both on 1809 TH eight reales. This the type 2 issue is illustrated on Plate 16, it in contrast has a smooth reverse surface when countermarked. Manville does record this date and is apparently unique he further notes that it is probably a contemporary counterfeit.
- Estimate
- $1,000
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $4,100