Catalogue
Stirlingshire, Hutchesontown (Glasgow), Forster and Corbett's, five shillings, Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1811HJ, countermarked in a ring 'Forster & Corbet/Hutchesontown', 5/- within two concentric circles (Manville 37a) (c1815-19). Even grey tone, good very fine and extremely rare, seven known.
Estimate $2,750
SOLD $7,400
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, John Slater, on Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1791, cancelled 5/- countermark on reverse, Glasgow City arms countermark on the obverse (Manville 42) (c1815-19). Partly flat on obverse countermark, dull toned, good fine and excessively rare, only one other known (in the British Museum).
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,200
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Sir James Maxwell, Thistle Bank, five shillings, a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1807TH, countermarked 'Thistle Bank' in a circle, 5/- in relief in centre, reverse thistle in circle (Manville 44) (c1810-15). A choice nearly uncirculated example, good extremely fine and very rare, about twelve known.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $6,000
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Sir James Maxwell, Thistle Bank, four shillings and ninepence, a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1784 countermarked 'Thistle Bank' in a circle, 4/9 in centre, a thistle in a circle on the reverse (Manville 46) (c1803-10). Toned, good very fine and scarce.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Renfrewshire, Greenoch, McFie Lindsay & Co; four shillings and sixpence, a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1813JJ, 'McFieLindsay & Co' Greenock around a large circle, 4/6 in relief in centre (Manville 57) (c1815-28). Nearly very fine and rare, about twenty known.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,100
Renfrewshire, Greenoch, John Rodger Jnr, four shillings and sixpence, a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1817JJ, countermarked 'John Rodger Jun Greenock' in a circle, 4/6 in relief in centre (Manville 60) (c1820-5). Toned, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $3,800
Lanarkshire, Lanark Mills, five shillings, a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1800FM, countermarked 'Payable at Lanark Mills' in a circle, 5/- incuse in centre (Manville 69) (c1804-10). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,200
Lanarkshire, Lanark Mills, four shillings and sixpence, a Charles IIII Mexico City eight reales, 1802FT, countermarked with 'Payable to Lanark Mills' in a circle, incuse 4/9 in centre (Manville 71) (c1804-10). Countermark softly applied, otherwise fine, coin very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,200
Renfrewshire, Paisley, W. Langmuirs' five shillings and threepence, a Charles IIII Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1805TH, countermarked on obverse 'Payable by W.Langmuir' around a bishop holding a mitre and flanked by two shields, reverse 'Paisley Dollar Society' around a wreath enclosing 5/3 (Manville 77) (c1813-20). Very fine and very rare, thirteen known.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $6,500
Lanarkshire, Port Glasgow, Alexander Stevens & Sons, four shillings and sixpence on a Ferdinand VII Mexico City Mint eight reales (Manville 89) (C1820-5). Uneven countermark, otherwise fine and very rare, seven others known.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,500
Buteshire, Rothsay Mills, two shillings and sixpence, a cut half of a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1773 countermarked with 'Payable at Rothsay Mills' in a circle around 2/6 in a sunken inner circle (Manville 93). Evenly worn, flat in centre of countermark, legend good fine, overall good and very rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $500
Buteshire, Rothsay Mills, one shilling and eight pence, a cut one third Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales countermarked 'Payable at Rothsay Mills' in a circle around a large 1/8 in relief in a sunken circle (Manville 96). Toned, good very fine and rare, twenty three known.
Estimate $600
SOLD $1,400
Derbyshire, Cromford, Arkwrights & Co., five shillings, a Charles IIII Lima (Peru) mint eight reales, 1802IJ, countermarked 'Cromford Derbyshire' in a circle, in centre 5 with S above (Manville 102) (c1810-20). Coin fine, countermark good very fine and rare.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $5,700
Lancashire, Cark Cotton Works, four shillings and sixpence, 1787, a Charles III Mexico City Mint eight reales, 1780FF, countermarked on the obverse 'Cark Cotton Works, 1787' in four lines in relief on a serrated edge circle and similarly 'four shillings and six pence' on the reverse (Manville 101). Very fine and extremely rare, only six known.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $6,000