CNG 99, Lot: 1266. Estimate $500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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SCOTLAND, Countermarked coinage. Bute, Rothesay. Rothsay Cotton Works. AR 4 Shilling 6 Pence (40mm, 29.22 g). Dated 1820. ROTHSAY/ COTTON WORKS · around 4/6 over 1820, all within beaded border in circular cartouche, countermarked on a Mexican cast AR 8 Reales of Chihuahua dated 1812 CA RP. For countermark: Manville p. 181, 92 (unlisted date for host). For host: KM 123 (Mexico). Countermark VF; host Crude VF, some light hairlines. Rare and unusual undertype.