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Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Hurlet, J. & J. W–, a MEXICO, Charles...
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This issue was probably made by John Wilson who was associated with various companies around Hurlet (three miles SE of Paisley) involved in quarrying and mining, including coal, alum, copperas and limestone. The companies had various office addresses in Glasgow between c. 1800 and 1850.
Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Hurlet, J. & J. W–, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1795fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j · & j · w. hurlet · around 5/., privy mark of triangle of punched dots at right, 26.69g/12h (Manville 64a; Hodge 064aS.002a, this coin; KM. CC63). Coin good fine with usual punched triangle of dots (and some light graffiti) in obverse field, countermark very fine, toned; very rare, eight specimens known £2,000-£2,600
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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 293A; D.W. Grey Auction (London), 31 March 1971, lot 48; H.D. Rauch Auction (Vienna), 2-4 November 1972, lot 2264: DNW 89, 29 September 2010, lot 1943
Two issues of this type exist, one with the privy mark of three dots and the other without. One of the dots is always punched in the letter d of dei, Both varieties are very rare. The first type may well have circulated c. 1816-19 [Manville p.124].
Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Hurlet, J. & J. W–, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1795fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j · & j · w. hurlet · around 5/., privy mark of triangle of punched dots at right, 26.69g/12h (Manville 64a; Hodge 064aS.002a, this coin; KM. CC63). Coin good fine with usual punched triangle of dots (and some light graffiti) in obverse field, countermark very fine, toned; very rare, eight specimens known £2,000-£2,600
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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 293A; D.W. Grey Auction (London), 31 March 1971, lot 48; H.D. Rauch Auction (Vienna), 2-4 November 1972, lot 2264: DNW 89, 29 September 2010, lot 1943
Two issues of this type exist, one with the privy mark of three dots and the other without. One of the dots is always punched in the letter d of dei, Both varieties are very rare. The first type may well have circulated c. 1816-19 [Manville p.124].
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This issue was probably made by John Wilson who was associated with various companies around Hurlet (three miles SE of Paisley) involved in quarrying and mining, including coal, alum, copperas and limestone. The companies had various office addresses in Glasgow between c. 1800 and 1850.
Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Hurlet, J. & J. W–, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1795fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j · & j · w. hurlet · around 5/., privy mark of triangle of punched dots at right, 26.69g/12h (Manville 64a; Hodge 064aS.002a, this coin; KM. CC63). Coin good fine with usual punched triangle of dots (and some light graffiti) in obverse field, countermark very fine, toned; very rare, eight specimens known £2,000-£2,600
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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 293A; D.W. Grey Auction (London), 31 March 1971, lot 48; H.D. Rauch Auction (Vienna), 2-4 November 1972, lot 2264: DNW 89, 29 September 2010, lot 1943
Two issues of this type exist, one with the privy mark of three dots and the other without. One of the dots is always punched in the letter d of dei, Both varieties are very rare. The first type may well have circulated c. 1816-19 [Manville p.124].
Merchant Issues - silver, Scotland, RENFREWSHIRE, Hurlet, J. & J. W–, a MEXICO, Charles IIII, 8 Reales, 1795fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked j · & j · w. hurlet · around 5/., privy mark of triangle of punched dots at right, 26.69g/12h (Manville 64a; Hodge 064aS.002a, this coin; KM. CC63). Coin good fine with usual punched triangle of dots (and some light graffiti) in obverse field, countermark very fine, toned; very rare, eight specimens known £2,000-£2,600
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Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 19 November 1960, lot 293A; D.W. Grey Auction (London), 31 March 1971, lot 48; H.D. Rauch Auction (Vienna), 2-4 November 1972, lot 2264: DNW 89, 29 September 2010, lot 1943
Two issues of this type exist, one with the privy mark of three dots and the other without. One of the dots is always punched in the letter d of dei, Both varieties are very rare. The first type may well have circulated c. 1816-19 [Manville p.124].
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