Jamaica, Authority of November 1758, Dollar (valued at Six Shillings and Eight Pence), a Ferdinand VI 8 Reales, 1758Jjm, Lima, both sides centrally countermarked with floriate gr within a circular indent (Prid. 4; KM 8.4). Fine [certified and graded by National Numismatic Certification as VF-30] £1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens.

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The Act of 18 November 1758 placed an enhanced fixed value on a specific number of Spanish-Colonial ‘milled’ coins and these would be identified by the application of the floriate GR countermark. This is the earliest documented instance of local action to countermark coins in the British West Indies.