Important British and World Coins

Rothsay, a Mexico, Charles III, cut Half-Dollar, [17]86fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked payable at rothsay mills ◊ around 2/6 in rectangle, the 6 stamped over a 4, additional six-pointed star stamped separately, 11.69g/12h (Manville 94a, this coin possibly not listed; D 63; Seaby ST 95). Coin worn, countermark very fine and toned, very rare (£500-600)

Provenance:
Marquess of Bute Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 11 June 1951, lot 323
K.V. Eckardt Collection [from Baldwin]