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Contemporary copies of Cob coins made for local circulation 1842 Base Silver Imitation of ��exico Philip IV 8-Reales(?), (16)20 or D over N, 20.72g. Fine. £150-200 from old French collection, Simmons 1995 This is a puzzle. Although this has no localised provenance, it may be an Eastern copy. 1843 Base Silver Imitation of ��exico Philip IV 8-Reales(?), (16)20, 24.9g. Fine. £150-200 from old French collection, Simmons 1995 this is very similar in style to the previous lot 1844 1845 1844 Tin copy of a ��exican Cob 4-Reales, 11.11g, not recorded, probably from ��alaysia or Indonesia where tin was widely used as a currency metal. Fine. £50-80 bought Simmons 1994 1845 Tin copy of a ��exican Cob 2-Reales(?), 1728, 5.25g, not recorded, probably from ��alaysia or Indonesia where tin was widely used as a currency metal. Fine. £50-80 bought Simmons 1994 1846 Native copy of Spanish American 2-Escudos, the castles look like a crown, rev copies Potosi or Lima types, 2.7g. Fair. £100-150 bought Simmons 1997 a puzzle - probably Central or South American. 1847 Plated forgery of Bolivia, Potosi, Charles IV, 8-Reales, 1796 PR, 26.12g. Fine. £30-50
Countermarks listed by area of Circulation Arabia / Djibouti 1848 1849 1848 ��exico City, Charles IV, 8-Reales, portrait type, 1806 TH, 26.83g, countermarked with a brooch on the king’s shoulder, making it resemble a ��aria Theresa Thaler, the prime trade coin in the area. Fine and rare, not previously recorded. £60-80 ex Djibouti dealer, bought Simmons 1994 Azores 1849 Spain, ��adrid, Ferdinand VII, 8-Reales, 1816, GJ 26.94g, countermarked crowned GP (1887) (Vaz 31.10). Very fine. £80-120 bought P&G Coins, South Africa 1986 Azores / Philippines 1850 ��exico City, Ferdinand VII, 8-Reales, portrait type, 1810 HJ, 26.83g, countermarked with crowned GP (1887) and later small chops. Good fine. £80-120 bought Sedwick 1989 Batavia(?) 1851 1852 1851 Bolivia, Potosi, Charles III, 8-Reales, 1772 V, 26.18g, countermarked with B incuse (2.2mm), apparently not recorded. Very fine. £150-200 ex Ponterio auction 4 February 1995, lot 186 1852 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip IV, 8-Reales, TR monogram, 27.51g, countermarked with B incuse (3.7mm). Very fine. £150-250 bought Downie 1978
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Page 3 and 4: 1770 French made coin weight to wei
Page 5 and 6: 1783 ��exico City, Philip IV, 8
Page 7 and 8: 1796 1797 1796 ��exico City, Ph
Page 9 and 10: 1809 1810 1809 ��exico City, Ch
Page 11: 1834 1836 1834 Lima, Ferdinand VII,
Page 15 and 16: 1858 1859 1858 Potosi, Philip IV, 8
Page 17 and 18: 1869 Chile, Santiago, Charles IV, 8
Page 19 and 20: 1880 1881 1880 Peru, Lima, 4-Reales
Page 21 and 22: 1892 ��exico, ��exico City,
Page 23 and 24: 1901 1902 1901 ��exico City, Ph
Page 25 and 26: 1912 Lima, Charles IV, 8-Reales, po
Page 27 and 28: Philippines 1923 ��exico City,
Page 29 and 30: 1931 1932 1931 Java, Rupee, 1232 AH
Page 31 and 32: 1941 ��exico, ��exico City,

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