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1873 ��exico, Zacatecas, Ferdinand VII, 8-Reales, portrait type 1821 RG, 26.49g, countermarked with crowned “GR” in frame. Very fine, rare date of host coin. £150-200 ex Dr W Tankersley collection, Baldwins Auction 18, 12 October 1998 China 1874 Spanish American silver coins (5), ½-, 1-, 2-, 4- and 8-Reales, mostly cut down, chisel tested and chopmarked, mainly Philip IV, all with numerous Chinese chops. Mostly cut bullion, fine. (5) £80-120 bought Sedwick From a land find, these date to the early days of European contact with China pre-1700. Spanish American silver coins have been traded to China since the 16 th century. They were treated as bullion and frequently cut up and distinctively marked with Chinese characters or chops. These were the marks of merchants or money changers. 1875 Cut down 8-Reales (2), ��exico P, 13.64g and J?, 11.90g, both with Chinese chops and chisel marks. Fine, some verdigris. (2) £80-120 bought Format 1989 1876 1877 1876 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip IV, 8-Reales FR, (1)64-, 26.97g, with single Chinese chop on the reverse. Very fine. £80-120 bought ��anilla 1996 1877 ��exico, ��exico City, Philip IV, 8-Reales P, 1652/45?, 27.25g, with chops, test marks and cuts. Very fine. £150-200 bought Sedwick 1987 1878 ��exico, ��exico City, Philip IV, 4-Reales P (1643-1665), 13.77g, with Chinese chops. Nearly very fine. £40-60 bought Sedwick 1997 1879 ��exico, ��exico City, Philip V, 4-Reales P (1702-1714), 13.53g, with Chinese chops. Nearly very fine. £40-60 bought Sedwick 1994
1880 1881 1880 Peru, Lima, 4-Reales, 1696 H, with Chinese chops and two chisel marks, test cut. Rare date, good fine. £80-120 bought Sedwick 1994 1881 ��exico, ��exico City, 8-Reales, pillar type, 1758/8, with small Chinese chopmarks. Very fine. £100-150 bought Downie 1988 1882 1883 1882 ��exico, ��exico City, Ferdinand VI, 2-Reales, 1759 ��, 6.60g, with Chinese chopmarks both sides. Exmount, otherwise very fine. £50-80 1883 Peru, Lima, 2-Reales 1801 FT, 5.35g, cut down, with Chinese chops, large size. Very fine. £30-50 1884 Bank of England Dollar 1804, overstruck on Spanish American portrait 8-Reales, with Chinese chops. Good fine, an unusual host coin. £80-120 bought Format 1988 China / Philippines 1885 Spanish American, 8-Reales (5), portrait type, ��exico City, 1789 F��, 1800 F��, 1803 FT, 17?? F��, and one totally obliterated, all with Chinese chops. Fine. (5) £80-100 small size marks are associated with the Chinese merchants in the Philippines, the large, well formed and more complex characters are associated with mainland China
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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 and 12: 1834 1836 1834 Lima, Ferdinand VII,
- Page 13 and 14: Countermarks listed by area of Circ
- Page 15 and 16: 1858 1859 1858 Potosi, Philip IV, 8
- Page 17: 1869 Chile, Santiago, Charles IV, 8
- 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
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1873 ��exico, Zacatecas, Ferdinand VII, 8-Reales, portrait type 1821 RG, 26.49g, countermarked with crowned<br />
“GR” in frame. Very fine, rare date of host coin. £150-200<br />
ex Dr W Tankersley collection, Baldwins Auction 18, 12 October 1998<br />
China<br />
1874 Spanish American silver coins (5), ½-, 1-, 2-, 4- and 8-Reales, mostly cut down, chisel tested and chopmarked,<br />
mainly Philip IV, all with numerous Chinese chops. Mostly cut bullion, fine. (5) £80-120<br />
bought Sedwick<br />
From a land find, these date to the early days of European contact with China pre-1700. Spanish American silver coins have been<br />
traded to China since the 16 th century. They were treated as bullion and frequently cut up and distinctively marked with Chinese<br />
characters or chops. These were the marks of merchants or money changers.<br />
1875 Cut down 8-Reales (2), ��exico P, 13.64g and J?, 11.90g, both with Chinese chops and chisel marks. Fine,<br />
some verdigris. (2) £80-120<br />
bought Format 1989<br />
1876 1877<br />
1876 Bolivia, Potosi, Philip IV, 8-Reales FR, (1)64-, 26.97g, with single Chinese chop on the reverse. Very<br />
fine. £80-120<br />
bought ��anilla 1996<br />
1877 ��exico, ��exico City, Philip IV, 8-Reales P, 1652/45?, 27.25g, with chops, test marks and cuts. Very<br />
fine. £150-200<br />
bought Sedwick 1987<br />
1878 ��exico, ��exico City, Philip IV, 4-Reales P (1643-1665), 13.77g, with Chinese chops. Nearly very<br />
fine. £40-60<br />
bought Sedwick 1997<br />
1879 ��exico, ��exico City, Philip V, 4-Reales P (1702-1714), 13.53g, with Chinese chops. Nearly very<br />
fine. £40-60<br />
bought Sedwick 1994
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