CEYLON:eight spoked wheel (Buddhist Dharmachakra) counterstamped on United States 1826 cent, Fine. Said to have been issued by the firm MacLachlan, Mackenzie & Co., of Colombo, which became insolvent in 1870. See Money Company Hong Kong International Coin Expo Auction May 11-12, 1990, page 254-255. Similar examples published in Coins and Tokens of Ceylon, Lt. Col. B. Lowsley, Numismatic Chronicle Sr III Vol. XV, 1895, and The Coins of British Commonwealth of Nations to the end of the reign of George VI 1952 Part 2 - Asian Territories by F. Pridmore, Spink & Son Ltd., 1965.
Estimate: 100-150 USD