Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 9 21 Sep 2017
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Scottish Coins, Scotland, Renfrewshire, Greenock, John McKelvie (?), Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 8-reales, 1821, R.G., Zacatecas mint, obv. circular countermark, J. MCK. & Son GREENOCK, around 4/6 (Manville 58, and p.114, this coin listed), coin and countermark nearly very fine
*ex. 'Bostonian Collection', Bank Leu Auction 51 (Zurich), 24-26 October, 1990 (lot 685); bt. Baldwin 1990; DNW Auction, 29 September, 2010 (lot 1941)
The probable issuer was John McKelvie, grocer and spirit dealer, 25 Dalrymple Street, and his son, John junior, wholesale grocer and tea dealer, 16 Shaw Street (Manville p.113). The provenance of this coin as originally quoted in Manville confused it with another privately owned example (Manville, SNC June 2002, p.117, amended) (800-1000 GBP)
*ex. 'Bostonian Collection', Bank Leu Auction 51 (Zurich), 24-26 October, 1990 (lot 685); bt. Baldwin 1990; DNW Auction, 29 September, 2010 (lot 1941)
The probable issuer was John McKelvie, grocer and spirit dealer, 25 Dalrymple Street, and his son, John junior, wholesale grocer and tea dealer, 16 Shaw Street (Manville p.113). The provenance of this coin as originally quoted in Manville confused it with another privately owned example (Manville, SNC June 2002, p.117, amended) (800-1000 GBP)