Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2023 NYINC Auction 13-16 Jan 2023
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MONTSERRAT. Montserrat - Mexico. 12 Dog (2 Bitts - 1/4 Dollar), ND (ca. 1785-1801). George III. PCGS VG-10, Countermark: EF Details.
KM-11.3; Prid-2. Countermark: Couped cross within shaped indent. Applied to the obverse of a 1766-Mo M Mexico pillar 2 Reales of Charles III (KM-87). This handsome and charming little silver minor coin boasts even wear displaying light attractive mottled gray tone with a slight iridescent sheen near the edges. The countermark is bold and complete on a well-worn and seldom encountered host. Pleasing to the eye, this VERY RARE host coin offers much originality with even wear and attractive patina.
KM-11.3; Prid-2. Countermark: Couped cross within shaped indent. Applied to the obverse of a 1766-Mo M Mexico pillar 2 Reales of Charles III (KM-87). This handsome and charming little silver minor coin boasts even wear displaying light attractive mottled gray tone with a slight iridescent sheen near the edges. The countermark is bold and complete on a well-worn and seldom encountered host. Pleasing to the eye, this VERY RARE host coin offers much originality with even wear and attractive patina.
It is interesting to note that the Couped cross design primarily appears on bust coinage and cut fractions with few examples being documented on earlier milled coinage such as pillar issues.
Estimate: $1000 - $1500