DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on Bolivia 8 Reales 1790 Potosi ESC 131, Bull 1855, countermark Fine, host coin Good Fine, smoothed in the right obverse field to conceal a scratch causing a depression in this area
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Bolivia 8 Reales 1791 PTS ESC 131, Bull 1855 Countermark NVF, host coin About Fine with an unusual irregularly shaped countermark on the shield
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1796FM countermark GVF, host coin a bold Good Fine, a very pleasing and even example and very desirable thus
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1793 Chile 8 Reales, Santiago Mint ESC 134, Bull 1853, Countermark Fine/Host coin approaching VF with a little dirt in the legends, 26.74 grammes, Very Rare rated R3 by Bull, and probably the finest example we have offered
DollarGeorge III small oval countermark on Mexico City 8 Reales 1795, ESC 129, Bull 1852Countermark GVF, host coin VF/GVF, toned in the legends, the reverse with some lustre a most pleasing example with excellent eye appeal
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval stamp on Bolivia (Potosi) 8 Reales 1794 PTS ESC 131 countermark GVF or better host coin VF with a small group of heavier contact marks
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1795 Mexico City 8 RealesESC 129 countermark GVF host coin VF, the host coin with a series of scratches in the obverse field possibly to erase some old heavier contact marks, viewing recommended
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Guatemala 8 Reales 1793NG (Nueva Granada) ESC 132, countermark VF, host coin EF with old attractive grey tone, over touches of original mint lustre with flashes of underlying gold tone, and choice eye appeal, a superb example of this rare piece, our archive database stretching back to 2003 show we have not previously handled an example of this type, probably rarer than the R2 rating given by ESC and Bull, Spink lists at £2250 VF for this coin with no price given for EF examples, , also, internet searches do not show any recent results for this piece, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Forrer 1952 Seaby No.132 90/- Very Rare'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Spain 8 Reales 1795S CN (Seville) ESC 135, countermark EF, host coin GVF/EF the obverse with light adjustment lines, super eye appeal, choice and very rare, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'R2 Seaby 1954, Seaby No.135 90/-', interestingly now rated at R3 by ESC, our archive database shows we have only handled one previous example, this in Auction A118 September 2007, in slightly lesser grade to the coin offered here, which realised £1112
Half DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Spain 4 Reales 1776PJ Crowned M (Madrid) countermark Good Fine, host coin Fine/VF, unlisted by ESC, Bull 1886 type B/1, listed as Rarity R5, with an accompanying footnote stating 'All octagonal countermarks are very rare, most on this (Bull's) list being unrecorded, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Seaby 1952, Seaby No.612 70/-'
Half DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Spain 4 Reales 1779S CF (Seville) countermark Fine, host coin GF/NVF, unlisted by ESC, Bull 1887 type B/1, listed as Rarity R5, with an accompanying footnote stating 'All octagonal countermarks are very rare, most on this (Bull's) list being unrecorded, comes with an old collector's ticket stating 'R2 Seaby 1953, Seaby No.612 75/-'
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1801Mo (Mexico City) ESC 138, countermark GF, host coin NVF/VF with an old grey tone, and an edge nick, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Grover 1955 Seaby No.138 50/-'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1795 Mo (Mexico City) ESC 129, countermark and host coin EF or near so, the host coin with tone and lustre, a most attractive piece with plenty of eye appeal, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Baldwin,1947 Seaby No.129 25/-'
Half DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico 4 Reales 1789Mo (Mexico City) countermark VG host coin Fine, unlisted by ESC, Bull 1889 type B/2, listed as Rarity R3, with an accompanying footnote stating 'All octagonal countermarks are very rare, most on this (Bull's) list being unrecorded
Half DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Spain 4 Reales 1773S CF (Seville) ESC 611, Bull 1876 type A/1, countermark About Fine, host coin Fine/Good Fine with old toning, comes with old collector's ticket stating 'Seaby 1955, Seaby No.611 45/-'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1795 Bolivia 8 Reales Potosi Mint ESC 131 countermark GVF host coin About VF/VF with some green surface deposit from vinyl storage, this possibly removable with care
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on 1793 Bolivia 8 RealesESC 131 countermark EF host coin VF unevenly toned with a thin scratch behind the bust, comes with old 1956 collectors ticket
Half DollarGeorge III with Octagonal Countermark on Bolivia Potosi 4 Reales 1777 PTS Countermark Good Fine host coin Good Fine with an edge nick by the L of CAROLUS, Ex-London Coins Auction A139 1/12/2012 Lot 1841 realised £936
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval stamp on Bolivia (Potosi) 8 Reales 1794 PTS ESC 131 countermark VF or better host coin Fine with a couple of flan flaws on the reverse, with old grey tone
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1797 FM Mo ESC 129 Countermark VF host coin F a little dirty, has been cleaned in the past, now retoned, slabbed in a CGS 'yellow ticket' holder 'Cleaned VF'
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1795 ESC 129 Countermark and host coin practically as struck retaining much original lustre, with some minor signs of flan stress around the date area, Very rare in this high grade
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1797 ESC 138 countermark Fine, host coin Good Fine with WB monogram also countermarked in the obverse field
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on Spanish 8 Reales 1792 S-CN (Seville) Countermark NVF host coin Fine, with an old mount mark to the right of the bust, Rare
Half Dollar 1788 ESC 6114 Reales Oval Counterstamp George III on Bolivia 4 Reales Potosi mint Countermark NEF and host coin VF/GVF, superior to the example in the Colin Adams and Bushman Collections, we note that the Selig collection did not have an example of the Potosi 4 Reales, Ex LCA 137 Lot 1505 (realised £850)
Half Dollar 1788 ESC 6114 Reales Oval Counterstamp George III on Bolivia 4 Reales Potosi mint Countermark NEF and host coin VF/GVF, superior to the example in the Colin Adams and Bushman Collections, we note that the Selig collection did not have an example of the Potosi 4 Reales, Ex LCA 137 Lot 1505 (realised £850)
Half Dollar 1788 ESC 6114 Reales Oval Counterstamp George III on Bolivia 4 Reales Potosi mint Countermark NEF and host coin VF/GVF, superior to the example in the Colin Adams and Bushman Collections, we note that the Selig collection did not have an example of the Potosi 4 Reales
DollarGeorge III Oval Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1796 ESC 129 Countermark and host coin practically as struck retaining some original lustre, with light toning in the legends
DollarGeorge IIICountermarked oval stamp on Bolivia (Potosi) 8 Reales 1793 PTS ESC 131 countermark GVF host coin VF with lustre and with old grey toning, scarce in this high grade
DollarGeorge III Octagonal Countermark on a Mexico City 8 Reales 1784 ESC 138 countermark Fine host coin Fine/Good Fine with a letter P in the obverse field and a small attempted pierce in front of the countermark
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