| Spink > Auction 25005 | Auction date: 30 September 2025 |
| Lot number: 246 Price realized: 420 GBP (Approx. 564 USD / 480 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: (x) George III (1760-1820), Emergency Issues (1797-1799), Oval-Countermarked Dollar (8-Reales), struck over Charles IV, 8-Reales, 1795-PTS PP, Potosi, CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA · laureate and draped bust right, oval countermark of George III in centre, rev. · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · PTS · 8R · P · P · crowned square-topped shield dividing pillars, security edge, 26.59g, 12h (Bull 1857; ESC 131; S.3765A), attempted piercing in reverse legend, otherwise lightly cleaned and rubbed, the host coin very fine, the countermark bolder still, a scarcer prototype for the infamous 'Head of a Fool on the Neck of an Ass' specie!. Estimate: £200 - £300 |  |
