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Auction: 25005 - The Carrington and Pallas Collections of Exceptional English and Anglo-Gallic Gold Coins and Proof Sets
Lot: 246

(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!

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Sold for
£420

Starting price
£150