271, Lot: 174. Estimate $1500. Sold for $5000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

JAMAICA, Colonial. George II. King of Great Britain, 1727-1760. AR Dollar. Authorized 1758. Countermark: Circular counterstamp with floriate G·R (on obverse and reverse). Host coin: AR 8 Reales of Mexico. (40mm, 27.04 g, 12h). Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint. Dated 1753-MF. (flower) FERDND · VI · D · G · HISPAN · ET IND · REX, crowned coat-of-arms; ·/M/F/(flower) to left, (flower)/8/(flower) to right / (flower) VTRAQUE VNUM (flower), crowned western and eastern hemispheres between crowned and banner-entwined Pillars of Hercules; all set upon waves; below, I753 between two flowers and two Mexico City mintmarks. Pridmore 4; KM 8.2. Countermark: Good VF, struck from rusty dies, Host Coin: Good VF, attractively toned. Rare.

Property of Princeton Economics acquired by Martin Armstrong. Ex Paul Karon Collection (Part II, Spink 128, 7 October 1998), lot 469.