^Lot 1792 USA, New York City, New York, J.M. TAYLOR / BROKER / CHATHAM ST. / COR. JAMES. N.Y. merchant counter

USA, New York City, New York, J.M. TAYLOR / BROKER / CHATHAM ST. / COR. JAMES. N.Y. merchant countermark (1850s) on a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles III, assayer FM, ex-Partrick. Brunk-T95; Rulau-NY889G. 5.93 grams; 26 mm. J.M. Taylor was a currency broker who operated in Brooklyn and New York City in the 1850s. Bold VF countermark on a darkly toned AG host coin with plugged hole above bust (to right of countermark). Pedigreed to the Donald G. Partrick Collection, with his tag.