Gibraltar 1802 2 quarts token

from Stack's Bowers June 2022 Collector's Choice sale, lot 71079

This specimen was lot 71079 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $216. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GIBRALTAR. Copper 2 Quartos Token, 1802. George III. NGC AU-58. Toothed border variety. Lightly handled and possessing a fairly deep brown color, this example remains entirely wholesome and original." The British captured the rock of Gibraltar from the Spanish in 1704 and have held it since. No coinage was issued specifically for the place until 1841; this two quart, accompanied by a one quart, is actually a merchant token. Toothed and plain border varieties exist.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM Tn2.1.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Link to:

• Gibraltar 1810 quarto Robert Keeling & Sons
• Gibraltar 1813 2 quartos Richard Cattons Goldsmith
• Coins and currency dated 1802