16 April 2025 | 10:00 | Lots: 361
Great Britain, George III AR 1 Dollar.
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Lot 94
Full Lot Description
Great Britain, George III AR 1 Dollar. Emergency countermarked coinage, 1797. Host coin: Mexico, Carlos IV AR 8 Reales. CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1795, laureate bust to right / HISPAN·ET IND·REX· oM · 8R ·F·M·, crowned coat of arms. Oval Countermark: laureate bust of St George in incuse oval. SCBC 3765A. 26.93g, 39mm, 11h.
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An economic crisis in Great Britain in 1797 led the Treasury to authorise the countermarking of foreign coins, mostly Spanish colonial to ease cash flow.
Dimensions: 39mm
Era: George III
Material: Silver
Postage: Free
Date: 1797
Weight: 26.61
Total lot weight: 26.61
Condition Report
- Graded good very fine.
- Host coin displaying flatness on the reverse of the countermark.
- Light old cabinet tone.
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