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Great Britain, George III AR 1/2 Dollar.
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Lot 95
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Great Britain, George III AR 1/2 Dollar. Emergency countermarked coinage, 1799. Host coin: Spain, Carlos III AR 4 Reales. CAROLUS III DEI G 1782, laureate bust to right / HISPANIARUM·REX·, crowned coat of arms, R above crowned M in left field, 4 above J.D in right field. Oval Countermark: laureate bust of St George in incuse oval. Cf. SCBC 3767 (struck on host coin of Carlos IIII rather than IV). 13.18g, 32mm, 12h.
Host: Very Fine. Countermark: Near Extremely Fine.
Ex Spink, Auction 5033, 1 December 2005, lot 567;
Ex Glendining, 25 October 1995, lot 237.
An economic crisis in Great Britain in 1799 led the Treasury to authorise the countermarking of foreign coins.
Dimensions: 32mm
Era: George III
Material: Silver
Postage: Free
Date: 1799
Weight: 13.14
Total lot weight: 13.14
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- Host: Very Fine. Countermark: Near Extremely Fine.
- Flatness on reverse behind countermark.
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