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Auction 149 25 Sep 2018
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WORLD COINS, Nevis, Uncertain denomination, a George III, Irish Halfpenny, 1769, obv. countermarked incuse nevis, 7.77g/119.9gr (Prid. 9). Coin poor, countermark very fine £80-100
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Provenance: Bt K.V. Eckardt 1982.
Pridmore mentions several copper coins with this countermark as modern concoctions, but this specimen clearly exhibits considerable post-countermarking circulation wear. Although not traced, this could be a plantation or estate token
WORLD COINS, Nevis, Uncertain denomination, a George III, Irish Halfpenny, 1769, obv. countermarked incuse nevis, 7.77g/119.9gr (Prid. 9). Coin poor, countermark very fine £80-100
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Provenance: Bt K.V. Eckardt 1982.
Pridmore mentions several copper coins with this countermark as modern concoctions, but this specimen clearly exhibits considerable post-countermarking circulation wear. Although not traced, this could be a plantation or estate token