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This specimen was lot 21363 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SCOTLAND. Dalzell Farm 5 Shillings Countermark, ND (ca. 1820). PCGS VF-20 Secure Holder. Struck on a French 1810-A 5 Francs (Paris Mint). Even light silver gray with smooth surfaces. Trivial hairlines. Countermark boldly applied in its usual location at central reverse. Napoleon Five Francs are the typical undertype for this mark, all part of a consignment brought from Belgium to this Scottish farm by a soldier named Archibald Hamilton. Pleasing and RARE. Manvile lists 22 specimens, only two of which are recorded of this host date. Countermark grades: EXTREMELY FINE Details; host coin VF. Ex: Coin Galleries sale August 2009, lot# 5031; Ex: Stack's auction April 22, 2009, lot# 2324; Ex: Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auction 134 January 29, 2008, lot# 837." Scotland in the early nineteenth century was tearing into the Industrial Revolution and manufactures were eager for coin to facilitate trade. As the Royal Mint could not keep up, many private issues appeared. [[France 1810-A 5 francs|French 5 francs]] circulated freely and many of these were countermarked; the SCWC records over a hundred different countermarks. Today they are all rare. This counterstamp is attributed to 1820.
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This specimen was lot 21363 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "SCOTLAND. Dalzell Farm 5 Shillings Countermark, ND (ca. 1820). PCGS VF-20 Secure Holder. Struck on a French 1810-A 5 Francs (Paris Mint). Even light silver gray with smooth surfaces. Trivial hairlines. Countermark boldly applied in its usual location at central reverse. Napoleon Five Francs are the typical undertype for this mark, all part of a consignment brought from Belgium to this Scottish farm by a soldier named Archibald Hamilton. Pleasing and RARE. Manvile lists 22 specimens, only two of which are recorded of this host date. Countermark grades: EXTREMELY FINE Details; host coin VF. Ex: Coin Galleries sale August 2009, lot# 5031; Ex: Stack's auction April 22, 2009, lot# 2324; Ex: Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auction 134 January 29, 2008, lot# 837." Scotland in the early nineteenth century was tearing into the Industrial Revolution and manufacturers were eager for coin to facilitate trade. As the Royal Mint could not keep up, many private issues appeared. [[France 1810-A 5 francs|French 5 francs]] circulated freely and many of these were countermarked; the SCWC records over a hundred different countermarks. Today they are all rare. This counterstamp is attributed to 1820.
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.
  
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''Specification:'' 27.07 g, .896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW (host coin).  
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''Specification:'' 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW (host coin).  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-CC22; Manville-20; Brunk-51220.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM-CC22; Manville-20; Brunk-51220.  

Latest revision as of 09:38, 23 January 2025

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 21363
Scotland SB118-21363r.jpg

This specimen was lot 21363 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $900. The catalog description[1] noted, "SCOTLAND. Dalzell Farm 5 Shillings Countermark, ND (ca. 1820). PCGS VF-20 Secure Holder. Struck on a French 1810-A 5 Francs (Paris Mint). Even light silver gray with smooth surfaces. Trivial hairlines. Countermark boldly applied in its usual location at central reverse. Napoleon Five Francs are the typical undertype for this mark, all part of a consignment brought from Belgium to this Scottish farm by a soldier named Archibald Hamilton. Pleasing and RARE. Manvile lists 22 specimens, only two of which are recorded of this host date. Countermark grades: EXTREMELY FINE Details; host coin VF. Ex: Coin Galleries sale August 2009, lot# 5031; Ex: Stack's auction April 22, 2009, lot# 2324; Ex: Fritz Rudolf Kunker Auction 134 January 29, 2008, lot# 837." Scotland in the early nineteenth century was tearing into the Industrial Revolution and manufacturers were eager for coin to facilitate trade. As the Royal Mint could not keep up, many private issues appeared. French 5 francs circulated freely and many of these were countermarked; the SCWC records over a hundred different countermarks. Today they are all rare. This counterstamp is attributed to 1820.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 27.07 g, 0.896 fine silver, .780 troy oz ASW (host coin).

Catalog reference: KM-CC22; Manville-20; Brunk-51220.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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