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(1798) Tobago Countermark. Vlack 445, struck on a Birmingham forgery 1769 Sous Marques with a Crown

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:75.00 CAD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 CAD
(1798) Tobago Countermark.  Vlack 445, struck on a Birmingham forgery 1769 Sous Marques with a Crown
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This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 21:02UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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(1798) Tobago Countermark. Vlack 445, struck on a Birmingham forgery 1769 Sous Marques with a Crowned C in the die. Rarity-7. Very Fine, the countermark deeply impressed on the obverse of a rather choice specimen of this impossible late-date Birmingham forgery (the Sous Marques series had ended in 1764). Light olive, the surfaces hard, with the expected slight flattening on the side opposite the countermark, but really pleasing for the issue. The punches are larger than those used on the two in the Vlack sale, but Vlack notes in his book that several different punches were used. A charming example, with the impossible date and Crowned C pseudo-countermark both strong.