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Canadian Countermark

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Canada Start Price:150.00 CAD Estimated At:300.00 - 350.00 CAD
Canadian Countermark
SOLD
150.00CAD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2016 Sep 29 @ 20:06UTC-4 : AST/EDT


Buyer’s Premiums will be added on all items as per the Terms & Conditions of the sale. Invoices will be emailed out following the Toronto Coin Expo Convention. Visit gbellauctions.com to view a digital copy of the catalogue for this sale.
Canadian Countermark

J.M. WILLIAMS & Co. / HAMILTON ONT. on what appears to be a Great Britain penny. The mark is well worn and on a cracked flan. It’s difficult to determine whether it is countermarked or engraved. (M.I. 1008).

The mark represents James Miller Williams, possibly the most important individual to have produced a countermark noted in this collection (Marked Impressions). In Visionaries: Canadian triumphs, Vol. VI of Canada heirloom series, Heirloom Publishing, Williams is described as the father of North America’s petroleum industry. Three sketches of Williams were quoted in full in Marked Impressions.

Note: this lot is part of The Richard Cooper Collection.