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(1798) Tobago Countermark, UNLISTED on a Cayenne Two Sous. Type of Vlack 441, Unlisted Host Coin.

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:250.00 CAD Estimated At:600.00 - 700.00 CAD
(1798) Tobago Countermark, UNLISTED on a Cayenne Two Sous.  Type of Vlack 441, Unlisted Host Coin.
SOLD
425.00CAD+ buyer's premium
This item SOLD at 2019 May 02 @ 21:00UTC-4 : AST/EDT

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(1798) Tobago Countermark, UNLISTED on a Cayenne Two Sous. Type of Vlack 441, Unlisted Host Coin. Rarity-8, the only example known. Very Fine or so, this is the same extremely rare countermark of a TB within a rectangular frame as the above lot, but is here on a Cayenne Two Sous coin of 1780-1789 (the countermark obscuring the date). Much of the peripheral legend of the host is visible, and the obverse design is strong. The Tobago countermark is strongly impressed on the reverse of the Cayenne piece, with light flattening on the obverse area opposite the stamp. Light brown, the surfaces hard enough, with minimal marks from circulation. A most important example, not only for this extremely rare countermark, but also as a completely unlisted host coin – and one that may allow specialists to rethink the issue. The few other known examples of this countermark were all on earlier Sous Marques, allowing Vlack and others to theorize the use of that host coin type made this the earliest of the Tobago countermarks – but one on a Cayenne Two Sous may upset that theory since this is the exact host coin found on most of the other Tobago issues and, as outlined in the above description, official countermarks tended to get more intricate over time, not less so. An amazing coin, one that will surely invite research – and a piece that belongs in either a museum or advanced collection. Unique, the only one known, this example was one of the highlights of the Edward Roehrs collection – and one of the highlights of this auction as well!