Monéphil Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Hello,I have this halfpenny with a strange countermark, have you already seen something similar?http://en.numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/51acb349c7dc2.jpgThanks for your lights,Antoine Quote
Coinery Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I don't think it's an official counter mark, at least I've never seen it? Could be someone from Spain having a bit of fun, perhaps? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Welcome to Antoine, he is known to me and is a good lad. Very enthusiastic about his coins and also very knowledgeable. Quote
Coinery Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Perhaps I should expand...By Spain and fun, I was meaning that someone might have found it amusing to countermark a G3 coin, as we had cointermarked their coinage. If you know what I mean? Quote
copper123 Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Sounds like their economy might have been in a bad way back in those days, as well as now if all they could afford too countermark was a copper halfpenny Quote
TomGoodheart Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Dunno .. the reverse on looks almost like a Chinese chop mark to me. But as far as I know they were only used on silver coins.. obverse one? Not a clue! But welcome Antoine! . Quote
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