SINCONA Auction 94 - World Coins and Medals
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World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction

GROSSBRITANNIEN Schottland

Lot 1867

Lot 1867

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Starting price 1,000 CHF
Result 4,000 CHF

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Description

Dalzell Farm. 5 Shillings Countermark n. d. (c. 1820), Dalzell. 24.73 g. Countermarked on a French 5 Francs dated 1812 A (Gadoury 584. KM 694.1.) KM CC22. Münze: Sehr schön / Very fine. Gegenstempel: Vorzüglich / Extremely Fine.

A very rare countermarked issue. These pieces were issued by Archibald James Hamilton, a retired soldier who farmed the Dalzell estates. He had been a Lieutenant in the 4th Dragoons in the Iberian Peninsula before retiring. He brought numerous French 5 Franc coins home with him and countermarked them before paying his workers.