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1788 Barbados Penny With Counterstamp

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Can anyone tell me what this is? I believe the counter stamp reads "A.BAILEY", but I'm not completely sure. Is this a merchant countermark, and if so, what for?


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This is a token rather than a coin and was known as the Pineapple Penny. The very interesting history of these tokens can be read on this link:-

http://www.sohomint.info/barbados.html

The counterstamp of A Bailey was most likely that of a local merchant.
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