Country Of The Day: Grenada, British Colony Gold Counterstamped 66 Shillings ND (1798) NGC AU-53

British Colony gold Counterstamped 66 Shillings ND (1798) AU53 NGC, KM3 (Rare), Gordon-9 ("G" C/S). 11.78gm. Counterstamped on Maria I 6400 Reis, 1789-R. This rare issue is struck with three "G" countermarks along the edge, a feature designed to prevent edge clipping. The Standard Catalog of World Coins notes a weight range for the issue of 11.5gm - 11.79gm, placing the present specimen firmly at the heavy end of this admittedly tight range. Comparison to other examples proves exceedingly difficult, a consequence of the type's great scarcity across every known host date, including 1762, 1766, 1779, and 1789. However, of the very few records we have located from recent years, every one appears either significantly more worn than this specimen or displays surface issues, highlighting the present example as not just rare from a type perspective, but rare to an even greater degree because of its impressive condition, the surfaces remarkably clear of any signs of heavier handling, toned to a rich gold color, and matched by well-rendered devices expressing full clarity in every feature. Ex.



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