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Auction: 19020 - British and World Historic and Commemorative Medals and Tokens: e-Auction 3
Lot: 127

Scotland, Tokens [13], Penny, Dundee, Thomas Webster, 1797, (Atkins 294/3; D&H {Angusshire} 5); Halfpennies [6], Burntisland Vitriol Company, 1797 (D&H {Fifeshire} 2); Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchinson, 1790 (2); Glasgow, 1791 (D&H 4); Perth [2], Patrick Maxwell, "Pro Rege Lege et Grege" (D&H 9); another, David Peter's Wines and Spirits Shop (D&H 10); Farthings [2], Glasgow, Alex Ewing, Grocer, 1799; Perth, T Menzies, 1798; and other retailer's tokens, Glasgow [4], including, Ralph Erskin, 1781, pierced; Archibald Anderson's Warehouse, 106 King Street; Dr Stuart, Private Medical Establishment, 1841; and anonymous issue, fine to very fine, the 1791 extremely fine with some mint colour; additionally, Ireland [6], Camak, Kyan & Camak, Halfpenny, 1792; Dublin, W Parker, Halfpenny, 1795; Farthings [4], Dublin, Cannock, White & Co, Post Office; Cork, William Fitzgibbon, 1835; also, countermark issues, "J.B. 1811" struck over 1806 Irish Farthings [2], these fair to fine, the 1795 very fine or better but wiped, the last two's counterstamps very fine and rare [18]

Michael Dolley's "A parcel of countermarked early nineteenth-century farthings Irish" recorded 209 examples of these curious countermarked coins, discussing 191 in more detail. (Numismatic Society of Ireland Occassional Papers 15-16, 1973). Gavin Scott added that an additional farthing, believed to be from the same source, was to be found is in Mr. A. G. Davies' collection. Scott's own specimen, in contrast to the 210 known farthings, was a countermarked English penny.

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