This is the 1837 "rebellion sou", so-called because of the patriot and star on the obverse. Those bank tokens were rather poorly struck, so areas of weakness, such as on the reverse here, are a common feature.
The "sou" was a French denomination (120 sous for 1 piastre). By the early 19th century, however, it was equivalent to a ½penny.
It's looking like being a dry November. I've spent over $1000 in October and now the coffers are empty. I'll have to start saving up some more cash or find some more stuff to sell.
I got the cash by selling off all the coins out of my collection that I didn't want, so I could focus on the areas of my collection that I want to build up.
Citação: "Mark240590"I've just received 3 new coins today all for less than £10 I think I've done quite well for the grade as it happens.
Citação: "pcarey2003"These 2 arrived in the post today, just in time to get them in this month
Paid just £1.99 + 75p postage
Paid just £3.99 + 75p postage
That's a £2 im missing still the UN ! Quite pricey !
Ive decide to buy myself a triple entente £5 it's come today :)
Citação: "Mark240590"That's a £2 im missing still the UN ! Quite pricey !
I bid up to £10 for one the day before and got outbid, it went for about £11, aren't I glad I didn't get it now! My dad recently paid about £17 for the Claim of Right one and this seller had 4 of them up for grabs at £3.99 each!
Citação: "Mark240590"That's a £2 im missing still the UN ! Quite pricey !
I bid up to £10 for one the day before and got outbid, it went for about £11, aren't I glad I didn't get it now! My dad recently paid about £17 for the Claim of Right one and this seller had 4 of them up for grabs at £3.99 each!
I have all 7 old £2 coins now, so I'm happy
very nice ! I don't have the claim £2 either ! Oh man !
The D reminds me so much of the F D countermark of Trinidadian François Declos that I thought I should get it and investigate further (especially that we already know of a rare Trinidadian A D punch). Perhaps the D punch of this one is identical with one of the many known variants of the F D punches? At $12, I didn't have much to lose. The host is a Lesslie halfpenny from Upper Canada.
Agreed ─ it's a great host . And I agree that C D is more likely than G D.
About the F D countermarks, I started a paper with the idea of writing a 3- or 4-page note, but I am at about 8-9 pages written up already and far from being finished. I never thought I would learn so much about Trinidad's "micro-economy" in the later 19th century. Your own F D halfpenny, Mark, is interesting in that 1872 is (so far as I know) the latest attested date for a host.
It's unlikely this C D countermark will make its way into the paper; I'll be able to say for sure only once I get access to Pridmore's and Lyall's books.
Citação: "Mark240590"I have Lyalls Caribbean tokens and checks [...] :)
Ooohh... If you would be kind enough to take pictures of the pages about the F D and Rapsey tokens, that would be great. I would acknowledge your contribution, of course, but I may have further questions if Lyall cites books or articles I don't know about. If that is OK with you, then I'll DM you. Perhaps, too, he has something to say about those tokens in his introduction to Trinidad rather than the catalogue itself? That's something I would need to know as well.
My plan is to have everything ready by early 2017. It may well be that I'll produce two articles: one for a collectors' journal (such as the Canadian Numismatic Journal) and another one, longer and more detailed, for a more academic publication (perhaps the ANS journal on tokens??). In the meantime, I'll have to find a copy of Pridmore's volume on the Caribbeans ─ perhaps someone else on Numista has it?
