6 Bits / 4 Shillings 6 Pence Countermark

€68,550.00
IssuerGrenada
Year1814
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value6 Bits (1/2)
CurrencyNecessity coinage (1798-1840)
CompositionSilver (.903)
Weight13.535 g
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueHalf circle
Countermarked, Cut
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#9
Obverse descriptionCountermark “TR”, “G”, “6” on corners and bottom of 1/2 cut of Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales, placed that way to prevent further cutting for silver scrapping.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionRemaining design of host coin.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (1814)  - Host years mostly unknown due to the way it was cut the remaining date is right on the opposite side of one of the countermark punches, so it goes flat after the hit. -
Catalog ID9300027200
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