World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Trinidad, PORT OF SPAIN, Francois Declos, One Stampee, various Halfpenny size coins, countermarked incuse FC to increase the local value from a Half-Stampee to 1 Stampee, some are very crude and likely to be counterfeits of the time, copper, typically 25-28mm (cf. Lyall 501; Prid. 7) [4]. Varied state, poor some better £40-£60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Francios Declos was a barber in Port of Spain, There are at least 18 different examples of the FD countermark, many are very crude as the temptation to double the value of a coin by the addition of a simple FD countermark was very strong.