1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing bank | Bank of England |
| King |
George III (1760-1820)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins |
| Year | 1797 |
| Value | 4 Shillings 9 Pence (19⁄80) (4 Shillings 9 Pence) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Silver (.896) |
| Weight | 27.1 g |
| Diameter | 39 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Countermarked |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 13155 |
| References | KM# 634 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). |
Obverse
Laureate and cuirassed bust of King Carlos IV facing right above date, legend around.
Note: Type I oval countermark of King George III's portrait facing right, centrally struck.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CAROLUS·IIII· DEI·GRATIA·
·1795·
Translation: Carlos the Fourth by the Grace of God
Reverse
Crowned shield of arms dividing pillars, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
·HISPAN·ET IND·REX· oM · 8R ·F·M·
PLUS VLTRA
Translation: King of Spain and the Indies
Comments
Countermarked Coinage (1797-1804)
Emergency issue consisting of foreign silver coins, usually Spanish Colonial, having a bust of George III within an oval (1797) or octagonal (1804) frame. Countermarked 8 Reales circulated at 4 Shillings 9 Pence in 1797 and 5 Shillings in 1804. The puncheons used for countermarking foreign coins for this series were available for many years afterward, especially the oval die and apparently a number of foreign coins other than Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales were countermarked for collectors.
Issuer: Bank of England; Countermark: Oval, Type I; Date: Dates shown are of the host coin;
Countermarked on Mexico 8 Reales of Carlos IV, KM#109.
For more detail on these emergency issues,
please read THE BANK OF ENGLAND COUNTERMARKED DOLLARS, 1797-1804 by H.E. Manville.
Emergency issue consisting of foreign silver coins, usually Spanish Colonial, having a bust of George III within an oval (1797) or octagonal (1804) frame. Countermarked 8 Reales circulated at 4 Shillings 9 Pence in 1797 and 5 Shillings in 1804. The puncheons used for countermarking foreign coins for this series were available for many years afterward, especially the oval die and apparently a number of foreign coins other than Spanish or Spanish Colonial 8 Reales were countermarked for collectors.
Issuer: Bank of England; Countermark: Oval, Type I; Date: Dates shown are of the host coin;
Countermarked on Mexico 8 Reales of Carlos IV, KM#109.
For more detail on these emergency issues,
please read THE BANK OF ENGLAND COUNTERMARKED DOLLARS, 1797-1804 by H.E. Manville.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1797) | 
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$ 680 | $ 1300 | $ 4500 | Countermarked coin dated 1791 | 13% | |||||||||
| ND (1797) | Countermarked coin dated 1792 | 6% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1797) | Countermarked coin dated 1793 | 19% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1797) | Countermarked coin dated 1794 | 19% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1797) | Countermarked coin dated 1795 | 50% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 84
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Bullion value: USD 53.13
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Actual silver weight: 0.781 oz
Current silver price: 68.05 USD/oz (see silver price 
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