Lot 74
Liberty Cent. 1822, counterstamped TC on the obverse, possibly for Tatham & Company of Ceylon. VG-8 but counterstamped TC on the obverse. Host coin grades VG, the counterstamp EF. The counterstamp is heavy and deep, bending the obverse into a dish shape slightly, and the central reverse is now weak as a result of continued circulation. No doubt rare and unusual, and the first we have seen. The surfaces are a medium brown in color and show a few marks, including a rim bruise between the sixth and seventh stars. A similar offering was noted in a Bank Leu Sale, October 1990, lot 1789 but the host coin was a Peruvian quarter peso with a similar TC counterstamp.
Estimated Value $150-UP.
Reportedly from a Noble Sale, 11/2001.
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