Scottish Genuine Commercial Coins 1787-1804 R.C.Bell Type set
Bell Lanark No. 3 (D&H 31-33)

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: SCOTLAND - LANARKSHIRE
Item Description: 1/4P 1791 SCOT D&h-33 LANARKSHIRE - HAMILTON'S E: PLAIN
Full Grade: NGC AU 55 BN
Owner: 3mctoledo

Set Details

Custom Sets: Scotland "Conder" Tokens
Scottish Genuine Commercial Coins 1787-1804 R.C.Bell Type set
Competitive Sets: This coin is not competing in any sets.
Research: NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC World Coin Census

Owner Comments:

Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, FARTHING, GLASGOW, Hamilton, A.

No. 3 D&H 31-3

Obverse: --- The arms of Glasgow, with a quatrefoil beneath. Legend: --- GLASGOW FARTHING PAYABLE AT.

Reverse: --- St. Andrew and his cross. Legend: --- ALEX.R HAMILTONS SNUFF SHOP with 1791 in the exergue..

Edge: --- Plain

There are trivial differences in the three coins.

Diesinker, Unknown; manufacturer, Unknown

Rarity: All are rare

Reference #2

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Scotland, LANARKSHIRE, GLASGOW, RANDOLPH'S

Farthing

D&H 33

O: As last. (As last. (The Arms of Glasgow, a quatrefoil under. GLASGOW FARTHING PAYABLE AT.))

R: Similar. Several small stones at feet, and end of cross closer to S of "SNUFF" (Similar. The ground is covered with sticks. (St, Andrew and his cross. ALEX.R HAMILTON SNUFF SHOP. 1791. The ground is quite smooth.))

E: Plain

Rarity: RR

Reference #3

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References
#1 Notes on Eighteenth Century Tokens by Arthur W Waters, Seaby's numismatic Publications 1954
#2 Commercial Coins 1787 -1804 by R. C. Bell, Corbitt & Hunter LTD 1963
#3 The Provincial Token - Coinage of the 18th Century Illustrated, By R, Dalton & S.H. Hamer 1910 - 1918, Reprint 2015, The Copper Corner

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