Scotland · Adelphi Cotton Work, Deanston
Scotland Adelphi Cotton Work — Silver Half-Écu Woolsack Countermark
About this coin
Obverse
A woolsack occupies the centre of the ADELPHI COTTON WORK circular stamp.
Script: Latin
Lettering
ADELPHI
COTTON WORK
Reverse
The original foreign host design remains.
Script: Latin
Lettering
Host inscription varies
Mints and mintmarks
Deanston, Perthshire: local cotton-work stamp on French silver hosts.
Identification and varieties
The date of a foreign host coin is not the date of the Scottish countermark. Host combinations below are documented examples, not an annual production list. Surviving-piece counts are not mintages. The usual 2/6 attribution is not inscribed on the stamp; this entry concerns silver half-écus, not copper halfpennies bearing a similar punch.
Measurements
Dimensions and weight vary with the host coin. Specimen measurements in the issue table are not a universal standard.
Years, mintmarks and variants
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| Year | Mint | Mintmark | Variant | Mintage | Notes | Find this issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undated countermark; host 1729 | Bayonne host; Deanston countermark | L host mintmark; woolsack punch | Louis XV half-écu aux rameaux d’olivier | Recorded specimen 13.39 g. | ||
| Undated countermark; host 1726 | Montpellier host; Deanston countermark | N host mintmark; woolsack punch | Louis XV half-écu aux rameaux d’olivier | Recorded specimen 13.96 g. |
Undated countermark; host 1729Louis XV half-écu aux rameaux d’olivier
Recorded specimen 13.39 g.
Undated countermark; host 1726Louis XV half-écu aux rameaux d’olivier
Recorded specimen 13.96 g.