Scotland · Robert McNee, Fintry
Scotland Robert McNee, Fintry — Rosette Copper Counterstamp
About this coin
Obverse
P. BY ROBERT MCNEE FINTRY and a rosette form the local counterstamp. It is recorded on either side of the older host.
Script: Latin
Lettering
P. BY ROBERT MCNEE FINTRY
Reverse
The underlying host design and any surviving legend remain visible around the local stamp.
Script: Latin
Lettering
Host inscription varies
Mints and mintmarks
Fintry, Stirlingshire. A George II halfpenny and a Glasgow provincial halfpenny are documented hosts.
Engraver and mintmaster marks
Ten-petalled rosette at the end of the local legend.
Identification and varieties
The host date does not date the later business stamp. A halfpenny-sized host need not establish the redeemable value of its countermark. Measurements are specimen-specific; no total mintage is established.
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; host date unspecified | Regal British host; Fintry countermark | Merchant-name stamp | George II halfpenny host | No specific host date or specimen weight is supplied. | ||
| Undated countermark; host 1791 | Glasgow token host; Fintry countermark | Ten-petalled rosette | Gilbert Shearer & Co halfpenny host | Recorded specimen 12.08 g; local stamp on the host reverse. |
Undated; host date unspecifiedGeorge II halfpenny host
No specific host date or specimen weight is supplied.
Undated countermark; host 1791Gilbert Shearer & Co halfpenny host
Recorded specimen 12.08 g; local stamp on the host reverse.