1811 St Lucia 3 stampees found in Chesapeake bay in Maryland!

[gwdigger]

Sorry for repost. Title should read "on" Chesapeake bay not "in". I think i just discovered what this is and it could be a fairly rare find. Krause catalog says a circle counterstamp on 1/4 cut 2 reales with the crenelated edge. The picture shown for the next denomination, an escalin, shows the scalloped edge! This is the same site I found another west indies cut coin on.

 

[gwdigger]

I found it in a search of escalin:

https://www.google.com/search?q=st+...s_sm=119&espv=210&q=st+lucia+escalin&tbm=isch

 

[Hunthicks]

That's pretty cool!!!

 

[oxbowbarefoot]

Very interesting Colonial Silver. Nice find!

 

[pepperj]

It's worthy of another post on it own.

 

[Mackaydon]

That's a great find !!
The 1811 issues were minted consisted of 3 stampee, 1, 1½ and 2 escalins coins. The first two were made from quarters and thirds of 2 reales coins, while the higher two denominations were made from quarters and thirds of 4 reales coins. The 3 stampees was counterstamped with a crenelated circle, while the 1, 1½ and 2 escalins were counterstamped with one, two and three circles, respectively. So you have a 1 escalin coin--with one circular conterstamp without the crenelated edge around the circle.
Your coin may be rare--and valuable.
Don.....

 

[gwdigger]

That's a great find !!
The 1811 issues were minted consisted of 3 stampee, 1, 1½ and 2 escalins coins. The first two were made from quarters and thirds of 2 reales coins, while the higher two denominations were made from quarters and thirds of 4 reales coins. The 3 stampees was counterstamped with a crenelated circle, while the 1, 1½ and 2 escalins were counterstamped with one, two and three circles, respectively. So you have a 1 escalin coin--with one circular conterstamp without the crenelated edge around the circle.
Your coin may be rare--and valuable.
Don.....

Thanks a lot for the help.

 

[Fitzwilk]

Wow........very cool find.

 

[jewelerguy]

super cool!

 

[Michiganne]

Very nice! Congrats on saving that one. Keep digging!

HH

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Great looking cut coin, real history there.
ZDD

 

[treblehunter]

Very cool find.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

That's a very unique find, and I love that scalloped edge. Never seen that before on a coin.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Awesome silver!

 

[detroitdigger]

That is really cool! WTG!