GS&Co (George Steuart & Co)
counterstamped on 1815 Ceylon one stiver
This 1815 Ceylon One Stiver is Counter Marked GS&CO by the firm of
George Steuart & Co. merchants, bankers, estate and commission agents,
was started in 1835, who issued these counter-marked tokens from 1843.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | 6 pence |
| Alloy | AE |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 9.07 gms |
| Shape | round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
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| Lowsley #Unlisted Pridmore #P94
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| Obverse : Indent by counterstamp on GEORGE III D : G :
BRITANNIARIUM REX Laural and draped Bust facing right,
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| Reverse : top-down 30 degree clockwise counterstamp
GS&Co. on 1815 - CEYLON -
ONE STIVER with standing elephant facing left.
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| Denomination | 6 pence |
| Alloy | AE |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | mm |
| Weight | 9.07 gms |
| Shape | round |
| Edge | Plain |
| DieAxis | O° |
| Issue | |
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| Lowsley #Unlisted Pridmore #P94
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| Obverse : top-down 30 degree anti-clockwise counterstamp
GS&Co on GEORGE III D : G : BRITANNIARIUM REX
Laural and draped Bust facing right,
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| Reverse : top-down 30 degree clockwise counterstamp
GS&Co. on 1815 - CEYLON -
ONE STIVER with standing elephant facing left.
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From 1843 George Steuart & Co countermarked (GS&CO) local copper coins.
The English-struck stivers of 1802 and 1815 and halfpennies (1826-1859)
were assigned a value for use at 6 pence and the half-farthings
(1828-1856) was 4 pence.
For more details see GS&Co. countermarked half-farthing token.
Upper token from Carnegie Museum of Natural
History Collection (lot 882 part), sold at 2007 July 25 Noble Auction#85 (lot 2302 part)
ex Robert Climpson Collection.
Image from reauction 2009 September 29 Baldwin Auction#62 (lot 803 part),
Lower voth sides countermarked token from Mark Freehill Collection of Ceylon tokens
Noble.com.AU Auction#126 2021 March 24th lot
1244 (Part 1/5).
Both displayed at 200 dpi.