1 Liberty Dollar Counterstamp on Yemen 1 Rial, 1948-63
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Features
| Pretended issuer |
Anguilla
(British Overseas Territories)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Fantasy coins |
| Year | 1967 |
| Value | 1 Dollar |
| Currency | Provisional Government Counterstamped Coinage (1967) |
| Composition | Silver (.720) |
| Weight | 19.75 g |
| Diameter | 40 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Counterstamped |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Issued | Never issued |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 89780 |
| References | X# 4.1, 4.2 Krause Publications (publisher). Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States (5 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
Referendum on Anguilla's Secession
Series: Anguilla Liberty Dollar
Obverse
Host coin: denomination within circle.
Countermarked.
Scripts: Arabic, Latin
Lettering:
الجمهورية العربية اليمنية
ريال واحد
July
11
1967
• ANGUILLA• LIBERTY DOLLAR
Translation:
Yemen Arab Republic
One Rial
Reverse
Leafy branch within wreath and date below
Script: Arabic
Lettering: ١٣٨۲ - ۱۹٦٣
Translation: 1382 - 1963
Comments
The so-called Anguilla Liberty Dollar was initiated as a scam by Scott Newhall, then editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Newhall, on his own, counter-stamped between 10 000 and 15 000 mixed coins (mostly silver) with the mark ANGUILLA LIBERTY DOLLAR and JULY 11 1967 before darkening the stamp with ink. Trying to sell his idea to the new provisional government, Newhall failed to have his coin recognized legally and later sold the coins to a coin dealer who kept going with the story to earn money. With the success of these so-called dollars in the coin collectors community, Anguilla later issued similar numismatic products in 1968, 1969 and 1970.
For more details, see: The Story of the “Anguilla Liberty Dollar”, By Jay Turner, PCGS, 9 April 2020.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 500 | X#4.1; Host Coin: Y#17, 1948-62 | 56% | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | 
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X#4.2; Host Coin: Y#31, 1963 | 56% | ||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 89
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Bullion value: USD 33.25
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Actual silver weight: 0.457 oz
Current silver price: 72.73 USD/oz (see silver price 
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  |
The Coinhouse Auctions Auction 15 Lot 84 
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20 Jun 2020 | 1967 – X#4.2; Host Coin: Y#31, 1963 | UNC |
USD 139.18
(EUR 120.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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