1 Liberty Dollar Countermark on Peru 1 Sol, 1923-26

Features

Location Anguilla (British Overseas Territories)
Type Fantasy items › Fantasy currency
Year 1967
Value 1 Dollar
Currency Provisional Government Counterstamped Coinage (1967)
Composition Silver (.500) (Copper .400, Nickel .100)
Weight 25 g
Diameter 37 mm
Thickness 2.73 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, counterstamped
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
88366
References X# 3
George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.

Commemorative issue

Referendum on Anguilla's Secession

Series: Anguilla Liberty Dollar

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ANGUILLA
JULY
11
1967
· LIBERTY DOLLAR ·

Reverse

Peru coat of arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBLICA PERUANA LIMA 5 DECIMOS FINO
1923

Translation:
Republic of Peru 50% Fine
1923

Edge

Reeded

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
1967  Photo 1 530 $ 110 Host Coin: KM#218.1, 1923-26

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Liberty Dollar (Countermark on Peru 1 Sol, 1923-26)Picture 1 of a sold 1 Liberty Dollar (Countermark on Peru 1 Sol, 1923-26)
The Coinhouse Auctions
Auction 16
Lot 71
Internet Archive
26 Sep 2020 XF USD 97.10
(EUR 90.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 1 Liberty Dollar (Countermark on Peru 1 Sol, 1923-26)Picture 1 of a sold 1 Liberty Dollar (Countermark on Peru 1 Sol, 1923-26)
The Coinhouse Auctions
Auction 15
Lot 83
Internet Archive
20 Jun 2020 XF USD 107.89
(EUR 100.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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