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Historical Background
Trinidad. 9 Bitts (9 Shillings) Countermark, ND (1811). Authorized on June 11 of that year, consisting of a central octagonal cutout with plain edges pierced from the obverse of an 1805-TH Mexico 8 Reales. (Km-A14.1); (Pridmore-3). The quantity of dollars to be cut was limited to no more than 25,000 pieces. The extracted central plugs were assigned a value of 1 Bitt (1 Shilling) and stamped with the letter “T”, identifying the colony. These central plugs were officially ordered withdrawn from circulation on December 1, 1823.
A proclamation issued by Sir Ralph Woodford on 14 September 1814 specified that the pierced dollars were to continue circulating by tale at 9 Shillings, until such time as they were ordered to pass by weight. It is known that some examples continued to circulate as late as 1860, at a value of 3 Shillings 9 Pence (90 Cents).
This piece exhibits moderate, honest circulation wear, entirely typical of an issue that remained in use for decades, with some rim knocks and light encrustation on the reverse. An appealing historical artifact, and scarce in any state of preservation. Ag. 24,07 g. Almost VF. Est...1500,00.
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