countermarked conder token

I have a Conder halfpenny token, countermarked 1 C or I C, hard to tell which one it is supposed to be. Because it is countermarked 1C and is dated 1792, I thought it might be for use in the USA. But, an expert tells me he has never known of this type of countermark for use in the USA. Does anyone have another idea as to where it was countermarked, or by whom?

Citeer: "doctortom"​I have a Conder halfpenny token, countermarked 1 C or I C, hard to tell which one it is supposed to be. Because it is countermarked 1C and is dated 1792, I thought it might be for use in the USA. But, an expert tells me he has never known of this type of countermark for use in the USA. Does anyone have another idea as to where it was countermarked, or by whom?

​There's been some research into countermarks by numismatists over the years but due to their rather vague nature most of it is inconclusive and speculative.

I like the idea that it's something used in the early American colonies as a substitute Cent. Although the "1" is technically a Roman "I" it wouldn't be the first instance of it's use to represent the number one on a coin. UK Double Florins for example.

Both the US and Canada have an extensive history of using tokens.

Agree that is very hard to say due to the nature of countermarks. Only countermarks/chopmarks with royal seals are you able to ID from where it might have been countermarked or some of the Asian character marks (as some were unique, but sparse recording) can you be quite sure about origins.

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