Are you sure the "1 Grote/ 1840" is not "1 Groten 1840" - a coin made in
Bremen, Germany?

See, for example

http://www.muenzen-militaria.com/deutsch/katalog/katalog10/10_16.htm

or

http://www.joelscoins.com/list115.htm




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Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: Grote Help


>At Fort Johnson, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, I have found a small
(19mm
>diam) copper coin marked  "1 Grote/ 1840" on one side. The other has a
shield
>capped with a crown. There is some lettering around the edge, but it is
>illegible. I have seen numerous references to "Groats" but no "Grote"  I
>assume its a variant. Anyone have any info on these coins?
>Thanks, Carl Steen
>