I uploaded a few pictures to try and help diagnose these - thank you for sharing your expertise: 1. What is the Petrust error? 2. The...
The unknown coin (possibly a 1821 20 or 15 Reis?) with the diamond counterpunch or defacing: [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
The 20/40 1829G: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Here are pictures of the 20/40 Reis (1824R, tentatively): [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Here are some pictures of the 40/80 Reis (1828M, tentatively): [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Hmm. Going through and cataloging my coins, I found a wider mix of dates that expected. Several of the coins have counterpunches that are rotated...
The EUA > ECU conversion would make sense... but I wonder who minted these? Would they have been presentation pieces from the conference?
It looks German or Austrian to me - "fur herrvoragende leistungen" translates into "For Outstanding Achievements". I'm not sure about ZBA '22......
No idea about the exchange rates. But, I'd imagine that the coin was equivalent to a typical river crossing fare. So, adjusting for our modern...
The detail is a bit hard to make out, especially on the reverse (?). Those looks like some Scythian coins I've seen (contemporary to the late...
Hmmm... the "War of the Ragamuffins" may also have been the trigger event. The economic factors that caused it (low import tariffs on salted beef...
I was curious about why Brazil devalued the currency in 1835 and came across some very interesting history of the Empire of Brazil. First off, the...
Shouldn't the Denver, San Francisco, and Carson City mint museums be on there? I'm not sure if New Orleands, Dahlgreen, West Point, or Manila have...
And, while I generally stick to the forums here, it looks like this topic has been discussed in some detail on the 'dark side' at:...
Edited my previous posts: looks like 20 reis coins were 'created' out of 40 reis, and 40 reis countermarked on 80 reis. So, this was about...
I would be in favor of introducing a $2 and $5 coin. But, I don't think adoption would occur unless the Fed/Bureau of Engraving stopped producing...
Agreed. I think the wording is to allow the mint wiggle room. If the .999 silver proof sets are a flop, they can go back to making .900 silver...
It seems as if the date of the host coin may have been deliberately defaced on a number of these. I wonder if that's just due to honest wear (the...
I'm a bit unclear on the history behind these - was there a currency devaluation in the 19th century that led to rampant counterstamping? Did the...
I recently purchased a group of Brazilian counterstamped coins. I've always wanted to have some 'official' counterstamps, and the price for these...
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