Anybody know anything about an Azores 1795 20 Reis overstrick on a 1795 10 Reis coin? Guy told me he'd seen something about it in the Standard Catalogue of World Coins but couldn't remember what it said. Any help would be appreciated. ~AJ
KM#3. The 3rd Ed. 18th Century volume lists a total mintage of 137,000 copper 20 reis, in 1790, 1795 and 1796. A note says that overstrikes on Portugese 10 reis KM#306 exist, but doesn't specify how many. At 32mm it's a pretty hefty coin, listed at $4 VG, $8F, $20 VF and $40 Xf. How about a picture?
Unofrtunately, my digital camera is broken at the moment, so I con't yet post a photo, but the coin does indeed measure 32mm, made of copper, and if you saw it, you'd recognize the overstike right away. If you assume that the 10 Reis was struck correctly, the 20 Reis was struck at a 180-degree turn from that. In addition, the obverse of the 10 was overstruck with the reverse of the 20, and the reverse of the 10 has the obverse of the 20. Unfortunately, I wouldn't grade it myself above VG8, but it is my oldest coin, so that's pretty cool. ~AJ
