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Message:: [QUOTE="Belisarius, post: 1340854, member: 21227"]I recently acquired this interesting coin from a souk in Morocco and paid 240 Dirhams (~$28) for it.  Upon close examination, I observed several interesting features on the reverse, including what appears to be substantial re-punching (possibly doubling?) and what appears to me to be a four-pointed star mintmark superimposed above a six-pointed star mint mark.  Particularly interesting are the 3-legged R in "Reina", as well as the N which appears completely disjointed.  There are also some interesting effects in the "20 Reales" and "Las Espanas" including a very pronounced doubled A in "Las."  It appears at times that the doubling includes both a thin and fat version of the letter, which makes me suspect repunching (see especialyl the P in "Espanas").  I would be very interested in your thoughts on the coin in general, what is causing these interesting effects on the reverse and if this really could be a coin with both a four-pointed and six-pointed mint mark?  It does weigh only 23.77g, which seems to be a bit light although it is a circulated coin.  Are there any other potential red flags here?  [ATTACH]154292.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]154293.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]154294.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]154295.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]