Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 7840486, member: 85693&quot;]At the risk of looking like a coin hoarder, or as if I were trying to corner the market in these: </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1348678[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1348679[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1348680[/ATTACH] </p><p>I was very enthusiastic about world countermarks for many years, and these just keep coming up for astonishingly cheap prices.&nbsp; Of some interest are the counterfeits - both the host coins (light weight) and the countermarks can be found as contemporary fakes.&nbsp; They are usually very crude compared to the official issues.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The 20 reis countermark seems a bit scarcer than the 40 reis.&nbsp; Both of them are available by the ton![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in