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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;albertopaashaus, post: 813173, member: 4922&quot;]These coins are struck over previous types so many people collect them beucause of the host coin. There 960 reis struck over American Dollars, Austrian Thalers, French Francs, UK Shillings, etc (these are the rarest types) but the most common type is over bust 8 reales. There´s a very nice book called &quot;The 960 reis Overstrucks&quot;, by the Brazilian collector David Levy (this book is all sold out, but if anyone is interested, I can search for one).</p><p><br /></p><p>The Portuguese Govt. bought the host coins for 750 réis and the transformed them in 960 coins, in a very profitable business.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All the best,</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Al Paashaus[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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