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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3201411, member: 42034"]Very nice 1810, I recall that these were the 1st year of issue, although patterns were struck dated 1809 in both bronze and silver. Brazilians are very adept at determining the understrike of these although yours appears to be overstruck on a Mexican 8R of Charles 4th, issued between 1791 and 1808. The date would be on the opposite end of the coin as where the "18" from 1810 appears. Here's what the host coin may have been. You can see where the 3 leaves line up at the top of his head and also the big letters "DE" from DEI GRATIA below.</p><p><br /></p><p>However I'm not an authentic Brazilian; I just lived in Brazil for a few years. You'd need to find one to tell you about this definitively.</p><p><img src="https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/Mex_8R_1797_obv_600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 3201411, member: 42034"]Very nice 1810, I recall that these were the 1st year of issue, although patterns were struck dated 1809 in both bronze and silver. Brazilians are very adept at determining the understrike of these although yours appears to be overstruck on a Mexican 8R of Charles 4th, issued between 1791 and 1808. The date would be on the opposite end of the coin as where the "18" from 1810 appears. Here's what the host coin may have been. You can see where the 3 leaves line up at the top of his head and also the big letters "DE" from DEI GRATIA below. However I'm not an authentic Brazilian; I just lived in Brazil for a few years. You'd need to find one to tell you about this definitively. [IMG]https://coinsandhistory.com/pix_shared/pix_cointalk/Mex_8R_1797_obv_600.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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