I am very interested in the English counter stamped 8 Real coins from the 1810-20's The whole "head of a fool on the neck of an ass" is great history. My question; I have seen a big price range in these counter stamped coins. I have also seen a few different "King George III" stamps. Are there various stamps? Or a lot of counterfeits? The picture below is one that sold on Ebay, that I was fretting over. It sold for $395. The price was almost too good. Or not. Thanks for any help.
http://www.coincommunity.com/articles/swamperbob_8_reales_birmingham_counterfeit.asp https://www.cointalk.com/threads/17...atia-8-reale-with-counter-stamp-value.151303/ I have had a desire for one of these but am concerned about fakes. In addition to fakes made to fool collectors, there are those made to pass as currency in the day. I think one of those would be the one for me.
