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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JGWithrow, post: 2887604, member: 90676&quot;]Hey all, first post here - glad I found this forum!</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently picked up a G-VG Brazilian 960 Reis piece date 1817, my first of the type, and set about learning about it. A lot has been written about these coins struck over Mexico 8 Reales, but the one I acquired appears to be struck over a British trade dollar of George III.</p><p><br /></p><p>See the obverse, (I presume crown side is obverse?) - half the British coat of arms is visible diagonally across the Portuguese coat of arms: </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MCL2y33.jpg?1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>And the reverse - just a bit of Georgie&#039;s hairline is visible on the leftmost portion of the cross: </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/wWmlHQE.jpg?1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The date of the host coin is sadly so thoroughly worn off as to be invisible even under a microscope.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is if anyone knows how unusual it is for a British dollar to host one of these coins, and if there&#039;s anything else I might be able to divine about the specific age/type of the host?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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