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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jfransch, post: 1245508, member: 31857&quot;]GDJMSP, could you please post reference material regarding your assertion that Mexico commonly used other coins as planchets and overstruck coins? I have collected and studied 8 Reales for 36 years with an emphasis on Mexico City Mint and never come across an overstruck milled 8 Reales with an Mo mintmark nor have I ever found a reference to the practice in any book that I can remember. Mexico City mint and the mintmasters there were meticulous in the fineness and weight of their coins, I can&#039;t see them taking any chances using anything other than a planchet of their own making. In the example above there is no evidence of an overstrike. The forehead damage appears to be a thread or small wire on the plachet or die, it is clearly struck into the coin design. As for the neck, it looks like a random mark post strike where the coin came into contact with something and was marked. Whatever the cause, that is a nice Carlos III portrait dollar and I hope tdec1000 enjoys the coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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