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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 26799427, member: 101855&quot;]The image from this 1800, George III Maundy penny was used for this counterstamped Spanish Dollar for the 1800s. This was one way the British tired to relieve their coin shortage at the time by using this shortcut to melting the coins down and using the recovered silver for new British coins. The previous pieces had had a smaller counterstamp which was quickly counterfeited. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1710745[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1710746[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These counterstamped Spanish dollars were none too popular in England. The limerick at the time went &quot;The Bank (of England) to get its money to pass stamped the head of a fool on the neck of an ass.&quot; Since these pieces were assigned a value of 4 shillings and 9 pence, another quip was &quot;Two king&#039;s heads, but not a crown.&quot; A crown was worth 5 shillings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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