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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Wehwalt, post: 2486202, member: 33595&quot;]Counterstamped 1875 Swedish five-ore piece, with a Copenhagen hotel advertising.&nbsp; Part of what I bought yesterday.&nbsp; The dealer explained to me that at the time, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian currency were at par, and circulated through all three countries.&nbsp; When Danish firms started this fad of advertising on coins, they used Danish coins, but that was illegal, defacing the currency I imagine.&nbsp; There was no prohibition on defacing foreign coins, and so they used Swedish or Norwegian. Doubtless Swedish firms returned the favor. He had three, but this was the best.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]525377[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]525378[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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