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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JeromeLS, post: 234213, member: 7867&quot;]To give some more trivia on the issues of the overstrikes on pieces of eight:</p><p><br /></p><p>They were overstruck by Matthew Boulton of the Soho mint, near Birmingham from 1804 to possibly 1812.</p><p><br /></p><p>Due to the amount needed to be produced, and the primative machinery, sometimes the date,lettering, bust or even an earlier countermark shows through the BOE $ design. </p><p><br /></p><p>These pieces are very highly collected, and over 20 minor bust/reverse design differences exist, as well as patterns and proofs in silver and copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>The dies were bought by W.J. Taylor in 1848, and he used them to create a fantasy copper &quot;twopence&quot; dated 1808.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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