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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Aidan Work, post: 32661, member: 1824&quot;]Well,I am aware that the Bank of England $1 (5/-) </p><p>&amp; the Bank of Ireland 6/- Bank Token were overstruck on Pieces of Eight.The Bank of England counterstamped some Spanish &amp; Spanish-American</p><p>Pieces of Eight &amp; the occasional Piece of Four.The counterstamped $1&#039;s were put into circulation at a value of 4/9,&amp; the counterstamped $1/2&#039;s at a value of 2/4-1/2 (2 Shillings &amp; 4-1/2 Pence).Some Scots merchants also counterstamped the dollars,</p><p>but they were more canny in rating them at 5/6 &amp; 5/9 as well as 4/9 &amp; 5/-.The Castle Comer Colliery in Ireland also counterstamped dollars,but these had a value of 5/5.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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