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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 659627, member: 6647&quot;]That is a great CR counterstamp, collect89. In fact, I&#039;m almost sure I looked at it and considered buying. Can&#039;t remember which dealer had it, though.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I bought a few Mexican 8 reales, cap and rays type. The one pictured is from the Culiacan Mint, assayer C.E. (Clemente Espinosa de los Monteros).&nbsp; Many of the 8 reales from this particular year and mint were sent to the Orient, but this one appears to have escaped the journey or it would now be chopmarked. No major varieties are noted for this coin, but this particular specimen has some great repunching, for example on the E of C.E., and on the &#039;s&#039; of the fineness (10 D and 20 G), where it looks almost like a large S was punched over a small s. Also nice die crack through date.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/MEX_1869_8R-C-CE.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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