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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 1801923, member: 40017&quot;]Not particularly unusual, but I find these always create a great deal of interest. Counter-marked British Dollar coin from around the 1790s. At this time the British &quot;Privateers&quot; (One up from Pirates) were capturing Spanish and French ships crossing the Atlantic for the bullion on board. When this made it back to England, it was counter-stamped with George III&#039;s head to make it legal tender! There are variations in the form of the Counter-stamp, and of course in the host coin. This one - a Spanish 8 reales from the Mexico mint, is one of the commonest. By 1804 we started re-milling the whole coin - hence the 1804 Bank of England Dollar shown earlier in this thread.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]292854[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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