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Cuban: 1858 Seated Liberty Quarter with Reverse Key Countermark

Picked this up today.
KM#R4.3, but this countermark is the "long, thin" versus "short, thick"
The Krause book shows the "Short, thick". Is this one more rare?
Thanks in advance!
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unfamiliar with this type of countermark, but it's definitely neat!

    Embarrassing to admit, but that looked rather phallic to me at first glance.

    Wonder what a psychiatrist would make of that. image

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,466 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Unfamiliar with this type of countermark, but it's definitely neat!

    Embarrassing to admit, but that looked rather phallic to me at first glance.

    Wonder what a psychiatrist would make of that. image >>



    I like Cubans, and have to admit it looked rather phallic to me also!
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  • When I first looked at the coin without a loupe, it was hard to see the notch along the neck line, I was like what the.... oh it's a key!
  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    Never seen these before!

    Very cool! Give us some info!
  • jayPemjayPem Posts: 4,018 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Never seen these before!

    Very cool! Give us some info! >>



    Yes, please !
  • All's I know is these circulated in Cuban, with the countermark.
    They did this on the Mexican 2, 4, 8 Reales; 25, 50 Centavo; Peso.
    Also on the US Bust and Seated Quarters; Bust and Seated Halves.

    They used a long and short key to countermark the coins.

    This quarter is listed in the Krause World Book at $100 in G, $190 in VG.

    Maybe the size of the key doesn't matter (not a pun LordM!), but the few others I have seen all have the short key.
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