What do I have ?? Merchant mark ?
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Picked this up in a group any info greatly appreciated not my area
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Never seen one of these - but damn it's a cool one!
Very interesting. My guess would be Ecuador, as it closely resembles the series of 1833 Ecuador coins with the sun and bird perched on mountain motif.
https://google.com/search?q=1833+ecuador+coin&site=webhp&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitwMP0y5jTAhUH6IMKHR-rB4sQ_AUIBigB&biw=1680&bih=978
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That coin is listed in Krause with that counterstamp(if my mind is not fleeting). Not at home and can't remember for sure but it might be Central American Republic.
The CAR counterstamp is sun over the mountains, if I'm not mistaken. Never seen the one with a bird before. @MrEureka likes Latin American pieces, perhaps he would chime in.
Interesting mark.
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Here's what I found:
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 8 reales, Type I countermark (1838, rare)
An example is coming up for sale from Richard Stuart's collection being auctioned by Sedwick:
https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=3450&category=72852&lot=2866084
4 more in the same auction from the same collection:
Thanks for posting the original question, @snizzle . Learned about a new counterstamp today!
Thank you very much.
Help greatly appreciated
I have looked pretty hard with no luck
Thanks TomThe one in the OP is on a Guatemala cob.
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Nice catch Andy. Seems to be the same host (1753-J) as coin #3 in my second post.
This is the counterstamp for Los Altos in Guatemala. Same problem as always, were trying to validate diver content in the coins. Rare.