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Smudge
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Sorry about the lousy photos. Never seen one and know little about foreign coins. Dated 1830 I think. Help welcome.
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Brazil coin, Peter I (the first King of independent Brazil, after it split from Portugal).
There were a bunch of coppers that were overstamped with higher values. I believe the values were usually doubled from the original coin.
The book I need to pull out is at the bottom of a big stack of books.
Brasil, 40 Reis. It should have a mintmatk of R, B, C, or G. None are any great rarity and looks like it has been buried for a long time or an extreme oxidizing environment. It's not a regular originally minted item. It is from ICO and has that Regional countermark (re-evaluation). Krause said that they are curiosities only.
Thanks. It is a bit larger than a silver dollar, but in rough shape. My father had it with his other old coins.
Thanks I did not expect much, but that's ok I got a lotto ticket so I will soon be a billionaire.
These coins typically come in rough condition. They were small change, copper coins used in a humid environment.
I am digging the spooky lighting effects. It gave me goose bumps. Peace Roy
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Well close to Halloween and all.
Sliver of light coming into your prison cell?
Sliver of light coming into your prison cell?
Flashlight.
I have an 1828R 80 Reis, revalued to 40 Reis, with a similar counterstamp (your host coin is in much better condition than mine). From what I recall, each Brazilian state originally had a separate valuation for the real. These countermarks were applied c. 1835 to convert the old coinage to a unified federal value for all Brazil.