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Guatemala Type IV Counterstamp on Bolivia 8 Soles 1834. Same design as Type III but struck in the same place on each side using a double-sided device, as opposed to double-countermarking. The double-… (View Post)

Certainly a much different beast than this: I also wanted to show this contemporary counterfeit as an example!)))) Did you buy it on eBay? While I was calculating the shipping cost, this contemporary… (View Post)

This is a very good example of a Heritage auction with a coin that weighs 24.78 grams. This coin confirms my theory. I had Mexican 8 reales 1818 minted at the Guadalajara mint that weighed 24.18 gram… (View Post)

I have also seen contemporary counterfeit Costa Rican gold coins of various denominations. Apparently there were more of them in circulation than silver coins? (View Post)

Thank you very much! I found almost all the information on the names of assayers in the annual almanacs (guía de forasteros), which were published in Mexico in the 19th century. These almanacs contai… (View Post)