2 Real Coin From 1806 With Rectangular Hole: Is This A Counterstamp?

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Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 02:56 am I received this 2 Real coin dated 1806 sporting an unusual rectangular hole from a trustworthy source. Note that the hole has a small horizontal indentation on the right hand side of the coin, both on the obverse and reverse. I was challenged, and am challenged to determine the origin of this unusual rectangular hole. I have searched the web and cannot find similar. I have been told that this 2 Real coin is from Peru. I have gently tapped this 2 Real coin with the 8 Real coin already in my possession and it makes the gratifying full bodied sonorous tock-tock sound of high grade silver. I would very much appreciate if Coin Community Forum members could could postulate or tell me the origin of this rectangular hole. Thank you. Squire Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 07:14 am The shape of the hole suggests that it may have been worn on a ribbon. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 08:27 am I would assume turned into a button or some other piece of jewellery. It's not an official countermarking. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
RLS0812 Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 08:47 am I have not found any other examples of a square holed coin like this. Report this Post to the Staff
coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 12:15 pm This is a damage, not a countermark or anything official. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5240 Posts	Posted 07/15/2018 6:35 pm I see no reason to think that it is an official countermark. An official countermark would be some recognizable symbol or marking. All I see is a hole. Report this Post to the Staff
Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 07/16/2018 12:46 am Thank you alganbagarap, Sap, RLS0812, coinworldtv and oriole for the feedback Originally we were confused asto why the hole was put near the bottom of the coin as that would mean the design would hang upside down on the neck of the wearer. Another explanation may be that this coin was a piece of jewellery where a square pin was inserted through the hole to fix it onto other accoutrement. That may explain the greater wear around the hole on the reverse side of the coin. Maybe it was a part of a tiara? Squire Edited by Squire Wilson 07/16/2018 12:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
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