1819 Ferdin VII "mistake" Coin? Any Thoughts Would Be Awesome (New Member)

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richaran11 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 10:28 am Hello, I don't know a lot about coins, but my mother-in-law just gave us a box of old coins and we've been enjoying researching them. In the box we found a: Front verbiage: 1819 FERDIN VII DEI GRATIA Back verbiage: HISPAN ET TND REX 8R J J I found the coin online, but this particular coin has what looks like a stamp on the front and I can't find a reference anywhere online to something like this. Thoughts? Do you think it was something from production or something from after production? Thank you in advance for your help! ~Angela Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 10:43 am @r11, that looks like a counterstamp (which would have been added after the coin was minted, perhaps as part of a devaluation process). Added: I'm going to move your thread over to our world coin section as there are a couple folks there who know a whole lot about these. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 10:52 am Mexico 1819 8 Reales coin, counterstamped around 1834 for use in Portugal as 870 reis. There are fakes of this type of stamp that get applied to 8R coins in modern times... this doesn't jump out as one, but something to be aware of. Report this Post to the Staff
richaran11 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 12:12 pm Thank you, both! That makes perfect sense. I wondered if it was something like that because the stamp itself is so clear compared to the rest of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 9:38 pm Great coin with a lot of history behind it. This one has been hanging out in my collection for almost 40 years. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188130 Posts	Posted 04/11/2020 11:54 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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1819 Ferdin VII "Mistake" Coin? Any Thoughts Would Be Awesome (New Member)