Suspected Plantation Token On An 1836 Mexican Quartilla .

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ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 05/15/2021 08:41 am I suspect that the counterstamp on the Mexican coin below was a private, as opposed to government, issue. The stamp may have originated outside Mexico; possibly, another central American or Caribbean country? Its crude design makes me suspect the coin was stamped in the mid-1800's. As the stamp obliterates the 1/4 denomination, I'm guessing the coin was perhaps repurposed as a "picker" or worker check? I'm particularly hoping another forum member may recognize this countermark and attribute it to a specific locale and time for me .... Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/17/2021 10:13 am Very interesting! 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
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 06/30/2021 12:33 pm I see that pieces like this are typically referred to as "hacienda" or ranch tokens. I would note that 1836, the coin's date, was the year of the Alamo siege. It looks like no one can offer a clue, at least, to help with attribution. Well, there's a never-ending number of USA counterstamps to get attributed! Report this Post to the Staff
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