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78.    1813 Mo JJ Mexico 8 Real."W.A. Hayward." Countermark. According to Counterstamp expert and a

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78.    1813 Mo JJ Mexico 8 Real. W.A. Hayward.  Countermark.  According to Counterstamp expert and a
78.    1813 Mo JJ Mexico 8 Real."W.A. Hayward." Countermark. According to Counterstamp expert and author Gregory Brunk, "The 1860 Census noted that William Abraham Hayward was then a jeweler in Attleboro. This eight reales is from a "backstamp" used to mark the metal items he retailed in his store, and it also has been noted on silverware. By the 1870s he was in the badge and jewelry making business in New York City. Hayward issued a number of trade catalogs, billed himself as the Largest Catholic Medal and Badge Manufacturer in the country, sold watches, etc. This advertisement appeared in the 1879 Year-Book of Education...." 'Doc' valued this coin at $500, according to Brunk it may be unique.