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Lot of two Spain 2 reales with contemporary counterfeit countermarks for 120 reis (1800s?). 9.6 gra

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Argentina-Chile Start Price:70.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150.00 USD
Lot of two Spain 2 reales with contemporary counterfeit countermarks for 120 reis (1800s?).  9.6 gra
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Lot of two Spain 2 reales with contemporary counterfeit countermarks for 120 reis (1800s?). 9.6 grams total. Curious pair (one a milled "pistareen" of Philip V and the other a bust 2R of 1785), both well circulated (toned VG) but with bold countermarks showing denomination 120 and Brazilian globe countermark (on the later coin only) that do not match anything official for that period but possibly are linked to Paraguay and the War of the Triple Alliance (1864-70).