1877

West Indies(?), countermark "1-1/2" (for 1-1/2 shillings?) on a Seville, Spain, milled 2 reales "pis

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West Indies(?), countermark  1-1/2  (for 1-1/2 shillings?) on a Seville, Spain, milled 2 reales  pis
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West Indies(?), countermark "1-1/2" (for 1-1/2 shillings?) on a Seville, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen" of Louis I (LUDOUICUS), 17(24)J. CT-42 (host); KM-329 (host); Cayon-10111 (host). 4.6 grams. This well-worn coin (lightly toned VG with weak areas but full cross-lions-castles and king's name, which is a scarce variant spelling) bears a currently unattributed countermark of 1-1/2 on the reverse, possibly a private merchant mark, but almost certainly relating to the late-1700s rate of exchange of 1 shilling 6 pence per pistareen, and therefore probably applied in one of the many British colonies in the West Indies or America.