British West Indies
British Colony. Jose I gold Contemporary Counterfeit 6400 Reis 1763-R Good XF, Rio de Janeiro mint, cf. KM172.2 (for prototype). 31mm. 10.93gm. An especially handsome West Indies imitation made in good style, and very near the quality of the contemporary products of the Rio de Janeiro mint. Notable for its full outer border and unclipped edge, which still shows a floral edge device.
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