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Showcase Auction 61263 27 Mar 2022
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Pedro II Counterstamped 250 Reis ND (1698) VF20 NGC, KM33.1, LMB-99, Gomes-107.01 (different stamp). Host: Portugal João IV 200 Reis (1/2 Cruzado) from the Lisbon mint. Counterstamp: Crowned "250" (VF Standard, cf. Gomes-42.03), with a restamped rim under Pedro II. A curious issue that consists of an older hammered coin, whose legends were later re-struck/milled by the king Pedro II. A visionary, Pedro modernized the minting process in Portugal by experimenting with cast planchets, different types of presses, and other minting techniques. What he did with the old Cruzados and 1/2 Cruzados of Alfonso VI (his brother) and Joao IV (his father) was an attempt to transform a hammered coin into a milled one, respecting each type by minting the new legends with the respective name of the king who first struck them.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/portugal/portugal-pedro-ii-counterstamped-250-reis-nd-1698-vf20-ngc-/a/61263-97339.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61263-03272022
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Pedro II Counterstamped 250 Reis ND (1698) VF20 NGC, KM33.1, LMB-99, Gomes-107.01 (different stamp). Host: Portugal João IV 200 Reis (1/2 Cruzado) from the Lisbon mint. Counterstamp: Crowned "250" (VF Standard, cf. Gomes-42.03), with a restamped rim under Pedro II. A curious issue that consists of an older hammered coin, whose legends were later re-struck/milled by the king Pedro II. A visionary, Pedro modernized the minting process in Portugal by experimenting with cast planchets, different types of presses, and other minting techniques. What he did with the old Cruzados and 1/2 Cruzados of Alfonso VI (his brother) and Joao IV (his father) was an attempt to transform a hammered coin into a milled one, respecting each type by minting the new legends with the respective name of the king who first struck them.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/portugal/portugal-pedro-ii-counterstamped-250-reis-nd-1698-vf20-ngc-/a/61263-97339.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61263-03272022
HID02906262019
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