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Pedro II Counterstamped 250 Reis ND (1698) XF45 NGC, KM434.1, LMB-99, Gomes-101.05. Host: Portugal João IV 200 Reis (1/2 Cruzado) from the Lisbon mint. Counterstamp: Crowned "2S0" --retrograde S-- (AU Standard). Of the more attractive and better-preserved examples to come to market in recent years. 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-xf45-ngc-/a/61295-21140.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61295-11062022
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Pedro II Counterstamped 250 Reis ND (1698) XF45 NGC, KM434.1, LMB-99, Gomes-101.05. Host: Portugal João IV 200 Reis (1/2 Cruzado) from the Lisbon mint. Counterstamp: Crowned "2S0" --retrograde S-- (AU Standard). Of the more attractive and better-preserved examples to come to market in recent years. 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-xf45-ngc-/a/61295-21140.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61295-11062022
HID02906262019
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