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CICF Signature Sale 3032 Online Sessions 15-16 April 2014
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Tlalpujahua. War of Independence (Insurgent) 8 Reales 1811, Tlalpujahua (?) mint, KM206, VF for issue, 21.9 grams. Clearly a cast of better manufacture than most pieces encountered, but of silver plated copper, thus probably a contemporary counterfeit. Note that struck issues in copper are also listed for this general group of coins, albeit if such coins were effectively accepted into circulation, the silver plating of a specimen would only be made with intention to deceit, at an earlier point (or location) to when those copper issues were struck. An interesting piece of research value to the specialist of this challenging series. The cataloger has seen coins of similar manufacture stamped with the Morelos countermark and accepted as contemporary issues of these turbulent times.
Estimate: 150-200 USD
Tlalpujahua. War of Independence (Insurgent) 8 Reales 1811, Tlalpujahua (?) mint, KM206, VF for issue, 21.9 grams. Clearly a cast of better manufacture than most pieces encountered, but of silver plated copper, thus probably a contemporary counterfeit. Note that struck issues in copper are also listed for this general group of coins, albeit if such coins were effectively accepted into circulation, the silver plating of a specimen would only be made with intention to deceit, at an earlier point (or location) to when those copper issues were struck. An interesting piece of research value to the specialist of this challenging series. The cataloger has seen coins of similar manufacture stamped with the Morelos countermark and accepted as contemporary issues of these turbulent times.
Estimate: 150-200 USD