DESCRIPTION
These are the famous eight reale. These great coins were heavily used in early America and also were well traveled in the world. Possibly better known as pirate treasure, they were the ubiquiteous coin of the 1700s and early 1800s.
These particular coins were sent to China, where individual moniers verified their authenticity with counter-stamps. Each local offical would mark the coins with their own stamp!
The two coins shown are
1797 - Mo 8 reale,
1806 - Mo 8 reale.
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