Guatemala
1 Peso (counterstamped coinage), 1894 1/2 Real counter stamped on a 1884 1 Sol, Peru, Lima mint, coat of arms, date below, rev. seated female figure, value below (host coin), (KM#224). Certified and graded by NGC as AU 58
Estimate: |
£100 - £120
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Hammer price:
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£130 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Note:
Counterstamped coinage of Guatemala; by 1894, foreign coins had
become so common that the government started counterstamping foreign
coins with the official ½ Real dies of 1894 to legitimize their use in
Guatemala as coinage.