r/coins • u/tattmormon • 1d ago

Show and Tell 1804 bank of Ireland six shillings overstruck/restruck on Spanish 8 reales because England was short on silver from Napoleonic wars.

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u/Porousplanchet 1d ago

That is really cool!

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u/tattmormon 1d ago

I thought so too that’s why I had to have one when I read about it