1076165 | GREAT BRITAIN. George III. (King, 1760-1820). nd (1797) AR 1/2 Dollar. PCGS AU50 Countermark - AU Detail. Oval countermark with head of George III. CAROLUS • IIII • DEI • G •. Laureate bust right / • HISPANIARUM • REX •. Crowned arms of Castile and Leon. KM 622.1; SCBC-3767.

Counterstruck on a host Spain Charles IV 4 Reales 1794-M MF (Madrid Mint).


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Counterstamped during a shortage of silver specie, this issue gained the name "the head of a fool on the neck of an ass" from an unimpressed populace.