1080385 | GREAT BRITAIN. George III. (King, 1760-1820). nd(1797) AR Dollar. PCGS MS61 Countermark - UNC Details. Oval countermark with head of George III. CAROLUS • IIII • DEI • GRATIA. Laureate bust right / HISPAN • ET IND • REX •. Crowned arms between pillars. KM 73 (host coin); S.3765A; ESC-129.

Emergency issue, struck on 1793-Mo Mexico 8 Reales (Spanish American) host coin.


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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.