1087615 | GREAT BRITAIN. George III. (King, 1760-1820). (1797) AR Dollar. PCGS AU50. 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); SCBC-3765A.

Emergency issue, struck on 1794-FM Mexico City 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.