World Coins. Puerto Rico (under Spain). Fleur-de-lis countermark on the obverse of a Capped Bust half dollar. 1829. Philadelphia (KM#37). Attempted piercing at 12 o'clock. We are aware of only one specimen with these characteristics offered at auction over the past 20 years, highlighting its extreme rarity. The Puerto Rican fleur-de-lis countermark was the only official countermark used on the island. In 1884, faced with the need for circulating coinage, customs authorities resorted to foreign coins already present in Puerto Rico, marking them with a fleur-de-lis to recognize their validity and authorize their circulation. This countermark also served to identify coins that had arrived on the island before the introduction of the new monetary regulations. On November 27, 1884, Governor-General Luis Dabán issued a decree prohibiting the importation of damaged coins, many of which were pierced. This measure helped define the conditions under which these countermarked coins could circulate within the monetary system of the period. VF. Fleur de lis

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Puerto Rico (under Spain). Ag. 13,42 g. Fleur-de-lis countermark on the obverse of a Capped Bust half dollar. 1829. Philadelphia (KM#37). Attempted piercing at 12 o'clock. We are aware of only one specimen with these characteristics offered at auction over the past 20 years, highlighting its extreme rarity.

The Puerto Rican fleur-de-lis countermark was the only official countermark used on the island. In 1884, faced with the need for circulating coinage, customs authorities resorted to foreign coins already present in Puerto Rico, marking them with a fleur-de-lis to recognize their validity and authorize their circulation. This countermark also served to identify coins that had arrived on the island before the introduction of the new monetary regulations.

On November 27, 1884, Governor-General Luis Dabán issued a decree prohibiting the importation of damaged coins, many of which were pierced. This measure helped define the conditions under which these countermarked coins could circulate within the monetary system of the period. VF. Est...1000,00.

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