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USA (New Orleans, Louisiana), no date (1811-15), PB and eagle counterstamp on a quarter-cut Spanish

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USA (New Orleans, Louisiana), no date (1811-15), PB and eagle counterstamp on a quarter-cut Spanish
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USA (New Orleans, Louisiana), no date (1811-15), PB and eagle counterstamp on a quarter-cut Spanish colonial 8 reales, encapsulated PCGS Genuine / Fine details / holed, ex-Ford. HT-124. From 1811 to 1815, a shortage of US quarters forced the Planters Bank of New Orleans, Louisiana, to cut Mexican bust-type 8 reales into fourths. These "two-bits" were then counterstamped and used in circulation in the South. By 1815, issues with improper weights as well as counterfeit 8 reales receiving counterstamps forced the Planters Bank to recall the tokens. The bank then submitted the silver tokens as bullion to the US Mint for striking new US quarters. It is estimated that around 80 percent of quarters struck in 1815 contain silver from the Planters Bank tokens. A small amount of tokens escaped the melting, making it a scarce and historical type of early American token "coinage." This light gold toned piece has little host coin details visible but a nearly complete PB obverse stamp with weakness over the P and several chain links; the reverse stamp of an eagle with "NOUVELLE ORLEANS" around it is similarly complete with weakness around "ORLEANS," and a small hole is noted at the base of the token. PCGS #29241887. Pedigreed to the John J. Ford Jr. collection.