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Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, "1818" date (struck in 1830, the date rendered with 1R-sized digits),

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Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales,  1818  date (struck in 1830, the date rendered with 1R-sized digits),
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Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, "1818" date (struck in 1830, the date rendered with 1R-sized digits), 2 flowers instead of F-7, axis at 90° instead of the usual 180°, struck over a Madrid, Spain, 2 reales, 1822AJ, very rare. KM-C36. 5.2 grams. Fascinating coin of great interest to the specialist, with the Madrid mintmark on the original clearly visible above the top-right castle, richly rainbow-toned VF, struck in 1830 but backdated to 1818.