A Couple Of Fun Days Coppers, Flying Eagle (and Real Eagle) And An Assumed Counterfeit 2 Reale

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Counterfeit 2 reales were very common during Colonial times. In fact several articles have been written on the subject. Two from Circulating Counterfeits of the Americas EDITED BY John M. Kleeberg in the Coinage of the Americas Conference at the American Numismatic Society, New York November 7, 1998 are:

JOHN M. KLEEBERG. Counterfeit 2 Reales of the Bust Type: Charles III, Charles IV, Ferdinand VII, 1771-1821 A Survey and Die Study 137

JOHN P. LORENZO The Counterfeit Spanish Two Reales: Canadian Blacksmiths or North American Tokens 193

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