1827 Brazil 40 Reis - Large Old Copper Coin - Counterstamped 80 Reis WFH - Old Portuguese Counterstamped Coin, Pirate Coins

1827 Brazil 40 Reis. Own this incredible piece of history today!

This type of counterstamping (40 in an oval) is the "general counterstamp". Brazil suffered from deflation following independence, in part because of rampant falsification and extreme lack of gold/silver from the Portuguese emptying the country's coffers as they returned home.