PART II. Die Varieties:

Other Re-punched or Re-engraved Design Elements:

Repunched Assay Value 

This 1899 (88), 1 Real from Guatemala has an assay value of 0.500.  In other words, it’s 50% silver. However, the second zero shows “ears” (black arrows) that at one time were part of a 5, making the original assay value 0.550. The errant 5 was repunched with a 0 to correct the mistake. The image to the right shows an overlay to verify the identity and position of the underlying 5. This 1 Real also has a repunched date with a 99 over an 88.