It seems to me that according to Krause starting with the 2 escudos 1868 (68) they put a date between brackets
also the 1865 is stated 175 $ uncirculated and the 1868 (68) 1500 $ uncirculated
Far down the page for a 10 peseta 1878(62) Krause states that the date between brackets is a 1962 restrike from original dies
for 85 $ uncirculated. On the internet I found that 19 should be in the left star next to the date and 62 in the right star next to the date
making it clear that 1878 is a restrike from 1962
My confusion is what does it mean when the date between brackets is the same like 1868(68) and why would a restrike if it is one be 8.5 times more
expensive then an original form 1865
Krause gives no strike numbers so I do not know that mintage is part of the answer
The information on the stars came either from Friedberg or Schlumberger
Well, 1868 was the year that Spain started to use the dates on the star system (silver and gold), before that was like everywhere else, none of the coins minted before had the date on the stars (which was easier now that the Seville - 7 pointed star - and Barcelona - 8 pointed star - had stopped minting coins).
I.E.: The (68) coins are not restrikes, but the (62) are restrikes (very obvious because they weren't dates on the stars before 1868...)
...and the only spanish restrikes are the Alfonso XII gold coins.
The (62) restrikes are common but (61) restrikes are quite scarce!
Let me know if i couldn't explain clearly.
Jose
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