Spanish Silver??
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Voriax
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Well, it looks like spanish/mexican coin. Pics aren't that good so i'm not going to guess the date or where it was issued.
Voriax
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Mucho nice!!! Fantastico! 
mxtswinger
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CONGRATS on a marvelous find. I sure hope I get that lucky someday.
Jeff R
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Excellent find!
I cannot tell by the pics but... I would say it is a spanish reale of some sort.
It looks older than mine (1709)
Very very nice!
Jeff
I cannot tell by the pics but... I would say it is a spanish reale of some sort.
It looks older than mine (1709)
Very very nice!
Jeff
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Nice, nice, nice , hope I find one someday
, hope I find one someday
KESTREL0222
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Great find!!!
That is what keeps us all looking, hoping to make finds like that.
That is what keeps us all looking, hoping to make finds like that.
jimmywires
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be careful they kicked me off the beach in Buckroe.said the navy had live bombs washing ashore. that good enough for me. try grandview it's down the street good luck
PAUL - 491
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id like to find 50 of them. id really like to find a ship with them and the rest of that thats what i want. so i say maybe today the day like mel aaaa
Don
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Nice Coin!!
Morris Williams
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Spanish Silver
Great find. Those are hard to find inland but there is more out there than you think. Spanish silver was used a lot before we started minting coins in 1792 or 93? I have found several in the Warsaw Virginia, even a couple of bits.
Enjoy the find. If you look closely around the edge of the coin you may be able in find where it reads -1R or maybe -2R. That indicates it is a 1 reale or 2 reale or whatever domination it is. You may not be able to tell.
Some of the spanish coins will have a small hole in the top edge. These coins are called "holed". People then would carry their coins on a string or a piece of rawhide around their neck and take it off the string when they bought something. To me that is very histroical because the spanish silver found in the ocean and on beaches do no have holes. This hole tells you that the person could have been a traveler, a trader and wanted to keep a close eye on his money.
Great find. Those are hard to find inland but there is more out there than you think. Spanish silver was used a lot before we started minting coins in 1792 or 93? I have found several in the Warsaw Virginia, even a couple of bits.
Enjoy the find. If you look closely around the edge of the coin you may be able in find where it reads -1R or maybe -2R. That indicates it is a 1 reale or 2 reale or whatever domination it is. You may not be able to tell.
Some of the spanish coins will have a small hole in the top edge. These coins are called "holed". People then would carry their coins on a string or a piece of rawhide around their neck and take it off the string when they bought something. To me that is very histroical because the spanish silver found in the ocean and on beaches do no have holes. This hole tells you that the person could have been a traveler, a trader and wanted to keep a close eye on his money.
2e0bax
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Thats go to be a rare find if it is indeed Spanish. Be proud i would be. Sean
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