Ok i have another one..

CAVScout · Jun 29, 2009

i found this spanish silver coin awhile back but the front is all the way gone. there must be a way to find out what it is. i think it's a half real.

Voriax · Jun 30, 2009

Well..nothing much left but that snippet of a coat of arms looks pretty similar to those in Charles III/IV era coins..so late 18th century. Guesstimating the size from the pic suggest size of about 20mm so big enough to be a Real.

It looks to me that lower left reads 'REX' while top right is HI... So beginning of 'Hispania' Date would be on the obverse side and value at 9 o'clock this side. So ho help from there I'm afraid.

Voriax

Wildcat1750 (nyjrbethelct) · Jun 30, 2009

Nice, CAVScout! Is that an upstate NY find?

CAVScout · Jun 30, 2009

sure is

between my dad my buddy erik and i we have found 3 spanish silver coins. my buddy erik got a really really nice 2 real in great shape i think it was a 1778.

simonthesearcher · Jul 1, 2009

Is that the English lions i can see in the coat of arms?,,eye sight is bad

Voriax · Jul 1, 2009

simonthesearcher said:
Is that the English lions i can see in the coat of arms?,,eye sight is bad

Nope..that is the old version of Spanish Coat of Arms. Might want to check Wikipedia for info about what each part of it means. :cool:

Voriax

Krom · Jul 1, 2009

It's a 1 reale. Half reales are the size of a dime. :tumble:

Ok i have another one..

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