Found coin

lv2sign804

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I went digging today and found a few things. The coin its self looks Spanish to me. It's very worn, so I couldn't find a date. Can anyone tell what kind of coin I found ? I think the other item may be a trigger and I don't know what the other couple of things are. Any help would be very much appreciated.
 

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villagenut

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Looks like an old Spanish reale, needs some light cleaning but oh so cool
 

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lv2sign804

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Since I posted this, I found that it could possibly be a spanish reale!
 

Mackaydon

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Looks like 1662 Potosi reales; maybe a one real coin.
Weight will give you an indication of its denomination.
Use 27 grams as a guide for an eight reales coin; proportionately less for a 4,2 or 1 reales.
Don......
 

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That is awesome congrats! Cant help with the date but nice find!
 

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Yes, definitely looks like a Spanish one reale. Very nice find.
 

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lv2sign804

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Thank you mackaydon, note that you say 1662, I can see that! I will see if I can get it weighed and let you know what I find.
 

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lv2sign804

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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to clean this coin? I don't want to ruin it. All I have done so far is run it under water and a light brushing to clean the dirt off
 

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lv2sign804

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Thank you so much! I will look all that up to learn more about it. I appreciate all your help.
 

ltd063

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Awesome find. Congrats! That is a bucket lister for sure.
 

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