nomenclarure 22

[cornelis 816]

Yet another one ....Cornelius

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

good afternoon Cornelius: Here is a picture of one of the 8 reales that I recovered from an 8 mule train that had been hijacked with the loss of all of the arrieros -mule drivers -. It is uncirculated and minted in 1888, at the Alamos mint in Sonora, Mexico. It shows the designations clearly.

Don Jose de La Mancha

[cornelis 816]

Tropical Tramp . That is a beautiful coin . Did you check if there were any more in the same aria ? Cornelius

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

good afternoon Cornelis: That was from my share of 'one' mule load of the coins. No, we carefully accounted for all 8 muleloads since they were buried in the sand of an arroyo. It is quite hard to hide just one mule load of coins, let alone 8, so they buried them in the sand.

According to the old document, they dug the holes then brought the mules one by one to the hole, cut the aparejos, and simply let the coins fall into the hole which was then covered over. 8 Holes.

For those that would like to understand the markings -> first it is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter

8R = 8 Reales

As = Alamos, Sonora Mint.

1888 = date of minting

MD = mint master's Initiales

10 D = 10 dinero

20 G = 20 grams or pure silver

Don Jose de La Mancha

[Mackaydon]

Cornelis,
Great information you are providing in these Glossary threads. Thanks.
And, as Don Jose, mentioned....for those who like to understand the markings........
Back in the day, the medieval system was used to reflect the fineness of silver.
12 'dineros' was pure silver and each 'dinero' was divided into 24 'granos'.
Ergo, a coin, such as Jon Jose's, of 10Ds and 20Gs was 0.9028 fine. (10.833/12.0)
Don.....

[cornelis 816]

Good info Don . Like to see you more often on the forum . Cornelius