1 reale cob weight

[Boatlode]

Posted this in the "Spanish cobs" forum, but got no answers.

I have a worn but legible 1700 1 reale from Lima. It weighs 2.1 grams. Is that much weight loss typical for a cob?

 

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[Zodiacdiverdave]

Your cob could have been clipped and that's why it's under weight.
ZDD

 

[Mackaydon]

The 'standard' weight for an 8R coin of that vintage was 27.468 grams; the 1R had a standard weight of 3.43 grams.
Yours, at 2.1g is 1.33g or about 39% underweight.
Don......

 

[Boatlode]

The 'standard' weight for an 8R coin of that vintage was 27.468 grams; the 1R had a standard weight of 3.43 grams.
Yours, at 2.1g is 1.33g or about 39% underweight.
Don......

I understand all that. But is that much weight loss typical?

 

[Mackaydon]

Not to my knowledge except in extreme conditions; like shipwrecked coins that have been tossed for centuries.
Having been clipped and excessive wear and tear appears to be your coin.
Don....

 

[Boatlode]

Not to my knowledge except in extreme conditions; like shipwrecked coins that have been tossed for centuries.
Having been clipped and excessive wear and tear appears to be your coin.
Don....

Ok, thanks. I have no idea where it came from, I got it at a garage sale. It doesn't show the pitting of shipwreck coins I have seen, but I guess it could just be worn from an old Spaniard's pocket. The fact that it had legible date and markings are what prompted me to buy it.

 

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BL,

Any chance it could be a repro??

 

[Boatlode]

BL,

Any chance it could be a repro??

No, its the real deal. The woman who sold it to me is a neighbor of mine - her ex-husband collected coins. She said she would give me the COA when she finds it, its buried somewhere in her ex-husband's papers.