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  1. #1

    Jun 2007
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    Very Small Cob Half or Quarter Reale?

    I found this very small cob. It's only .6 gram. That is underweight for even a quarter reale if I am correct. By looks, it has lost some weight by wear. But since quarter reales are relatively rare compared to half reales, and since I can't get my pattern recognition to kick in on the Monogram side, I'd like any ideas. I know some of you are a lot better than I on recognizing these things. I would like opinions on if it is a half or quarter reale and any other observations. Since the monogram side is not very clear, I am including a few different pictures of the same thing with different orientations. Maybe that will help you line it up with known coins, or maybe it is just in too bad condition to tell anything beside the fact that it seems to be Mexico mint.









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    Re: Very Small Cob Half or Quarter Reale?

    It sure looks to be Mexican mint. But even that is hard to say for sure. Nice find though!

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    Re: Very Small Cob Half or Quarter Reale?

    IRS:
    Mexico did produce 1/4 reales coins (0.85g), but not with a cross on the reverse. The earliest 1/4 R coins (1536-1541) didn't have a 'cross', nor did the Fernando VII (1720-1729) 1/4R or the later Carlos IV (1796-1808) 1/4R . Durango, Mexico minted a 1/8 R coin between 1812-1814 but it, too, had no cross in the design.

    Actually, since the cross does not appear to have the usual bar and ball tipped design, I wonder if it is even Mexican. Just my 2¢.
    Don.....

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    Re: Very Small Cob Half or Quarter Reale?

    my 2 cents.......
    really looks like a worn out 1/2 real, Mexico mint - Charles II.
    nice find anyway you look at it. Chuck's still producing huh.

    Trez

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    Jun 2007
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    Re: Very Small Cob Half or Quarter Reale?

    Quote Originally Posted by Trez
    my 2 cents.......
    really looks like a worn out 1/2 real, Mexico mint - Charles II.
    nice find anyway you look at it. Chuck's still producing huh.

    Trez
    Yes, I think you can see the ball on the lower end of the cross shows a little better in person than in the picture. I was thinking maybe it was showing a bit of the Charles monogram but havent' got the orientation figured out yet. Like Mackay points out, I haven't found any evidence of a cuarto with a cross on it, so probably is a badly worn half. Thanks to both of you.

 

 

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