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[TheCaribbeanDigger]

Found it today near the beach! Got me really exited! [/ATTACH]

 

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[smokeythecat]

It's a Spanish reale cob. I THINK I see "74" which would be 1674. It's hard to read. Someone who knows more will chime in soon. That's a NICE find!

 

[TheCaribbeanDigger]

It's a Spanish reale cob. I THINK I see "74" which would be 1674. It's hard to read. Someone who knows more will chime in soon. That's a NICE find!

Thanks! Looks like I’m in a hot spot!

 

[smokeythecat]

I would pound that site hard!

 

[TheCaribbeanDigger]

I would pound that site hard!

Trust me I’m on it[emoji108]🏻[emoji6]
Not only that I also found an 1853 seated dime!

 

[Diver_Down]

It's a Spanish reale cob. I THINK I see "74" which would be 1674. It's hard to read. Someone who knows more will chime in soon. That's a NICE find!

Descent guess, but you are off by a hundred years. It is a Potosi 1 Reale minted in 1764. They were the last colonial mint still producing Pillars/Waves cob coinage where the others had switched to milled coinage and Pillar dollars. Consequently, the quality they produced was absolute crap. I don't think they cared at the time figuring there was no oversight. For collectors, it makes finding a descent specimen difficult for the late Potosi period. The assayers (yes, plural) was Jose de Vargas y Flor and Raimundo de Yturriaga.

 

[TheCaribbeanDigger]

Descent guess, but you are off by a hundred years. It is a Potosi 1 Reale minted in 1764. They were the last colonial mint still producing Pillars/Waves cob coinage where the others had switched to milled coinage and Pillar dollars. Consequently, the quality they produced was absolute crap. I don't think they cared at the time figuring there was no oversight. For collectors, it makes finding a descent specimen difficult for the late Potosi period. The assayers (yes, plural) was Jose de Vargas y Flor and Raimundo de Yturriaga.

Woa, so rare right?

 

[Diver_Down]

Woa, so rare right?

Not really. It is rare to find a specimen of suitable quality for one's collection. The reason I know of the specifics on your piece is that I viewed the Lions and Castles and thought of what a sloppy mess. Then I remembered that I have an 8R made in the same year/same mint/same assayers. My piece and why I like it is the date is doubled 7-6-6-4. The first strike has the date 7-6-4, then the die moved to the left on the second strike.

 

[smokeythecat]

Thanks diver down. I can’t see a lot of posted pics here to see precisely.

 

[A2coins]

Excellent find good job I'm glad no one said it was fake I see that a lot that would be crappy. That's an amazing find rip that place apart like a northern pike in a bucket of cold water