8 reales, 28 grams

[sjoho]

I found this coin today, I think it is an 8 reales coin.
Any information is welcome...


Sjoho
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[Trez]

Sjoho,

That is what you have...Mexico Mint - can you scan the shield side again and post?
It's Philip III or earlier from what I can see from the distant photo.
If you get a better shot, we can narrow it down more.

Trez

[sjoho]

exact weight is 27,2 grams.
here some new pictures.

(for the suspicious minds: Yesterday I made a picture of one side which was pretty clean after the find.
I photographed the other side after first cleaning with another SD card while using the first SD on my laptop. I found a lot more yesterday, medieval stuff :P)

[sjoho]

That's it. no more cleaning. Still not much to see. I hope enough for the specialists between you guys (and girls 8)

Sjoho

[Trez]

Sjoho,

I wish you hadn't cleaned it...lost all the contrast in detail.
Took off too much in the cleaning process...
I'll stick with the origional ID, but can't get you any more info now with it cleaned so much.

Trez

[sjoho]

Trez,

It is not as bad as it looks. I sharpened and brightened the picture. I also used graphite for the picture to make the color more equal.
I made some other pictures without de graphite but I thought these pictures were better.
I think the coin is not so bad, but is difficult to photograph.

[TNBob]

Where was the coin found? That adds alot to determining the relative date of the coin.
Bob

[sjoho]

The coin was found in a little village in the north of the Netherlands. The place was abandoned in the early 1600's. Holland was in war with Spain for 80 years around 1600.

Sjoerd

[TNBob]

Awesome find

[cuzcosquirrel]

I cleaned a 1670's pillar and waves and it turned out looking like that. These coins were used all over Europe for hundreds of years, but were usually quickly scooped up out of circulation and smelted to produce items of silver or more regualr domestic coins.