50 coin day: Still shaking...need ID help!

leslie(nova scotia)

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From the land of the Bluenose....was one of those days where the wind would rip right through you. In other wordss a good day to detect.

Left early after making the boss breakfast in bed and hit a few places in Halifax. The first school yard I hit yielded 50 coins in no time flat so I thought I'd wander down to one of the old spots that I have hammered for years along the far side of the harbour. Here the first target turned out to be a musket ball and the second...............made my heart stop. Not quite sure if it is Spanish or French but mister man was the old ticker a pumping!<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc23b3127cce8f94f880a5ef00000016108AcM2bhk4ZN2"></center>

Carefully cleaned her off a bit and took a few photos of her on the hood of Goquicksi when still shaking, returned from the path. Here is one side.<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc23b3127cce8f94f88aa5e500000016108AcM2bhk4ZN2"></center>

And here is the other.<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc23b3127cce8f94f888a5e700000016108AcM2bhk4ZN2"></center>

Any help on identifing this coin would be appreciated.

Any way the take for the day was this coin, small silver ring,an action figure,game zone token musket ball and 67 coins @$2.76<center><img src="http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc23b3127cce8f94f88f24d000000016108AcM2bhk4ZN2"></center>
 

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Snee

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I'm afraid I don't know a thing about ancient coinage...but VERY nice! ;D

(Is that like...Super Harry Potter or something? Harry Potter on steroids? :))
 

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:o :o :o Its spanish cob but I cant find it in my text's ??? Its old and in great shape!!
a Great find non the less !! :o :o
 

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Great find Leslie and a big congrats!!!! Seems to be an odd coin and I have seen one before but, don't know where or what. It is not a long cross coin or a short cross coin popular in the medieval times that I am familiar with. It does resemble a Spanish Cob as mentioned, 1651-1773. Nice coin and HH, Mike
 

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(in my best parrot voice) "Braaaak!!! Pieces of Eight!! Pieces of Eight!!"

I can't seem to find the exact one in my book, but yours does seem to closely resemble a Spanish "Piece of Eight".

It's 8 Reales, dated 1712, and could have been minted in Mexico, Bolivia or Peru. Hope this helps, and Congrats!!!

Rick
 

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I'm with Snee-I don't know anything about that coin but it is really cool-Congrats!

{that toy does look like a bada@@ Harry Potter,hehe!}
 

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Leslie,

I can't help you ID the coins, but I think all of 'em are awesome. Congrats!! ;D

;) RR
 

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At First I thaught it was a piece of 8 , I cant find it any where on line. Rick might be rite on the money so to speak, but i checked all the examples of the famous piece of 8 and I am drawing a blank. Chances are its 98% Spanish as it was a form of currancy
that was used down home in the very early years, maybe PBK might know ? But its still
a little Cob'ish to me. HOPE IT IS A PIECE OF 8 ;D
 

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leslie(nova scotia)

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From the land of the Bluenose...sems to be in too good a shape for beig in the ground that long. I suspect it may be a reproduction and this opinion is repeated on the Alberta Forum. Who cares..still fun to find!
 

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wow, there's a stinker.............
reproduction........that works for me.
Only my opinion now, those few of you who will jump on this...lol
note...everytime I call someones cob/escudo/ a fake/reproduction/copy/counterfeit...
I will only say so...when one darn sure is.

I bet you it still gave you a rush, and yes still fun....nice going with all the rest.
sorry about the reproduction
 

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WOWSERS! What a beaut! Sure hope it's not a reproduction, doesn't look as such but, who knows! That's Fantastic! WTG!
 

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leslie(nova scotia)

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coin turns out to be a reproduction..........darn

From the land of the Bluenose.....well the general concensus is the coin is a reproduction and can you believe it from a child's game. Well it still was a rush when I dug it up. Took a knife and chipped at the edges and it is plated. Had passed a magnet test. Maybe next time I'll get the real thing!
 

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Re: coin turns out to be a reproduction..........darn

leslie(nova scotia) said:
From the land of the Bluenose.....well the general concensus is the coin is a reproduction and can you believe it from a child's game. Well it still was a rush when I dug it up. Took a knife and chipped at the edges and it is plated. Had passed a magnet test. Maybe next time I'll get the real thing!

Really sorry about that sure looked like a beaute of a find. Not so sure my test would be chipping with a knife though, but all the same I guess you were pretty sure it was not real when you did it.

Still a great find though, certainly not one seen everyday. You sure had us stumped.

Great day of finds all the same. Great digs.

Rev
 

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Too bad Leslie, sure looked like real old coin to me! HH, Mike
 

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Its amazing how many reproductions are out there to be found. At least you were able to identify yours as from a childs game.
 

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