Wow big hit today!!! Nice coin

tanz 82

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Went to my old stand by spot which my grandpa and i pull alot of silver and indianheads out of and today found this ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436283848.812652.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1436283890.446373.jpg any idea its denomination and possibly worth ???? I dont know much about spanish currency
 

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SCORE! I need to spend time on the east coast...

Grats to ya and hh all.
 

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To determine the denomination, an 8 reales coin is about 27 grams; with proportionate divisions for the 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 reales.
Another way: an 8 reales will be 40mm in diameter; the 4--34mm; the 2--28mm;--the 1--20mm and the 1/2--18mm.
Don......
 

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looks like a carollus 1797. search "spanish Reales" a web site I used gives pics of all Reales and you have enough details to get all you need. my 1/2 Reale is 5/8", the 1R will be a bit larger. my 1R was a 1781 Carollus that sold for $20. great find
 

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If it's 1797 (what it looks like to me) then it's Carlos IV, (minted 1788-1808), nice find for sure :thumbsup:, but not worth that much. Congrats on the find though!
 

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Its a good find:occasion14: Am still searching for any of that old Spanish silver, maybe if luck is on my side, I find one someday here !
 

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Wow, thanks for posting this! It reminded me that my Half Reale was soaking in some toothpaste in a cup, which had gotten thrown away! I'm lucky I got it before trash went out!
 

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Very nice find. Spanish silver is high on my list! Very well done.
 

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One on my list for sure .... nice find
 

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Spanish coins used during the colonial days are something else!!! Way COOL!!!!!:occasion14:
 

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Sweet coin...:thumbsup: Doubt if I'll ever dig one of those in Ohio...:dontknow:
 

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