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divewrecks

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goldcoastwayne

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I can't imagine finding a coin like that....my finds are all small denominations....too bad I was surfing back in those days at Sebastian every weekend....I never paid much attention to those dark hunks of metal that littered the beach when there was storm surf.... that was back in the late 1960's.....back then there were only rocks at the inlet with a painted line down the rocks on north side...surfers on one side, fishermen on the other..I kid you not...... lol

Wayne
 

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divewrecks

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An interesting little Lima cob. Double struck, but might be worthy of an offer since it is fairly reasonable now. Notice the Lima star....
http://cgi.ebay.com/LIMA-2-REALES-D-PHILIP-II-SILVER-COB-/120576737947

Made to fool is right. I have a whole sack of them....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1939-Cob-Phipli-V-Coin-/120576917006

I like the lion on this 4 reale from Seville....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1648-Spain-Philip-IV-Pirate-Silver-4-Reales-Cob-Coin-/150449614635

If this coin proves legit it would be a very good deal I think. No paper, but possibly Atocha. Look at cross side turned 180 to see transposed lions and castles....
http://cgi.ebay.com/8-REALES-SPANISH-SILVER-COB-1618-1622-SHIPWRECK-COIN-/200477506851

Strange shape! Looks like a bottle opener....
http://cgi.ebay.com/TREASURE-CONCEPCION-PIECE-EIGHT-1641-/280512981211

Cool Guatemala cob for a charm bracelet....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Reale-Cob-1735-Guatemala-coin-/230479739135

Repro in a slab. Please handle with white gloves....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ATOCHA-GOLD-CLAD-Escudo-Replica-Spanish-Treasure-Coin-/230479234213

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Man, he has done a good job of convincing me that that is an authentic replica. I think I'm going to go slab some Monopoly money.
 

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Danger Will Robinson!!! Cast, underweight and...fake....
http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-ANCIENT-SILVER-SPANISH-PIECES-8-COIN-ANTIQUE-COB-/170495693944

Three Mexicans for sale tomorrow. Trusted Spanish seller....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lucernae-Philippus-II-8-reales-silver-cobb-Mexico-F-/280515333966
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lucernae-Philippus-II-8-reales-silver-cobb-Mexico-O-/290441069255
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lucernae-Philippus-II-4-reales-silver-cobb-Mexico-O-/290441073769

Seller that that this group "discovered" as assigning a shipwreck cert to non-salvage coin a few months back. Look at this coin and then compare it to the outline on the cert. Yup, don't match....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1715-Shipwreck-8-Reales-Silver-Cob-Mel-Fisher-COA-/220618141212

Nope, that is an "M" assayer from Potosi. I wonder what this cert says? Too small....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1731-Spanish-Real-Silver-Cob-Lima-Peru-Assayer-N-COA-/320544025207

Stan
 

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Old world, not Mexico....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1622-Mexico-Spanish-Colonial-Silver-4-Reales-Cob-Coin-/290444373881

Cool castle, cool shape, double struck one side though....
http://cgi.ebay.com/MACUQUINA-POTOSI-BOLIVIA-COB-8-REALES-1695-VR-2-DATES-/380242020369

Assayer NV; near the end of cob production history....
http://cgi.ebay.com/COB-POTOSI-BOLIVIA-8-REALES-1772-CARLOS-III-NICE-CROSS-/350366075982

Can see king's name, date, mint, and assayer well....
http://cgi.ebay.com/BOLIVIA-SPANISH-COLONIAL-CHARLES-II-1679-2-REALES-COB-/230486586370

Stan
 

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One way to fix a holed cob....
http://cgi.ebay.com/1765-SPANISH-SILVER-8-REALES-COIN-14K-GOLD-PENDNANT-COA-/130396134082

And, one way to ruin one without a hole....
http://cgi.ebay.com/17th-CENTURY-SPANISH-8-REALE-SILVER-COIN-SHIPWRECK-/110535365993

Highly recommended book at OK price (2 copies)....
http://cgi.ebay.com/Spanish-Colonial-Silver-Coins-Florida-Collection-/260598928501
http://cgi.ebay.com/Spanish-Colonial-Silver-Coins-Florida-Collection-/260598928479

HaHa! Pig shaped cob....
http://cgi.ebay.com/STERLING-SILVER-SPANISH-COIN-ANIMAL-MILAGRO-M-110-/400011266216

Stan
 

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goldcoastwayne

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DiveWrecks said:
Cool coin. Guess the missing digit.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/1645-Bolivia-Philip-IV-Silver-8-Reales-Cob-Coin-RR-/150455667577

Stan
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Stan...you really have me stumped on this one...I doubt it is 1645...yet alone an overdate...that is really pushing the envelope. The coin definitely is 1644 -1647 and Potosi, Juan Ximinez de Tapia. Judging from the wear in that area...I think it is a "7". I certainly wouldn't pay the premium for the dealers' presumptuous claims. All-in-all that is a very interesting coin and I would love to own it.

I have looked at that coin several times....in no way that is an overdate or double date (overdates in our coins are nothing like these..these are generally quite crude and take up a lot of room)....There just isn't enough room in that blank space. I can see a very vague outline of a numeral....sometimes I think it could be a "2" or an "8". I definitely see the line from right top to left bottom. Knowing the possible dates, which are 1644 - 1647, I would say it has got to be 1647. That "4" is just so odd....really out of proportion.

These old ones are so unique...a numismatist should truly love these coins...you learn something new with every cob you encounter!

Sometimes I think we should be slabbing these coins, rendering our opinions.....lol. I think we do a more thorough investigation than any of the professionals.

Wayne
 

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