What type of real?

Mar 5, 2019
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Going through some of my older coins that I haven’t looked at in probably 10 years and came across this coin that I never knew what it was. It’s not in very good shape at all and as far as I can tell it’s a Philip V Spanish real from the early 1700’s. Can anyone maybe help with a little more info? It’s about the size of a quarter and these are the best pictures I can provide since the website will only let me log on with my phone. C5B2B8B7-B1F0-4DBF-9CB5-BFEDB072D1A4.jpeg CD058CF8-3968-44A3-B54A-D04CDB093BE9.jpeg
 

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l.cutler

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I do believe that is a pistareen, worth 2 reales. They were very heavily used here in the colonies.
 

Diver_Down

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Ewell's Retreat - photo tip: take the picture on a solid background. Camera's with auto-focus will try and focus on the lettering in your background instead of the coin's details.
 

port ewen ace

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just Google Spanish Real. plenty of sites with photos & full specs
 

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