A few random questions...

[FingerGrime]

OK, I have several questions about coins that I have found...

Do you guys think this is a mint error or post-mint damage?
The front appears normal.



I realize it will be hard to tell from the picture, but do you guys think this is a proof or just a very nicely struck coin?



Any ideas what this is? I found it a couple months ago. It is about a third as thick as a nickel.

 

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[coinmojo]

Can you show the front of the dime?

 

[fisher2]

the nickle is just in great shape i have a 66' half like that n the unknown coin may be a reale im inexperianced with them though

 

[Ifyndit]

The holed coin is a reale. Looks like a 1 reale. See the 1R on the obverse?

 

[FingerGrime]

Thanks for the help guys.
The front of the dime looks exactly like a normal dime.

 

[enamel7]

the nickle is just in great shape i have a 66' half like that n the unknown coin may be a reale im inexperianced with them though

Hey!Why are you using Phrostie's old avatar? - coincrazed

Because he doesn't own it. It is one of many that can be chosen from.

 

[FingerGrime]

http://www.randttreasures.com/Databases/Coin Collection/130.jpg
That is what my reale is supposed to look like...

I can't believe that I have had this thing sitting around for a couple months with no idea what it was. I guess I sorta figured it was some sort of really worn token.
It looks like it is of Charles III and minted in Mexico.
I really wish I could read the year on it. I might try scanning it and scrutinizing the scan, but I really doubt I will be able to get a year. Regardless that is a pretty amazing find!
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

 

[ivan salis]

the mint assayer is mark is FM -- should help on a date range (they changed from time to time)--- spanish silver 1 reale--- by using king's reign and overlap of mint assayers time at the mint--a possible range of manufactor can be figgered out.

 

[FingerGrime]

I'm pretty sure it's either Charles III or Charles IV. You can see part of "Carolus" (which apparently means Charles in Spanish?) on the reale. I haven't been able to find much info on the assayers but I will keep trying. Maybe I will take a trip to the library.

 

[FingerGrime]

I'm not quite sure what this topic has to do with Phrostie, but I found some more info on my Spanish reale. The assayers FM were active between 1772-1777 and 1785-1802. From the few letters I can read on the coin, I can tell that it was minted under either Charles III or Charles IV. I kind of doubt I will be able to pinpoint the year anymore.

 

[packfan_1982]

Lol you must not be familiar with Coincrazed's work here.

Nice Reale, did you get that from a nickel roll?

 

[FingerGrime]

I sure did. Pretty wild eh? Probably some sort of CRH record.
And I had no idea what it was for about three months. I just assumed it was some sort of junk.