Cut Spanish 8 Reales

[joe_dirt]

I found this recently in a local farm field here in Southeastern Virginia. It's the second piece of cut Spanish silver I've found there in the last couple months. I believe it to be a Charles III 8 Reales, dating somewhere between 1772—1788.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Wow! That is really sweet, and a BIG one at that! Very well done. GL&HH.

 

[UnderMiner]

Very nice Spanish silver!

 

[RelicMedic]

Well.done!! Nice chunk of Spanish silver!

 

[worldtalker]

The edge on that looks suspicious to me for silver.


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Iron Patch]

The edge on that looks suspicious to me for silver.


GOD Bless

Chris

Yes, a broken non silver counterfeit makes way more sense.

 

[digging440yrs]

NICE FIND !!

 

[Mackaydon]

The edge looks fine to me. There are a variety of edges, corded several types, with a design of laurel leaves, milled, double milled, diagonally-milled, herringbone, with incuse lettering, etc.
Don......

 

[deershed]

Sweet!! Spanish silver real or counterfeit, how often do you find either?

Congrats!! Awesome find!!

 

[Ahab8]

Really cool piece. Sure looks broken and not cut to me. I love it regardless of it's real or counterfeit. In fact I prob love it more if it's counterfeit

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Initially, I thought the brittle looking break might be an indicator of a counterfeit. But after using the corded edge design on the milled pillar 8 reales minted between 1732 and 1772, the new bust or portrait style 8 reales began including an edge design consisting of alternating circles and rectangles, and yours definitely includes that feature. And I don't see any silver plating starting to flake off either which also increases the likelihood of it being the real deal. Below is a similar coin I dug a couple years ago that was definitely a counterfeit based on the smooth outside edge, flaking, and pot metal center. Yours is nothing like this one. Great find!

 

[joesmarbles]

Real or not the mint on the piece is Mexico city.....Joe McDonough

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice find whether real or counterfeit. The edge does look jagged. Genuine cut Spanish typically has a smooth straight edge unless it is a rough field cut piece. Here are some of mine including a halved 8 reale.

 

[ironhorse]

I'd take any chunk of that change!

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[sponge]

Congrats. One day ill get one. One dayyyy

 

[park pirate]

Awesome...

 

[CRUSADER]

I think it looks real, but the broken edge made me wonder. I'm still at a loss to try and explain how that might of come about, but one think for sure is its not a cut up piece for change.

 

[Iron Patch]

I think it looks real, but the broken edge made me wonder. I'm still at a loss to try and explain how that might of come about, but one think for sure is its not a cut up piece for change.

A non silver, or very low grade silver, is way more likely to break that way... so only a surprise if it's a genuine coin which I don't think it is.

 

[CRUSADER]

A non silver, or very low grade silver, is way more likely to break that way... so only a surprise if it's a genuine coin which I don't think it is.

Yeah, I hear ya.

It does look silver & not plated, so if a counterfiet it's a very debased one. Not heard of too many of them.