found in ALGERIA???

ilyes1113 · Nov 28, 2008

i learn that these coines are treasures of caraibian pirates.
i think that what i found are treasur of the famous pirates barbarousse brothers.

Mackaydon · Nov 28, 2008

A lot of sharp edges on 'worn' coins--and one perfect pentagon-shaped (cob) coin raises the 'caution' hairs on the back of my neck.
Don.......

Trez · Nov 28, 2008

I wouldn't be too concerned :icon_jokercolor:

Nice lot of them............

Trez

MORE AND BEYOND OSSY · Nov 28, 2008

Ilyes1113 Nice :thumbsup:

You said you found them ? how many ?
If Trez said there good, there good !
Ossy

Trez · Nov 29, 2008

MORE AND BEYOND OSSY,

I didn't quite say they were good or authentic, but I'll take 'em of your hands if you want. I just didn't see anything that would make me worry at first glance at them.
(and Don (Macky) one perfect pentagon-shaped (cob) coin - (most probably Spanish)
They look pretty good to me (damn good)...and a nice photo.

What's the story behind them? If you have this many you definately have a story to go with them.

Do you wanna trade some cobs? I like the OML and the Pentagon cob, would you be interested to trade?

Trez

ilyes1113 · Nov 29, 2008

thanks for all.i whill send the 20 coins to USA. to sell them..are there any estimation of price.
ore proposition from bayers..if it is legual

Bigcypresshunter · Dec 12, 2008

would like to hear story.

mbondr1 · Dec 23, 2008

Could the edges be clipped for the silver?

ilyes1113 · Jan 13, 2010

this whas my firsth post in spanish cobs forum
this is some other picters from those 20 coins

ilyes1113 · Jan 13, 2010

the last5

mad4wrecks · Jan 13, 2010

The very first picture in this thread......are they the actual coins found in Algeria? Is so, why is the photo name 1715

??

Did I mis-read? Have I had too much rum?

ilyes1113 · Jan 14, 2010

mad4wrecks said:
The very first picture in this thread......are they the actual coins found in Algeria? Is so, why is the photo name 1715??

Did I mis-read? Have I had too much rum?

no .man .at that time i havn't any adea of those cobs -never seen before .no example found in any arabic contry .
i read only one article in which a picter of semilar coins .he talked about carabeen pirats !!!! :icon_pirat:

now in this forum i know many informations about those cobs :icon_thumleft:

Bigcypresshunter · Jan 14, 2010

Beautiful cobs ilyes. Were you able to get a date off off of any of them? I think the pirates you speak of were from the 1500's. The date will be on the shield side. Maybe someone here can date them for you by the shield type.

ilyes1113 · Jan 15, 2010

only on one we can read oml 16..
but i found one alone .i think that it was earlier (in 2nd pic)

divewrecks · Jan 15, 2010

Ilyes, that top one is a 2 reale coin from Mexico. Assayer "L" was Martin Lopez (served 1677-1705). Since we know the first two numbers, the third would be either a 7, 8, or 9. I believe it is a 9 from the look of it, so you have a 169X. It probably weights around 6.5 grams.

Stan

Bigcypresshunter · Jan 15, 2010

ilyes1113 said:
only on one we can read oml 16..
but i found one alone .i think that it was earlier (in 2nd pic)

Post some more pics and Stan will date them for you.

ilyes1113 · Jan 16, 2010

this 2 cobs =3.5 grams each (the one whith oml)
the bigger in the 20th = 24 grames
the one that i found a lone .which i think that is earlier =16grames (the cross(+) is not like the others & in revers like a tawn a moon & royal corona :icon_scratch:

Trez · Jan 16, 2010

ilyes1113,

Hello again...
I remember asking you if you were interested in trading for that OML 169?...and Pentagon shaped one.
I am still interested, I found a mexico 1698 1 escudo and would love it's silver "sister" to go with it.
Let me know if you want to do something....we could work this out.

Again, great pics.
Best of everything...

Trez