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Good day! 3 silver Spanish cobs!!

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I had my best day ever yesterday- 3 silver cobs! They look like two clipped 1/2 reales (they weigh 1.3 g and 1.0 g., respectively) and a 1/4 real (weight .7 g). One of the 1/2 reales is in great shape, another in ok shape, and the 1/4 real is rough shape. If anyone can identify the origin and date any of the coins, I'd appreciate it.
 

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Good going on the Spanish silver cobs...hopefully someone can help you id them.

Regards + HH

Bill
 
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Holy moley! Congrats on the fantastic silvers!
 
WOW :notworthy:

That looks like a fun dig !
 
You'd be considered lucky to find 3 of those in a lifetime here!! Crazy good score brother!! Congrats from the U.S. with love.
 
Bottom coins, especially the one on the right, appear to be Segovia maravedis (Castle and lion) Maybe from Philip IV reign (1621-1665 ; my WAG as to year.
Don.....
 
You'd be considered lucky to find 3 of those in a lifetime here!! Crazy good score brother!! Congrats from the U.S. with love.

Yeap, still looking for my first cob over here....

CONGRATS
 
Congratulations on the set of cobs! :notworthy:
 
Location location location! Great finds. Three in a day is incredible. Congrats and I'm glad Don could get an ID for you.
 
Location location location! Great finds. Three in a day is incredible. Congrats and I'm glad Don could get an ID for you.

So much potential down south of the border. When I go home to the Chicago area, I'm thrilled when I find a coin from the 1940s. Metal detecting is just taking off down here and I urge those of you with an adventurous streak, to come visit down here. :occasion14:
 
far out cool... Well done.
 
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Ok, I think I have positively identified the cob with the clearly visible cross on it. I've been doing some more online research and it has led me to suspect that it is a Philip IV 1/2 real cob from Bogota, circa 1621- 1665. Looks very similar to this one: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=706&lot=1083

What do you think?
 
Incredible! Congrats! --Lisa & John
 
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What an understatement. Great job on the cobs!
 

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