Help Identify This Probable Piece of Eight

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All you experts out there can you tell me what this is? I found it in a bunch of coins that belonged to my mom and was shocked to see it. Thanks for looking and hope you can tell me. My mom passed and I have no idea where she got it.

 

[CASPER-2]

try here
Spanish Cobs

 

[TomW244]

According to "The Practical Book of Cobs" (fourth edition - Daniel Sedwick and Frank Sedwick), this silver cob was struck at the Mexico mint with the Assayer "D" being unknown. It dates between 1621 - 1634, during the Philip IV reign. That is a beautiful hammered cob, with a lot of terrific detail!!! I reposted your pictures, after orienting them correctly and using some filters to bring out more detail.

 

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According to "The Practical Book of Cobs" (fourth edition - Daniel Sedwick and Frank Sedwick), this silver cob was struck at the Mexico mint with the Assayer "D" being unknown. It dates between 1621 - 1634, during the Philip IV reign. That is a beautiful hammered cob, with a lot of terrific detail!!!

Thanks for taking the time to answer. I found it was minted in Mexico but I didn't know the details.

 

[Mackaydon]

This could be a coin from the Atocha (lost 1622).
Don.......

 

[Mackaydon]

The coin's weight will assist in determining its denomination.
Use 27.468 grams as a baseline for an eight reales coin; proportionally lower for 4, 2 and 1 real coins.
Don.....

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sure looks good in the photo, as Don stated, have you weighed the coin?

 

[ARC]

Your coin is a reproduction IMO...

These have been made into "pendants"... Yours is very worn or a bad "take".

IF I am correct yours should be 1-3/8" diam... and weigh roughly 15.1 grams.

Here is one of yours made into pendant.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Your coin is a reproduction IMO...

These have been made into "pendants"... Yours is very worn or a bad "take".

IF I am correct yours should be 1-3/8" diam... and weigh roughly 15.1 grams.

Here is one of yours made into pendant.

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You sure are good at this AARC. Sure looks like the same "coin" to me.

Sorry OP.

 

[Tpmetal]

I was gonna say a repo as well. Just from the texture of the metal, sure looks cast to me. But I have been wrong many times before.

 

[chub]

I was gonna say a repo as well. Just from the texture of the metal, sure looks cast to me. But I have been wrong many times before.

My first instinct also. I couldnt tell if it was wear /pitting but it looked cast. I'm no expert but to my very untrained eye the wear pattern doesnt appear to add up.

Chub