Maybe my best find - but what is it? dated 1774!

[thedukeofdelaware]

dated 1774 and 0.66 inch...what kind of coin is this

 

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[creskol]

It may be a Mexican 8 reales?

 

[mindcrime1988]

It is a Spanish Reale. Hard to tell which variety though because the reverse photo is quite blurry. Not sure if you can get any detail off of it. Look at the 9 o'clock position and see if you can read an: R, 1R, 2R, 4R or 8R. That will tell you what type of Reale you have.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Charles 3rd Spanish silver. Nice.

 

[gunsil]

Duke, you done good!! Colonial era Spanish silver, looks to be a 1 reale by size.

 

[creskol]

It looks like it says, CAROLUS.III.DEI.GRATIA.1776. on the front, and what I think HISPAN.ET..something on the back when I enlarge it and play with the lighting?

 

[smokeythecat]

Spanish Carlos silver reale, used extensively as currency in the Americas. Judging by size either a 1 or 2 reale. Nice find.

 

[A2coins]

Id be reeling if the reale was real!!!! Great Great find wow!!!!!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

The date is definitely 1774, and it is a Spanish silver 1-Reale coin. The 2-Reale coin is as wide as a US quarter-dollar. Creskol, an 8-Reale coin is the size of a US silver dollar, because that US coin was based on the 8-Reale coin. Same reason the size of our US quarter and half-dollar are approximately the same size as a 2-Reale and 4-Reale coin.

 

[Truth]

18th Century Silver Reales. Wow congratulations on a epic find. Welcome to the Reales Club.


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[Anduril]

17th Century Silver Reales. Wow congratulations on a epic find. Welcome to the Reales Club.


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Wouldn't that be 18th Century?
Nice find!! Maybe I'll get my detector out today...

 

[Truth]

Wouldn't that be 18th Century?
Nice find!! Maybe I'll get my detector out today...

Yep messed up thanks


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[HighVDI]

Congrats on an amazing coin!

 

[Ken C]

I'm pretty sure it's a Carlos III 1/2 Reales as it looks to be close in size to the dime you have in your hand as well. I found one myself, 1789.

An 8 Reales is very big, will cover almost 3 fingers. A 2 Reales is bigger than a quarter, but smaller than a half.

You can research coins at The Coin Database. I use it to help identify my coins all the time.

I can't see the mint mark on the rear. Here is a link to the 1774:
http://www.coindatabase.com/coin_detail_pesetas.php?cdb=L110315

 

[creskol]

The date is definitely 1774, and it is a Spanish silver 1-Reale coin. The 2-Reale coin is as wide as a US quarter-dollar. Creskol, an 8-Reale coin is the size of a US silver dollar, because that US coin was based on the 8-Reale coin. Same reason the size of our US quarter and half-dollar are approximately the same size as a 2-Reale and 4-Reale coin.

Yup .. I was wearing blinders .. I didn't look past the first two photos...My bad!