My cobs

drewbaccas · Jan 18, 2016

Can anyone enlighten me on these?
Sorry for the duplicate posts but i think this is a better place in the site to ask for more info then the coin forum.

Mackaydon · Jan 18, 2016

What info do you seek that you have not already received?
If you seek value, Ebay might be a good start; under "Completed (or sold) Listings"
Don...

drewbaccas · Jan 18, 2016

Is the mint identifiable on the 2, 1, and 1/2? I dont know much about these and any info is helpful. I have looked on ebay but the prices seem to be all over the place for them.

Mackaydon · Jan 18, 2016

The MX mint is identifiable on the 8, 4,2 and 1R by the shape (ends) of the cross.
Don...

drewbaccas · Jan 19, 2016

Is there any way to tell when they were made?

Diver_Down · Jan 19, 2016

drewbaccas said:
Is there any way to tell when they were made?

Your 8 and 4 reales were minted during the reign of Philip V based on the prominent House of Bourbon element in the middle of the Hapsburg shield. Studying the shield elements further on the 4 reale, the Old Burgundy element doesn't float and consists of straight lines instead of curved lines which narrows it down to the 1713 shield variant. In addition, the assayer is identifiable (J) located below the mintmark to the left of the shield. Jose Eustaquio de Leon served as assayer from 1705 - 1724.
Your 8 reale is more difficult to narrow down other than being minted during the reign of Philip V (1700 - 1724 first period) and (1724 - 1746).