✅ SOLVED Mystery large silver coin!

[BuckleBoy]

Hello All,

I dug this half-cut and worn nearly slick silver today. It’s nearly 2mm thick so it’s too thick for a 2 Reales. Diameter is 31.8mm so it’s too large for a 2R (being cut, Spanish silver was my first thought). I’m uploading three photos. One of each side, and a zoomed in and rotated photo of the side that has a faint wreath or design visible on it between the 6 o’clock and 9 o’clock positions (zoomed in photo).

 

[DizzyDigger]

Did everything I could to try and find a letter or number. Blew it up, tried different color temp's, sharpened, etc.

Got nuthin'..

All the same...very cool find.

 

[RTR]

Try getting it wet and shoot from an angle w/different lighting directions ,some detail might pop out in the shadows .

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks cut perfectly into half.

 

[pepperj]

Very nice!
Do dig any French coinage?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Very nice!
Do dig any French coinage?

I was wondering if it might be French. Do any designs or sizes match it?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Looks cut perfectly into half.

I agree my friend, it’s definitely a perfectly half cut silver coin

 

[cudamark]

How about a 4 reale?

 

[BuckleBoy]

How about a 4 reale?

Now that’s an interesting idea. The wreath border is consistent w a Mexican republic 4R and the size and thickness are correct. I had dismissed a 4R because they’re so rarely dug.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Some of the wreath type leaves I can see. Let me clean the coin a bit and see if anything else can be seen

 

[Mackaydon]

I'd go with the 4R suggestion; especially, if it test .90 pure.
32 mm is the standard diameter for an old Mexican 4R coin.
Yours, at 31.8 is close enough in that condition.
Don,..

 

[1637]

did you try the old pencil and paper trick? cool find.
brad

 

[BuckleBoy]

I'd go with the 4R suggestion; especially, if it test .90 pure.
32 mm is the standard diameter for an old Mexican 4R coin.
Yours, at 31.8 is close enough in that condition.
Don,..

I just tested it and the test color is much closer to .925 than 800, so I think it’s safe to say it’s .900 silver

 

[BuckleBoy]

did you try the old pencil and paper trick? cool find.
brad

No details on the paper trick.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Thanks all! I’m content to call this a 4R!

 

[unclemac]

or maybe a 1/2 e'cu? French coin, where did you dig it?

 

[BuckleBoy]

or maybe a 1/2 e'cu? French coin, where did you dig it?

French Louisiana 😳

 

[BuckleBoy]

Hmmm the hair details of a late 1700s half ecu could imitate the features of a wreath.