reales

[fisher2]

i need help understanding the reale mint marks so i can tell where it came from :P help please dont want to haqve to ask where it comes from when i find one before my dad fmerg

 

[Mackaydon]

Fisher:
Reales have been around since the mid-1300s. During that time, as you can imagine, Spainish controlled areas have produced many different real(es) coins with many different mint marks. For example, in Mexico at one time or another, over a dozen mints produced coins, each designated by one or more letters.

You may wish to visit your local library and pick up a book on Mexican coin, then study the position and meaning of the mintmarks. A magnifying glass might help to facilitate your efforts in finding the mint marks.
Don.....

 

[davest]

When you go looking for a book, try, Coins of the World by Craig. I have the 1780 - 1850 version. I paid a dollar for it. Try a used book store.

 

[Trez]

They are many great books written on the subject you seek.....
A good source would be Daniel Sedwick's "Practical Book of Cobs"
or another good book would be Standard Catalog of World Coins Spain, Portugal and the New World by Krause, Mishler, Bruce.
It may be what you need.....it covers cobs, reales, milled, maravedis etc....
Here is the cover....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0873493257/?tag=treasurenet01-20

Trez