Shipwreck Silver Coin?

[sandswimmer]

Any info on this coin from those who know would be appreciated. It was dads who has been gone 23 years. Not sure where he got it but I remember he had more than one, so far this is the only one I have found since my mom passed a few months ago. They lived in Florida since the 40s, first on the east coast and then on the west coast after 1956.... Thanks
> Sorry if posted in wrong section

 

[G.I.B.]

We have some real smart guys and gals on this site. You will get an ID in the not too distant future.

Nice coin.

 

[Mackaydon]

Spanish underweight 8 reales coin.
Don......

 

[frogmaster-riviera]

Any info on this coin from those who know would be appreciated. It was dads who has been gone 23 years. Not sure where he got it but I remember he had more than one, so far this is the only one I have found since my mom passed a few months ago. They lived in Florida since the 40s, first on the east coast and then on the west coast after 1956.... Thanks
> Sorry if posted in wrong section

These are not french coins. For me they are Spanish "real" probably , i am going to post them on a UK site with your permission...

FM

 

[sandswimmer]

Please do FR.
My dad was a lifeguard on Long Island before moving to Florida were he was one on Daytona and Cocoa Beach. He was always on the beach, boating or free dive spear fishing. I was born in 56 so I only remember what he did on the west coast when he would use a Hawaiian Sling to get grouper in the gulf. We were not well off so I doubt he bought the coins. I know he had a clump of them, maybe 4 or 5 stuck together he used as a paper weight on his desk, that's the one I would really like to find. Do you think this could have come from the East coast ship wrecks?

 

[lookindown]

Post it over in Shipwrecks Forum...you will get some good feedback there.

 

[aquanut]

Post on the Cob forum.

 

[jyt2017]

He got he got it off where he used to live in ny. There's a wreck out there that produced them for a long time. Nice coin!!! Thanks for sharing. Hhgl-Joe

Please do FR.
My dad was a lifeguard on Long Island before moving to Florida were he was one on Daytona and Cocoa Beach. He was always on the beach, boating or free dive spear fishing. I was born in 56 so I only remember what he did on the west coast when he would use a Hawaiian Sling to get grouper in the gulf. We were not well off so I doubt he bought the coins. I know he had a clump of them, maybe 4 or 5 stuck together he used as a paper weight on his desk, that's the one I would really like to find. Do you think this could have come from the East coast ship wrecks?

 

[certman68]

Did you try running it by the guy who writes the Treasure Beaches Report? He seems to know quite a bit about this topic. Check out his older posts.