spanish reales 1771 1781

[frankie]

here goes

 

[Groovedymond]

Hey Frankie,

Okay... I am almost there, but I'm confused at the same time. Regarding your "C" coin....


Your coin:


I found a coin with the same letter C.. :


It seems that it could be a Rhode Island civil war token. See this site --> http://www.shigitatsu.com/CWT/rhode_island_civil_war_store_car.htm

HOWEVER.... the reverse of the coin you have is:


That side of the coin looks an awful lot like:


What I'm saying is that what you are showing us seems to be two different coins.

The ARMY and NAVY coin should have on the other side "The union must and shall be preserved"... not the letter C.

The coin with the C on it should have a shield with an anchor on it:



Strange...Do you actually have two different coins, or is that the same coin??

 

[Mackaydon]

I believe your 'real' coin (from Guatamala-NG mintmark) would look like this (except for the denomination). http://www.coinarchives.com/e0fb51c77ed65ab47665c74641666c39/img/stacks/stacks_jan10/image01152.jpg
Carlos III ( 1759-1788)

A 1/2 real will be 18mm in diameter.
A 1 real will be 20 mm in diameter.
A 1/2 real will be marked "R"
A 1 real will be marked "1R"
Both are .9027 silver.

Don.....

 

[frankie]

army navy coin says on the other side[ must be and shall be] and the second coin with the c has a shield on the other side in the middle with a ancor

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

Don how do you know if you have a reale will it always have a shield on it