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My first early milled Spanish coin!

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EarlyMilledCoins
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 Posted 04/26/2012  9:10 pm Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add EarlyMilledCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Message

I think everything about this coin is just so cool. This is a bit out of the realm of what I collect, which is Great Britain coins, so I really don't know much about it.

1663 Phillip IV 8 Maravedis Madrid Mint



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 Posted 04/27/2012  03:43 am  Show Profile Check MathieuMa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add MathieuMa to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's a nice coin you have here, almost complete and well detailed.
I like the design of those, depending on where it was done there are many variation on this type (different portrait, different size of the portrait, different legend and so on)
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 Posted 04/27/2012  04:19 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This coin is better struck, more complete flan and in better condition than most for it's genre. Well worth having.
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 Posted 05/16/2012  9:19 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add EarlyMilledCoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Actually, is this hammered or milled? I'm not familiar with the history of Spanish coinage.
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 Posted 05/17/2012  03:22 am  Show Profile Check MathieuMa's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add MathieuMa to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This one was milled, between two cylindric patterns.
Check out this page from the Segovia mint, it has many interesting informations on the techniques used (images can be zoomed - but it's in spanish) :
http://www.segoviamint.org/english/technology.htm
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 Posted 05/17/2012  08:24 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add mikelley to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Mathieu.

Thanks for the link to the Segovia mint= fascinating! Next time I'm in Segovia (best lechon in Spain) I will be sure to visit.

Mike
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