Guatemala indeed made cobs of a unique style, using the manual technique with dies made for the mechanical design used elsewhere. They are indeed interesting and quite scarce :) Your first one looks like a Felipe V real (or half real - depends on the weight) , and the second one looks like an 8 - but without date it's not possible to know which king it was made for. Price of those rise when you have a clear denomination, essayer, and for sure the date. They were often holed (as your first one) and worm like necklaces. From what I understood, many had trousers without pouches back then and it was a way to keep money. And they were appreciated as jewelry :)
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