Cut Coin Identification Help (Id: 1/8 Cut Of A Spanish Colonial Pillar 8 Reales)

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TinyRetreat Valued Member United States 345 Posts	Posted 06/30/2022 01:50 am Any help appreciated. - Thx, Tiny Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/30/2022 04:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34464 Posts	Posted 06/30/2022 06:03 am @tiny, based on some of the other coins in this lot, I think that you have a bit from an 8 reales coin. Yours is very similar to the one posted in this previous CCF thread: http://goccf.com/t/269174 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 06/30/2022 10:46 am As Spence mentioned, this looks like the 3:00 piece of an 8 reales likely from the 1750-1770 time period. Here is an example of such a coin Edited by BigSilver 06/30/2022 11:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 12/30/2022 05:37 am This is a 1/8 cut of a Spanish Colonial pillar 8 Reales... **HOWEVER, from the dark/corroded appearance, this "may" be one the Hollandia wreck pieces that was cut after salvage as a promotional gimmick. See here: https://www.icollector.com/Promotio...rs_i10815446 Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 12/30/2023 6:38 pm Another one of these: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325948940421 Report this Post to the Staff
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