Unknown Token, Colonial Period? | Texas Jola

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Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 2:37 pm Hi all, a friend of mine showed me this piece and I have no idea what it is. The initials are J A C, 12 or 21 horizontally and the year 1818. It is 99% copper, approximately 19mm in diameter and is quite thick. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking. Ed ANA LM-3175 Identified - moved to Tokens forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 2:43 pm I believe it's a Texas jola of Jose Antonio de la Garza (J A G) in the value of a half real (1/2 above the date). Edited by philadelphian 03/30/2013 2:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 2:47 pm Here's another jola of de la Garza, the first person to coin money in Texas, with a nice, exhaustive Heritage Auctions write-up: http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleN...otIdNo=45025 Of course, such a seminal issue of coins for Texans and Tejanos, begs the question of how many counterfeits are out there... Edited by philadelphian 03/30/2013 2:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Gyrene7483 Pillar of the Community United States 1704 Posts	Posted 03/30/2013 3:17 pm Thank you philadelphian for the info and link. It definitely needs to be submitted to a grading service for authentication. It is an older piece and even if it were not an original I would think it still would have some value. Ed ANA LM-3175 Report this Post to the Staff
fcrazo Pillar of the Community United States 651 Posts	Posted 05/30/2013 3:55 pm That my Amigo is a "fake". I've personally handled and seen the real ones at our coin club meeting in SATX and our local (Frost Bank) bank's display. though I will not deter anyone from submitting, I might give some heads up on that one. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 06/01/2013 01:41 am It is cool even though I do not think it matches the fabric and style of the example in RedBook or the link above. Report this Post to the Staff
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