Carolus IIIi 4 Reales 1808 Coin, Mint Mark And Value

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sirdizzy Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 08/09/2014 3:39 pm Ok I just started to get into foreign crowns to do a crowns of the world and bullion set and I wasn't going to do any pieces of 8 or reales because of there price prohibition. But I was in my coin shop yesterday to pick something up for my album (was going to get the armenian noahs ark) but ran across this 4 real coin totally in my price range so I couldn't pass it up. I have been trying to do research on it, its clearly a Spanish milled coined from King Charles the IV I am thinking for Columbia as that is clearly a P mint mark but what is the I or maybe T next to it. what country and mint mark is this coin. Also what do you think its value is, this coin shop seems to be completely clueless to the value of foreign coins as I have pulled two silver coins out of their junk bin this week for 20 cents each. I am thinking they might have been selling it for its silver value. Report this Post to the Staff

sirdizzy Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 08/09/2014 3:43 pm Sorry here is a better reverse image Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 08/09/2014 6:02 pm Very nice coin. You can usually find a good circulated example of a carlous IIII 8 reales for around 60 bucks. Just do some research before because there a alot of counterfiets. Report this Post to the Staff
keepcalmandcoinon Pillar of the Community United States 865 Posts	Posted 08/09/2014 7:33 pm From what I can see it looks like a P J which would be from bolivia. http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/...2-duid-30549 If they sold this to you for melt than you got a great deal. Edited by keepcalmandcoinon 08/09/2014 7:35 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sirdizzy Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 08/09/2014 7:59 pm It was $22. Wasn't so expensive that I was worried. Report this Post to the Staff
sirdizzy Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 08/09/2014 8:00 pm Yea and it could be a pj so Bolivia good to know. Price guide you posted says $30 so not a bad deal. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 08/10/2014 3:45 pm What you see is not a P alone, but the Potosi monograp PTS (all the letters above each other). It's much more common than Columbian coins (Popoyan) - which are scarce. Still, the 4 reales is the scarcest denomination IMHO - it's a nice coin you found here, for a very nice price :) Report this Post to the Staff
sirdizzy Valued Member United States 461 Posts	Posted 08/10/2014 3:51 pm Yea figured out the mint mark its that little dollar looking thing is fairly worn on mine which is why I didn't catch it at first. Very cool coin they also had 1 reale and 2 reale's thinking of going back and grabbing those as well, these seem like a pretty good buy. Report this Post to the Staff
moneditis Valued Member Spain 110 Posts	Posted 08/11/2014 06:11 am PotosÃ 1808 4 reales. Scarce. Remember 1808 is the year of the beguinning of our Independence War against french. May the 2th 1808 in Madrid MonteleÃ³n Artillery Barracks- Mostoles war declaration against french occupation Report this Post to the Staff
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