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blueczar1512 Valued Member Australia 112 Posts	Posted 09/26/2007 04:51 am just a question about the mintmarks on Spanish coins. I heard somewhere that the very small number in the two six pointed stars is the year they were minted. Why then is this different from the year number on the other side. For instance I have: 1 peseta 1966 (number in stars 1968) 1 peseta 1963 (number in stars 1965) 1 peseta 1975 (number in stars 1979) 5 peseta 1980 (number in stars 1981) Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16850 Posts	Posted 09/26/2007 06:14 am The "die date" is the year the die for that particular design was designed and authorized; much like the "series dates" which appear on the paper money of various countries, such as the USA. This date remained part of the permanent design of the coin, and wasn't changed from year to year. The tiny "strike date" numerals inside the stars are the actual year the coin was struck; the strike date is almost always more recent than the die date, as is indeed the case with all of your coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 09/26/2007 06:27 am The "two different years" method was given up 25 years ago, by the way, The star with the two digits (indicating the production year) was replaced by the "crowned M" mintmark in 1982, and since that time the year displayed has basically been the production year. Christian Report this Post to the Staff
Scottishmoney Pillar of the Community United States 597 Posts	Posted 09/26/2007 07:05 am There were also instances the Spanish mint restruck coins long after the original issue for collectors, mostly gold coins struck in the 1960's that were restrikes of 19th century coins. The noticeable difference with the restrikes is the year in the star. Report this Post to the Staff
blueczar1512 Valued Member Australia 112 Posts	Posted 09/26/2007 08:42 am excellent! thanks guys, thats really cool. except I have to change all the dates. Report this Post to the Staff
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