Illegible Date (But Probably 1650 Or 1651) Madrid 8 Reales

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JO3023 New Member Netherlands 23 Posts	Posted 03/29/2015 08:58 am To all, This is my one of my most recent acquisitions, an 8 Reales from Madrid. The year even if illegible is very likely 1650 or 1651. The coin weighs 27,64 g and has the following maximum dimensions: width 31 mm, height 35 mm and thickness 3 mm. This appears to be a variant classified by Cayón as Cy640vte where the assayer A (Agustín Mayens) is struck over assayer B (Juan Bautista de Barniches). Cayón claims this is a very rare variant and that there are no more than 5 specimens ( http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=344107 ) Regards, JO3023 Report this Post to the Staff

MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 03/29/2015 09:39 am Wow, this is a real rarity ! Congratulations ! Report this Post to the Staff
JO3023 New Member Netherlands 23 Posts	Posted 03/29/2015 10:30 am Thank you MathieuMa, glad you like this coin. Do not know what to think about the rarity though. I have a coin struck during the 80 years war between the Netherlands and Spain and there is only one known specimen which is the one I have, so one could say it is a unique piece, but it remains a simple coin nonetheless. I relativize everything nowadays. Regards, JO3023 Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 03/30/2015 04:50 am Actually, I don't care much about rarity for what I collect (one of each type / denomination - sometime I go after variants as well). But when you stumble upon one, that fits in your target, that's cool :D I recently did with a superb Zacatecas, which had an error . well, it's better than the same type without error ! The Madrid mint is quite scarce, I took a cool one as well (but 4 reales) just because I liked the look and the mint mark, will post it in another topic. Report this Post to the Staff
JO3023 New Member Netherlands 23 Posts	Posted 03/30/2015 06:11 am When I bought this coin I did not even realize it was a variant. I thought the B was odd looking that's all. :-) I am not particularly looking for variants but it is nice to have this one, even though I would have been content with a regular 8 reales from Madrid or any other mint for that matter. Recently I am moving away from my main collecting area since I can not find what I am looking for. I am primarily focussed on coins from Philips II, the siege coins of the 80 years war between Spain and the Low Countries and the Spanish Civil War. Regards, JO3023 Report this Post to the Staff
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