Should There Be A Date Or Denomination On The Silver Cob?

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Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 04/10/2016 09:21 am should there be a date or denomination on some of the missing section? Report this Post to the Staff

swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 10:09 pm I am not an expert in the realm of cobs, in fact I do not really care for them. Here what I notice is an odd display of the Castles and Lions on the crest. If the castles are positioned in an upright posture the rest of the crest is incorrect. It is as if the castles were placed on their sides in a correct configuration. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 04/11/2016 11:09 pm Swamperbob, thanks for looking at them. You were so helpful with the 8 reales that I thought this might also be in your area. Report this Post to the Staff
tlaloque New Member Mexico 2 Posts	Posted 04/12/2016 12:37 pm It looks like the photos of you post are edited to be a 'mirror image' of the real coin. What you have is a 1 real from Mexico struck during the reign of Felipe II (1556-1598), most of them are not dated, and don´t show a denomination. Report this Post to the Staff
Dcnw1983 Valued Member United States 264 Posts	Posted 04/12/2016 1:14 pm tislogue, thank you. I just realized I used a new editing tool and it did "flip" the photo to a mirror image. Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 04/13/2016 6:35 pm The date don't show on early cobs under Felipe II - it shows later :) You have a denomination usually (except for some 1 real and lower values) - unless the coin was not fully struck (which often happened .) Report this Post to the Staff
coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 04/13/2016 7:10 pm A nice early mexican cob coin. It must be a smaller denomination, like 1 or 2 reales. Report this Post to the Staff
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