1640 Mexico 8 Reales - Fine Condition?

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salazarspanish New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 05/15/2017 10:23 am Hello, This is another coin from my grandmother's collection, which she recently gave me. It seems to be a 1640 8 Reales silver coin from Mexico. The card that came with it says it is in fine condition. Is this true? Is it worth anything? Also, any other history and ID information about this coin is welcome. Thanks! - Luis Report this Post to the Staff

realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 05/24/2017 5:32 pm Looks to be, correct for the "flip tag" it was found with, a typical piece from the 1641 wreck of the "Concepcion". It is, exactly as stated, a Mexico 8 Reales, assayer P, ca. 1640. A "1640" date is not actually present on this piece - the area where the date would be was not struck up on this piece (these "cob" coins were hand-cut and hammer struck) - that estimate is by style (most of this wreck's salvage were Mexican pieces dating from the few years before it went down). "Fine" was a generic grade tier assigned by the companies that marketed/sold these. Roughly, this is "average" for this wreck... An internet search will provide a good amount of further information... Report this Post to the Staff
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