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tntlyz New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 1:53 pm My friend asked me to identify some cob coins. I've spent nearly 30 hours researching them and I'd like some feedback please. I am no expert and need some assistance. I believe this coin is 1/2 reales from Peru Phillip II reign about 1577-1588. I went to Silvertowne and had it put on the xray gun to determine metal content. Metal content: 96%Ag 2.5%Cu 1.08%Au Mass 1.6g This is coin 2 Edited by tntlyz 10/06/2017 2:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff

realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 4:11 pm Mexico, Philip V, 1701-14. Report this Post to the Staff
tntlyz New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 4:16 pm This can't be a Philip V, those were pillar coins, and this is the arms of Castille over the Jerusalem Cross making it much older. http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/M...822#Philip_V Maybe Mexico around 1660-- http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/M...822#Philip_V Edited by tntlyz 10/06/2017 4:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 5:06 pm Um, no. Report this Post to the Staff
tntlyz New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/06/2017 7:45 pm The crown on this coin does not match the 1700's Mexico coins, that is why I leaned towards Peru. What in particular makes you think Mexico? Is it the possiblility of the leftmost marks are OMJ? Edited by tntlyz 10/06/2017 7:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 10/07/2017 9:56 pm It looks kind of like the Mexico Phillipus III in Sedwick's book, with the V above the bar. The reverse cross looks like Mexico. But the monogram looks crude. The letters are oddly placed. And the figure below the bar is just strange. It's supposed to look like a fleur de lys. Finally the teardrop shape is uncharacteristic. Compare lots 754 and 755 in Sedwick's Auction 21 for good examples of real ones. https:// (130915) Not Allowed Due to Copyright Issues/sedwickcoins/docs/auction21?e=1438037/46809044 I'm suspicious of this one. If it is real I would value it at $25-50. edit: Compare lots 823 -824 in Sedwick Auction 15. A teardrop example and similar placement of P,L and S. I'm less suspicious of your coin's authenticity, but given the condition I'll stick to a valuation of $25-50. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 10/08/2017 08:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 10/07/2017 11:37 pm I should have specified: 1706-14 (rather than 1701)... Mexico, Philip V. Edited by realeswatcher 10/08/2017 12:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
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