Unidentified Spanish Silver Cob - 17th Or 18th Century? (Id: 17th Century Spanish Colonial)

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loose54 Valued Member United Kingdom 51 Posts	Posted 11/27/2018 07:06 am Hi all, I have a small silver cob which measures roughly 20mm at its widest points and weighs 5.5 grams. I think it is probably Spanish in origin and I guess dates to maybe the 17th or 18th Century? Would anyone be able to provide any information on it? Possibly the denomination or mintmark or a better dating? Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 11/27/2018 11:23 am It's a 1 real, early 17th century. Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 11/27/2018 9:06 pm Bump Report this Post to the Staff
SebastianTrez New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/16/2019 4:52 pm Hello Loose54, I know this is an old thread but just in case. It's actually not Spanish but did have Spanish influence, the Cob you have is actually minted in Mexico it is worn 2 reales and looks early 1700s (possibly like 1713). The 5.5 grams is normal for that much wear, fully weighted 2 would put you in the 6.4 to 6.8 range. Nice find... Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 01/16/2019 11:49 pm One could open a can of worms here, I suppose, by asserting that since "Mexico" as a polity did not yet exist, the Mexico City mint at this period was no less a royal Spanish mint than the mints of Segovia or Seville, and its issue no less "Spanish". But then again, I'm not a trouble-maker. I find it interesting that Krause lists the Spanish colonial mints under the modern states in which those mint cities are located but Spanish references such as Clemente & Cayón list them right along with the homeland mints, without distinction. Edited by Kushanshah 01/17/2019 12:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
SebastianTrez New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 01/17/2019 3:34 pm OK, Yes...Mexico and it was called Nuevo Mexico was indeed under Spanish rule. I wasn't splitting hairs or trying not to give Spain it's proper ownership, influence, rule of such. But it still was a Mexico mint and the Mint was YES under Bloody Spanish Rule at the time, my bad. Kushanshah is correct. I should have answered your post simply as " hey nice coin " good luck with it. Report this Post to the Staff
Veton Valued Member Spain 108 Posts	Posted 02/02/2019 12:59 pm Only for more accurate information: Mexico was called Nueva Espana not Nuevo Mexico; and spanish rule were so bloody there, as in Segovia (spanish mainland) or as in London or Paris in those years; or in USA during 19th century, for example. Report this Post to the Staff
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