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jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 08/06/2008 5:58 pm New finds, chop marked 8 reales. Picked these up last weekend. 1772 Carlos III, 1796 Carlos IV, and 1816 Ferdinand VII Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 08/06/2008 7:26 pm thay've certainly been "chopped" ... great discussion-starters for non-collectors, in my experience. In Australia, the Spanish Dollar (amongst others) became legal tender, by a proclamation of Governor Phillip Gidley KING, dated 19 Nov 1800, and so these are part of what we call "proclamation coins". Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 08/06/2008 7:53 pm I didn't know tht about their history in Australia. Spanish Colonial 8's, and the Mexican 8's that followed the revolution were the coin of the world for a long time. They were legal tender in the USA until 1857 and the preferred coin of trade with Asia until long after that. I would love to hear the stories these coins could tell! Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 08/07/2008 2:31 pm jfransch- I totally agree! There is just so much history associated with the 8 Reales. In fact, if one studies global trade and commerce during the 17th and 18th century, one finds that 8s played a huge role and are even discussed much in period correspondence. Report this Post to the Staff
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