Some Old Spanish Coins

Hello and welcome.

Sad to say, but most of these appear to be replicas. I've given them arbitrary numbers, to help with identifying them.



#1: this is a commonly seen replica; we've spotted them on the forum a dozen times or more.

#2: appears to be genuine.

#3: This isn't Spanish, but is actually a replica of a Crusader-era coin from Cyprus.

#4: Replica, sorry. Probably not real gold.

#5: It appears to be a Reyes Catolicos early Spanish real. Replicas are common; we'd need to see close-up pics of this one.

#6: I can;t tell if it's a cast fake, or corrosion from a shipwreck. I suspect cast, but I'd need to see the edge.

#7: appears to be genuine.

#8: this one is actually a replica of an English sixpence. That deep scratch next to the shield is probably where someone has carved away the "WRL" replica-mark.

Coin number 6 is a casting of a very recognizable Pillar Dollar salvaged from the 1733 shipwrecks off the Florida Keys. I was told by Bob Weller, who made the mold, that that coin was picked because it had such a distinct look. The casting you have may even have damage evidence along the rim at 12:00 on the side with the date (which on these coins is actually the reverse) because they were originally cast as keychains to sell to tourists.