Help Identifying Coin Or Token | Santa Marta 1/4 Real 1820

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bahamas New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/08/2010 02:00 am Hello: I found this in the Bahamas metal detecting and can't find it in any coin books I looked at. It is just a little smaller than a U.S. quarter and half as thick, above 1890 is 1/4 but a bit hard to see in photo. Odd symbols on both sides too. Any assistance to shed light on this find is welcomed. Thx P.S I am new here and wrote up a longer post but it seemed to disapear when I uploaded the photos, not sure what I did wrong. Identified - Moved to World Coins forum - Sap Edited by bahamas 02/08/2010 02:09 am Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 02/08/2010 2:10 pm bahamas- Very interesting. I am not quite certain what it is, but it does kind of remind me of some revolutionary currency from Mexico from around the 1820s. Since the date is much later, this may be some sort of token issued in the Bahamas during the late 19th century. I'll have to dig through my books a bit more to give you any real info on this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
bahamas New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/08/2010 4:44 pm Thank you for the assistance. I am a bit puzzled over it's origin. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 02/21/2010 6:11 pm Don't know if it's real or not, but Colombia-Santa Marta-Royalist Siege Coinage. 1/4 Real, 1820. KM#B4. Here's one on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Santa-Marta-Sie...20_W0QQitemZ 370335644355 Report this Post to the Staff
bahamas New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/21/2010 9:27 pm Yes, that is it for sure. I found another two coins on the web too but also the year of 1820 and nothing for 1890. So I looked closer at the coin I have and discovered it reads 1820 and not 1890 as I had thought all along. Thank you so much. Mystery solved!! http://www.pdxcoinclub.org/gallery/...allery6.html Report this Post to the Staff
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