Not Sure What This Is | Replica Spanish-Mexican Gold

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mjoe New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 10:04 pm I have know Idea what this thing I found is I am not a coin collector by any means I merely found this on the beach in Provincetown, MA and I assume it is a coin of some sort. any insight would be greatly appreciated. thanks Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

mjoe New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/04/2011 11:05 pm any help would be great Report this Post to the Staff
Darth Anarchus Pillar of the Community United States 1388 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 01:01 am looks gold to me, but I'm NO expert... Just gotta give it a lil' bit and the Pros' will take care of ya... Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16899 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 03:43 am It's a replica of a Spanish gold piece. Or rather, a replica of a Spanish silver cob coin, in gold. The lions-and-castles reverse was not used together with the shield obverse on gold coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 03:50 am Sap: I have seen these in a postal auction. If the example illustrated here is from the same source, the auction description says that they are in 9 ct. gold. Found on a beach? There does not appear to be any sand abrasion on this one. Report this Post to the Staff
mjoe New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 09:09 am yes I did find it on the beach. Sad it is a replica, does it hold any value? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21789 Posts	Posted 04/05/2011 10:21 am mjoe: The examples I saw illustrated in the auction catalogue appear to have been for a set of four: 8, 4, 2 and 1 reales, but in 9ct gold. The estimate was not too much above the bullion value, but it was suggested that they would be a cheap way of representing these coins in your collection. The auction was about 3 years ago, so estimate prices would not have much relevence to current prices. Report this Post to the Staff
junior e Pillar of the Community United States 931 Posts	Posted 04/15/2011 5:46 pm It was minted in Mexico City. At least it is a copy of a coin minted there. Edited by junior e 04/15/2011 5:48 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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