Potosi Bolivia
Posted 05/01/2011 03:32 am
Hi,
I had the same thought, but on the other hand this coin was in the collection of my Grandfather for decades. "Sadly I didn't ask him in his lifetime. "
What's also notable is that some coins under Carlos III and Carlos IIII have the same space between "Number"--R.
It's like they used a reserve die or something,all coins were handmade anyway.
But I still suspect this is some kind of later marked coin for the use as a silver world trade coin, similar to the Maria Theresa thaler with its hundreds of variants. But nevertheless I also do not think this coin was struck in the lifetime of Carlos III.
Ps. My coin.
Diameter - about 40mm
Weight - about 27gr
Random example of a coin under Carlos III with the space.
Carlos IIII,with space.
I had the same thought, but on the other hand this coin was in the collection of my Grandfather for decades. "Sadly I didn't ask him in his lifetime. "
What's also notable is that some coins under Carlos III and Carlos IIII have the same space between "Number"--R.
It's like they used a reserve die or something,all coins were handmade anyway.
But I still suspect this is some kind of later marked coin for the use as a silver world trade coin, similar to the Maria Theresa thaler with its hundreds of variants. But nevertheless I also do not think this coin was struck in the lifetime of Carlos III.
Ps. My coin.
Diameter - about 40mm
Weight - about 27gr
Random example of a coin under Carlos III with the space.
Carlos IIII,with space.
Edited by Athlon
05/01/2011 04:24 am
05/01/2011 04:24 am
