Mexico 1799/8 Or ? 1/4 Real. Any Help With Attribution?

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Westwood Arms Pillar of the Community United States 684 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 12:10 am Isn't this a great design? If they were larger I would be all over this type. Bought it years ago as a NGC MS 62 1799 1/4R. Under stereo microscope, thought it was a 1799/8. Now that I can blow it up to the size of a dinner plate, not so sure. Any ideas on what is going on with the last digit in the date? Report this Post to the Staff

MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 02:31 am I agree, that design is excellent :) They kept it for a while - but those coins are so small ! Not sure what the overdate could be ... maybe a 7 or a 4 ... Here is another one from Potossi :) Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 10:56 am I would vote for either a 7 (based on shape) or a die chip/damage based on size. I am not aware of an 8/7 overdate but the series has never been heavily documented for varieties. These coins are very tiny but the design is beautiful in it's extreme simplicity. But the size must have caused difficulty for the elderly - such a tiny coin is so easily dropped. Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 12:51 pm Fantastic coin! I agree that there's something going on with the last digit of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 07/25/2011 1:04 pm I like the simplicity of this coin too While I know little about Spanish Colonials, my collecting specialty is overdates. Swamperbob pretty well sums up my impressions of the date. Report this Post to the Staff
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