HELP !! Mystery Copper...

[CTDirtFisher]

Hello all!

This copper is a little larger that a half cent and a little smaller than a large cent...

The eagle looks early american, but I don't know *shrug*

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[del]

hey Paul , i've heard of these coins but its the first one i've seen . i believe its a mexican 1/4 reale.

heres a link to some
http://nwcoin.com/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=colonial&page= 1&sort=3a&osCsid=cef58b8f4f249046038825da9a244e8 7

[CTDirtFisher]

Dan... you be daMAN !! Thank you... ./bow[attachimg=1]

[del]

:blush: thanks Paul ...

hey can you get a date from yours :huh: and just out of curiosity can anyone give Paul an actual value of a 1/4 reale:huh:

[randy]

Sweet find, and amazing detective work Dan.

[coinnut]

:blush: thanks Paul ...

hey can you get a date from yours :huh: and just out of curiosity can anyone give Paul an actual value of a 1/4 reale:huh:


Nice find Paul... good work Dan ...and the value is not that easy to estimate I guess? I would have thought it was worth 3 1/8 pence (pennies) if you divide down from the larger denominations (2 Reales = 25 cents). But on one site, it said that a 6 pence (penny) coin was slightly less than the 1/4 reale (6 1/4 penny?). :dontknow: I'm guessing that through time, the Spanish money took on different values based on the current price of silver, gold and copper. But I'm going with the generic 3 1/8 pence (penny) lol

[Jeff (or)]

Wow, very interesting coin! Cool! :cool:

[pulltabsteve]

Very nice find Paul! And Dan :clapping: Great I.D. thumbsup01

[milco]

Congrats on an interesting find! Must be quite scarce as I don't think I have seen one of those posted on any forum before.