Thread: I found this coin

What is it. i found it while walking on the beach at key west.

Looks like a Spanish Cob, but I'm no expert.

http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColC...Sp-Cobs.1.html

Or more likely a one real mexico

Anyone else might know what this is?

Looks like a spanish "piece of eight", which was one of the currency used before the dollar and is related to the dollar. Nice find

I know this isnt the tread to do this, but how mush is it worth

No idea, I'm not a specialist on these type of coins. It could only be worth 10 or 15 dollars, but potentially alot more I Think. It depends on the type I think

well do you know anyone on this froum that knows of these coins? i want to know more about it

I found the coin, look

http://cgi.ebay.com/SCARCE-1659-SPAN...ayphotohosting

Originally Posted by Nismo

well do you know anyone on this froum that knows of these coins? i want to know more about it

Doug(GDJMSP) could help you out.

Nice find and coin but the odds are against you that it is real! I have and thousands of others have metal detected the beaches in Key West and I do not know of anyone finding a Spanish 8 Reale piece there. Now, if you were on a very remote beach, it might be possible as I have seen some that came out of Sand Dunes in Upper Keys. I suspect that it may be a Reproduction that someone had with them when they were at the beach and they lost it. There are a lot of Reproductions that can be purchased in Key West and many other stores in the Keys.


Frank

its a nice find

Its meant to be a Spanish colonial cob, looks like 4 reales, can't tell which mint. But it is most certainly fake. Apparently people find these on Floridian beaches every so often.

Imagine a silver coin from 1659 rolling around in the sand and salt water for who knows how long, and still have that degree of detail. Not likely.

It's an old button off of an old Woolworth's sweater.

99.99% a copy