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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 976606, member: 4703&quot;]Spain was somewhat inconsistent in using large authorization dates, with small issue dates in the star mintmark.</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Krause KM#636.1, an 8.3879g .900 gold 10 escudos with a six-pointed star was minted as follows: <ul> <li>1866, with an empty star, valued at $250-950 F to Unc in the 2001 3rd Ed.</li> <li>1867, with an empty star, valued at $125-450</li> <li>1868 with 68 in the star, valued at $125-250</li> </ul><p></p><p>Other varieties are: <ul> <li>KM#636.2, dated 1865 with an empty seven-pointed star, valued at $1,500-8,500</li> <li>KM#636.3, dated 1868 with 73 in a six-pointed star, valued at $125s-300</li> </ul><p></p><p>At current gold prices the .2427 oz. AGW coins have a melt value of ~$298.</p><p><br /></p><p>An 1868 with no small number would either be a fake, a struck through grease error, or a strangely worn original with an incuse area obliterated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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