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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1129726, member: 5739&quot;]Yep, I agree with Irina, on the OP&#039;s coin being a 2 real from Potosi. </p><p>Ripley&#039;s coin does look like it has the ME - LIMAE monogram from Lima. But I also see the M with crown atop to the left of the ME, so the ME might just be moneyers initials and not a mintmark.... I do not know which initials were being used at the time so I cannot say for sure. Also the M E on Ripley&#039;s coin looks like there is a little bit of seperation between the two letters, and I have a few from Lima with the LIMAE mintmark monogram, and the M and E are conjoined.</p><p>Gorgeous coin Ripley, with an absolutely beautiful portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mintmark for Madrid is usually an &#039;M&#039; with a crown atop it. Such as on this two reales of mine, to the left of the coat of arms, below the letter &#039;R&#039; .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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